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CONTACT BROADWAYWORLD LONG ISLAND

Meet our local theater critics and editors

Do you love theatre and have a passion for sharing it with others? Consider joining team BroadwayWorld as one of our local contributors!

BWW is always seeking talented theater enthusiasts to head up feature coverage our over 130 regional areas. As a volunteer, you will have the opportunity to review the shows of your choice, conduct interviews with local and touring talent, design features of your own choosing for publishing, and work/network with your local theater press reps to bring exposure to the theatrical offerings in your area.

All applicants should have excellent writing skills and an interest for giving local theaters and productions some prominence on BroadwayWorld.com.

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Local Critics

James Blinken

James Blinken

James Blinken is an Emerson graduate currently located in New York City. He has performed in yearly musicals, plays, sketch shows since middle school in addition to putting on his own theatrical and film/web series productions. You can check out his work on YouTube at 720 Studios!

Sam Desmond

Sam Desmond

Award-winning journalist Sam Desmond has been reviewing theater on Long Island since 2019.

She had previously served as Contributing Editor for the Suffolk County News and is currently a Contributing Writer for its sister paper, the Long Island Advance. Sam is also a writer for the New York State Senate office for District 8 in Suffolk County.

In January 2025, her debut art novella, "In the Light of Men" was released and ranked #1 in the category of literary fiction for IngramSpark for a month. She was nominated for "Best Author" of 2026 for the annual Schneps/Four Leaf FCU contest "Best of Long Island."

Previously, her essay "The Gift of the Tortured Specter" on Joan Vollmer was included in the anthology, "Fever Spores: The Queer Reclamation of William S. Burroughs" published by Rebel Satori press in 2022.

She lives in Bayport in her aptly named Squirrel Cottage with her husband of over 20 years, their 2 dogs and 3 cats.

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