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Sam Eckmann

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Covers:  Broadway, Film, TV, Tony Awards, Oscars, Emmys, awards season, analyzing anything nerdy (fantasy and sci-fi) and/or queer.

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Entertainment journalist in NYC. Specializing in Broadway, awards season analysis, on-camera interviews, and strong opinions. Contributor for Gold Derby. Member of GALECA, serving as Theater Wing Co-Chair for the newly established Dorian Theater Awards.

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Lin-Manuel Miranda, Dolly Parton, and Paddington Bear are the newest ‘Warriors’ for the 2027 Tonys Original

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Lin-Manuel Miranda at the album-release event for Warriors Welcome to Tony Talk, a column in which Gold Derby contributors Sam Eckmann and David Buchanan offer Tony Awards analysis. With the summer at its midpoint, we discuss the upcoming Broadway season and forecast likely 2027 Tony contenders.
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Extremely early 2027 Tony Awards predictions: ‘Evita,’ ‘Other Desert Cities,’ ‘Paddington,’ ‘Much Ado,’ and all the upcoming contenders Original

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By David Buchanan Verified, Sam Eckmann
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Rachel Zegler perform "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" live on the balcony for Evita Welcome back to Tony Talk, a column in which Gold Derby contributors Sam Eckmann and David Buchanan offer Tony Awards analysis. Now that the dust has started to settle on the 2026 Tonys, we convene to preview the productions already slated for the new season and project the likeliest 2027 Tony contenders.
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‘Ragtime,’ ‘Salesman,’ the Best Musical showdown, and all the biggest takeaways from the 2026 Tony Awards

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By David Buchanan Verified, Sam Eckmann
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Joshua Henry, Caissie Levy and the cast of Ragtime at the 2026 Tony Awards Welcome back to Tony Talk, a column in which Gold Derby contributors Sam Eckmann and David Buchanan offer Tony Awards analysis. In the immediate aftermath of the 2026 Tony Awards ceremony, we reconvened to assess the biggest surprises of the night, even if we saw them coming.
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