Scheck on the Arts

Jackie Hoffman is performing a riotous new cabaret act at 54 Below. To read my New York Post review, click here.

------Frank Scheck

Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts is happily moonlighting with his new A, B, C & D of Boogie Woogie jazz band. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of their gig at the the Iridium, click here.

The new Off-Broadway show The Sensational Josephine Baker is writer/performer Cheryl Howard's tribute to the famed entertainer. To read my New York Post review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

The surviving members of the Jackson 5 have embarked on their first tour since the loss of their brother Michael. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of their show at the Apollo Theater, click here.

The Czech/Slovakian film Gypsy explores the lives of the Roma community with shades of Hamlet. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Tyler Perry's drag alter-ego Madea returns in the latest film in the continuing franchise, Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

Brian d'Arcy James sings the pop songs of his youth in his swell cabaret show at the gorgeous new club 54 Below. To read my New York Post review, click here.

Bitches of the Kingdom takes a hilariously dark view of Disney's princess heroines. To read my New York Post review of this clever cabaret show at Don't Tell Mama, click here.

------Frank Scheck

The Ice Factory Festival always livens up the summer with its provocative theatrical fare. To read my New York Post story on this year's offerings, click here.

-------Frank Scheck