Providence Performing Arts Center

See touring Broadway shows and concerts inside a 3,100-seat 1928 movie palace in downtown Providence.

220 Weybosset St · Providence, RI

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Price: $50+
Good for: A night out for two
Rainy afternoons
Public transit nearby: Weybosset before RichmondBus 6, 9x, 10x, 12x, 17, 20, 22, 59x and 3 more · 150 ft away
Weybosset & EddyBus 6, 9x, 10x, 12x, 17, 20, 22, 59x and 3 more · 0.1 mi away
Dorrance before PineBus 1, 3, 4, 6, 9x, 10x, 12x, 17 and 11 more · 0.1 mi away
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Flying in: Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (PVD) is about 7 miles away.
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About Providence Performing Arts Center

The Providence Performing Arts Center opened on October 6, 1928 as Loew's State Theatre, a movie palace designed by the theater architects Rapp & Rapp. Today the 3,100-seat house presents touring Broadway productions, concerts and other live shows, and it has launched 24 national tours since 2008. The building is on the National Register of Historic Places, and its 1927 Wurlitzer organ, with five keyboards, stars in the theater's Wonders of the Wurlitzer program.

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