Behind the Awards with Eila Mell & Bruce Gotlieb
Celebrating extreme excellence in theater, film and tv, this podcast takes listeners all over the world on a journey behind the scenes featuring never-before-heard stories from Academy Award winners, Tony Award winners, Golden Globe Award winners, and so much more.
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#162 - Sam Tutty - From Evan Hansen to Two Strangers
Olivier Award winning and Tony Nominated Actor Sam Tutty joins Behind the Awards to chat about his award winning role in Dear Evan Hansen and this seasons breakout hit Two Strangers Carry a Cake Across New York. Sam shares the creation process from its early days to Boston and New York.
#161 - 2026 Tony Special #1
Eila & Bruce bring you the first installment of their Tony deep dive. They are joined by expert Matt Stashin and share who will win and who they want to win in the following categories: Best Choreography; Best Sound Design of a Play; Best Orchestrations; Featured Actor in a Play; and Featured Actor in a Musical.
#160 - Michael Cyril Creighton - Back on Stage in The Adding Machine
Actor Michael Cyril Creighton steps out of Arconia to head downtown to The New Groups new home at the Theater at St Clements to star in the new adaptation of The Adding Machine. Michael shares the stage with Daphne Rubin-Vega, Jennifer Tilly and Sarita Choudhury.
#159 - Ana Gasteyer - Live From NY it’s Schmigadoon!
Emmy Winner Ana Gasteyer stops by Behind the Awards to chat about the newest hit on Broadway Schmigadoon! Ana shares how she approaches the role of Mildred Layton and being the villain on an Oz like fantasy world.
#158 - Bess Wohl - Liberation
Tony Nominated Playwright Bess Wohl joins Behind the Awards for a deep dive conversation on the creation of Liberation. Bess talks about creating a team of artists to help transport the audience back to the 70s and what a joy it was to watch Whitney White, David Zinn, Qween Jean, and Nikya Mathis create poetry.
#157 - Brandon Uranowitz - Ragtime Revisited
Tony Winner Brandon Uranowitz stops by Behind the Awards to deep dive the role of Tateh in the current broadway revival of Ragtime. Brandon also shares his experiences in Tom Stoppard’s Leopoldstadt and Falsettos.
#156 - Maria Christina-Oliveras - The Balusters
Maria Christina-Oliveras joins us on the heels of the success of The Balusters. MC does a deep dive on the show and her role of Luz as well as the journey in unpacking the truth in the humor of David Lindsay-Abaire new American Play.
#155 - Derek McLane - Designing Broadway
Tony & Emmy Winning Designer Derek McLane drops by Behind the Awards to give the inside scoop on how he created such designs as Moulin Rouge, MJ, Death Becomes Her, Beautiful and most recently The Balusters.
#154 - Behind the Awards Plays Tony Nominator! 2026 Edition
Behind the Awards welcomes back their resident awards expert Matt Stashin to play Tony Nominator before the actual nominations are announced. What will make our lists; Cats: The Jellicle Ball, Titanique, Ragtime, or Chess?
#153 - Barton Cowperthwaite - Gotta Dance
Outsiders Original cast member Barton Cowperthwaite joins Behind the Awards to talk about his new show Gotta Dance now running at Stage 42.
#152 - Lorin Latarro - No Moving Chess Pieces
Choreographer/Director Lorin Latarro joins Behind the Awards to discuss the creation of the Chess Revival starring Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher. Listen for the origin story of getting Aaron Tevit’s paints on and her favorite moment of the show which happens right before One Night in Bancock.
#151 - Ellenore Scott - Yes, We Think She Can Dance!
Choreographer/Director Ellenore Scott take a moment out of her busy schedule to give us the scoop on her current show; Ragtime, Titanique and Little Shop of Horrors.
#150 - Harrison Bryan - His Ride with Marcel on the Train
Actor/Writer Harrison Bryan returns to Behind the Awards to discuss life as an Understudy for Ethan Slater in Marcel on the Train. This play follows a 20yr old Marcel Marceau and the untold story of how he saved children during World War 2.
#149 - Latrice Royale - The New Queen of Soul
Star of Stage, Screen and Drag Latrice Royale stops by Behind the Awards to dish on all things, RuPaul’s Drag Race, Little Shop of Horrors, Stop! That! Train! and more! Listen to hear how much reality is in reality TV and Latrice’s journey from Color Guard to Miss Congeniality to her own show coming to a stage near you!
#148 - Andrew Keenan-Bolger - Steps into the Limelight: From Stage to Page
Actor/Writer Andrew Keenan - Bolger takes us back in time to NYC in the 90s with his new Novel Limelight. Andrew brings back the real life characters from that time such as Rentheads, Clubkids who were navigating a changing city.
#147 - Namir Smallwood - Bug
Steppenwolf Ensemble Member Namir Smallwood stops by Behind the Awards to deep dive Peter Evan in Bug by Tracy Letts. Namir talks about working with Carrie Coon and David Cromer and taking the show from Chicago to NY. Catch Namir in Bug just extended through March 8th.
#146 - Live from the Kleban Awards
Behind the Awards goes on location to bring you to The Kleban Awards! This live episode brings you interviews with Santino Fontana, Susan Stroman, Richard Maltby Jr, Maury Yeston, and John Weidman as well as performances by Talia Suskauer, Santino Fontana and more.
#145 - Myles Frost - From MJ to Chez Joey
Tony Winner Myles Frost visits Behind the Awards to chat about his upcoming leading role in Chez Joey Directed by Savion Glover & Tony Goldwyn. Myles also takes us back with a look at the experience of becoming Michael Jackson in MJ the Musical both on Broadway and The West End.
#144 - Christine Sherrill - Mamma Mia she’s a Dynamo!
Christine Sherrill makes her Debut on Broadway as well as with us here at Behind the Awards. Christine dishes on what it’s like to go from Tour to Broadway, The moment she found out she was going to Broadway, and what Bucket List roles she has in mind.
#143 - Jonathan Mousset - On the Rise!
Actor Jonathan Mousset joins Behind the Awards to chat about his career. Jonathan talks about the experience that comes with creating new works through the 29 hour reading process. Jonathan talks about auditioning, touring the county in regional theaters and the importance of vocal health.
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