Tuesday, June 11, 2024
The musical “Hell’s Kitchen” and the drama “Stereophonic” are leading the nominations with 13 followed closely by the musical “The Outsiders” with 12 for the 77th annual Tony …
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 04:00PMWednesday, May 15, 2024
Jerry Herman’s musical “Hello, Dolly!” dominated the 18th Tony Awards which took place at the New York Hilton on May 24, 1964. “Hello, Dolly!” entered the ceremony with 11 nominati…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 10:00AMWednesday, May 1, 2024
When the Tony Award nominations dust settled “Hell’s Kitchen” and “Stereophonic” received the most nominations with 13 each, followed by “The Outsiders” with 12, followed by th…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 09:00AMThursday, March 14, 2024
With the 96th Academy Awards in the history books, it’s time to become obsessed over the 77th Tony Awards. Nominations are April 30th with the awards set to air on CBS on June 16 from Linc…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 07:00PMThursday, February 1, 2024
Film historians, critics and cineastes have heralded 1939 as the greatest year for Hollywood films. It was the year that saw the release of such classics as “Gone with the Wind,” “Stag…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 10:00AMThursday, June 8, 2023
Revivals have been a mainstay of Broadway for decades. But it wasn’t until the 31st ceremony in 1977 that the Tony Awards added a new category honoring these productions. The nominees for …
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 04:00PMWednesday, May 31, 2023
The 76th annual Tony Awards have already made history. For the first time, two of the acting nominees identify as non-binary: Harrison Ghee who is contending for lead actor in musical for �…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 01:00PMMonday, May 8, 2023
What do the 76th annual Tonys have in common with the 17th annual awards? Stephen Sondheim. The late, great influential composer is represented in this year’s Tonys with the acclaimed, pop…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 12:00PMThursday, May 4, 2023
Tom Stoppard and the late Terrence McNally have won the most Tonys for a playwright taking home four each. The 85-year-old Stoppard is a strong contender to pick up his fifth Tony for his la…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 10:00AMMonday, April 17, 2023
James Ijames Pulitzer Prize-winning “Fat Ham,” which opened to strong reviews on Broadway April 12 after a SRO engagement at the Public Theater, is the latest reinvention of a Shakespear…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 06:00PMWednesday, April 5, 2023
It was the battle of the Stephens at the 27th annual Tony Awards telecast March 25, 1973 on ABC from the Imperial Theatre. In one corner was Stephen Sondheim’s glorious and exquisite roman…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 12:00PMFriday, June 10, 2022
One of the most anticipated honors to be handed out Sunday at the 75th annual Tony Awards is Angela Lansbury’s Lifetime Achievement Award. The big question is: Why did it take so long? No…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 07:00PMWednesday, June 1, 2022
What do the 25th and 75th Tony Awards have in common? The landmark Stephen Sondheim/George Furth musical “Company,” Angela Lansbury and the beloved tuner “The Music Man.” The gend…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 05:00PMTuesday, May 10, 2022
A post-James Bond Daniel Craig and Oscar-nominee Ruth Negga currently are shaking things up on Broadway in the latest revival of “Macbeth,” Shakespeare’s tragedy of mayhem, power, murd…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 11:00AMThursday, September 23, 2021
With the long-delayed 74th Tony Awards set for Sept. 26 at the Winter Garden and streaming on Paramount + and a CBS special, let’s take a deep dive into Tony Awards history and look back a…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 02:00PMFriday, September 3, 2021
Audra McDonald is the most lauded Broadway performer winning a whopping six Tony Awards in both musical and dramatic categories. And she may be receiving her seventh for the revival of “Fr…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 06:00PMSaturday, August 28, 2021
After a 15 months delay, the 74th annual Tony Awards honoring the best of Broadway will be held September 26 on CBS and Paramount +. And there a lot of familiar faces expected at the ceremon…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 09:00AMTuesday, August 10, 2021
When James Lapine showed up at the legendary Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim’s New York townhome four decades ago, he had only seen the tunesmiths’ 1979 Tony Award-winning “Sweeney …
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 01:00PMMonday, July 12, 2021
Lin Manuel-Miranda’s Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical “Hamilton” is a strong contender for multiple Emmy nominations including for Best Variety Special (Taped) and for performer…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 08:31PMThursday, June 24, 2021
New York, New York is a helluva town. The Bronx is up. And the Battery is down. The people ride in a hole in the ground. New York, New York. It’s a helluva town. And it’s also a perfect …
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 02:58PMFriday, May 28, 2021
As “Genius: Aretha” star Cynthia Erivo explained during a recent American Cinematheque Zoom conversation, she gained great insight into Aretha Franklin by watching a wide range of interv…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 04:00PMSunday, March 28, 2021
Leslie Odom Jr. was more than a bit uncomfortable during a recent Zoom conversation with the Wrap’s Sharon Waxman as she ticked off all of his accomplishments including a Tony for his perf…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 08:02PMSaturday, March 20, 2021
The Duke was top! The legendary jazz composer/musician/orchestra leader Duke Ellington made Oscar history 49 years ago when he became the first Black nominee for composing. He contended for …
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 08:30PMWednesday, March 10, 2021
Aaron Sorkin, the writer/director of the red-hot Oscar contender “The Trial of the Chicago 7,” felt the film was “pretty relevant” during production in the winter of 2019. His acclai…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 04:31PMSaturday, March 6, 2021
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” based on August Wilson’s 1982 play, is set in Chicago the summer of 1927 during a particularly contentious recording session between Ma Rainey and her ban…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 10:39AMSunday, December 10, 2017
Earlier this year, August Wilson earned an Oscar nomination for his screenplay to his Tony and Pulitzer Prize-winning 1983 Broadway play, “Fences.” Wilson had written the script long bef…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 10:06PMTuesday, December 20, 2016
The 2003 movie “Elf” starring Will Ferrell as Buddy, the North Pole helper who learns he’s human and heads off for New York City to find his biological father while spreading the joy …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:00AMFriday, August 26, 2016
Hal Linden, 85, acknowledges he’s not the most disciplined human being — and that turned out to be a good thing for his career. “If I had discipline, I would have been a professional…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 08:00AMThursday, January 7, 2016
Frank Ferrante describes himself as a new vaudevillian: Just like the performers of the past, he's on the road every year, performing his one-man show, "An Evening With Groucho," in which he…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 09:44AMSaturday, January 2, 2016
Since making her Broadway debut in Stephen Sondheim's 1981 musical "Merrily We Roll Along," Tonya Pinkins has won a Tony in 1992 for "Jelly's Last Jam" and was nominated for 1997's "Play On!…
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:07PMWednesday, October 21, 2015
Misty Copeland seems to be everywhere these days. After 15 years with the American Ballet Theatre, the 33-year-old San Pedro-raised Copeland was promoted from soloist to principal dancer in …
SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 07:10PM 
