Peter Mark Kendall delivers a “quiet, humane” performance in this otherwise tonally-confused play. Joey Sims reviews.
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Articles by Joey Sims
15 September 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Only Yesterday at 59E59
59E59 Theaters ⋄ September 7-September 29
By Joey Sims
John Lennon and Paul McCartney forge their iconic bond in this simplistic, but ultimately moving play by Bob Stevens. Joey Sims reviews.
6 September 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Waterboy and the Mighty World at Bushwick Starr
Bushwick Starr ⋄ 4th - 7th September 2019
By Joey Sims
Loose connections but stronger feelings bring a sense of community to a devised work by The HawtPlates. Joey Sims reviews
20 August 2019
Features • Broadway • NYC
The Trouble With Timbers
By Joey Sims
Can Alex Timbers find the heart in his shows? Joey Sims ponders Timbers’ recent Broadway outings.
9 August 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Bat Out of Hell at New York City Center
August 1-September 8
By Joey Sims
Our critic, Joey Sims, “Would Do Anything for Love”…of Lena Hall. She’s currently playing a rock-belting mom in this logic-defying, over-the-top, damn good time of a musical.
2 August 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Patience at Paradise Factory
Paradise Factory ⋄ July 24-August 3
By Joey Sims
Johnny G. Lloyd tests our ~patience~ with this play about solitaire champions. Joey Sims reviews.
25 July 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Broadway Bounty Hunter at Greenwich House Theater
Greenwich House ⋄ July 7-September 15
By Joey Sims
An out-of-work actress becomes a bounty hunter in Joe Iconis’ new musical, but the show doesn’t lean far enough into its absurd premise. Joey Sims reviews.
18 July 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Preexisting Conditions at Paradise Factory
Paradise Factory ⋄ July 11 - July 21
By Joey Sims
Elyse Pitock’s new play about one woman’s chronic pain is mired down in its confusing tonal shifts. Joey Sims reviews.
13 June 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Handbagged at 59E59
59E59 Theaters ⋄ June 4-June 30
By Joey Sims
A verbally expressive audience livened up this well-trod play about Queen Elizabeth and Margaret Thatcher. Joey Sims reviews.
29 May 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Continuity at New York City Center Stage II
New York City Center - The Studio at Stage II ⋄ May 8-June 9
By Joey Sims
Bess Wohl tackles the spectre of climate change via a film set, but stretches the limits of plausibility along the way. Joey Sims reviews.