Welcome to Tony Talk, a weekly column in which Gold Derby contributing theater editors David Buchanan and Sam Eckmann discuss the Tony Awards race. In the hours after the announcement of the nominees for the 77th annual awards, we reflect on the omissions that stung the most, the long-shot picks we were most proud of predicting and discuss the early state of the Best Musical race.
Sam Eckmann: David, I have spent the morning pouring over the 2024 Tony nominations and switching between delight and disbelief when I look at the surprises and omissions in this lineup. It’s safe to say that this was by far the most packed and competitive season we have covered together, so while I didn’t get a perfect score with my predictions, I was more than happy with my performance. While there is much to cheer in these nominations, I can’t help but feel sad for many people.
Sam Eckmann: David, I have spent the morning pouring over the 2024 Tony nominations and switching between delight and disbelief when I look at the surprises and omissions in this lineup. It’s safe to say that this was by far the most packed and competitive season we have covered together, so while I didn’t get a perfect score with my predictions, I was more than happy with my performance. While there is much to cheer in these nominations, I can’t help but feel sad for many people.
- 5/2/2024
- by David Buchanan and Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
Rachel McAdams is currently on Broadway for the first time and her run is coincidentally happening at the same time as the premiere of The Notebook‘s musical adaptation.
The 45-year-old actress stepped out to promote her play Mary Jane on Monday morning (April 29) with an appearance on Good Morning America in New York City.
During her interview, Rachel talked about getting the chance to meet Joy Woods, who plays Allie in the musical version of The Notebook. It’s a role that Rachel originated in the movie version.
Keep reading to find out more…
“The lovely cast of the musical [The Notebook] came to [the] opening night [of Mary Jane], and I saw [star] Joy Woods, and I said, ‘I’m so sorry about that rain’ — but it makes for great theatre I guess, having all that rain actually onstage — I’m very excited to see it,” Rachel said.
You can catch Rachel in the new play Mary Jane,...
The 45-year-old actress stepped out to promote her play Mary Jane on Monday morning (April 29) with an appearance on Good Morning America in New York City.
During her interview, Rachel talked about getting the chance to meet Joy Woods, who plays Allie in the musical version of The Notebook. It’s a role that Rachel originated in the movie version.
Keep reading to find out more…
“The lovely cast of the musical [The Notebook] came to [the] opening night [of Mary Jane], and I saw [star] Joy Woods, and I said, ‘I’m so sorry about that rain’ — but it makes for great theatre I guess, having all that rain actually onstage — I’m very excited to see it,” Rachel said.
You can catch Rachel in the new play Mary Jane,...
- 4/30/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Joy Woods is one of Broadway’s biggest breakout stars of the season and her song “My Days” from The Notebook is the best new power ballad from a musical!
The rising star was previously seen in the Broadway musical Six and the off-Broadway revival of Little Shop of Horrors.
Joy stars as Middle Allie in the new musical version of The Notebook, taking on the role made famous by Rachel McAdams in the hit movie.
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson wrote the music and lyrics for the show and the Original Cast Recording is now available. A music video for “My Days” was also released!
“Writing this musical has been one of the greatest joys in my life. I am beyond excited to welcome everyone into our world,” Ingrid said in a statement.
Head inside to watch the video…
Watch the music video below!
Get tickets now to see The Notebook on Broadway.
The rising star was previously seen in the Broadway musical Six and the off-Broadway revival of Little Shop of Horrors.
Joy stars as Middle Allie in the new musical version of The Notebook, taking on the role made famous by Rachel McAdams in the hit movie.
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson wrote the music and lyrics for the show and the Original Cast Recording is now available. A music video for “My Days” was also released!
“Writing this musical has been one of the greatest joys in my life. I am beyond excited to welcome everyone into our world,” Ingrid said in a statement.
Head inside to watch the video…
Watch the music video below!
Get tickets now to see The Notebook on Broadway.
- 4/23/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
“I have Alzheimer’s in my family, I have a lot of it, actually, the genetic kind that tends to trickle down through generations,” shares Bekah Brunstetter about why Nicholas Sparks’ “The Notebook” and its film adaptation resonate with her so deeply. As the book writer for the musical adaptation that recently opened on Broadway, she wrote the piece as a way to honor her late grandfather. “The thing that was so beautiful, even when he was slipping away from us, he maintained his sense of humor and his love of life,” reflects the librettist, who hopes to “honor the experience of the disease but also provide some hope and uplift.” Watch our exclusive video interview above.
Brunstetter is no stranger to working on tearjerking projects, having served as a writer and producer on the NBC drama series “This Is Us.” “All the work we did on ‘This Is Us...
Brunstetter is no stranger to working on tearjerking projects, having served as a writer and producer on the NBC drama series “This Is Us.” “All the work we did on ‘This Is Us...
- 4/21/2024
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
“I actually did see the movie before getting the script, I think it was the day before,” shares Joy Woods with a laugh, recalling the first time she experienced the 2004 film “The Notebook.” The Nicholas Sparks novel that inspired the movie has now been adapted to the stage with the actress in the role of Middle Allie. “I found myself watching the movie and seeing a very specific demographic and being, like, ‘Oh, this is relatable, but I don’t really see myself in this story,’” remembers the performer, who felt that the script for the musical and its approach to the central characters of Noah and Allie were “very affirming and reaffirming that I was supposed to be where I was.” Watch our exclusive video interview above.
In the musical, both Noah and Allie are played by three different performers who depict the character at three distinct moments in her life,...
In the musical, both Noah and Allie are played by three different performers who depict the character at three distinct moments in her life,...
- 4/21/2024
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
The Tony Awards Administration Committee met for the third time during the 2023-2024 Broadway season on April 19, to discuss eligibility of 8 productions for the 77th Annual Tony Awards in 2024.
They discussed eight productions: “Days of Wine and Roses,” “Doubt,” “The Notebook,” “An Enemy of the People,” “Water for Elephants,” “The Who’s Tommy,” “The Outsiders” and “Lempicka.” The group also met during the winter to discuss late fall and winter openings, but those determinations were not made public until now. Those shows include: “I Need That,” “Harmony,” “Spamalot,” “How to Dance in Ohio,” “Appropriate” and “Prayer for the French Republic.”
The most notable ruling is that “Appropriate” will compete as a revival. The hit play from Branden Jacobs-Jenkins has never been seen on Broadway before this season, but previously enjoyed a successful Off-Broadway run with a different director and cast. Since it is the play’s Broadway debut, Jacobs-Jenkins will appear...
They discussed eight productions: “Days of Wine and Roses,” “Doubt,” “The Notebook,” “An Enemy of the People,” “Water for Elephants,” “The Who’s Tommy,” “The Outsiders” and “Lempicka.” The group also met during the winter to discuss late fall and winter openings, but those determinations were not made public until now. Those shows include: “I Need That,” “Harmony,” “Spamalot,” “How to Dance in Ohio,” “Appropriate” and “Prayer for the French Republic.”
The most notable ruling is that “Appropriate” will compete as a revival. The hit play from Branden Jacobs-Jenkins has never been seen on Broadway before this season, but previously enjoyed a successful Off-Broadway run with a different director and cast. Since it is the play’s Broadway debut, Jacobs-Jenkins will appear...
- 4/19/2024
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
Rachel McAdams is voicing her thoughts on The Notebook musical!
The 45-year-old actress starred opposite Ryan Gosling in the iconic 2004 romance film based on the book of the same name. A Broadway musical rendition of the story celebrated its opening night on March 14.
Ryan Vasquez, Joy Woods, and Jordan Tyson, John Cardoza, Maryann Plunkett, and Dorian Harewood are among the cast members.
Rachel, who is currently headlining her first Broadway production, Mary Jane, was recently asked about The Notebook musical.
Keep reading to find out more…
“[It’s] crazy, just crazy,” she said on The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal.
Rachel also revealed if she plans on attending a show.
“I can’t wait to see it,” the star admitted. “I think it’s so exciting. To see it take on a whole other life like this, it blows my mind.”
Find out the richest stars of 2004′s The Notebook, according to their net worth!
The 45-year-old actress starred opposite Ryan Gosling in the iconic 2004 romance film based on the book of the same name. A Broadway musical rendition of the story celebrated its opening night on March 14.
Ryan Vasquez, Joy Woods, and Jordan Tyson, John Cardoza, Maryann Plunkett, and Dorian Harewood are among the cast members.
Rachel, who is currently headlining her first Broadway production, Mary Jane, was recently asked about The Notebook musical.
Keep reading to find out more…
“[It’s] crazy, just crazy,” she said on The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal.
Rachel also revealed if she plans on attending a show.
“I can’t wait to see it,” the star admitted. “I think it’s so exciting. To see it take on a whole other life like this, it blows my mind.”
Find out the richest stars of 2004′s The Notebook, according to their net worth!
- 4/7/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Solomon Thomas is a football player for the NFL who is also a massive Broadway fan!
The 28-year-old defensive tackle for the New York Jets gets to enjoy everything that Broadway has to offer since he lives in the New York area.
Solomon caught a performance of the new musical The Notebook on Wednesday (March 27) and we have exclusive photos from his backstage visit with the cast after the show.
Solomon was seen chatting with stars Ryan Vasquez, Joy Woods, Jordan Tyson, and the rest of the company.
The musical, featuring new music by singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson, just had its official opening a couple weeks ago and we have all the photos from the event!
The Notebook is currently running at the Schoenfeld Theatre on Broadway in New York City.
The 28-year-old defensive tackle for the New York Jets gets to enjoy everything that Broadway has to offer since he lives in the New York area.
Solomon caught a performance of the new musical The Notebook on Wednesday (March 27) and we have exclusive photos from his backstage visit with the cast after the show.
Solomon was seen chatting with stars Ryan Vasquez, Joy Woods, Jordan Tyson, and the rest of the company.
The musical, featuring new music by singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson, just had its official opening a couple weeks ago and we have all the photos from the event!
The Notebook is currently running at the Schoenfeld Theatre on Broadway in New York City.
- 3/29/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
“The show is obviously a love story which I think people expect, but it’s also about loss and life and how you spend your days and your time and the people with whom you do that,” reflects Ryan Vasquez about the new musical “The Notebook,” which just opened on Broadway at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on March 14. The actor stars as Middle Noah, a character he originated in the tryout of the show in Chicago in 2022. He calls that production “an experiment” because the show touched “such an open nerve” when it premiered right in the wake of the pandemic. Watch our exclusive video interview above.
“The Notebook” is adapted from the Nicholas Sparks novel of the same name, which also inspired a successful film 20 years ago. Vasquez shares that he actually “saw the movie in theaters way back in 2004,” explaining that he was a “huge fan of Rachel McAdams,...
“The Notebook” is adapted from the Nicholas Sparks novel of the same name, which also inspired a successful film 20 years ago. Vasquez shares that he actually “saw the movie in theaters way back in 2004,” explaining that he was a “huge fan of Rachel McAdams,...
- 3/26/2024
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
The spring season on Broadway this year is shaping up to be one of the busiest and most tumultuous in recent memory as 11 new musicals and musical revivals are opening in the last two months of the 2023-2024 Tony Awards season. With so many shows starting previews, officially opening, and even closing, the race to the Tony nominations announcement on April 30 is heating up, which means our users are frequently changing their minds on what shows will have the most success. See below for a breakdown of how our official odds have changed in 10 of the 15 musical categories since our last predictions center update on March 12, according to the 800 users currently making their picks. Scroll to the bottom of the article for a tally of nominations by show in 10 of the 15 musical categories.
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- 3/21/2024
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
The new Broadway musical The Notebook celebrated its opening night this week!
Singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson, who wrote the music for the new show, joined the cast at the celebration on Thursday night (March 14) at the Schoenfeld Theatre in New York City.
Three sets of actors portray the roles of Allie and Noah, who were made famous by Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling in the movie version.
Cast members Joy Woods (Middle Allie), Ryan Vazquez (Middle Noah), Maryann Plunkett (Older Allie), Dorian Harewood (Older Noah), Jordan Tyson (Younger Allie), and John Cardoza (Younger Noah) all walked the red carpet at the event. Director Schele Williams and original book author Nicholas Sparks also were in attendance!
“What truly sells the couple’s romance — and, by extension, the entire show — are the dazzling performances by every version of Noah and Allie,” wrote Entertainment Weekly.
Get tickets now to see The Notebook on Broadway!
Singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson, who wrote the music for the new show, joined the cast at the celebration on Thursday night (March 14) at the Schoenfeld Theatre in New York City.
Three sets of actors portray the roles of Allie and Noah, who were made famous by Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling in the movie version.
Cast members Joy Woods (Middle Allie), Ryan Vazquez (Middle Noah), Maryann Plunkett (Older Allie), Dorian Harewood (Older Noah), Jordan Tyson (Younger Allie), and John Cardoza (Younger Noah) all walked the red carpet at the event. Director Schele Williams and original book author Nicholas Sparks also were in attendance!
“What truly sells the couple’s romance — and, by extension, the entire show — are the dazzling performances by every version of Noah and Allie,” wrote Entertainment Weekly.
Get tickets now to see The Notebook on Broadway!
- 3/15/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
To say The Notebook had a devoted, built-in audience before it sang so much as a note on Broadway would be an understatement this romantic tear-jerker never attempts.
Based on Nicholas Sparks’ 1996 bestseller about a young – then older, then much older – couple who survives a lifetime of tribulations (until they don’t), the musical opening tonight at the Schoenfeld Theatre is the theatrical equivalent of muzak, comforting in its unapologetically manipulative way and unabashed in its disregard for anything approaching the grit of the real world.
The reference to muzak, by the way, isn’t meant to suggest that composer Ingrid Michaelson looks back quite that far for her musical inspirations. She has a lovely way with a melody, even if so many of the songs...
Based on Nicholas Sparks’ 1996 bestseller about a young – then older, then much older – couple who survives a lifetime of tribulations (until they don’t), the musical opening tonight at the Schoenfeld Theatre is the theatrical equivalent of muzak, comforting in its unapologetically manipulative way and unabashed in its disregard for anything approaching the grit of the real world.
The reference to muzak, by the way, isn’t meant to suggest that composer Ingrid Michaelson looks back quite that far for her musical inspirations. She has a lovely way with a melody, even if so many of the songs...
- 3/15/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Broadway adaptations of beloved movies are nothing new — and in fact will be increasing like never before this season with “Water for Elephants,” “The Outsiders,” “The Great Gatsby,” and more musical adaptations opening just in the next month.
It’s such a thrill, then, that “The Notebook” musical, based on the Nicholas Sparks book of the same name — which of course was also turned into the beloved movie starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams — is such a romantic, weepy success, managing to honor the tale fans know while also sneaking in a savvier story, one that doesn’t look away from the horrors of dementia but retains the beautiful message of everlasting love.
The book, by Bekah Brunstetter, begins with a few smart updates: The earliest action between Younger Noah (John Cardoza) and Allie (Jordan Tyson) is moved from the WWII-era of the film to Vietnam-era, which Noah and friends get tangled up in,...
It’s such a thrill, then, that “The Notebook” musical, based on the Nicholas Sparks book of the same name — which of course was also turned into the beloved movie starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams — is such a romantic, weepy success, managing to honor the tale fans know while also sneaking in a savvier story, one that doesn’t look away from the horrors of dementia but retains the beautiful message of everlasting love.
The book, by Bekah Brunstetter, begins with a few smart updates: The earliest action between Younger Noah (John Cardoza) and Allie (Jordan Tyson) is moved from the WWII-era of the film to Vietnam-era, which Noah and friends get tangled up in,...
- 3/15/2024
- by Erin Strecker
- Indiewire
“Time, time, time, time, it never was mine, mine, mine, mine,” sings the elderly Noah Calhoun (Dorian Harewood) in the opening number of The Notebook, the new Broadway musical with a gossamer score by indie-pop singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson. “But you know what is?/Love, hope, breath, and dreams/As cliché as that seems.”
Cliché is at the heart of The Notebook’s appeal, from Nicholas Sparks’s 1996 novel to the 2004 film starring Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling as destined lovers Allie and Noah. “You are every reason, every hope, and every dream I ever had,” Sparks banally wrote in the novel. “Every day we are together is the greatest day of my life.” Though Michaelson alludes, with seeming self-awareness, to the platitudes of the source material in that opening song, this production never quite transcends the clichés that it conflictingly both seeks to challenge and embrace.
That’s in large...
Cliché is at the heart of The Notebook’s appeal, from Nicholas Sparks’s 1996 novel to the 2004 film starring Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling as destined lovers Allie and Noah. “You are every reason, every hope, and every dream I ever had,” Sparks banally wrote in the novel. “Every day we are together is the greatest day of my life.” Though Michaelson alludes, with seeming self-awareness, to the platitudes of the source material in that opening song, this production never quite transcends the clichés that it conflictingly both seeks to challenge and embrace.
That’s in large...
- 3/15/2024
- by Dan Rubins
- Slant Magazine
In the two weeks since Gold Derby launched the 2024 Tony Awards nominations predictions center, over 600 users have made their preliminary picks for which shows, performers and creatives will land coveted nominations. This season, 20 musicals and musical revivals will compete for only a handful of slots in each category, making this one of the most competitive seasons in recent memory. Scroll to the bottom of the article for a tally of nominations by show in 10 of the 15 musical categories based on our current combined odds.
In the top category of Best Musical, our savvy users predict three shows are out front: “Suffs,” with music and lyrics by Shaina Taub, “The Notebook,” with score by Ingrid Michaelson and “Here Lies Love,” featuring a score by David Byrne and Fatboy Slim. Rounding out our current top five are “Days of Wine and Roses” by Tony-winning composer Adam Guettel and the incoming “Lempicka,” directed by Tony winner Rachel Chavkin.
In the top category of Best Musical, our savvy users predict three shows are out front: “Suffs,” with music and lyrics by Shaina Taub, “The Notebook,” with score by Ingrid Michaelson and “Here Lies Love,” featuring a score by David Byrne and Fatboy Slim. Rounding out our current top five are “Days of Wine and Roses” by Tony-winning composer Adam Guettel and the incoming “Lempicka,” directed by Tony winner Rachel Chavkin.
- 3/12/2024
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
The Notebook is bringing its epic romance to Broadway.
Based on Nicholas Sparks’ bestselling novel — which inspired the 2004 film starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams — the new musical is set to open at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on March 14, 2024, following previews, which are set to begin on Feb. 6. Casting for the production will be announced at a later date.
Directed by Michael Greif and Schele Williams, with a book by writer-producer Bekah Brunstetter (This Is Us, The Cake) and music and lyrics by folk singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson, the show made its world premiere in fall 2022 at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater starring Ryan Vasquez and Joy Woods as Noah and Allie, the characters played by Gosling and McAdams, respectively.
The musical follows the duo from different worlds through their youth to their old age across a lifetime of love and in the face of forces that threaten it. Sparks’ novel has sold millions of copies worldwide,...
Based on Nicholas Sparks’ bestselling novel — which inspired the 2004 film starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams — the new musical is set to open at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on March 14, 2024, following previews, which are set to begin on Feb. 6. Casting for the production will be announced at a later date.
Directed by Michael Greif and Schele Williams, with a book by writer-producer Bekah Brunstetter (This Is Us, The Cake) and music and lyrics by folk singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson, the show made its world premiere in fall 2022 at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater starring Ryan Vasquez and Joy Woods as Noah and Allie, the characters played by Gosling and McAdams, respectively.
The musical follows the duo from different worlds through their youth to their old age across a lifetime of love and in the face of forces that threaten it. Sparks’ novel has sold millions of copies worldwide,...
- 8/3/2023
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Black Women on Broadway Awards are returning following last year’s successful inaugural in-person event.
Dedicated to celebrating the legacy and achievements of Black women in the Broadway community, the 2023 Bwob Awards will honor three talents in New York at the Knickerbocker Hotel on June 5 for their work at the highest level of commercial live theater in the U.S.
“We saw with our first-year celebration how necessary it was, how people left in tears and were so elated to be in a space where they didn’t have to be anything other than the Black women they are. There was such a freedom in the room, a vulnerability that is not often felt,” Bwob co-founder, The Piano Lesson star and Tony nominee Danielle Brooks tells The Hollywood Reporter about the group’s decision to return for 2023.
This year’s honorees include Some Like It Hot‘s Natasha Yvette Williams,...
Dedicated to celebrating the legacy and achievements of Black women in the Broadway community, the 2023 Bwob Awards will honor three talents in New York at the Knickerbocker Hotel on June 5 for their work at the highest level of commercial live theater in the U.S.
“We saw with our first-year celebration how necessary it was, how people left in tears and were so elated to be in a space where they didn’t have to be anything other than the Black women they are. There was such a freedom in the room, a vulnerability that is not often felt,” Bwob co-founder, The Piano Lesson star and Tony nominee Danielle Brooks tells The Hollywood Reporter about the group’s decision to return for 2023.
This year’s honorees include Some Like It Hot‘s Natasha Yvette Williams,...
- 5/1/2023
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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