Scenic designer David Korins made his Broadway debut 20 years ago with 2006’s “Bridge & Tunnel.” Since then, Korins has conceived the sets for 29 more shows. He’s earned Tony Award nominations for his scenic designs for “Hamilton,” “War Paint,” “Beetlejuice,” “Hear Lies Love” and now “Dog Day Afternoon.”

Here, Korins describes the engineering behind “Dog Day”’s giant set, the resourcefulness in crafting the 1970s era and more.

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Best known for her seven seasons as a cast member of “Saturday Night Live,” actor Rachel Dratch is also making an impression on Broadway. Having been nominated for a Tony Award in 2022, Dratch is now a 2026 Tony nominee for her turn as the narrator in the current revival of “The Rocky Horror Show.”

Here, Dratch discusses the significance of multiple “SNL” alumni playing on Broadway simultaneously (Ana Gasteyer is in “Schmigadoon!” and Maya Rudolph is in “Oh, Mary!), the kind of comedy she’s excited to bring the to Main Stem and her role guiding enthusiastic “Rocky Horror” audiences.

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Jim Barne and Kit Buchan have made their Broadway debuts co-writing the book and score of “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York).” The duo are now Tony Award nominees in two categories: Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre.

Here, Barne and Buchan share their process of writing this musical romantic comedy — including its refinement from London and Boston to New York — and more.

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Actor Sara Chase has had quite the ride on her way to what is now her first Tony Award nomination. Chase was set to make her Broadway debut in the 2008 production of “Godspell,” which was postponed.

Ten years later, she originated the role of Myrtle Wilson in “The Great Gatsby,” and now she is leading the new musical “Schmigadoon!” as Melissa. The role has landed Chase a Tony nod for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical.

Here, she talks about how she manages to find the comedy in unexpected moments, what she credits as the secret sauce of “Schmigadoon!” and why she is so grateful to be playing this role.

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Before the 2025-2026 season, Kelli O’Hara had been nominated for eight Tony Awards, all for her turns in musicals. She won in 2015 for her leading role in “The King & I.” Now, O’Hara has earned her ninth nomination, which is her first for a play.

O’Hara plays Julia in the Roundabout Theatre Company revival of Noël Coward’s “Fallen Angels” and is a 2026 Tony nominee for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play.

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“Giant” is not only Mark Rosenblatt’s first Tony Award nomination, it’s the first play he’s ever written. Rosenblatt came up in theater as a director. But the idea for a play examining children’s author Roald Dahl came to him, and director Nicholas Hytner encouraged Rosenblatt to write it.

Here, Rosenblatt explains why he looked to Dahl’s problematic history for inspiration, how he crafted the structure of the play and what he hopes shines through in his script.

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Lear deBessonet made her Broadway debut directing the 2022 revival of “Into the Woods,” which transferred from City Center’s Encores! series. Once again, deBessonet has successfully transferred a production from Encores! to Broadway, this season with “Ragtime.”

DeBessonet brought the staging from City Centers to Lincoln Center Theater, the latter where she now serves as artistic director. “Ragtime” marks deBessonet’s first production under her new title, and she has earned her second Tony nomination for Best Direction of a Musical with this revival.

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Daryl Roth has been producing on Broadway since 1991. She’s proven herself a force, having earned 43 Tony Award nominations. Rachel Sussman began producing on the Main Stem in 2019. The two, alongside producers Jenny Gersten and Eva Price, formed the lead-producing team of “Liberation,” which is Tony Award-nominated for Best Play.

Here, the veteran and newer contemporary discuss the signs of quality in a script and the lessons they’ve learned from “Liberation” about how to produce on Broadway in 2026.

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Gina Gionfriddo has been a Pulitzer Prize finalist since 2009, but she’s only bowed on Broadway this year. Her 2008 play, “Becky Shaw,” initially bowed Off-Broadway with Second Stage — earning that Pulitzer recognition — and is now on Broadway for the first time.

Per the classics rule, “Becky Shaw” was deemed eligible for Tony Award in the category of Best Revival of a Play, and, on May 5, was nominated in that category.

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Omari Wiles and Arturo Lyons are the duo who have brought authentic ballroom to “Cats: The Jellicle Ball.” The choreographers may be new to Broadway, but they are legends of ballroom.

Wiles is known in that scene as Omari NiNa Oricci, founder of the House of Nina Oricci, established in 2019; he is also creative director of Les Ballet Afrik dance company. Wiles has worked with global talent such as Beyoncé, Lady Gaga and Madonna. Lyons is a choreographer whose work spans ballroom, hip hop, reggae and street jazz. He has choreographed for the series “Legendary.”

Together, the pair are nominated for Best Choreography for their work on “Cats.”

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Read this feature to learn more about the casting of “Cats” and this one to learn more about the overall vision.

You can also listen to the full episode with interviews from creative team and cast members in this podcast feed.