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The best of Broadway and Off-Broadway were honored at the 2025 Drama League Awards and Nicole Scherzinger took home the most coveted acting award of the year!

The event took place on Friday afternoon (May 16) at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York City.

While the Tony Awards gives out eight acting awards each year to recognize the best in both plays and musicals with gendered categories for leading and supporting performances, the Drama League Awards only gives out one acting award each year. The Distinguished Performance Award has dozens of nominees and combines all performances into one category, making it incredibly difficult to ever win the award. Once you win once, you can never win again, so some actors receive honorary notices when they return to Broadway.

Nicole won the this year’s Distinguished Performance Award for her work in the musical Sunset Blvd.

Head inside to check out the rest of the winners…...

It's been a busy week on (and off) Broadway! The 2024-25 Broadway season is officially complete and awards season has begun. Catch up on all the latest from the week ending May 16, 2025 with videos from Death Becomes Her, Sunset Boulevard, and more! Video: Megan Hilty Is Thrilled to Be Invited to the Tonys Party Watch in this video as Megan Hilty chats more about what she hopes audiences take away, why this role means so much to her, and so much more. (more...) Video: Justina Machado Knows Real Women Can Identify with Real Women's 'Very Human Story' Watch as Justina Machado chats more about the importance of the story of...

The New York Drama League has named Nicole Scherzinger winner of its annual Distinguished Performance Award for her performance in Broadway’s Sunset Blvd., while Cole Escola’s hit comedy Oh, Mary! and Will Aronson and Hue Park’s Maybe Happy Ending were named the season’s outstanding productions of a play and musical, respectively.

Those awards and others were announced today at a ceremony at New York’s Ziegfeld Ballroom.

For the first time in 25 years in any category, Vanya, Simon Stephens’ adaptation of the Chekov play that starred Andrew Scott in all the roles and Jonathan Spector’s Eureka Day tied for Outstanding Revival of a Play. Sunset Blvd., Jamie Lloyd’s reimagining of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, was named Outstanding Revival of a Musical.

In the directing categories, Sam Pinkleton took home the Outstanding Direction of a Play award for Oh, Mary! and Michael Arden won...

McC Theater has released a video of Nicole Scherzinger performing "I Am What I Am" from La Cage Aux Folles from this year's Miscast. The event, one of the most anticipated in theater each year, took place last month. The biggest stars of stage and screen took to the stage at Hammerstein Ballroom to perform songs from roles in which they would not traditionally be cast. Miscast25 also featured performances by Cole Escola ("Iowa Stubborn"), Raúl Esparza ("Defying Gravity"), Ana Gasteyer ("A Sentimental Man"), Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard ("The Confrontation"), Nick Jonas ("Still Hurting"), Kecia Lewis (Hamilton medley), Adam Pascal ("Memory"), Steven Pasquale and Phillipa Soo ("Not a Day Goes By/Without You"), Helen J Shen ("The...

Jasmine Amy Rogers grew up feeling like a cartoon character. “My voice for a kid my age was a little lower than all the rest of the girls,” she says, “but it was also very, very raspy and also a little squeaky, and so people always used to tell me that I sounded like a cartoon character.”

Who better then to give life to Betty Boop, the intoxicating character that gives Boop! The Musical its name, that classic cartoon Jazz Age flapper with the funny voice and a head big and round enough to convey innocence and sophistication, flirtatiousness and humor. In an era when women were testing norms – and undue modesty was the first to go – Betty was star and a 1930s sensation, with legs for days, a bob as short as her dress and heels impossibly high, a New Modern Woman who proved popular with children and adults alike.

McC Theater has released a video of Helen J. Shen performing "The Impossible Dream" from Man of La Mancha at Miscast 2025. The event, one of the most anticipated in theater each year, took place last month. The biggest stars of stage and screen took to the stage at Hammerstein Ballroom to perform songs from roles in which they would not traditionally be cast. Miscast25 also featured performances by Cole Escola ("Iowa Stubborn"), Raúl Esparza ("Defying Gravity"), Ana Gasteyer ("A Sentimental Man"), Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard ("The Confrontation"), Nick Jonas ("Still Hurting"), Kecia Lewis (Hamilton medley), Adam Pascal ("Memory"), Steven Pasquale and Phillipa Soo ("Not a Day Goes By/Without You"), Nicole Scherzinger ("I Am What I Am"), Aaron Tveit ("I Know Him So Well"), Jordan Tyson ("Strangers......

Galeca: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics has revealed the nominations for its third annual Dorian Theater Awards, honoring outstanding achievements across Broadway and Off-Broadway during the 2024-2025 season. Modeled after the group’s acclaimed Dorian Awards for film and television, the theater honors recognize both mainstream productions and those with LGBTQ+ themes or creators. Death Becomes Her, the Broadway adaptation of the cult classic film, leads the pack with seven nominations. Directed and choreographed by Christopher Gattelli, the musical is nominated for Outstanding Broadway Musical and Outstanding LGBTQ Broadway Musical. Cast members Megan Hilty, Jennifer Simard, and Christopher Sieber are all recognized for their performances, and the song “For the Gaze” by Noel Carey and Julia Mattison is up for...

First look footage of Caroline Bowman performing "They Just Keep Moving The Line" in Smash the Musical has been released! The beloved Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman song – first sung by Megan Hilty in the fan-favorite NBC series – is featured on the musical's upcoming cast recording. Smash, now playing at Broadway's Imperial Theatre, will release its Original Broadway Cast Recording this Friday, May 16. Directed by five-time Tony winner Susan Stroman (The Producers), Smash features Bowman as "Karen," alongside Tony nominee Robyn Hurder (Moulin Rouge) as “Ivy,” two-time Tony nominee Brooks Ashmanskas (The Prom) as “Nigel,” Krysta Rodriguez as “Tracy,” John Behlmann (Shucked) as “Jerry,” two-time Tony nominee Kristine Nielsen...

“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 bringing the cult-classic 1992 film Death Becomes Her to Broadway. Although screen-to-stage adaptations are always dicey propositions, he shares that diehard fans have embraced the musical: “They are really excited about the changes and the nods to the film and instead of getting the movie twice, they’re just getting another Death Becomes Her.” Carey and other creatives from the production sat down with Gold Derby and other journalists at the 2025 Tony Awards Meet the Nominees press event.

Fellow lyricist and composer Julia Mattison believes the reason why this theatrical treatment of the material has been so well received is because she and Carey feel just as passionately about the original movie as decades-long fans do. She explains,...

So many people are using the “that was rude” sound on TikTok right now, but many probably have no idea it’s from a Tony-nominated Broadway musical!

“That. was. rude… that was pretty f–king rude,” actress Jennifer Simard sings in the song “Hit Me” from Death Becomes Her.

If you’ve seen the classic movie, you’ll know exactly the moment when this moment happens. Madeline Ashton has just shot her frenemy Helen Sharp in the stomach, but since they’re both dead already, no violence against each other will actually make them die.

Helen is left with a hole through her body after being shot by Madeline and then she sings the “that was rude” line.

TikTok users have been using the sound to describe the moments when people were awful to them. There are so many videos you can find right now!

Listen to the song below!

Nicole Scherzinger is ready for her Tonys closeup.

Scherzinger scored her first Tony nomination last week for playing Norma Desmond, a former film star who enlists Joe Gillis (played by Tom Francis) to help with her planned comeback, in director Jamie Lloyd’s reinvention of the musical and film Sunset Boulevard, with Andrew Lloyd Webber’s music.

The show, titled Sunset Blvd. in this iteration, is also her Broadway debut, and she’s nominated alongside 11-time Tony nominee Audra McDonald (Gypsy), Megan Hilty (Death Becomes Her), Jasmine Amy Rogers (Boop! The Musical) and Jennifer Simard (Death Becomes Her). Scherzinger tells The Hollywood Reporter she feels like she is “with the greats.”

However, for Scherzinger, who rose to fame as the lead singer of the girl group The Pussycat Dolls, this moment has been a journey of more than 30 years “home” to the Broadway stage. And despite being proud of the “many careers” she’s had,...

Family Equality’s Night at the Pier has added some freshly minted Tony nominees to its program.

Darren Criss (Maybe Happy Ending), Cole Escola (Oh, Mary), Megan Hilty (Death Becomes Her) and Nicole Scherzinger (Sunset Blvd.) will appear on stage at the fundraiser set for New York’s Pier Sixty on May 12. Per the nonprofit, Criss, Hilty and Scherzinger will perform while Escola will appear during a program that will also feature Demi Moore, Debbie Harry, Bill T. Jones, Jim Obergefell and Marlo Thomas.

As previously announced, uber-manager and Untitled Entertainment founding partner Jason Weinberg and his screenwriter husband Merritt Johnson will be feted with the Luigi Caiola Luminary Award while Peggy Gillespie, co-founder and director of Family Diversity Projects, is set to receive the Hostetter-Habib Family Award presented by renowned choreographer Jones.

“Night at the Pier is proof of what’s possible when community, creativity, and courage converge,...

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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 win. Although there are five weeks until the 2025 ceremony, these predictions reflect how our users and industry insiders have processed the surprises and snubs from yesterday's nominations.

Below, we break down our earliest predictions of where the top eight races stand. Scroll to the bottom of the article for a current tally of wins by show in all 26 categories. Our predicted winners are denoted in gold.

Gold Derby's Tony odds are based on the combined forecasts of hundreds of people, including experts we’ve polled from major media outlets, editors who cover awards year-round for this website, and the mass of users who make up our biggest predictions bloc. Track the Tony predictions by exploring all of our charts and graphs, and...

As The Today Show's Broadway Week comes to a close, the cast of the Tony-nominated musical Death Becomes Her visited the morning show plaza to perform a selection of musical numbers from the hit show. Megan Hilty, Jennifer Simard, Christopher Sieber, Josh Lamon, Michelle Williams, and more all joined the stage for performances of "Tell Me, Ernest," and "If You Want Perfection. Ahead of her performance, Williams noted that this musical version of the 1992 film takes the "amazing movie" and doesn't completely recreate it but "makes it something new for the stage" Having received 10 Tony...

Cynthia Erivo hosts the 2025 Tony Awards (Photo Credit: CBS)

Buena Vista Social Club, Death Becomes Her, and Maybe Happy Ending lead the 2025 Tony Awards nominees, scoring 10 nominations each. Dead Outlaw, John Proctor is the Villain, Sunset Blvd, and The Hills of California earned seven nominations, followed by Floyd Collins, Just in Time, Purpose, and The Picture of Dorian Gray with six.

Among the stars earning Tony Award nominations are George Clooney, Mia Farrow, Jonathan Groff, Darren Criss, Bob Odenkirk, Sadie Sink, and Sarah Snook. And with her nomination for Gypsy, Audra McDonald is now the most Tony-nominated performer in Broadway history.

“I’m so grateful, and that’s overwhelming to think about. I’m so lucky. The one thing I always wanted to do growing up, one thing that gave me joy and kind of gave me purpose and made me feel most like myself was to perform theater,” said...

The nominations for the 78th annual Tony Awards celebrating the best on Broadway for the 2024-25 season saw Hollywood take a starring role Thursday, when a diverse mix of names best known for movies and TV scored noms.

The acting categories included noms for two-time Oscar winner George Clooney, Daniel Dae Kim (Yellow Face) and Harry Lennix (Purpose) up for Actor in a Leading Role in a Play, while Actress in a Leading Role in a Play saw Mia Farrow (The Roommate), Stranger Things star Sadie Sink (John Proctor Is the Villain) and Succession Emmy winner Sarah Snook (The Picture of Dorian Gray) in the mix.

On the musical side, nominees included actors Darren Criss (Maybe Happy Ending) and Jonathan Groff’s turn as Bobby Darin (Just in Time), while Megan Hilty (Death Becomes Her) and Nicole Scherzinger (Sunset Blvd.) were among the actress noms.

George Clooney, Bob Odenkirk, Mia Farrow, Audra McDonald, Tom Francis, Daniel Dae Kim, Jamie Lloyd, Louis McCartney are among those saying thank you following news of their nominations for the 78th annual Tony Awards.

Noms were announced Thursday morning by previous Tony winners Sarah Paulson (Appropriate) and Wendell Pierce (Death of a Salesman) on CBS Mornings. Buena Vista Social Club, Death Becomes Her and Maybe Happy Ending led the field with 10 nominations apiece. (See full list here.)

Clooney and Farrow are both first-time Tony nominees – Clooney for his Broadway debut in Good Night, and Good Luck and Farrow for her performance in The Roommate.

“It’s a thrill to have 5 nominations for this play. For everyone involved, this has been an incredible experience. I couldn’t be more proud or feel more lucky,” Clooney said in a statement.

Farrow received a nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play,...

Buena Vista Social Club, Death Becomes Her, and Maybe Happy Ending topped Thursday's Tony Awards nominations with 10 bids each.

Close behind with seven apiece are Dead Outlaw, John Proctor Is the Villain, Sunset Boulevard, and The Hills of California.

Buena Vista Social Club, Dead Outlaw, Death Becomes Her, Maybe Happy Ending, and Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical are up for Best Musical.

English,The Hills of California, John Proctor Is the Villain, Oh, Mary!, and Purpose are the Best Play nominees.

Among the acting nominees are George Clooney, Sadie Sink, Sarah Snook, and Nicole Scherzinger.

Clooney was nominated for Best Actor in a Play for Good Night, and Good Luck, his Broadway debut. Notable snubs in the category were Othello stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Denzel Washington.

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Sink (John Proctor Is the Villain) and...

Musicals Buena Vista Social Club, Death Becomes Her and Maybe Happy Ending lead the 2025 Tony nominations with 10 nods each.

All are nominated for best musical, a category that also includes Dead Outlaw and Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical.

A number of starry names received their first Tony nomination, including George Clooney, for his role in Good Night and Good Luck; Nicole Scherzinger, for her role in Sunset Blvd.; Sarah Snook, for her role in The Picture of Dorian Gray; Bob Odenkirk, for his role in Glengarry Glen Ross; and Mia Farrow, for her role in The Roommate. Othello, one of the most expensive productions on Broadway, led by Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal, was notably shut out of the nominations.

Audra McDonald received her 11th Tony Award nomination for her role as Rose in Gypsy on Broadway, becoming the most Tony-nominated performer in history. She had previously held the record...

The nominations for the 2025 Tony Awards are finally here!

Each year, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre (aka the Tonys), celebrates the best on Broadway for the past season. There’s some big names on Broadway this year, so you’ll likely recognize a lot of these names, even if you haven’t been able to catch some of there performances!

Musicals Buena Vista Social Club, Death Becomes Her and Maybe Happy Ending got the most nominations this year with 10 each.

The show is set to take place on Sunday (June 8) with Wicked star Cynthia Erivo hosting. Ariana DeBose hosted for the past three years, but gave up duties this year. The show will air on CBS. Just Jared will be live updating throughout the entire event, so stick with us that night!

Head inside for the full list of Tony Award nominations…

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Nominations for the 78th Tony Awards have been revealed — and several of your favorite TV stars are up for Broadway’s top honors.

Veterans among Thursday’s nominees include Glee grads Darren Criss and Jonathan Groff, Smash alumni Megan Hilty and Jeremy Jordan, Succession‘s Sarah Snook and Stranger Things’ Sadie Sink. Other faces from the small screen include Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul), Cole Escola (Difficult People), Daniel Dae Kim (Hawaii Five-0), Justina Machado (One Day at a Time) and Audra McDonald (The Good Fight), whose nod for the Gypsy revival was her 11th Tony nomination — the most for any Broadway performer.

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 NYU Skirball and hosted by Debra Messing and Tituss Burgess.

The Drama Desk Awards are unique in the landscape of New York theater, as they are the only place where Broadway, off-Broadway, and off-off Broadway compete within the same categories. The nominating committee of the 2025 Drama Desk Awards comprises Chair Martha Wade Steketee, Linda Armstrong, Daniel Dinero, Peter Filichia, Kenji Fujishima, Raven Snook, and Charles Wright.

The Broadway transfers of Buena Vista Social Club, Dead Outlaw, English, Job, and Oh, Mary! were not eligible for these kudos, having already competed for their off-Broadway runs.

Boop! The Musical clearly captured the hearts of the nominators. The infectiously upbeat tuner is the most nominated production, with 11 nominations. Nipping at its heels is...

Forty-two productions are eligible for Tony Award nominations this year – the announcements come Thursday morning – making many of the categories very, very competitive. Will the movie and TV stars take over the awards just as they’ve done at the box office? Is there room in the major categories for the high-tech items like Stranger Things: The First Shadow and The Picture Of Dorian Gray? And can anything stop Cole Escola and Oh, Mary! I wouldn’t bet on it.

The nominations for The 78th Annual Tony Awards will be announced Thursday, May 1, live from Sofitel New York on the Tony Awards official YouTube page at 9 a.m. Et. A selection of categories will be revealed live on CBS Mornings at 8:30 a.m. Et. A complete list of nominees will be available at TonyAwards.com immediately following the announcement.

The Tony Awards themselves are set for Sunday, June 8, airing...

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, a stage adaptation of the 1992 cult classic comedy film, will have the biggest tally of all shows with eight. It's expected haul follows its 12 nominations at the Outer Critics Circle last week, where it similarly bested all other shows. Two original musicals, Dead Outlaw and Maybe Happy Ending, will tie at six nominations apiece. Gypsy and Sunset Boulevard, which are our leading contenders for the Best Musical Revival prize, and British import Operation Mincemeat will also likely score well with nominators with five bids each.

Cole Escola's historical romp Oh, Mary! and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' fiery family drama Purpose will lead all plays and play revivals with five nominations each. This is Escola's Broadway debut as playwright and performer, while Jacobs-Jenkins...

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, featured 42 musicals, plays, and revivals. With six more productions than last season, Tony nominators will have no shortage of works to consider when they meet to vote, which will no doubt make predictions even more challenging than usual.

Before the Tony nominations are announced on Thursday, review our official odds below, which are derived from predictions by our experts, editors, and users, in 17 of the 26 categories. Agree or disagree with these odds? There's still time to make your predictions at Gold Derby.

Musicals

Best Musical

1. Maybe Happy Ending – 7/4

2. Dead Outlaw – 4/1

3. Death Becomes Her – 6/1

4. Operation Mincemeat – 13/2

5. Buena Vista Social Club – 9/1

Best Musical Revival

1. Gypsy – 2/1

2. Sunset Boulevard – 9/4

3. Floyd Collins – 9/2

4. Pirates! The Penzance Musical – 13/2

Best Actress (Musical)

1. Audra McDonald, Gypsy – 41/20

2. Nicole Scherzinger,...

“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 Positive, but all the while he admits, “I was always kind of like lip syncing to Dreamgirls in my underwear in my room.” Pennette finally combined his love of theater with his comedic chops as the book writer for the Broadway hit Death Becomes Her. As he tells Gold Derby, the writer has none other than Hal Prince to thank for finally fulfilling his musical comedy dreams.

As a young teen, Pennette had ambitions to become a theater director. So he wrote a letter to Prince, the legendary 21-time Tony winner, for advice. During a family dinner, the phone rang and Prince’s assistant was on the other line. Prince wanted to schedule a meeting with the boy the next day.

“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. The theater legend earned a Drama League Award nomination for Best Direction, and the show collected three more bids for Best Musical and Distinguished Performers Brooks Ashmanskas and Robyn Hurder. The citations for her cast members mean just as much to her because “they’re not only incredible performers, but they’re great leaders of the company, too. They’re good human beings.” The five-time Tony winner recently sat down with Gold Derby to discuss adapting the beloved NBC television series about the creation of a Marilyn Monroe musical to the stage.

In this iteration of Smash, audiences see the cast and creatives of the fictional musical Bombshell try to get their show to its opening night, even though the...

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 productions, will be announced on May 12.

The musical Death Becomes Her dominated the pack with 12 nominations, more than any other show, followed by Maybe Happy Ending with nine citations. Stranger Things: The First Shadow led in the play categories with seven bids, followed by The Hills of California with six.

While there are no Tony Awards nominators within the ranks of the Outer Critics Circle, the list of nominations nevertheless provides important insight into what performances are registering with the industry during awards season. A major difference is that the Outer Critics Circle employs gender-neutral categories but still capped at five slots. So, the actors named here have muscled their way past a large field of competitors in an impressive showing of awards strength.

The hit Broadway musical Death Becomes Her starring Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard leads the list of nominations for this year’s Outer Critics Circle Awards, the organization announced this morning.

The musical garnered 12 nominations, including Outstanding New Musical and nominations for Simard and featured performer Christopher Sieber. Coming in at #2 was the musical Maybe Happy Ending starring Darren Criss with nine nominations.

In the non-musical play categories, Stranger Things: The First Shadow snared the most nominations, with a total of seven, followed by The Hills of California with six.

The winners of the 75th Anniversary Outer Critics Circle Awards will be announced on Monday, May 12, 2025 followed by an awards ceremony held on Thursday, May 22, 2025.

Nominees for the annual John Gassner Award — for a new American play, preferably by a new playwright — are: Becoming Eve by Emil Weinstein; Good Night, and Good Luck by George Clooney and Grant Heslov; Pre-Existing...

When news broke on Friday afternoon that Amazon wouldn’t be making a second season of the comedy Clean Slate, media reaction hovered between two viable extremes: “Amazon Cancels Show We Never Knew Existed” and “Amazon Canceled Norman Lear’s Kinda-Final Show.”

I can understand both approaches. Despite the presence of stars Laverne Cox and George Wallace, Lear’s posthumous credit was the highest-profile thing Clean Slate had going for it, and despite all of those elements, I never heard anybody mention Clean Slate out in the wild. It was an invisible show in a landscape that too frequently renders all but the biggest titles invisible.

For me, though, the abrupt end of Clean Slate represented the end of a different, less-heralded era: that of Freevee’s half-hour development, one of the most creatively interesting and commercially botched pieces of brand-building in recent memory.

Freevee, the ad-supported branch of Amazon...

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 announced May 19 at a ceremony at the Ziegfeld Ballroom.

The Drama League Awards honor both Broadway and off-Broadway productions and stand out for their catch-all acting category, the Distinguished Performance Award. An actor can only win it once in their career. After they have won, they can never be nominated again. This year, 51 performers are nominated. There is no crossover between members who vote on the Drama League Awards and the Tonys, but the nominations can nevertheless be revealing as to which performances and productions break through, or not, with this group’s expanded categories.

One of the most shocking results of the nominations is the complete omission of The Hills of California. The Jez Butterworth play is one of...

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 actress hosts The Golden Girls Deep Dive Podcast. So, when asked in a recent Gold Derby interview (watch above) which of the iconic sitcom quartet she thinks her character Helen identifies as, the actress is ready with her answer. “In the context of this show, a Dorothy,” she states firmly, “but when she gets glammed up, she's like Dorothy at the Rusty Anchor when she out-sings Blanche, because she transforms into Blanche.” Clearly there is thoughtfulness and preparation behind the camp comedy.

“I think we just knew from the beginning that we were going to work,” suggests Simard of costar Megan Hilty, the Blanche to her Dorothy. The pair have been attached to Death Becomes Her since an early reading...

Anjelica Huston doesn’t quite regret starring in fan favorite, albeit short lived, NBC musical series “Smash,” but she is detailing her dismay while making the series. Huston told People while promoting BritBox limited series “Agatha Christie’s Towards Zero” that she didn’t “feel very prized” in her “Smash” role as fictional Broadway producer Eileen Rand.

“I wasn’t very happy when I was on that show,” Huston said. “I was living in New York and I wasn’t very happy living in New York for the obvious reasons. It was a cold winter, and I didn’t feel very prized in that role. I was a bit depressed by it. It was hard really; I didn’t really have a good time making it.”

“Smash” starred Katherine McPhee and Megan Hilty as two actresses vying to portray Marilyn Monroe in a fictional stage musical called “Bombshell.” Debra Messing...

Anjelica Huston may have starred on the NBC musical series Smash, but she admits she didn’t feel happy on the show.

In an interview with People magazine, the actress reflected on starring alongside Katherine McPhee, Megan Hilty, Debra Messing and Jack Davenport on the TV show.

Huston played Broadway producer Eileen Rand during Smash‘s two seasons. The series was cancelled in 2013.

“I wasn’t very happy when I was on that show,” Huston told the publication. “I was living in New York and I wasn’t very happy living in New York for the obvious reasons. It was a cold winter, and I didn’t feel very prized in that role. I was a bit depressed by it. It was hard really; I didn’t really have a good time making it.”

While on the show Huston was also still mourning the loss of her husband of 16 years,...

More than a decade after it debuted on NBC, Smash has finally arrived on Broadway. Fans of the ill-fated television series that ran for two seasons may not recognize the plot of this new musical mounting, though. Gone is the central conceit of two actresses (played by Megan Hilty and Katherine McPhee) competing for the role of Marilyn Monroe in the musical Bombshell, though many of the songs written for the show are staged in the Broadway production. In its place is a lead actress (Robyn Hurder) who causes chaos when she decides to attempt Method acting to better inhabit the iconic movie star.

Smash opened on April 10 at the Imperial Theatre under the direction of The Producers legend Susan Stroman. It features those aforementioned original songs by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, book by Rick Elice and Bob Martin and stars a who's-who of Broadway stalwarts, including Brooks Ashmanskas as Bombshell's director,...

The new Broadway musical Smash has arrived and we have the first production photos from the show, inspired by the beloved NBC series.

Tony-nominated actress Robyn Hurder is leading the show as Ivy, the character played by Megan Hilty on the TV series.

Here’s the full synopsis: “Get ready for all the backstage pandemonium that brings a team of Broadway big shots to their knees heading to the opening night of Bombshell, a splashy new musical about Marilyn Monroe. It’s a rollercoaster ride filled with hilarious setbacks and surprises, kick-ass production numbers and iconic songs like ‘Let Me Be Your Star,’ which were featured on the NBC television series that inspired it.”

Also starring in the show are Brooks Ashmanskas as Nigel, Krysta Rodriguez as Tracy, John Behlmann as Jerry, Kristine Nielsen as Susan, Caroline Bowman as Karen, and more.

The musical features many of the songs that...

Christopher Gattelli had choreographed 17 previous Broadway shows, winning a Tony Award for Newsies. But this season's Death Becomes Her marks his first time directing, in addition to crafting the dance sequences. “There have been other things that have been bubbling, but I'm just so proud that this is my first,” he exclaims. Gattelli recently sat down with Gold Derby to reflect on bringing the classic comedy to life on the rialto.

Gattelli is quick to praise his “incredible” production team, but he felt surprisingly comfortable during his first stint in the director’s chair. “The path is more clear because I have an overall vision,” he explains. “That's why I think this is the right show for that kind of collaboration with myself. It was more natural for me to come to the stair-fall using a dancer rather than another option. Having the choreographic background and saying like, ‘Oh, we're...

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Some things in life are worth waiting for, and that’s exactly how we feel about the Broadway debut of Smash. Originally a hit NBC series that starred Megan Hilty and Katharine McPhee, it was announced in 2012 (yes, you heard that right) that the show would be adapted into a live stage production. Well, after 13 years, it’s finally arrived on the Great White Way, and we found...

Since Gold Derby started taking predictions for the 2025 Tony Awards nominations, hundreds of users have made their preliminary picks. This season 21 musicals and musical revivals and 21 plays and play revivals will compete for only a handful of slots in each category. With five more productions than last season, this year is one of the most competitive in recent memory.

Below, we break down where the top eight races stand at the very start of the season. Scroll to the bottom of the article for a tally of nominations by show in 17 of the 26 categories based on our current combined odds.

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Best Musical

1. Death Becomes Her — 51/20

2. Maybe Happy Ending — 59/20

3. Operation Mincemeat — 9/2

4. Dead Outlaw — 8/1

5. Buena Vista Social Club — 14/1

Our earliest prognosticators feel strongest about the top three contenders in the race, including two of the biggest success stories from the fall — Death Becomes Her...

NBC’s “Today with Jenna & Friends” features a variety of guests for the week of February 17-21. Halle Berry and Connie Britton join the show for interviews, alongside Alan Ritchson and Megan Hilty. The week’s segments include discussions on social dilemmas, dating, beauty, fitness tech, and travel gear. The full line up is: Monday, February […]

“Today with Jenna & Friends” Welcomes Halle Berry, Connie Britton, and More (February 17-21)...

Prime Video is moving out of the Steel City, cancelling the comedy The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh after just one season, TVLine has confirmed.

The series — which was one of TVLine’s Hidden Gems You May Have Missed from last year’s TV — starred Naveen Andrews (Lost) and stand-up comic Sindhu Vee as the heads of the titular Pradeep family, whose move from India to the States leaves them in hot water with the authorities. “As told through hilarious (and often conflicting) flashbacks from an interrogation room, the Pradeeps quickly find themselves embroiled — romantically, personally, and professionally — with a polar-opposite neighborhood family,...

Exclusive: Prime Video has opted not to renew The Pradeeps Of Pittsburgh for a second season. The news comes more than three months after the eight-episode first season of the immigrant comedy, starring Naveen Andrews, Sindhu Vee, and Megan Hilty, was released on Amazon Freevee.

It is not entirely surprising because The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh, which drew comparisons to ABC’s Fresh Off the Boat, did not make much noise among viewers despite largely favorably reviews (75% on Rotten Tomatoes)

There were outside factors in play, too. The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh was one of several shows lost in the shuffle as the the free, ad-supported Freevee, which had a comedy identity thanks to shows like Jury Duty, was shut down a couple of weeks after The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh‘s launch. Along with the rest of the Freevee slate, the series made the transition to Prime Video, a larger and more...

If you weren’t already convinced that you need to see the new Broadway musical Death Becomes Her, just watch this Megan Hilty performance and you’ll be sold!

The beloved Tony-nominated Broadway actress performed her showstopping number “For the Gaze” during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday night (January 27) in New York City.

The song, which introduces the audience to Megan‘s character Madeline Ashton at the top of the show, is a tribute to the queer fans of the campy 1992 movie of the same name.

“I’ve always loved and supported the LGBTQ+ community, so it means the world to me to feel that love and support right back,” Megan previously told Out.com.

Buy tickets now to see Death Becomes Her on Broadway and watch the performance below!

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It’s a Broadway smash!

It, of course, refers to “Bombshell,” the fictional musical-within-a-musical at the center of “Smash,” a new stage adaptation of the beloved cult favorite, much hate-watched TV series that ran for two seasons on NBC from 2012-2013. Variety has an exclusive preview of the meta backstage comedy, which begins preview performances on March 11 ahead of opening night on April 10 at the Imperial Theatre.

Like the television series, created by Theresa Rebeck and described by Vulture as “one of the messiest shows to air on network television,” the stage version follows the process of mounting “Bombshell,” a jaunty musical about the life of Marilyn Monroe. In the first-look image, set outside the fictional show’s Broadway house, a brightly lit marquee boasts such raves as “Amazing!” “Stunning” “Amazingly Stunning!” At the center of it all is Marilyn, wearing the iconic white dress from “The Seven Year Itch,...

On Tuesday January 21 2025, NBC broadcasts Today With Jenna & Friends!

Season 1 Episode 6 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “Today With Jenna & Friends” promises an exciting lineup that fans won’t want to miss. Scarlett Johansson will be stepping in as the guest co-host, bringing her charm and charisma to the show. Known for her impressive acting career, Johansson is sure to add a lively touch to the discussions and segments.

In addition to Johansson, the episode features actress Nicole Scherzinger. Viewers can expect engaging conversations and insights from Scherzinger, who has made a name for herself in both acting and music. Her presence will likely bring a fun dynamic to the show.

The episode will also include makeover segments with style experts Kate Young and Leona Wilson. They will share tips and tricks to refresh looks, making it a perfect opportunity for viewers seeking inspiration for their own style transformations.

Welcome to Tony Talk, a column in which Gold Derby contributors Sam Eckmann and David Buchanan offer Tony Awards analysis. With only four months to go until the 2025 nominations are announced, we’ve reconvened for a retrospective on the musicals from the first half of the Broadway season, during which a total of nine new works and revivals have bowed out of the anticipated 21 total that will be eligible.

David Buchanan: Hey, Sam! It’s hard to believe, but we’re less than four months away from the 2025 Tony Awards nominations. While the Broadway season has been flying by, we’ve already seen five new musicals and four musical revivals open, including some truly first-rate productions. How do you think the competition for the top category of Best Musical has been shaking out so far?

Sam Eckmann: David, at some point in November I had to double-check my calendar to...

On Tuesday December 24 2024, ABC broadcasts GMA3: What You Need to Know!

Season 4 Episode 326 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “GMA3: What You Need to Know” promises to be a festive treat for fans. Scheduled to air on ABC, this episode features a talented lineup of performers who will bring holiday cheer to the stage.

Sonya Balsara, Adi Roy, Vincent Jamal Hooper, Pearl Khwezi, Jessica Vosk, Megan Hilty, Michelle Williams, Jordan Fisher, and Tyler Hardwick will all be showcasing their musical talents. They will perform beloved holiday classics that are sure to get everyone in the spirit of the season.

The performers will be accompanied by skilled musicians, including pianist David Cook, bassist Matt Clohesy, and drummer Mike Piolet. Together, they will create a lively and joyful atmosphere, making this episode a perfect way to celebrate the holidays.

Viewers can look forward to a mix of heartwarming songs and lively performances.

Katharine McPhee has reunited with her Smash co-star Megan Hilty!

Karen and Ivy Lynn were back together on Wednesday night (December 11) when Katharine went to a performance of Megan‘s new Broadway musical Death Becomes Her in New York City.

After the show, Kat went backstage and met with Megan and co-star Jennifer Simard.

Keep reading to find out more…

“Got to see my beautiful friend @meganhilty shine on stage last night! Crushed it as usual and that’s a big understatement. She & @thejennifersimard were the dynamic hilarious duo we all need right now. Go see @deathbecomesher on Broadway, you will have an absolute blast! I’m truly so proud of you, M!

This week, Elton John’s “Tammy Faye” musical closed on Broadway after only 24 previews and 29 regular performances. Although the show, about the rise and fall of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker, concluded its run on Dec. 8 as the Rocket Man’s worst-performing musical in New York following blockbuster successes “The Lion King,” “Billy Elliot: The Musical,” and “Aida,” “Tammy Faye” is hardly the only original musical with a religious theme to shutter unceremoniously in the past decade-plus. With the notable exception of “The Book of Mormon,” with its nine Tony Awards and 5,000 performances and counting, audiences have been singing from a different hymn sheet than these faith-based offerings.

In 2010, John’s fellow Egot champion Alan Menken brought a musical adaptation of the Steve Martin film “Leap of Faith” to Broadway with Tony nominee Raúl Esparza as the show’s conman who poses as a pastor to swindle Kansas townspeople. Despite the...