Scheck on the Arts

Tar Baby is the provocative title of Desiree Burch's comedic off-Broadway show about race. To read my New York Post review, click here.

The fascinating new documentary AKA Doc Pomus deals with the life and career of the famed songwriter behind such classics as "Save the Last Dance for Me" and "This Magic Moment" among countless others. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

The Diet Show is a new cabaret piece featuring former winners and contestants on the hit televison reality series The Biggest Loser. To read my New York Post review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

The annual Under the Radar festival hits town this week, presenting the latest in cutting-edge theater. To read my New York Post feature story about its line-up, click here.

And here are three of my latest film reviews from the Hollywood Reporter:

Texas Chainsaw 3D is the latest screen incarnation of the iconic chainsaw wielding maniac, Leatherface. To read my review, click here.

Andy Garcia, Eva Longoria and Forest Whitaker star in the environmental-themed thriller A Dark Truth. To read my review, click here.

A Bottle in the Gaza Sea concerns the burgeoning online friendship between an Israeli teenage girl and a young Palestinian man. To read my review, click here.

------Frank Scheck

Donna McKechnie, who shot to fame in the original production of A Chorus Line, is still going strong at age 72. To read my New York Post review of her new cabaret show at 54 Below, click here.

-------Frank Scheck

The legendary Martha Reeves and the Vandellas are playing NYC's BB King Blues Club this weekend. To read my New York Post Hot Pick about the show, click here.

War of the Worlds The True Story is a faux documentary inspired by H.G. Wells' sci-fi classic. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

The indie film Allegiance is a military-set drama about a National Guardsman going AWOL before being sent to Iraq. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

------Frank Scheck