Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Tony Talk: Predicting the tricky musical acting categories including Audra McDonald vs. Nicole Scherzinger by David Buchanan

Welcome to Tony Talk, a column in which Gold Derby contributors Sam Eckmann and David Buchanan offer Tony Awards analysis. With less than a month until the 2025 Tony ceremony on June 8…

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‘Gypsy’ Tony nominee Joy Woods takes Louise from ‘apologetic’ to ‘powerful’ by Sam Eckmann

"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 h…

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Tuesday, May 13, 2025

‘Death Becomes Her’ team on exceeding the film fans’ expectations and impressing original director Robert Zemeckis by David Buchanan

“They’d be silly not to be skeptical, but luckily this movie just happens to have one of the best fan bases,” says Noel Carey, one-half of the Tony-nominated composing team responsible…

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‘John Proctor Is the Villain’ stars Sadie Sink and Fina Strazza, playwright Kimberly Belflower on reading ‘The Crucible’ for the first time by David Buchanan

“I hadn’t read it since college,” says playwright Kimberly Belflower of Arthur Miller’s iconic play The Crucible. She drew inspiration for John Proctor Is the Villain from that 1953 …

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Paul Tazewell would be only the 2nd costume designer to win Oscar and Tony in one year by Jeffrey Kare

Paul Tazewell recently made history as the first Black man to win the Oscar for Best Costume Design for his work on Wicked. Now, he's currently the frontrunner to win Best Costume Design of …

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Kevin Kline, Cate Blanchett, and every ‘Disclaimer’ Emmy acting submission by Marcus James Dixon

Apple TV+ will submit seven cast members from Disclaimer for Emmy consideration, Gold Derby has learned. Kevin Kline as Stephen Brigstocke, a retired teacher and author, will submit in Best…

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Monday, May 12, 2025

Netflix sets premiere date for Lena Dunham’s new series, Michelle Yeoh to star in action thriller ‘The Surgeon,’ and more of today’s top news by Liam Mathews

Gold Derby's top news stories for May 12, 2025. Netflix announces premiere date for Too Much, Lena Dunham's TV return Golden Globe-winning Girls creator and star Lena Dunham is returning to…

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‘New York audiences like weird’: ‘Dead Outlaw’ cast and creatives on their ‘freight train’ of a musical by David Buchanan

“It really feels like the most personal show to me,” reveals David Yazbek about his new musical Dead Outlaw. The composer has written music and lyrics for six Broadway productions and ha…

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Jonathan Groff would be the first person to win Best Actor in a Musical consecutively by Jeffrey Kare

Just in Time star Jonathan Groff in currently in second place in Gold Derby's Tony Awards predictions for Best Actor in a Musical, only behind fellow Glee alum Darren Criss for Maybe Happy E…

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Friday, May 9, 2025

‘A fever dream’: Jamie Lloyd and Tom Francis describe their radical new take on ‘Sunset Boulevard’ by David Buchanan

“I’m not sure anyone’s going to like this, it is such a big swing and such a departure from that original production,” Jamie Lloyd remembers thinking about his remounting of Sunset B…

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‘Wicked’ leads the 2025 Golden Trailer Awards with 15 nominations for film, while ‘The Last of Us’ tops TV by Marcus James Dixon

Wicked keeps on defying expectations. The Oscar-winning film adaptation of the popular Broadway musical earned a leading 15 nominations today from the Golden Trailer Awards. Note that these …

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Thursday, May 8, 2025

After 12 career nominations, Scott Ellis could win his first ever Tony Award for producing ‘Yellow Face’ by Jeffrey Kare

Over the course of 25 years, Scott Ellis has been nominated at the Tony Awards for directing nine times, but has never emerged victorious. This year, he earned three more bids for producing:…

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Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Tonys: ‘Buena Vista Social Club’ choreographer Justin Peck would be the 5th person to win in consecutive years by Jeffrey Kare

According to Gold Derby's current predictions, the husband-and-wife team of Justin Peck and Patricia Delgado are the frontrunners to win Best Choreography for Buena Vista Social Club at the…

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Monday, May 5, 2025

‘Purpose’ wins the Pulitzer Prize for Drama: Tony Awards next? by David Buchanan

Just four days after earning a Tony Award nomination for Best Play and five more citations for its cast members, Purpose has just won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Today's announ…

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Tony Talk: Breaking down those surprise nominations and early winner predictions for ‘Maybe Happy Ending,’ ‘Sunset Boulevard,’ 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. Days after the 2025 Tony nominations were announced, we recon…

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Saturday, May 3, 2025

The original ending of ‘Smash’ revealed, Bella Ramsey and Kit Harington reunite, and what to read this weekend: May 2, 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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Friday, May 2, 2025

Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock reunite, ‘Little House’ reboot finds its Laura Ingalls, ‘Thunderbolts’ opens big, and more of today’s top ne by Liam Mathews

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 …

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Instant Tony odds: ‘Oh, Mary!’ and ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ are the extremely early shows to beat by David Buchanan

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 …

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Thursday, May 1, 2025

22 fascinating facts, stats, and trivia about the 2025 Tony Awards nominations by Jeffrey Kare

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…

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‘Gypsy’ couple Audra McDonald and Danny Burstein are the most Tony-nominated actress and actor in history by Sam Eckmann

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…

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

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 …

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Daniel Dae Kim becomes first AAPI Tony nominee for Lead Actor in a Play; record 7 Asian acting bids by Sam Eckmann

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…

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2025 Tony Awards nominations: All the snubs (Kieran Culkin, Denzel Washington) and surprises (George Clooney, Daniel Dae Kim)! by Jeffrey Kare

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 in …

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Jake Gyllenhaal back for ‘Road House 2,’ ‘Desperate Housewives’ reboot set, Barbra Streisand teams up with Mariah Carey and Ariana Grande, and by Liam Mathews

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, Amazon …

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2025 Tony Awards nominations: Full list (updating live) by Joyce Eng

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…

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Wednesday, April 30, 2025

‘Boop! The Musical’ leads 2025 Drama Desk Awards nominations; off-Broadway dominates play categories by Sam Eckmann

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 …

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Final 2025 Tony nominations predictions by show: ‘Death Becomes Her’ and ‘Oh, Mary!’ will lead by David Buchanan

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,…

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Final 2025 Tony nominations odds in 17 categories, including musicals, plays, and acting by David Buchanan

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…

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Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Sadie Sink on her character’s ’emotional rage’ in ‘John Proctor Is the Villain’ and her reaction to ‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ by David Buchanan

“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 …

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Tony Talk: Our final 2025 nominations predictions in the top 12 categories by David Buchanan

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 nominations pred…

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Monday, April 28, 2025

Final 2025 Tony eligibility rulings: Jinkx Monsoon, Jeb Brown, and Bernadette Peters will compete as featured players by Sam Eckmann

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…

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre