2025 Tony Awards Nominations, How to Watch & More

For Broadway enthusiasts, early June is one of the best times of the year. It marks the annual celebration of top-tier musicals and plays from the year prior, along with the talented individuals who illuminate the stage with their performances: The Tony Awards.

This year’s ceremony promises to be particularly inspiring, so it’s an event not to be overlooked. To ensure you experience all the glitz and memorable moments, we’ve compiled a guide on the 2025 Tony nominations, streaming options to watch the Tonys live and more.

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When are the 2025 Tony Awards?

The 78th Tony Awards will be held on June 8, 2025, at Radio City Music Hall in NYC.

Where can I watch the Tony Awards 2025?

Theater enthusiasts can catch the 2025 Tony Awards live from the comfort of their homes, either on CBS or by streaming the event on Paramount+.

Find your local CBS channel here.

Who is Hosting the Tonys in 2025?

The highly celebrated Cynthia Erivo, who rose to prominence on the Broadway stage and earned widespread acclaim for her film roles—including her powerful performance in Harriet—will be hosting the 78th Tony Awards. Fresh off her star-making turn as Elphaba in the cinematic hit Wicked, Erivo returns to her theatrical roots to lead Broadway’s biggest night.

The Tony Nominations for 2025

Check out the full list of 2025 Tony nominated productions vying for the theater’s most prestigious award. The productions with the most award nominations are Buena Vista Social Club, Death Becomes Her and Maybe Happy Ending, all of which happen to be musicals, pulling in 10 nominations each.

Best Play

• English
• The Hills of California
• John Proctor Is the Villain
• Oh, Mary!
• Purpose

Best Musical

• Buena Vista Social Club
• Dead Outlaw
• Death Becomes Her
• Maybe Happy Ending
• Operation Mincemeat

Best Revival of a Play

• Eureka Day
• Thornton Wilder’s Our Town
• Romeo + Juliet
• Yellow Face

Best Revival of a Musica

• Floyd Collins
• Gypsy
• Pirates! The Penzance Musical
• Sunset Boulevard

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play

• George Clooney – Good Night, and Good Luck as Edward R. Murrow
• Cole Escola – Oh, Mary! as Mary Todd Lincoln
• Jon Michael Hill – Purpose as Nazareth “Naz” Jasper
• Daniel Dae Kim – Yellow Face as DHH
• Harry Lennix – Purpose as Solomon “Sonny” Jasper
• Louis McCartney – Stranger Things: The First Shadow as Henry Creel

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play

• Laura Donnelly – The Hills of California as Veronica / Joan
• Mia Farrow – The Roommate as Sharon
• LaTanya Richardson Jackson – Purpose as Claudine Jasper
• Sadie Sink – John Proctor Is the Villain as Shelby Holcomb
• Sarah Snook – The Picture of Dorian Gray as Dorian Gray, et al.

Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical

• Darren Criss – Maybe Happy Ending as Oliver
• Andrew Durand – Dead Outlaw as Elmer McCurdy
• Tom Francis – Sunset Boulevard as Joe Gillis
• Jonathan Groff – Just in Time as Bobby Darin
• James Monroe Iglehart – A Wonderful World as Louis Armstrong
• Jeremy Jordan – Floyd Collins as Floyd Collins

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical

• Megan Hilty – Death Becomes Her as Madeline Ashton
• Audra McDonald – Gypsy as Rose
• Jasmine Amy Rogers – Boop! The Musical as Betty Boop
• Nicole Scherzinger – Sunset Boulevard as Norma Desmond
• Jennifer Simard – Death Becomes Her as Helen Sharp

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play

• Glenn Davis – Purpose as Solomon “Junior” Jasper
• Gabriel Ebert – John Proctor Is the Villain as Mr. Carter Smith
• Francis Jue – Yellow Face as HYH, et al.
• Bob Odenkirk – Glengarry Glen Ross as Shelly Levene
• Conrad Ricamora – Oh, Mary! as Mary’s Husband

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play

• Tala Ashe – English as Elham
• Jessica Hecht – Eureka Day as Suzanne
• Marjan Neshat – English as Marjan
• Fina Strazza – John Proctor Is the Villain as Beth Powell
• Kara Young – Purpose as Aziza Houston

Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical

• Brooks Ashmanskas – Smash as Nigel Davies
• Jeb Brown – Dead Outlaw as Bandleader / Walter Jarrett
• Danny Burstein – Gypsy as Herbie
• Jak Malone – Operation Mincemeat as Hester Leggatt and Others
• Taylor Trensch – Floyd Collins as Skeets Miller

Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical

• Natalie Venetia Belcon – Buena Vista Social Club as Omara Portuondo (adult)
• Julia Knitel – Dead Outlaw as Helen McCurdy / Maggie Johnson / Millicent Esper
• Gracie Lawrence – Just in Time as Connie Francis
• Justina Machado – Real Women Have Curves as Carmen Garcia
• Joy Woods – Gypsy as Louise

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 Book of a Play

• Will Aronson and Hue Park – Maybe Happy Ending
• David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts – Operation Mincemeat
• Itamar Moses – Dead Outlaw
• Marco Pennette – Death Becomes Her
• Marco Ramirez – Buena Vista Social Club

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

• Dead Outlaw – Erik Della Penna and David Yazbek (music and lyrics)
• Death Becomes Her – Noel Carey and Julia Mattison (music and lyrics)
• Maybe Happy Ending – Will Aronson (music and lyrics) and Hue Park (lyrics)
• Operation Mincemeat – David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts (music and lyrics)
• Real Women Have Curves – Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez (music and lyrics)

Best Scenic Design of a Play

• David Bergman and Marg Horwell – The Picture of Dorian Gray
• Miriam Buether and 59 Productions – Stranger Things: The First Shadow
• Marsha Ginsberg – English
• Rob Howell – The Hills of California
• 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

• David Bengali and Heather Gilbert – Good Night, and Good Luck
• Natasha Chivers – The Hills of California
• Jon Clark – Stranger Things: The First Shadow
• 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
• Ben Stanton – Maybe Happy Ending
• Ruey Horng Sun and Scott Zielinski – Floyd Collins
• 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 Choreography

• Joshua Bergasse – Smash
• Camille A. Brown – Gypsy
• Patricia Delgado and Justin Peck – Buena Vista Social Club
• Christopher Gattelli – Death Becomes Her
• Jerry Mitchell – Boop! The Musical

Best Orchestrations

• Will Aronson – Maybe Happy Ending
• Bruce Coughlin – Floyd Collins
• David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber – Sunset Boulevard
• Marco Paguia – Buena Vista Social Club
• Andrew Resnick and Michael Thurber – Just in Time

Non-Competitive Awards

Some of the other awards viewers can expect to see presented during the 2025 Tonys include the following non-competitive categories:

Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre

• Harvey Fierstein

Isabelle Stevenson Award

• Celia Keenan-Bolger

Special Tony Award

• The musicians who make up the band of Buena Vista Social Club
• The illusions and technical effects of Stranger Things: The First Shadow

Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre

• Great Performances
• New 42
• New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
• Michael P. Price

Regional Theatre Tony Award

• The Muny

Excellence in Theatre Education Award

• TBD

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