Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Tessa Thompson, Don Cheadle and Taraji P. Henson jump to the featured actor races, while Anika Noni Rose gets promoted to lead.
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 03:55PMThe off-Broadway productions Beau the Musical and Mexodus led all contenders with 10 nominations apiece.
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 12:55PMTuesday, April 28, 2026
The star of the Tony-contending Beaches musical reveres Bette Midler's performance in the beloved 1988 movie.
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 11:05AMThursday, April 23, 2026
The Oscar-nominated star of Marjorie Prime could become the oldest actor ever nominated for a Tony.
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 12:00PMTuesday, April 21, 2026
The Rocky Horror Show is snubbed for Musical Revival, while Becky Shaw, Death of a Salesman, and Joe Turner's Come and Gone are showing their strength as Play Revival contenders.
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 04:55PMMonday, April 20, 2026
The precursor ceremony could have big implications for the 2026 Tony race.
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 05:15PMSaturday, April 18, 2026
The Emmy-winning writer was able to put his passion for musical theater into practice by writing an all-new book for the famously troubled show.
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 11:00AMThursday, April 9, 2026
Every Brilliant Thing and Giant were also discussed at the third eligibility meeting of the 2025-26 Broadway season.
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 06:15PMWednesday, March 11, 2026
The 79th Annual Tony Awards will be held June 7 at Radio City Music Hall.
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 06:55PMThursday, February 19, 2026
Oedipus and Bug were also discussed at the second eligibility meeting of the 2025-26 Broadway season.
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 07:50PMThursday, November 20, 2025
The Tony Awards Administration Committee held its first eligibility meeting of the 2025-26 Broadway season.
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 05:45PMSunday, June 8, 2025
The 2025 Tony Awards gave a warm welcome to first-timers tonight by awarding four actors for their Broadway debut. This accounts for half of the ceremony's acting categories " one of the bes…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 11:46PMMonday, June 2, 2025
Winners of the 2025 Drama Desk Awards were announced at a ceremony on June 1, hosted by Debra Messing and Tituss Burgess. These awards are unique in that Broadway, off-Broadway, and off-off …
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 01:34PMFriday, May 30, 2025
"I'm just, at a very base level, always so grateful to be getting to do this " that is the true win," confesses newly minted Tony nominee Darren Criss. The actor is recognized for his perfor…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 04:45PMThursday, May 29, 2025
"Theater-making is about the impossible," says Paul Tazewell. The legendary costume designer " who earlier this year made history as the first Black man to win the Oscar for Best Costume Des…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 01:00PM"Anything I produce, I believe, needs to be serving a kind of social and cultural need. I want to produce works that in some way meet a moment," Broadway producer Tom Kirdahy tells Gold Derb…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 10:00AMWednesday, May 28, 2025
Playwright Jonathan Spector describes his arrival on Broadway as a "wild" and "out of body" experience. Not only did he make his mainstream debut with Eureka Day, a comedy about vaccine mand…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 03:00PMCamille 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…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 02:00PMTuesday, May 27, 2025
"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…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 02:00PMFriday, May 23, 2025
"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 …
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 02:00PMThursday, May 22, 2025
"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…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 02:05PMWednesday, May 21, 2025
"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 …
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 03:30PM"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…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 02:00PM"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…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 01:00PMFriday, May 16, 2025
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…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 04:22PMThursday, May 15, 2025
"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…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 03:00PMWednesday, May 14, 2025
"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…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 01:00PMThursday, May 1, 2025
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…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 06:13PMWith 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…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 10:34AMWednesday, April 30, 2025
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 …
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 02:05PMMonday, April 28, 2025
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…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 05:27PM"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…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 03:00PMSunday, April 27, 2025
"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…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 04:00PMLet 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…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 01:00PMSaturday, April 26, 2025
"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…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 01:00PMFriday, April 25, 2025
Tina Landau didn't realize she was creating two pieces of theater that would speak to one another, but some of the parallels in her musicals Redwood and Floyd Collins are impossible to ignor…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 01:00PMNominations for the 2025 Outer Critics Circle Awards were announced Friday by Oh, Mary! stars Cole Escola and Conrad Ricamora. Winners for these kudos, which honor Broadway and off-Broadway …
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 12:33PMThursday, April 24, 2025
"When I get out there, I'm not giving first," says Louis McCartney on the exchange of energy between him and the audience each night at Stranger Things: The First Shadow. "They're there and …
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 08:29PM"There's so few things that we can agree on as a species. Puppies and ice cream are really the only two things that come to mind, but laughing with a group of people feels really good," says…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 08:00AMWednesday, April 23, 2025
"In 17 years, I think every single cell in your body has changed over at least once. I think that I changed more than the play did," says Francis Jue in reference to the play Yellow Face. Th…
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