Scheck on the Arts

Bryan Cranston makes his terrific Broadway debut playing Lyndon B. Johnson in the ambitious historical drama All the Way. To read my review, click here.

The best-selling erotic trilogy by E.L. James has been given an irreverent stage treatment in 50 Shades! The Musical--The Original Parody. To read my New York Post feature story about the show, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

The new version of Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, "edited and directed" by playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney, resets the action to 18th century Haiti. To read my New York Post review of this production being presented at the Public Theater, click here.

Oscar-winning actress/singer Shirley Jones delivers a nostalgic evening of songs from her classic movie musicals in her new cabaret show at the Cafe Carlyle. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

John Douglas Thompson delivers a superb performance as Louis Armstrong in Satchmo at the Waldorf, Terry Teachout's new one-person play about the jazz legend. To read my New York Post review of this Off-Broadway production, click here.

Del Shores has filmed a production of his acclaimed stage play Southern Baptist Sissies, about four young Southern men grappling with their sexuality. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

----Frank Scheck

The documentary As the Palaces Burn recounts the harrowing legal battle faced by the lead singer of the heavy metal band Lamb of God who was charged with causing the death of one of their fans. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

----Frank Scheck

Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter recently perfomed a concert of orchestral versions of her songs acccompanied by the New York Philharmonic. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Rodrigo Reyes' haunting documentary Purgatorio: A Journey Into the Heart of the Border explores the hellish conditions along the U.S./Mexcio border. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

----Frank Scheck