Tuesday, June 6, 2017
The Tony Awards and Carnegie Mellon University shine the spotlight on an educator every year. This year’s honoree is Rachel Harry, a drama teacher at Hood River Valley High School. She…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 08:45AM[SHARE]Monday, June 5, 2017
The revival of William Finn‘s 1992 Tony-winning “Falsettos” is nominated for five Tony Awards, including Best Musical Revival. While it closed as planned after a limited ru…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 05:30PM[SHARE]While the Drama Desk Awards nominate a slew of off-Broadway fare, the winners invariably come from Broadway. That was once again the case on Sunday when Aal 12 of the champs in the play race…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 09:00AM[SHARE]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 frontrun…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 08:30AM[SHARE]Winners of the 62nd annual Drama Desk Awards were revealed on June 4 during a ceremony at the Town Hall in midtown Manhattan that was hosted once again by Michael Urie. Nominations had b…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 08:00AM[SHARE]Sunday, June 4, 2017
The smash hit revival of “Hello, Dolly!” leads with 10 nominations at the Drama Desk Awards, including a bid by Tony Awards frontrunner Bette Midler. Right behind with nine nomin…
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Broadway did boffo business last week with total takings of $34.2 million. While some of that was spent by theater goers on long-running shows like “The Book of Mormon” and ̶…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 10:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Bette Midler may not be singing on this year’s Tony Awards but she will be among those presenting prizes at the 71st annual edition of these top theater honors on June 11. She is also …
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 08:30PM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 30, 2017
At this year’s Tony Awards, Bette Midler is the clear frontrunner to win Best Actress in a Musical for her acclaimed performance in the revival of “Hello, Dolly!” But could…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 08:45AM[SHARE]Saturday, May 27, 2017
If the news that the “Avatar” sequels are gearing up production got you excited to revisit the world of Pandora, you won’t have to wait until James Cameron gets the f…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 11:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, May 25, 2017
Broadway did boffo business this season, setting a new box office record with total takings of $1.4 billion. While some of that was spent by theater goers on long-running shows like “T…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 12:00PM[SHARE]Monday, May 22, 2017
Cher was celebrated at Sunday’s Billboard Music Awards with the Icon Award. Before accepting this prize before an arena full of fans, she proved to be worthy of the honor by delivering…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 05:30AM[SHARE]Friday, May 19, 2017
The Drama League does not distinguish between Broadway and off-Broadway when doling out honors. However, all five of its winners " four productions and an individual performance " are frontr…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 05:45PM[SHARE]Monday, May 15, 2017
NBC is promoting the reboot of "Will & Grace" this fall with the trailer above. As you can see, the four stars — Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Sean Hayes and Megan Mullally�…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 02:40PM[SHARE]Saturday, May 13, 2017
NBC is promoting the reboot of "Will & Grace" this fall with the teaser trailer above. As you can see, the four stars — Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Sean Hayes and Megan Mu…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 12:00PM[SHARE]Thursday, May 11, 2017
Three years ago, the limited series “Top of the Lake” reaped eight Emmy Award nominations. Leading lady Elisabeth Moss won a Golden Globe for her riveting portrayal of Detective�…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 07:40PM[SHARE]James Earl Jones will be honored with the lifetime achievement prize at this year’s Tony Awards on June 11. This stage and screen icon has been feted by various groups in recent years,…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 03:40PM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 9, 2017
As expected, Tony Awards frontrunner “Oslo” was named Best Play by the New York Drama Critics Circle while the off-Broadway hit “The Band’s Visit” took Best Mus…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 09:30AM[SHARE]Monday, May 8, 2017
Just hours after winning Best Play from the Lucille Lortel Awards for its off-Broadway run, Tony frontrunner “Oslo” was named Best Broadway Play by the Outer Critics Circle on Mo…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 09:30AM[SHARE]Winners for the 67th annual Outer Critics Circle Awards were announced on May 8. The presentation of the prizes will be made at a gala reception at Sardi’s on May 25. While the Outer C…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 09:00AM[SHARE]Sunday’s Lucille Lortel Awards, which salute the best of off-Broadway, offered some of the leading Tony contenders a chance to practice their acceptance speeches.”Oslo,”…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 06:30AM[SHARE]The winners of the 32nd annual edition of the Lucille Lortel Awards honoring the best of off-Broadway were announced on May 7 at a ceremony at the NYU Skirball Center. One-time “SNL…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 06:00AM[SHARE]Friday, May 5, 2017
On April 3, a musical version of the 2001 Oscar-nominated French film “Amelie” opened on Broadway. Despite the pedigree of the talent both on-stage and behind the scenes, the cri…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 01:00PM[SHARE]Thursday, May 4, 2017
Harry Potter fans on this side of the Atlantic will have to wait another year before the two-part play that envisions their hero as an adult arrives. “Harry Potter and the Cursed…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 02:00PM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 2, 2017
The new tuner “Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812” reaped a leading 12 Tony Awards nominations on Tuesday while its closest rival for Best Musical, “Dear Evan Hans…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 09:15AM[SHARE]The 71st annual edition of the Tony Awards takes place on Sunday, June 11 at New York’s Radio City Music Hall and airs live on CBS. Nominees for these top theater kudos were determined…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 08:00AM[SHARE]Monday, May 1, 2017
This year’s recipients of the Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award is  director, actress and choreographer Baayork Lee. This honor, named for the late president of the American Theatre Win…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 06:00PM[SHARE]Two new musicals — “Dear Evan Hansen” and “Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812” — will reap a good number of Tony Awards nominations on Tuesday bu…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 10:15AM[SHARE]This year’s recipients of the Tony Awards Honors for Excellence in the Theatre are two of the most successful General Managers in the industry: Nina Lannan and Alan Wasser. These honor…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 07:00AM[SHARE]Sunday, April 30, 2017
The Tony Awards, which date to 1947, salute Broadway. Conversely, the Drama Desk kudos were begun in 1955 to honor the rest of the New York theater world. When the latter moved away from tha…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 09:46AM[SHARE]Friday, April 28, 2017
The 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…
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