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Friday, June 13, 2025

How ‘Jurassic Park’ made dinos into movie stars, Sabrina Carpenter spills all, and what to read this weekend: June 13, 2025 by Joyce Eng

Every Friday, Gold Derby rounds up some of the best stories of the week from our friends across the web. Maybe you missed these, maybe you were too busy to read them at the time, maybe you b…

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Monday, June 9, 2025

Tony Talk: Dissecting those shocking wins for ‘Purpose,’ Nicole Scherzinger, Darren Criss, and more by David Buchanan

Welcome to Tony Talk, a column in which Gold Derby contributors Sam Eckmann and David Buchanan offer Tony Awards analysis. Mere hours after the 2025 Tonys, we reconvene to dissect the …

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Behind the scenes at the Tony Awards: From Darren Criss to Andrew Lloyd Weber, backstage at Broadway’s biggest night by Mia McNiece

Robot love story Maybe Happy Ending and Black family drama Purpose had great nights at the 78th annual Tony Awards, which took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Sunday, resp…

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25 records, milestones, and fun facts about the 2025 Tony winners, including Cole Escola’s nonbinary victory by Jeffrey Kare

Of all the winners (and also-rans) in the 26 competitive categories at the 2025 Tony Awards, 25 results stand out in terms of historical context. So, what were this year’s most interesting…

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2025 Tony Awards highlights: The best, the worst, and the ‘Hamilton’ mixtape by Jessica Derschowitz

With a Wicked host at the helm — that would be Elphaba actress and Tony winner Cynthia Erivo — it’s no surprise the 78th annual Tony Awards had its fair share of magical moments. The e…

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Tonys 2025: Best prediction scores by Gold Derby experts, editors, and users by Chris Beachum

Congratulations to Gold Derby user Brian Tavarus for an exceptional score of 88.46 percent in predicting the 2025 Tonys winners on Sunday. Our top scorer is actually tied with six other peop…

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Sunday, June 8, 2025

2025 Tony Awards first-timers club: Half of this year’s acting winners triumphed for their Broadway debuts by Sam Eckmann

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 b…

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‘Sunset Boulevard’ wins Best Musical Revival, Andrew Lloyd Webber breaks 30-year Tony drought by Jeffrey Kare

Andrew Lloyd Webber is off the snide. In 1995, the original Broadway production of Sunset Boulevard won seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical. That marked the last time a Webber show won…

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Tony Awards: Watch Lin-Manuel Miranda, original ‘Hamilton’ cast perform show’s greatest hits for 10th anniversary by Marcus Errico

Ten years later, it happened in the room again. To celebrate the milestone anniversary of Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda reassembled his original cast to perform a rapid-fire “mixtape” of …

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Paul Tazewell makes awards history again, becomes only 2nd costume designer to win Oscar and Tony in same year by Jeffrey Kare

Three months after making history as the first Black man to win the Oscar for Best Costume Design for his work on Wicked, Paul Tazewell scored the Tony Award on Sunday for Best Costume Desig…

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2025 Tony Awards: Complete list of winners (updating live) by Denton Davidson

The 2025 Tony Awards were doled out in style Sunday night as three-time Oscar nominee Cynthia Erivo hosted from Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Heading into the ceremony, Buena Vista…

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Friday, June 6, 2025

Danya Taymor could make Tony Awards history with a win for ‘John Proctor Is the Villain’ by David Buchanan

At last year’s Tony Awards, Danya Taymor took Broadway’s biggest night by surprise with her victory for directing Best Musical winner The Outsiders. Only 18 Gold Derby users were predict…

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Final 2025 Tony Awards winner odds in all 26 categories, including last-minute Best Actress in a Musical flip to Audra McDonald by David Buchanan

After five weeks of furious debate since Tony Award nominations were announced, over 1,000 people have made their winner predictions at Gold Derby. New musical Maybe Happy Ending will lead a…

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Thursday, June 5, 2025

The 2025 Tony Awards: How to watch, streaming details, nominees, performers, and presenters by Denton Davidson

Broadway’s biggest night is back — and it’s sure to be packed with star power, dazzling performances, and fierce competition. The 2025 Tony Awards, celebrating the best of live theater…

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Tony Talk: Our final winner predictions in all 26 categories, including competitive Best Actress in a Musical and Best Play Revival by David Buchanan

Welcome to Tony Talk, a column in which Gold Derby contributors Sam Eckmann and David Buchanan offer Tony Awards analysis. In the final week of the 2024-2025 Broadway season, we debate…

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Monday, June 2, 2025

Patti LuPone controversy, explained: The comments, the backlash, the apology and what’s next by Mia McNiece

Patti LuPone, the legendary and often outspoken three-time Tony Award winner, has found herself at the center of a major controversy following remarks made in a The New Yorker interview publ…

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Ready for her close-up: Nicole Scherzinger takes the lead in Tony odds for Best Actress in a Musical by David Buchanan

For the first time since the Tony Award nominations were announced, Nicole Scherzinger has taken the lead in Gold Derby’s odds to win Best Actress in a Musical. In this incredibly competit…

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Inside the Drama Desk Awards: Sarah Snook, Nicole Scherzinger, Jasmine Amy Rogers and more on theater’s big night by Mia McNiece

Maybe Happy Ending won big at the 69th annual Drama Desk Awards on Sunday night, earning a total of six trophies at the only awards show to recognize talent from Broadway, off-Broadway and o…

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‘Maybe Happy Ending’ dominates the 2025 Drama Desk Awards with 6 wins, ‘Boop!’ and ‘Gypsy’ stage upsets by Sam Eckmann

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 …

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‘Downton Abbey’ teases its ‘Grand Finale,’ ‘Nobody Wants This’ S2 gets a release date, and more of today’s top stories by Kevin P. Sullivan

Gold Derby's top news stories for June 2, 2025. Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale debuts teaser trailer After six seasons of TV and two movies, the Crawley family are back for what appears to …

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Friday, May 30, 2025

‘Maybe Happy Ending’ star Darren Criss on his Tony nomination for playing a robot: ‘Getting to do this is the true win’ by Sam Eckmann

“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 …

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‘Every beat is meticulously crafted’: 6 ‘Purpose’ Tony nominees offer an oral history of the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama by David Buchanan

In a pivotal scene in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Purpose, Solomon Jasper, a Civil Rights icon, describes to his son Nazareth his newfound appreciation for beekeeping. Part of the appeal of be…

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Thursday, May 29, 2025

‘Death Becomes Her’ costume designer Paul Tazewell on creating show’s spectacular outfits: ‘Theater-making is about the impossible’ (exclusi by Sam Eckmann

"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 D…

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‘Gypsy’ and ‘Just in Time’ producer Tom Kirdahy on serving a ‘social and cultural need’ through creative work by Sam Eckmann

“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 …

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Wednesday, May 28, 2025

‘Eureka Day’ playwright Jonathan Spector talks vaccine debates, vicious comment sections, and ‘the failure of a utopia’ by Sam Eckmann

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…

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How ‘Gypsy’ choreographer Camille A. Brown brings a fresh perspective to the classic musical by treating dance ‘as a language’ by Sam Eckmann

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…

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Tuesday, May 27, 2025

How designer Marg Horwell transforms Sarah Snook in ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ through quick costume changes (exclusive images) by Sam Eckmann

"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…

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‘Sunset Boulevard’: Will Andrew Lloyd Webber break a 30-year Tony drought? by Jeffrey Kare

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…

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Monday, May 26, 2025

Tony Talk: Sarah Snook and Cole Escola remain strong in lead, but upsets loom in the featured play races by David Buchanan

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 June 8, we offe…

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Friday, May 23, 2025

‘The Hills of California’ star Laura Donnelly on having to revamp her character in 10 days: ‘I had a minor panic attack’ by Sam Eckmann

“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. Donne…

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Thursday, May 22, 2025

Scenic designer Derek McLane on his dual Tony nominations for ‘Death Becomes Her’ and ‘Just in Time’: ‘They have completely different person by Sam Eckmann

“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 tw…

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