Behind the Awards with Eila Mell & Bruce Gotlieb

Behind the Awards with Eila Mell & Bruce Gotlieb

Broadway Podcast Network

Episodes 172
Avg. Duration 48m
Activity Active
Apple Rating 4.5 (6)
Since Apr 2024
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Every Few Days
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About This Podcast

Celebrating extreme excellence in theater, film and tv, this podcast takes listeners all over the world on a journey behind the scenes featuring never-before-heard stories from Academy Award winners, Tony Award winners, Golden Globe Award winners, and so much more. Co-Hosts Eila Mell, bestselling author (The Tony Awards: A Celebration of Excellence in Theatre) and renowned podcast host, and Bruce Gotleib, who has never met an Awards show he doesn’t like, take guests through their experience of being nominated and subsequently winning their award(s), highlighting interesting and intimate details about their awards experience that will leave everyone happy to be a part of the experience.  Visit http://bpn.fm/behindtheawards to learn more.

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#172 - Carlos Manuel Vesga - Pluribus

Jun 10, 2026 51m

Actor/Writer Carlos Manuel Vesga joins us on the heels of Season 1 of Apple TV’s hit series Pluribus.  Carlos details working with Vince Gilligan and Rhea Seehorn as well as creating the character of…

#171 - 2026 Tony Special #5

Jun 05, 2026 43m

Eila & Bruce bring you the fifth and final installment of their 2026 Tony deep dive. They are joined by expert Matt Stashin and share who will win and who they want to win in the following…

#170 - Margaret Colin - Back on Broadway

Jun 03, 2026 33m

Actor Margaret Colin joins Behind the Awards to discuss her career in Veep, Gossip Girl, As the World Turns, Independence Day and more as well as her current role as Ruth in The Balusters now playing…

#169 - 2026 Tony Special #4

May 29, 2026 44m

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: Director…

#168 - Zhailon Levingston - The Category is…Cats the Jellicle Ball!

May 27, 2026 50m

Tony Nominated Director Zhailon Levingston come back to BTA to deep all things Cats The Jellicle Ball.  Zhailon discusses everything to casting André De Shields, honoring the origins of Ball Room and…

#167 - Patrick Wilson, James Carpinello & Marcus Chait - Taking a Bite out of Broadway

May 25, 2026 55m

Patrick Wilson, James Carpinello and Marcus Chait join Behind the Awards to discuss producing The Lost Boys for Broadway.  This Family driven story lead by Shoshana Bean just happens to be surrounded…

#166 - David Hornsby & Chris Hoch - The Lost Boys from Page to Stage

May 25, 2026 37m

Tony Nominated Book Writers David Hornsby & Chris Hoch visited Behind the Awards to talk about the process of writing The Lost Boys musical.  The discuss the must have movie moment such as…

#165 - 2026 Tony Special #3

May 22, 2026 45m

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: Featured…

#164 - Nicholas Christopher - Chess Master

May 20, 2026 45m

Tony Nominee Nicholas Christopher joins Behind the Awards to discuss his role as Anatoli, part of this seasons hottest love triangle along with Lea Michele and Aaron Tevin in the revival of the…

#163 - 2026 Tony Special #2

May 15, 2026 43m

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: Featured…

#162 - Sam Tutty - From Evan Hansen to Two Strangers

May 13, 2026 51m

Olivier Award winning and Tony Nominated Actor Sam Tutty joins Behind the Awards to chat about his award winning role in Dear Evan Hansen and this seasons breakout hit Two Strangers Carry a Cake…

#161 - 2026 Tony Special #1

May 08, 2026 46m

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: Best…

#160 - Michael Cyril Creighton - Back on Stage in The Adding Machine

May 06, 2026 24m

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…

#159 - Ana Gasteyer - Live From NY it’s Schmigadoon!

May 04, 2026 33m

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…

#158 - Bess Wohl - Liberation

Apr 29, 2026 1h 13m

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…

#157 - Brandon Uranowitz - Ragtime Revisited

Apr 24, 2026 1h 1m

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…

#156 - Maria Christina-Oliveras - The Balusters

Apr 22, 2026 44m

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…

#155 - Derek McLane - Designing Broadway

Apr 15, 2026 55m

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…

#154 - Behind the Awards Plays Tony Nominator! 2026 Edition

Apr 10, 2026 37m

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,…

#153 - Barton Cowperthwaite - Gotta Dance

Apr 08, 2026 35m

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…

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