Wicked has more than defied gravity since sweeping into theaters last month. Fans are swooning, and deeply moved, by the origin story of the witches of Oz, and the movie’s writers are feel…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 10:00AMWhether it’s the bombing of London in World War II, a former cartel boss bursting into song, or a gravity defying witch of Oz, finely crafted sound design is essential in completing the vi…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 09:45AM“Our first goal was to never feel a shift between spoken dialogue and song vocals, for it to all exist in the same space all the time,” explains “Wicked” supervising sound editor Nan…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 09:30AMThe Tony Awards Administration Committee met today to confirm the eligibility status of eleven Broadway productions for the 2024-2025 season. This was the first time this season that the Ton…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 03:44PMThe 2025 Tony Awards have announced a date and venue. After moving its annual ceremony uptown for the past two years, the kudos are set to return to Radio City Music Hall this spring. The 78…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 02:00PMIt’s a hit! A palpable hit! “Merrily We Roll Along” cleaned up at the 2024 Tony Awards, winning the coveted Best Revival of a Musical trophy. “Merrily” is now the fifth musical fro…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 10:56PM“Illinoise” is something of an anomaly for a Broadway show. It is competing in the Best Musical race at the 2024 Tony Awards, but the story is told entirely through modern dance as a tri…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 01:30PMWhen David Buchanan and I convened to debate our final predictions for the musical races at the 2024 Tony Awards, we were in clear agreement that the revival of “Merrily We Roll Along” w…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 01:30PMThe 2023 Tony Awards stand out as a different beast from any other Tony ceremony in history. Instead of its usual home at Radio City Music Hall, the CBS telecast moved to the United Palace, …
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 05:30PMThe hit revival of “Merrily We Roll Along” and Off-Broadway sensation “Oh, Mary!” won over the LGBTQ journalists of GALECA and dominated the group’s 2nd Annual Dorian Theater Award…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 03:00PMThe day before the 2024 Tony Awards, June 15th, will mark 40 years to the day since Kecia Lewis made her Broadway debut in “Dreamgirls.” After four decades in the industry, the actress w…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 02:30PM“I still don’t know that I have the words for it,” admits Sarah Paulson as she gathers her thoughts surrounding her recent Tony nomination, “it just was and has been the most special…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 10:30AM“We needed every single step of the way to get us to Broadway. And that entire process took almost 13 years,” reveals David Korins of the long journey to bring “Here Lies Love” to Br…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 06:30PM“I just remember listening to it for the first time and being blown away by just the scale of it, the storytelling that exists inside of it and the ambition of it,” recalls Justin Peck o…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 04:30PMKara Young is once again Tony-nominated for Best Featured Actress in a Play, for her hysterical and moving performance in the revival of “Purlie Victorious.” It’s her third nomination …
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 02:30PMRick Elice first encountered the story of “Water for Elephants” around 18 years ago when he read the novel in his book club. As a former creative director at an advertising agency who ha…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 03:30PMTony Award winner Roger Bart is no stranger to reinventing iconic movie characters thanks to his celebrated runs in “The Producers” and “Young Frankenstein.” The actor scored another…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 01:30PM“I wasn’t prepared for how much it really meant to me,” admits Maria Friedman on her first ever Tony Award nomination for directing the hit revival of “Merrily We Roll Along.” This…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 05:30PM“I thought at least once, I should try a brand new play,” reveals Jessica Lange of her return to Broadway in “Mother Play.” The acclaimed actress won a Tony Award for her portrayal o…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 10:30AMCorey Stoll leapt at the chance to work with director Lila Neugebauer on “Appropriate,” but admits that he wasn’t sold on his character Bo initially. “I think I was still judging the…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 02:30PMThe Drama League Awards unveiled their slate of winners at an in-person ceremony on Friday, May 17. The event was hosted by Frank DiLella at the Ziegfeld Ballroom, where attendees toasted th…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 04:45PM“It’s shock, disbelief, excitement, you want to throw up, and happiness,” exclaims Amber Iman as she recounts the emotions she felt after learning that she earned her first ever Tony n…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 02:30PMCelia Keenan-Bolger received her fifth Tony nomination for “Mother Play,” but beyond her own recognition, she is most excited that she gets to navigate awards season alongside her nomina…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 12:30PMTwenty years since making her Broadway debut in “Hairspray,” Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer is finally a Tony nominee. “I just screamed,” admits the actress as she recalls seeing her name …
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 01:00PM“It was a certain sense of elation,” reveals Jim Parsons when recounting the emotions around his first Tony nomination. The actor scored this recognition for his performance in “Mother…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 02:30PMGALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics unveiled nominations for their 2nd annual Dorian Theater Awards on Monday, March 13. GALECA’s 39-member theater wing decided this season�…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 03:00PMWinners of the 2024 Lucille Lortel Awards, honoring outstanding achievements in Off-Broadway theater, were announced on Sunday, May 5, in a ceremony at NYU Skirball. The show was hosted by R…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 05:15PM“It was fantastic training for being able to think quickly on your feet,” explains production designer Patrick Howe when reminiscing about his many years spent in the realm of soap opera…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 05:30PMThe 2023-2024 Broadway season has been positively packed with an abundance of talent as dozens of new productions danced across New York City stages. The nominating committee for the Tony Aw…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 09:00AMThe Tony Awards Administration Committee met for the fourth and final time during the 2023-2024 Broadway season on April 26, to discuss eligibility of 12 productions for the 77th Annual Tony…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 06:02PM“Every season we’ve had some sort of theme or inspiration for Mabel’s costumes,” reveals Dana Covarrubias when referencing the character played by Selena Gomez on “Only Murders in …
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