Highlights from the 2025 Tony Awards
Tonight’s 2025 Tony Awards crowned a diverse array of shows and talents. Maybe Happy Ending took home Best Musical, while Darren Criss and Nicole Scherzinger earned top acting honors. Here’s the complete list of this year’s Tony Award winners.
Tony Winners 2025: Best Musical and Revivals
The race for Best Musical was tight, but the winners emerged clear:
- Maybe Happy Ending – WINNER!
- Buena Vista Social Club
- Dead Outlaw
- Death Becomes Her
- Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
In the revival categories, audiences celebrated classics reimagined:
- Sunset Boulevard – Best Revival of a Musical – WINNER!
- Floyd Collins
- Gypsy
- Pirates! The Penzance Musical
Leading Performance Awards
Standout performances earned top honors on the Broadway stage:
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
- Darren Criss, Maybe Happy Ending – WINNER!
- Andrew Durand, Dead Outlaw
- Tom Francis, Sunset Boulevard
- Jonathan Groff, Just in Time
- James Monroe Iglehart, A Wonderful World
- Jeremy Jordan, Floyd Collins
- Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
- Nicole Scherzinger, Sunset Boulevard – WINNER!
- Megan Hilty, Death Becomes Her
- Audra McDonald, Gypsy
- Jasmine Amy Rogers, BOOP! The Musical
- Jennifer Simard, Death Becomes Her
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
- Cole Escola, Oh, Mary! – WINNER!
- 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 – WINNER!
- Laura Donnelly, The Hills of California
- Mia Farrow, The Roommate
- LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Purpose
- Sadie Sink, John Proctor is the Villain
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Featured Performance Awards
Recognizing scene-stealing turns in supporting roles:
- Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
- Natalie Venetia Belcon, Buena Vista Social Club – WINNER!
- Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
- Jak Malone, Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical – WINNER!
- Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
- Kara Young, Purpose – WINNER!
- Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
- Francis Jue, Yellow Face – WINNER!
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Best Play and Best Revival of a Play
New dramas and revivals shared the spotlight:
- Best Play
- Purpose – WINNER
- English
- The Hills of California
- John Proctor is the Villain
- Oh, Mary!
- Best Revival of a Play
- Eureka Day – WINNER!
- Romeo + Juliet
- Our Town
- Yellow Face
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Direction and Creative Teams
Celebrating visionaries behind the productions:
- Best Direction of a Musical
- Michael Arden, Maybe Happy Ending – WINNER!
- Best Direction of a Play
- Sam Pinkleton, Oh, Mary! – WINNER!
- Best Book of a Musical
- Will Aronson & Hue Park, Maybe Happy Ending – WINNER!
- Best Original Score
- Will Aronson (music & lyrics) and Hue Park (lyrics), Maybe Happy Ending – WINNER!
Technical and Design Awards
Honoring excellence in design, sound, and choreography:
- Best Sound Design of a Play
- Paul Arditti, Stranger Things: The First Shadow – WINNER!
- Best Sound Design of a Musical
- Jonathan Deans, Buena Vista Social Club – WINNER!
- Best Orchestrations
- Marco Paguia, Buena Vista Social Club – WINNER!
- Best Choreography
- Patricia Delgado & Justin Peck, Buena Vista Social Club – WINNER!
- Best Lighting Design of a Musical
- Jack Knowles, Sunset Boulevard – WINNER!
- Best Lighting Design of a Play
- Jon Clark, Stranger Things: The First Shadow – WINNER!
- Best Scenic Design of a Musical
- Dane Laffrey & George Reeve, Maybe Happy Ending – WINNER!
- Best Scenic Design of a Play
- Miriam Buether & 59, Stranger Things: The First Shadow – WINNER!
- Best Costume Design of a Musical
- Paul Tazewell, Death Becomes Her – WINNER!
- Best Costume Design of a Play
- Marg Horwell, The Picture of Dorian Gray – WINNER!
Memorable Moments and Standouts
- Darren Criss became one of the standout tony award winners of 2025 with his heartfelt performance in Maybe Happy Ending.
- Nicole Scherzinger’s turn in Sunset Boulevard earned her Best Actress in a Musical, underscoring her musical theatre prowess.
- Maybe Happy Ending dominated key categories—Best Musical, Direction, Book, and Original Score—solidifying its place as the night’s big winner.
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