James Sims

James Sims

  • Brooke Shields Gets Ready to Lead Addams Family on Broadway

    Brooke Shields Gets Ready to Lead Addams Family on Broadway

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    James Sims

    For the past two weeks, the show’s creative team has been working with Shields as she prepares to replace Bebe Neuwirth as the matriarch of the ghoulish family.

  • 2011 Tony Awards Predictions

    2011 Tony Awards Predictions

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    James Sims

    It’s that time of year again. The Tony Awards are nearly upon the Broadway community, although this time they moved a bit uptown, to the Beacon Theatre. While the ceremony won’t be in the grand Radio City Music Hall, the statuettes hold the same value. I’ve decided to weigh in with my picks for a…

  • ‘No Child…’ is a Dream Deferred Off-Broadway

    ‘No Child…’ is a Dream Deferred Off-Broadway

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    James Sims

    I first published this review on BroadwayWorld.com on March 13, 2008 following a performance of ‘No Child…’ at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Los Angeles, CA.  This production is now running at the Barrow Street Theatre in New York City.

  • Creating the Sound of Catch Me If You Can

    Creating the Sound of Catch Me If You Can

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    James Sims

    During a recent performance of Broadway’s new musical Catch Me If You Can, audiences were treated to a special guest appearance, although it’s likely that nobody watching the show had any idea who was stepping into a role for a one-night stint.

  • Broadway Direct

    Broadway Direct

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    James Sims

    Broadway’s Nederlander Producing Company of America, Inc. hired me to create its first online media entity, Broadway Direct, a mix of theatrical news and show information. Along with the website, Nederlander also had me design an accompanying bi-monthly newsletter, distributed to its 2-million plus email database.

  • Nick Adams Lands Priscilla

    Nick Adams Lands Priscilla

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    James Sims

    As Nick Adams left the stage following a matinee performance of Broadway’s La Cage aux Folles last year, he headed to his dressing room and discovered a voicemail message from his agent. He looked at one of his co-stars and said that he knew exactly what the message said.

  • West Side Story Brings New Flavor On The Road

    West Side Story Brings New Flavor On The Road

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    James Sims

    It started with a Colombian production of a Broadway classic. West Side Story, a beloved musical of both stage and screen, being sung entirely in Spanish. For the location, it was an obvious choice, but for New York City, not as much.

  • Walkthrough of World’s Largest Dinosaurs

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    James Sims

    The World’s Largest Dinosaurs (April 16, 2011-January 2, 2012), a new exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History, goes beyond traditional fossil shows to reveal how dinosaurs actually lived by taking visitors into the amazing anatomy of a uniquely super-sized group of dinosaurs.

  • Gershwin Awards

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    James Sims

    I was tasked with designing a website and logo for the first annual Gershwin Awards, a New York City based event celebrating outstanding achievement in musical theater performance by students attending public and private high schools throughout the New York City Metropolitan Area.

  • World’s Largest Dinosaurs Teaser

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    James Sims

    The World’s Largest Dinosaurs (April 16, 2011-January 2, 2012), a new exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History, goes beyond traditional fossil shows to reveal how dinosaurs actually lived by taking visitors into the amazing anatomy of a uniquely super-sized group of dinosaurs.