Looking for a handy cheat sheet before entering your predictions for the 2018 Tony Awards nominations? The nominations will be announced on May 1 with the ceremony set for June 10. Take a lo…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 12:40PMThe Tony Awards administration committee issued its final ruling of the season on Friday about category placements. The Tonys usually decide who goes where on the ballot by billing — o…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 12:30PMAri’el Stachel had to audition seven times before landing the role of the womanizing Haled in “The Band’s Visit.” That could turn out to be a lucky number for him on …
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 12:18PMSix years after the untimely death of Whitney Houston at age 48, her family is ready to commemorate her life with a new documentary. They granted Oscar-winning filmmaker Kevin Macdonald acce…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 10:54AMThe Tony Awards have lined up two past nominees — composer Sara Bareilles and actor Josh Groban — to host the 72nd annual edition of these top theater honors on June 10. The thre…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 12:00PMTwo years after sweeping the Tony Awards, Lin-Manuel Miranda‘s musical “Hamilton” did the same at the British equivalent, the Olivier Awards, on April 8. It won seven of it…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 06:10AMWinners of the 42nd annual edition of the Olivier Awards were revealed in ceremony at London’s Royal Albert Hall on April 8 hosted by Catherine Tate. Unlike the Tony Awards, which are …
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 06:08AM“The Handmaid’s Tale” is set to return for season 2 on April 25 when Hulu streams the first two episodes of this dystopian series about life in Gilead, a religious theocrac…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 01:35PM“The Handmaid’s Tale” is set to return for season 2 on April 25 when Hulu streams the first two episodes of this dystopian series about life in Gilead, a religious theocrac…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 03:00PMTwo years after sweeping the Tony Awards, Lin-Manuel Miranda‘s musical “Hamilton” is poised to do the same at the British equivalent, the Olivier Awards. On March 6, it rea…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 09:40AMIn 2014, composer Robert Lopez became the youngest member of the EGOT club when he won an Oscar for his hit song “Let It Go” from the Disney smash “Frozen.” He was on…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 11:10AMIf you were wondering why Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda were presenting together on the 2018 Oscars, it is because they co-star in the upcoming Disney film “Mary Popplns Returns.&…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 06:35AMOn Tuesday (Feb. 20), the motion picture academy turned on the website that allows its 7,258 members to cast their votes for the Oscars online. And it put paper ballots into the post at the …
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 08:00AMThe first photo of Emily Blunt in character as the no-nonsense nanny in “Mary Poppins Returns” alongside Broadway sensation Lin-Manuel Miranda (“Hamilton”) as stre…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 10:30AMSaoirse Ronan (“Lady Bird”) has pulled ahead of Margot Robbie (“I, Tonya”) in the race for Best Film Comedy/Musical Actress at the Golden Globes on Sunday according t…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 09:30AM“Lady Bird” is far ahead to win Best Film Comedy/Musical at the Golden Globes on Sunday according to all four groups making predictions at Gold Derby. As of this writing, Greta G…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 07:00AMComposers Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, who last year triumphed in Best Original Song at the Oscars for “City of Stars” from “La La Land,” appear destined for a return …
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 10:00AMI’ve highlighted the many tunes from animated features and documentaries that could contend for Best Original Song at this year’s Oscars. Now we turn our attention to the musical…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 02:00PMAfter a performer wins an Oscar, they tend to enter the most celebrated phase of their career – one where they continuously grab the brass ring. Consider the case of Jennifer Lawrence who …
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 05:30PMThe behind-the-scenes drama surrounding “All the Money in the World” is worthy of an Oscar. Ridley Scott‘s upcoming film tells the story of the kidnapping of John Paul Gett…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 02:30PMThe Latin Grammy Awards air live on Thursday Nov. 16 from from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on Univision. The 18th annual edition of these awards …
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 07:15AMHugh Jackman reaped his only Oscar nomination for his leading role in the movie version of the smash hit Broadway musical “Les Miserables.” He is back singing on screen in “…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 11:30AMThe acclaimed stage version of George Orwell‘s classic novel “1984” has been ruled ineligible for consideration at the upcoming Tony Awards. Unlike other kudos, these top B…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 11:15AMUnlike the Oscars, Emmys and Grammys, the Tony Awards decide eligibility on a rolling basis. The Administration Committee meets four times a season to determine whether the most recent produ…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 10:15AMWhile the Oscars, Emmys and Grammys canvass their entire memberships for nominations, the Tony Awards rely on 51 theater folk who attend all the plays and musicals that open on Broadway in a…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 09:45AMAaron Sorkin makes his directorial debut this year with “Molly’s Game,” his well-received adaptation of the 2014 memoir by Molly Bloom, who ran the world’s most exclu…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 11:00AMCher is just a Tony Award away from completing the EGOT and that could come her way now that a musical based on her life has been confirmed for a Broadway run next fall.This one-named diva…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 11:30AMAt the 2017 Academy Awards, Walt Disney Studios earned seven Oscar nominations spread out over five films: two apiece for “Moana” and “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” and single bids f…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 06:00PMThird time could be the charm at the Oscars for Jessica Chastain, who stars in “Molly’s Game,” a character study by first-time director Aaron Sorkin that premiered on Sept.…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 06:45AMRichard Linklater‘s “Last Flag Flying,” which will open the New York Film Festival on Sept. 28, just released its first trailer. It is a sequel to the 1973 Oscar contender …
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 11:00AMWhen “Game of Thrones” returned for its seventh season on July 16, Ed Sheeran had a cameo in the first episode, “Dragonstone.” The Grammy-winning singer/songwriter is a h…
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