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About Roma Torre

Roma Torre’s dual career as a theater critic and television news anchor and reporter spans more than 30 years. A two-time Emmy winner, she’s been reviewing stage and film productions since 1987, starting at News 12 Long Island. In 1992, she moved to NY1, serving as both a news anchor and chief theater critic.

June 3, 2025 8:59 pm

Lunar Eclipse: Reflective Tale of a Waning Marriage

★★★★☆ Reed Birney and Lisa Emery are brilliant in Donald Margulies latest two-hander

May 1, 2025 2:54 pm

Wonderful Town: Not As Good As it Sounds

★★★☆☆ The latest revival of the Leonard Bernstein musical misses the beat in a rushed Encores! production starring Anika Noni Rose

April 27, 2025 9:30 pm

Real Women Have Curves: Plus-Size Crowd Pleaser Hits Home

★★★★★ Based on the Latin-themed play and film, the new musical hits all the right notes delivering a weighty message about immigration in America.

April 13, 2025 8:00 pm

Irishtown: New Comedy In A Fun Brogue

★★★★☆ A world premiere from the Irish Rep that’s filled with lots of laughter…for a change.

April 10, 2025 10:31 pm

Smash: Marilyn Musical Neither Smash Nor Bomb

★★★☆☆ The popular TV series about the making of a Broadway musical finally makes it to the Great White Way.

April 9, 2025 9:00 am

Take The Lead: New Musical Dances Its Heart Out

★★★★☆ Christopher Gattelli helms the original new work based on a true story, featuring a bunch of talented young triple threats.

March 31, 2025 11:28 pm

Glengarry Glen Ross: The Stars are Mostly Selling It

★★★★☆ Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk and Bill Burr lead a starry revival of David Mamet’s best play.

March 27, 2025 9:58 pm

The Picture of Dorian Gray: A Masterpiece from Page to Stage

★★★★★ Succession’s Sarah Snook is brilliant as everyone in a wild adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s prophetic novel

March 23, 2025 11:58 pm

Othello: Gyllenhaal Slays in the Great Tragedy

★★★★☆ Kenny Leon helms a first rate company led by Jake Gyllenhaal and Denzel Washington in the title role.

March 10, 2025 8:59 pm

Ghosts: Ibsen’s Wounded Spirits Still Live Within Us

★★★★☆ Lily Rabe leads an intensely gripping production of the 19th century classic that continues to resonate today.

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Angry Alan: A Brilliant Skewering of Male Toxicity

By Frank Scheck

★★★★☆ John Krasinski plays a depressed middle-aged man who goes down an internet rabbit hole in Penelope Skinner's sharp-edged drama.

Angry Alan: John Krasinski Swallows the Red Pill

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★★★★☆ Director Sam Gold’s staging exhibits a nice American guy going wrong

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★★★★☆ A modest but charming musical rom-com from the UK plucks at the heart, and the players are the main reason

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★★★☆☆ New Federal Theatre delivers a drama about the 1881 Atlanta washerwomen’s strike

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