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Sunday, March 15, 2015

Kristin Chenoweth leads ‘On the Twentieth Century’ to theatrical bliss by Frank Scheck

“They don’t write dialogue like this anymore,” a producer says, leafing through the Bible in “On the Twentieth Century.” And they don’t write musical comedies like this anymo…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:00PM
Wednesday, February 25, 2015

'Brooklynite': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

A ragtag group of superheroes protects Brooklyn in this campy new musical co-written and directed by Michael Mayer of 'Spring Awakening' and 'American Idiot' fame.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Tuesday, February 24, 2015

'Lives of the Saints': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

This evening of comic one-acts arrives courtesy of 'All in the Timing' and 'Venus in Fur' playwright David Ives, directed by Tony winner John Rando.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM

'The Nether': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Emmy winner Merritt Wever stars in Jennifer Haley's drama depicting a dystopian society where people can act out their darkest fantasies online.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM

'The Nether': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Emmy-winner Merritt Wever stars in Jennifer Haley's drama depicting a dystopian society where people can act out their darkest fantasies online.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Wednesday, February 18, 2015

'Verité': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Anna Camp stars in this comedy from 'Orange is the New Black' writer Nick Jones, about a struggling writer looking to drum up memoir fodder.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Tuesday, February 17, 2015

'Hamilton': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

This new hip hop-infused musical by 'In the Heights' composer-star Lin-Manuel Miranda depicts the sprawling life of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Thursday, February 12, 2015

'The Iceman Cometh': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Nathan Lane and Brian Dennehy headline Robert Falls' acclaimed production for the Goodman Theatre of Eugene O'Neill's classic drama. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:00PM

'The Events': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

David Greig's play with music, featuring a local community choir at every performance, is inspired by the 2011 massacre of 77 people in Norway.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Wednesday, February 11, 2015

'Rasheeda Speaking': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Dianne Wiest and Tonya Pinkins play warring office mates in Joel Drake Johnson's play marking Cynthia Nixon's directorial debut read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM

'Between Riverside and Crazy': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Stephen McKinley Henderson excels as the central character in Stephen Adly Guirgis' acclaimed drama being given an encore production by the Second Stage Theatre.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Sunday, February 8, 2015

'Pretty Filthy': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

The investigative theater troupe The Civilians explore Los Angeles' adult film industry in their new musical read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Thursday, January 29, 2015

'A Month in the Country': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Taylor Schilling, Peter Dinklage and Anthony Edwards star in this Off-Broadway revival of Ivan Turgenev's classic 19th century playread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Tame ‘Lionboy’ slips into the New Victory Theater by Frank Scheck

“Have you ever seen a lion chase a CEO down a corridor?” the young hero asks in “Lionboy.” Well, you won’t see it here. This first-ever show for families created...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:09AM
Monday, January 26, 2015

‘Let the Right One In’ is a bloody good vampire tale by Frank Scheck

Blood flows as freely as adolescent hormones in the National Theatre of Scotland’s stage adaptation of the 2008 Swedish film “Let the Right One In.” It is both a moving...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 07:38AM
Saturday, January 10, 2015

'Kansas City Choir Boy': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Courtney Love stars in this theatrical song cycle staged in a highly intimate off-Broadway space as part of the Prototype festivalread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:09PM
Thursday, January 8, 2015

'Dying For It': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

British playwright and screenwriter Moira Buffini has delivered a free adaptation of the long-suppressed Russian dark comedy 'The Suicide'read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Tuesday, December 16, 2014

'Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

The comic oratorio by Eric Idle and John Du Prez, inspired by Monty Python's "Life of Brian," makes its NYC debut in a concert staging at Carnegie Hallread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 02:36PM
Sunday, December 14, 2014

'Every Brilliant Thing': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

This one-man play starring British actor-comedian Jonny Donahoe concerns a young boy's response to his mother's suicide attemptread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Thursday, December 4, 2014

'The Illusionists — Witness the Impossible': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Vegas comes to Broadway in this touring magic-act showcase, which assembles seven flamboyant illusionists of various stylesread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Tuesday, November 25, 2014

'Ghost Brothers of Darkland County': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

The long-gestating musical collaboration between novelist Stephen King and rocker John Mellencamp is playing one-night dates around the countryread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:55AM
Sunday, November 23, 2014

'A Particle of Dread (Oedipus Variations)': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Stephen Rea stars in Sam Shepard's modern-day riff on Sophocles' Greek tragedyread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Wednesday, November 19, 2014

'Allegro': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Classic Stage Company presents a rare revival of the 1947 Rodgers & Hammerstein musical that represents one of the legendary composing team's few flopsread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Monday, November 17, 2014

Elaine Stritch Gets a Star-Studded Sendoff From the Broadway Community by Frank Scheck

A gallery of theatrical luminaries paid tribute to the legendary Tony winner in an emotional afternoon of songs and storiesread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 07:23PM
Wednesday, November 5, 2014

One-man show ‘Wiesenthal’ brings great Nazi-hunter to life by Frank Scheck

For a man who devoted his life to hunting down Nazi war criminals, Simon Wiesenthal was quite the cutup. That’s but one of the revelations of the fine one-man show...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:00PM
Thursday, October 30, 2014

Big Apple Circus’ new show big on acrobats and rescue dogs by Frank Scheck

There’s something very comforting about the Big Apple Circus. Now in its 37th season, it’s intimate and fun, minus the arty pretensions of Cirque du Soleil and the seizure-inducing f…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 05:30PM
Wednesday, October 29, 2014

'Lips Together, Teeth Apart': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

America Ferrera of "Ugly Betty" stars with "Orange is the New Black" alums Michael Chernus and Tracee Chimo in this revival of Terrence McNally's 1991 comedy-dramaread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Wednesday, October 22, 2014

'The Fortress of Solitude': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

This new musical by playwright Itamar Moses and composer-lyricist Michael Friedman is based on Jonathan Lethem's best-selling 2003 novelread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM

Buster Poindexter makes the Café Carlyle ‘Hot Hot Hot’ by Frank Scheck

Forget the stiff ($50 to $130) cover charge and sharp-dressed clientele: For now, the elegant Café Carlyle is New York’s funkiest dive bar. All thanks to Buster Poindexter, lounge-lizard …

SOURCE: The New York Post at 02:07PM
Tuesday, October 21, 2014

‘The Death of Klinghoffer’ ignites passion outside, but none onstage by Frank Scheck

It’s often said that opera is a dying art form, but you wouldn’t know it from the emotions flaring outside Lincoln Center last night. The occasion was The Metropolitan Opera’s...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 10:07AM
Sunday, October 19, 2014

'The Belle of Amherst': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Joely Richardson ("Nip/Tuck") stars as poet Emily Dickinson in this one-person play made famous by Julie Harrisread more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:00PM