"It was a major challenge," admits Bill Sherman on working with the wide variety of music used in "& Juliet." He and collaborator Dominic Fallacaro created the orchestrations for the new…
"We don't know a lot about these female characters," says Betsy Wolfe of the women in the plays of William Shakespeare. The prospect of "filling in the gaps" of these women intrigued the act…
"He's one of the greatest comedic writers of our generation," reflects Alex Timbers on John Mulaney, whose Netflix standup special "John Mulaney: Baby J" he directed. The two had previously …
"It is such a show about Blackness, and it's so special for me to have been able to bring part of myself to the work in this way," explains "Ain't No Mo" sound designer Taylor Williams. The …
"I think it was sort of a long time coming," admits Jessica Stone of her transition to directing. She worked as an actor for years, with seven Broadway performance credits under her belt bef…
"To be recognized, particularly in this year, it's massive," admits scenic designer Scott Pask. He earned two Tony nominations for Scenic Design of a Musical for the new tuners "Shucked" and…
"If I was going to repurpose and reinvent Max's music, it also made sense to reinvent the story," reveals "& Juliet" writer David West Read. He took on the daunting task of combing throu…
This year's Tony race for Best Musical Revival has two Stephen Sondheim shows ("Into the Woods" and "Sweeney Todd") in contention. Will one of them win or will they cancel each other out? Le…
Winners of the 2023 Drama League Awards were announced on Friday, May 19, 2023, at an in-person ceremony, hosted by Emmy-winning reporter Frank DiLella at The Ziegfeld Ballroom. The Drama Le…
When Jefferson Mays wanted to perform a solo version of "A Christmas Carol," scenic designer Dane Laffrey knew right away that it wasn't going to be a simplistic approach with an actor and a…
On May 19, 2023, NEON released "Sanctuary" starring Emmy nominee Margaret Qualley and Christopher Abbott. The film directed by Zachary Wigon follows a dominatrix (Qualley) and Hal (Abbott), …
"It's rare that lightning in a bottle happens, but it did with this show. It's wild," exclaims Sean Hayes of "Good Night, Oscar." The actor received a Tony Award nomination for his portrayal…
The show will go on. Well, it was always likely going to go on, but now, thanks to a special arrangement with the Writers Guild, the 2023 Tony Awards will still happen as planned on CBS …
"I'm quite a light and silly person in my real life, so this is much more the way that I am in friends," reveals Aaron Tveit of his character in "Schmigadoon!" He portrays Topher in Season 2…
"The whole point of the piece to me is that if we don't grapple with the trauma and the history of our past, we are bound to repeat it," explains Michael Arden of "Parade." The director rece…
What do the 76th annual Tonys have in common with the 17th annual awards? Stephen Sondheim. The late, great influential composer is represented in this year's Tonys with the acclaimed, popul…
You might have noticed that a lot of the early talk surrounding the five-day-old strike by the Writers Guild of America is about ChatGPT and the possibility of artificial intelligence suppla…
For the first time in the 76-year history of the Tony Awards, three Pulitzer Prize-winning original dramas have been nominated in the Best Play category in the same year. Only five of the 17…
When Jesse Green wrote in his New York Times review of this season's revival of "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" that the show had been "restored to its proper size," he mean…
Tom Stoppard and the late Terrence McNally have won the most Tonys for a playwright taking home four each. The 85-year-old Stoppard is a strong contender to pick up his fifth Tony for his la…
For the 20 years of predicting hundreds of awards shows, Gold Derby has not made a mistake in calculating scores for an event. However, for Tuesday's Tony Awards nominations, Jordan Donica (…
The 2023 Tony Awards nominations were announced on Tuesday, May 2. Out of all the nominees spread across the 26 categories, a number of them stand out as particularly noteworthy. Read my 31 …
Catherine Zeta-Jones could edge ever closer to becoming a member of the exclusive EGOT club with her guest role in Netflix's hit comedy series "Wednesday." So far, only 18 people have achiev…
In a Broadway season bursting at the seams with critically-acclaimed production " 38 musicals, plays, and revivals opened during the 2022-2023 eligibility window " it is no surprise that the…
Congratulations to our Expert Brian Lipton (Cititour) for a wonderful score of 78.31% when predicting the 2023 Tony Awards nominations on Tuesday morning. He is best among 10 Experts, journa…