Profile for Jeffrey Karasarides

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Fred Mason said: "I don’t think a one woman show would make for a good film. They should have just done a pro shot and called it a day."

A live capture of the London production with Jodie Comer actually does exist. I was fortunate enough to have seen it in movie theaters during its run in 2022.

Today, we'll be taking a look back at the 1996 Tony race for Best Musical.

And the Tony Almost Went to... BRING IN 'DA NOISE, BRING IN 'DA FUNK

My Blu-Ray copy arrived earlier today. Just dived into the bonus features. The deleted scene is actually the bonus track from the soundtrack. It’s set at a nightclub Molina attends with some friends after he’s put on parole. As for the commentary track, Bill Condon offers such a well detailed insight into making the movie. From the project’s origins to his adaptation choices to the deeper meanings behind certain scenes.

Today, we'll be taking a look back at the 1997 Tony race for Best Musical.

And the Tony Almost Went to... THE LIFE

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OhHiii said: "Lear getting all of this directing work off the back of Into The Woods is actually absurd to me. Her productions' successes always lean on the central performances that would have been there whether or not she had a hand in it."

Keep in mind that part of the director's job is to pull out the best possible performance from their actors. I actually thought Lear did such wondrous things with her staging of Ragtime.

MaxineElliott said: "Way before my time but I’m surprised with five nominees they didn’t nominate Rebecca Luker for the first Broadway revival back in 1999."

The revival contended at the 1998 Tonys. It was two years before the acting categories had five nomination slots.

This year's Tony Awards may have already passed by, but let's take a look back at last year's race for Best Musical.

And the Tony Almost Went to... BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB

I think at the earliest, it’ll probably have its world premiere at Sundance.

Here are my choices:

Sierra Boggess
Katie Rose Clarke
Megan McGinnis
Paul Alexander Nolan

I’d also love to see Julie Benko get more opportunities of opening a Broadway show in a principal role and potentially get a Tony nom. Lastly…

I’d love to see Aaron Tveit actually nominated in a category with fellow nominees.

The Producers at least didn’t have a good deal of the score lifted from the original film.

While the music in Cats was original, most of the lyrics weren’t as they were these T. S. Eliot poems turned into songs.

The 79th Annual Tony Awards have just taken place, and there's so much to talk about. Feel free to watch me discuss what I got wrong in my predictions as well as my thoughts on the show as a whole.

Sutton Ross said: "They just did one 10 years ago which met with universal acclaim, but closed after only 4 months. I wonder what names they gotif this is actually true."

To be fair, the Deaf West revival was always intended to be a limited run. It just didn’t end up making any money.

I see film aficionados post on social media all the time about veteran actors they’d love to see become first-time Oscar nominees. I thought I’d ask a similar question regarding veteran Broadway actors.

Of those who’ve been around for a while, but have never been Tony nominated before, who would you most like to see get one someday?

Someone in a Tree2 said: "To Jeffrey Karasarides, you along with many others have credited Queen Jean's win for Best Musical Costume Design as the first time a Tony award has gone to an out trans artist. Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Alex Newell winfor SHUCKED in 2023?"

I was mainly referring to Jean as the first trans winner for Best Costume Design of a Musical.

In my latest piece for Gold Derby, I dive into 26 records, milestones and fun facts about this year’s Tony winners (and losers).
https://www.goldderby.com/theater/2026/2026-tony-awards-fun-facts-records-trivia-egot/?fbclid=IwdGRleASUIuhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeFer8NwOrPGyFaTkd7mC8EBKPQPInvBZeFUyNGAiVyWRr3kJ85YN5VtSJAYU_aem_uU7oLDrEFBaMsbNO61HbRQ

I’m here with my predictions for each of the marquee categories.

In my latest piece for Gold Derby, I dig into how this year, Bess Wohl has potential to become the fourth female playwright in history to win a Best Play Tony.
https://www.goldderby.com/theater/2026/bess-wohl-fourth-female-playwright-win-best-play-tony/

I've seen someone doubt Chess will ever have a good book. They feel the fault lies with the character of Florence. She has no dreams or ambitions of any import that we know of, and her character just bounces back and forth between two men who are emotionally unavailable. That story trap is compounded by the fact that all of her songs cover the same emotional territory. Unless someone is willing to change or jettison the songs at the risk of undermining the show’s