168 stories by "James Sims"
One fantastic perk of working the Broadway scene is the opportunity to randomly meet an entertainment legend. Today's star power doesn't come anywhere near that of stage and screen greats l…
As a way of continuing its now 50-year tradition of connecting audiences through provocation, Center Theatre Group recently launched Community Conversations"a new program allowing audiences …
When actor Kevin Spacey took to the stage at last year's Content Marketing World conference, he reminded the audience of marketers that their customers want great content, no matter the plat…
On Wednesday, September 15th at 630PM, the Broadway community gathered alongside Stephen Sondheim as the lights of the newly dedicated Stephen Sondheim Theatre marquee are lit for the first …
The debut song, Boy Falls from the Sky, established that this theatrical extravaganza - the Broadway community will be abuzz whether this fails or not - will have a strong U2 sound to it, me…
Gordon Davidson Honored by Ojai Playwrights Conference
Ojai Playwrights Conference honored Gordon Davidson, Center Theatre Group's Founding Artistic Director, at its Annual Benefit on M…
It has been eight months since we set foot in the labor and delivery unit of this hospital . We lost our baby girl in room 13 last May, following a nightmarish few months consumed by t…
It has been eight months since we set foot in the labor and delivery unit of this hospital " we lost our baby girl in room 13 last May, following a nightmarish few months consume…
Angel Belle was alive during the entire delivery process. My wife felt her kicking throughout. Her heartbeat was strong. And then it was not. After being delivered, Angel Belle took a single…
Angel Belle was alive during the entire delivery process. My wife felt her kicking throughout. Her heartbeat was strong. And then it was not. After being delivered, Angel Belle took a single…
Did someone in your marketing department cheer when Instagram announced that advertisements were nearing reality on the photo-sharing network? Send that person back to Social Media 101.
It's time for arts-related mobile apps to get micro, right down to the seat you're sitting in, and extend the storytelling experience through second screens.
It's time for arts-related mobile apps to get micro, right down to the seat you're sitting in, and extend the storytelling experience through second screens. Mobile app developers have pushe…
Having recently made my way back to Los Angeles after spending the past five years in New York City, it's apparent that this Hollywood diet isn't exclusive to Broadway.
Glancing at the shows nominated for Best Musical for this year's Tony Awards, it is easy to mistake the list as being a Hollywood box office report.
George Balanchine once said, "See the music, hear the dance." Perhaps Balanchine's successor, Peter Martins, can add, "See the music, hear the dance, Instagram the dogs."
Some of New York City Ballet's top dancers are quite active on social media. Beyond Twitter, and in keeping with the beauty of a visual art form, they are Instagram shutterbugs.
My review of Broadway's "I'll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers," the one-woman play starring Bette Midler, was published by indiewire's Thompson on Hollywood.
