Confrontations between white police officers and people of color may be the main public conflict in the United States these days. At the Gamm Theatre, …
Bill Gale
Bill Gale has had a widely varied career (including a stint as an air traffic controller) before dedicating himself to The Providence Journal for 35 years — 25 of those as the Journal's theater and dance critic. He is the former executive committee chair of the Foundation of the American Theater Critics Association and currently serves on their board.Gale has received a variety of awards including a Lifetime Achievement Award from the New England Theatre Conference. He has taught at Rhode Island College and Roger Williams University, and is currently an Admiral at Hope High School. He is married to clinical social worker Peggy Gale and is the father of two children. And he loves working in radio.
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Creepy And Kooky, ‘The Addams Family’ Musical Charms At The Ocean State Theatre
Warwick’s Ocean State Theatre opens the season with a mixture of music and dark humor. Rhode Island Public Radio theatre critic Bill Gale was mostly…
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Barbara Meek: A Remembrance
Rhode Island’s theater community said a final farewell this week to longtime Trinity Repertory Company member Barbara Meek. The Detroit native passed…
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2nd Story Theatre Revives 1930’s ‘Dangerous Corner’ To Mixed Results
Ed Shea, artistic director of Warren’s 2nd Story Theatre, had to ring up theater folk in London for permission to do “Dangerous Corner,” a mostly…
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Wilbury Theatre’s Risky ‘Dry Land’ Not For The Faint Of Heart
Using the same theater space where Trinity Rep began more than 50 years ago, The Wilbury Group is another young theater willing to take a chance. Bill…
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1960s Play ‘Day Of Absence’ Still Makes A Statement At Mixed Magic Theatre
The Mixed Magic Theatre in Pawtucket has begun its season with a play that opened some minds back in 1965. It was called “Day of Absence” and its plot –…
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Gamm’s Season Opener ‘Streetcar Named Desire’ Well Worth Seeing
So far, the Southern New England arts season has been a place for serious theater. Trinity Rep opened with Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar.” And now,…
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Despite Some Issues, Ocean State’s ‘Gypsy’ Is One To See Again
The Ocean State Theatre in Warwick is reviving one of the big musical hits of the 1950s, “Gypsy,” a story about family, show business and the life of…
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‘My Fair Lady’ At Theatre By The Sea Remains A Classic
When “My Fair Lady” debuted on Broadway in 1956 it was an immediate classic. The “perfect musical” one review said. But how does this oft-repeated…
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Trinity Rep’s Off-Beat Musical ‘Melancholy Play’ A Sweet, Thoughtful Romp
The right of all Americans to be down-hearted once in a while is brought up — and defended — in a new musical comedy having its premiere at Trinity…
