“Not only do I have to deliver the most difficult piece that Sondheim has ever written, but I am also running around the stage and throwing myself into the set,” explains “Company” s…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 02:00PM“Although the wait was horrendous… I feel like our show ended up being more prevalent and necessary than ever,” says Samantha Williams of her experience with the Roundabout Theatre Com…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 02:00PM“It’s a true revival in the sense that it is taking existing material and making something new with it,” explains Claybourne Elder of the gender-bent Broadway revival of “Company.”…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 02:00PMMartin McDonagh is one of the most celebrated writers working today, having created an impressive body of work across film and theater. He won an Oscar for the short film “Six Shooter” a…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 07:00PMNominations for the 37th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway were announced April 7, 2022 by Lilli Cooper and Lea DeLaria, stars of Broadway’s “POTUS.�…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 09:00AMWith the end of the 2021-2022 Broadway season rapidly approaching, the Tony Awards have announced their full calendar of events ahead of the 2022 ceremony. The 75th annual Tony Awards will r…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 02:30PMIt is not an unusual occurrence to see audiences rise up to their feet in appreciative applause at the end of a Broadway show. But something rarer is occurring nightly at the Ethel Barrymore…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 10:00AM“It’s a pleasure that we have so many to choose from!” exclaims David Buchanan of the 13 new musicals and musical revivals competing for the 2022 Tony Awards. After the pandemic decima…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 05:00PMDid you think the 2021-2022 Broadway season was finalized already? Think again! The new comedy “POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive” has moved …
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 04:00PMThe Tony Awards Administration Committee met for the second time during the 2021-2022 Broadway season to discuss eligibility of seven productions for upcoming 75th Annual Tony Awards on June…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 07:00PMCue the music and light the lights! After the pandemic forced the previous Tony Awards broadcast to shift to the fall, the 75th Annual Tony Awards will return to the telecast’s normal June…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 05:00PMThe Tony Awards Administration Committee met for the first time during the 2021-2022 Broadway season to discuss eligibility of twelve productions for the 75th Annual Tony Awards in 2022. The…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 05:00PM“A Soldier’s Play” won the Tony Award for Best Play Revival. And thanks to an update to the official Tony rules, playwright Charles Fuller is now a Tony winner for the same play that w…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 09:50PM“A Christmas Carol” has won the 2021 Tony Award for Best Original Score, marking the first time in Tony Awards history that a non-musical play has claimed this category. A historic momen…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 09:33PM“A Christmas Carol” has won a whopping five Tony Awards. It swept the design categories for plays, winning costume, lighting, scenic and sound. It also prevailed for Best Score. This mar…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 07:55PMAs 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 07:30PM“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 09:00AMStephen 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 08:06PMNearly 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 05:00PM“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 04:17AM“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 07:41AMThe 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 07:20AM“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 09:00AM“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 03:00PM“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 04:00PM“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 04:00PMHours 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 10:00AMThe 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 02:00PMWith 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…
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