Scheck on the Arts

Ellen Burstyn plays Jacques in John Doyle's staging of Shakespeare's As You Like It, featuring original music by Wicked composer Stephen Schwartz. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here. Twyla Tharp Dance, at the Joyce Theater, features the… more »

Mark van Wijk's documentary Prosperity follows "urban monk" Pedram Shojai as he profiles companies and individuals engaged in socially conscious business practices. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here. ------Frank Scheck more »

Peter Friedman and Tony Award winner Deanna Dunagan star in The Treasurer, Max Posner's play about a son assuming control of his elderly mother's finances. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of the drama directed by David Cromer, click here. Terrify… more »

The acclaimed British stage adaptation of Anthony Burgess' 1962 novel A Clockwork Orange, the inspiration for Stanley Kubrick's classic film, has made its off-Broadway debut. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here. --------Frank Scheck more »

Former White House Communications Director (for ten days, anyway) Anthony Scaramucci extended his 15 minutes of fame last week with appearances on TMZ and The View. To read my Hollywood Reporter Critic's Notebook, click here. Oprah Winfrey made her de… more »