James Sims

Associate Vice President, Communications @Wesleyan_U | Prior @CTGLA @LincolnCenter @AMNH | @ColumbiaJourn Alum | Air Force Vet | "Suspected hipster" per @Gawker

[James Sims @SimsJames]

My latest: Having grown up only mostly #Jewish, culturally more than religiously, it wasn't until a brush with antisemitism in the military that I took it more seriously. And it wasn't until my oldest son watched "13: The Musical" that I considered how to handle the parenting side of being Jew-ish. https://t.co/fNUJ6YqRzA #theatre #religion #arts

[James Sims @SimsJames]

Watching @JohnLithgow in #Broadway’s Giant left me asking: “From #HarryPotter to Willy Wonka, what happens when beloved authors turn out to be worse than some of the villainous characters they created?” https://t.co/T7crWIGRAU #TonyAwards @jk_rowling

[Michael S Roth @mroth78]

Reasons to look up to @wesley_morris “The man who made “E.T.” was eerily reminiscent of the woman who took me to see “E.T.” Both of them have in common a special intuition to anticipate needs we don’t know we have.” https://t.co/GrxsDTbjxj via @NYTimes

[Adam Feldman @FeldmanAdam]

Your annual reminder that the Tonys are spelled just like that: the Tonys. No apostrophe. Just the Tonys. (The Tonys won by Tony Kushner are Tony's Tonys. The Tonys won by Tony Kushner and Tony Shalhoub are Tonys' Tonys.)

[James Sims @SimsJames]

“Everything’s been flattened out. I’ve been looking out at the culture and feeling, like, Where are the Elizabeth Berkleys? Where are people’s voices? I mean, this drives me crazy with singing. Contemporary singing, it’s a tragedy. It’s all “ahh.” No—sing out, sing out. Risk.” https://t.co/cxivp8gcbZ @NewYorker #acting

[James Sims @SimsJames]

Happy #Pride! @wesleyan_u was out and proud in Middletown, #Connecticut 🏳️‍🌈 @MidtownPrideCT

[James Sims @SimsJames]

Late to the “Hacks” finale. Be still my heart.

[James Sims @SimsJames]

#PBS is coming back to New Jersey—it’s been overseen by NY’s WNET for years—through an agreement with Montclair State University. “The new contract follows months of uncertainty over the future of NJ PBS and effectively ensures that public television will thrive in New Jersey for the long-term.” https://t.co/SoYImQ0nN5 @montclairstateu @MyNJPBS

[James Sims @SimsJames]

.@wesleyan_u alum Cynthia J. Tong “is not only helping bring new works and voices to Broadway, but she is also helping reshape who gets to be part of the process…It is intentional work. And it begins, as it did years ago for Tong at Wesleyan, with the belief that art is better when more people are invited into the story.” https://t.co/Dxp15slOts #AANHPIBroadway #theatre

[James Sims @SimsJames]

.@wesleyan_u President @mroth78 speaking with @nypl president Tony Marx:
“What we really need to do is have a conversation about what an informed citizenry in this country might look like. Libraries play a role. Colleges play a role…learning shouldn’t be a privilege. It should be our birthright in this country.” https://t.co/vggaauBIPU

[James Sims @SimsJames]

@GavinNewsom “Cultural institutions aren’t real estate deals. You can slap a name on a skyscraper. You can’t manufacture cultural legitimacy.” https://t.co/2oDVa2Ceh2 #KennedyCenter

[WesleyanMediaProject @wesmediaproject]

💥NEW WMP report: Past Two Weeks Sees $210 Million in Ad Spending; $20 Million Spent on AI Ads This Cycle

Full report: https://t.co/5LPRYnn7Vv

Report by @tnridout1 @efranklinfowler @mmfranz.
@wesleyan_u

[James Sims @SimsJames]

@GavinNewsom “Cultural institutions aren’t real estate deals. You can slap a name on a skyscraper. You can’t manufacture cultural legitimacy.” https://t.co/2oDVa2Ceh2 #KennedyCenter

[James Sims @SimsJames]

Two show day 🎭 #theatre

[James Sims @SimsJames]

Umm…I truly thought an agreement was reached across all ideological divides that Milli Vanilli was never the answer. Not my America? 🤷‍♂️ https://t.co/Hf5pYIIZyy @brooklynvegan

[James Sims @SimsJames]

Wesleyan University’s Center for Prison Education is the longest-running college-in-prison program in Connecticut. It was inspiring to have Shakur Collins complete his degree on campus and walk at commencement after being released from incarceration—the first in our Completion Scholars program. https://t.co/gi2py6dJ9w

[James Sims @SimsJames]

“Error-strewn, vice-prone, human-authored books have already weathered almost six centuries of debacles. But this next chapter could be the most dramatic yet.”
https://t.co/JqLrzsUMjF @TheEconomist

[James Sims @SimsJames]

“Preparing for the future requires understanding the past and developing a patient, attentive disposition toward the here and now.” https://t.co/PzjBxdALan @TheAtlantic #books

[Conan O'Brien @ConanOBrien]

Right after this photo was taken in 1981 I shouted “I will give the Harvard commencement address in 41 years!”

[James Sims @SimsJames]

@ChrisMurphyCT Grateful you could join us at @wesleyan_u 🙏 https://t.co/9iR1Ptg64K

[James Sims @SimsJames]

Wesleyan University’s Center for Prison Education is the longest-running college-in-prison program in Connecticut. It was inspiring to have Shakur Collins complete his degree on campus and walk at commencement after being released from incarceration—the first in our Completion Scholars program. https://t.co/gi2py6dJ9w