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386 stories by "Sam Eckmann"

2024 Tony Awards nominations prediction center is open! 20 musicals vie for Broadway awards by Sam Eckmann

Gold Derby's 2024 Tony Awards nominations predictions center is now open and ready to forecast which shows will prevail in a highly competitive season. A whopping 20 musicals compete for Bro…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 10:00am on March 1, 2024[SHARE]

2024 Lucille Lortel Awards: Ceremony date, special honors to Ruben Santiago-Hudson and Dominique Morisseau by Sam Eckmann

The Lucille Lortel Awards hold a special place in the New York theater community as the only awards body in the city to exclusively honor Off-Broadway. This year's ceremony will be held on S…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 5:30pm on February 26, 2024[SHARE]

After 50 years on Broadway, Chip Zien ('Harmony') deserves his first ever Tony nomination by Sam Eckmann

The Baker. Marvin. Rabbi. Three iconic roles created by beloved stage veteran Chip Zien. The last of those three comes from "Harmony," the new musical from Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman, w…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 11:00am on February 7, 2024[SHARE]

2024 Tony Awards eligibility rulings (round 1): Daniel Radcliffe and Lindsay Mendez compete as featured actors by Sam Eckmann

The Tony Awards Administration Committee met for the first time during the 2023-2024 Broadway season on November 30, to discuss eligibility of 10 productions for the 77th Annual Tony Awards …

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 11:00am on December 1, 2023[SHARE]

Alex Lacamoire ('Sweeney Todd') describes how to 'capture the magic' of Broadway on a cast album [Exclusive Video Interview] by Sam Eckmann

"Just getting my hands on the music was a big eye-opening experience for me," recalls Alex Lacamoire of the first time he heard the score to "Sweeney Todd" as a teenager. After serving as th…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 5:30pm on November 28, 2023[SHARE]

2024 Tony Awards will air June 16 for 1st time ever from Lincoln Center by Sam Eckmann

The Tony Awards will once again find a new home for the 2024 ceremony. The 77th Annual Tony Awards will broadcast live from The David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center for the Performing Art…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 1:30pm on October 4, 2023[SHARE]

Bill Groom ('The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' production designer) on creating Broadway-sized sets for the final season's industrial musicals [Exclusi by Sam Eckmann

Bill Groom has provided sumptuous, period-accurate sets for the entire run of "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," but the final season of the Amazon comedy required the designer to go big with his …

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 6:30pm on August 16, 2023[SHARE]

Christopher Gattelli ('Schmigadoon!' choreographer) on channeling Bob Fosse and getting Jane Krakowski to roller skate [Exclusive Video Interview] by Sam Eckmann

"When I first heard that this was the direction it was going, and then got the scripts and songs, I was in heaven," admits Christopher Gattelli of "Schmigadoon!" Season 2. The choreographer …

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 1:30pm on June 17, 2023[SHARE]

Macy Schmidt is the groundbreaking orchestrator behind Tonys opening number by Sam Eckmann

If you watched host Ariana DeBose dance her way through the stellar opening number at the 2023 Tony Awards, you may have wondered: who is that woman playing the piano in the lobby of the Uni…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 11:41pm on June 11, 2023[SHARE]

Tom Stoppard breaks his own Tony record with 'Leopoldstadt' by Sam Eckmann

Tom Stoppard won the Best Play trophy for "Leopoldstadt" at the 2023 Tony Awards. This is his fifth win in the category, breaking his own Tony record. The theater legend maintains an impress…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 11:03pm on June 11, 2023[SHARE]

J. Harrison Ghee and Alex Newell become first openly nonbinary performers to win Tony Awards by Sam Eckmann

Two performers broke new ground when it comes to gender diversity at the Tony Awards. J. Harrison Ghee and Alex Newell are the first ever openly nonbinary acting winners at the Tony Awards. …

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 10:50pm on June 11, 2023[SHARE]

Tony Awards: Casey Nicholaw ('Some Like it Hot') finally wins for choreography by Sam Eckmann

Casey Nicholaw has become synonymous with the modern Broadway showstopper thanks to his signature high energy dance numbers. So it may come as a surprise to many theater fans that until this…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 8:11pm on June 11, 2023[SHARE]

2023 Tony Awards predictions: Toughest 4 musical categories made easy by Sam Eckmann

Plenty of attention is dedicated to the Best Musical race during Tony Awards season, but how confident are you in predicting the design categories? These four races consistently yield surpri…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 5:00pm on June 9, 2023[SHARE]

2023 Tony Awards predictions: Toughest 4 play categories made easy by Sam Eckmann

Broadway insiders are always quick to offer their predictions for the big races at the Tony Awards, but if you're aiming for a top score in our Tony Awards prediction contest you'll need to …

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 4:00pm on June 9, 2023[SHARE]

2023 Tony Awards predictions: What musicals and performances will win? [WATCH] by Sam Eckmann

Best Musical is arguably the most coveted trophy of the Tony Awards, and the race this year has narrowed down to two beloved contenders. I am joined by fellow Broadway fanatic David Buchanan…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 10:00am on June 9, 2023[SHARE]

Charlie Rosen and Bryan Carter ('Some Like it Hot' orchestrators) played 'with a lot of different colors' to achieve a brassy big band sound [ by Sam Eckmann

"I think it makes for a more fruitful and varied and rich orchestration when you have people with different skill sets and musical backgrounds and vocabularies collaborating on the same thin…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 6:30pm on June 6, 2023[SHARE]

Audra McDonald ('Ohio State Murders') on the 'psychological toll' of Adrienne Kennedy's play and tying the Tony Awards record [Exclusive Vid by Sam Eckmann

"It grabbed my heart and just shook it," reveals Audra McDonald of Adrienne Kennedy's searing play "Ohio State Murders." The six-time Tony Award winner initially participated in a reading of…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 1:30pm on June 5, 2023[SHARE]

Annaleigh Ashford ('Sweeney Todd') on learning from Stephen Sondheim: 'Every clown is crying underneath the laughter' [Exclusive Video Intervi by Sam Eckmann

"Steve would always say this as a comedy, and I find Mrs. Lovett to surely and truly be the clown as she was written to be," says Annaleigh Ashford of her character in the Broadway revival o…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 10:30am on June 2, 2023[SHARE]

NaTasha Yvette Williams ('Some Like it Hot') on infusing the 'extremely strong' Sweet Sue with humor: 'We're having class every night' [ by Sam Eckmann

"The moment before it happens, you're like, okay, this is another year of not hearing your name and then just preparing yourself mentally for it not to hear it," says NaTasha Yvette Williams…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 11:30am on June 1, 2023[SHARE]

Wendell Pierce ('Death of a Salesman') physicalizes a 'psychic breakdown' as the 1st Black actor to play Willy Loman on Broadway [Exclusive Vi by Sam Eckmann

"Who better to know how the American dream turns into the American nightmare than an African American family?," asks Wendell Pierce. The actor earned a Tony nomination, his first as a perfor…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 10:30am on June 1, 2023[SHARE]

Vicki Lemar ('Schmigadoon!' re-recording mixer) on creating a 'seamless' sound from different vocal ranges [Exclusive Video Interview] by Sam Eckmann

"I wanted to make sure that it was as seamless as possible," explains "Schmigadoon!" re-recording mixer Vicki Lemar. Creating just the right sound mix for the Apple TV+ musical comedy series…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 5:30pm on May 31, 2023[SHARE]

Jamie Walker McCall ('Schmigadoon!' production designer) on her 'creative license to be a little bit more theatrical' with the show's 'dar by Sam Eckmann

"I knew that we were going in a darker turn this year," says "Schmigadoon!" production designer Jamie Walker McCall. "But still it was important to still have the fun liveliness of Season 1.…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 1:30pm on May 30, 2023[SHARE]

Dominic Fallacaro and Bill Sherman ('& Juliet' orchestrations) on using strings to bring a 'cohesive' sound to Max Martin's pop catalog by Sam Eckmann

"It was a major challenge," admits Bill Sherman on working with the wide variety of music used in "& Juliet." He and collaborator Dominic Fallacaro created the orchestrations for the new…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 3:00pm on May 27, 2023[SHARE]

Betsy Wolfe ('& Juliet') on 'filling in the gaps' of Shakespeare's women and finding empowerment through Celine Dion [Exclusive Video In by Sam Eckmann

"We don't know a lot about these female characters," says Betsy Wolfe of the women in the plays of William Shakespeare. The prospect of "filling in the gaps" of these women intrigued the act…

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 5:30pm on May 26, 2023[SHARE]

Taylor Williams ('Ain't No Mo' sound designer) on the 'terrible and wonderful burden' of encapsulating Black culture in a burst of audio [Ex by Sam Eckmann

"It is such a show about Blackness, and it's so special for me to have been able to bring part of myself to the work in this way," explains "Ain't No Mo" sound designer Taylor Williams. The …

SOURCE: Gold Derby at 6:30pm on May 25, 2023[SHARE]
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