Starring John O’Hurley as Billy Flynn / Tickets: $93 - $56
Set amongst the glamour and decadence of the 1920s, CHICAGO follows Roxie Hart and Velma Kelly from the nightclub stages to the cell blocks and the courtrooms. These two women play the press, the all-male juries, and the public with the slickest criminal lawyer in town, to try to get away with murder. John O’Hurley stars as “Billy Flynn,” the lawyer defending Roxie Hart & Velma Kelly. One of People Magazine’s “Sexiest Men Alive,” O'Hurley is best known as "J. Peterman" on "Seinfeld," and as the ultimate champion of the first season of the highly rated ABC show “Dancing with the Stars.” After hosting the hugely successful popular syndicated show “Family Feud,” he returned to the stage in front of sold out audiences on Broadway in CHICAGO as “Billy Flynn,” a role he is reprising in Providence. O’Hurley is a proud graduate of Providence College and is originally from Kittery, Maine. CHICAGO is recommended for children who are 13 years old and up. PART OF THE
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Photo by Joan Marcus.
May 2 – 7
May 17 – 21
/ Tickets: $88 - $21
MATILDA THE MUSICAL has been described as "unique & unforgettable,"1 "zany & stupendous fun," 2 and as "a real miracle," 3 and is the winner of over 70 international awards. MATILDA tells the story of an extraordinary girl who dreams of a better life for herself. Armed with a tenacious mind, a vivid imagination, and a passion for books, Matilda dares to take a stand against the bullies in her life and change her own and her friends' destinies. According to Lucy Dahl in an interview with NPR, her father Roald Dahl wrote the children's novel Matilda (on which the show is based), "out of a deep, genuine fear in his heart that books were going to go away." Dahl wrote the novel twice. In his first draft, Matilda was a wicked child who used her powers to create mayhem. Dahl quickly realized he "got it wrong" and "rewrote every word," creating the clever child so many know and love. Rolling Stone; 2The Wall Street Journal; 3TIME Magazine
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LEFT PHOTO: John O'Hurley, star of CHICAGO, visited the Box Office during a break from media interviews in early April. Back row, L to R: Marissa Curley, PPAC Box Office Supervisors Kelly Prudent and Richard DeFilippo, Penny Taylor, PPAC Box Office Supervisor/The VETS Box Office Manager Tara Edwards, and John O'Hurley. Front row, L to R: PPAC Box Office Supervisor Betsy Rinaldi, Claire Clark, and Damiana Jackson. Photo: P.J. Prokop. RIGHT PHOTO: ABC 6 Anchor Doreen Scanlon (left) visited the Theatre to speak with O'Hurley about CHICAGO and his time as a student at Providence College. Photo: Caitlyn DiPompo.
Family Night at MATILDA THE MUSICAL is Wednesday, May 17 at 7P. Buy a regularly-priced ticket and receive a complimentary ticket of equal value for a child aged 18 or younger! Visit the Box Office window or call (401) 421-ARTS (2787) for more information and to order. FAMILY NIGHT MEDIA SPONSORS:
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