Scheck on the Arts

The Royal Shakespeare Company's searing production of Shakespeare's  Julius Caesar is set in modern-day South Africa and features an all-black cast. To read my New York Post review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

Motown: The Musical, the new Broadway show about the legendary record label, features more than fifty classic songs. To read my review, click here.

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival rocked Madison Square Garden with performances by dozens of great performers. To read my review of the second night of this two-part event, click here.

Scary Movie 5 is the scarily unfunny latest installment of the horror comedy franchise. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

The documentary American Meat explores the topic of sustainable farming. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

This Ain't California is a "hybrid documentary" exploring the underground skateboarding culture in 1980's era East Germany. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

Dozens of standout guitarists from the worlds of rock, blues and country converged at Madison Square Garden for Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of the first show of the two-night event, click here.

------Frank Scheck

London's smash hit Matilda the Musical has now arrived on Broadway and is already considered a front runner for the Best Musical Tony Award. To read my review, click here.

----Frank Scheck

The Air Pirates Radio Theater, based in NY's Orange County, are making their Manhtattan debut with their unique brand of staged radio theater in which audience members are recruited to provide the sound effects. To read my New York Post feature story about the inventive troupe, click here.

Bullet Catch is Rob Drummond's mesmerizing solo show inspired by the infamous magic trick. To read my New York Post review, click here.

----Frank Scheck