All stories by Frank Scheck on BroadwayStars

Sunday, March 13, 2016

'Southern Comfort': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Annette O'Toole plays the dying patriarch of a transgender family in this musical adaptation of the 2001 documentary, a Grand Jury Prize winner at Sundance. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 07:00PM
Thursday, March 10, 2016

'Boy': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Bobby Steggert stars in Anna Ziegler's play about a man struggling with transgender issues as a result of being raised as a girl after a childhood accident. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:30PM
Monday, March 7, 2016

'The Royale': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Marco Ramirez's play presented by Lincoln Center Theater is loosely based on the life of boxer Jack Johnson, the first African-American world heavyweight champion. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Saturday, March 5, 2016

'Hungry': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Richard Nelson's new trilogy follows the template of his 'Apple Family Plays' in tracking the lives of a Dutchess County, NY, family during a tumultuous election cycle. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 12:12PM
Thursday, March 3, 2016

'3 Mics': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Neal Brennan, the co-creator of 'Chappelle's Show,' performs an evening combining stand-up comedy, personal monologues and one-liners, presented by John Legend. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:30PM

'Red Speedo': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

A competitive swimmer does whatever it takes to get into the Olympics in Lucas Hnath's drama at New York Theatre Workshop.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:30PM
Thursday, February 25, 2016

'Pericles': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Trevor Nunn directs Christian Camargo in the title role in this Theatre for a New Audience production of Shakespeare's rarely performed late romance.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Tuesday, February 23, 2016

'Dot': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

A family copes with its matriarch's worsening dementia in this comedy-drama written by 'Fear the Walking Dead' actor Colman Domingo. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Monday, February 22, 2016

'Her Requiem': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Mare Winningham and Peter Friedman play the parents of a teenage girl composing a full-length requiem in Greg Pierce's play, world-premiering at Lincoln Center. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:15PM

'Smokefall': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Zachary Quinto and Robin Tunney star in the off-Broadway premiere of Noah Haidle's absurdist dark comedy, directed by Anne Kauffman. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Sunday, February 21, 2016

'Nice Fish': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Three-time Tony Award winner Mark Rylance, an Oscar nominee this year for 'Bridge of Spies,' stars in this whimsical theater piece inspired by Louis Jenkins' prose poems. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:00PM
Thursday, February 18, 2016

'Old Hats': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Bill Irwin and David Shiner reprise their New Vaudeville comedy show, with singer-songwriter Shaina Taub providing musical support. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Wednesday, February 17, 2016

'Buried Child': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Ed Harris, Amy Madigan, Nat Wolff and Taissa Farmiga star in this off-Broadway revival of Sam Shepard's Pulitzer Prize-winning play. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Monday, February 15, 2016

'A Bronx Tale: The Musical': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Robert De Niro co-directs this musical adaptation of Chazz Palminteri's one-man play about growing up on the mean streets of the Bronx. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 01:42PM
Thursday, February 11, 2016

'Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Delivering an extended riff on the perils of joke-telling, the deadpan comic recounts offending David O. Russell and getting parenting tips from Obama.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 08:30PM
Monday, February 8, 2016

'The Woodsman': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

The backstory of the Tin Man from 'The Wizard of Oz' is told via movement, mime and puppetry in this off-Broadway show. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Critic's Notebook: Bradley Cooper, Laurence Fishburne Celebrate Playwright Arthur Miller's Centennial by Frank Scheck

Jake Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard, Alec Baldwin, Ellen Barkin and even Governor Andrew Cuomo took part in this benefit for the Arthur Miller Foundation for Theater and Film Education.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:05AM
Monday, January 11, 2016

'Maurice Hines Tappin' Thru Life': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

The veteran song and dance man recounts the story of his life and career, including his lengthy performing collaboration with his late brother Gregory. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Friday, January 8, 2016

'Jerry Seinfeld: The Homestand': Concert Review by Frank Scheck

The veteran comedian makes New York City's Beacon Theatre his home base for a series of monthly shows throughout the year. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 10:22AM
Tuesday, December 15, 2015

'These Paper Bullets!': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Rolin Jones' farce spoofs the Beatles, resets 'Much Ado About Nothing' in 1964 London, and features original songs by Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong.read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Monday, December 14, 2015

'Marjorie Prime': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Lois Smith plays an elderly woman coping with failing health with the help of an avatar of her late husband in Jordan Harrison's futuristic drama. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Sunday, December 13, 2015

'Once Upon a Mattress': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Jackie Hoffman and John Epperson, better known as "Lypsinka," star in this off-Broadway revival of Mary Rodgers' venerable musical based on 'The Princess and the Pea.' read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:30PM
Monday, November 30, 2015

'New York Animals': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Legendary composer Burt Bacharach contributes new songs to this world-premiere play by Steven Sater of 'Spring Awakening' fame. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 11:36AM
Friday, November 27, 2015

A Playwright Hits the Big Time: Stephen Karam on His White-Hot Career by Frank Scheck

The author of 'The Humans' discusses the acclaimed play's upcoming Broadway transfer and his two film projects premiering next year: "I'm not exaggerating when I say this feels like a bit of…

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00AM
Monday, November 23, 2015

'Important Hats of the Twentieth Century': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

A dastardly '30s-era fashion designer uses a stolen time machine to get his ideas from the future in 'Orange Is the New Black' writer Nick Jones' wacky farce. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM
Sunday, November 22, 2015

'The Illusionists — Live on Broadway': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

The Vegas-style touring revue featuring an assemblage of seven flamboyant magicians is back for another New York holiday engagement. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 05:19PM
Friday, November 20, 2015

‘ROCK’ DOESN’T ROLL by Frank Scheck

ONE of the fortunate if trivial side effects of the end of the “troubles” in Northern Ireland was that, once it subsided, so would the flood of imported plays about it. “Ro…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 07:26AM

Brit accent on cabaret by Frank Scheck

We get more than our share of British theater imported to these shores, but British cabaret is in woefully short supply. That situation has been temporarily rectified with the arrival of Fas…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 07:26AM
Thursday, November 19, 2015

‘ROAD’ WORK IS UNDER ‘WAY by Frank Scheck

Plenty of activity afoot this season on off-Broadway – and there’s no doubt about its most eagerly anticipated production: “Road Show,” the first new musical by Steph…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 08:45PM

‘TIS THE MOST SNAPPY ‘FELA!’ by Frank Scheck

DON’T expect to sit on your butt or your hands at “Fela!” This rousing new bio-musical – full of the pulsating, rhythmic Afrobeat music for which its subject was famo…

SOURCE: The New York Post at 08:45PM
Monday, November 16, 2015

'Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom': Theater Review by Frank Scheck

Veteran Hollywood director Joel Schumacher stages this darkly comic chiller about suburban teenagers obsessed with a zombie-hunting, virtual-reality videogame. read more

SOURCE: The Hollywood Reporter at 09:00PM

All that Chat

2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre