From clown to hero: Carol Rocamora reviews this new play based on a remarkable true story
Carol Rocamora
Articles by Carol Rocamora
28 February 2026
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Mother Russia at Signature Theatre
Signature Theatre ⋄ February 3 – March 15, 2026
By Carol Rocamora
Carol Rocamora finds Lauren Yee’s latest to be the funniest new play in New York this season–as well as the most politically insightful.
15 December 2025
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Marjorie Prime at the Helen Hayes Theater
Helen Hayes Theater ⋄ November 20, 2025-February 6, 2026
By Carol Rocamora
Jordan Harrison’s 2014 play may feel eerily prescient about the rise of AI, but uses technology to explore profounder themes. Carol Rocamora reviews.
22 November 2025
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) at the Longacre Theatre
Longacre Theatre ⋄ November 1, 2025-open-ended
By Carol Rocamora
Two strangers meet cute but their story is no rom-com–and all the more enchanting for it. Carol Rocamora reviews.
3 November 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Kyoto at Lincoln Center Theater
Mitzi Newhouse Theater ⋄ October 8–November 30, 2025
By Carol Rocamora
A unique theatrical experience that blends docudrama and immersive theater to dramatize the stakes of climate change. Carol Rocamora reviews.
18 October 2025
Reviews • Broadway • NYC
Review: Art at Music Box Theatre
Music Box Theatre ⋄ August 28-December 21, 2025
By Carol Rocamora
A play about art that’s also a play about male friendship. Carol Rocamora reviews.
6 October 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: This Much I Know at 59E59
59E59 Theaters ⋄ September 20 – October 19, 2025
By Carol Rocamora
Carol Rocamora finds Jonathan Spector’s new play dizzyingly complex but extremely rewarding.
26 September 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Other Americans at the Public Theater
Public Theater ⋄ September 11 – October 28, 2025
By Carol Rocamora
Chasing the American Dream: Carol Rocamora reviews John Leguizamo’s new play.
11 June 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Lunar Eclipse at the Pershing Square Signature Center
Pershing Square Signature Center ⋄ May 14 – June 22, 2025
By Carol Rocamora
A memorable, moving portrait of marriage pays homage to an American classic. Carol Rocamora reviews.
8 June 2025
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Eurydice at Signature Theatre Center
Pershing Square Signature Center ⋄ May 13-June 27, 2025
By Carol Rocamora
Carol Rocamora finds this revival of Sarah Ruhl’s take on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice “luminous and revelatory.”