The Civilians resurrect a multi-talented queer raconteur in a Chelsea townhouse for a uniquely intimate experience. Joey Sims reviews.
Joey Sims
Articles by Joey Sims
24 April 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Pain of My Belligerence at Playwrights Horizons
Playwrights Horizons ⋄ March 29-May 12
By Joey Sims
“That Guy” infects our collective bloodstream, in a play Joey Sims calls “theater as a scream of pain.”
19 April 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Plano at the Connelly Theater
Connelly Theater ⋄ April 8 - May 11
By Joey Sims
Will Arbery’s play brings the laughs alongside the panic attack. Joey Sims reviews.
6 March 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Recent Alien Abductions at Walkerspace
Walkerspace ⋄ February 12-March 31
By Joey Sims
Jorge Ignacio Cortiñas presents a world tilted uncomfortably on its axis. Joey Sims reviews.
22 February 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: By the Way, Meet Vera Stark at Signature Theatre
Signature Theatre ⋄ January 29-March 10
By Joey Sims
Joey Sims finds that this revival sometimes stumbles, but the “strange, electric play has only gained in relevance” since its 2011 premiere.
17 February 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Sea Wall/A Life at the Public Theater
Public Theater ⋄ February 1-March 31
By Joey Sims
Joey Sims looks for light in the face of horror in Sea Wall/A Life.
28 January 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Weightless at BRIC
BRIC ⋄ 11 January - 13 January
By Joey Sims
The Kilbanes retell the story of Philomena and Procne in a concert setting, but the narrative gets lost in the music. Joey Sims reviews.
21 January 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: Intelligence at Next Door at NYTW
Next Door at NYTW ⋄ 12 January - 3 February
By Joey Sims
This world premiere by Helen Banner is messy and unpredictable – qualities our critic finds intriguing. Joey Sims reviews.
5 January 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Art of Luv (Part 6): Awesome Grotto! at Abrons Arts Center
Abrons Arts Center ⋄ Through January 5th
By Joey Sims
Royal Osiris Karaoke Ensemble worship a pizza wheel. Incomplete but calming and serene. Joey Sims meditates and reviews.
15 December 2018
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway
Review: The Prisoner at Theatre for a New Audience
Theatre for a New Audience ⋄ 25 November - 16 December
By Joey Sims
Peter Brook and Marie-Hélène Estienne ask how a person can atone for their crimes in a moving new theatrical work. Joey Sims reviews.