Laurence J. Sasso, Jr.
At Trinity: Fairview offers an unblinking take on race and place
Aizhaneya Carter as Keisha in Fairview at Trinity Rep. Photo: Cat Laine. Fairview, the title of the current play at Trinity Repertory...
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Laurence J. Sasso, Jr.
May 4, 20223 min read
At Trinity: Sueño confounds and enchants
Wow! Sueño means dream in English. The play called Sueño certainly possesses all the characteristics of a dream and much more. For...
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Laurence J. Sasso, Jr.
Apr 10, 20224 min read
At PPAC: Dear Evan Hansen is all heart
On opening night, audience members at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) showed their love for Dear Evan Hansen with torrents...
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Laurence J. Sasso, Jr.
Mar 25, 20224 min read
At PPAC: Oklahoma! re-imagined
The Oklahoma! you will see at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) through March 27 isn’t your grandparents’ version of the...
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Laurence J. Sasso, Jr.
Mar 22, 20225 min read
At Trinity: Gem of the Ocean gleams and cuts deep
August Wilson’s Gem of the Ocean is on stage in Trinity Rep’s Elizabeth and Malcom Chace performance space upstairs at the Lederer...
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Laurence J. Sasso, Jr.
Feb 22, 20224 min read
At PPAC: An Officer and a Gentleman endures
An Officer and a Gentleman, the musical, came to the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) on Friday February 18 for a whirlwind stay....
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Laurence J. Sasso, Jr.
Feb 14, 20223 min read
At Trinity - Tiny Beautiful Things works hard
Sometimes a play makes the actors work, and sometimes the actors make the play work. (Oh, and, of course, the director too.) Often both...
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Laurence J. Sasso, Jr.
Feb 13, 20222 min read
At PPAC - Jesus Christ Superstar is still Super
Returning to the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) for its 50th anniversary North American tour, Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd...
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Laurence J. Sasso, Jr.
Dec 13, 20212 min read
At PPAC - Hamilton makes history using history
After a Covid-19 imposed pause that began in March 2020, Hamilton returned to the live stage, arriving in Rhode Island at the Providence...
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Laurence J. Sasso, Jr.
Dec 13, 20214 min read
At The Gamm - It's a Wonderful Life is a wonderful show
It’s a Wonderful Life – A Live Radio Play at the Gamm Theatre in Warwick will run through December 24. You will be missing something very...
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Laurence J. Sasso, Jr.
Nov 21, 20216 min read
At Trinity – Christmas Carol rises high, hits home
Before the start of Trinity Rep’s forty-fifth annual production of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, on press night, (November 10),...
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Laurence J. Sasso, Jr.
Oct 16, 20212 min read
At PPAC - Pretty Woman is pretty darn good
Before the opening curtain for Pretty Woman: The Musical at the Providence Performing Arts Center on October 12, J. L. “Lynn” Singleton,...
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