James Sims

New York Times

  • Broadway Marketing Ready to Play Foursquare

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    James Sims

    It’s Friday night. 8 p.m. After scanning Facebook for last minute status updates from friends and scrolling through a nearly endless number of tweets, it’s time to figure out what to do around New York City. My iPhone lights up with an alert message.

  • Changing My Twitter Handle, a Stressful Situation

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    James Sims

    But, since my time as a Columbia University graduate student is long over, I no longer see the need to brand myself as a “columbia” kind of guy. My tweets are 90% entertainment based since I work as an entertainment journalist, not a trait easily associated with Columbia’s journalism program.

  • ‘Time Stands Still,’ a Play for All Journalists

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    James Sims

    As if the reality of media layoffs and non-existant newspaper readerships wasn’t enough of a reason for journalists to take up drinking, along comes Broadway’s ‘Time Stands Still,’ a play focusing on the emotional breakdown of a war correspondent. Written by Donald Margulies and directed by Daniel Sullivan, ‘Time Stands Still’ touches on the always…

  • Broadway’s Ragtime Closes Proudly

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    James Sims

    Looking at the current Broadway season, both at shows that have already closed and upcoming productions, the most prevalent trend is star power. And by star, I don’t mean theatrical heavyweights like Ethel Merman, George M. Cohan or Bert Lahr — these names certainly mean little to nothing when it comes to the current theatregoing…