Scheck on the Arts

A veteran schoolteacher rails against the closing of her high school in the provocative off-Broadway drama And Miles to Go. To read my New York Post review, click here.

Trudie Tyler, aka Mrs. Sting, leads the cast in the new revival of Chekhov's The Seagull set in 19th century Ireland. To read my New York Post review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

A teenager tries to expose her mother's boyfriend's duplicity in the gritty coming of age film drama Babygirl. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

The documentary Dislecksia: The Movie sheds light on a little-understood condition. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

The documentary Walter: Lessons from the World's Oldest People explores the lives of supercentenarians--people age 110 and older. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

------Frank Scheck

The interpersonal dynamics of a modern dance troupe are explored in Five Dances, Alan Brown's film set largely in a rehearsal studio. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

An alcoholic paraplegic endures an intervention by his concerned friends in the indie film drama The Last Day of August. To read my Hollywood Reporter film review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

Dee Dee Bridgewater plays the late, great Billie Holiday in the new off-Broadway bio-musical/concert Lady Day. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

A young woman defies her pastor father to pursue a pop music career in the inspirational film drama Grace Unplugged. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

Bullied teens plan a school shooting in the darkly comic mockumentary The Dirties. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

-----Frank Scheck

Tony Danza stars in the new musical Honeymoon in Vegas, based on the 1992 screen comedy and now recieving its world premiere at New Jersey's Paper Mill Playhouse. To read my New York Post review, click here.

Australia's Belvoir theater company has arrived with their delightful new adaptation of J.M. Barrie's classic Peter Pan. To read my New York Post review, click here.

Viking warriors battle Thor--the god, not the Marvel character--in the swords-and-sandals epic Vikingdom. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.

----Frank Scheck