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

Rocky. New Yorkers were being terrorized by one of their own, serial killer David Berkowitz (“Son of Sam”), and Washingtonians were treated to their first 4.6 miles of mass transit as the Metro Authority opened five stations on the red line.Meanwhile playwright David Auburn had just turned 7.

Annaleigh Ashford just won one of the most prestigious awards in the Broadway community!

Broadway’s Leopoldstadt and Some Like It Hot took two of the top honors at today’s 2023 Drama League Awards, the former named Best Production of a Play and the latter Best Production of a Musical.

Sony Pictures Classics announced today they have acquired all rights in the United States, Canada, Latin America, Scandinavia, India, Middle East, Turkey, Southeast Asia (excluding Taiwan and South Korea) and airlines within those territories to Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal’s upcoming Bossa Nova-themed animated film, “They Shot the Piano Player.” Sony Classics plans to release the film at the end of the year to qualify for year-end awards consideration.A true international production, the film is produced by Cristina Huete of Trueba PC (“Chico & Rita”) in Spain, along with Serge Lalou for Les Films d’Ici (“Josep”) in France, Janneke van de Kerkhof for Submarine Sublime (“Buñuel in the Labyrinth of Turtles”) in the Netherlands, and Humberto Santana in Portugal. It is executive produced by Nano Arrieta of Atlantika and Fabien Westerhoff of Film Constellation.From Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal, who previously directed the Oscar-nominated “Chico & Rita,” “They Shot the Piano Player” is narrated by Jeff Goldblum.

Vanderpump Rules, Ariana Madix appeared on and opened up about what the world just witnessed.«I thought it was laughable,» Madix said of watching the finale playback. As for what she found most cringe-worthy about the scandal and Tom Sandoval's lies, she said, «the fabrication of the narrative that was being formed like the entire time without my knowledge, behind my back, by not just my ex-boyfriend but his little flying monkeys, as well.»While she didn't have an inkling about the affair, Madix said she did feel that something was off with Sandoval in the months leading to news of the affair becoming public.«It's like I wasn't suspicious about an affair or about Raquel, but I was like something was clearly going on with him mentally, and that is what I was picking up on,» she shared.As for how she's doing now, Madix is getting by with the support of her friends.«I feel good, I definitely feel as though my friends have me in like the best position to be able to heal and grow and I am honestly just looking forward, only forward, and not looking back,» Madix said.And she's doing exactly that, showing up to the  with her boyfriend, Daniel Wai, by her side as she made her way into the clubhouse.

’Twas the night before the Vanderpump Rules season 10 finale — and Bravo is starting to spill the tea.

A roller-coaster journey. Lala Kent had plenty of thoughts about the Vanderpump Rules content filmed after Raquel Leviss and Tom Sandoval‘s cheating scandal broke — and it doesn’t seem like any of them were positive.

The big moment is almost here.

Over it. Katie Maloney thinks the Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss cheating scandal is a “dumpster fire” — but believes the twosome should consider giving their relationship a real try. 

The official opening night of Broadway’s The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window was last week to make the eligibility cut-off for the 2023 Tony Awards, but a gala opening was just held to celebrate in an even bigger way!

Naveen Kumar The playwright Lorraine Hansberry was near death at age 34 when “The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window” premiered on Broadway, for a three-month run that ended with her passing in 1965. Set in the heady and libidinous bohemia of Greenwich Village, the play was considered too sprawling and radical a departure from “A Raisin in the Sun,” her landmark drama about a Black Chicago family striving from the margins.  The sublime revival that opened on Broadway Thursday night, starring Oscar Isaac and Rachel Brosnahan at the theater recently named for James Earl Jones, is a mind-blowing restoration of an overlooked battleship. Crackling with ideological argument and loaded with withering observations about American progressivism, “Sidney Brustein” is thrilling and unwieldy in a way that too few plays are given sufficient berth to be on Broadway. Exquisitely directed by Anne Kauffman, its first production in over half a century demonstrates both the play’s stunning modernity and its viability as invigorating popular entertainment. 

British actress Jodie Comer has earned her first Tony Award nomination for Broadway debut Prima Facie.The Killing Eve star, 30, is nominated for best performance by an actress in a leading role in a play for her role as Tessa in the one-person production by playwright Suzie Miller.The production, about a British defence lawyer who ends up in the witness box, secured four Tony Award nominations in total, including for best scenic design, best lighting design and best sound in a play. After receiving critical acclaim for her West End debut at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London, which included winning best actress at the 2023 Olivier Awards, Comer took the play to the John Golden Theatre on Broadway in April which will run until July.

The CW has confirmed that it is going on a date with FBoy Island and its female spinoff FGirl Island.

Some of the biggest names of Broadway (and Hollywood) won’t be receiving those phone calls of congratulations today, as this morning’s Tony Awards nominations included more than a few surprising (or, in some cases, not surprising) omissions.

The 2023 Tony Award nominations are finally here!

one year after hosting the 75th annual awards in 2022.A full list of this year’s Tony Award nominations can be found below:Best Book of a Musical& Juliet, David West ReadKimberly Akimbo, David Lindsay-AbaireNew York, New York, David Thompson & Sharon WashingtonShucked, Robert HornSome Like It Hot, Matthew López & Amber RuffinBest Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the TheatreAlmost FamousMusic: Tom KittLyrics: Cameron Crowe & Tom Kitt Kimberly AkimboMusic: Jeanine TesoriLyrics: David Lindsay-Abaire KPOPMusic & Lyrics: Helen Park & Max Vernon ShuckedMusic & Lyrics: Brandy Clark & Shane McAnally Some Like It HotMusic: Marc ShaimanLyrics: Scott Wittman & Marc Shaiman Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a PlayYahya Abdul-Mateen II, Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/UnderdogCorey Hawkins, Suzan-Lori Parks’ Topdog/UnderdogSean Hayes, Good Night, OscarStephen McKinley Henderson, Between Riverside and CrazyWendell Pierce, Arthur Miller’s Death of a SalesmanBest Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a PlayJessica Chastain, A Doll’s HouseJodie Comer, Prima FacieJessica Hecht, Summer, 1976Audra McDonald, Ohio State MurdersBest Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a MusicalChristian Borle, Some Like It HotJ. Harrison Ghee, Some Like It HotJosh Groban, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetBrian d’Arcy James, Into the WoodsBen Platt, ParadeColton Ryan, New York, New YorkBest Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a MusicalAnnaleigh Ashford, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetSara Bareilles, Into the WoodsVictoria Clark, Kimberly AkimboLorna Courtney, & JulietMicaela Diamond, ParadeBest Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a PlayJordan E.

The biggest stars currently on Broadway were all at the 2023 Met Gala!

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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, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual contender. As other formal (and informal) polls suggest, competitions are fluid and subject to change based on buzz and events.

Rachel Brosnahan and Oscar Isaac just celebrated the opening night of their Broadway play The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window and they toasted the evening at a party thrown by producer Jeremy O. Harris!