Winners announced for 2025 TONY AWARDS
Photo credit: Matt Crockett
The winners of the 2025 Tony Awards were announced last night (8 June) in an awards ceremony at Radio City, New York, presented by Cynthia Erivo.
Originally staged in the West End, Sunset Boulevard and Stranger Things: The First Shadow picked up awards, along with British actor Jak Malone winning Best Performance by an Actor for a Featured Role in a Musical for Operation Mincemeat.
The winners in full are as follows:
Best Book of a Musical:
Maybe Happy Ending, Will Aronson and Hue Park
Also nominated:
Buena Vista Social Club, Marco Ramirez
Dead Outlaw, Itamar Moses
Death Becomes Her, Marco Pennette
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical, David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) written for the theatre:
Maybe Happy Ending, music Will Aronson. Lyrics Will Aronson and Hue Park
Also nominated:
Dead Outlaw, music & lyrics David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna
Death Becomes Her, music & lyrics Julia Mattison and Noel Carey
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical, Music and lyrics David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts
Real Women Have Curves: The Musical, music & lyrics Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play:
Cole Escola, Oh, Mary!
Also nominated:
George Clooney, Good Night, and Good Luck
Jon Michael Hill, Purpose
Daniel Dae Kim, Yellow Face
Harry Lennix, Purpose
Louis McCartney, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play:
Sarah Snook, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Also nominated:
Laura Donnelly, The Hills of California
Mia Farrow, The Roommate
LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Purpose
Sadie Sink, John Proctor is the Villain
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical:
Darren Criss, Maybe Happy Ending
Also nominated:
Andrew Durand, Dead Outlaw
Tom Francis, Sunset Boulevard
Jonathan Groff, Just in Time
James Monroe Iglehart, A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical
Jeremy Jordan, Floyd Collins
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical:
Nicole Scherzinger, Sunset Boulevard
Also nominated:
Megan Hilty, Death Becomes Her
Audra McDonald, Gypsy
Jasmine Amy Rogers, Boop!
Jennifer Simard, Death Becomes Her
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play:
Francis Jue, Yellow Face
Also nominated:
Glenn Davis, Purpose
Gabriel Ebert, John Proctor is the Villain
Bob Odenkirk, Glengarry Glen Ross
Conrad Ricamora, Oh, Mary!
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play:
Kara Young, Purpose
Also nominated:
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 Musical:
Jak Malone, Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
Also nominated:
Brooks Ashmanskas, SMASH
Jeb Brown, Dead Outlaw
Danny Burstein, Gypsy
Taylor Trensch, Floyd Collins
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical:
Natalie Venetia Belcon, Buena Vista Social Club
Also nominated:
Julia Knitel, Dead Outlaw
Gracie Lawrence, Just in Time
Justina Machado, Real Women Have Curves: The Musical
Joy Woods, Gypsy
Best Scenic Design of a Play:
Miriam Buether and 59, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Also nominated:
Marsha Ginsberg, English
Rob Howell, The Hills of California
Marg Horwell and David Bergman, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Scott Pask, Good Night, and Good Luck
Best Scenic Design of a Musical:
Dane Laffrey and George Reeve, Maybe Happy Ending
Also nominated:
Rachel Hauck, Swept Away
Arnulfo Maldonado, Buena Vista Social Club
Derek McLane, Death Becomes Her
Derek McLane, Just in Time
Best Costume Design of a Play:
Marg Horwell, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Also nominated:
Brenda Abbandandolo, Good Night, and Good Luck
Rob Howell, The Hills of California
Holly Pierson, Oh, Mary!
Brigitte Reiffenstuel, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Best Costume Design of a Musical:
Paul Tazewell, Death Becomes Her
Also nominated:
Dede Ayite, Buena Vista Social Club
Gregg Barnes, BOOP! The Musical
Clint Ramos, Maybe Happy Ending
Catherine Zuber, Just in Time
Best Lighting Design of a Play:
Jon Clark, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Also nominated:
Natasha Chivers, The Hills of California
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
Also nominated:
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
Also nominated:
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
Also nominated:
Adam Fisher, Sunset Boulevard
Peter Hylenski, Just in Time
Peter Hylenski, Maybe Happy Ending
Dan Moses Schreier, Floyd Collins
Best Direction of a Play:
Sam Pinkleton, Oh, Mary!
Also nominated:
Knud Adams, English
Sam Mendes, The Hills of California
Danya Taymor, John Proctor is the Villain
Kip Williams, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Best Direction of a Musical:
Michael Arden, Maybe Happy Ending
Also nominated:
Saheem Ali, Buena Vista Social Club
David Cromer, Dead Outlaw
Christopher Gattelli, Death Becomes Her
Jamie Lloyd, Sunset Boulevard
Best Choreography:
Patricia Delgado and Justin Peck, Buena Vista Social Club
Also nominated:
Joshua Bergasse, SMASH
Camille A Brown, Gypsy
Christopher Gattelli, Death Becomes Her
Jerry Mitchell, BOOP! The Musical
Best Orchestrations:
Marco Paguia, Buena Vista Social Club
Also nominated:
Andrew Resnick and Michael Thurber, Just in Time
Will Aronson, Maybe Happy Ending
Bruce Coughlin, Floyd Collins
David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sunset Boulevard
Best Play:
Purpose
Also nominated:
English
The Hills of California
John Proctor is the Villain
Oh, Mary!
Best Musical:
Maybe Happy Ending
Also nominated:
Buena Vista Social Club
Dead Outlaw
Death Becomes Her
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
Best Revival of a Play:
Eureka Day
Also nominated:
Thornton Wilder’s Our Town
Romeo + Juliet
Yellow Face
Best Revival of a Musical:
Sunset Boulevard
Also nominated:
Floyd Collins
Gypsy
Pirates! The Penzance Musical
Congratulations to all of the winners and nominees!