Scheck on the Arts

An all-star line-up of rockers (Bruce Springsteen, Roger Waters) and comedians (Jerry Seinfeld, Jon Stewart, Bill Cosby, Jim Gaffigan) performed to raise money for veterans and their families in the annual benefit concert Stand Up for Heroes. To read my… more »

Sleight-of-hand magicians Helder Guimaraes and Derek DelGaudio present an evening of dazzling card tricks in their Off-Broadway show Nothing to Hide, directed by actor Neil Patrick Harris. To read my New York Post review, click here. ----Frank Scheck more »

The documentary Sweet Dreams recounts the efforts of a Rwandan woman to create the country's first ice cream parlor. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here. Young members of an Inuit clan journey to a mystical land in The Legend of Sarila, C… more »

Robyn Symon's documentary Behind the Blue Veil examines the plight of Mali's nomadic Tuareg people. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here. Maxine Trump's documentary Musicwood chronicles the efforts of American guitar companies to guarantee… more »

The terrific new Broadway musical After Midnight celebrates the music and the style of the Cotton Club in its Depression-era heyday. To read my review, click here. -----Frank Scheck more »