Scheck on the Arts

First Daughter Suite, Michael John LaChiusa's sequel to his 1993 chamber musical First Lady Suite, concentrates on presidential offspring. To read my Hollywood Reporter of the musical being presented by the Public Theater, click here.

The documentary The Tainted Veil explores the Muslim practice of women wearing hijab. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

Robert Fontaine directs, scripts and plays the lead role in Mi America, a drama about the hate crime murder of five Hispanic migrant workers. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

The documentary The Boy from Geita relates the tale of a young Tanzanian boy who was brutally attacked because of his albinism. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

Marin Ireland stars in the new play Kill Floor, about a woman struggling to remake her life after being released from prison. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

The horror film anthology Tales of Halloween offers 10 short films by such notable directors as Darren Lynn Bousman, Neil Marshall and Adam Gierasch. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

----Frank Scheck

Creator/director/choreographer James Walski's dance-heavy musical revue Trip of Love features over 25 classic pop songs of the 1960s. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Actor Colin Hanks' documentary All Things Must Pass recounts the story of the rise and fall of Tower Records. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

Nelson George's documentary A Ballerina's Tale recounts the life and career of Misty Copeland, the first African-American dancer in the history of the American Ballet Theatre. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

A mythology professor unwittingly unleashes dark supernatural forces in Jorge Ameer's indie horror film Medusa. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck