Shows in Providence

Festival Ballet Providence is Rhode Island's most important professional dance company — presenting outstanding classical and contemporary ballet for the Ocean State. Festival Ballet's remarkable programming and its extraordinary community engagement create a dance company of genuine Rhode Island performing arts significance.

Providence's performing arts scene includes an extraordinary depth of theater companies serving one of America's most creatively gifted small cities. The Providence Improv Guild, the Burbage Theatre, and dozens of independent companies create a theatrical ecosystem of unusual American small-city performing arts vitality, reflecting the extraordinary creative energy generated by RISD's and Brown's combined artistic community.

Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) is Rhode Island's premier Broadway touring venue — a stunning 3,200-seat Loew's theater beautifully restored to present the finest Broadway touring productions and major concerts for the greater Providence area. PPAC's extraordinary 1928 movie palace design (one of the finest surviving examples of 1920s theater architecture in New England), its consistent programming of A-list Broadway tours, and its role as Providence's most important cultural anchor make it Rhode Island's most historically and architecturally significant performing arts venue.

RISD Museum presents cultural events alongside one of the finest college art museums in America — a Providence institution housing 100,000 objects from ancient civilizations to contemporary design. RISD's extraordinary collection (including works by Monet, Rodin, and America's finest industrial design collection) and its remarkable performing arts programming create a cultural venue of genuine American arts education significance.

Rhode Island College Roberts Hall presents outstanding theatrical productions and concerts for the Ocean State — a Providence institution serving the broader Rhode Island community with outstanding performing arts. RIC's remarkable community engagement and its extraordinary commitment to accessible performing arts create a venue of genuine Rhode Island community cultural significance.

Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra is the Ocean State's most important classical music institution — presenting outstanding orchestral concerts that reflect Rhode Island's remarkable arts-educated community (Providence is home to RISD, the finest art and design university in America). The RIPO's extraordinary programming and its remarkable community engagement create an orchestra of genuine Rhode Island cultural significance.

Trinity Repertory Company is America's most important resident theater — a Providence institution and Tony Award winner that has been producing some of America's most critically acclaimed theatrical work for over 60 years. Trinity Rep's extraordinary artistic ambition, its development of actors including Derek Jacobi and Richard Kneeland, and its role in making Providence one of America's premier theater cities create a theatrical institution of the highest national importance.

Veterans Memorial Auditorium is Rhode Island's most important performing arts hall — a beautiful Providence theater presenting the RI Philharmonic, Broadway touring shows, and major cultural events. The Vets's remarkable Art Deco design and its consistent programming of world-class entertainment create a performing arts venue of genuine Rhode Island state cultural significance.