The lights dimmed, the curtain rose, and Broadway’s brightest stars gathered at Radio Metropolis Music Corridor for the 78th Tony Awards, marking the triumphant shut of the 2024-2025 season.
Hosted by the dynamic Cynthia Erivo, the night sparkled with emotional speeches, historic wins, and unforgettable performances. From the charming robots of “Possibly Joyful Ending” to the uncooked depth of “Function,” and a reimagined “Sundown Boulevard” that stole hearts anew, this 12 months’s ceremony celebrated the resilience and creativity of the theater world.
Among the many evening’s standout moments, Nicole Scherzinger’s tearful acceptance speech for her finest main actress in a musical win for “Sundown Boulevard” resonated with the group. “You all have made me really feel like I belong, and I’ve come residence eventually,” she shared, providing encouragement to anybody who’s ever felt ignored: “So, if there’s anybody on the market who appears like they don’t belong or your time hasn’t come, don’t hand over. Simply carry on giving, as a result of the world wants your love and your mild now greater than ever.”
The night additionally honored Brendan Jacobs-Jenkins, who turned solely the third playwright to win Tony Awards in consecutive years, and Kara Younger, the primary Black performer to win back-to-back awards. With dazzling wins for exhibits like “Possibly Joyful Ending” (main the evening with six Tony Awards) and “Buena Vista Social Membership,” in addition to particular honors for trade legends, the evening was a real celebration of theater’s enduring spirit.
With record-breaking ticket gross sales and a string of milestones, Broadway proved as soon as once more that the magic of stay theater is right here to remain.
Try the total listing of winners beneath to see who took residence Broadway’s most coveted honors.
Finest Musical
Buena Vista Social Membership
Lifeless Outlaw
Loss of life Turns into Her
Possibly Joyful Ending — WINNER
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
Finest Play
English
The Hills of California
John Proctor is the Villain
Oh, Mary!
Function — WINNER
Finest Revival of a Play
Eureka Day — WINNER
Romeo + Juliet
Thornton Wilder’s Our City
Yellow Face
Finest Revival of a Musical
Floyd Collins
Gypsy
Pirates! The Penzance Musical
Sundown Blvd. — WINNER
Finest Efficiency by an Actor in a Main Position in a Play
George Clooney, Good Evening, and Good Luck
Cole Escola, Oh, Mary! — WINNER
Jon Michael Hill, Function
Daniel Dae Kim, Yellow Face
Harry Lennix, Function
Louis McCartney, Stranger Issues: The First Shadow
Finest Efficiency by an Actress in a Main Position in a Play
Laura Donnelly, The Hills of California
Mia Farrow, The Roommate
LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Function
Sadie Sink, John Proctor is the Villain
Sarah Snook, The Image of Dorian Grey — WINNER
Finest Efficiency by an Actor in a Main Position in a Musical
Darren Criss, Possibly Joyful Ending — WINNER
Andrew Durand, Lifeless Outlaw
Tom Francis, Sundown Blvd.
Jonathan Groff, Simply in Time
James Monroe Iglehart, A Great World: The Louis Armstrong Musical
Jeremy Jordan, Floyd Collins
Finest Efficiency by an Actress in a Main Position in a Musical
Megan Hilty, Loss of life Turns into Her
Audra McDonald, Gypsy
Jasmine Amy Rogers, BOOP! The Musical
Nicole Scherzinger, Sundown Blvd. — WINNER
Jennifer Simard, Loss of life Turns into Her
Finest Efficiency by an Actor in a Featured Position in a Play
Glenn Davis, Function
Gabriel Ebert, John Proctor is the Villain
Francis Jue, Yellow Face — WINNER
Bob Odenkirk, Glengarry Glen Ross
Conrad Ricamora, Oh, Mary!
Finest Efficiency by an Actress in a Featured Position in a Play
Tala Ashe, English
Jessica Hecht, Eureka Day
Marjan Neshat, English
Fina Strazza, John Proctor is the Villain
Kara Younger, Function — WINNER
Finest Efficiency by an Actor in a Featured Position in a Musical
Brooks Ashmanskas, SMASH
Jeb Brown, Lifeless Outlaw
Danny Burstein, Gypsy
Jak Malone, Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical — WINNER
Taylor Trensch, Floyd Collins
Finest Efficiency by an Actress in a Featured Position in a Musical
Natalie Venetia Belcon, Buena Vista Social Membership — WINNER
Julia Knitel, Lifeless Outlaw
Gracie Lawrence, Simply in Time
Justina Machado, Actual Ladies Have Curves: The Musical
Pleasure Woods, Gypsy
Finest Route of a Play
Knud Adams, English
Sam Mendes, The Hills of California
Sam Pinkleton, Oh, Mary! — WINNER
Danya Taymor, John Proctor is the Villain
Kip Williams, The Image of Dorian Grey
Finest Route of a Musical
Saheem Ali, Buena Vista Social Membership
Michael Arden, Possibly Joyful Ending — WINNER
David Cromer, Lifeless Outlaw
Christopher Gattelli, Loss of life Turns into Her
Jamie Lloyd, Sundown Blvd.
Finest E-book of a Musical
Buena Vista Social Membership, Marco Ramirez
Lifeless Outlaw, Itamar Moses
Loss of life Turns into Her, Marco Pennette
Possibly Joyful Ending, Will Aronson and Hue Park — WINNER
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical, David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts
Finest Authentic Rating Written for the Theatre
Lifeless Outlaw, Music & Lyrics: David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna
Loss of life Turns into Her, Music & Lyrics: Julia Mattison and Noel Carey
Possibly Joyful Ending, Music: Will Aronson, Lyrics: Will Aronson and Hue Park — WINNER
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical, Music & Lyrics: David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts
Actual Ladies Have Curves: The Musical, Music & Lyrics: Pleasure Huerta and Benjamin Velez
Finest Choreography
Joshua Bergasse, SMASH
Camille A. Brown, Gypsy
Christopher Gattelli, Loss of life Turns into Her
Jerry Mitchell, BOOP! The Musical
Patricia Delgado and Justin Peck, Buena Vista Social Membership — WINNER
Finest Orchestrations
Andrew Resnick and Michael Thurber, Simply in Time
Will Aronson, Possibly Joyful Ending
Bruce Coughlin, Floyd Collins
Marco Paguia, Buena Vista Social Membership — WINNER
David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sundown Blvd.
Finest Scenic Design of a Musical
Rachel Hauck, Swept Away
Dane Laffrey and George Reeve, Possibly Joyful Ending — WINNER
Arnulfo Maldonado, Buena Vista Social Membership
Derek McLane, Loss of life Turns into Her
Derek McLane, Simply in Time
Finest Costume Design of a Play
Brenda Abbandandolo, Good Evening, and Good Luck
Marg Horwell, The Image of Dorian Grey — WINNER
Rob Howell, The Hills of California
Holly Pierson, Oh, Mary!
Brigitte Reiffenstuel, Stranger Issues: The First Shadow
Finest Costume Design of a Musical
Dede Ayite, Buena Vista Social Membership
Gregg Barnes, BOOP! The Musical
Clint Ramos, Possibly Joyful Ending
Paul Tazewell, Loss of life Turns into Her — WINNER
Catherine Zuber, Simply in Time
Finest Lighting Design of a Play
Natasha Chivers, The Hills of California
Jon Clark, Stranger Issues: The First Shadow — WINNER
Heather Gilbert and David Bengali, Good Evening, and Good Luck
Natasha Katz and Hannah Wasileski, John Proctor is the Villain
Nick Schlieper, The Image of Dorian Grey
Finest Lighting Design of a Musical
Jack Knowles, Sundown Blvd. — WINNER
Tyler Micoleau, Buena Vista Social Membership
Scott Zielinski and Ruey Horng Solar, Floyd Collins
Ben Stanton, Possibly Joyful Ending
Justin Townsend, Loss of life Turns into Her
Finest Sound Design of a Play
Paul Arditti, Stranger Issues: The First Shadow — WINNER
Palmer Hefferan, John Proctor is the Villain
Daniel Kluger, Good Evening, and Good Luck
Nick Powell, The Hills of California
Clemence Williams, The Image of Dorian Grey
Finest Sound Design of a Musical
Jonathan Deans, Buena Vista Social Membership — WINNER
Adam Fisher, Sundown Blvd.
Peter Hylenski, Simply in Time
Peter Hylenski, Possibly Joyful Ending
Dan Moses Schreier, Floyd Collins
Finest Scenic Design of a Play
Marsha Ginsberg, English
Rob Howell, The Hills of California
Marg Horwell and David Bergman, The Image of Dorian Grey
Miriam Buether and 59, Stranger Issues: The First Shadow — WINNER
Scott Pask, Good Evening, and Good Luck
Particular Tony Awards shall be offered to:
- The musicians who make up the band of Buena Vista Social Membership – Marco Paguia, David Oquendo, Renesito Avich, Gustavo Schartz, Javier Días, Román Diaz, Mauricio Herrera, Jesus Ricardo, Eddie Venegas, Hery Paz, and Leonardo Reyna
- The Illusions & Technical Results of Stranger Issues: The First Shadow (Jamie Harrison, Chris Fisher, Gary Beestone & Edward Pierce).
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