Gold Derby's top news stories for May 2, 2025. Ruth Buzzi dies at 88 Comedian Ruth Buzzi died May 1 at her home in Texas. She was 88. Buzzi was best known for her work on the 1968-73 sketch …
Within hours of the announcement of the 78th annual Tony Awards nominations, hundred of Gold Derby users made their first predictions about which productions, performers, and creatives will …
The 2025 Tony Awards nominations were announced on Thursday morning and made waves with its snubs and surprises. Out of all the nominees spread across 26 categories, there are 22 fascinating…
Together, wherever they go! Broadway favorites Audra McDonald and Danny Burstein both earned Tony nominations for their performances in the latest revival of Gypsy. In doing so, they have ea…
Congratulations to Gold Derby user Michael_Griswold for an excellent score of 84.71 percent in predicting the 2025 Tonys nominations on Thursday. Our top scorer finished just ahead of three …
With today's announcement of the Tony Awards nominations, Daniel Dae Kim has made history as the first AAPI nominee in the Lead Actor in a Play category. Kim was recognized for his performan…
The 2025 Tony Awards nominations were unveiled Thursday morning, with the musicals Buena Vista Social Club, Death Becomes Her, and Maybe Happy Ending leading the way with 10 bids apiece i…
Gold Derby's top news stories for April 30, 2025. Guy Ritchie, Jake Gyllenhaal reteam for Road House 2 Prolific director Guy Ritchie has officially signed on to direct Road House 2, Amazo…
Nominations for the 2025 Tony Awards will be announced Thursday starting at 8:30 a.m. ET/5:30 a.m. PT. Select categories will be unveiled at that time on CBS Mornings. At 9 a.m. ET/6 a.m. PT…
Nominations for the 69th annual Drama Desk Awards were announced Wednesday by Tony- and Grammy-nominated actor Norm Lewis. Winners will be announced on June 1, at a ceremony taking place at …
A new musical and two original plays will lead the 2025 Tony Awards nominations, according to Gold Derby's official odds in 17 categories ahead of Thursday's announcement. Death Becomes Her,…
The 2024-25 Broadway season, which kicked off last June with a revival of the play Home and concluded with the openings of musicals Dead Outlaw and Real Women Have Curves this past Sunday, f…
"When I first read The Crucible, I think it was in high school, and I was just trying to make it through the year, honestly" shares Sadie Sink with a laugh. The actress stars in the new Broa…
Welcome to Tony Talk, a column in which Gold Derby contributors Sam Eckmann and David Buchanan offer Tony Awards analysis. This week we discuss our (almost) final 2025 nomi…
The Tony Awards Administration Committee met for the fourth and final time this season to determine the eligibility status of 12 Broadway productions ahead of the 2025 Tony Awards nomination…
"I became completely obsessed with this show as soon as I read the script," shares Julia Knitel about the new Broadway musical Dead Outlaw. The show centers on the shocking, unbelievably tru…
"Broadway was always the dream and I got a detour into TV," reveals Marco Pennette. The writer has amassed a successful career in television, writing for comedies like Ugly Betty, Mom, and B…
Patti LuPone recently joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe for Disney+'s Agatha All Along, in which she plays a 450-year-old Sicilian witch named Lilia Calderu. "Lilia, oh Lilia! Will you be…
Gold Derby's top news stories for April 28, 2025. Brad Pitt to star in A24 drama from Edward Berger Brad Pitt has signed on to star in The Riders, an A24-produced drama from Conclave dire…
"It feels wonderful because you invest so much of yourself in every individual show," reflects Susan Stroman on the recognition she has received for directing the new Broadway musical Smash.…
"Honestly, I feel like it hasn't quite hit me yet," admits Tatianna Córdoba. The young actress is making her Broadway debut playing the lead role of Ana in Real Women Have Curves: The Mus…
Bernadette Peters has long been heralded as one of legendary composer Stephen Sondheim's greatest interpreters. The actress originated roles in Sunday in the Park with George and Into the Wo…
Let her be your star! Robyn Hurder has been blazing a trail on New York stages for 20 years with celebrated turns in shows like A Chorus Line, Chicago, and Moulin Rouge! Now, the Tony-nomina…
"It was pulling me, it was undeniable," recalls Shannon Lewis of her desire to be a choreographer. "It was pulling me away from performing, and I was shocked to find out that I was OK with t…
It's the TV acting equivalent to Ginger Rogers dancing like Fred Astaire, only backwards and in high heels " delivering Amy Sherman-Palladino's whip-smart, high-velocity dialogue, when it's …