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Theater Feb 6, 2025 6:00 am

Tony Talk: Plays ‘Oh, Mary!’ and ‘The Hills of California,’ actor Kit Connor are on track for nominations

Welcome to Tony Talk, a column in which Gold Derby contributors Sam Eckmann and David Buchanan offer Tony Awards analysis. With only three months to go until the 2025 nominations are announced, we’ve reconvened for a retrospective on the plays from the first...

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Theater Jan 19, 2025 9:00 am

Tony Talk: Musicals ‘Gypsy,’ ‘Maybe Happy Ending,’ and ‘Sunset Blvd’ look strong at midpoint of Broadway season

David Buchanan, Sam Eckmann

Welcome to Tony Talk, a column in which Gold Derby contributors Sam Eckmann and David Buchanan offer Tony Awards analysis. With only four months to go until the 2025 nominations are announced, we've reconvened for a retrospective on the musicals from the...

Theater Jan 18, 2025 3:00 am

2025 Tony Awards: ‘Eureka Day’ crashes revival race, ‘Wonderful World’ may make history

Sam Eckmann

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met on Jan. 16 to assess the eligibility of 11 Broadway productions ahead of the 2025 Tony Awards. This is the second time that the committee has met to discuss the 2024-25 Broadway season. Many...

Film Dec 30, 2024 8:00 am

16 worst awards moments of 2024, from Jo Koy’s Globes to double Emmys to Taylor Swift’s inevitable Grammy

Charles Bright

We tune in to awards ceremonies for the soaring moments — the history-making wins, upset victories, redemption stories, heartfelt speeches, and killer performances. But mixed in with all those highs are some dreadful lows. And 2024 had its fill, from the...

Film Dec 30, 2024 6:00 am

22 best awards moments of 2024, from ‘Hacks’ surprise to Ryan Gosling at Oscars to Tracy Chapman with Luke Combs

Charles Bright

Nothing like awards ceremonies to put the show in show business. From the Grammys (Tracy Chapman and Luke Combs, Miley Cyrus, Joni Mitchell) and Tonys (Merrily We Roll Along) to the Oscars (Ryan Gosling, Christopher Nolan, The Zone of Interest)...

Theater Dec 11, 2024 2:06 pm

Elton John’s ‘Tammy Faye’ closed early on Broadway: Does religious musical have a prayer at the Tonys?

David Buchanan

This week, Elton John’s “Tammy Faye” musical closed on Broadway after only 24 previews and 29 regular performances. Although the show, about the rise and fall of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker, concluded its run on Dec. 8 as the Rocket...

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Theater Dec 5, 2024 1:51 pm

‘Sunset Blvd’ revival could surpass Tony nominations of original 1994 Broadway production

David Buchanan

30 years ago Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical “Sunset Boulevard” opened on Broadway, capping off a tumultuous journey from the West End which included the unceremonious replacement of its lead Patti LuPone with Glenn Close. The bumps along the way paid...

Theater Nov 21, 2024 1:01 pm

Will Robert Downey Jr. earn a 2025 Tony nomination for ‘McNeal’ following 2024 Emmy and Oscar wins?

David Buchanan

Over the past 10 years Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar has batted a thousand at the Tony Awards. Both of his past Broadway outings -- “Disgraced” in 2014 and “Junk” in 2017 -- were nominated for Best Play, making him...

Theater Nov 18, 2024 12:44 pm

2025 Tony Awards eligibility rulings (round one): ‘The Hills of California’ and ‘Oh, Mary!’ confirm lead performers

Sam Eckmann

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met today to confirm the eligibility status of eleven Broadway productions for the 2024-2025 season. This was the first time this season that the Tony Awards Administration Committee met to decide the eligibility for the...

Theater Oct 23, 2024 7:15 am

Jez Butterworth (‘The Hills of California’) on track to join an elite club of Tony-nominated playwrights

David Buchanan

Last month playwright Jez Butterworth brought his latest work, “The Hills of California,” to Broadway. The haunting family drama explores the relationships between four sisters and their dying mother in their creaky seaside home, seamlessly moving back and forth in...

Theater Oct 22, 2024 4:00 am

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Tony Talk: Plays ‘Oh, Mary!’ and ‘The Hills of California,’ actor Kit Connor are on track for nominations

Tony Talk: Musicals ‘Gypsy,’ ‘Maybe Happy Ending,’ and ‘Sunset Blvd’ look strong at midpoint of Broadway season

2025 Tony Awards: ‘Eureka Day’ crashes revival race, ‘Wonderful World’ may make history

16 worst awards moments of 2024, from Jo Koy’s Globes to double Emmys to Taylor Swift’s inevitable Grammy

22 best awards moments of 2024, from ‘Hacks’ surprise to Ryan Gosling at Oscars to Tracy Chapman with Luke Combs

Elton John’s ‘Tammy Faye’ closed early on Broadway: Does religious musical have a prayer at the Tonys?

‘Sunset Blvd’ revival could surpass Tony nominations of original 1994 Broadway production

Will Robert Downey Jr. earn a 2025 Tony nomination for ‘McNeal’ following 2024 Emmy and Oscar wins?

2025 Tony Awards eligibility rulings (round one): ‘The Hills of California’ and ‘Oh, Mary!’ confirm lead performers

Jez Butterworth (‘The Hills of California’) on track to join an elite club of Tony-nominated playwrights

‘Sunset Boulevard’ star Nicole Scherzinger is coming for that Tony Award