Sam Eckmann

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Contributing Writer at Gold Derby

@royalsociety Newton International Fellow @Cambridge_Uni CBL. Interested in neural circuits, E-I balance, and biological learning.

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Tony Talk: Dissecting those shocking wins for ‘Purpose,’ Nicole Scherzinger, Darren Criss, and more

2 weeks ago | goldderby.com | David Buchanan |Sam Eckmann

Welcome to Tony Talk, a column in which Gold Derby contributors Sam Eckmann and David Buchanan offer Tony Awards analysis. Mere hours after the 2025 Tonys, we reconvene to dissect the shocking wins, highlight our favorite victors, and discuss the musical performances. David Buchanan: After a truly sensational Broadway season, last night's Tony Awards didn't disappoint with some surprises, did it?
Tony Talk: Dissecting those shocking wins for ‘Purpose,’ Nicole Scherzinger, Darren Criss, and full show analysis

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | David Buchanan |Sam Eckmann

Welcome to Tony Talk, a column in which Gold Derby contributors Sam Eckmann and David Buchanan offer Tony Awards analysis. Mere hours after the 2025 Tonys, we reconvene to dissect the shocking wins, highlight our favorite victors, and discuss the musical performances. David Buchanan: After a truly sensational Broadway season, last night's Tony Awards didn't disappoint with some surprises, did it?
2025 Tony Awards first-timers club: Half of this year’s acting winners triumphed for their Broadway debuts

2 weeks ago | goldderby.com | Sam Eckmann

The 2025 Tony Awards gave a warm welcome to first-timers tonight by awarding four actors for their Broadway debut. This accounts for half of the ceremony's acting categories — one of the best showings for debut performances this century. Sarah Snook also portrayed multiple roles to win Lead Actress in a Play for The Picture of Dorian Gray.
Jane Lynch on her ‘funny and touching’ final scene with Steve Martin on ‘Only Murders in the Building’

3 weeks ago | goldderby.com | Sam Eckmann

Jane Lynch was giddy with excitement when Season 3 of Only Murders in the Building ended with the murder of her fan-favorite stuntwoman, Sazz Pataki, because Season 4 of the Hulu comedy would allow her to dive deeper into Sazz's story via flashbacks. The actress tells Gold Derby that her scenes grew "more and more funny and touching" opposite Steve Martin's Charles-Haden Savage. "It was a lifelong devotion and it would never stop.
Tony Talk: Our final winner predictions in all 26 categories, including competitive Best Actress in a Musical and Best Play Revival

3 weeks ago | goldderby.com | David Buchanan |Sam Eckmann

Welcome to Tony Talk, a column in which Gold Derby contributors Sam Eckmann and David Buchanan offer Tony Awards analysis. In the final week of the 2024-2025 Broadway season, we debate our winner predictions for the biggest prizes and in the most hotly contested categories for one last time. The Tony Awards air Sunday on CBS and Paramount+.
‘Maybe Happy Ending’ dominates the 2025 Drama Desk Awards with 6 wins, ‘Boop!’ and ‘Gypsy’ stage upsets

3 weeks ago | goldderby.com | Sam Eckmann

Winners of the 2025 Drama Desk Awards were announced at a ceremony on June 1, hosted by Debra Messing and Tituss Burgess. These awards are unique in that Broadway, off-Broadway, and off-off Broadway compete together in the same categories. Maybe Happy Ending was a clear favorite with Drama Desk voters, claiming six awards to become the winningest production of the ceremony. The show’s victories include the coveted Outstanding Musical prize and Outstanding Director for Michael Arden.
‘Maybe Happy Ending’ dominates the 2025 Drama Desk Awards with 6 wins, ‘Boop!’ and ‘Gypsy’ stage upsets

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Sam Eckmann

Generate Key TakeawaysWinners of the 2025 Drama Desk Awards were announced at a ceremony on June 1, hosted by Debra Messing and Tituss Burgess. These awards are unique in that Broadway, off-Broadway, and off-off Broadway compete together in the same categories. Maybe Happy Ending was a clear favorite with Drama Desk voters, claiming six awards to become the winningest production of the ceremony.
‘Maybe Happy Ending’ star Darren Criss on his Tony nomination for playing a robot: ‘Getting to do this is the true win’

4 weeks ago | goldderby.com | Sam Eckmann

“I'm just, at a very base level, always so grateful to be getting to do this — that is the true win,” confesses newly minted Tony nominee Darren Criss. The actor is recognized for his performance as a “Model-3 Helperbot” named Oliver in the touching new musical Maybe Happy Ending.
‘Death Becomes Her’ costume designer Paul Tazewell on creating show’s spectacular outfits: ‘Theater-making is about the impossible’ (exclusive images)

1 month ago | goldderby.com | Sam Eckmann

"Theater-making is about the impossible," says Paul Tazewell. The legendary costume designer — who earlier this year made history as the first Black man to win the Oscar for Best Costume Design for his work on Wicked — took on his latest challenge by creating the garments for the Broadway adaptation of Death Becomes Her. The stage show stars Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard as dueling frenemies, and earned Tazewell his 10th Tony nomination.
‘Gypsy’ and ‘Just in Time’ producer Tom Kirdahy on serving a ‘social and cultural need’ through creative work

1 month ago | goldderby.com | Sam Eckmann

“Anything I produce, I believe, needs to be serving a kind of social and cultural need. I want to produce works that in some way meet a moment,” Broadway producer Tom Kirdahy tells Gold Derby.

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Articles

Tony Talk: Dissecting those shocking wins for ‘Purpose,’ Nicole Scherzinger, Darren Criss, and more

Tony Talk: Dissecting those shocking wins for ‘Purpose,’ Nicole Scherzinger, Darren Criss, and full show analysis

2025 Tony Awards first-timers club: Half of this year’s acting winners triumphed for their Broadway debuts

Jane Lynch on her ‘funny and touching’ final scene with Steve Martin on ‘Only Murders in the Building’

Tony Talk: Our final winner predictions in all 26 categories, including competitive Best Actress in a Musical and Best Play Revival

‘Maybe Happy Ending’ dominates the 2025 Drama Desk Awards with 6 wins, ‘Boop!’ and ‘Gypsy’ stage upsets

‘Maybe Happy Ending’ dominates the 2025 Drama Desk Awards with 6 wins, ‘Boop!’ and ‘Gypsy’ stage upsets

‘Maybe Happy Ending’ star Darren Criss on his Tony nomination for playing a robot: ‘Getting to do this is the true win’

‘Death Becomes Her’ costume designer Paul Tazewell on creating show’s spectacular outfits: ‘Theater-making is about the impossible’ (exclusive images)

‘Gypsy’ and ‘Just in Time’ producer Tom Kirdahy on serving a ‘social and cultural need’ through creative work

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