Scheck on the Arts

Jerry Springer's death prompted a reminder of how the infamous trash TV talk show host started out with serious aspirations but, in a transition that was emblematic of the coarsening of our society, dumbed them down in pursuit of ratings and tawdry… more »

Khris Davis plays the title role in Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World, a biopic about the fighter who became the oldest heavyweight champion ever. To read my Hollywood Reporter review,… more »

Laura Linney and Jessica Hecht play two women recalling the beginning of their friendship, decades earlier, in David Auburn's diffuse drama Summer, 1976. To read my New York Stage Review review of the play receiving its world premiere on Broadway by… more »

Jodie Comer of Killing Eve fame delivers a tour de force performance in Prima Facie, Suzie Miller's one-person play about a defense barrister who becomes a crime victim. To read my New York Stage Review review, click here. ------Frank Scheck more »