Gold Derby nuggets are so precious that they're not — don't fret — getting buried or going away, but you should make a point of checking out The Feinberg Files blog by my Envelope colleague Scott Feinberg on a daily basis. Starting today, he's doing frequent updates of links to other valuable kudos news around the Web. Between us and Pete Hammond (Notes on a Season), we have the awards beat thoroughly covered here at The Envelope.

• In June 2007, Cloris Leachman was feuding with her old pal Mel Brooks when he refused to let her reprise her 1974 film role as Frau Blucher in the legit version of "Young Frankenstein." At the time, Brooks, a mere 59 days younger than the then-81-year-old dynamo, told Variety's Army Archerd, "We're afraid the show might stop her — it could kill her. We don't want her to die on stage." He went with two decades younger Andrea Martin who ended up nabbing a Tony nod for her efforts. Now, following Leachman's triumphant turn on "Dancing With the Stars" comes word that Brooks is convinced she can handle the rigors of the role and the Oscar winner and all-time Emmy champ may well be returning to the rialto for the first time in almost half a century. Leachman's renewed celebrity could certainly boost sales for the show that failed to repeat the success of "The Producers," the first screen-to-stage transfer for Brooks which won a record 12 Tonys in 2001. Newsweek

• Long before Jane Fonda won two Oscars ("Klute," 1971; "Coming Home," 1978) and an Emmy ("The Dollmaker," 1984), she was a Tony nominee for her 1961 Broadway debut in "There Was a Little Girl." She lost the featured actress in a play race to Anne Revere for "Toys in the Attic." Next season, Fonda, 70, returns to the rialto for the first time in 45 years in "33 Variations," a new play by Moises Kaufman ("The Laramie Project"). As per the press notes, the piece "tells the story of Beethoven's fascination with a trivial waltz, and the modern-day musicologist Katherine Brandt (Jane Fonda) who sets out to discover the root of his obsession. As Beethoven's indisputable genius and delightful humanity come to life on the sheet music in front of her, Katherine not only reveals the true nature of his gift, but also comes to embrace the beauty and legacy of her own life." While other movie stars have fared only fairly on Broadway, Fonda has the stage pedigree that could well earn her a Tony and make her the next triple crown acting winner. Playbill

• Back in 1950, "All About Eve" earned a record 14 Oscar nominations and won six including best picture and a pair for writer-director Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Next Monday, an all-star cast will present a staged reading of the screenplay in Gotham to benefit the Actors Fund. Taking on the part of aging actress Margo Channing — one that earned Bette Davis her ninth nod — will be three-time Oscar nominee Annette Bening. Bening will joined by a host of award winners, including Tony champs Brian Bedford as snide theater columnist Addison DeWitt (George Sanders won the film's only acting Oscar), Angela Lansbury as Birdy the mouthy maid (Thelma Ritter originally), and Cynthia Nixon as less-than-loyal friend Karen (Celeste Holm in the film). Actors Fund

• Anne Thompson of Variety dishes about her chat with "Che" helmer Steven Soderbergh at the AFI Fest this past weekend. She queried the Oscar winning director ("Traffic") about the inspiration for his upcoming 3-D tuner version of the story of Cleopatra (Catherine Zeta-Jones) and Marc Antony (Hugh Jackman). He told her that he hoped to recreate the look and feel of Rita Hayworth in "Gilda." Variety

• Cynthia Littleton of Variety reports a "big shakeup on the staff of NBC's 'Heroes' came down on Sunday with the axing of co-exec producers Jesse Alexander and Jeph Loeb. Both scribe-producers had been with the show since its first season and were known to have led the day-to-day production operation under the direction of creator/exec producer Tim Kring. The sci-fi show was a breakout hit two seasons ago, landing eight Emmy nods including a bid for best drama series (it lost to the final season of "The Sopranos") and a nom for Masi Oka (he lost supporting actor to Terry O'Quinn of "Lost"). Following a sophomore season slump that yielded only three technical Emmy nods, and then an extended hiatus due to the writers strike, the series has struggled in the ratings this season. Can a change behind the scenes turn this one-time hit show into a winner again? Variety

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