Scheck on the Arts

Charlie Cox of Netflix's Daredevil and Tony nominee Geneva Carr (Hand to God) appear in the Manhattan Theater Club's production of Incognito, the new brain-teasing play by Nick Payne (Constellations). To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 director Rachel Chavkin delivers a similarly immersive staging of Hadestown, based on Anais Mitchell's acclaimd concept album based on the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

A financially strapped teenager uses a gorgeous ex-stripper to help him make money at his elite prep school in the screen comedy Hard Sell. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

------Frank Scheck

Here are two of my Hollywood Reporter reviews of films recently showcased at Toronto's Hot Docs festival:

Tiffany Gsiung's powerful documentary The Apology profiles three elderly "comfort women" who were forced into sex slavery by the Japanese army during World War II. To read the review, click here.

Jessica Dimmock and Christopher LaMarca's documentary The Pearl profiles four transgender women living in the Pacific Northwest. To read the review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

Daniel Dae Kim of Lost and Hawaii Five-O makes his Broadway debut opposite Marin Mazzie, creating fresh sparks in the Tony-winning Broadway revival of The King and I. To read my Hollywood Reporter Critic's Notebook, read here.

Scandal regular Joe Morton plays legendary comedian Dick Gregory in Turn Me Loose, a new bio-play produced by singer John Legend. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

A couple living in a futuristic society open their home to a stranger in The Ruins of Civilization, Penelope Skinner's new drama being given its world premiere at the Manhattan Theatre Club. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride) play a cheating husband trapped in a small town by malevolent locals in the dark comedy A Bit of Bad Luck. To read my Hollywood Reporter film review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck