1,115 stories by "Frank Scheck"
A sheet of paper, a chair, some rubber balls, fruit and a suitcase. That's about all the props Jamie Adkins needs to create theatrical magic in his family-friendly "Circus Incognitus." A ve…
He was the man Oscar Wilde went to prison for: his lover, Lord Alfred Douglas, the handsome, overprivileged son of the Marquess of Queensbury whom Wilde and others affectionately called Bosi…
The swashbuckling pirates of "Treasure Island" burst into song often enough to make it feel like a musical. But despite repeated choruses of "Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum," this new adaptat…
For Chekhov fans who've overdosed on his clas sics, "The Sneeze" seems full of promise. An evening of one-acts adapted by playwright Michael Frayn from the writer's early short stories and …
Part "Stomp," part "Blue Man Group" and part "Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk," "Momentum" is as infectious as it is derivative. This kinetic production from the Israel-based company …
If the idea of watching two machines chatting to each other sounds exciting, then "Hello Hi There" is the show for you.Nirvana for computer geeks, this bizarre theater piece by Annie Dorsen…
You'd expect cheeki ness from a theater troupe named Pants on Fire, and that's exactly what you get in this rollicking British import at the Flea Theater. "Pants on Fire's Metamorphoses" up…
Memo to aspiring dramatists: If that whole playwriting thing doesn't work out, there are other job possibilities out there. You might even get elected president. That's what happened to Vacl…
No need to bother with that revival of "King Lear" arriv ing in April at BAM. Why sit through the entirety of Shakespeare's classic when you can get pretty much the same story in less than …
There's not much to do in limbo except talk. And talk. And talk. And that's exactly what the three historical characters in "Spy Garbo" do. By the end of this long-winded evening of philoso…
The problem with being a cutting-edge theater festival is that it gets harder and harder to keep things sharp. That's the challenge faced by Under the Radar, presented each year by the Publ…
If "The Body Politic" is to be believed, political op eratives engage in some pretty kinky foreplay. Republican Spencer Davis and Democrat Trish Rubenstein like to play a game of "political…
'You've Got Hate Mail" is the perfect bedroom farce for an era in which there's more action online than in actual bedrooms. Composed entirely of e-mails and text messages riotously enacted …
You may want to have a study guide handy during the Irish Rep's "Banished Children of Eve," a swirling historical drama that often feels like homework. Set during the 1863 New York Draft Ri…
Never mind those bloated Dickens miniseries on PBS. You'll have much more fun -- and in a lot less time -- at "Penny Penniworth." In just 70 minutes, the Emerging Artists Theatre's parody s…
The name "Abulkasem" may not mean anything to you now, but it will mean much after you've seen "Invasion!" Maybe too much, because this satirical Swedish import packs a whole lot of ideas -…
If you've ever sat through a boring wed ding speech, you'll probably wince during the opening scene of "If That's All There Is." But while it captures such moments with comically painful ac…
Don't be surprised if you find the events depicted in "The Deep Throat Sex Scandal" hard to swallow. This new play details how the notorious porn film "Deep Throat" became one of the most pr…
It's no Fringe Festival -- and that's a good thing. Now in its seventh season, the New York Musical Theatre Festival offers a level of polish and talent that puts its summertime counterpart…
SHAKESPEARE -- even the comedies -- can be heavy lifting, so it's a pleasure to report that "The Merry Wives of Windsor" is lighter than air.Imported from London's Globe Theatre, this "Merr…
Who, younger readers may wonder, was Michael Rockefeller? Back in 1961, former Gov. Nelson's 23-year-old son went to Papua New Guinea on an anthropological expedition and never returned. Th…
Justin Bartha and Elisabeth Reaser star in this new play by 'Hand to God' author Robert Askins, about married couples participating in Christian Domestic Disciplline.read more
Amanda Seyfried and Thomas Sadoski star in Neil LaBute's new play about the aftermath of a drunken hook-up, premiering off-Broadway at Second Stage.read more
Annie Baker's acclaimed Pulitzer Prize-winning play about the employees of a run-down Massachusetts movie theater returns in a commercial off-Broadway engagement with its original cast.read …
Signature Theatre presents the world premiere of this latest work by esteemed South African playwright Athol Fugard, author of 'The Road to Mecca' and 'Master Harold...and the Boys.'read more
