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.
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Sep 12th
The brilliant monologist Mike Daisey is performing his new piece All the Faces of the Moon over 29 consecutive nights at Joe's Pub. To read my New York Post interview with the creator of the controversial The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs, among many other solo works, click here.
Sutton Foster, the two-time Tony Award-winning star of such Broadway musicals as Thoroughly Modern Millie and Anything Goes, is performing her new cabaret act at the Cafe Carlyle. To read my New York Post review, click here.
-----Frank Scheck
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Sep 11th
The title is the wittiest aspect of A User's Guide to Hell, Featuring Bernie Madoff, the strained satire now playing Off-Broadway. To read my New York Post review, click here.
The sports-themed bio-drama Snake & Mongoo$e depicts the famed rivalry between legendary drag racers Don "The Snake" Prudhomme and Tom "The Mongoose" McEwen. To read my Hollywood Reporter film review, click here.
The inspirational drama The Ultimate Life is a combination sequel/prequel to The Ultimate Gift that delivers more of its inspirational message. To read my Hollywood Reporter film review, click here.
-----Frank Scheck
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Sep 10th
The documentary Out of the Clear Blue Sky relates the story of Cantor Fitzgerald, the investment firm that lost 658 of its employees on 9/11. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.
Former friends find themselves on opposite sides of the law in Mission Park, the new crime drama set in San Antonio. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.
-----Frank Scheck
Monday, September 9, 2013
Sep 9th
A horde of "zemons"--half zombie, half demon--creates gory mayhem in the horror comedy Dead Before Dawn 3D. To read my Hollywood Reporter film review, click here.
The charming documentary TV Man: The Search for the Last Independent Dealer explores what happened to the once ubiquitous mom and pop television retailers. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.
-----Frank Scheck
Friday, September 6, 2013
Sep 6th
Samantha Buck's documentary Best Kept Secret chronicles the heroic efforts of a teacher to find placements for her autistic students after they graduate. To read my Hollywood Reporter review, click here.
A commitment-phobic bachelor is suddenly forced to care for six kids in the comedy/drama Tio Papi. To read my Hollywood Reporter film review, click here.
----Frank Scheck