AwardsWatch - tonys

2019 Tony Awards: ‘Hadestown’ and ‘The Ferryman’ are top winners

Erik Anderson June 9, 2019

The 73rd Tony Awards offered little in the way of surprises tonight with the majority of heavy favorites taking home trophies. Hadestown, the reimagining of... Read More

Actors’ Equity Pushes for Added Tony Awards Categories

Erik Anderson April 11, 2018

The Actors’ Equity Association is pushing the Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing to add two new awards categories for the 2019 Tony Awards... Read More

Emmy Podcast #20: Variety, Reality-Competition Winner Predictions

Erik Anderson August 24, 2017

This 20th Emmy Podcast, I am joined by fellow Emmy Expert Jonathan Boehle to give our predictions in Variety Series, Variety Talk Series, Variety Sketch... Read More

2017 Tony Awards: Dear Evan Hansen Wins Best Musical, Bette Middler and John Legend Move Closer to EGOT

Erik Anderson June 11, 2017

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Dear Evan Hansen won Best Musical at the 2017 Tony Awards tonight, along with its star Ben Platt winning Actor... Read More

2016 Tony Nominations: ‘Hamilton’ Breaks Record with 16

Erik Anderson May 3, 2016

[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The 2016 Tony Nominations were announced today and to no one’s surprise Hamilton came out on top as the nomination leader... Read More

2015 Tony Award Winners: Fun Home and Curious Incident Take 5 Apiece

Erik Anderson June 8, 2015

Fun Home and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time came away the big winners at the Tonys, winning five apiece, including the top... Read More

69th Tony Nominations: Fun Home and American in Paris Lead with 12 Nods Each

Erik Anderson April 28, 2015

Two very different musicals, Fun Home and An American in Paris, lead the Tony nominations with 12 apiece today. Christopher Wheeldon’s adaptation of the classic... Read More

2015 Oscars: Who Will Host the 87th Academy Awards?

Erik Anderson September 17, 2014

It’s mid-September and the Oscar season is in its first lap with the Venice, Telluride and Toronto film festivals wrapped up but we still don’t... Read More