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Friday, April 4, 2025

'Good Night, and Good Luck' reviews praise an 'ideal' George Clooney in a 'powerful' but too-faithful adaptation of his film by David Buchanan

Twenty years after bringing the story of newsman Edward R. Murrow and his efforts to thwart Sen. Joseph McCarthy and the Red Scare to the screen in Good Night, and Good Luck " a work that ea…

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Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Tony Talk: Kieran Culkin, Bob Odenkirk, and Bill Burr could all earn nominations for 'Glengarry Glen Ross' by David Buchanan

Welcome to Tony Talk, a column in which Gold Derby contributors Sam Eckmann and David Buchanan offer Tony Awards analysis. Join us as we take you inside the Palace Theatre …

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2025 Tony Awards predictions: 'Dead Outlaw,' 'Purpose' are up, 'Our Town,' 'Once Upon a Mattress' are down in odds by David Buchanan

Six new Broadway productions opened in March, inaugurating the spring season and foreshadowing the 12 additional openings to come before Tony Awards nominations are announced. See below for …

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Monday, March 31, 2025

Tony Talk: Does Sarah Snook have Best Actress all sewn up for 'The Picture of Dorian Gray'? by David Buchanan

Welcome to Tony Talk, a column in which Gold Derby contributors Sam Eckmann and David Buchanan offer Tony Awards analysis. On the heels of The Picture of Dorian Gray's opening night, we r…

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Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Tony Talk: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' 'Purpose' comes storming into the race by David Buchanan

Welcome to Tony Talk, a column in which Gold Derby contributors David Buchanan and Sam Eckmann offer Tony Awards analysis. This week we take you inside the Hayes Theatre to discuss one…

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Friday, March 14, 2025

Tony Talk: Our first Best Musical picks anticipate a showdown between 'Maybe Happy Ending' and 'Dead Outlaw' by David Buchanan

Welcome to Tony Talk, a column in which Gold Derby contributors Sam Eckmann and David Buchanan offer Tony Awards analysis. Now that more than 700 users have weighed in with their…

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Friday, March 7, 2025

Tony Talk: Idina Menzel may secure fourth nom for 'Redwood,' while Pulitzer winner 'English' aims for Best Play by David Buchanan

Welcome to Tony Talk, a column in which Gold Derby contributors Sam Eckmann and David Buchanan offer Tony Awards analysis. Before the deluge of plays and musicals set to open ahe…

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Thursday, March 6, 2025

2025 Tony Awards predictions: Earliest odds favor 'Death Becomes Her' and 'Oh, Mary!' while Best Actress heats up by David Buchanan

Since Gold Derby started taking predictions for the 2025 Tony Awards nominations, hundreds of users have made their preliminary picks. This season 21 musicals and musical revivals and 21 pla…

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Thursday, February 6, 2025

Tony Talk: Plays 'Oh, Mary!' and 'The Hills of California,' actor Kit Connor are on track for nominations by David Buchanan

Welcome to Tony Talk, a column in which Gold Derby contributors Sam Eckmann and David Buchanan offer Tony Awards analysis. With only three months to go until the 2025 nominations ar…

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Sunday, January 19, 2025

Tony Talk: Musicals 'Gypsy,' 'Maybe Happy Ending,' and 'Sunset Blvd' look strong at midpoint of Broadway season by David Buchanan

Welcome to Tony Talk, a column in which Gold Derby contributors Sam Eckmann and David Buchanan offer Tony Awards analysis. With only four months to go until the 2025 nominations are an…

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Monday, December 30, 2024

'It was like a dream': Linda Lavin reflects on iconic roles in 'Alice,' 'Broadway Bound,' and more by David Buchanan

In her final interview with Gold Derby just months before her death, the stage and screen star looked back at her storied career. Linda Lavin, best known for playing the title role in Alice,…

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Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Elton John's 'Tammy Faye' closed early on Broadway: Does religious musical have a prayer at the Tonys? by David Buchanan

This week, Elton John's "Tammy Faye" musical closed on Broadway after only 24 previews and 29 regular performances. Although the show, about the rise and fall of televangelist Tammy Faye Bak…

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Thursday, December 5, 2024

'Sunset Blvd' revival could surpass Tony nominations of original 1994 Broadway production by David Buchanan

30 years ago Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical "Sunset Boulevard" opened on Broadway, capping off a tumultuous journey from the West End which included the unceremonious replacement of its lead …

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Thursday, November 21, 2024

Will Robert Downey Jr. earn a 2025 Tony nomination for 'McNeal' following 2024 Emmy and Oscar wins? by David Buchanan

Over the past 10 years Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar has batted a thousand at the Tony Awards. Both of his past Broadway outings " "Disgraced" in 2014 and "Junk" in 2017 " we…

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Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Jez Butterworth ('The Hills of California') on track to join an elite club of Tony-nominated playwrights by David Buchanan

Last month playwright Jez Butterworth brought his latest work, "The Hills of California," to Broadway. The haunting family drama explores the relationships between four sisters and their dyi…

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Wednesday, June 19, 2024

Tony Talk: Our extremely early 2025 Tony Awards predictions for 'Gypsy,' 'Sunset Boulevard' and more by David Buchanan

Welcome to Tony Talk, a column in which Gold Derby contributing theater editors Sam Eckmann and David Buchanan offer Tony Awards analysis. Even though the 2024 Tony Awards are barely in the …

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Monday, June 17, 2024

Tony Talk: Dissecting 'The Outsiders' win for Best Musical, close acting races and musical performances by David Buchanan

Welcome to Tony Talk, a column in which Gold Derby contributing theater editors David Buchanan and Sam Eckmann offer Tony Awards analysis. The day after the 2024 Tony Awards, we dis…

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Sunday, June 16, 2024

Daniel Radcliffe ('Merrily We Roll Along') wins Tony Award after years of infamous snubs by David Buchanan

Sixteen years after his Broadway debut, Daniel Radcliffe has won a Tony Award. Although Broadway fans have known all season long that the actor would likely take home the trophy for his feat…

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2024 Tony Awards Live Blog: Who Won, Who Lost, and What Will Win Best Musical? [UPDATING LIVE] by David Buchanan

The 77th Tony Awards will take place on Sunday, June 16 in a two-part telecast staged at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. Nominations were announced on Tu…

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2024 Tony Awards: Every winner (and nominee) in all 26 competitive categories [UPDATING LIVE] by David Buchanan

Tony Awards nominations were announced on Tuesday, April 30 by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Renée Elise Goldsberry. While the nominations for the 77th annual Tony Awards were determined by appr…

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Friday, June 14, 2024

Tony predictions by show: 'Merrily We Roll Along' will win 6, 'Appropriate' and 'Stereophonic' tie at 4 by David Buchanan

The first Broadway revival of the late Stephen Sondheim's infamous flop "Merrily We Roll Along" will win the most Tony Awards of any show at the upcoming 77th annual ceremony, according to o…

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Thursday, June 13, 2024

Tony Awards predictions: Official winners odds for every category by David Buchanan

After an extraordinary season boasting 36 productions of musicals, plays, and revivals, Broadway will toast its nominees and crown new winners at the upcoming 77th annual Tony Awards. If pre…

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Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Tony Awards predictions: 'Stereophonic' and 'Appropriate' lead among plays [WATCH] by David Buchanan

"I think 'Stereophonic' has taken off in a really once-in-a-lifetime way within the theatre community," shares Sam Eckmann about the show he believes is the frontrunner for Best Play at the …

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Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Watch our 37 exclusive interviews with Tony Award nominees from acting, directing, crafts categories and more by David Buchanan

The 2023-2024 Broadway season, which began way back in June 2023 with the opening of the new play "Grey House," is now in its final week as Tony Awards voting concludes before the ceremony o…

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Friday, June 7, 2024

Brody Grant ('The Outsiders') relishes the opportunity to play Ponyboy 'with all my guts and my soul' [Exclusive Video Interview] by David Buchanan

"It's helped me to trust that even on my not amazing days, or even on my greatest days, that either way, the story is being communicated," reflects Brody Grant on how receiving a Tony nomina…

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Tuesday, June 4, 2024

Justin Levine ('The Outsiders') on how Leon Russell, Americana and 'Tulsa sound' influenced Tony-nominated score, orchestrations and book [Exc by David Buchanan

"I was completely shocked," shares Justin Levine about how he felt on the morning of Tony Awards nominations when he heard his name called not once or twice but three times for his work on t…

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Wednesday, May 29, 2024

Maryann Plunkett ('The Notebook') on paying tribute to her mother and how Older Allie's emotional arc is 'a journey towards joy' [Exclusive by David Buchanan

"We represent this beautiful, beautiful play and this beautiful company," says Maryann Plunkett on how she and Dorian Harewood, her costar in the new musical "The Notebook," feel about their…

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Monday, May 27, 2024

Sky Lakota-Lynch ('The Outsiders') on performing 'Stay Gold,' 'a love letter to slowing down and enjoying the simple things in life' [Excl by David Buchanan

"I was sleeping when the nominations happened because I just didn't expect to get one," confesses Sky Lakota-Lynch about the morning of the 2024 Tony Awards nominations. When he heard that h…

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Friday, May 24, 2024

Juliana Canfield ('Stereophonic') on why Holly's 'imploded, minimal' responses to her volatile bandmates say 'so much about her' [Exclus by David Buchanan

"Broadway was so not on my radar in any way," reflects Juliana Canfield about what she was envisioning when she signed on to do the play "Stereophonic" Off-Broadway last fall. In the months …

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Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Kelli O'Hara ('Days of Wine and Roses') on why musical theatre is 'intoxicating' and the 'incredibly scary,' 'incredibly joyous' exp by David Buchanan

"This show was an idea that started before I was ever nominated for any Tony," says Kelli O'Hara about her role of Kirsten in "Days of Wine and Roses" that has earned her the eighth Tony Awa…

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Monday, May 13, 2024

Will Brill ('Stereophonic') on 'underdog' Reg: 'It is so rewarding to get to play the breadth of a human experience' [Exclusive Video Inte by David Buchanan

"This show means the world to me for all kinds of reasons," reflects Will Brill about "Stereophonic," the new play on Broadway that has earned the actor his first Tony Award nomination. He h…

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2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off