1,115 stories by "Frank Scheck"
Uneasily blending an examination into the global effects of climate change with dysfunctional family drama, British playwright Nick Payne’s dark comedy If There Is I Haven’t Foun…
'Why do the righteous suffer?" That question's at the heart of the Old Testament's Book of Job " one that will feel newly relevant to theatergoers who sit through "Job," Thomas Bradshaw's vu…
The Anderson Twins don't really play the fabulous Dor-seys in "The Anderson Twins Play the Fabulous Dorseys!," but never mind. This musical tribute from one pair of swinging musical siblings…
If press releases are to be believed, no Bulgarian play has ever received a major New York City production until now.
And if the Bug Company's "The Eyes of Others" is any indication, there'…
You can't throw a rock in this town without hitting a solo performer.
But this hasn't stopped the All for One Theater Festival from showcasing even more. Kicking off tomorrow, the festival's…
Watching "The Why Overhead," it's hard not to imagine its playwright in some actual, dead-end office job, taking notes about his co-workers with the hope of one day putting it all onstage. W…
The ambitious new Broadway bio-musical depicts the life and career of the legendary screen star. read more
NO, the women pictured above won't be strutting the runways this Fashion Week.
They're the subjects of "Sicks," a play by Clay Edmonds "whose day job is director of merchandising for Women's…
Imagine a Narcotics Anonymous meeting at which the speaker suddenly breaks into song and dance. This should give you a pretty good feel for "Methtacular!" " a confessional solo show about cr…
'i could squeeze a bullet between those lips." "I could get a spoon and prise it in your eye sockets." "I could squeeze a grenade up there."
Such are among the not-so-tender declarations in …
Sam Shepard clearly hasn't mellowed with age. The 68-year-old playwright's newest work, "Heartless," which the Signature Theatre's giving a world premiere, reveals a writer still railing aga…
One of the more depressing moments in a man's life comes with the realization that he's no longer young enough to be cougar bait.
That was one of the random thoughts prompted by "Cougar the …
'the Book of Mormon" isn't the only show in town to poke fun of Mitt Romney's faith. Enter "Missionary in Manhattan" which is pretty amusing, if a lot less profane " and just $15 a ticket.
P…
Broadway's long sigh of relief is over: Gerard Alessandrini's skewer-fest, "Forbidden Broadway," is back with "Alive & Kicking!" Opening Sept. 6, it once again makes comic mincemeat of the G…
Club kids are familiar with the strange goings-on at The Box, the intimate Lower East Side venue that specializes in modern-day burlesque and risqué vaudeville acts. But the hot spot's curr…
It may advance the cause of Arab-Israeli relations, but the new play "Dogs" doesn't do much to help theater. This new work by the Israeli company TheaterCan at the Fringe Festival concerns a…
Ever wonder what happened to the singing Von Trapp family after they escaped the Nazis by climbing the Alps at the end of "The Sound of Music"?
Probably not, especially since in real life th…
Long before Matisyahu made Orthodox Judaism hip, there was Shlomo Carlebach. This "Rock Star Rabbi," whose accessible brand of Jewish music made him an unlikely pop star in the 1960s, is the…
Imagine owning a home plate that once graced the old Yankee Stadium. Or the glove worn by the player who ended Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak with a catch. Or the letter Babe Ruth wro…
Now playing in Toronto by way of Glasgow and London’s West End—and prior to a hoped-for Broadway run—Backbeat: The Birth of the Beatles is far from the cheery juke-box musi…
By Beverly Hills standards, Deana Martin had a perfectly normal childhood. She sang Christmas carols with Rosemary Clooney, Judy Garland attended her school play and "Uncle Frank" Sinatra ga…
It's bad enough that politicians screw over their constituents. Do they have to screw over the English language, too?
Thanks to sleazy politicos involved in career-breaking sex scandals such…
Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's fairy tale-inspired musical starring Amy Adams is appropriately presented in the woods in this free Central Park revival. read more
Woody Harrelson and Frankie Hyman's shaggy dog farce was inspired by their youthful days working together at a Houston construction site. read more
Broadway dimmed its lights Friday night in Gore Vidal's honor. Happily, a slew of cast changes at his scathing 1960 comedy, "The Best Man," has scarcely diminished this fine revival's luster…
