Tony Award Nominations 2025: Announcing the Best
The Tony Award nominations for 2025 are out, announcing the best in the industry. The stars have been on Broadway with various plays and musicals featuring some top screen actors, including George Cooney and Sadie Sink.
On Thursday, Tony winners Wendell Pierce and Sarah Paulson announced the Tony Award nominees. The Broadway League and the American Theater Wing present the Tony Awards.
Choosing Tony Award Nominations 2025
Nominations include 26 competitive categories, and nominees are chosen by an independent committee of 54 theater professionals. The Tony Awards Administration appoints the committee members and decides who is eligible for this coveted honor.
41 Broadway theaters with legitimate theatrical productions during the current season are eligible for nomination for the 78th Annual Tony Awards. The eligibility season started April 26, 2024, and ended April 27, 2024. Voting by 840 designated Tony voters in the theater community will be in 26 competitive categories.
Watching the Awards
The Tony Award spectacular will be at Radio City Music Hall in New York City next month. The host will be Cynthia Erivo, a Tony, Emmy, and GRAMMY Award-winner and three-time Oscar nominee. Cynthia received a Tony in 2016 for her role as Celie in “The Color Purple.”
The program will be broadcast live on Sunday, June 8, 2025, on the CBS Television Network and streaming in the US on Paramount+ +. Fans can also look forward to a pre-show of live and exclusive content before the Awards show. This show, “The Tony Awards: Act One”, will be presented on CBS and Pluto TV, with more details to be released in the future.
The List of Nominees
As fans look forward to watching the Tony Award show, the official list of nominees has been announced, featuring a star-studded list of industry professionals in various categories, including:
Best performance by an actress in a leading role in a play
- Sadie Sink, “John Proctor Is the Villain”
- LaTanya Richardson Jackson, “Purpose”
- Laura Donnelly, “The Hills of California”
- Sarah Snook, “The Picture of Dorian Gray”
- Mia Farrow, “The Roommate”
Best performance by an actor in a leading role in a play
- Henry Lennix, “Purpose”
- Jon Michael Hill, “Purpose”
- George Clooney, “Good Night, and Good Luck”
- Louis McCartney, “Stranger Things: The First Shadow”
- Daniel Dae Kim, “Yellow Face”
- Cole Escola, “Oh, Mary!”
Best play
- “Purpose”
- “John Proctor Is the Villain”
- “English”
- “Oh, Mary!”
- “The Hills of California”
Best musical
- “Maybe Happy Ending”
- “Dead Outlaw”
- “Death Becomes Her”
- “Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical”
- “The Buena Vista Social Club”
Best performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical
- Audra McDonald, “Gypsy”
- Nicole Scherzinger, “Sunset Boulevard”
- Megan Hilty, “Death Becomes Her”
- Jennifer Simard, “Death Becomes Her”
- Jasmine Amy Rogers, “BOOP! The Musical”
Best performance by an actor in a leading role in a musical
- Tom Francis, “Sunset Boulevard”
- James Monroe Iglehart, “A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical”
- Andrew Durand, “Dead Outlaw”
- Darren Criss, “Maybe Happy Ending”
- Jeremy Jordan, “Floyd Collins”
- Jonathan Groff, “Just in Time”
Best book of a musical
- Marco Ramirez, “Buena Vista Social Club”
- Itamar Moses, “Dead Outlaw”
- Marco Pennette, “Death Becomes Her”
- Will Aronson and Hue Park, “Maybe Happy Ending”
- David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoe Roberts, “Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical”
Best original score written for the theatre
- Music and lyrics: David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna, “Dead Outlaw”
- Music and lyrics: Julia Mattison and Noel Carey, “Death Becomes Her”
- Music: Will Aronson, lyrics: Will Aronson and Hue Park, “Maybe Happy Ending”
- Music and lyrics: David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoe Roberts, “Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical”
- Music and lyrics: Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez, “Real Women Have Curves: The Musical”
Best scenic design of a play
- Marsha Ginsberg, “English”
- Rob Howell, “The Hills of California”
- Marg Horwell and David Bergman, “The Picture of Dorian Gray”
- Miriam Buether and 59, “Stranger Things: The First Shadow”
- Scott Pask, “Good Night, and Good Luck”
Best scenic design of a musical
- Rachel Hauck, “Swept Away”
- Dane Laffrey and George Reeve, “Maybe Happy Ending”
- Arnulfo Maldonado, “Buena Vista Social Club”
- Derek McLane, “Death Becomes Her”
- Derek McLane, “Just in Time”
Best costume design of a play
- Brenda Abbandandolo, “Good Night, and Good Luck”
- Marg Horwell, “The Picture of Dorian Gray”
- Rob Howell, “The Hills of California”
- Holly Pierson, “Oh, Mary!”
- Brigitte Reiffenstuel, “Stranger Things: The First Shadow”
Best costume design of a musical
- Dede Ayite, “Buena Vista Social Club”
- Gregg Barnes, “BOOP! The Musical”
- Clint Ramos, “Maybe Happy Ending”
- Paul Tazewell, “Death Becomes Her”
- Catherine Zuber, “Just in Time”
Best lighting design of a play
- Natasha Chivers, “The Hills of California”
- Jon Clark, “Stranger Things: The First Shadow”
- Heather Gilbert and David Bengali, “Good Night, and Good Luck”
- Natasha Katz and Hannah Wasileski, “John Proctor Is the Villain”
- Nick Schlieper, “The Picture of Dorian Gray”
Best lighting design of a musical
- Jack Knowles, “Sunset Boulevard”
- Tyler Micoleau, “Buena Vista Social Club”
- Scott Zielinski and Ruey Horng Sun, “Floyd Collins”
- Ben Stanton, “Maybe Happy Ending”
- Justin Townsend, “Death Becomes Her”
Best sound design of a play
- Paul Arditti, “Stranger Things: The First Shadow”
- Palmer Hefferan, “John Proctor Is the Villain”
- Daniel Kluger, “Good Night, and Good Luck”
- Nick Powell, “The Hills of California”
- Clemence Williams, “The Picture of Dorian Gray”
Best sound design of a musical
- Jonathan Deans, “Buena Vista Social Club”
- Adam Fisher, “Sunset Boulevard”
- Peter Hylenski, “Just in Time”
- Peter Hylenski, “Maybe Happy Ending”
- Dan Moses Schreier, “Floyd Collins”
Best direction of a play
- Knud Adams, “English”
- Sam Mendes, “The Hills of California”
- Sam Pinkleton, “Oh, Mary!”
- Danya Taymor, “John Proctor Is the Villain”
- Kip Williams, “The Picture of Dorian Gray”
Best direction of a musical
- Saheem Ali, “Buena Vista Social Club”
- Michael Arden, “Maybe Happy Ending”
- David Cromer, “Dead Outlaw”
- Christopher Gattelli, “Death Becomes Her”
- Jamie Lloyd, “Sunset Boulevard”
Best choreography
- Joshua Bergasse, “Smash”
- Camille A. Brown, “Gypsy”
- Christopher Gattelli, “Death Becomes Her”
- Jerry Mitchell, “BOOP! The Musical”
- Patricia Delgado and Justin Peck, “Buena Vista Social Club”
Best orchestrations
- Andrew Resnick and Michael Thurber, “Just in Time”
- Will Aronson, “Maybe Happy Ending”
- Bruce Coughlin, “Floyd Collins”
- Marco Paguia, “Buena Vista Social Club”
- David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber, “Sunset Boulevard”
Best performance by an actress in a featured role in a play
- Tala Ashe, “English”
- Jessica Hecht, “Eureka Day”
- Marjan Neshat, “English”
- Fina Strazza, “John Proctor Is the Villain”
- Kara Young, “Purpose”
Best performance by an actor in a featured role in a play
- Glenn Davis, “Purpose”
- Gabriel Ebert, “John Proctor Is the Villain”
- Francis Jue, “Yellow Face”
- Bob Odenkirk, “Glengarry Glen Ross”
- Conrad Ricamora, “Oh, Mary!”
Best performance by an actress in a featured role in a musical
- Natalie Venetia Belcon, “Buena Vista Social Club”
- Julia Knitel, “Dead Outlaw”
- Gracie Lawrence, “Just in Time”
- Justina Machado, “Real Women Have Curves: The Musical”
- Joy Woods, “Gypsy”
Best performance by an actor in a featured role in a musical
- Brooks Ashmanskas, “Smash”
- Jeb Brown, “Dead Outlaw”
- Danny Burstein, “Gypsy”
- Jak Malone, “Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical”
- Taylor Trensch, “Floyd Collins”
Best revival of a play
- “Eureka Day”
- “Romeo + Juliet”
- “Our Town”
- “Yellow Face”
Best revival of a musical
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- “Floyd Collins”
- “Gypsy”
- “Pirates! The Penzance Musical”
- “Sunset Boulevard”
The Wrapup
For 78 years, the Tony Award has defined and honored the leading professionals in this competitive industry. Broadway shows from decades ago have been remade, keeping the joy and entertainment alive for generations.
In June, fans find out the cream of the crop of the 2025 nominees. With industry leaders and veterans like George Clooney, the Tony Award show is sure to be exciting and entertaining.
