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.
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Nov 5th
Robyn Symon's documentary Behind the Blue Veil examines the plight of Mali's nomadic Tuareg people. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.
Maxine Trump's documentary Musicwood chronicles the efforts of American guitar companies to guarantee the supply of high-quality wood necessary for its product. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.
-----Frank Scheck
Monday, November 4, 2013
Nov 4th
The terrific new Broadway musical After Midnight celebrates the music and the style of the Cotton Club in its Depression-era heyday. To read my review, click here.
-----Frank Scheck
Friday, November 1, 2013
Nov 1st
The 300-year-old Carlo Colla & Sons Marionette Company is presenting their acclaimed production of Sleeping Beauty at the New Victory Theater. To read my New York Post Hot Picks story on the venerable troupe, click here.
The documentary Jihad in America: The Grand Deception makes the claim that Islamic groups are masking their true goal, which is to bring down America. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.
------Frank Scheck
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Oct 31st
Out Loud, directed by Samer Daboul, is being described as Lebanon's first-ever gay-themed film. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.
-----Frank Scheck
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Oct 30th
Curt Faudon's Bridging the Gap is an impressionistic documentary about the 500-year-old Vienna Boys Choir. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.
------Frank Scheck