The biggest night on Broadway arrived and celebrated the best musicals, theatre and actors on stage.
“Maybe a Happy Ending,” “Death is She,” and “Buena Vista Social Club” lead nominations in 10 each, including the best musicals. The strange but true “Dead Outlaw” and the World War II spy satire “Mincemeat” conclude the “best music category.”
Cole Escola’s mad cap: “Ah, Mary!” He won five nods, including Best Play, Best Actor (Escola) and Best Femural Actor (Conrad ricamoma). Other candidates for Best Play are “The Hills of California,” “English,” “Purpose,” and “John Proctor is the Villain.”
Several Hollywood A-listers earned their first Tony nominations, including George Clooney for “Good Night, and Good Luck,” Mia Farrow for “The Roommate,” Bob Odenkirk for “Glengarry Glen Ross,” “Stranger Things” star Sadie Sink for “John Proctor is the Villain,” “Succession” star Sarah Snook for “The Picture of Dorian Gray” and former Pussycat Dolls frontwoman Nicole Shelzinger from “Sunset Boulevard.”
78th Annual Tony Awards Air Live, Sunday, June 8th, Radio City Music Hall, New York (streaming 8 ET/5 PT on CBS, and Paramount+ on Showtime). It will be hosted by Cynthia Eribo, the three-time Oscar-nominated star of “Wicked.”
Check out the biggest winner of the ceremony (In bold).
Tony Award 2025 winners
The best musical
- “Buena Vista Social Club”
- “Dead Outlaw”
- “Death will become her”
- “Maybe a happy ending”
- “Mincemeat”
Best Play
- “English”
- “California Hill”
- “John Proctor is the villain.”
- “Ah, Mary!”
- “the purpose”
Best Music Revival
- “Floyd Collins”
- “Gypsy”
- “Pirates! Penzance Musical”
- “Sunset Boulevard”
Best Play Revival
- “Eureka Day”
- “Our Town”
- “Romeo + Juliet”
- “Yellow face”
Best starring actress in the play
- Laura Donnelly, “Calif. Hills”
- Mia Farrow, “Roommate”
- Lattanya Richardson Jackson, “The Purpose”
- Sadishink, “John Proctor is the villain.”
- Sarah Snook, “Durian Grey Photos”
The best lead actor in the movie
- George Clooney, “Good night and good luck”
- Cole Escola, “Ah, Mary!”
- John Michael Hill, “The Purpose”
- Daniel Dae Kim, “Yellow Face”
- Harry Renics, “The Purpose”
- Louis McCartney, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Best Actress in a Musical
- Jasmine Amy Rogers, “Boop!”
- Megan Hilty, “Death will become her”
- Audra MacDonald, “Gypsy”
- Nicole Schörtzinger, Sunset Boulevard
- Jennifer Simard, “Death will become her”
Best Actors in the Musical
- Darren Chris, “Maybe a Happy End”
- Andrew Durand, “Dead Outlaw”
- Tom Francis, “Sunset Boulevard”
- Jonathan Groff: “Just in time”
- Jeremy Jordan, “Floyd Collins”
- James Monroe Iglehart, “The Wonderful World: Louis Armstrong Musical”
The best direction for musicals
- Saheem Ali, “Buena Vista Social Club”
- Michael Arden, “Maybe a Happy End”
- David Cromer, “Dead Outlaw”
- Christopher Gattelli: “Death will become her”
- Jamie Lloyd, Sunset Boulevard
Best direction of play
- Knud Adams, “English”
- Sam Mendes, “Califania Hills”
- Sam Pinlton, “Ah, Mary!“
- Danya Taymall, “John Proctor is the Villain”
- Kip Williams, “Photos of Dorian Gray”
Best Featured Actresses in the Theatre
- Tara Ash, “English”
- Jessica Hecht, “Eureka Day”
- Mahjong Neshat, “English”
- Fina Strazza, “John Proctor is the Villain”
- Kara Young, “Purpose”
The best featured actors in the film
- Glendavis, “Purpose”
- Gabriel Ebert, “John Proctor is the Villain”
- Francis Jew, “Yellow Face”
- Bob Odenkirk, “Grengary Glenn Ross”
- Conrad Spare, “Ah, Mary!”
Best Featured Actresses in Musicals
- Natalie Venice Belcon, Buena Vista Social Club
- Julia Nitel, “Dead Outlaw”
- Gracie Lawrence: “Just in time”
- Justina Machado, “Real Women Have Curves”
- Joy Woods, “Gypsy”
Best Actors in the Musical
- Brooks Ashmanskas, “Smash”
- Jeb Brown, “Dead Outlaw”
- Danny Burstein, “Gypsy”
- Like Malone, “Operation Mincemeat”
- Taylor Trence, “Floyd Collins”
The best musical book
- “Buena Vista Social Club”
- “Dead Outlaw”
- “Death will become her”
- “Maybe a happy ending”
- “Mincemeat”
The best scenic design of the play
- Marsha Ginsberg, “English”
- Rob Howell, “Califania Hills”
- Marg Holwell and David Bergman, “Durian Gray Photos”
- Miriam Beauser and 59, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
- Scott Pasque, “Good night and good luck”
The best scenic designs of musicals
- Rachel Howek: “Sweeping”
- Dane Lafrey and George Reeve, “Maybe a Happy Ending”
- Arnulfo Maldonado, “Buena Vista Social Club”
- Derek McClain: “Death will become her”
- Derek McClain: “Just in time”
Best lighting design for play
- Natasha is “California Hills”
- John Clark, “Stranger Things: The First Shadow”
- Heather Gilbert and David Bengali, “Good night, good luck”
- Natasha Katz and Hannah Wasileski, “John Proctor is the Villain”
- Nick Schreeper, “Durian Grey Photo”
The best costume designs of the play
- Brenda Abubandandro, “Good night and good luck”
- Marg Holwell, “Durian Grey Photos”
- Rob Howell, “Califania Hills”
- Holly Pearson, “Oh, Mary!”
- Bridget Robber, “Stranger Things: The First Shadow”
The best choreography
- Joshua backed up, “Smash.”
- Kamille A. Brown, “Gypsy”
- Christopher Gattelli: “Death will become her”
- Jerry Mitchell, “Boop!”
- Patricia Delgado and Justin Peck, “Buena Vista Social Club”
The best orchestration
- Andrew Restnick and Michael Serge, “Just in time”
- Will Aronson, “Maybe a Happy End”
- Bruce Cofflin, “Floyd Collins”
- Marco Paguia, “Buena Vista Social Club”
- David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sunset Boulevard
The best sound design of the play
- Paul Arditti, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
- Palmer Hepheran, “John Proctor is the Villain”
- Daniel Kruger, “Good night and good luck”
- Nick Powell, California Hills
- Clemence Williams, “Durian Grey Photo”
Best original score
- “Dead Outlaw,” David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna
- “Death will be her,” Julia Matison and Noel Carrey
- “Maybe a happy ending,” Will Aronson and Huepark
- “Mincy Manipulation Operation,” David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, Zoe Roberts
- “A real woman has a curve,” says Joy Fuerta and Benjamin Veres.
Best musical costume designs
- Dede Ayite, “Buena Vista Social Club”
- Greg Burns, “Boop!”
- Clint Ramos, “Maybe a Happy End”
- Paul Tazewell, “Death will become her”
- Catherine Zuber: “Just in time”
Best lighting designs for musicals
- Jack Knowles, Sunset Boulevard
- Tyler Mikoro, “Buena Vista Social Club”
- Scott Zielinsky and Louie Horn Son, “Floyd Collins”
- Ben Stanton, “Maybe a Happy End”
- Justin Townsend, “Death will become her”
Best musical sound design
- Jonathan Deans, Buena Vista Social Club
- Adam Fisher, Sunset Boulevard
- Peter Heilensky: “Just in time”
- Peter Heilensky, “Maybe a Happy End”
- Dan Moses Schreier, “Floyd Collins”
Special Award
Isabel Stevenson Tony Award: Celia Keenan Bolger
Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement: Harvey Fiersstein
Contributor: Patrick Ryan, USA Today