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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: Paul Swan is Dead and Gone at Torn Page
5 May 2019
Reviews • NYC • Off-Broadway

Review: Paul Swan is Dead and Gone at Torn Page

Torn Page ⋄ April 25-May 19
By Joey Sims

The Civilians resurrect a multi-talented queer raconteur in a Chelsea townhouse for a uniquely intimate experience. Joey Sims reviews.


Review: The Pain of My Belligerence at Playwrights Horizons
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.”


Review: Plano at the Connelly Theater
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.


Review: Recent Alien Abductions at Walkerspace
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.


Review: By the Way, Meet Vera Stark at Signature Theatre
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.


Review: Sea Wall/A Life at the Public Theater
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.


Review: Weightless at BRIC
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.


Review: Intelligence at Next Door at NYTW
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.


Review: The Art of Luv (Part 6): Awesome Grotto! at Abrons Arts Center
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.


Review: The Prisoner at Theatre for a New Audience
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.


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