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Becoming Ricky Roma: Joe Mantegna on Originating the Cutthroat Charmer of Glengarry Glen Ross by Darryn King

A little over four decades ago, theater audiences first met Richard Roma, the strutting, soliloquizing top-dog salesman of David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross. In the hands of the actor Joe Mantegna, Roma was a masterclass in wily seduction, wielding a silver tongue that could captivate as well as eviscerate. Mamet went on to win the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for Drama while Mantegna took home the Tony Award for his perf…

SOURCE: Broadway.com at 10:36AM on March 13, 2025

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