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 …
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 predicting …
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…
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 seaso…
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 competitiv…
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 bees…
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 Jun…
With less than three weeks until the 78th annual Tony Awards, the Gold Derby odds have shown some movement, reflecting momentum shifts in the race based on industry buzz and following the an…
"It literally hit me like a ton of bricks," says Tom Francis about the moment he finally realized that he earned a Tony Award nomination for his performance in Sunset Boulevard. The feeling …
"Right now, we need joy. We need to be in a space with other human beings who are having a joyful experience," says director Saheem Ali about why the new Broadway musical Buena Vista Social …
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 ceremo…
"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 for b…
"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 drama an…
"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 has ea…
"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 Boulevard…
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…
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 announc…
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 …
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,…
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…
"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 Broa…
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 nomi…
"I became completely obsessed with this show as soon as I read the script," shares Julia Knitel about the new Broadway musical Dead Outlaw. The show centers on the shocking, unbelievably tru…
"It feels wonderful because you invest so much of yourself in every individual show," reflects Susan Stroman on the recognition she has received for directing the new Broadway musical Smash.…
Bernadette Peters has long been heralded as one of legendary composer Stephen Sondheim's greatest interpreters. The actress originated roles in Sunday in the Park with George and Into the Wo…