Scheck on the Arts

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

Bonnie Raitt is still going strong at age 62. To read my New York Post review of her terrific concert at the Beacon Theater, click here.

A lovely revival of Shakespeare's As You Like It kicks off the summer season at Central Park's Delacorte Theater. To read my review, click here.

-------Frank Scheck

The newly minted Broadway star Laura Osnes is making her cabaret debut at the Cafe Carlyle. To read my review, click here.

The York Theatre Company is presenting a sterling revival of Closer Than Ever, the musical revue by Richard Malby, Jr. and David Shire. To read my New York Post review, click here.

------Frank Scheck

Slowgirl is the inaugural offering at the handsome new Claire Tow Theater atop the Vivian Beaumont at Lincoln Center. To read my New York Post review of the play, click here.

------Frank Scheck

Escape is a new Off-Broadway play about three troubled couples, with the action taking place on a stage divided into different sections. To read my New York Post review, click here.

Also, some new film reviews from the Hollywood Reporter:

Patagonia Rising is a new documentary about the heated debate over the building of hydroelectric dams in Chile. To read my review, click here.

Jackie Chan's son Jaycee picks up the action hero mantle in the Chinese thriller Double Trouble. To read my review, click here.

The Pigeoneers looks at the military role of pigeons in World War I and II. To read my review, click here.

------Frank Scheck