And the Winner Is… Tony Nominees in Their Own Words (Midday on WNYC)

Musicians from the Tony-nominated Broadway musical “The Band’s Visit” perform live in studio and speak with guest host and creator, three-time Tony Award nominee and Drama Desk Award-winner David Yazbek. “The Band’s Visit” tells the story of an Egyptian Police Band that arrives in Israel to play a concert, but ends up in a remote village in the middle of the desert. Over the course of the evening, the band gets to know the locals and their lives connect in unexpected ways. "The Band's Visit" received 11 Tony nominations.  This segment is guest hosted by David Yazbek and originally aired on May 7, 2018.

Disney's "Frozen" broke records at the box office for highest-grossing animated film. Five years later, it became a Broadway musical. Tony and Olivier Award-winning director Michael Grandage discusses creating and directing the hit "Frozen"  on Broadway. He also talks about returning to London for West End revivals of Martin McDonagh’s The Cripple of Inishmore and John Logan’s Red. "Frozen" received three Tony nominations.  This segment is guest hosted by Jim O'Grady and originally aired on March 20, 2018.

Mark Rylance and Claire Van Kampen discuss the Shakespeare’s Globe production of "Farinelli and the King, a new play by written and scored by Van Kampen. King Philippe V of Spain (Rylance), plagued by insomnia, lies awake in his chamber. The Queen, desperate for a cure, hears of Farinelli, a castrato with a voice so divine it has the power to captivate all who hear it. “Farinelli and the King” received 5 Tony nominations. This segment was guest hosted by Martha Plimpton and originally aired on January 26, 2018.

Harry Hadden-Paton and Lauren Ambrose talk about starring in the Broadway revival of "My Fair Lady" at Lincoln Center Theater. It tells the story of Eliza Doolittle, a young Cockney flower seller, and Henry Higgins, a linguistics professor who is determined to transform her into his idea of a “proper lady.” "My Fair Lady" received 10 Tony nominations.  This segment is guest hosted by Jonathan Capehart and originally aired on May 11, 2018.

We're taking a look at the new Lincoln Center production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “The King and I” with star Kelli O’Hara! The show was recently nominated for nine Tony Awards including Best Revival of a Musical; Sher was nominated for Best Direction of a Musical. The show is running at The Vivian Beaumont Theater. Click here to check out all of our conversations will 2015 Tony nominees!