"I was sleeping when the nominations happened because I just didn't expect to get one," confesses Sky Lakota-Lynch about the morning of the 2024 Tony Awards nominations. When he heard that h…
"Broadway was so not on my radar in any way," reflects Juliana Canfield about what she was envisioning when she signed on to do the play "Stereophonic" Off-Broadway last fall. In the months …
"This show was an idea that started before I was ever nominated for any Tony," says Kelli O'Hara about her role of Kirsten in "Days of Wine and Roses" that has earned her the eighth Tony Awa…
"This show means the world to me for all kinds of reasons," reflects Will Brill about "Stereophonic," the new play on Broadway that has earned the actor his first Tony Award nomination. He h…
"To have this recognition at the end of that journey is really quite astounding and rewarding and humbling," reflects Brian d'Arcy James on his Tony Award nomination for "Days of Wine and Ro…
Welcome to Tony Talk, a weekly column in which Gold Derby contributing theater editors David Buchanan and Sam Eckmann discuss the Tony Awards race. In the hours after the announcement of …
At the beginning of Act Two of "Merrily We Roll Along," Jonathan Groff, Daniel Radcliffe, Lindsay Mendez and other ensemble members sing "It's A Hit!," celebrating the successful opening of …
In a Broadway season bursting at the seams with new musicals, plays and revivals " 36 productions opened during the 2023-2024 eligibility window " it is not a surprise that the 60 Tony Award…
With the announcement of the Tony Awards nominations on April 30, we now know the shows and performers in contention for the 77th annual ceremony. The 60 members of the Tony nominating commi…
With 36 productions eligible for this year's Tony Awards, there were plenty of names missing when nominations were announced by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Renée Elise Goldsberry on Tuesday mo…
When the 77th Tony Awards nominations are announced this morning, those honored with recognition will have been selected by a small group of theatre professionals who commit to seeing each a…
A new musical, a musical revival and a new play with music will dominate the 2024 Tony Awards nominations, according to our official odds in 17 of the 26 categories. The latest revival of th…
The 2023-2024 Broadway season that kicked off last June with the opening of "Grey House" featured 36 productions of new and revived musicals and plays. This staggeringly crowded year " espec…
"This crazy whirlwind of a season has finally come to an end," declares Sam Eckmann as we kick off our final Tony Awards nominations predictions slugfest of 2024. We begin our conversation w…
Welcome to Tony Talk, a weekly column in which Gold Derby contributing theater editors Sam Eckmann and David Buchanan discuss the Tony Awards race. With less than a week to go before nomi…
"He is in a lot of ways an Everyman, but he's an unlikely one, and that's how I see myself, too," shares Eli Gelb about his character Grover in the new Broadway play "Stereophonic" by David …
"She's really good at honoring the original language and the original story while also sewing in the needs of today's audience," reflects Caleb Eberhardt on what is so unique about Pulitzer …
"When you wear these boots, you've got to strut," quips Tom Pecinka about the costumes he dons to transform into 1970s rock star Peter in the new Broadway play "Stereophonic." Though he has …
"I definitely delved into some music, less to create a character, a blueprint… but more to understand who their competition might have been," says Sarah Pidgeon on some of the preparation …
"I think it's just the stark reality of all the things that happened to this one person and the level of clearheaded determination she had," shares Nikki M. James of what surprised her the m…
"It's really cool to get to see a show from different perspectives," says Hannah Cruz about her unique history with the musical "Suffs." When the show played Off-Broadway at the Public Theat…
"The thing that pulled me the most is the authenticity with which the writer Susie Hinton explores what it feels like to be a teenager," reflects Danya Taymor on what resonates with her abou…
"I have Alzheimer's in my family, I have a lot of it, actually, the genetic kind that tends to trickle down through generations," shares Bekah Brunstetter about why Nicholas Sparks' "The Not…
"I actually did see the movie before getting the script, I think it was the day before," shares Joy Woods with a laugh, recalling the first time she experienced the 2004 film "The Notebook."…
"What we both shared was a love for those movies we grew up with in the 80s: the John Hughes, 'St. Elmo's Fire,' all the way through 'Less Than Zero,'" remarks Gordon Greenberg about how he …