Welcome to Tony Talk, a column in which Gold Derby contributing theater editors David Buchanan and Sam Eckmann offer Tony Awards analysis. The day after the 2024 Tony Awards, we dis…
Out of all the winners (and also-rans) in the 26 competitive categories at the 2024 Tony Awards, 23 results stand out as particularly noteworthy when considered in the context of history. So…
A few key stories have emerged with the dust settling on the 77th Annual Tony Awards. One, we should have seen "Merrily We Roll Along" when we had the chance (it closes July 7!). Two, it's g…
The 77th Tony Awards gave those of us cuckoo for kudos the thing that we love most about show biz celebrations. Surprises. Throughout the course of the evening, the envelopes revealed a numb…
Maleah Joi Moon has become the 101st performer to win a Tony Award for their first outing on a Broadway stage for her performance in the musical "Hell's Kitchen." She won Best Actress in a M…
Congratulations to our User Juleso for a great score of 80.77% when predicting the 2024 Tony Awards winners on Sunday. Our top scorer is actually tied with imsarahmoore at the same percentag…
It's a hit! A palpable hit! "Merrily We Roll Along" cleaned up at the 2024 Tony Awards, winning the coveted Best Revival of a Musical trophy. "Merrily" is now the fifth musical from composer…
Sixteen years after his Broadway debut, Daniel Radcliffe has won a Tony Award. Although Broadway fans have known all season long that the actor would likely take home the trophy for his feat…
The 77th Tony Awards will take place on Sunday, June 16 in a two-part telecast staged at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. Nominations were announced on Tu…
Tony Awards nominations were announced on Tuesday, April 30 by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Renée Elise Goldsberry. While the nominations for the 77th annual Tony Awards were determined by appr…
It still feels surreal to Liza Colón-Zayas that she's finally made it " that she's become the proverbial overnight success after more than 30 years of doing TV guest turns and off-Broa…
"Illinoise" is something of an anomaly for a Broadway show. It is competing in the Best Musical race at the 2024 Tony Awards, but the story is told entirely through modern dance as a trio of…
The first Broadway revival of the late Stephen Sondheim's infamous flop "Merrily We Roll Along" will win the most Tony Awards of any show at the upcoming 77th annual ceremony, according to o…
When David Buchanan and I convened to debate our final predictions for the musical races at the 2024 Tony Awards, we were in clear agreement that the revival of "Merrily We Roll Along" would…
After an extraordinary season boasting 36 productions of musicals, plays, and revivals, Broadway will toast its nominees and crown new winners at the upcoming 77th annual Tony Awards. If pre…
"I think 'Stereophonic' has taken off in a really once-in-a-lifetime way within the theatre community," shares Sam Eckmann about the show he believes is the frontrunner for Best Play at the …
There have only been 19 EGOT winners in entertainment history. This acronym title is attributed to the few stars who win an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony, demonstrating them to be one…
The 2023-2024 Broadway season, which began way back in June 2023 with the opening of the new play "Grey House," is now in its final week as Tony Awards voting concludes before the ceremony o…
The 2023 Tony Awards stand out as a different beast from any other Tony ceremony in history. Instead of its usual home at Radio City Music Hall, the CBS telecast moved to the United Palace, …
The musical "Hell's Kitchen" and the drama "Stereophonic" are leading the nominations with 13 followed closely by the musical "The Outsiders" with 12 for the 77th annual Tony Awards which…
The hit revival of "Merrily We Roll Along" and Off-Broadway sensation "Oh, Mary!" won over the LGBTQ journalists of GALECA and dominated the group's 2nd Annual Dorian Theater Awards. Winners…
"It's helped me to trust that even on my not amazing days, or even on my greatest days, that either way, the story is being communicated," reflects Brody Grant on how receiving a Tony nomina…
The day before the 2024 Tony Awards, June 15th, will mark 40 years to the day since Kecia Lewis made her Broadway debut in "Dreamgirls." After four decades in the industry, the actress will …
"I still don't know that I have the words for it," admits Sarah Paulson as she gathers her thoughts surrounding her recent Tony nomination, "it just was and has been the most special experie…
According to the combined predictions of Gold Derby users as of this writing, "Appropriate" is the frontrunner to win Best Play Revival at this year's Tony Awards with 27/20 odds. In second …