Behind the Awards with Eila Mell & Bruce Gotlieb

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.  This 100 year old play is surprisingly timely and Michael discusses what it’s like playing over a dozen characters.  Michael also discusses working on streaming favorites Only Murders in the Building and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

Michael Cyril Creighton is best known for playing Howard Morris on Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building.” A SAG Award winner, his TV credits include "Dexter: New Blood,” “A League of Their Own,” “High Maintenance,” “Bob’s Burgers,” “30 Rock,” and the final season of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” His film work includes the Academy Award–winning Spotlight, American Fiction, The Post, and Game Night. Theatre highlights are Stage Kiss (Playwrights Horizons), The Amateurs (The Vineyard), and four world premieres with The Debate Society. He won a WGA Award for Jack in a Box. Next: Amazon MGM’s The Man with the Bag.

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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.  Ana also talks about being a cast member on SNL, Auditioning and finally playing Elphaba on Broadway, her love of broadway and belting, as well as her upcoming projects.

Also in this episode - Eila & Bruce are getting ready for their 2026 Tony Award Special Episodes!

Ana Gasteyer is an Emmy award winning actress, comedian, singer, writer, and producer whose work spans Broadway, television, film, and music.

A beloved cast member of Saturday Night Live from 1996 to 2002, Ana created some of the show's most iconic characters — Bobbie Mohan-Culp, NPR's Delicious Dish, Martha Stewart — and recently brought them back to life as a standout presence in both SNL50: The Anniversary Special and SNL50: The Homecoming Concert.

On Broadway, Ana is currently starring in Schmigadoon!, opening Spring 2026. Her additional Broadway credits include Wicked (as Elphaba), Once Upon a Mattress, Rocky Horror, The Royal Family, and The Threepenny Opera. She originated the role of Debra in Kimberly Akimbo at Manhattan Theatre Club, and recently played Aunt Eller in the acclaimed concert production of Oklahoma! at Carnegie Hall. Further stage credits include Funny Girl, Passion at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, A New Brain at Encores! Off-Center, and Miss Hannigan in Annie at the Hollywood Bowl.

On television, Ana starred in the critically acclaimed NBC comedy American Auto and can be seen in Loot, The Goldbergs, Lady Dynamite, People of Earth, Suburgatory, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Good Wife, and Girls. She wrote and executive produced A Clüsterfünke Christmas for Comedy Central alongside Rachel Dratch, starred in two live Fox musicals (Grease Live! and A Christmas Story Live!), and wowed audiences on The Masked Singer as "Tree."

On film, Ana can be seen in Mean Girls, Happiest Season, Wine Country, What Women Want, The Women, Robot & Frank, and Doin' It, with the upcoming Never Change and You Deserve Each Other on the way.

Ana is also a celebrated jazz vocalist and songwriter. Every holiday season she delights fans nationwide with her cheeky Sugar & Booze holiday tour. The retro-inspired album reached the Billboard Jazz Top 5 and was called "an uproarious homage to Christmas albums of old" by Billboard. The music inspired an eight-episode Audible series featuring Maya Rudolph, Patti LuPone, and Rachel Dratch. Her first album, I'm Hip, was released in 2014, and her performances at New York's iconic Café Carlyle have earned praise from The New York Times, which hailed her "strong singing voice that can stir up a storm."

Ana honed her comedy chops at The Groundlings in Los Angeles before heading to Saturday Night Live and is a proud graduate of Northwestern University. 

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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.

Also in this episode - Eila & Bruce review Schmigadoon!

Bess Wohl is a playwright and filmmaker whose plays have been produced on and off Broadway, regionally and internationally. Wohl’s plays include Grand Horizons (Broadway, Tony Nomination), Camp Siegfried, Make Believe, Continuity, Small Mouth Sounds, American Hero, Touch(ed), In, Cats Talk Back, and the musical Pretty Filthy. Her plays have been recognized with a variety of awards and nominations, including the Drama Desk, Drama League, Lucille Lortel and Outer Critics Circle. She made her feature film debut with her film Baby Ruby, starring Noémie Merlant and Kit Harington, which she wrote and directed. The film premiered at the 2022 Toronto Film Festival and was released by Magnolia Pictures in 2023. She also is developing multiple television projects and wrote for the Apple TV+ series “Extrapolations.” Wohl is an associate artist with The Civilians, an alumna of Ars Nova’s Play Group, and the recipient of new play commissions from Manhattan Theatre Club, Lincoln Center and Williamstown Theatre Festival. Recently, she made her West End debut with a sold out run of Barcelona starring Lily Collins. She is a graduate of Harvard and the Yale School of Drama.

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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.  Brandon reminisces about his chemistry test with Stephanie J Block and how he got his start as a child in the Toronto Cast of Ragtime pre-Broadway.

Also in this episode - Bruce & Eila Review The Rocky Horror Show starring Luke Evans.

Brandon Uranowitz LCT: Falsettos (Tony and Drama Desk nominations). Broadway: Leopoldstadt (Tony, Drama Desk, and OCC Awards), Burn This (Tony and Drama Desk nominations), The Band’s Visit, Prince of Broadway, An American in Paris (Tony nomination), Baby, It’s You! Encores!: Ragtime, Titanic, Road Show, Grand Hotel. Other theater: Becoming Eve (NYTW), Tick, Tick…Boom! (Kennedy Center, Helen Hayes nomination), Assassins (CSC), Torch Song Trilogy (Studio Theatre, Helen Hayes nomination). Film: Here Today, The Kitchen, Stage Fright. TV: “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Fosse/Verdon,” “Dietland,” “Blue Bloods,” “Inside Amy Schumer,” “Law & Order: Criminal Intent.” In 1997, Brandon played The Little Boy in the world premiere production of Ragtime in Toronto.

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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.  MC reminisces about her time with McKinley Henderson in Between Riverside and Crazy.  She also shares her passion for developing new works and being part of the workshop process in shows like Amelie and Here Lies Love.  Look for her in her upcoming roles in the feature film The Florist and Mindy Kaling’s new series Not Suitable for Work.

Also in this episode - Amy Poux joins us to highlight her show Nona’s Supper Club playing for 6 Sunday’s starting April 26th. https://therestaurantplay.com/tickets

Maria-Christina Oliveras - Broadway: Between Riverside and Crazy, Amélie, Machinal, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson; Persephone in the Broadway National Tour of Hadestown. Off-Broadway: Cymbeline (Drama Desk Award nomination); world premieres of Here Lies Love (The Public), A Woman Among Women, Pretty Filthy, Parable of the Sower (The Public), Taylor Mac’s 24-Decade History of Music (St. Ann’s Warehouse/HBO Max). Regional: world premieres of Kiss My Aztec! (Berkeley Rep, La Jolla, Hartford Stage), Soft Power (Center Theater Group/Curran); Amélie (Center Theater Group/Berkeley Rep); El Huracán (Yale Rep), January Joiner (Long Wharf). Other credits include Romeo and Juliet (Public), Macbeth/As You Like It (HVSF), Zorba! (City Center/Encores), Williamstown, Baltimore Center Stage, Huntington, Denver Center. Dedicated to new work, Maria-Christina has developed countless plays and musicals with Lincoln Center, MTC, NYTW, Signature, O’Neill, Atlantic, New Dramatists (Charles Bowden Award), among others. Selected Film/TV: St. Vincent, Manhattan Nocturne, “Blue Bloods,” “NCIS: NOLA,” “The Blacklist,” “Law & Order: SVU.”

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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.  Derek also details different skills he learned from his mentors Ming Cho Lee and Robin Wagner.   We also learned the inside secrets that make some of the magic in Death Becomes Her.  Derek also talks about designing The Oscars, The Met Gala and Live musicals for television.

Also in this episode - Costumes & Cocktails honoring Oscar & Tony Winner Paul Tazewell.

Derek has designed over 350 productions on Broadway, off-Broadway, international and regional, and television. A few of his award winning designs include:

TONY AWARD Best Scenic Design/Musical 2021 MOULIN ROUGE!
DRAMA DESK AWARD 2020 MOULIN ROUGE!
ART DIRECTORS GUILD AWARD 2019 The 90th OSCARS
EMMY AWARD 2017 HAIRSPRAY LIVE!
TONY AWARD Best Scenic Design of a Play 2009 33 VARIATIONS
EMMY AWARD 2014 The 86th OSCARS
DRAMA DESK AWARD 2011 ANYTHING GOES
ART DIRECTORS GUILD AWARD 2014 + 2015 The 86th & 87th OSCARS
LUCILLE LORTEL AWARD 2007 THE VOYSEY INHERITANCE
DEREK'S UPCOMING & CURRENT SHOWS INCLUDE:

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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?  Could Christiani Pitts, Marla Mindelle, Brandon Uranowitz, Nicholas Christopher, Carrie Coon, Ayo Edebiri, Daniel Radcliffe, Ali Louis Bourzgui, Jim Parsons, June Squibb or Danny Burstein be there?  Listen to find out!

Also in this episode - Pink named the 2026 Tony Awards Host!

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Outsiders Original cast member Barton Cowperthwaite joins Behind the Awards to talk about his new show Gotta Dance now running at Stage 42.  Barton shares what it was like to grow up as a High School Dance Major, Dance the American in Paris Ballet on Tour and put this current show together with the gate keepers of the original pieces such as Baayork Lee, Donna McKechnie, Christopher Wheeldon, Susan Stroman and so much more!  Barton also tells us his experience working with The Outsiders from workshop to Broadway and how it evolved.  On a very personal note Barton shares his cancer journey and being a survivor of a rare Brain Cancer.

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Also in this episode - Behind the Awards is gearing up for Tony Season!

Barton Cowperthwaite is a brain cancer survivor from Denver! Television: Oren Lenox in “Tiny Pretty Things” (Netflix), “Girls5Eva” (Peacock), “Fosse/Verdon” (FX), “Center Stage: OnPointe” (Lifetime). Broadway: The Outsiders (OBC Brill/Bob u/s), An American in Paris (first national tour, Jerry u/s). @bartonc

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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.  Lorin also talks about her other bodies of work including Heart of Rock & Roll, Joy, Waitress and upcoming Idigo Girls Musical Starstuck as well as Begin Again coming to the Old Globe.

Also in this episode - Behind the Awards takes a field trip to Beaches Tech Day!

A multiple Drama Desk, Lortel, and Chita Rivera nominee, Lorin has choreographed on Broadway with Once Upon A Mattress, The Who’s Tommy, Heart Of Rock And Roll, Into The Woods, Waitress, Mrs. Doubtfire, Les Liaisons Dangereuses with Janet McTeer and Liev Schreiber, Waiting For Godot with Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Patrick Stewart, and Merrily We Roll Along at The Roundabout. Other credits: La Traviata at The Metropolitan Opera, Chess at The Kennedy Center, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s 21 Chump Street for This American Life (Brooklyn Academy of Music), The Public Theater’s The Visitor, Twelfth Night and The Odyssey (Public Works, Delacorte Theater), Oliver, Fanny and God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater (City Center Encores!), and A Christmas Carol (McCarter Theatre). Directing credits include Joy at The Laura Pels Theater starring Betsy Wolfe. Candace Bushnell’s one-woman show, Is There Still Sex In The City at the Daryl Roth Theatre (an NY Times Critic’s Pick), Begin Again with music by Train, Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy: The Immersive Experience, Queen Of The Night which garnered a Drama Desk Award, The David Foster and Kat McPhee Show, #DATEME at The Westside Theatre, A Taste Of Things To Come at Chicago’s Nederlander Broadway, Swelling And Irritation by Jodi Picoult and Tim McDonald, Trails by Jeff Thompson, Christy Hall. Rodgers After Hammerstein – 92Y Lyrics and Lyricists, Beth Malone’s Three Part Harmony - Theatre Aspen. Ms. Latarro holds a BFA from The Juilliard School. She holds a secondary degree from NYU Tisch Film and Television Directing Fundamentals. Lorin has traveled to India and Africa multiple times to work with The Gates Foundation in family health and planning, and is the founder of ArtAmmmo.org Artists Against Gun Violence as seen in the NY Times, PBS, “Rachel Maddow,” BBC.

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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.  Ellenore shares her journey from Alvin Alley to So You Think You Can Dance to working with Billy Crystal and mounting not only the Broadway Funny Girl but this summer heading to Japan to kick off the run.

Also in this episode - Tony’s are coming, what are the most recent eligibity rulings.  Marjorie Prime cast all in Featured Category including June Squib.  The hot race of Lead Actress in a play potentially featuring; Lesley Manville, Susannah Flood, Laurie Metcalf and more

Ellenore Scott is a BIPOC, New York based choreographer and director. Through her work, Ellenore values lifting diverse voices in her community while creating joyous spaces where artists thrive. Broadway: Titanique, Ragtime, Funny Girl, Mr. Saturday Night, Grey House. Off-Broadway: The Lonely Few, I Can Get It For You Wholesale, Little Shop of Horrors, Titanique (Lucille Lortel Nomination). Other choreography credits: Titanique(Australia, Paris, Canada and West End productions), Funny Girl (1st National Tour, Japan Summer 2026), So You Think You Can Dance? (Season 17), Single All the Way (Netflix). Scott’s work has also been seen at McCarter Theatre, The Bushwick Starr, The Old Globe, Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, Cherry Lane Theatre, Asolo Repertory Theatre, A Contemporary Theatre of Connecticut, Cape Fear Regional Theatre and Seattle Repertory Theatre. TV Performances: Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Smash, The Blacklist, Glee!, and Finalist and All-Star on SYTYCD. Scott serves as the Vice President of the SDCF Board and is a proud member and Executive Board Member of SDC. Mother to Ford, Wife to playwright Trey Everett. 1 million on TikTok! @helloellenore

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