Scheck on the Arts

Donald Trump played nice during his appearances Thursday on The Dr. Oz Show and The Tonight Show. To read my Hollywood Reporter Critic's Notebook about the candidate's sudden turn towards mellowness, click here. The aptly named Birdland Theatre presen… more »

Kecia Lewis and Rebecca Naomi Jones star in Marie and Rosetta, the new off-Broadway play with music about the legendary Sister Rosetta Sharpe and her protege, Marie Knight. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here. -------Frank Scheck more »

Comedian Lewis Black rants about the presidential election and other topics in Black to the Future, his one-man show being performed weekly on Broadway. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here. -------Frank Scheck more »

Tim Kang stars as a Korean-American chef caring for his dying father in Aubergine, Julia Cho's food-centered drama receiving its New York premiere at Playwrights Horizons. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here. Two travelers forge an intens… more »

Two young American tourists fall victim to Mexican kidnappers in the darkly comic thriller Happy Birthday. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here. -------Frank Scheck more »