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The reviews are in for HBO’s “All the Way,” the docudrama adapted from the Tony-winning 2014 play, and they’re mostly glowing, especially for lead actor Bryan Cransto…
During early conversations with “The Wiz: Live” director Kenny Leon, Emmy and Tony-winning production designer Derek McLane kept asking himself: "What would Dorothy dream?" The a…
Barbra Streisand just announced a mini-tour this summer in support of her new album “Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway,” which pairs her with some of Hollywood’s b…
"She's like a pebble in the pond," explains writer/producer Aline Brosh McKenna as we chat via webcam (watch above) about the title character in her hit CW comedy "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.…
It seems like almost a foregone conclusion that “Hamilton” will be named Best Musical at the Tony Awards, but are all Tony categories so easy to forecast? Our readers are wond…
“In terms of prediction secrets, I’d say the number one thing I try to do is stay current with the word of mouth a production is receiving,” reveals Michael Wachowiak, who …
Congratulations to Gold Derby’s Paul Sheehan for an impressive 89% prediction rate for the 2016 Tony Awards nominations. (Click here to see where YOU ranked.) Of the eight categories w…
At last, Christine Baranski finally has a bonafide Emmy-caliber showcase for "The Good Wife" after seven years and 156 episodes of playing attorney Diane Lockhart. The one-time winner for…
“Grease is the word, is the word that you heard, it’s got a groove, it’s got a meaning …” Admit it, you loved "Grease," the 1978 classic movie musical based on …
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 best in th…
With 36Â productions in contention for this year’s Tony Awards, there were plenty of names missing when nominations were announced on Tuesday. Among the most surprising was the absen…
The biggest Tony nomination surprise? No nod for six-time winner Audra McDonald for “Shuffle Along!” I blame it on the awful blue dress they put her in in Act Two! But despite…
So who decided that “Hamilton” merited a record-breaking 16 Tony Awards nominations while a trio of musicals warranted only one apiece? The 47 members of the nominating commit…
While the headline news about this morning's 70th Annual Tony Awards nominations coalesces around the record-breaking 16Â nominations received by "Hamilton," there are plenty of other surp…
Following the announcement of the Tony Awards nominations on Tuesday, Gold Derby’s in-house Tonys trio — Executive Editor Paul Sheehan, contributor Sam Eckmann and my…
Nominations for the 70th annual Tony Awards will be announced on Tuesday (May 3) at 8:30 a.m. ET from the Diamond Horseshoe at the Paramount Hotel in midtown Manhattan. Two of the original c…
“Hamilton” set a new Tony Awards record, earning 16 bids when nominations for the 70th annual edition of these kudos were announced Tuesday morning. That eclipses the benchmark s…
The 70th annual edition of these top theater kudos will be handed out on Sunday, June 12 at New York’s Beacon Theater and air live on CBS. Nominees were determined by 50 theat…
“Hamilton” is poised to lead the Tony Awards nomination count on Tuesday by a landslide, having won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama earlier this month. But while “Hamilt…
Anyone who thinks actors can only convincingly play younger on stage has yet to watch Sutton Foster in TV Land’s hit show “Younger.” The two-time Tony winner (“Thorou…
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…
The Atlantic Theater Company production of Rajiv Joseph's play "Guards at the Taj" dominated the Lucille Lortel Awards, winning four prizes including Best Play over, among others, current…
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…
"I was certainly a little hesitant taking the job," admits “Grease Live” production designer David Korins during our recent webcam chat (watch above). As he explains, "I wasn'…
While the Outer Critics Circle can be a precursor for the upcoming Tonys, this year there are significant differences between the two on the musical side. "Hamilton," the overwhelmi…
