The fall theatre season is kicking off in Rhode Island with several plays that are of particular interest to seniors.

The Providence Performing Arts Center opened its 2024/2025 Broadway Season with “A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical,” fresh from its Broadway run Sept. 21-28.

Created in collaboration with Neil Diamond himself, the musical tells the inspiring story of how a kid from Brooklyn became an American rock item.

While most of us grew up with his music, from “America” to “Sweet Caroline,” few know the amazing story behind his incredible career.

PPAC follows with the Tony Award-winning musical comedy “Shucked” on Oct. 20-27.

“Mamma Mia!” — the musical based on ABBA’s biggest hits — opened on Broadway 25 years ago and returns to PPAC for the third time as part of its encore series on Nov. 12-17.

Trinity Rep opened its season on Sept. 5 with the edgy political comedy “POTUS,” which director Curt Columbus calls “a farcical break from the inevitable political chaos.”

It is a political farce about seven women in the president’s inner circle doing damage control.

POTUS plays from Oct. 10-27.

Sherlock Holmes fans will want to catch “Ms. Holmes and Ms. Watson-Apt. 2B,” playing from Oct. 3 to Nov. 17, which is described as a “delightful murder-mystery-comedy.”

Warwick’s acclaimed Gamm Theater opens Sept. 26 with Lucy Prebble’s “The Effect,” a love story about a couple who meet during a clinical trial for a new anti-depressant and fall in love.

November’s offering is the classic Tony Award-winning Peter Shaffer play, “Amadeus.”

Burbage Theatre in Pawtucket presents the Rhode Island premiere of Kate Hamill’s “Sense & Sensibility,” based on the Jane Austen novel, this November and December.

Providence’s Wilbury Theatre opens with the Obie Award-winning “What the Constitution Means to Me,” from Sept. 26 to Oct. 13.

There are also many fine community, college and high school productions offered this fall.

Many seniors prefer to take advantage of the matinee performances held by most theatres on weekends.