1,115 stories by "Frank Scheck"
'shalom, my brothers," Rain Pryor greets her audience " and if that sounds incongruous coming from a woman in a large Afro, well, that's the point.
As "Fried Chicken and Latkes" shows us, gr…
Charity Hope Valentine is reborn as Caridad Esperanza Valentin in the new Latin-accented revival of "Sweet Charity." But while the ethnic flavoring adds some spice to the 1966 musical about …
There are plenty of places in this town where you can see Tony-winning actors perform.
A roof isn't usually one of them.
That changes this weekend, when the Red Shirt Rooftop Reading Series …
The controversial former champ tells his side of the story while settling scores along the way. read more
A Siamese cat imagines himself to be a Chihuahua in the delightful new kids' musical "Skippyjon Jones." This summer's free offering from Theaterworks USA deserves a hearty olé!
The title c…
'it smells like armpits in here," one of the characters says about the dilapidated train station in "Black Milk," but the odor is the least of it. Vassily Sigarev's play, now receiving its N…
The powerhouse performer shines in her first NYC cabaret gig in 20 years.
Leave it to the Aussies to deliver a rollicking Chekhov.
The Sydney Theatre Company’s new Uncle Vanya being presented by the Lincoln Center Festival is a triumphant rendition that tha…
Jake LaMotta may be 90, but he can still beat Mike Tyson to the punch.
The legendary pugilist has opened his autobiographical show, "Lady and the Champ," just before Tyson hits Broadway nex…
The most infuriating thing about "Serious Money," Caryl Churchill's 1987 satire of financial manipulations, is how damnably relevant it remains.
The play was a flop in its 1988 Broadway prod…
Much like the 1991 film that inspired it, the new musical Dogfight is a sweet, unassuming and quietly touching tale that has the feel of a tightly constructed short story. While its storylin…
Wearing a dress and bonnet while flouncing around and speaking in a high-pitched whine, Peter Dinklage makes a far different impression in the new production of Molière's "The Imaginary Inv…
Like the teeming slums that are its setting, the new musical "Rio" is seriously overcrowded. This re-imagining of "Oliver Twist," set in modern-day Brazil, is so stuffed with incidents, char…
Just when you thought it was safe to head into the water, here comes the New York Musical Theatre Festival.
What used to be one of the best bets of the fall is now playing the hot days of s…
You don't mess with Jackie Hoffman. At least, not if you're going to ask her to perform at your new nightspot.
Kicking off her show at 54 Below, the comedienne milked her chagrin at being th…
The real Josephine Baker " shown dancing wildly in a brief film clip " easily trumps the stage version in Cheryl Howard's solo show. Though filled with details about the star's life, from he…
They loved "Bitches of the Kingdom!" in Orlando, and no wonder. For grown-ups with theme-park burnout, this show about peeved Disney princesses must have been a welcome tonic. Based on a new…
Brian d'Arcy James must have one hell of a record collection, and it's probably all on vinyl. In "Under the Influence," at the gorgeous new cabaret space 54 Below, the affable star of "Shrek…
'More of Our Parts," described as "6 New Plays About Disability in 70 Minutes," perfectly fulfills the mission of its producing company, Theater Breaking Through Barriers.
Known for its inte…
The Ice Factory Festival always seemed misnamed, because as cutting-edge and cool as its programming tends to be, its SoHo home was notorious for its lack of air-conditioning.
The steamiest …
It’s debatable whether the world needed yet another As You Like It, since Shakespeare’s pastoral romantic comedy seems to receive a new production every other week. But thereR…
Most musical revues come across as a scattershot collection of songs. But "Closer Than Ever," now receiving a sterling revival by the York Theatre Company, contains plenty of story lines " t…
The Costa Rican jungle is the evocative setting for "Slowgirl," the new play by Greg Pierce. But while the ever-present sounds of birds and mysterious animals provide some atmospheric tensio…
There’s one thing that can be definitely said about the Soho Rep’s production of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya: You’ll probably again feel so closely involved with its charac…
Jim Parsons works magic in the Roundabout Theatre Company’s revival of Harvey. I had my doubts that this old chestnut would have much impact these days. But Mary Chase’s 1944 com…
