Monday, April 29, 2019
Emmy-winning television mastermind Ryan Murphy recently announced that he is set to turn one of this year’s potential Tony contenders, “The Boys in the Band,” into a movie for Netflix.…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 03:00PMWednesday, March 6, 2019
At this year’s Oscars, Glenn Close (“The Wife”) ended up losing Best Actress to Olivia Colman (“The Favourite“) in what was the biggest shocker in the Best Actress category since 2…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 03:00PMFriday, February 1, 2019
As we’re now about halfway through the Broadway season, there are currently seven productions of musicals (five new, two revivals) set to open this spring. Could we be seeing any of them c…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 06:42PMTuesday, January 29, 2019
As we’re now about halfway through the Broadway season, there are currently eight productions of plays (four new, four revivals) set to open this spring. Could we be seeing any of them con…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 05:32PMSunday, January 27, 2019
Tonight, FOX will air their third live musical production. Following in the footsteps of Grease and A Christmas Story, the network will be presenting Jonathan Larson's Rent, a rock musical t…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 10:42AMThursday, January 17, 2019
At this weekend’s Critics’ Choice Awards, there was a shocking tie for Best Actress between Lady Gaga (“A Star is Born”) and Glenn Close (“The Wife”). Fo…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 12:30PMTuesday, January 8, 2019
As of this writing “Jesus Christ Superstar” is predicted to win this year’s Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album with 82/25 odds. It’s a live recording of NBC’s Emmy…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 03:00PMSunday, November 25, 2018
With “A Star is Born” proving to be a huge hit at the box office, it’s possible that Lady Gaga could win two Golden Globes this year for both acting in the film and co-writing the …
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 05:00PMThursday, October 25, 2018
As the latest remake of “A Star is Born” continues to do well at the box office and with critics (it currently sits at 90% on Rotten Tomatoes), Bradley Cooper is on track to earn four O…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 11:30AMFriday, September 28, 2018
A new Broadway season is gearing up, and there are currently nine productions of plays (seven new, one revival, and an older work making its Broadway debut) set to open this fall. Could we …
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 02:18PMThursday, September 27, 2018
A new Broadway season is gearing up, and there are currently three productions of musicals (all new) set to open this fall. Could we be seeing any of them contend at next year’s Tony Award…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 01:48PMMonday, June 11, 2018
Out of all the winners (and losers) in the 26 competitive categories at the 2018 Tony Awards, several of them stand out as particularly noteworthy when considered in the context of history. …
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 03:00PMSunday, June 10, 2018
This past Broadway season included only three musical revivals — “Carousel,” “My Fair Lady” and “Once on this Island” — and they all receive…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 03:00PMTuesday, May 1, 2018
Out of the all nominees spread across the 26 categories at the 2018 Tony Awards, 18 of them stand out as particularly noteworthy items of trivia. Three of this year’s acting nominees have …
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 05:00PMSunday, April 1, 2018
Tonight, NBC will air its fifth live musical production. Following in the footsteps of The Sound of Music, Peter Pan, The Wiz, and Hairspray, the peacock network will be presenting Tim Rice …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:13AMTuesday, March 6, 2018
Laurie Metcalf and Allison Janney are both one notch away from completing the Triple Crown of acting — that is, winning an Oscar, Emmy and Tony — but who might get there first? A…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 02:00PMWednesday, January 31, 2018
In the last four months of the 2017-18 Broadway season, six productions of musicals (four new, two revivals) will open. Could we be seeing any of them contend at this year’s Tony Awards? (…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 04:30PMTuesday, January 30, 2018
In the last four months of the 2017-18 Broadway season, nine productions of plays (two new, five revivals, two older works making their Broadway debuts) will open. Could we be seeing any of …
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 04:30PMThursday, November 30, 2017
For the first time since 2014 there are only three Grammy nominees for Best Musical Theater Album as opposed to the five that have been included in the last three years. Each of the three no…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 12:00PMWednesday, September 20, 2017
A new Broadway season is already gearing up and there are currently three productions of musicals (two new, one revival) set to open this fall. Could we be seeing any of them contend at next…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 04:00PMTuesday, September 19, 2017
A new Broadway season is already gearing up and there are currently eight productions of plays both old and new set to open this fall. Could we be seeing any of them contend at next spring&#…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 07:00PMMonday, September 18, 2017
Earlier this year, Claire Foy won Best Drama Actress at both the Golden Globes and SAG for her breakout performance as Queen Elizabeth II on the first season of Netflix’s “The Crown”. …
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 12:00PMMonday, September 11, 2017
When Debbie Gibson begins to compete on the upcoming 25th season of “Dancing with the Stars”, it’ll mark the latest transition for her career, which started in the 1980s as a successfu…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 01:30PMTuesday, August 8, 2017
A brand new Broadway production of the 1964 Tony-winning classic “Hello, Dolly!” opened on April 20 to rave reviews. It went on to win four Tony Awards: Best Musical Revival, Best Actres…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 03:00PMTuesday, June 13, 2017
Of the winners at Sunday’s 71st annual Tony Awards, 14 stand out as unique achievement: “Indecent” is the first Best Play nominee to win Best Director (Rebecca Taichman) without wi…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 09:37PMWednesday, May 3, 2017
One of this year’s four Tony nominees for Best Play, “Oslo”, is already scheduled to be made into a movie. J.T. Rogers (“Blood and Gifts”) is adapting his play with Tony-nominated …
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 06:00PMWednesday, April 26, 2017
This year, John Lithgow has a shot at not one, but two Emmy nominations for his new TV series: Netflix’s drama “The Crown” and NBC’s comedy “Trial & Error.” Today, we’ll b…
SOURCE: Gold Derby at 07:00PMWednesday, December 7, 2016
Tonight, America shall be introduced to the fourth incarnation of Hairspray. The first was the 1988 original film, the second was the 2002 Broadway musical, the third was its 2007 film adapt…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:24PMTuesday, November 1, 2016
Coming to the Garner Performing Arts Center on November 12th as part of their Broadway Voices series is Three-Time Tony Nominee Rebecca Luker. I was recently able to get in touch with Luker …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 08:06PMMonday, July 4, 2016
As America celebrates its 240th Birthday today, let's talk about what is probably one of the greatest musicals ever written, and it only came about 46 years before Hamilton. 1776 dramatizes …
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 01:46PMWednesday, December 16, 2015
North Carolina Theatre, the region's premiere nonprofit professional regional theatre producing Broadway musical revivals, is ready to electrify audiences this February with the world's favo…
SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 11:25AM 
