'Stockholm' more compelling as a syndrome than this play by Frank Scheck

The sexy young couple in "Stockholm" seem made for each other. Attractive and fit, they dance joyously and indulge in torrid (offstage) sex before he whips up dinner. As they...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 4:41am on March 13, 2014☆⚑

Puppet star of 'Hand of God' isn't afraid to rebel by Frank Scheck

In Robert Askins' "Hand to God," a devout Christian teenager is led astray by a demonic hand puppet named Tyrone. At off-Broadway's Lucille Lortel Theatre, where the MCC Theater production...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 6:25am on March 9, 2014☆⚑

Review: All the Way by Frank Scheck

Michael McKean, Bryan Cranston, and Brandon J. Dirden in All the Way (©Evgenia Eliseeva) Playing Lyndon B. Johnson in Robert Schenkkan’s ambitious historical drama All the Way, …

SOURCE: Scheck on the Arts at 5:03am on March 7, 2014☆⚑

'Fifty Shades' parody full of eye candy by Frank Scheck

It's sold 100 million copies " and, thanks to its lurid prose, spurred sales of God knows how many electronic readers. Yes, it's E.L. James' "Fifty Shades of Grey" trilogy,...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 12:00am on March 7, 2014☆⚑

The Bard takes ill-fated trip to Haiti in 'Antony and Cleopatra' by Frank Scheck

Gimmicks trump coherence in a new production of "Antony and Cleopatra" that would probably have Shakespeare suing for copyright infringement. Jonathan Cake and Joaquina Kalukango play the il…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 3:54am on March 6, 2014☆⚑

Shirley Jones Celebrates Her Big-Screen High Notes in a Cafe Carlyle Cabaret: Concert Review by Frank Scheck

The Oscar-winning singer-actress performs songs from her classic movie-musicals "Oklahoma," "The Music Man" and "Carousel" in her cabaret show.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:01pm on March 5, 2014☆⚑

Satchmo trumpets his way 'At The Waldorf' by Frank Scheck

As depicted in "Satchmo at the Waldorf," Louis Armstrong seems to suffer from multiple-personality disorder: Not only does John Douglas Thompson play the legendary jazz great, but he also vo…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 4:46am on March 5, 2014☆⚑

Craig Lucas' 'Ode to Joy' is more 12-step program than play by Frank Scheck

Watching Craig Lucas' new drama is like listening to the confessionals at a 12-step meeting: What's deeply meaningful to the speakers may be tedious for everyone else. Lucas ("Prelude to...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 9:16pm on February 27, 2014☆⚑

Review: Kung Fu by Frank Scheck

Frances Jue and Cole Horibe in Kung Fu (©Joan Marcus) The title of David Henry Hwang’s bio-play about Bruce Lee is ironic in a way that the screen icon would surely have appreci…

SOURCE: Scheck on the Arts at 7:06am on February 25, 2014☆⚑

Review: The Bridges of Madison County by Frank Scheck

Kelli O'Hara and Steven Pasquale in The Bridges of MadisonCounty (©Joan Marcus) Is it too much to ask of a show called The Bridges of Madison County that we actually see one of the co…

SOURCE: Scheck on the Arts at 5:46am on February 21, 2014☆⚑

Review: Love and Information by Frank Scheck

A scene from Love and Information (©Joan Marcus) Caryl Churchill’s new play Love and Information features more than a hundred characters in some fifty short scenes ranging in le…

SOURCE: Scheck on the Arts at 5:56am on February 20, 2014☆⚑

Dinner With Friends: Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Donald Margulies' Pulitzer Prize-winning play explores the complexities of marriage and friendship.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 4:50pm on February 13, 2014☆⚑

Charles Busch back in drag in desperate real estate ploy by Frank Scheck

He was a femme fatale in "Die Mommie, Die!" and a schizoid teenager in "Psycho Beach Party." But Charles Busch's new character is more demure: This time he plays Jimmy,...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 4:38am on February 10, 2014☆⚑

Bronx Bombers: Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Yankee legends past and present are the main characters of Eric Simonson's baseball-themed drama read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:00pm on February 6, 2014☆⚑

'Little Me' revival sees knockout performance by Christian Borle by Frank Scheck

Christian Borle did a lot of scenery chewing as the villainous Black Stache in "Peter and the Starcatcher," but that doesn't compare to the fun he's having in "Little Me."...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 4:29pm on February 6, 2014☆⚑

John Lloyd Young Showcases Powerful Vocals at Cafe Carlyle: Concert Review by Frank Scheck

The star of Broadway's "Jersey Boys" and its upcoming film delivered a 75-minute set filled with classics during a new cabaret show.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:40am on February 5, 2014☆⚑

Queen of the Night: Theater Review by Frank Scheck

The legendary nightspot Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshoe has been gloriously resurrected for this lavish and immersive theater experience.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 7:00pm on February 2, 2014☆⚑

A Man's a Man: Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Bertolt Brecht's rarely performed 1926 play is revived in a new version featuring original music by Duncan Sheik ("Spring Awakening").read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 4:51pm on January 30, 2014☆⚑

Review: Intimacy by Frank Scheck

Laura Esterman and Keith Randolph Smith in Intimacy (©Monique Carboni) For a play that features, among other things, masturbation, ejaculations, fellatio, anal sex, suggestions of inc…

SOURCE: Scheck on the Arts at 5:03am on January 30, 2014☆⚑

Former smuggler tells all in 'Midnight Express' adventure by Frank Scheck

Billy Hayes is as charming a (former) drug smuggler as you'd ever hope to meet. And if his name isn't familiar, his story is, thanks to the movie "Midnight Express."...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 5:14am on January 26, 2014☆⚑

Review: Outside Mullingar by Frank Scheck

Brian F. O'Byrne and Debra Messing in Outside Mulllingar (©Joan Marcus) Playwright John Patrick Shanley pours on the Irish blarney in Outside Mullingar, which strains mightily for Moo…

SOURCE: Scheck on the Arts at 5:09am on January 24, 2014☆⚑

Review: King Lear by Frank Scheck

Frank Langella in King Lear (©Richard Termine) Following in Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi’s recent footsteps in playing King Lear at BAM’s Harvey Theater, Frank Langella p…

SOURCE: Scheck on the Arts at 5:10am on January 22, 2014☆⚑

Review: Machinal by Frank Scheck

Rebecca Hall (foreground) with Jason Loughlin and Ryan Dinning (background) in Machinal (©Joan Marcus) The Roundabout Theatre Company’s current revival of Sophie Treadwell’…

SOURCE: Scheck on the Arts at 5:28am on January 17, 2014☆⚑

Review: Beautiful - The Carole King Musical by Frank Scheck

Jessie Mueller and Jake Epstein in Beautiful - The Carole King Musical (©Joan Marcus)    Baby boomer musical nostalgists have a lot to choose from on Broadway these days. Th…

SOURCE: Scheck on the Arts at 11:19pm on January 12, 2014☆⚑

Rising stars hit the boards for downtown theater festivals by Frank Scheck

Don’t even think of hibernating: What used to be the deadest month of the year is now a cultural cornucopia, thanks to two downtown theater festivals. What's surprising is how...

SOURCE: The New York Post at 7:02pm on December 30, 2013☆⚑