Scheck on the Arts

Natalie Dormer plays a blind woman who becomes involved in a murder in In Darkness, a thriller she co-wrote with director Anthony Byrne. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here. Gillian Jacobs, Vanessa Bayer and Phoebe Robinson play three frie… more »

Director/choreographer Susan Stroman, composer John Kander and writer David Thompson, who previously collaborated on The Scottsboro Boys, reunite for The Beast in the Jungle, a "dance play" inspired by the Henry James novella. To read my Hollywood Report… more »

One of the surest bets in this year's Tony Award race is Glenda Jackson winning Best Actress in a Drama for the revival of Edward Albee's Three Tall Women. I recently had the privilege of sitting down with the two-time Oscar winning actress to discuss he… more »

Phylicia Rashad directs Our Lady of 121st Street, the Off-Broadway revival of the 2002 dark comedy by Stephen Adly Guirgis, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Between Riverside and Crazy. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here. -------Frank Sch… more »

Millions of people around the world were glued to television coverage of the royal wedding Saturday morning. To read my Hollywoold Reporter Critic's Notebook about the way various networks reported the nuptials, click here. Benedict Cumberbatch headed… more »