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Theatre By The Sea

Home of the best summer musicals! Theatre By The Sea has had many incarnations over the years.
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Tommy Brent saved the theater from demolition in 1967 and ran it successfully until FourQuest Entertainment took over the lease in 1988. Following extensive renovations that fall and winter, FourQuest reopened the theater in the spring of 1989 and continued producing Summer Theater at the seaside playhouse until the fall of 2003. Bill Hanney purchased the property in 2007 and, with producing partn

ers, successfully mounted a production of 'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,' just six weeks later, reopening the historic theatre on August 8, 2007. Theatre By The Sea continues to annually produce a successful four-musical subscription season, a summer Friday morning children's' festival and a Monday evening concert series.

09/01/2026

“It’s one of the most honest pieces of performances I have ever seen on stage”
- On The Aisle with Rona Mann

📺 WATCH FULL REVIEW: youtube.com/watch?v=mCE2yfFB-dI

TICKETS
🌐 ONLINE: www.theatrebythesea.com/friend 🔗 in bio
📞 BY PHONE: (401) 782-8587
📍 IN PERSON: 364 Cards Pond Rd. Wakefield, RI 02879
RUNNING TIME: 100 Minutes (no intermission)

Two legendary singer-songwriters. One extraordinary friendship. A lifetime of unforgettable music. YOU’VE STILL GOT A FRIEND - A Musical Tribute to the Lives and Friendship of Carole King and James Taylor is making its World Premiere at Bill Hanney’s Theatre By The Sea thru September 13.

Take a nostalgic, feel-good journey through the music, lives, and remarkable friendship of Carole King and James Taylor in this all-new concert event. Featuring heartfelt performances, stories behind the songs, and beloved classics including 🎵 “Fire and Rain,” “Beautiful,” “Sweet Baby James,” “I Feel the Earth Move” and more, YOU’VE STILL GOT A FRIEND celebrates two iconic artists whose music became the soundtrack to generations.

08/29/2026

“A sensationally entertaining and incisive look at these two legends.”
- Warwick Post

📰 FULL REVIEW: www.tinyurl.com/tbtsysgafwp

TICKETS
🌐 ONLINE: www.theatrebythesea.com/friend 🔗 in bio
📞 BY PHONE: (401) 782-8587
📍 IN PERSON: 364 Cards Pond Rd. Wakefield, RI 02879
RUNNING TIME: 100 Minutes (no intermission)

Two legendary singer-songwriters. One extraordinary friendship. A lifetime of unforgettable music. YOU’VE STILL GOT A FRIEND - A Musical Tribute to the Lives and Friendship of Carole King and James Taylor is making its World Premiere at Bill Hanney’s Theatre By The Sea thru September 13.

Take a nostalgic, feel-good journey through the music, lives, and remarkable friendship of Carole King and James Taylor in this all-new concert event. Featuring heartfelt performances, stories behind the songs, and beloved classics including 🎵 “Fire and Rain,” “Beautiful,” “Sweet Baby James,” “I Feel the Earth Move” and more, YOU’VE STILL GOT A FRIEND celebrates two iconic artists whose music became the soundtrack to generations.

08/28/2026

“For those who lived through the era, it is something more tender: an invitation to revisit a part of themselves … King and Taylor wrote about love, loneliness, resilience, friendship and the complicated business of being human. More than five decades later, those subjects haven’t aged at all. You’ve Still Got a Friend reminds us why.”
- Cranston Herald

📰 FULL REVIEW: tinyurl.com/tbtsysgafch

TICKETS
🌐 ONLINE: www.theatrebythesea.com/friend 🔗 in bio
📞 BY PHONE: (401) 782-8587
📍 IN PERSON: 364 Cards Pond Rd. Wakefield, RI 02879
RUNNING TIME: 100 Minutes (no intermission)

Two legendary singer-songwriters. One extraordinary friendship. A lifetime of unforgettable music. YOU’VE STILL GOT A FRIEND - A Musical Tribute to the Lives and Friendship of Carole King and James Taylor is making its World Premiere at Bill Hanney’s Theatre By The Sea thru September 13.

Take a nostalgic, feel-good journey through the music, lives, and remarkable friendship of Carole King and James Taylor in this all-new concert event. Featuring heartfelt performances, stories behind the songs, and beloved classics including 🎵 “Fire and Rain,” “Beautiful,” “Sweet Baby James,” “I Feel the Earth Move” and more, YOU’VE STILL GOT A FRIEND celebrates two iconic artists whose music became the soundtrack to generations.

08/27/2026

“As the thunderous applause after the show-ending “One Fine Day” resonates off the barn theater’s rafters, it’s clear that “You’ve Still Got a Friend” is a most sincere, easy listening form of flattery.”
- The Boston Globe

📰 FULL REVIEW: www.tinyurl.com/tbtsysgafbg

TICKETS
🌐 ONLINE: www.theatrebythesea.com/friend 🔗 in bio
📞 BY PHONE: (401) 782-8587
📍 IN PERSON: 364 Cards Pond Rd. Wakefield, RI 02879
RUNNING TIME: 100 Minutes (no intermission)

Two legendary singer-songwriters. One extraordinary friendship. A lifetime of unforgettable music. YOU’VE STILL GOT A FRIEND - A Musical Tribute to the Lives and Friendship of Carole King and James Taylor is making its World Premiere at Bill Hanney’s Theatre By The Sea thru September 13.

Take a nostalgic, feel-good journey through the music, lives, and remarkable friendship of Carole King and James Taylor in this all-new concert event. Featuring heartfelt performances, stories behind the songs, and beloved classics including 🎵 “Fire and Rain,” “Beautiful,” “Sweet Baby James,” “I Feel the Earth Move” and more, YOU’VE STILL GOT A FRIEND celebrates two iconic artists whose music became the soundtrack to generations.

08/25/2026

“Once-in-a-lifetime musical experience”
- BroadwayWorld.com

📰 FULL REVIEW: tinyurl.com/tbtsysgafbww

TICKETS
🌐 ONLINE: www.theatrebythesea.com/friend 🔗 in bio
📞 BY PHONE: (401) 782-8587
📍 IN PERSON: 364 Cards Pond Rd. Wakefield, RI 02879
RUNNING TIME: 100 Minutes (no intermission)

Two legendary singer-songwriters. One extraordinary friendship. A lifetime of unforgettable music. YOU’VE STILL GOT A FRIEND - A Musical Tribute to the Lives and Friendship of Carole King and James Taylor is making its World Premiere at Bill Hanney’s Theatre By The Sea thru September 13.

Take a nostalgic, feel-good journey through the music, lives, and remarkable friendship of Carole King and James Taylor in this all-new 100-minute concert event. Featuring heartfelt performances, stories behind the songs, and beloved classics including 🎵 “Fire and Rain,” “Beautiful,” “Sweet Baby James,” “I Feel the Earth Move” and more, YOU’VE STILL GOT A FRIEND celebrates two iconic artists whose music became the soundtrack to generations.

08/24/2026

The World Premiere of YOU’VE STILL GOT A FRIEND - A Musical Tribute to the Lives and Friendship of Carole King and James Taylor has officially opened and the rave reviews are coming in from audiences and critics alike!

Enjoy this first look at this brand-new show featuring two legendary singer-songwriters, one extraordinary friendship and a lifetime of unforgettable music. Now playing at Bill Hanney’s Theatre by The Sea thru September 13.

RUNNING TIME: 1 Hour and 45 minutes with no intermission.

TICKETS
🌐ONLINE: www.theatrebythesea.com/friend 🔗in bio
📞BY PHONE: (401) 782-8587
📍IN PERSON: 364 Cards Pond Rd. Wakefield, RI 02879

Featuring heartfelt performances, stories behind the songs, and beloved classics including 🎶 “Fire and Rain,” “Beautiful,” “Sweet Baby James,” “I Feel the Earth Move” and more celebrating two iconic artists whose music became the soundtrack to generations.

08/18/2026

A World Premiere is coming to Bill Hanney’s Theatre By The Sea!

Two legendary singer-songwriters. One extraordinary friendship. A lifetime of unforgettable music. YOU’VE STILL GOT A FRIEND - A Musical Tribute to the Lives and Friendship of Carole King and James Taylor is on stage from August 20 – September 13, 2026.

Take a nostalgic, feel-good journey through the music, lives, and remarkable friendship of Carole King and James Taylor in this all-new 90-minute concert event. Featuring heartfelt performances, stories behind the songs, and beloved classics including 🎵 “Fire and Rain,” “Beautiful,” “Sweet Baby James,” “I Feel the Earth Move” and more, YOU’VE STILL GOT A FRIEND celebrates two iconic artists whose music became the soundtrack to generations.

The songs you love. The stories behind them. The friendship that inspired unforgettable music. Be among the very first audiences to experience this WORLD PREMIER!

08/17/2026

🎉 A World Premiere is coming to Bill Hanney’s Theatre By The Sea!

Two legendary singer-songwriters. One extraordinary friendship. A lifetime of unforgettable music. YOU’VE STILL GOT A FRIEND - A Musical Tribute to the Lives and Friendship of Carole King and James Taylor

📅 August 20 – September 13, 2026
🎟 TICKETS
🌐 ONLINE: www.theatrebythesea.com/friend 🔗 in bio
📞 BY PHONE: (401) 782-8587
📍 IN PERSON: 364 Cards Pond Rd. Wakefield, RI 02879

Take a nostalgic, feel-good journey through the music, lives, and remarkable friendship of Carole King and James Taylor in this all-new 90-minute concert event. Featuring heartfelt performances, stories behind the songs, and beloved classics including 🎵 “Fire and Rain,” “Beautiful,” “Sweet Baby James,” “I Feel the Earth Move” and more, YOU’VE STILL GOT A FRIEND celebrates two iconic artists whose music became the soundtrack to generations.

The songs you love. The stories behind them. The friendship that inspired unforgettable music. Be among the very first audiences to experience this WORLD PREMIERE at Theatre By The Sea!

08/15/2026

📣 Last call for boarding! TITANIC The Broadway Musical will be sailing on after its final performances today at 2pm & 8pm.

We are wishing a happy closing and a heartfelt thank you to this talented and hard-working cast and orchestra, the remarkable creative team, and our ship-shape stage crew, along with our tireless production department, box office and front of house teams, the facilities crew, and all those here at TBTS who make every show smooth sailing! We also wish to thank the audiences who trusted us and took this amazing voyage with us for the past 4 weeks!

🚢 Farewell, farewell, great ship, Titanic! Fortune’s winds sing Godspeed to thee!

08/13/2026

“The action is played against Cassie McKnight’s excellent scenic design, with its various levels and vivid depiction of a tilted, sinking ship … The cast is full of vocal talent.”
-Theater Mirror

Don’t miss this majestic, larger-than-life production of TITANIC: The Broadway Musical on stage at Bill Hanney’s Theatre By The Sea thru August 15.

🎟 Secure your passage today!
🌐 Online: theatrebythesea.com/titanic (🔗 Link in bio)
📞 By Phone: (401) 782-8587
📍In Person: 364 Cards Pond Rd., Wakefield, RI

This isn’t just a story you know—it is a stirring, epic account of the real people who boarded the world’s most legendary ship. From the Third-Class immigrants risking everything for a better tomorrow, to the First-Class passengers living in unmatched privilege, their stories will grip your heart and stay with you long after the final curtain falls. Winner of five ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Tony Awards, this sweeping masterpiece is a powerful tribute to human hope, ambition, and resilience. Experience the history. Feel the emotion. Witness the spectacle.

⚓️ All aboard... and Godspeed!

Address

364 Cards Pond Road
Wakefield, RI
02879

Telephone

+14017828587

Website

http://www.theatrebythesea.com/

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