Scheck on the Arts

Jonathan Pryce stars in a new production of Harold Pinter's The Caretaker at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. To read my New York Post review, click here.

-------Frank Scheck

Today's posting spotlights four recent Hollywood Reporter reviews:

Kate Hudson stars as a free-spirited young woman dying of "ass cancer" in the woeful new dramedy A Little Bit of Heaven. To read my review, click here.

Filmmaker Amos Kollek examines his troubled personal life and career in Chronicling a Crisis. To read my review, click here.

First Position is a new documentary depicting the efforts of several youngsters striving to win a prestigious and highly competitive dance competition. To read my review, click here.

Patrick Wang's powerful  independent film In the Family marks the emergence of a major new talent. To read my review, click here.

------Frank Scheck

Actress/singer Emily Bergl makes a superb Cafe Carlyle debut with her new show NY I Love You. To read my Theatermania review, click here.

Up to You is a new children's show about bullying presented by TADA! Youth Theater. To read my New York Post feature about this uplifting production, click here.

------Frank Scheck

The New York Neo-Futurists are back with a "nerdcore musical" about video games called You Are in an Open Field. To read my New York Post review, click here.

-------Frank Scheck

The joint is jumpin' in the new Off-Broadway musical The City Club. To read my New York Post review, click here.

--------Frank Scheck