Scheck on the Arts

Marco Ramirez (The Royale) provides the book for Buena Vista Social Club, an new musical inspired by the album and documentary and featuring the music of legendary Cuban musicians. To read my New York Stage Review review, click here.

-------Frank Scheck

Mary Kathryn Nagle's play Manahatta, currently playing at the Public Theater, parallels the past and present struggles of Native Americans. To read my New York Stage Review review, click here.

-------Frank Scheck

Jen Silverman's comedy-drama Spain revolves around the figures involved in the making of the landmark 1937 anti-fascist documentary The Spanish Earth. To read my New York Stage Review review of the play receiving its world premiere at Second Stages, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

Featuring old and new songs by Alicia Keys, the new musical Hell's Kitchen is loosely based on the performer's early life. To read my New York Stage Review review of the show receiving its world premiere at the Public Theater, click here.

------Frank Scheck

Michael Shannon and Paul Sparks deliver lived-in chemistry in the new sturdy revival of Samuel Beckett's absurdist masterpiece Waiting for Godot. To read my New York Stage Review review of the production at Theatre for a New Audience, click here.

-------Frank Scheck