2 Best Performing Arts in Newport County and East Bay, Rhode Island

Firehouse Theater

It's all about comedy here—local comics, improv, audience participation, even some geared to children. Management of the 75-seat theater tries to keep all shows PG-13, but there's no guarantee. It's BYOB; you can buy water and soda.

Newport Playhouse and Cabaret Restaurant

The dinner theater offers a varied schedule of comedies and musical shows, and tickets include a hearty buffet with homemade meatballs, pasta, turkey, ham, and lots of veggies and sides. The adorably intimate theater puts you practically in the play, and after the show you'll see the performers again as they put on a musical/comedy cabaret show at the bar.