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Joey Sims


Joey Sims is a critic and playwright based in Brooklyn. He was written for Sketch Show at The PIT, and conducted research for The Civilians. His work has also been produced at Bard College, where he earned a BA in literature. Joey has worked as a script reader for Manhattan Theatre Club and The Public Theater, and has written for American Theatre Magazine. He was previously a Web Assistant at Playbill.com.


Articles by Joey Sims


Review: Nothing Gold Can Stay at the A.R.T./New York Theatres
11 October 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: Nothing Gold Can Stay at the A.R.T./New York Theatres

ART/New York ⋄ October 1-October 26
By Joey Sims

Peter Mark Kendall delivers a “quiet, humane” performance in this otherwise tonally-confused play. Joey Sims reviews.


Review: Only Yesterday at 59E59
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.


Review: Waterboy and the Mighty World at Bushwick Starr
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


The Trouble With Timbers
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.


Review: Bat Out of Hell at New York City Center
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.


Review: Patience at Paradise Factory
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.


Review: Broadway Bounty Hunter at Greenwich House Theater
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.


Review: Preexisting Conditions at Paradise Factory
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.


Review: Handbagged at 59E59
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.


Review: Continuity at New York City Center Stage II
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.


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