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James Sims James Sims is the Senior Editor at BroadwayWorld.com. Beyond his duties on this website, James also contributes as a featured blogger for the Huffington Post.

Having grown up in Los Angeles, California, James spent time working as an entertainment reporter on the west coast before heading to New York City to attend Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. For more information, visit <a href="http://www.sofasnark.com">SofaSnark.com</a> and follow James on Twitter at <a href="http://www.twitter.com/simsjames">@SimsJames</a>.





TV:  Joining 'The Drowsy Chaperone's' National Tour
TV: Joining 'The Drowsy Chaperone's' National Tour
July 16, 2008

BroadwayWorld's own James Sims recently sat down with two of The Drowsy Chaperone's stars at the Ahmanson Theatre, Jonathan Crombie, reprising his role from the Broadway production as Man in Chair and Nancy Opel as the title character, making her touring debut...

TV:  FOX's '24' Star Gregory Itzin Gets 'Shipwrecked!'
TV: FOX's '24' Star Gregory Itzin Gets 'Shipwrecked!'
July 4, 2008

BroadwayWorld's own James Sims joined Shipwrecked! star Gregory Itzin and Director Bart DeLorenzo at the Geffen Playhouse to learn of the voyage Louis de Rougemont took in becoming a 'tabloid sensation' of his Victorian England days with his amazing tales chronicling a voyage full of wild characters and plenty of imagination...

TV: Georgia Stitt w/ Jesse Tyler Ferguson & More 7/7
TV: Georgia Stitt w/ Jesse Tyler Ferguson & More 7/7
June 30, 2008

BroadwayWorld's own James Sims visited Georgia Stitt along with Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Julie Garnye and Jeffrey Landman as they rehearsed for the composer's upocoming 88's Cabaret show in West Hollywood on July 7th...

Photo Coverage:  'Mamma Mia!' Film Stars Visit Greece
Photo Coverage: 'Mamma Mia!' Film Stars Visit Greece
June 28, 2008

Meryl Streep, Colin Firth and Pierce Brosnan joined original ABBA members and other stars of the soon-to-be released Mamma Mia movie this weekend at the Lagonissi Grand Resort, about 25 miles south of Athens, Greece to promote the film...

TV:  Awakening 'The Who's Tommy' Webisode 7: Showtime
TV: Awakening 'The Who's Tommy' Webisode 7: Showtime
June 20, 2008

BroadwayWorld's James Sims has been following the creative team and cast throughout the process of creating this revolutionary production of The Who's Tommy, and will feature a series of webisodes leading up to the opening. The seventh episode is titled 'showtime' and features performance footage...

TV:  Awakening 'The Who's Tommy' Webisode 6: The Cast
TV: Awakening 'The Who's Tommy' Webisode 6: The Cast
June 12, 2008

BroadwayWorld's James Sims has been following the creative team and cast throughout the process of creating this revolutionary production of The Who's Tommy, and will feature a series of webisodes leading up to the June 18 opening. The sixth episode is titled 'the cast' and includes interviews with stars Alice Ripley, Jenna Leigh Green and Aleks Pevec...

TV:  Awakening 'The Who's Tommy' in LA:  Webisode 5
TV: Awakening 'The Who's Tommy' in LA: Webisode 5
June 10, 2008

BroadwayWorld's James Sims has been following the creative team and cast throughout the process of creating this revolutionary production of The Who's Tommy, and will feature a series of webisodes leading up to the June 18 opening. The fifth episode is titled 'move me,' covering the show's choreography...

TV:  Celebrating 'A Chorus Line' On the Road
TV: Celebrating 'A Chorus Line' On the Road
June 6, 2008

BroadwayWorld's own James Sims went backstage at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles to chat with Michael Gruber, Nikki Snelson, Denis Lambert and Emily Fletcher about the lasting impression A Chorus Line has left on Broadway and beyond and what it is like taking this production around the country...

TV: Awakening 'The Who's Tommy' in LA: Webisode 4
TV: Awakening 'The Who's Tommy' in LA: Webisode 4
June 2, 2008

BroadwayWorld's James Sims has been following the creative team and cast throughout the process of creating the upcoming revolutionary production of The Who's Tommy, and will feature a series of webisodes leading up to the June 18 Hollywood opening. The fourth episode is titled 'look backstage'...

TV:  'Love, Janis' Plays Limited Run at the Wilshire
TV: 'Love, Janis' Plays Limited Run at the Wilshire
May 28, 2008

BroadwayWorld's James Sims sat down with star Mary Bridget Davies in the lobby of the Wilshire Theatre in Los Angeles to find out the truth behind 'Love, Janis,' learning about her passion for the role and the vibe she brings to the stage each night...

Kirk Douglas Season Features Julie White and 'Bengal Tiger'
May 28, 2008

The Kirk Douglas Theater Announces its 2008-09 season, including the world premiere play 'Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo' and actress Julie White reprising her role in 'The Little Dog Laughed'...

TV: Awakening 'The Who's Tommy' in LA: Webisode 3
TV: Awakening 'The Who's Tommy' in LA: Webisode 3
May 24, 2008

BroadwayWorld's James Sims has been following the creative team and cast throughout the process of creating the upcoming revolutionary production of The Who's Tommy, and will feature a series of webisodes leading up to the June 18 Hollywood opening. The third episode is titled 'the design'...

Mamet's 'Two Unrelated Plays' Make a Pleasingly Odd Couple
May 20, 2008

Playwright David Mamet's mastery of comedy, however shoddily displayed in Broadway's current offering of November, stands strong at the Kirk Douglas Theatre with the world premiere of his one-act period laugher Keep Your Pantheon. Coupled with Mamet's youthful foray into the contemplation of life, in The Duck Variations, two distinct aspects of the always-intriguing scribe are perfectly realized under the direction of Neil Pepe...

Photo Flash: 'A Very Brady Musical' Hollywood Premiere
May 20, 2008

The classic television sitcom 'The Brady Bunch' will get a musical treatment with the world premiere of A Very Brady Musical in Hollywood beginning in June at Theatre West...

Photo Coverage:  Mamet's Two Unrelated Plays Open in LA
Photo Coverage: Mamet's Two Unrelated Plays Open in LA
May 20, 2008

Two Unrelated Plays by David Mamet, including a world premiere production, opened over the hot Los Angeles weekend drawing a recognizable crowd to the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City...

TV:  Awakening 'The Who's Tommy' in LA:  Webisode 2
TV: Awakening 'The Who's Tommy' in LA: Webisode 2
May 17, 2008

BroadwayWorld's James Sims has been following the creative team and cast throughout the process of creating the upcoming revolutionary production of The Who's Tommy, and will feature a series of webisodes leading up to the June 18 Hollywood opening. The second episode is titled 'hear me'...

TV: Pasadena's 'Of Mice and Men' Confronts Immigration
TV: Pasadena's 'Of Mice and Men' Confronts Immigration
May 14, 2008

BroadwayWorld's own James Sims joined Of Mice and Men's director Paul Lazarus along with stars David Noro?a and Al Espinosa during a rehearsal break at the Pasadena Playhouse to discover the intent of this culturally significant re-working of a Steinbeck classic.

TV:  Mary Poppins Composer Richard Sherman's Pazzazz!
TV: Mary Poppins Composer Richard Sherman's Pazzazz!
May 12, 2008

BroadwayWorld's James Sims sat down with Pazzazz! creators Richard Sherman and Milt Larsen at Hollywood's Magic Castle to talk about this brand-new musical and hear a few of the songs, accompanied by Erma, the ghost pianist in residence...

TV:  Awakening 'The Who's Tommy' in LA:  Webisode 1
TV: Awakening 'The Who's Tommy' in LA: Webisode 1
May 9, 2008

BroadwayWorld's James Sims has been following the creative team and cast throughout the process of creating the upcoming revolutionary production of The Who's Tommy, and will feature a series of webisodes leading up to the June 18 Hollywood opening. The first episode is titled 'the concept'...

Pacific Playwrights Festival Looks to Art and Eccentricity
May 8, 2008

South Coast Rep's Pacific Playwrights Festival, known for launching many a shows to further runs beyond the Orange County locale, this season, proves somewhat spotty when it comes to the two fully-staged productions presented...



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