James Sims
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Following a Broadway Show’s Demise on Twitter
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As the official Twitter account for The Performers has strong social media activity and has built up a small but avid fan base, I thought it interesting to take a look at the Twitter timeline starting on opening night and ending with the news of closing hitting the internet.
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Sofa Snark: Alicia Silverstone Does Porn on Broadway
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Sofa Snark: Alicia Silverstone joins Henry Winkler and Cheyenne Jackson in Broadway’s “The Performers,” a play about the porn industry. It’s a gang bang of a good time.
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Separation of Twitter and Facebook in the Age of Obama
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Get into a verbal fight on Facebook, and I still have to see you in our elevator the next morning. I’m all for embracing awkward moments, but not when that initial verbal brawl is seen, and judged, by my republican-minded in-laws. It is far easier agreeing to avoid heated political debates with people I love…
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Sofa Snark: Yvonne Strahovski Heads to Broadway
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Sofa Snark shifts its focus to Broadway this season, tackling topics including Yvonne Strahovski joining the revival of “Golden Boy.”
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Should Ben Brantley Review Broadway Commercials?
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This is a commercial for the Broadway revival of “Annie”? Did I miss the shot of the title character, or perhaps the ragtag bunch of orphans doing a kick line?
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HuffPost: Smile Broadway! You’re on Instagram
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Facebook is so over. At least, that’s what a college-age coworker told me this summer while discussing arts marketing. The mega social network may be waning with a younger demographic, but a recent Facebook acquisition is growing exponentially.
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The Wrap: PBS Vs. MTV: The Ultimate Reality TV Showdown
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Now thirtysomething, had I aged out of the reality TV demographic? No, I had just been ruined by the cultural arts.
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Reality TV is Up “Hick Creek” Without a Paddle
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Where Jed Clampett was endearing and comical, the real-life “hillbillies” filling primetime are hard to watch. Not so much because of their uncouth charm, rather the way in which these programs seems somewhat exploitative.
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NYC Mayor’s Office Puts a Spotlight On Broadway
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Spotlight on Broadway presents a series of videos that document the history of Broadway’s 40 theaters. It is the combined efforts of the mayor’s office and the Broadway League that these rich stories can be told in a digitally accessible manner.
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HuffPost: Fighting My Mother’s Cancer With Text Messages
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My mother calls to tell me she has a fourth type of cancer. I’m pretty sure I would have given my regards to the world after the doctor told me there was even the slightest chance that I could have any type of cancer. My mother, always the fighter.