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Roma Torre

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.

May 19, 2026 9:00 pm

Animal Wisdom: A Theatrical Exorcism Powered by Astonishing Music

★★★★☆ The Signature Theatre ends its 35th anniversary season with Kenita R. Miller’s revelatory performance in a revival of Heather Christian’s haunting spiritual journey.

May 4, 2026 5:03 pm

Cable Street: Timely Echoes of a Little Known Battle

★★★★☆ Brits Off Broadway at 59E59 Theaters dazzles with a new musical about a true event in UK history.

April 26, 2026 9:59 pm

The Lost Boys: Bite, But Not Enough Blood

★★★☆☆ Broadway sinks its teeth into the 1987 vampire movie and emerges with a visually thrilling if not so scary musical

April 16, 2026 9:59 pm

Proof: Calculated Brilliance

★★★★★ David Auburn’s Pulitzer Prize winning play reemerges as a beautifully calibrated study of genius, love and doubt.

April 14, 2026 1:01 pm

The Approach: Polite, Poised, And Quietly Devastating

★★★☆☆ The Irish Rep’s American premiere of Mark O’Rowe’s three-hander is a subtle work with unspoken truths

April 6, 2026 10:00 pm

Becky Shaw: A Brilliant Dissection of Love and Family Dysfunction

★★★★★ Gina Gionfriddo’s 2008 black comedy gets a masterful revival from Second Stage Theater

March 31, 2026 12:01 am

Dog Day Afternoon: More Punchlines Than Peril

★★★☆☆ Emmy winners Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach make impressive Broadway debuts in a lukewarm stage adaptation

March 25, 2026 10:00 pm

Public Charge: Mixed Grades Translating Textbook History To The Stage

★★★☆☆ The Public Theater’s true story revealing the political machinations behind a diplomatic effort that paid off

March 15, 2026 8:00 pm

Ulster American: Irish Rep’s Scalding Satire Pulls No Punches

★★★★☆ David Ireland’s black comedy fires verbal bullets at celebrity culture with brutal precision

March 10, 2026 9:00 am

Zack: Another Oldie But Goodie From the Mint Theater

★★★★☆ A lesser known romcom from the author of Hobson’s Choice

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Animal Wisdom: A Theatrical Exorcism Powered by Astonishing Music

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★★★★☆ The Signature Theatre ends its 35th anniversary season with Kenita R. Miller's revelatory performance in a revival of Heather Christian's haunting spiritual journey.

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By Frank Scheck

★★★☆☆ CSC presents the NYC premiere of an unfinished play by the Pulitzer-winning author of "Our Town"

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★★★☆☆ Candy Buckley and a bright ensemble illuminate an incomplete dark comedy by an American master

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