538 stories by "Gold Derby"
Who will win the Pulitzer Prize for drama? "Last year at this time, as Playbill was polling theatre pundits about possible recipients of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, many assumed …
"Evita" opens to generally positive reviews: "Though some reviewers did not warm to [Ricky Martin] in the lead role, many seem to agree Olivier Award-winning Elena Roger is a …
When Gold Derby launches its new weekly live Emmy show in conjunction with UStream next Monday, April 9, "Derby Talk" will include three Emmy superstars:
* Debra Messing, who …
Emmy Rossum is surprised how relaxed she has become with the raunchy, explicit and unabashedly profane side of Showtime hit "Shameless." "You can't imagine ever getting co…
Nominations for the 27th annual edition of the Lucille Lortel Awards were announced Thursday. The original off-Broadway production of the tuner "Once," based on the 2006 Oscar-winn…
Patrick Stewart will host the Peabody Awards: "Tony Award nominee Patrick Stewart will host the 71st annual George Foster Peabody Awards ceremony May 21 at the Waldorf Astoria in New Yo…
Oscar-nominees David Strathairn annd Jessica Chastain will appear together on Broadway: "Written by Ruth Goetz & Augustus Goetz, 'The Heiress' will be directed by Tony Award…
Hugh Jackman smashed house records when he brought his one-man show to Broadway in the fall. Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin, who starred in the original 1980 production of "Evita,…
Indiewire makes its 2012 Emmy predictions: "The nominations have the potential to represent a extremely strong season of television, from drama ('Breaking Bad,' 'Homeland…
The race for Best Musical Actor pits two-time Tony champ Matthew Broderick ("Nice Work If You Can Get It") against four-time nominee Raul Esparza ("Leap of Fait…
Vulture sets out to name the best TV drama of the last 25 years in tournament form. "Breaking Bad" vs. "Friday Night Lights" in the quarter-finals: "It is, of course…
A quartet of leading ladies dominates this year’s Tony Awards race for Best Musical Actress.
At the head of the pack is Audra McDonald for "The Gershwins' Porgy and B…
As the Tony Award season eligibility period comes to a close, one thing is certain: Audra McDonald is a shoo-in to earn her seventh nomination for the acclaimed musical revival of “The…
Who are 2012's possible lead-acting Oscar contenders? "The next twelve months promise has a number of meaty parts to choose from, with several previous winners coming back with role…
Tony Awards voters have a wide range of choices to consider as Best Musical of this past season.
The very first musical to premiere during the 2011-2012 season was the much-discussed, mu…
How will future Oscarologists size up the inevitable victory of 'The Artist" as Best Picture? "I think we're going to look back at this and say, 'This is kind of like w…
Seth Rogen complains about the absence of genre films at the Oscars: "'I honestly thought "Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol" was one of the best movies of the year. It…
It's been 10 years since anyone joined the pantheon of people who've won the EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony), but now Scott Rudin is among the immortals who include Mel Brooks, John…
If the pundits are right, the King of Oscar losers, Peter O'Toole, is about to get a new queen: Glenn Close.
It's a crowded throne -- because two stars already reign as the bigge…
Broadway is very much like the United States’ economy -- it has periods of prosperous success followed by periods of quiet inactivity. This year has been one of the quiet ones in terms…
"The Help" won three Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, claiming Best Ensemble, Best Actress (Viola Davis) and Supporting Actress (Octavia Spencer). However, Oscar frontrunner &…
Nominations for the 84th annual Academy Award were announced on Jan. 24. Winners will be revealed on Feb. 26 during the kudocast hosted by Billy Crystal that airs live from the Kodak Theatre…
The Oscars join forces with Funny or Die: "The Academy decided to hip it up a bit – diving right into their fears about none of the modern audiences being able to relate to someth…
Daniel Radcliffe named EW's Entertainer of the Year: "Having captivated moviegoers around the world with the last installment of the 'Harry Potter' series, Daniel Radcliffe …
David Denby angers Sony by reviewing "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" early: "The New Yorker will publish their review ... in this week's edition of the magazine, breakin…