Scheck on the Arts

Former Bette Midler Harlette Jenifer Lewis maker her long awaited return to New York City cabaret with Black Don't Crack,  her terrific new show at 54 Below. To read my TheaterMania review, click here.

Russian playwright Vassily Sigarev's acclaimed drama Black Milk is currently receiving its New York premiere off-Broadway. To read my New York Post review, click here.

------Frank Scheck

Cate Blanchett stars in the thrilling new production of Uncle Vanya being presented for an all too limited engagement by the Lincoln Center Festival. To read my review, click here.

------Frank Scheck

Jake LaMotta, the "Raging Bull" himself, stars in the new autobiographical show with music, Lady and the Champ. To read my New York Post review, click here.

-------Frank Scheck

Singer Carla DelVillaggio uncannily impersonates Barbra Streisand in her cabaret show Streisand: The Greatest Star. To read my New York Post review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

For today, a trio of new film reviews from the Hollywood Reporter:

30 Beats, inspired by Schnitzler's La Ronde, depicts a romantic roundelay among a series of New Yorkers. To read my review, click here.

The Israeli drama Valley of Strength deals with the first wave of Jewish settlers in 1880's Palestine. To read my review, click here.

Demian Bichir stars as a Latin American pilot stranded in a remote Irish village in the quirky comedy The Runway. To read my review, click here.

------Frank Scheck