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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
Patrick Page and the Ensemble (Photo: Carol Rosegg) Titus Andronicus By Carol Rocamora on April 23, 2026 The ultra-violent Titus Andronicus is now enjoying (if you can use that word) a splendid revival at Signature Theatre, in the skillful hands of the Red Bull Theatre Company. And oh, is it sensational! Prepare yourself for the…
Laurie Metcalf, Nathan Lane (Photo: Emilio Madrid) Death of a Salesman By Carol Rocamora on April 11, 2026 The walls of the Winter Garden Theatre on Broadway are shaking, as the overpowering revival of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman takes the stage. Directed by Joe Mantello, featuring a formidable ensemble, this landmark production reminds…
John Lithgow (Photo: Joan Marcus) Giant By Carol Rocamora on April 6, 2026 It’s a rare occurrence when you sit in a theatre and hear audible gasps from audience members around you, in response to what’s happening onstage. Such was my experience at the end of the first of act of Giant, the devastating new…
Emma Ramos, McKinley Belcher III, Sarin Monae West (Photo: Hollis King) The Tragedy of Coriolanus By Carol Rocamora on March 2, 2026 The scene is Rome; the time is the fourth century BC. But its themes of war, power, and leadership resonate painfully and urgently today. Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Coriolanus (1605), in a compelling…
April Matthis, Mallory Portnoy, Maria Elena Ramirez, Elizabeth Marvel (Photo: Julieta Cervantes) The Dinosaurs By Carol Rocamora on February 17, 2026 The scene is an empty, nondescript room, with fluorescent lighting and a pile of random items (painting, furniture). It could be anywhere (someone’s basement, a room in an office building, a school?). One by…
Michael Urie (Photo: Carol Rosegg) Richard II Review by Carol Rocamora on November 11, 2025 The issues of power and rule in Shakespeare’s Richard II, now playing at the Astor Place Theatre, feel painfully present and even prophetic. They are expressed urgently by Red Bull’s riveting revival, featuring a charismatic Michael Urie in the title…
Nadine Malouf, Nicole Villamil, Marin Ireland, Brooke Bloom (Photo: Valerie Terranova) Queens By Carol Rocamora on November 9, 2025 “Do you think it’s worth it to be here?” That is only one of the many probing, painful questions posed in Queens, Martyna Majok’s lacerating 2018 drama about immigrant women in crisis, now playing in an…
Chloë Grace Moretz, River Lipe-Smith (Photo: Emilio Madrid) Caroline By Carol Rocamora on November 1, 2025 Don’t be misled by the title of Caroline, the remarkable new work by Preston Max Allen now playing at The Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space. It refers to a nine-year-old who has chosen that name for her new…
Tiffany Mann, Latrice Pace, Sheléa Melody McDonald (Photo: Joan Marcus) OH HAPPY DAY! By Carol Rocamora on October 16, 2025 “This is what four thousand years old looks like when you moisturize!” So saith Holy Divine, one of the ancient three sisters in a rocking gospel-trio. And we’re off and running on another wild…
Will Harrison (Photo: Matthew Murphy) Punch By Carol Rocamora on October 6, 2025 Punch, James Graham’s powerful new drama, is stunning Broadway audiences with an impact that lives up to its title. In short, it’s a knock-out. Known for his award-winning plays on an impressive variety of topics – This House (2012) on the British…