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 Blissful Ending” to the uncooked depth of “Objective,” 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 night time’s standout moments, Nicole Scherzinger’s tearful acceptance speech for her greatest main actress in a musical win for “Sundown Boulevard” resonated with the gang. “You all have made me really feel like I belong, and I’ve come dwelling finally,” she shared, providing encouragement to anybody who’s ever felt neglected: “So, if there’s anybody on the market who appears like they don’t belong or your time hasn’t come, don’t surrender. Simply carry on giving, as a result of the world wants your love and your gentle 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 reveals like “Possibly Blissful Ending” (main the night time with six Tony Awards) and “Buena Vista Social Membership,” in addition to particular honors for trade legends, the night time 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 reside theater is right here to remain.
Try the complete listing of winners beneath to see who took dwelling Broadway’s most coveted honors.
Greatest Musical
Buena Vista Social Membership
Useless Outlaw
Loss of life Turns into Her
Possibly Blissful Ending — WINNER
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
Greatest Play
English
The Hills of California
John Proctor is the Villain
Oh, Mary!
Objective — WINNER
Greatest Revival of a Play
Eureka Day — WINNER
Romeo + Juliet
Thornton Wilder’s Our City
Yellow Face
Greatest Revival of a Musical
Floyd Collins
Gypsy
Pirates! The Penzance Musical
Sundown Blvd. — WINNER
Greatest Efficiency by an Actor in a Main Function in a Play
George Clooney, Good Night time, and Good Luck
Cole Escola, Oh, Mary! — WINNER
Jon Michael Hill, Objective
Daniel Dae Kim, Yellow Face
Harry Lennix, Objective
Louis McCartney, Stranger Issues: The First Shadow
Greatest Efficiency by an Actress in a Main Function in a Play
Laura Donnelly, The Hills of California
Mia Farrow, The Roommate
LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Objective
Sadie Sink, John Proctor is the Villain
Sarah Snook, The Image of Dorian Grey — WINNER
Greatest Efficiency by an Actor in a Main Function in a Musical
Darren Criss, Possibly Blissful Ending — WINNER
Andrew Durand, Useless Outlaw
Tom Francis, Sundown Blvd.
Jonathan Groff, Simply in Time
James Monroe Iglehart, A Great World: The Louis Armstrong Musical
Jeremy Jordan, Floyd Collins
Greatest Efficiency by an Actress in a Main Function 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
Greatest Efficiency by an Actor in a Featured Function in a Play
Glenn Davis, Objective
Gabriel Ebert, John Proctor is the Villain
Francis Jue, Yellow Face — WINNER
Bob Odenkirk, Glengarry Glen Ross
Conrad Ricamora, Oh, Mary!
Greatest Efficiency by an Actress in a Featured Function in a Play
Tala Ashe, English
Jessica Hecht, Eureka Day
Marjan Neshat, English
Fina Strazza, John Proctor is the Villain
Kara Younger, Objective — WINNER
Greatest Efficiency by an Actor in a Featured Function in a Musical
Brooks Ashmanskas, SMASH
Jeb Brown, Useless Outlaw
Danny Burstein, Gypsy
Jak Malone, Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical — WINNER
Taylor Trensch, Floyd Collins
Greatest Efficiency by an Actress in a Featured Function in a Musical
Natalie Venetia Belcon, Buena Vista Social Membership — WINNER
Julia Knitel, Useless Outlaw
Gracie Lawrence, Simply in Time
Justina Machado, Actual Ladies Have Curves: The Musical
Pleasure Woods, Gypsy
Greatest Course 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
Greatest Course of a Musical
Saheem Ali, Buena Vista Social Membership
Michael Arden, Possibly Blissful Ending — WINNER
David Cromer, Useless Outlaw
Christopher Gattelli, Loss of life Turns into Her
Jamie Lloyd, Sundown Blvd.
Greatest E-book of a Musical
Buena Vista Social Membership, Marco Ramirez
Useless Outlaw, Itamar Moses
Loss of life Turns into Her, Marco Pennette
Possibly Blissful Ending, Will Aronson and Hue Park — WINNER
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical, David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts
Greatest Unique Rating Written for the Theatre
Useless Outlaw, Music & Lyrics: David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna
Loss of life Turns into Her, Music & Lyrics: Julia Mattison and Noel Carey
Possibly Blissful 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
Greatest 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
Greatest Orchestrations
Andrew Resnick and Michael Thurber, Simply in Time
Will Aronson, Possibly Blissful Ending
Bruce Coughlin, Floyd Collins
Marco Paguia, Buena Vista Social Membership — WINNER
David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sundown Blvd.
Greatest Scenic Design of a Musical
Rachel Hauck, Swept Away
Dane Laffrey and George Reeve, Possibly Blissful Ending — WINNER
Arnulfo Maldonado, Buena Vista Social Membership
Derek McLane, Loss of life Turns into Her
Derek McLane, Simply in Time
Greatest Costume Design of a Play
Brenda Abbandandolo, Good Night time, 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
Greatest Costume Design of a Musical
Dede Ayite, Buena Vista Social Membership
Gregg Barnes, BOOP! The Musical
Clint Ramos, Possibly Blissful Ending
Paul Tazewell, Loss of life Turns into Her — WINNER
Catherine Zuber, Simply in Time
Greatest 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 Night time, and Good Luck
Natasha Katz and Hannah Wasileski, John Proctor is the Villain
Nick Schlieper, The Image of Dorian Grey
Greatest 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 Blissful Ending
Justin Townsend, Loss of life Turns into Her
Greatest Sound Design of a Play
Paul Arditti, Stranger Issues: The First Shadow — WINNER
Palmer Hefferan, John Proctor is the Villain
Daniel Kluger, Good Night time, and Good Luck
Nick Powell, The Hills of California
Clemence Williams, The Image of Dorian Grey
Greatest Sound Design of a Musical
Jonathan Deans, Buena Vista Social Membership — WINNER
Adam Fisher, Sundown Blvd.
Peter Hylenski, Simply in Time
Peter Hylenski, Possibly Blissful Ending
Dan Moses Schreier, Floyd Collins
Greatest 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 Night time, and Good Luck
Particular Tony Awards will likely 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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