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Monday, June 8, 2015

Andy Humm (Gay USA) tops all Experts predicting Tony Awards winners by Gold Derby

Andy Humm (Gay USA) is this year's best Expert at predicting the Tony Awards winners. He got an outstanding 88% correct, only missing three out of 24 categories. Those incorrect choices were…

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Tony Awards winners: Show by show by Gold Derby

It is always surprising to see the depth and breadth of support for some shows at the Tony Awards and the limited appeal of others. Below, a breakdown of the 24 winners arranged by the four …

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Which shows were shut out of Tony Awards? by Gold Derby

Okay, admit it. Sure you love to know who won the Tonys but isn't it fun to find out which shows were shut out as well. I don't mean those productions that didn't even reap nominations. Rath…

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Sunday, June 7, 2015

Tony Awards: Complete list of winners by Gold Derby

The 69th annual edition of these top theater kudos were handed out on Sunday, June 7 at New York's Radio City Music Hall and air live on CBS. Nominees were determined by 50 theater professio…

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What time do the Tony Awards start? by Gold Derby

The 69th annual edition of the Tony Awards will be telecast on CBS tonight (Sunday, June 8) at 8 p.m. PT and ET. While the kudocast will go out live to TV viewers on the east coast, the show…

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Saturday, June 6, 2015

Tony Awards predictions slugfest: Paul Sheehan vs. forum posters David Buchanan & Sam Eckmann by Gold Derby

Two of our most dedicated theater forum posters -- David Buchanan ("Piano Mann") and Sam Eckmann -- chatted with me just hours before the Tony Awards winners are announced Sun…

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Friday, June 5, 2015

Tony Awards cheat sheet: You should predict Kristin Chenoweth, Helen Mirren, ... by Gold Derby

Looking for a handy cheat sheet before entering our contest to predict this weekend's Tony Awards for a chance to win $100 and a place of honor on our leaderboard? Then take a look at o…

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Tony Awards: Divas duel for Best Musical Actress by Gold Derby

The hottest race to watch on this Sunday’s Tony Award telecast is Best Musical Actress. The main contenders are Kristin Chenoweth for her madcap movie star Lily Garland in “On th…

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Thursday, June 4, 2015

News Nuggets: Tony Awards will feature largest production number ever on Sunday's show' by Gold Derby

Sunday's Tony Awards ceremony live on CBS will feature 175 performers in one blockbuster production number. Featuring singer Josh Groban, it will be the largest single number on stage in the…

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Battle for Best Musical at Tonys: 'Fun Home' vs 'American in Paris' by Gold Derby

The race for Best Musical at the Tony Awards is one of the tightest in years. It could go right down to the wire on Sunday between "An American in Paris" and "Fun Home," which each reap…

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Tuesday, June 2, 2015

How well do Drama Desk Awards predict Tony winners for musicals? by Gold Derby

The off-Broadway smash “Hamilton” won Best Musical at Sunday's Drama Desk Awards over, among others, the Tony frontrunner "An American in Paris" as well as Tony nominees "Somethi…

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How well do Drama Desk Awards predict Tony winners for plays? by Gold Derby

At last Sunday's Drama Desk Awards, “Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” was named Best Play while Alex Sharp ("Curious Incident") and Helen Mirren …

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Monday, June 1, 2015

'Curious Incident,' 'Fun Home' lead YOUR dream Tonys ballot by Gold Derby

Our Users really like the looks of the two shows -- the play "Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" and the musical "Fun Home" -- that they are predicting will win the top Tony…

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Drama Desk Awards: 'Hamilton' wins 7, 'Curious Incident' takes 6 by Gold Derby

This Sunday's Drama Desk Awards could well be a preview of next Sunday's Tony Awards on the play side with almost all of the above-the-line awards going to our predicted frontrunners fo…

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Sunday, May 31, 2015

Drama Desk Awards: Complete list of winners by Gold Derby

The 60th annual edition of these kudos took place on May 31 at the Town Hall in Manhattan. Best Play "You Got Older" "Airline Highway" "The City of Conversation" "Between Riversi…

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Saturday, May 23, 2015

Producers Kenya Barris, Jonathan Groff on 'Black-ish' 'renaissance' [Exclusive Video] by Gold Derby

"I think we're still figuring it out," says "Black-ish" creator Kenya Barris about the evolution of the ABC sitcom. "Television shows are like babies. You raise them and expect them to be so…

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Friday, May 15, 2015

Drama League winners: 'Curious Incident,' 'American in Paris,' Chita Rivera ... by Gold Derby

Like the Outer Critics Circle, the Drama League does not distinguish between Broadway and off-Broadway when doling out honors. However, all five of its winners -- four productions and a…

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Tony Awards experts: 'Curious Incident' will win Best Play, 'Wolf Hall' could spoil by Gold Derby

Our baker's dozen of Experts have been busy updating their predictions since the Tony Awards nominations were announced on April 26. All 13 of us Tonywatchers think that the Brit hit "C…

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Thursday, May 14, 2015

Tony Awards experts: 'An American in Paris' will win Best Musical, 'Fun Home' could spoil by Gold Derby

Our baker's dozen of Experts have been busy updating their predictions since the Tony Awards nominations were announced on April 26. Among our 13 Tonywatchers, eight of us think that "A…

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Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Tony Awards nominations boost box office for Best Musical nominees by Gold Derby

Three of the four Tony Awards nominees for Best Musical --  "An American in Paris," "Fun Home" and "Something Rotten"--  had healthy hauls last week while the fourth, "Th…

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Sunday, May 10, 2015

Outer Critics Circle Awards: 'Curious Incident,' 'American in Paris'... by Gold Derby

The first of the precursor prizes for the Tonys, the Outer Critics Circle Awards, revealed their winners on Monday. Two of our leading Tony frontrunners for new productions -- the …

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Outer Critics Circle Awards: Complete list of winners by Gold Derby

Winners for the 65th annual Outer Critics Circle Awards were revealed on May 11. Honorees will be feted at Sardi's on May 21. (Read full report here.) BEST BROADWAY PLAY The Audie…

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Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Tony Awards nominations boost box office for 'Fun Home,' 'Something Rotten' by Gold Derby

In the days following Tuesday's announcement of the Tony Awards nominations, leading contenders "Fun Home" and "Something Rotten" saw an uptake in takings. Meanwhile, the two other Best Musi…

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Monday, May 4, 2015

Amanda Peet ('Togetherness') on why it's 'fun to play a desperate person' [Exclusive Video]' by Gold Derby

"She's still pretty lost and desperate, so I'm happy about that," says Amanda Peet about playing lovelorn Tina in HBO's freshman comedy "Togetherness." She's currently in production on seaso…

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Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Our Tony nominations contest leader gives prediction tips, roots for 'Curious Incident' by Gold Derby

"I spent a few hours the day before the nominations were announced looking at which shows were likely to be nominated, and cross referenced the opinions of different sites that were posting …

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Tuesday, April 28, 2015

News Nuggets: Kristin Chenoweth, Alan Cumming hosting the 2015 Tony Awards by Gold Derby

Past winners Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming will host the 2015 Tony Awards airing June 7 on CBS. Chenoweth is a nominee this year for "On the Twentieth Century" as Best Actress in a Musi…

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Tony Awards predictions slugfest: Paul Sheehan vs. forum posters Sam Eckmann & David Buchanan by Gold Derby

Two of our most dedicated theater forum posters -- David Buchanan ("Piano Mann") and Sam Eckmann -- chatted with me just hours after the Tony Awards nominations were announced…

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Melissa Bernardo (Entertainment Weekly) tops all Experts predicting Tony Awards nominations by Gold Derby

Melissa Bernardo (Entertainment Weekly) is this year's best Expert at predicting the Tony Awards nominations. She got an astounding 98% correct, defeating every Expert, Editor, and User who …

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Tony Awards nominations prediction scores: Best performances by our Experts, Editors and Users by Gold Derby

Congratulations to Wombat988 for a very impressive top score of 95% predicting the Tony Awards nominations on Tuesday. He also had an outstanding point total of 14,386 by using his 500 and 2…

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Tony Awards nominations: Show by show by Gold Derby

It is always surprising to see the depth and breadth of support for some shows at the Tony Awards and the limited appeal of others.  Which ones with multiple nominations did the bes…

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Tony Awards nominations snubs: 'Finding Neverland,' Hugh Jackman, Larry David, ... by Gold Derby

With 38 productions in contention for this year's Tony Awards, there were plenty of names missing when nominations were announced on Tuesday. Among the most shocking had to be the complete s…

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