Writer
Carol Rocamora, Ph.D., is an educator, author, and theatre critic. She is the author of 9 publications, including translations of the complete works of Anton Chekhov. She served on the faculty of NYU Tisch School of the Arts (1993-2023) and also at the Julliard School. She is a member of Outer Critics Circle, Drama Desk, and the American Theatre Critics Association
There’s divinity at work – literally – in a show now playing at the Public Theatre. It’s appropriately called Goddess– and it will transport you to a vibrant culture with its heavenly music, supernatural characters, and inspiring message. Most of the scene is set in Mombasa, Kenya, largely at Moto Moto, a free-spirited, underground nightclub….
Ramlin Kamloo and the Company (Photo: Joan Marcus) Pirates! The Penzance Musical By Carol Rocamora Attention Gilbert & Sullivan purists: though you may be passionate about the original, you won’t be able to resist the current giddy reinvention of The Pirates of Penzance, their immortal operetta that premiered in New York in 1879 to protect…
Sarah Snook (Photo: Marc Brenner) The Picture of Dorian Gray By Carol Rocamora Ever heard of “cinetheatre”? You’d better get used to the term describing this groundbreaking new theatrical form. It’s making a dramatic impact on the Broadway stage this season, and it’s a harbinger of a whole new technological trend to come. You have…
Idina Menzel (Photo: Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman) Redwood by Carol Rocamora Two elements overpower the current production of Redwood now playing at the Nederlander Theatre on Broadway. One is the extraordinary voice of Idina Menzel, and the other is the equally extraordinary projection design by Hana S. Kim. In Tina Landau’s hyper-emotional new play, the protagonist…