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Does Schmigadoon! deliver more than inside jokes for musical-theater fans? Roma Torre, the three-time Emmy Award-winning journalist and longtime Broadway critic who has reviewed more than 3,000 productions, examines whether the Tony Award-winning show works as a musical in its own right—or leaves newcomers outside the joke.

The Palace Theatre stage door is packed after every show. The fans are screaming. The boys are flying. And with 12 Tony nominations — including Best Musical — The Lost Boys is the most-nominated new musical of the Broadway season.      

But is all that excitement enough to make it worth your money?

Ragtime Revival 2026: Genius or Gimmick?  Roma's Review: Can classic Broadway still shock us? 3x Emmy-winner Roma Torre dissects Ragtime's epic return—America's promise vs contradictions—and what it says about theater today.

Paranoia, love, fear collide in a seedy Oklahoma motel.  Roma Torre asks: Does the madness serve the story—or destroy it?