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Frank Scheck

About Frank Scheck

Frank Scheck has been covering film, theater and music for more than 30 years. He is currently a New York correspondent and arts writer for The Hollywood Reporter. He was previously the editor of Stages Magazine, the chief theater critic for the Christian Science Monitor, and a theater critic and culture writer for the New York Post. His writing has appeared in such publications as the New York Daily News, Playbill, Backstage, and various national and international newspapers.

June 12, 2025 12:02 am

Angry Alan: A Brilliant Skewering of Male Toxicity

★★★★☆ John Krasinski plays a depressed middle-aged man who goes down an internet rabbit hole in Penelope Skinner’s sharp-edged drama.

June 3, 2025 9:00 pm

Lunar Eclipse: A Moving Portrait of a Married Couple in Twilight

★★★★☆ Reed Birney and Lisa Emery play a long-married couple talking about their lives in Donald Margulies’ new drama

May 21, 2025 7:04 pm

Creditors: Strindberg Updated, For Better and Worse

★★★★☆ Liev Schreiber, Maggie Siff, and Justice Smith star in Jen Silverman’s adaptation of Strindberg’s classic drama.

May 20, 2025 7:22 pm

Lights Out, Nat King Cole: Smile When Your Heart Is Breaking

★★★☆☆ Dule Hill plays the title role in Colman Domingo and Patricia McGregor’s play with music, exploring Nat King Cole’s troubled psyche.

May 8, 2025 8:59 pm

Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes: Star Power Up Close

★★★★☆ Hugh Jackman and Ella Beatty co-star in this intimate drama about a university professor who has an affair with one of his students.

April 26, 2025 9:59 pm

Just in Time: A Bio-Musical Blast

★★★★☆ Jonathan Groff gloriously pays tribute to Bobby Darin in this electric, cabaret-style showcase for his talents

April 24, 2025 9:58 pm

Pirates! The Penzance Musical: Not for Purists, but Fun for Everyone Else

★★★★☆ Rupert Holmes delivers an entertaining, New Orleans-flavored adaptation of the classic Gilbert & Sullivan operetta

April 23, 2025 10:00 am

Grief Camp: Loss at an Emotional Remove

★★☆☆☆ Eliya Smith’s amorphous drama revolves around young campers working through bereavement issues.

April 14, 2025 10:59 pm

John Proctor Is the Villain: A #MeToo Conversation with ‘The Crucible’

★★★☆☆ Sadie Sink stars in Kimberly Belflower’s play about a high school class wrestling with the themes of Miller’s play.

April 7, 2025 8:59 pm

Boop!: Boop-Oop-a-Doop!

★★★★☆ Jasmine Amy Rogers adorably brings the venerable cartoon character to life in this Broadway musical directed and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell.

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