The Providence Performing Arts Center and Davenport’s Restaurant in East Providence proudly announce the return of the Show Shuttle Dinner / Show Package program. When you sign up for a Show Shuttle package, you receive your choice of Orchestra or 1st Dress Balcony seating for each show in the package, dinner (includes salad, entrée, non-alcoholic beverages, dessert, tax, tip), and round trip transportation from the restaurant to the Theatre and back.  After the show, enjoy a quick snack as we board the trollies on our return back to Davenports!

 

 
Davenport's Restaurant.

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Showgoers lined up in front of the shuttle to PPAC.  Showgoers lined up in front of the shuttle to PPAC.

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Davenport's Restaurant
1925 Pawtucket Ave 
East Providence, RI 02914
401-438-3381
 

PPAC – DAVENPORT’S RESTAURANT 2025/2026 SHOW SHUTTLE PACKAGES


Meet at Davenport’s East Providence location and enjoy a scrumptious, all-inclusive meal. Ride the coach to and from the restaurant and show, and leave your car parked at Davenport’s. Enjoy the most popular and most fun shows of the Season! Unwind with post-show snacks and hot drinks at PPAC!

To book your seats please contact Paul Hiatt at 401.574.3162 or email phiatt@ppacri.org.


 

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Wednesday, October 1, 2025 - 4:30pm Dinner  - 7:00pm PPAC Show
 

  • Orchestra Mid-Main Floor  $186.00 / Rear Orch $138.50
  • Outer Side Orchestra or 1st Dress Balcony  $128.50

Broadway’s spellbinding spectacular Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is coming to Providence. Join the next adventure and experience the wizarding world like never before at this record-breaking hit and winner of six Tony Awards including Best Play. “It’s one of the most defining pop culture events of the decade” (Forbes).
 

SIX The Musical

Wednesday October 22, 2025 - 4:00pm Dinner – 7:00pm PPAC Show
 

  • Orchestra Mid-Main Floor  $162.00
  • Outer Side Orchestra or 1st Dress Balcony  $144.50

From Tudor Queens to Pop Icons, the SIX wives of Henry VIII take the microphone to remix five hundred years of historical heartbreak into a Euphoric Celebration of 21st century girl power! This new original musical is the global sensation that everyone is losing their head over!

The New York Times says SIX “TOTALLY RULES!” (Critic's Pick) and The Washington Post hails SIX as “Exactly the kind of energizing, inspirational illumination this town aches for!"

Hadestown

Sunday November 9, 2025 - 4:00pm Dinner – 6:30pm PPAC Show
 

  • Orchestra Mid-Main Floor  $150.00
  • Outer Side Orchestra Or 1st Dress Balcony  $114.00

COME SEE HOW THE WORLD COULD BE.

Welcome to HADESTOWN, where a song can change your fate. Winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards® including Best Musical and the 2020 Grammy® Award for Best Musical Theater Album, this acclaimed new show from celebrated singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell and original director Rachel Chavkin (Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812) is a love story for today... and always.

HADESTOWN intertwines two mythic tales — that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone — as it invites you on a hell-raising journey to the underworld and back. Mitchell’s beguiling melodies and Chavkin’s poetic imagination pit industry against nature, doubt against faith, and fear against love. Performed by a vibrant ensemble of actors, dancers and singers, HADESTOWN is a haunting and hopeful theatrical experience that grabs you and never lets go.

Water For Elephants

Sunday  December 7, 2025 - 4:00pm Dinner  - 6:30pm PPAC Show
 

  • Orchestra Mid-Main Floor  $150.00 / Rear Orch $120.50
  • Outer Side Orchestra Or 1st Dress Balcony  $114.00

The critically acclaimed bestselling novel comes to “thrilling, dazzling” life (Time Out New York) in a unique, spectacle-filled new musical! Hailed as a Critic’s Pick, The New York Times calls it “stunning, emotional, heart-filled and gorgeously imaginative.” 

After losing what matters most, a young man jumps a moving train unsure of where the road will take him and finds a new home with the remarkable crew of a traveling circus, and a life—and love—beyond his wildest dreams. Seen through the eyes of his older self, his adventure becomes a poignant reminder that if you choose the ride, life can begin again at any age. 

Cirque Dreams Holidaze

Friday December 19, 2025 - 4:30pm Dinner – 7:00pm PPAC Show
 

  • Orchestra Mid-Main Floor  $140.00
  • Outer Side Orchestra Or 1st Dress Balcony  $109.00

CIRQUE DREAMS HOLIDAZE dazzles in a whimsical holiday spectacular, blending Broadway-style production with contemporary circus arts. As the longest running cirque holiday theatrical event, HOLIDAZE brings storybook characters to life on stage with an original music score, twists on holiday classics and stunning new sets. A beloved tradition for all ages, this ultimate holiday gift is sure to put a twinkle in your eye!

 

Clue

Sunday  January 18, 2026 - 4:00pm Dinner – 6:30pm PPAC Show

  • Orchestra Mid-Main Floor  $141.00
  • Outer Side Orchestra Or 1st Dress Balcony  $114.00

A mansion. A murder. A mystery.

Murder and blackmail are on the menu when six mysterious guests assemble at Boddy Manor for a night they’ll never forget! Was it Mrs. Peacock in the study with the knife? Or was it Colonel Mustard in the library with the wrench? Based on the fan-favorite 1985 Paramount Pictures movie and inspired by the classic Hasbro board game, Clue is the ultimate whodunit that will leave you dying of laughter and keep you guessing until the final twist.

Recommended for ages 12+

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SUFFS

Sunday  Jan 25, 2026 - 4:00pm Dinner  - 6:30pm PPAC Show
 

  • Orchestra Mid-Main Floor  $150.00 / Rear Orch $120.50
  • Outer Side Orchestra Or 1st Dress Balcony  $114.00

Direct from Broadway, comes the acclaimed Tony Award-winning musical Suffs about the brilliant, passionate, and funny American women who fought tirelessly for the right to vote. From the singular mind of history-making artist Shaina Taub, this “thrilling, inspiring and dazzlingly entertaining” (Variety) new musical boldly explores the triumphs and failures of a struggle for equality that’s far from over. Winner of the Outer Critics’ Circle Award for Best New Musical. 


Wicked

Sunday  March 15, 2026 - 4:00pm Dinner  - 6:30pm PPAC Show

  • Orchestra Mid-Main Floor  $179.00
  • Outer Side Orchestra Or 1st Dress Balcony  $156.50

WICKED, the Broadway sensation, looks at what happened in the Land of Oz…but from a different angle.  Long before Dorothy arrives, there is another young woman, born with emerald-green skin—smart, fiery, misunderstood, and possessing an extraordinary talent. When she meets a bubbly blonde who is exceptionally popular, their initial rivalry turns into the unlikeliest of friendships…until the world decides to call one “good,” and the other one “wicked.”

From the first electrifying note to the final breathtaking moment, WICKED—the untold true story of the Witches of Oz—transfixes audiences with its wildly inventive story. “If every musical had the brains, heart and courage of WICKED, Broadway really would be a magical place” (Time Magazine).
 

 

The Outsiders

Sunday  April 19, 2026 - 4:00pm Dinner  - 6:30pm PPAC Show

  • Orchestra Mid-Main Floor  $159.00  Rear Main Floor $125.50
  • Outer Side Orchestra Or 1st Dress Balcony  $122.50


The winner of four 2024 Tony Awards®, including Best Musical, is THE OUTSIDERS.
 

In Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1967, Ponyboy Curtis, his best friend Johnny Cade and their Greaser family of ‘outsiders’ battle with their affluent rivals, the Socs. THE OUTSIDERS navigates the complexities of self-discovery as the Greasers dream about who they want to become in a world that may never accept them. With a dynamic original score, THE OUTSIDERS is a story of friendship, family, belonging…and the realization that there is still “lots of good in the world.”
 

Kimberly Akimbo

Sunday, May 10, 2026 - 4:00pm Dinner – 6:30pm PPAC Show

  • Orchestra Mid-Main Floor  $150.00  Rear Main Floor $120.50
  • Outer Side Orchestra Or 1st Dress Balcony  $114.00
     

A new musical about growing up and growing old (in no particular order), KIMBERLY AKIMBO is the winner of 5 Tony Awards including BEST MUSICAL.  It features Tony Award-winning book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire (Shrek), a Tony Award-winning score by Jeanine Tesori (Fun Home), choreography by Danny Mefford (Dear Evan Hansen) and direction by Tony-nominated director Jessica Stone (Water for Elephants).

Kimberly is about to turn 16 and recently moved with her family to a new town in suburban New Jersey. In this “howlingly funny heartbreaker of a show” (The New Yorker), Kim is forced to navigate family dysfunction, a rare genetic condition, her first crush … and possible felony charges. Ever the optimist, she is determined to find happiness against all odds and embark on a great adventure.
 

Disney's The Lion King

Sunday  May 31, 2026 - 4:00pm Dinner  -  6:30pm PPAC Show

  • Orchestra Mid-Main Floor  $161.50
  • Outer Side Orchestra Or 1st Dress Balcony  $148.75

Giraffes strut. Birds swoop. Gazelles leap. The entire Serengeti comes to life as never before. And as the music soars, Pride Rock slowly emerges from the mist. This is Disney’s THE LION KING, making its triumphant return to the (Theatre)!

More than 100 million people around the world have experienced the awe-inspiring visual artistry, the unforgettable music, and the uniquely theatrical storytelling of this Broadway spectacular – one of the most breathtaking and beloved productions ever to grace the stage.