Welcome to Scheck on the Arts
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.
November 1, 2023
Nov 1st
The Classic Stage Company's revival of the 1962 Harold Rome/Jerome Weidman musical I Can Get It For You Wholesale features a terrific ensemble headed by Santino Fontana. To read my New York Stage Review review, click here.
October 31, 2023
Oct 31st
An up-and-coming rock band struggles to record their new album in Stereophonic, David Adjmi's drama featuring music by former Arcade Fire member Will Butler. To read my New York Stage Review review of the play receiving its world premiere at Playwrights Horizons, click here.
-------Frank Scheck
October 27, 2023
Oct 27th
The giant animatronic animal figures at a family pizza restaurant come to murderous life in Blumhouse's horror film Five Nights at Freddy's, whose cast also includes Mary Stuart Masterson and Matthew Lillard. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.
-------Frank Scheck
October 23, 2023
Oct 23rd
A terrific ensemble performs Stephen Sondheim's final work Here We Are, directed by Joe Mantello and featuring a book by David Ives adapted from two classic Luis Bunuel films. To read my New York Stage Review review of the musical receiving its world premiere at the Shed, click here.
--------Frank Scheck
October 20, 2023
Oct 20th
Bobby Cannavale and Bokeem Woodbine co-star with Bill Burr in Old Dads, the new Netflix film directed and co-written by the popular comedian.To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.
-------Frank Scheck