Camille A. Brown had the musical Gypsy in her bones from a young age. So when director George C. Wolfe needed a choreographer who could bring a new perspective to the show, instead of the of…
"She had a lot of physical offers, which is so great as a designer to be able to respond to," Marg Horwell tells Gold Derby about working with Sarah Snook on The Picture of Dorian Gray. Horw…
In 1995, the original Broadway staging of Sunset Boulevard won seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical. That marked the last time an Andrew Lloyd Webber show won a Best Production accolade…
Welcome to Tony Talk, a column in which Gold Derby contributors Sam Eckmann and David Buchanan offer Tony Awards analysis. Two weeks away from the 2025 Tony ceremony on Jun…
"I will admit, on the first day of the read-through of the new Act 3, I had a minor panic attack," recounts Laura Donnelly of bringing the play The Hills of California to New York. Donnelly …
"They have completely different personalities, like you're talking to different people," says Derek McLane of the musicals Death Becomes Her and Just in Time. The scenic designer is a two-ti…
With less than three weeks until the 78th annual Tony Awards, the Gold Derby odds have shown some movement, reflecting momentum shifts in the race based on industry buzz and following the an…
"The jokes are always so strong, but the surprising thing is that people have been so moved by the show as well," says Conrad Ricamora of the hit new play Oh, Mary! The actor stars opposite …
"I think it's all about making sure that you're building a world for an audience ... and that you're making sure they're on the emotional ride that you want them to be on," explains Maybe Ha…
"I'm just enjoying it as much as possible," says Brooks Ashmanskas of his third career Tony nomination. "I think it's a huge deal … this doesn't happen all the time and it's wonderful." Th…
At Tuesday night's 2025 Sports Emmy Awards, Lady Gaga took home her first Emmy. She won for Best Music Direction of "Hold My Hand" for the Super Bowl LIX pregame show. With previous victorie…
"It literally hit me like a ton of bricks," says Tom Francis about the moment he finally realized that he earned a Tony Award nomination for his performance in Sunset Boulevard. The feeling …
Who's a Traitor? Who's a Faithful? The Traitors staged a murder mystery event on May 15 to find out. On Thursday, Emmy-winning host Alan Cumming joined executive producers Rosie Hargreaves a…
"She put me on the map." So says Taye Diggs of Terry McMillan, the writer-producer who catapulted him to stardom in 1998 with How Stella Got Her Groove Back. Reflecting on that period of his…
Winners of the 2025 Drama League Awards were announced today in a ceremony hosted by Emmy-winning NY1 reporter Frank DiLella at the Ziegfeld Ballroom. In a competitive year for theater award…
Gold Derby's top news stories for May 16, 2025. Ralph Fiennes to play President Snow in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping Ralph Fiennes, coming off his Oscar-nominated turn in Conc…
"Right now, we need joy. We need to be in a space with other human beings who are having a joyful experience," says director Saheem Ali about why the new Broadway musical Buena Vista Social …
"Making theater, especially musicals, can feel super mysterious and alchemical. You're looking for energy and you're trying to get lightning in a bottle," says Dane Laffrey of the process of…
Welcome to Tony Talk, a column in which Gold Derby contributors Sam Eckmann and David Buchanan offer Tony Awards analysis. With less than a month until the 2025 Tony ceremo…
"I'm new to this," says an excited Joy Woods when asked about what she's looking forward to at the upcoming Tony Awards ceremony. "I will just be taking in everything." The actress earned…
"They'd be silly not to be skeptical, but luckily this movie just happens to have one of the best fan bases," says Noel Carey, one-half of the Tony-nominated composing team responsible for b…
"I hadn't read it since college," says playwright Kimberly Belflower of Arthur Miller's iconic play The Crucible. She drew inspiration for John Proctor Is the Villain from that 1953 drama an…
Paul Tazewell recently made history as the first Black man to win the Oscar for Best Costume Design for his work on Wicked. Now, he's currently the frontrunner to win Best Costume Design of …
Apple TV+ will submit seven cast members from Disclaimer for Emmy consideration, Gold Derby has learned. Kevin Kline as Stephen Brigstocke, a retired teacher and author, will submit in Be…
Gold Derby's top news stories for May 12, 2025. Netflix announces premiere date for Too Much, Lena Dunham's TV return Golden Globe-winning Girls creator and star Lena Dunham is returning …