Scheck on the Arts

Rio is a musical re-imagining of Oliver Twist, set in modern-day Brazil. To read my New York Post review of his show presented by the New York Musical Theater Festival, click here. -------Frank Scheck more »

A very grown-up Lukas Haas (Witness) plays a rich drunken wastrel in the new indie film Crazy Eyes. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here. ------Frank Scheck more »

China Heavyweight is a new documentary exploring the lives of young aspiring fighters in that country. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here. Frank Sinatra, Jr. is coming to Town Hall with a show in which he performs his father's trademark s… more »

Morgan Freeman and Virginia Madsen star in Rob Reiner's new film The Magic of Belle Isle. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.  --------Frank Scheck more »

Former Ronettes lead singer Ronnie Spector dishes the dirt about her tumultous life and career in her new theatrical concert show Beyond the Beehive. To read my New York Post review, click here. --------Frank Scheck       more »

The New York Musical Theatre Festival, whose line-up features such promising entries as Re-Animator The Musical and Rio,  kicks off its ninth annual season tonight. To read my New York Post feature about this adventurous festival, click here. -------F… more »