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  Welcome to this destination for reviews, news
  and musings on Theater, Film and Culture (Music,
  Cabaret, Books and more) by veteran arts writer
  and New York Post/Hollywood Reporter
  critic Frank Scheck.

December 18, 2023

Singer Christine Ebersole and pianist Billy Stritch, who have been working together for twenty years, make their 54 Below debut with their holiday-themed show I'll Be Home for Christmas. To read my New York Stage Review review, click here.

-------Frank Scheck

December 15, 2023

Mark Wahlberg stars in The Family Plan, the new Apple TV+ movie about a suburban dad whose secret past as an assassin catches up with him. To read my Hollywood Reporter review of the film also featuring Michelle Monaghan and Ciaran Hinds, click here.

------Frank Scheck

December 14, 2023

Marco Ramirez (The Royale) provides the book for Buena Vista Social Club, an new musical inspired by the album and documentary and featuring the music of legendary Cuban musicians. To read my New York Stage Review review, click here.

-------Frank Scheck

December 7, 2023

The now-retired Batman is merely a supporting character in Merry Little Batman, an Amazon Prime animated film that finds his eight-year-old son Damian battling an array of classic supervillains. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

---------Frank Scheck

December 6, 2023

Mary Kathryn Nagle's play Manahatta, currently playing at the Public Theater, parallels the past and present struggles of Native Americans. To read my New York Stage Review review, click here.

-------Frank Scheck