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"I think we're still figuring it out," says "Black-ish" creator Kenya Barris about the evolution of the ABC sitcom. "Television shows are like babies. You raise them and expect them to be so…
Like the Outer Critics Circle, the Drama League does not distinguish between Broadway and off-Broadway when doling out honors. However, all five of its winners -- four productions and a…
Our baker's dozen of Experts have been busy updating their predictions since the Tony Awards nominations were announced on April 26. All 13 of us Tonywatchers think that the Brit hit "C…
Our baker's dozen of Experts have been busy updating their predictions since the Tony Awards nominations were announced on April 26. Among our 13 Tonywatchers, eight of us think that "A…
Three of the four Tony Awards nominees for Best Musical -- "An American in Paris," "Fun Home" and "Something Rotten"-- had healthy hauls last week while the fourth, "Th…
The first of the precursor prizes for the Tonys, the Outer Critics Circle Awards, revealed their winners on Monday. Two of our leading Tony frontrunners for new productions -- the …
Winners for the 65th annual Outer Critics Circle Awards were revealed on May 11. Honorees will be feted at Sardi's on May 21. (Read full report here.)
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In the days following Tuesday's announcement of the Tony Awards nominations, leading contenders "Fun Home" and "Something Rotten" saw an uptake in takings. Meanwhile, the two other Best Musi…
"She's still pretty lost and desperate, so I'm happy about that," says Amanda Peet about playing lovelorn Tina in HBO's freshman comedy "Togetherness." She's currently in production on seaso…
"I spent a few hours the day before the nominations were announced looking at which shows were likely to be nominated, and cross referenced the opinions of different sites that were posting …
Past winners Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming will host the 2015 Tony Awards airing June 7 on CBS. Chenoweth is a nominee this year for "On the Twentieth Century" as Best Actress in a Musi…
Two of our most dedicated theater forum posters -- David Buchanan ("Piano Mann") and Sam Eckmann -- chatted with me just hours after the Tony Awards nominations were announced…
Melissa Bernardo (Entertainment Weekly) is this year's best Expert at predicting the Tony Awards nominations. She got an astounding 98% correct, defeating every Expert, Editor, and User who …
Congratulations to Wombat988 for a very impressive top score of 95% predicting the Tony Awards nominations on Tuesday. He also had an outstanding point total of 14,386 by using his 500 and 2…
It is always surprising to see the depth and breadth of support for some shows at the Tony Awards and the limited appeal of others.
Which ones with multiple nominations did the bes…
With 38 productions in contention for this year's Tony Awards, there were plenty of names missing when nominations were announced on Tuesday. Among the most shocking had to be the complete s…
The Tony Awards nominations were announced Tuesday morning. Among new tuners, "An American in Paris" and "Fun Home" lead with 12 bids each. Of the new plays on Broadway, two British imports …
The 69th annual edition of these top theater kudos will be handed out on Sunday, June 7 at New York's Radio City Music Hall and air live on CBS. Nominees were determined by 50 theater profes…
Looking for a handy cheat sheet before entering our contest to predict Tuesday's Tony Awards nominations for a chance to win $100 and a place of honor on our leaderboard? Then take a look at…
David Sheward, one of the leading Tony Awards experts, has joined Gold Derby to write about these top theater kudos. This one-time executive editor of Backstage has been contributing his pre…
Now that the last show to eligible has opened on Broadway, our dozen Experts have been busy updating their predictions before Tony Awards nominations are announced next Tuesday (April 2…
“Something Rotten” a musical comedy send-up of both Shakespeare and Broadway musicals, is hoping to defy the odds by opening cold on the Main Stem without an out-of-town tryout. …
In the Drama Desk Awards nominations announced Thursday, Off and off-off-Broadway productions account for 86 bids while Broadway fare reaped 78 across 26 categories for plays and musicals. L…
With less than a week until nominations are announced for the Tony Awards next Tuesday (April 28), our dozen Experts have been busy updating their predictions. But it is Gold Derby Users &nd…
If the Outer Critics Circle Award nominations are any indication for the upcoming Tony nominations and awards, then “Something Rotten” looks to be the big winner and “Findi…