384 stories by "Sam Eckmann"
"I think it's all about making sure that you're building a world for an audience ... and that you're making sure they're on the emotional ride that you want them to be on," explains Maybe Ha…
"I'm just enjoying it as much as possible," says Brooks Ashmanskas of his third career Tony nomination. "I think it's a huge deal … this doesn't happen all the time and it's wonderful." Th…
Winners of the 2025 Drama League Awards were announced today in a ceremony hosted by Emmy-winning NY1 reporter Frank DiLella at the Ziegfeld Ballroom. In a competitive year for theater award…
"Making theater, especially musicals, can feel super mysterious and alchemical. You're looking for energy and you're trying to get lightning in a bottle," says Dane Laffrey of the process of…
"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…
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…
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…
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 …
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…
"Broadway was always the dream and I got a detour into TV," reveals Marco Pennette. The writer has amassed a successful career in television, writing for comedies like Ugly Betty, Mom, and B…
"Honestly, I feel like it hasn't quite hit me yet," admits Tatianna Córdoba. The young actress is making her Broadway debut playing the lead role of Ana in Real Women Have Curves: The Mus…
Let her be your star! Robyn Hurder has been blazing a trail on New York stages for 20 years with celebrated turns in shows like A Chorus Line, Chicago, and Moulin Rouge! Now, the Tony-nomina…
"It was pulling me, it was undeniable," recalls Shannon Lewis of her desire to be a choreographer. "It was pulling me away from performing, and I was shocked to find out that I was OK with t…
Tina Landau didn't realize she was creating two pieces of theater that would speak to one another, but some of the parallels in her musicals Redwood and Floyd Collins are impossible to ignor…
Nominations for the 2025 Outer Critics Circle Awards were announced Friday by Oh, Mary! stars Cole Escola and Conrad Ricamora. Winners for these kudos, which honor Broadway and off-Broadway …
"When I get out there, I'm not giving first," says Louis McCartney on the exchange of energy between him and the audience each night at Stranger Things: The First Shadow. "They're there and …
"There's so few things that we can agree on as a species. Puppies and ice cream are really the only two things that come to mind, but laughing with a group of people feels really good," says…
"In 17 years, I think every single cell in your body has changed over at least once. I think that I changed more than the play did," says Francis Jue in reference to the play Yellow Face. Th…
Nominations for the 2025 Drama League Awards were announced Tuesday by current Broadway stars Sarah Hyland (The Great Gatsby) and Orville Peck (Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club). Winners will be …
If you're Jennifer Simard, The Golden Girls is essential to your character work. In addition to playing Helen Sharp in the new musical Death Becomes Her, the two-time Tony Award-nominated…
For Tony winner Bob Martin, March 11 will likely go down as the trickiest day of of his entire career. He wrote the book for two new musicals this season: Boop! The Musical and Smash, with c…
"It really feels like she's such a big part of me," says Jasmine Amy Rogers of her character Betty Boop in the new Broadway tuner Boop! The Musical, "so it doesn't feel like I'm putting on t…
The Tony Awards Administration Committee met on April 10 to determine the eligibility status of eight Broadway productions ahead of the 2025 Tony Awards. This is the third administration mee…
Helen J Shen is having a whirlwind year on stage. The 25-year-old actress made her Broadway debut " and earned rave reviews " for the hit new musical Maybe Happy Ending, which opened in Nove…
Break out your Dungeons & Dragons dice and heat up those Eggo waffles! Broadway is about to be taken over by the Upside Down. After winning the U.K.'s Olivier Award for Best New Play, St…