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Before the House Closed, Joey Sims and Connor Scully snuck into the theater. Now, the pair will discuss two shows they both saw. House Closed: Theater We Saw w. Sims and Scully is focused on off and off-Broadway work that, in some cases, might already be gone. The show might be closed, but it’s not forgotten—Joey and Connor are gonna talk about it.Poster: Casey Roonan
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- 1 weeks ago1h 15m
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, and Midnight, Todrick Hall's ambitious but baffling take on slavery and star-crossed love. The hosts debate the line between edgy and hack, the legacy of Hamilton a decade on, and whether strong vocals can save a muddled message.
- 3 weeks ago1h 13m
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 Else Went’s DEGENERATES, focusing on how both plays explore masculinity, loneliness, and the search for meaning.
- Sep 23, 20261h 21m
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 Ireland's Pre-Existing Condition (starring Lupita Nyong'o) at Greenwich House Theater.
- Sep 15, 20261h 14m
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 spotting ghosts, and whether horror movie fans can be won over by theater.
- Aug 25, 20261h 30m
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 looking ahead to the fall. They talk through the plays that excite them most, the musicals they can't wait to see, and the broader state of American theater as a new season kicks off.
- Aug 7, 202656 min
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 about two best friends who can't function apart, recently closed at Soho Playhouse. Then Pepper Slit: Live in Her Living Room at the East Village Basement—Chloe Troast as a washed-up silent-film diva trying to keep her show going while the movers pack up around her.Plus the Hadestown screen capture's big box office, Soho Playhouse's brutal seats, and the fading era of the SNL movie.Keep us with us on instagram at @houseclosedpod
- Jul 26, 20261h 32m
Theater We Saw: The Black Mirror Experience and Perfect Crime
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 powered by AI slop. Then it's uptown to Perfect Crime, the longest actively-running show in NYC history. Two shows with almost nothing in common except that you leave both a little unsure of what you just witnessed.TIMESTAMPS: 1:36 - Black Mirror Experience41:47 - Perfect Crime
- Jul 7, 202646 min
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 Lynne Barclay, directed by Adrienne Campbell-Holt for Colt Coeur at HERE Arts Center. Alice Kremelberg and Colby Minifie play Brit and Ari, two friends who keep returning to the same tent over twenty-five years. The trio talks Colby Minifie's run of intense performances, Adrienne Campbell-Holt staging a play in twelve square feet, the choice not to break the set open for a final gesture, and the flooded-tent stage direction that didn't make it into production.Then: The Family Dog by Bailey Williams, directed by Tara Ahmadinejad, the closer of Clubbed Thumb's Summerworks 2026 at The Wild Project. Bruce McKenzie narrates as Johnny, the ailing family dog at the center of a holiday homecoming. Discussed: McKenzie's remarkably specific animal work, Jennifer Van Dyck's Catholic-guilt-drenched mother, and the family's slow-motion collapse one sibling at a time.
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Before the House Closed, Joey Sims and Connor Scully snuck into the theater. Now, the pair will discuss two shows they both saw. House Closed: Theater We Saw w. Sims and Scully is focused on off and off-Broadway work that, in some cases, might already be gone. The show might be closed, but it’s not forgotten—Joey and Connor are gonna talk about it.Poster: Casey Roonan
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