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Variety

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Past articles by Gordon:

Tony Predictions: Best Direction of a Play/Musical – Helmer Hopefuls Duke It Out Including LaTanya Richardson Jackson and Michael Arden

2023 Tonys best directing play/musical predictions include Thomas Kail, Jamie Lloyd, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Kenny Leon and Susan Stroman. → Read More

Tony Predictions: Best Actor – The Season’s Biggest Stars Come Out to Compete Including Oscar Isaac, Corey Hawkins and Jeremy Pope

2023 Tonys best actor in a play predictions include Oscar Isaac, Corey Hawkins, Wendell Pierce, John David Washington, Paul Bettany and Jeremy Pope. → Read More

Tony Predictions: Best Actress — Jessica Chastain and Jodie Comer Lead the Tiny Pool of Eligible Contenders

Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, G… → Read More

Tony Predictions: Best Featured Actor/Actress in a Play – Danielle Brooks, D’Arcy Carden and Samuel L. Jackson Jostle in a Crowded Field

2023 Tonys featured actor/actress in a play predictions include Danielle Brooks, D'Arcy Carden, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Potts and David Zayas. → Read More

Tony Predictions: Best Featured Actor/Actress in a Musical – Scene Stealers Grab the Spotlight

2023 Tonys best featured actor/actress musical predictions include Justin Cooley, Alex Newell, Bonnie Milligan and NaTasha Yvette Williams. → Read More

Tony Predictions: Best Actress in a Musical – ‘Parade’ and ‘Sweeney’ Stars Will Challenge Victoria Clark in a Tight Race

2023 Tonys best actress in a musical predictions include Victoria Clark, Annaleigh Ashford, Micaela Diamond, Sara Bareilles and Anna Uzele. → Read More

Tony Predictions: Book of Musical – A Trio of Sure Things

Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, G… → Read More

Tony Predictions: Best Play Revival – Fewer Candidates But a Surprisingly Competitive Race

Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, G… → Read More

Tony Predictions: Best Play — Tom Stoppard, Pulitzer and Olivier Winners Vie for Five Spots

Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, G… → Read More

Tony Predictions 2023: ‘Some Like It Hot’ and ‘The Piano Lesson’ Among Broadway Contenders Seeking Recognition

Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, G… → Read More

Tony Predictions: Best Musical Revival — Encores! Alumni and Lush Orchestras Dominate the Field

Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, G… → Read More

Tony Predictions: Best Musical — Four Stand Poised to Give ‘Kimberly Akimbo’ Some Competition

Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, G… → Read More

‘The Lion King’ at 25: How the Iconic Broadway Show Makes Each Production Different Around the World

In the 25 years since “The Lion King” opened on Broadway, the show has... → Read More

‘A Strange Loop’ Broadway Darling Michael R. Jackson Feels Pride — For Himself

It’s June 2022, and Michael R. Jackson has a lot to be proud of. His musical “A Strange Loop” leads the Broadway awards-season race with 11 Tony nominations and stands poised to net the top musical trophy plus several others for him and his collaborators. The show has become a New York media darling; ticket […] → Read More

How Black Creatives Are Working to Shake Up Broadway and Implement Lasting Change

From LaChanze to Audra McDonald, Black Broadway artists rally around organizations like Black Theatre Union to implement lasting change. → Read More

Broadway Reopening Hits High Gear With ‘Hamilton,’ ‘The Lion King,’ ‘Wicked’ and More

“I don’t want to take live theater for granted ever again, do you?” That was Lin-Manuel Miranda, in a brief curtain speech welcoming back the first Broadway audience at “Hamilton” since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down every show in New York on March 12, 2020. The Sept. 14 performance was part of a coordinated re-opening […] → Read More

Shakespeare in the Park’s Return Reflects How New York City and Its Theater Institutions Are Changing

Shakespeare in the Park is returning to New York, signaling how the city and it's theater institutions are changing. → Read More

Meet Jennifer Ashley Tepper, the Gonzo Journalist Preserving Broadway History

Broadway historian Jennifer Ashley Tepper talks the stories she uncovers in the fourth volume of her theater-by-theater book series. → Read More

As COVID-19 Restrictions Start to Ease, What Will It Take for Broadway Shows to Reopen?

Nobody – literally nobody – knows when or how Broadway will reopen. But now, a year into a shutdown that began March 12, 2020, the road map to recovery has begun to take shape. The pace and scope of vaccinations continue to accelerate and expand. The Shuttered Venue Operators Grant, the $15 billion program formerly […] → Read More

How NY PopsUp Aims to Get the Performing Arts Industry Back to Work

In recent weeks, New Yorkers might have stumbled upon a socially distanced pop-up performance by Jon Batiste at the Javits Center, or one by Patti Smith at the Brooklyn Museum. They were both part of NY PopsUp, the joint public-private program announced by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and overseen by Scott Rudin and Jane […] → Read More