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Nominees, presenters, and attendees walked the red carpet before the Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
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Among those caught by our cameras were: nominees&n…
"Aladdin" earned five Tony nominations, including a Best Musical bid. This adaptation of the hit 1992 Disney cartoon featured the Oscar-winning "A Whole New World" by Alan Menken a…
Long before "Les Miserables" was an Oscar-winning movie, it was a Tony-winning Broadway musical. This tuneful adaptation of the Victor Hugo classic novel took the top Tony back in 1987. That…
The musical revue "After Midnight" tells the story of Harlem's Cotton Club with a blend of song and dance. Part of the continued appeal of this toe-tapping tuner, which reaped seven Tony nom…
Hugh Jackman returned to host the Tony Awards for the first time since 2005 with a show-stopping opening number that showcased his physical prowess and stamina.
Inspired by Bobby …
The 68th annual edition of the Tony Awards will be telecast on CBS tonight (Sunday, June 8) at 8 p.m. PT and ET. While the kudocast will go out live to TV viewers on the east coast, the show…
The rock revival "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" will be the top Tony winner according to the combined predictions of our Experts, Editors, and Users. It's forecast to win five of its nomination…
Our predictions for Sunday night's winners in all 26 Tony Awards races are based upon a combination of four sets of forecasts at Gold Derby: Experts, Editors, our Top 24 Users who had the hi…
Hugh Jackman is all set to host the 68th annual edition of the Tony Awards this Sunday. And to tease his return to Radio City Music Hall to preside over these top theater kudos, the Ton…
Gay rights have come a long way since the play "The Normal Heart" was first staged in 1985, and Matt Bomer attributes that to the contributions of men like its author, Larry Kramer. Bomer, a…
While there is a great deal of Emmy buzz about the performances in "The Normal Heart," let us not forget Larry Kramer who wrote the original landmark play back in 1985 and adapted …
All of our Experts are predicting that Neil Patrick Harris will win the Tony Award for Best Actor (Musical) this Sunday for his riveting work in "Hedwig and the Angry Inch." However, watch o…
Brian J. Smith reaped his first Tony bid for playing Jim O'Connor, the 'Gentleman Caller,' in the recent rialto revival of Tennessee Williams' classic "The Glass Menagerie." During our recen…
As we noted recently, HBO's "The Normal Heart" has a lot in common with "Angels in America," and among their similarities are their deep rosters of Emmy-friendly supporting performances. "An…
With the Tony Awards coming up this Sunday, it's time to check in with the two men who've won seven Emmys each producing/directing the kudocast — Ricky Kirshner (left, above) and Glenn…
All 15 of our Tony Awards experts are predicting Neil Patrick Harris (''Hedwig and the Angry Inch'') to win Best Actor (Musical), but could the race be tighter than expected? Harri…
What's most shocking about off-Broadway shows having won only 19 out of the 254 Drama Desk Awards bestowed over the last 11 years is that these kudos were created to do just the opposite.
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Off and off-off-Broadway productions accounted for 41% of the nominees (68/165) at the Drama Desk Awards but were completely shut out of the 27 awards bestowed on plays and musicals. This wh…
Sunday's Drama Desk Awards could well be a preview of next Sunday's Tony Awards. Indeed, all of the above-the-line categories went to our predicted frontrunners for the Tonys, with the excep…
The 59th annual edition of these kudos took place on June 1 at the Town Hall in Manhattan. (Read the full report here.)
Best Play
Nell Benjamin, The Explorers Club
Steven Levenson, C…
Kelli O'Hara has been the belle of Broadway for the better part of a decade, reaping Tony nominations for each of her last five appearances on the rialto. However, she has yet to take home t…
HBO's "The Normal Heart" premiered on May 25, right under the wire of the Emmys' eligibility cut-off (May 31), so it's well positioned to take the awards by storm. But will it dominate as de…
(Left to right: Moderator Shaun Robinson, Blair Underwood, Vanessa Williams, Cicely Tyson, Director Michael Wilson, Producer Hallie Foote)
"Oh, we fought a lot" on the set of Lifetime's …
The tuner "A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder" came into the Tonys derby with a leading 10 nominations and looked liked a lock for Best Musical. Already, this musicalization of Roy Horni…
Thom Geier knows his Tony Awards. For years he's spearheaded coverage for Entertainment Weekly and now -- watch out -- he's making some daring predictions. Compare them to my picks here and …