Sunday, September 26, 2021
As predicted, Lois Smith won the Tony Award for Featured Actress in a Play for her moving turn in Matthew Lopez’s “The Inheritance.” Not only is this the veteran actress’ first caree…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 07:30PMFriday, September 24, 2021
“Moulin Rouge!” and “Slave Play” are predicted to carry the top show categories at the 74th Annual Tony Awards this Sunday, September 26 in a multi-platform ceremony on Paramount+ an…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 11:00AMDo you need a refresher before locking in your final predictions for the 2021 Tony Awards? It’s understandable given the lengthy Broadway shutdown due to the pandemic. If you can believe i…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 09:00AMTuesday, June 15, 2021
Stephen Sondheim is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers in musical theatre. He has claimed eight Tony Awards (more trophies than any other composer), eight Grammy Awards, and ev…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 08:06PMThursday, May 27, 2021
Nearly a year after nominations were announced, the 74th Annual Tony Awards are set for September 26. The bulk of the awards honoring the best of the 2019-2020 Broadway season will be handed…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 05:00PMSaturday, May 22, 2021
“It took me to some really unexpected places,” reveals Heidi Schreck of her show “What the Constitution Means to Me.” The idea of a play about her teenage years as a constitutional d…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 04:17AMThursday, March 4, 2021
“It started at a lunch in 1989,” recalls producer Todd Black of his long standing collaboration with Denzel Washington. Back then, Black had just seen “Glory” and was eager to work w…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 07:41AMTuesday, March 2, 2021
The date for the 2020 Tony Awards ceremony (or wait, is it the 2021 Tony Awards now?), remains shrouded in mystery. Voting is already underway however. With the announcement that Tony voters…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 02:00PM“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” premiered in limited theatrical release on November 20, 2020 before streaming on Netflix December 18, 2020. It is an adaptation of the celebrated play of the…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 07:20AMTuesday, December 22, 2020
“In theater, every job is intertwined,” explains composer and sound designer Daniel Kluger. As a creative who wears many hats in the industry, he knows this fact better than most. Kluger…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 09:00AMWednesday, November 25, 2020
“I strongly believe that sound design and music have to operate hand in hand with each other,” explains Lindsay Jones. He serves as sound designer and composer for Jeremy O. Harris’ bu…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 03:00PMTuesday, November 24, 2020
“There was a lot on our shoulders with this production,” admits Blair Underwood of the Broadway revival of “A Soldier’s Play.” Despite winning the Pulitzer Prize after an Off-Broad…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 04:00PMMonday, November 16, 2020
“I was really taken aback by how much I was delighted and disturbed by the play,” explains Ato Blankson-Wood of “Slave Play.” The actor scored his first ever Tony nomination for his …
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 04:00PMFriday, October 16, 2020
Hours after the nominations for the 2020 Tony Awards were finally unveiled on October 15, I sat down with another Broadway buff, David Buchanan, to dish all the surprises and snubs. We also …
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 10:00AMThursday, October 15, 2020
The nominations for the 2020 Tony Awards announced on October 15 honor the best of the shortened Broadway season. Plenty of theatre artists had much to celebrate as James Monroe Iglehart ree…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 02:00PMWednesday, October 14, 2020
With the 2020 Tony Awards delayed by the global pandemic, it’s been months since nominators have seen this season’s contenders. So here’s a last minute Tonys wish list. A reminder of o…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 02:00PMThursday, October 8, 2020
Nominations for the 74th Annual Tony Awards will be announced on Thursday, October 15. Tony winner James Monroe Iglehart (“Aladdin”) will host the announcement on the official Tony Award…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 04:00PMSunday, September 27, 2020
With the 2020 Tony Awards going virtual this fall, all eyes are on the prospective nominees. Just four musicals were able to open before the newly announced February eligibility cutoff, so t…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 11:00AMSaturday, September 26, 2020
The 2020 Tony Awards may represent a shortened Broadway season, but there is a wealth of contenders to consider for the play categories. Fall and winter on the rialto is chock full of non-mu…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 11:00AMSunday, August 30, 2020
Good News: The 2020 Tony Awards will be held virtually this fall, giving the shuttered Broadway industry a desperately needed shot of good will. Bad news: Only four new musicals opened befor…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 11:00AMSaturday, August 29, 2020
If you’re confused as to who is actually able to compete for the newly announced virtual Tony Awards this fall, you’re not alone. The Tony Awards Administration Committee announced a new…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 09:00AMFriday, August 28, 2020
The Tony Awards Administration Committee met on Thursday for the third and final time to discuss eligibility of the 74th Annual Tony Awards. They discussed all of the plays and musicals that…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 01:30PMThursday, April 9, 2020
The Pulitzer Prizes join a slew of other awards bodies that have now postponed their kudos thanks to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Thankfully, this highly esteemed group isn’t going to…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 12:00PMTuesday, March 24, 2020
Mary-Louise Parker could add a second Tony Award to her mantle this year to join her 2001 trophy for “Proof.” After receiving rave reviews for her performance in “The Sound Inside,�…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 02:00PMMonday, March 23, 2020
Broadway dimmed the lights and closed up shop on Thursday, March 12, due to the recent coronavirus outbreak in New York. Insiders have since fretted over the fate of many spring shows, some …
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 09:00AMFriday, March 6, 2020
Welcome to the most wide open Tony Awards season in recent memory. Recent Broadway seasons have produced surefire winners like “Hamilton,” “The Band’s Visit,” or “Hadestown” th…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 12:00PMFriday, January 31, 2020
The Tony Awards Administration Committee met for the second time during the 2019-2020 Broadway season to discuss eligibility of eleven productions for the 2020 American Theatre Wing’s 74th…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 10:00AMThursday, October 24, 2019
The Tony Awards Administration Committee met for the first time during the 2019-2020 Broadway season to discuss eligibility of six productions for the 2020 American Theatre Wing’s 74th Ann…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 07:00PMThursday, September 26, 2019
I recently made my Broadway debut. No, I wasn’t offered to replace Reeve Carney in “Hadestown” (but thanks for asking). I was instead pulled on stage at the Cort Theatre by Derren Bro…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 01:00PMThursday, August 1, 2019
The first new musical of 2019-2020 Broadway season, “Moulin Rouge!,” is a sumptuous stage adaptation of Baz Lurhman’s film and the “spectacular spectacular” production will draw in…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 05:30PMThursday, June 13, 2019
Shortly after college I bought a one-way bus ticket, boarded with two duffel bags and no job, and moved to New York City. The metropolis I soon fell in love with looked nothing like how prim…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 02:00PM 
