Kathie Raleigh

1 week ago | independentri.com | Kathie Raleigh

WARWICK, R.I. — The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre is wrapping up its 40th season with a breathtaking production of “Hamlet.”This iteration of Shakespeare’s saga about the Prince of Denmark’s struggle to avenge his father’s death is inventive, accessible, and the anguish at the tragic end is moving. The Gamm’s “Hamlet” makes Shakespeare as compelling as anything on today’s streaming platforms — more so because it’s live and visceral. Where to begin?

1 week ago | woonsocketcall.com | Kathie Raleigh

PROVIDENCE – The word “big” comes up a lot when talking with actor Devon Hadsell about the musical of “Some Like It Hot,” coming to the Providence Performing Arts Center this month. Big, as in big song and dance numbers, Big Band jazz, big kick line – and even a bigger role for her character than in the 1959 comedy film of the same title, which won six Academy Awards.

2 weeks ago | independentri.com | Kathie Raleigh

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Trinity Repertory Company tackles an ambitious project in “La Tempestad – The Tempest,” a re-telling of William Shakespeare’s familiar saga of a shipwreck, magic, comedy, betrayal and forgiveness. Originally presented in collaboration with Teatro en El Verano, the dialogue is spoken alternately in Elizabethan English and contemporary Spanish, with supertitles to help with understanding.

2 weeks ago | independentri.com | Kathie Raleigh

PAWTUCKET, R.I. — Who hasn’t paused for a moment at some point in life to ask, “How did we get to be here?”The question comes at the start of “Merrily We Roll Along,” a Stephen Sondheim/George Furth musical now in fantastic, highly recommended production from the Community Players. It is the story of three friends whose youthful optimism and idealism wear thin over the course of about 20 years. But here’s the twist: the story unfolds in reverse.

2 weeks ago | independentri.com | Kathie Raleigh

PAWTUCKET, R.I. — “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time,” which won Broadway’s Tony Award for Best Play in 2015, is creating a buzz here in Rhode Island, far off-off-off Broadway, thanks to Burbage Theatre Company’s inventive and tender production.  The theater space is small, which works perfectly for this character-driven story told from the perspective of 15-year-old Christopher Boone. Christopher is gifted at math but not at interacting with people; he hates to be touched.