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Joey Sims @joeysims.bsky.social · 15d

I don’t think that’s accurate. Not sure where he got it from. They sell more full price than they used to, but still mostly discount.

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Joey Sims @joeysims.bsky.social · 18d

A year later, RAGTIME does not hit nearly as hard. But my god, those voices! www.theatrely.com/post/a-glori...

A Glorious RAGTIME Is Finally Back On Broadway — Review

Theatrely's Broadway review of Ragtime at Lincoln Center Theatre in New York City.

www.theatrely.com

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Joey Sims @joeysims.bsky.social · 20d

that’s right

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American Theatre @americantheatre.org · 20d

In a first-person essay for our fall History issue, D.C.-based journalist/culture critic Nathan Pugh, a former Kennedy Center copywriter, reflects on the events that drove him to leave and the tenuous position of arts workers under the Trump administration.
www.americantheatre.org/2025/10/15/w...

Why I Left Kennedy Center

A former copywriter for the D.C. organization reflects on the tenuous position of arts workers under the Trump administration.

www.americantheatre.org

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Joey Sims @joeysims.bsky.social · Sep 24

& my Sept round-up includes The Shed, The Tank, Theaterlab, JACK and..sigh..."The Mansion at Hudson Yards" www.theatrely.com/post/a-septe...

A September Off-Broadway Critic Roundup

Theatrely's Off-Broadway roundup of House of McQueen, Bull, The Matriarchs, Holes in the Shape of My Father, and The Brother's Size.

www.theatrely.com

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Joey Sims @joeysims.bsky.social · Sep 24

SATURDAY CHURCH is a mess, and might not be telling the right story. But what a cast! www.theatrely.com/post/in-satu...

In SATURDAY CHURCH, We Are All Looking For Community — Review

Theatrely's Off-Broadway review of Saturday Church a new musical featuring the music of Sia and Honey Dijon at New York Theatre Workshop.

www.theatrely.com

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jourdain searles @judysquirrels.bsky.social · Sep 24

I think it’s a really embarrassing bit of nationwide theater to pretend that a racist podcaster means anything to the world. he lived for nothing and died for nothing. the world is laughing at us and we deserve it because all this shit is fucking stupid!

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Joey Sims @joeysims.bsky.social · Sep 19

loved this show, glad it is returning mcctheater.org/cold-war-cho...

COLD WAR CHOIR PRACTICE | MCC Theater

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Joey Sims @joeysims.bsky.social · Sep 18

Sam Tutty showing me his LEGO - preview feature on TWO STRANGERS, also for Theatrely www.theatrely.com/post/sam-tut...

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Joey Sims @joeysims.bsky.social · Sep 18

Jack Wolfe comparing himself to a small kitten - my profile, part of Theatrely’s fall preview: www.theatrely.com/post/jack-wo...

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Joey Sims @joeysims.bsky.social · Sep 18

A few fave quotes from new pieces of mine. First, on NYU Skirball (so hot right now) for TDF Stages: www.tdf.org/on-stage/tdf...

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · Sep 18

Disney has Tron: Ares, Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, Rental Family, Zootopia 2, Ella McCay, Avatar: Fire and Ash, and Is This Thing On? opening this year. I hope the talent involved in these movies curtails all planned publicity until the company reverses its decision about Kimmel.

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Joey Sims @joeysims.bsky.social · Sep 8

alright let's pack it up www.theatermania.com/news/taika-w...

Taika Waititi and Rita Ora Producing Musical About Fyre Festival - TheaterMania.com

In a statement, Waititi said, “I can’t wait to get started and snatch me some of that sweet American theater money.”

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Joey Sims @joeysims.bsky.social · Sep 3

My latest for The Brooklyn Rail: talkin’ Tennessee Williams, THE WHOLE OF TIME and weighty legacies with Tony Torn brooklynrail.org/2025/09/thea...

Tony Torn Confronts His Family Legacy in The Whole of Time | The Brooklyn Rail

Tony Torn was only ten years old when he witnessed his father, the inimitable Rip Torn, perform the role of Tom Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie on Broadway. Torn, at sixty years old, is now an essent...

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Bard Prison Initiative @bpi-bard.bsky.social · Aug 30

Featured in the "Finding Beauty" series, Robert writes about the loss experienced when trees — young & old, small & large — are felled in a prison yard. The work reminds us of the meaning each of us can make, & the harm any of us can do, as we choose to honor or ignore what is precious around us.

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Bard Prison Initiative @bpi-bard.bsky.social · Aug 30

Today, the New York Times published this exceptional opinion piece by Robert Lee Williams.

Incarcerated at Eastern NY Correctional Facility, Robert — in addition to his work as an essayist — is a full-time Bard student enrolled through BPI.

Opinion | In Prison, Trees Are a Symbol of Freedom (Gift Article)

These trees were the only living beings that I could touch without fear.

www.nytimes.com

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Abby Sewell @sewella.bsky.social · Aug 25

Four journalists were killed by an Israeli strike on a Gaza hospital today, including Mariam Dagga, a freelancer with the @apnews.com. She has a 12-year-old son, who was evacuated from Gaza earlier in the war.

She was a true hero, like all of our Palestinian colleagues in Gaza.
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Multiple journalists killed by Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital

A hospital strike in southern Gaza has killed at least eight people, including four journalists. The attack happened on Monday.

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Joey Sims @joeysims.bsky.social · Aug 22

My @nytimes.com piece on ARBORLOGUES at the cell theater is looking cute in print today. Read it here! www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/t...

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David Sims @davidlsims.bsky.social · Aug 20

hell yeah @joeysims.bsky.social in the new york times www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/t...

In This Intimate Play, You Perform for a Tree

www.nytimes.com

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Lily Janiak @lilyjaniak.bsky.social · Aug 12

Just gutted. www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...

Aurora Theatre moves to lay off staff, vacate downtown Berkeley venue

If it ceases to exist, Aurora will join a list of recently closed or hibernating companies and venues that, in of themselves, could sustain a theater scene in a midsize city.

www.sfchronicle.com

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Joey Sims @joeysims.bsky.social · Aug 11

you should

James Gunn @jamesgunn.bsky.social · Aug 10

See Joey in #Superman in theaters today!

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Joey Sims @joeysims.bsky.social · Aug 2

Common themes in my summer theater: Max Friedlich's THE HOLES (Powerhouse) and Jeremy O. Harris' SPIRIT OF THE PEOPLE (Williamstown) both muse on driving out rich gentrifiers through blood-soaked violence.

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Jonathan L. Fischer @jonfischer.bsky.social · Aug 1

Good @naveenkumarnyc.bsky.social column on the "Maybe Happy Ending" recasting www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

Column | The ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ recasting is a major misstep

The production’s decision to recast Tony winner Darren Criss with a White actor has drawn justifiable backlash.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Joey Sims @joeysims.bsky.social · Aug 1

MAYBE HAPPY ENDING now pivoting a problem entirely of their own making to, “So important we have this conversation”…you are not serious people

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Diep Tran @diepthought.bsky.social · Jul 28

"When there was a role that was originated by somebody in our community...that's a big win for us, because of the scarcity that we live in." I report on the AAPI Broadway community's disappointment in the recent Maybe Happy Ending casting decision

Conrad Ricamora Launches Scholarship Fund for Asian Actors Following Maybe Happy Ending Casting Controversy

The announcement of Andrew Barth Feldman as the musical's new lead has led to outcry from Broadway's Asian American actors.

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