Saturday, March 29, 2025

‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ first photos, ‘Legend of Zelda’ gets release date, Tom Hanks spoofs ‘Forrest Gump,’ and more of today� by Marcus James Dixon

Gold Derby's top news stories for March 28, 2025. Stranger Things: The First Shadow first photos Netflix's Emmy-winning Stranger Things will soon be eligible to win some Tony Awards. Sonia F…

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‘I Always Wanted a Brother’: ‘Mufasa’ young stars on how Disney’s viral hit song came together (exclusive clip) by Blair Marnell

Even when paired against the speedsters of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 in December, Mufasa: The Lion King legged out an impressive showing at the box office with $254.1 million domestically and $71…

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Thursday, March 27, 2025

Michael Urie fulfilled his character arc in ‘Once Upon a Mattress’ by overcoming a fear of stairs in the funniest way possible by Sam Eckmann

Michael Urie earned consistent laughter in the recent revival of Once Upon a Mattress thanks to the mannered way in which his infantilized Prince Dauntless called for his mother. “But Maw…

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Wednesday, March 26, 2025

‘English’ star Hadi Tabbal brings his own immigrant experience to Broadway to portray a man ‘stuck between two worlds’ by Sam Eckmann

Hadi Tabbal made his Broadway debut in the Pulitzer Prize winning play English by Sanaz Toossi. His character Omid is one of several Iranian adults who spend their time in an English class a…

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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 of …

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Monday, March 24, 2025

Conan O’Brien Kennedy Center honor turns into unofficial Trump roast for Netflix by Christopher Rosen

Last May, Netflix grabbed significant headlines and millions of viewers with The Roast of Tom Brady, a three-hour comedy event in which some of the industry’s top comics — including Kevi…

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Thursday, March 20, 2025

Rewatch or not? Before Rachel Zegler, Kristen Stewart headlined the live-action ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ by Blair Marnell

Snow White had been kicking around for centuries before the Brothers Grimm immortalized her story in print in their seminal 1812 collection of fairy tales. It’s also a tale that Hollywood …

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‘The Residence’ reviews: Critics hail Uzo Aduba’s ‘magnetic presence,’ but call the whodunit ‘overstuffed’ by Joyce Eng

Move over, Benoit Blanc. Netflix has a new detective in town. Uzo Aduba stars as Cordelia Cupp on The Residence, the streamer's new whodunit, all eight episodes of which dropped on Thursday.…

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Wednesday, March 19, 2025

‘Death Becomes Her’ director Christopher Gattelli explains how to throw Megan Hilty down a flight of stairs eight times a week by Sam Eckmann

Christopher Gattelli had choreographed 17 previous Broadway shows, winning a Tony Award for Newsies. But this season's Death Becomes Her marks his first time directing, in addition to crafti…

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Saturday, March 15, 2025

What to know about the controversy over Disney’s ‘Snow White’ remake with Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot by Christopher Rosen

As hard as it might be to imagine, few family movies in recent years have come to theaters with as much online baggage as Snow White. The Disney live-action remake starring Gal Gadot and Wes…

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‘Emilia Pérez,’ ‘Wicked’ beat the odds at 2025 ACE Eddie Awards: See the winners list by Marcus James Dixon

If you thought the 2025 Oscars season was over, you'd be dead wrong. Due to the Los Angeles wildfires, the 75th American Cinema Editors gala was delayed from Jan. 18 to March 14, nearly two …

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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 first T…

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Thursday, March 13, 2025

‘Yellow Face’ author David Henry Hwang wrote himself into the narrative, but he’s still ‘the Susan Lucci of the Pulitzers’ by Sam Eckmann

David Henry Hwang was already a Pulitzer Prize finalist for his comedy Yellow Face back in 2007, but the acclaimed play only just landed on Broadway this season courtesy of Roundabout Theate…

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‘Lilo & Stitch’ trailer: Disney’s live-action remake recreates key moments from 2002 animated classic by Blair Marnell

More than two decades ago, Disney introduced Stitch, one of its most unconventional heroes to date. And he’s still pretty wild 23 years later in the new trailer for the upcoming live-actio…

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Tuesday, March 11, 2025

After years of being overlooked, Kristen Bell is on the verge of first Primetime Emmy nomination by Daniel Montgomery

Some actors win Primetime Emmys like rolling out of bed (like Allison Janney or Julia Louis-Dreyfus). Others are frequently nominated but have shockingly never won (like Steve Carell or Hugh…

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Billy Joel postpones tour due to ‘medical condition,’ ‘Cujo’ getting new Netflix adaptation, and more of today’s top stories by Denton Davidson

Gold Derby's top news stories for March 10, 2025 Billy Joel postpones tour dates after surgery Billy Joel has postponed eight stadium concerts he was scheduled to perform over the next four …

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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 ahead of To…

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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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2025 Tony Awards: These 10 female Broadway vets deserve consideration for Lifetime Achievement Award by Jeffrey Kare

With this year’s Tonys coming up on June 8, the American Theatre Wing will soon be announcing its Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. The honor has gone to veteran stage performers, dire…

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Wednesday, March 5, 2025

2025 Tony Awards: These 10 male Broadway vets deserve consideration for next Lifetime Achievement Award by Jeffrey Kare

The American Theatre Wing will soon be announcing the Tonys' Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. It traditionally goes to veteran stage performers, directors, choreographers, playwrights, …

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Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Oscar ratings: Nearly 20 million watch ‘Anora’ clean up, a 5-year high by Daniel Montgomery

After initial ratings numbers indicated a decline from the past two years, Nielsen has announced that the Conan O'Brien-hosted 97th Academy Awards were actually watched by 19.7 million peopl…

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Sunday, March 2, 2025

2025 Oscars: Gold Derby’s final winner predictions and odds in all 23 categories by Marcus James Dixon

Originally published Feb. 28 at 5 a.m. PT; updated at 3:55 p.m. PT It's all come down to this. Gold Derby has been predicting the 2025 Oscars since way back in July, when Sing Sing was the i…

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Friday, February 28, 2025

‘The Traitors’ recap: Alan Cumming reads Tom Sandoval for filth as the Seer looms by Benutty

Previously on The Traitors Season 3, alum Parvati Shallow and Kate Chastain hosted a chess-themed mission that exposed Carolyn Wiger in a new way. Not only was she out-maneuvered by Danielle…

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Tuesday, February 25, 2025

‘Awards Magnet’: Final 2025 Oscar winner predictions by Joyce Eng

Anora or Conclave? Mikey Madison or Demi Moore? Awards Magnet hosts Christopher Rosen and Joyce Eng make their final 2025 Oscar winner predictions with Gold Derby editor-in-chief Debra Birnb…

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How diverse are the Emmys? TV Academy DEI report reveals industry representation by the numbers by Daniel Montgomery

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are unusually controversial words in the current political climate, but the Television Academy is still committed to DEI judging from its 2025 Transparency R…

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Monday, February 24, 2025

Oscar nominees ‘Dune,’ ‘Wicked,’ ‘Wild Robot,’ and ‘Emilia Pérez’ all win at 2025 MPSE Golden Reel Awards: Full list of winners by Denton Davidson

On Sunday, the Motion Picture Sound Editors announced the winners of the MPSE Golden Reel Awards, and four of the five Oscar nominees for Best Sound came away victorious: Dune: Part Two, Emi…

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Jane Fonda sounds the alarm in SAG Awards Life Achievement speech: ‘We are in our documentary moment’ by Ray Richmond

It’s probably no accident that the Screen Actors Guild chose a feminist heroine like Jane Fonda as the 60th recipient of its Life Achievement Award. Who better than an outspoken 87-year-ol…

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Only winners in the building: 5 takeaways from the SAG Awards’ TV winners by Joyce Eng

As expected, Shōgun ruled Sunday’s 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards, completing one of the most dominant awards runs in history that started at the Emmys in September. The night didn’t g…

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Sunday, February 23, 2025

2025 SAG Awards: The complete list of winners (updating live) by Marcus Errico

And now it’s the actors turn to weigh in on the 2025 Oscar race. Sunday’s Screen Actors Guild Awards, hosted by Kristen Bell, will see several of this year’s key competitors face off o…

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Thursday, February 20, 2025

‘Wicked’ and Timothée Chalamet are predicted to win at the 2025 SAG Awards: Get all the official odds by Marcus James Dixon

Wicked, which leads all films this year with five Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations, is Gold Derby’s pick to win the best ensemble prize at Sunday’s ceremony. The big-screen adaptat…

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Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Why the SAG Awards are the biggest test for Zoe Saldaña — and why Ariana Grande can pull the upset by Christopher Tsang

After a whiplash of an awards season for Emilia Pérez, the dust has settled in terms of the Netflix Spanish-language musical’s Oscar potential. Now that the Critics Choice and BAFTA Award…

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre