Broadway’s biggest honors are back — and the 2025 Tony Awards are shaping up to be one for the books.
Wendell Pierce and Sarah Paulson revealed this year’s nominees bright and early Thursday morning, kicking things off with a few key categories on CBS Mornings before unveiling the full slate on the Tony Awards’ YouTube livestream. The announcement sets the stage for what’s sure to be a star-studded ceremony on Sunday, June 8, as the Tonys return to Radio City Music Hall with Cynthia Erivo at the helm as host.
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Erivo, a previous Tony winner for The Color Purple, is just one award away from achieving EGOT status and recently picked up her third Oscar nomination for her performance as Elphaba in Wicked. Now, she’ll guide audiences through a celebration of the best in Broadway—from new musicals and powerhouse revivals to emerging playwrights and acclaimed stage veterans.
Leading the musical categories this year are Death Becomes Her, Maybe Happy Ending, and Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical, while Oh, Mary!, Purpose, and John Proctor Is the Villain stand tall among the standout plays.
Here’s the full list of the 2025 Tony Award nominations:
Best Musical
- Buena Vista Social Club
- Dead Outlaw
- Death Becomes Her
- Maybe Happy Ending
- Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
Best Play
- English
- The Hills of California
- John Proctor Is the Villain
- Oh, Mary!
- Purpose
Best Revival of a Musical
- Floyd Collins
- Gypsy
- Pirates! The Penzance Musical
- Sunset Blvd.
Best Revival of a Play
- Eureka Day
- Romeo + Juliet
- Thornton Wilder’s Our Town
- Yellow Face
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
- Megan Hilty, Death Becomes Her
- Audra McDonald, Gypsy
- Jasmine Amy Rogers, Boop! The Musical
- Nicole Scherzinger, Sunset Blvd.
- Jennifer Simard, Death Becomes Her
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
- Darren Criss, Maybe Happy Ending
- Andrew Durand, Dead Outlaw
- Tom Francis, Sunset Blvd.
- 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 Play
- Laura Donnelly, The Hills of California
- Mia Farrow, The Roommate
- LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Purpose
- Sadie Sink, John Proctor Is the Villain
- Sarah Snook, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
- George Clooney, Good Night, and Good Luck
- Cole Escola, Oh, Mary!
- Jon Michael Hill, Purpose
- Daniel Dae Kim, Yellow Face
- Harry Lennix, Purpose
- Louis McCartney, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
- Brooks Ashmanskas, Smash
- Jeb Brown, Dead Outlaw
- Danny Burstein, Gypsy
- Jak Malone, Operation Mincemeat
- Taylor Trensch, Floyd Collins
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
- Natalie Venetia Belcon, Buena Vista Social Club
- Julia Knitel, Dead Outlaw
- Gracie Lawrence, Just in Time
- Justina Machado, Real Women Have Curves: The Musical
- Joy Woods, Gypsy
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
- Glenn Davis, Purpose
- Gabriel Ebert, John Proctor Is the Villain
- Francis Jue, Yellow Face
- Bob Odenkirk, Glengarry Glen Ross
- Conrad Ricamora, Oh, Mary!
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
- Tala Ashe, English
- Jessica Hecht, Eureka Day
- Marjan Neshat, English
- Fina Strazza, John Proctor Is the Villain
- Kara Young, Purpose
Best Book of a Musical
- Marco Ramirez, Buena Vista Social Club
- Itamar Moses, Dead Outlaw
- Marco Pennette, Death Becomes Her
- Will Aronson and Hue Park, Maybe Happy Ending
- David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, and Zoë Roberts, Operation Mincemeat
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics)
- Dead Outlaw – David Yazbek & Erik Della Penna
- Death Becomes Her – Julia Mattison & Noel Carey
- Maybe Happy Ending – Will Aronson & Hue Park
- Operation Mincemeat – David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson & Zoë Roberts
- Real Women Have Curves – Joy Huerta & Benjamin Velez
Best Scenic Design of a Play
- Marsha Ginsberg, English
- Rob Howell, The Hills of California
- Marg Horwell and David Bergman, The Picture of Dorian Gray
- Miriam Buether and 59, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
- 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
- Natasha Chivers, The Hills of California
- Jon Clark, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
- Heather Gilbert & David Bengali, Good Night, and Good Luck
- Natasha Katz & Hannah Wasileski, John Proctor Is the Villain
- Nick Schlieper, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
- Jack Knowles, Sunset Blvd.
- Tyler Micoleau, Buena Vista Social Club
- Scott Zielinski & 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
- Palmer Hefferan, John Proctor Is the Villain
- Daniel Kluger, Good Night, and Good Luck
- Nick Powell, The Hills of California
- Clémence Williams, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Best Sound Design of a Musical
- Jonathan Deans, Buena Vista Social Club
- Adam Fisher, Sunset Blvd.
- Peter Hylenski, Just in Time
- Peter Hylenski, Maybe Happy Ending
- Dan Moses Schreier, Floyd Collins
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 Blvd.
Best Choreography
- Joshua Bergasse, Smash
- Camille A. Brown, Gypsy
- Christopher Gattelli, Death Becomes Her
- Jerry Mitchell, Boop! The Musical
- Patricia Delgado & Justin Peck, Buena Vista Social Club
Best Orchestrations
- Andrew Resnick & Michael Thurber, Just in Time
- Will Aronson, Maybe Happy Ending
- Bruce Coughlin, Floyd Collins
- Marco Paguia, Buena Vista Social Club
- David Cullen & Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sunset Blvd.