'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 9:00pm on February 17, 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 on February 12, 2015☆⚑

'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 9:00pm on February 12, 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 9:00pm on February 11, 2015☆⚑

'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 9:00pm on February 11, 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 9:00pm on February 8, 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 9:00pm on January 29, 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 on January 27, 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 7:38am on January 26, 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 on January 10, 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 9:00pm on January 8, 2015☆⚑

'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 2:36pm on December 16, 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 9:00pm on December 14, 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 9:00pm on December 4, 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 on November 25, 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 9:00pm on November 23, 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 9:00pm on November 19, 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 7:23pm on November 17, 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 on November 5, 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 fre…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 5:30pm on October 30, 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 9:00pm on October 29, 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 9:00pm on October 22, 2014☆⚑

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 al…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 2:07pm on October 22, 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 on October 21, 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 on October 19, 2014☆⚑