While there is a great deal of Emmy buzz about the performances in "The Normal Heart," let us not forget Larry Kramer who wrote the original landmark play back in 1985 and adapted …
All of our Experts are predicting that Neil Patrick Harris will win the Tony Award for Best Actor (Musical) this Sunday for his riveting work in "Hedwig and the Angry Inch." However, watch o…
Brian J. Smith reaped his first Tony bid for playing Jim O'Connor, the 'Gentleman Caller,' in the recent rialto revival of Tennessee Williams' classic "The Glass Menagerie." During our recen…
As we noted recently, HBO's "The Normal Heart" has a lot in common with "Angels in America," and among their similarities are their deep rosters of Emmy-friendly supporting performances. "An…
With the Tony Awards coming up this Sunday, it's time to check in with the two men who've won seven Emmys each producing/directing the kudocast — Ricky Kirshner (left, above) and Glenn…
All 15 of our Tony Awards experts are predicting Neil Patrick Harris (''Hedwig and the Angry Inch'') to win Best Actor (Musical), but could the race be tighter than expected? Harri…
What's most shocking about off-Broadway shows having won only 19 out of the 254 Drama Desk Awards bestowed over the last 11 years is that these kudos were created to do just the opposite. …
Off and off-off-Broadway productions accounted for 41% of the nominees (68/165) at the Drama Desk Awards but were completely shut out of the 27 awards bestowed on plays and musicals. This wh…
Sunday's Drama Desk Awards could well be a preview of next Sunday's Tony Awards. Indeed, all of the above-the-line categories went to our predicted frontrunners for the Tonys, with the excep…
The 59th annual edition of these kudos took place on June 1 at the Town Hall in Manhattan. (Read the full report here.) Best Play Nell Benjamin, The Explorers Club Steven Levenson, C…
Kelli O'Hara has been the belle of Broadway for the better part of a decade, reaping Tony nominations for each of her last five appearances on the rialto. However, she has yet to take home t…
HBO's "The Normal Heart" premiered on May 25, right under the wire of the Emmys' eligibility cut-off (May 31), so it's well positioned to take the awards by storm. But will it dominate as de…
(Left to right: Moderator Shaun Robinson, Blair Underwood, Vanessa Williams, Cicely Tyson, Director Michael Wilson, Producer Hallie Foote) "Oh, we fought a lot" on the set of Lifetime's …
The tuner "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder" came into the Tonys derby with a leading 10 nominations and looked liked a lock for Best Musical. Already, this musicalization of Roy Horni…
These folks really nailed the Tonys last year. Now see what they see.
Thom Geier knows his Tony Awards. For years he's spearheaded coverage for Entertainment Weekly and now -- watch out -- he's making some daring predictions. Compare them to my picks here and …
Our Experts are in complete agreement that Bryan Cranston will Best Actor (Play) at the Tony Awards on June 8 for his performance as Lyndon Johnson in “All the Way.” This&nb…
Michael Musto and I agree that, yes, there are a lot of solid frontunners to win the Tonys. "All the Way" seems destined to go all the way in the races for Best Play and Actor (Bryan Cransto…
Our Experts are divided about which remounting will win Best Play Revival at the Tony Awards on June 8. Seven of our 14 Experts are predicting that "Twelfth Night" will t…
HBO held its New York City premiere for "The Normal Heart" at the Ziegfeld Theater on Monday, May 12. Walking the red carpet were a number of the film's stars, including Mark Ruffalo, Matt B…
"This is so classic Gold Derby," Jesse Tyler Ferguson exclaimed at the "Modern Family" Season 5 wrap party when we asked him if he wanted to take down co-stars Eric Stonestreet and Ty Burrel…
Whoopi Goldberg once told talk show host Larry King that she was giving up acting. She took the moderator's position on ABC daytimer "The View" soon after in 2007 and didn't think she would …
Neil Patrick Harris says he was ''totally flummoxed'' Friday as he received the Drama League's Distinguished Performance award for playing a German transgender rock star in ''Hedwig and the …
"It was a more personal project for me," says Ryan Murphy of directing HBO's "The Normal Heart," based on the play by Larry Kramer. "I was 15 in 1981 [when the AIDS outbreak began]; I grew u…
Just like last year, this year's Daytime Emmy acting reels are being made available for public viewing online. This year's roundup of episode submissions began today with Best Younger Actor.…