Jessica Derschowitz

2 weeks ago | goldderby.com | Jessica Derschowitz

With a Wicked host at the helm — that would be Elphaba actress and Tony winner Cynthia Erivo — it’s no surprise the 78th annual Tony Awards had its fair share of magical moments. The evening, celebrating the best and brightest of the 2024-25 Broadway season, aired live from Radio City Music Hall in New York and had no shortage of star power, thrilling performances, and a few surprises hiding in the wings. Read on for the highlights (and a few lowlights) from the 2025 Tonys telecast.

2 months ago | theatermania.com | Jessica Derschowitz

Operation Mincemeatis a musical as clever and ambitious as the real-life World War II mission that inspired it—a British ruse to fool the Nazis with fake invasion plans planted on a dead body. But near the end of Act 1, the fast-paced, madcap comedy slows down for a moment. The song “Dear Bill,” performed by actor Jak Malone as the buttoned-up secretary Hester Leggett, begins as the team tries to concoct a final piece of their plan, a letter from the dead man’s fiancée.

Mar 30, 2025 | ew.com | Devan Coggan |Jessica Derschowitz |James Mercadante |Kevin Jacobsen

11 Disney live-action remakes we actually want to seeHere’s a look at Disney’s live-action remakes so far, and those still to come. While Disney's first-ever animated feature, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), is the latest to receive the live-action redo, the legacy studio has been pumping out these remakes since 2010 — and there's no sign of them putting the wand down anytime soon. For nearly a century, Disney has enchanted the hearts of millions with its storybook animated films.

Mar 18, 2025 | theatermania.com | Jessica Derschowitz

Like a firefly suddenly illuminating a dark sky — an apt metaphor, as those who’ve seen the show already know — Maybe Happy Ending has been charming audiences since it opened at the Belasco Theater last fall. The new musical, which came to Broadway after productions in South Korea and a stop at the Alliance Theater, centers on two obsolete robots (played by Darren Criss and Helen J Shen) who forge a sweet connection in a futuristic Seoul.

Mar 13, 2025 | vanityfair.com | Jessica Derschowitz

While the weather in New York is inching toward being springlike, the temperature in Brooklyn was considerably hotter on Tuesday night thanks to the rapturous reception for the opening of A Streetcar Named Desire—which also features a sweltering New Orleans setting—at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Harvey Theater.