51 - Grey Henson - Everyone’s Buddy

Grey Henson visited to discuss his starring role as Buddy in Elf the Musical on Broadway. Grey talks about working with his co-start Sean Astin who is making his Broadway Debut. Grey also recalls where he was when he received his Tony Nomination for Mean Girls.

#50 - T.R. Knight - Something Strange is Coming

Award winning actor TR Knight stopped by on the heels of the casting announcement of Stranger Things on Broadway. TR also discusses The Merchant of Venice, Grey’s Anatomy and his passion of all things Jim Henson and getting to work with the Muppets on Sesame Street.

#49 - Gracie McGraw - Rocking out with Babe

Gracie McGraw joined Behind the Awards to discuss making her Off-Broadway debut in Babe. She talks about working with costars Marisa Tomei and Arliss Howard. Gracie discusses her unique point of view for the play as someone who grew up in the music industry (her parents are Faith Hill and Tim McGraw), and how that informed her performance.

#48 - Lea DeLaria - Brunch is Gay

Emmy Winner Lea DeLaria gives us the scoop on her residency at 54 Below. In this Monthly cabaret style show Lea brings her love of Broadway, Comedy and Current events to her audience in a way only the star of POTUS, Orange is the New Black and On the Town can.

#47 - Cady McClain - 3 Time Emmy Winner Steps into Orson’s Shadow

Cady McClain joins us to discuss Orson’s Shadow now playing at Theater for the New City. Cady also takes us through her starring roles on All My Children, Days of Our Lives, As the World Turns and The Young & The Restless as well as her work in movies and television with Peter O’Toole, Bernadette Peters, Ted Danson and more.

#46 - Nick Adams brings Superhero Energy to Drag! The Musical

Nick Adams stops by to chat all things Drag The Musical. Sharing what it’s like to work with NKOTB Joey McIntyre, getting tips from the stars of RuPauls Drag Race, and creating the character with Alaska from the shows first incarnation.

#45 - Daryl Roth - A career in theater was Beshert

Tony Winning Producer and Theater Owner Daryl Roth answers the age old questions what does a Producer to? What was it like to bring her friend Delia Ephron’s memoire Left on tenth to Broadway starring Juliana Margulies & Peter Gallagher?

#44 - Tommy Dorfman - 13 Reasons why you should see Romeo & Juliet

Tommy Dorfman Star of Romeo & Juliet talks about what it’s like to work on the show of the season from one of the oldest playwright. Tommy discusses playing the duel role of The Nurse & Tibolt, the role of gender in this version directed by Sam Gold and the bond between Rachel Zegler’s Juliet and Tommy’s Nurse.

#43 - Noah Pyzik - Acting, Producing and Napping on his Dressing Room Floor

Behind the Awards goes backstage at Our Town to talk with actor Noah Pyzik. He talks about working with director Kenny Leon in this and Purlie Victorious. Noah explains what it’s like being a cast member and also an understudy.

#42 - Lorraine Toussaint - is geeking out and so are we that Season 5 of The Equalizer begins this week

#41 - James Monroe Iglehart - Blows his own horn in A Wonderful World

James Monroe Iglehart chats with us about starring as Louie Armstrong as well as Co-Directing A Wonderful World. James shares stories of originating the role of The Genie in Aladdin, being part of Memphis and Hamilton.

#40 - Ephraim Sykes - From Motown to Our Town

Ephraim Sykes stops by to discuss creating a George for this generation with Kenny Leon. He tells us all about the field trip on the first day of rehearsal to New Hampshire and how his career has been as series of pinch me moments from being in the original cast of Hamilton to playing Seaweed Stubbs in Hairspray Live and being a Temptation in Ain’t Too Proud.

#39 - Claybourne Elder - Is good Company!

Claybourne Edler takes a break from filing The Guilded Age with many Broadway friends to discuss Company, his charity City of Strangers, his current concert series and his love of Patti LuPone. Also in this episode: Nikki M James winning Tony moment for The Book of Mormon.

#38 - Kevin Del Aguila - When Marc Shaiman texts...you answer!

Fresh off the heels of is run in Little Shop of Horrors, Emmy Winner and Tony Nominee Kevin Del Aguila pops by to give us the skinny on David Henry Hwang’s play Yellow Face at the Roundabout Theater.

#37 - Uzo Aduba - The Road is Good

Break out star of Orange is the New Black Uzo Aduba joins us for an in-depth look at her new book The Road is Good. The Emmy Winner also shares starting off in theater, roles she didn’t get and the road that led her to Orange is the New Black.

#36 - Eric Roberts - is a man in motion from Runaway Train to Dancing with the Stars

Eric Roberts and his wife Eliza join us to discuss his new book Runaway train and being a new cast member of Dancing with the Stars. The brutally honest Oscar Nominee goes into the Broadway run of Burn This, working with Bob Fosse in Star 80.

#35 - Joe Mantegna - The Godfather and Madonna and Criminal Minds OH MY!

Tony Winner Joe Mantegna talks all things Criminal Minds, Madonna, David Mamet, and being part of The Godfather. From Stage to Screen to TV Joe recounts his 55 year career as an Actor/Director/Writer. Also in this episode, Andre DeShields Tony win for Hadestown.

#34 - Emmy Award Predictions - and the Emmy goes to…

Eila & Bruce and are joined by Robert Bannon of BPN’s The Roundtable to dish and predict this years Emmy’s. From The Bear to Abbot Elementary to The Guilded Age and everything in between. Jennifer Aniston, Matt Bomer, Carol Burnett or Selena Gomez…who will go home with a trophy.

#33 - Carol Burnett - She’s such a legend they named an award for her

Current Emmy Nominee Carol Burnett does a deep dive on Palm Royale, The Carol Burnett show, Annie and so much more. This legend also shared her excitement for Sutton Foster’s Once Upon a Mattress currently running on Broadway and her quest to have theater named for icon Hal Prince.

#32 - Deirdre O'Connell - From Tony winner to Penguin’s Mother

Coming off heels of an Off Broadway run in Pre-Existing Condition Tony winner Deirdre O’Connell stops by to chat about her new MAX Series The Penguin Starring Colin Farrell. She takes us back on the journey to create Dana H. And the woman the play is based on.

#31 - Adrian Martinez - Is guy in every movie you’ve ever seen…and worked with every actor you’ve every heard of

Adrian Martinez talks about working with Jerry Seinfeld in Unfrosted, Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez in Only Murders in the Building, and Nicole Kidman in the Interpreter. Adrian shares his love being a stage actor and directorial debut in the award winning iGilbert.

#30 - James Ijames - Shows off his Good Bones at the Public Theater

Pulitzer Prize Winner James Ijames gives us the scoop on Fat Ham and his upcoming show Good Bones at the Public Theater. Also in this episode Henry Winkler’s Emmy win for Barry. Eugene & Dan Levy announcement as 2024 Emmy Hosts and possible 2025 Oscar Hosts.

#29 - Santino Fontana - How many people does it does to take to dress Santino Fontana for the Tony’s?

Santino Fontana takes us behind the scenes of what it took to get Carol Burnett to introduce the Hal Prince Award at this year’s Drama Desk Awards. Santino describes what it’s like to be in the center of a Tootsie tornado and his secret Frozen identity.

#28 - Will Nunziata - Where there’s a will there’s a way

Off the heels of a successful Off Broadway run White Rose Director/Award winner Will Nunziata talks about what it takes to get his new show Figaro to London’s Palladium Theater.

#27 - Christine Ebersole - A Staunch Tony Winner

Christine Ebersole talks all things Grey Gardens, Bob Hearts Abishola, Tootsie & SNL. This Broadway legend is as much fun as she is tenacious, and impressed us how she took her career into her own hands and became a Producer.

#26 - Adrienne C. Moore - Award Winning Actress Sentenced to 7 Seasons on Orange is the New Black

Adrienne C Moore drops by to discuss Orange is the New Black, Theater and the moment she made it as a New York Actress. Eila & Bruce also discuss Lin Manuel Miranda’s Tony win for Best Book of Musical for Hamilton.

#25 - Miriam Silverman - The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window Now Reads Tony Winner Miriam Silverman.

Miriam Silverman chats about Mary Jane, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window and more. Miriam gives us the scoop on upcoming project and what it was like to work with Anne Kauffman and Rachel Brosnahan.

#24 - Anna K Jacobs - sinks her Teeth into The Big Apple

Anna K Jacobs takes a cult movie to the stage with Strange Loop’s Michael R Jackson. Campy, horror musical about Vagina dentata had such a successful run at Playwrights Horizons that it is moving to an open ended run at New World Stages.

#23 - Sean Allan Krill - has one hand in his pocket and the other one is holding a Grammy

Grammy Winner Sean Alan Krill went Behind the Awards to discuss working with Alanis Morissette in Jagged Little Pill. Sean tells us how he went from play Sam in the tour to his Broadway Debut in Mamma Mia opposite Carolee Carmello.

#22 - Yeardley Smith: How a skit on The Tracey Ullman show turned into a 37 Year career as Lisa Simpson

Emmy Winner Yeardley Smith began her career on Broadway as Cynthia Nixon’s understudy in The Real Thing directed by Mike Nichols. She is best know for the voice of Lisa Simpson on the Simpsons, and has also appeared in Herman’s Head, Family Guy, The Big Bang Theory and Mad Men.

#21 - Daisy Eagan: The 11 Year Old Tony Winner

11yr old Tony Winner takes us from The Secret Garden to the The Strange and Unexplained. Daisy Eagan shares the unique experience of being the youngest female winner in Tony history.

#20 - Tony Awards 2024 Recap

Our day at the Tony’s from rehearsal to show…and awards recap. Eila & Bruce share what it was like to be at the Tony awards rehearsal as well as the big show. Listen to hear the who, what, where and wow of the biggest day for Broadway.

#19 - Rick & Jeff Kuperman: Rumble in the Rain with The Kuperman Brothers

Jeff & Rick Kuperman give us a deep dive on the process of creating the choreography for The Outsiders. They discuss their unique collaborative relationship as brothers and how that helped form the framework for The Outsiders, a show about brothers.

#18 - Celia Keenan-Bolger: Takes on a Mother of a Role

Celia discusses working with Jessica Lang and Jim Parsons and having a role created for her in Paula Vogel’s Mother Play. Celia takes us on a journey of her career including The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bell, To Kill a Mockingbird, and The Gilded Age.

#17 - Tony Awards 2024 Analysis #6

Rumors have it that Stereophonic will bring home the Tony. Feature Friday! Eila & Bruce bring you the sixth 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.

#16 - Kenny Leon: A Victorious Revival

Kenny Leon and his victorious revival! Director Kenny Leon opens up about the hit revival of Ossie Davis’s Purlie Victorious starring Leslie Odom Jr and Kara Young.

#15 - Tony Awards 2024 Analysis #5

Jessica Lang is the “Mother” to beat this Tony season? Feature Friday! Eila & Bruce bring you the fifth 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.

#14 - John Tartaglia: How Sesame Street Turned into a Tony

Take a sharp left at Avenue Q and that’s how you get to Sesame Street! John Tartaglia’s journey from a 16 year old puppeteer on Sesame Street to originating the first ever puppet sex scene on Broadway.

#13 - Tony Awards 2024 Analysis #4

Is it “Appropriate” for Lila Neugebauer to win the Tony? Feature Friday! Eila & Bruce bring you the fourth 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.

#12 - Shana Carroll & Jesse Robb: Joining the W4E Circus

Water for Elephants swings into Tony season! Shana Carroll and Jesse Robb discuss combining dance and circus choreography to thrill Broadway audiences. We learn how learn how Grant Guston jumps from a train, Isabelle McCalla flies from a trapeze and performers give life to horses and elephants that steal our hearts.

#11 - Tony Awards 2024 Analysis #3

Will Lindsay Mendez Merrily Roll Along to her second Tony win? Magnificent Monday! Eila & Bruce bring you the third 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.

#10 - Tom Kitt: Cooking in Hell's Kitchen (with Alicia Keys)

Tom Kitt’s got something cooking in Hell's Kitchen with Alicia Keys. The Pulitzer Prize winning composer of Next to Normal discusses working with everyone from Alanis Morrissette (Jagged Little Pill), The Go Go’s (Head Over Heel), Green Day (American Idiot), and Lin-Manuel Miranda (Bigger).

#9 - Tony Awards 2024 Analysis #2

Is there a clear winner this Tony Season…Doubt it? Magnificent Monday! Eila & Bruce bring you the second 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.

#8 - John Lloyd Young: A Jersey Boy With a Great Falsetto

How do you get Clint Eastwood’s attention…Ask a Jersey Boy with a great falsetto. John Lloyd Young told us how to succeed in show business.

#7 - Tony Awards 2024 Analysis #1

Will Harry Potter cast a spell on Tony voters? Magnificent Monday! 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.

#6 - Chip Zien: The Origin of 'The Witch Next Door'

Who’s The Witch next door…The Baker gives us the scoop on who he thinks it might be. In this special live episode from The Museum of Broadway, Chip Zien talks about 50 years on Broadway and his Sardi’s caricature as well as Harmony, Into The Woods, Falsettos, Stephen Sondheim and a film her won’t name with Katharine Hepburn.

#5 - Tony Awards Nominations 2024 (Reactions and Snubs!)

It’s nomination day!! Eila and Bruce dissect the 2024 Tony Award nominations. Everything from who they’re happy about, who was snubbed! Back to the Future. Cabaret. Days of Wine and Roses. The Great Gatsby. Gutenberg. Harmony. Heart of Rock and Roll.

#4 - Duncan Sheik: Are You Barely Breathing or Has Your Spring Awakened?

Spring Awakening and American Psycho composer and rock star Duncan Sheik recounts how it feels to win two Tony Awards in one night. Ducan give us the scoop on all things Spring Awakening including some advise from Liev Schreiber and the healing effect of the reunion concert.

#3 - Wilson Jermaine Heredia: It Was His Lucky Day Today on Avenue A

A pair of high heels and jumping over Jesse L. Martin’s head helped win Wilson Jermaine Heredia the Tony for playing Angel in Rent. His journey with the show started Off-Broadway and led him to eventually starring in the film version.

#2 - Robyn Hurder: SMASH'ing Blue Jeans and Corsets

From Blue Jeans to corsets to Smash…and is there really a Cassie curse. Robyn Hurder opens her heart and gives us the scoop on career highs such as sharing the stage Donna McKechnie to recreate The Music and the Mirror from A Chorus Line, being nominated for a Tony, and the dancer’s dream of winning the Chita Rivera Award.

#1 - Meet Your Hosts, Eila and Bruce!

What’s your diner order? Ours is a full dish of awards! Hosts Eila Mell & Bruce Gotlieb bring you behind the scene stories with guests who have won; Tony Awards, Oscars, Emmys, Grammy Awards, Golden Globes, SAG Awards and more.