Categories: "News"

Monday, January 14, 2013

British writer/performer Tim Crouch explores Shakespeare's Twelfth Night from the point of view of one of its minor characters in his solo theater piece I, Malvolio. To read my New York Post review, click here.

Charlotte Jones' Airswimming is inspired by the true story of two British women locked up in a mental institution for decades for having borne illegitimate children. To read my New York Post review of this Irish Rep production, click here.

The hit film comedy A Haunted House spoofs such "found footage" horror movies as the Paranormal Activity series. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

------Frank Scheck

Friday, January 11, 2013

Laurie Metcalf delivers a tour-de-force performance in the new Broadway drama The Other Place. To read my review, click here.

Actress Molly Ringwald makes her NYC cabaret debut next week at 54 Below. To read my New York Post story about it, click here.

The documentary FrackNation concerns the controversial method of drilling for natural gas, known as fracking. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Storage 24 is an Alien-style horror film set in a massive London storage facility. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

------Frank Scheck

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Tar Baby is the provocative title of Desiree Burch's comedic off-Broadway show about race. To read my New York Post review, click here.

The fascinating new documentary AKA Doc Pomus deals with the life and career of the famed songwriter behind such classics as "Save the Last Dance for Me" and "This Magic Moment" among countless others. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

The Diet Show is a new cabaret piece featuring former winners and contestants on the hit televison reality series The Biggest Loser. To read my New York Post review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

Monday, January 7, 2013

The annual Under the Radar festival hits town this week, presenting the latest in cutting-edge theater. To read my New York Post feature story about its line-up, click here.

And here are three of my latest film reviews from the Hollywood Reporter:

Texas Chainsaw 3D is the latest screen incarnation of the iconic chainsaw wielding maniac, Leatherface. To read my review, click here.

Andy Garcia, Eva Longoria and Forest Whitaker star in the environmental-themed thriller A Dark Truth. To read my review, click here.

A Bottle in the Gaza Sea concerns the burgeoning online friendship between an Israeli teenage girl and a young Palestinian man. To read my review, click here.

------Frank Scheck