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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 11, 2026 10:30 pm

Romeo & Juliet: Star-Crossed and Border Bound

★★★★☆ Shakespeare in the Park’s bilingual production speaks the timeless language of love

June 4, 2026 10:00 pm

A Woman Among Women: A Female All My Sons Without the Tragedy

★★☆☆☆ Julia May Jonas puts a feminist spin on the Miller classic and comes up short.

May 28, 2026 9:00 pm

||: Girls :||: Chance :||: Music :||: Teenage Angst in a Minor Key

★★★☆☆ Pam McKinnon directs Eisa Davis’ play with music featuring four young virtuosos in search of harmony.

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

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Birthright: Six Characters in Search of a Common Ground

By Melissa Rose Bernardo

★★★★☆ Politics underscore but don’t overpower the character-driven epic from Jonathan Spector

Birthright: Political and Personal Issues Intersect to Powerful Effect

By Frank Scheck

★★★★☆ The new play by Jonathan Spector ("Eureka Day") depicts the reunions over two decades of a group of friends who met on a Birthright trip to Israel.

A Walk on the Moon: A Musical Tribute to Enduring Marriage Vows

By David Finkle

★★★☆☆ Pamela Gray adapts her 1999 film, Annmarie Milazzo adds the tuneful score

From Massachusetts: The Zionists, A Family Storm (And The World’s)

By Bob Verini

★★★☆☆ Amidst a hurricane, a Jewish family hashes out Israel and Palestine, solving little but revealing plenty

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Melanie Moore in Black Swan. Photo by Hawver and Hall

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