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 02:00PMNominations 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 04:00PMWith 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 11:00AMThe 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 11:00AMGood 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 11:00AMIf 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 09:00AMThe 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 01:30PMThe 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 12:00PMMary-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 02:00PMBroadway 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 09:00AMWelcome 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 12:00PMThe 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 10:00AMThe 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 07:00PMI 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 01:00PMThe 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 05:30PMShortly 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 02:00PMPredicting the outcome of the design categories at the Tony Awards proves a challenge every year. But if you want to perform well in our prediction contest, you’ll need to ace these tough …
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 06:00PMPlenty of attention is paid to the top races and acting categories at the Tony Awards. But if you are looking to do well in our prediction contest, you will also have to make smart decisions…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 04:00PMWe finally know which Broadway productions will perform during the 73rd Annual Tony Awards. The 2019 telecast honoring Broadway’s best and brightest will be hosted by James Corden this Sun…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 10:00AMStephanie J. Block is the frontrunner to win Best Actress in a Musical at this Sunday’s Tonys for her dynamic embodiment of Cher in “The Cher Show.” However, Tony history is not on her…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 07:00PMWith mere days to go before the 2019 Tony Awards on Sunday June 9th, David Buchanan and I are locking in our final predictions for the play categories. Though using that word “final” is …
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 12:30PMA second round of presenters for the 73rd Annual Tony Awards has been announced on Wednesday. These celebs will help introduce awards during the June 9th ceremony, which will be hosted once …
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 06:00PMThe 2019 Tony Awards are quickly approaching. Before the CBS ceremony hosted by James Corden on June 9, make sure to catch up with all of our interviews with this year’s nominees. Follow t…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 01:00PMThe 2019 Tony Awards are almost upon us. Before you watch the CBS ceremony hosted by James Corden on June 9, make sure to check out these 11 conversations with Tony nominees. Follow the link…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 01:00PMWhile 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 all but one of the 16 champs in the m…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 04:00PMThe first round of presenters for the 73rd Annual Tony Awards have been announced. 12 names are featured in this list revealed on Thursday, including past Tony nominees and winners. They wil…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 03:00PM“My intention was to always embed the choreography into the staging, so that it didn’t feel like the story stopped for a dance number,” reveals “Hadestown” choreographer David Neum…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 05:30PM“We approach it as if we’re originating the role,” reveals Jeff Daniels. The role in question is Atticus Finch in Aaron Sorkin’s stage adaptation of Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mocki…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 11:30AM“There has been more ownership of myself because I have been playing Cher,” reveals Stephanie J. Block. The Broadway veteran earned her third Tony nomination recently for playing the pop…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 03:30PM“Everyone has an idea of what they think these icons are,” reveals Sergio Trujillo. The choreographer earned his second Tony nomination for “Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of th…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 09:30AM“You’d be a sociopath if musical theatre came naturally to you,” jokes Alex Brightman. He is referencing the highly rehearsed and precisely calibrated technical aspects underneath his …
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