House Closed: Theater We Saw

Theater We Saw: Slam Frank & Midnight with Rebecca Alter

Rebecca Alter (Vulture) joins Connor and Joey to review two off-Broadway musicals making waves online: Slam Frank, a Hamilton-style satire about performative activism, an

Theater We Saw: The Holes & Degenerates with Douglas Corzine

Connor Scully and Joey Sims, joined by critic Douglas Corzine, discuss The Public Theater’s newly announced 2026–27 season, then review Max Wolf Friedlich’s THE HOLES and

Theater We Saw: In Honor of Jean-Michel Basquiat and Pre-Existing Condition with Marika Brownlee

Scully and Sims are joined by producer Marika Brownlee to remember Duncan Sheik, then talk about Roger Guenveur Smith's In Honor of Jean-Michel Basquiat at NYTW and Marin

Theater We Saw: Paranormal Activity with Abbie Krinsky & Will Dubbs

Connor and Joey bring in Will and Abbie of horror movie podcast Two Men and a Baby to break down Broadway's Paranormal Activity — big scares, a house-sized set built for

Summer Wrap, Fall Preview with Tim Teeman

Sims and Scully are joined by critic Tim Teeman (New York Times, Town & Country) to reflect on a rich summer for Off-Broadway and a bleaker picture for Broadway while loo

Theater We Saw: Dukes & Pepper Slit

Connor and Joey take on two comedies from SNL talent playing small downtown rooms this summer. First is Dukes, Jane Wickline and Liva Pierce's plotless, bit-driven show a

Theater We Saw: The Black Mirror Experience and Perfect Crime with Jake Beckhard

Sims and Scully drag director Jake Beckhard through two of New York's most normal theatrical outings. First: The Black Mirror Experience at The Shed—a VR spectacle powere

Theater We Saw: Camping & The Family Dog (feat. Billy McEntee)

Sims and Scully are joined by Billy McEntee—theater editor of the Brooklyn Rail, theater writer, and theater maker—for two summer plays. First up: Camping by Victoria Ly

Theater We Saw: Sugar Sugar! (DeliaDelia & Pussypaws Puppetry) + Xhloe And Natasha: And Then The Rodeo Burned Down with Jacob Robinson

Scully and Sims are joined by playwright Jacob Robinson as New York tips fully into summer—Knicks fever during the Finals and Sting (plus Shaggy) rewriting The Last Ship

Theater We Saw: Dad Don't Read This / Indian Princesses with Erin Proctor

Sims and Scully are joined by playwright Erin Proctor to dig into two new plays about girlhood, growing up, and the fathers who don't quite know how to talk about it. Fi

Tony Awards Special

Sims and Scully break format for a special Broadway episode—their first! They're joined by Jackson McHenry, critic at Vulture and editor of the weekly theater newsletter

Theatre We Saw: Have You Ever Thought About and 73 Seconds

It's that time of year: the 2026-27 season announcements are rolling in, and Scully and Sims have… mixed feelings. They work through the latest reveals from Classic Stage

Theater We Saw: Cumulo, End of Days, Kenrex

This week, Sims & Scully are joined by dramaturg, cultural commentator, and TikToker Grace Walker (NotKristenBell) for a wide-ranging conversation that starts with the on

Theater We Saw: No Singing in The Navy & The Adding Machine

Scully and Sims are joined by theater critic and TikTok commentator Joe Weinberg (aka @overthinkingtheater) to break down a pair of very different, very unsettling shows:

Theater We Saw: An Ark & Burnout Paradise

Scully and Sims took off their shoes at The Shed and put on some glasses for An Ark, Simon Stephens' mixed reality experiment; then laced them back up for Burnout Paradis

Theater We Saw: Without Mirrors & Cold War Choir Practice

In their first episode, Joey and Connor break down Without Mirrors and Cold War Choir Practice—and spiral into thoughts on puppetry, how dark a theater should actually be