Gideon Glick made his Broadway debut in the original company of "Spring Awakening." Though he would go on to roles in "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" and "Into the Wood" in Central Park (opp…
Standing out in a crowded ensemble requires immense commitment from the actor to their character. And with a perfect marriage of role and actor, that is exactly what Michael Aronov achieves …
The great part about giving a solo performance, is come Tony time, no one can pull focus from you. That will be a major benefit to Simon McBurney as he tries to crack the crowded field for B…
Stephanie J. Block, one of Broadway's top belting divas, has repeatedly missed her date with the Tony Awards despite a celebrated career. Her first, and so far only, Tony nomination came …
Two of mightiest stage divas in world have returned to Broadway on the same bill. Tony winners Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole star in the new musical "War Paint." Â These theater lege…
"La La Land" didn't wind up winning Best Picture, but Oscar night was still celebratory for songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. Their catchy tune "City of Stars" beat Lin-Manuel Miranda'…
Ten new plays compete for the Best Play award at the upcoming Tonys. Though the scribes of these new works range from veteran playwrights to young up and comers, all but one of these play…
There has been no official announcement regarding who will inherit hosting duties for the 71st annual Tony Awards, but that hasn't stopped us from voicing our own opinions. We asked our read…
Sure, the 2017 Tony Awards aren’t until Sunday June 11 but by this time last year, we already knew who would host Broadway's biggest night: James Corden was announced on February…
At the 2016 Tony Awards, Scott Rudin was the lead producer on two top Tony winners. "The Humans" claimed Best Play and "A View from the Bridge" snagged Best Play Revival. Not surprisingly, t…
The design categories at the Tony Awards may not be the most exciting races to casual viewers but guessing the correct winners could be the key to prevailing in Gold Derby's prediction conte…
I often find that the design categories for plays at the Tony Awards are the easiest to predict. Oftentimes there is one show with the grandest or most obvious achievement in design, as with…
With only a few days until this year’s Tony Awards ceremony, Gold Derby’s in-house Tony trio — Executive Editor Paul Sheehan, contributor David Buchana and myself …
At the Tonys, the Best Director (Play) award usually goes to the helmer of either the Best Play or Best Play Revival winner. Indeed, since the Play Revival category was created in 1994…
If you're a theatre nerd like me, you likely spend opening nights parsing through reviews to find out how the latest Broadway show fared with the critics. Amidst the cacophony of voices, you…
Just as I did with the four musical acting categories, here are a quartet of performances on the play side that warrant consideration by the Tony Awards nominating committee, which is mee…
As the 50 members of the Tony Awards nominating committee come together on Monday to vote on the best of the Broadway season, it's time to remind them of performers who are sitting "on the b…