Nominations for the 2025 Tony Awards have been announced live today, celebrating a remarkable year in Broadway with 43 productions debuted throughout the 2024-2025 Broadway season. 14 new musicals, 14 new plays, and 14 revivals. That’s a lot for Broadway; only 36 productions were eligible last season. 42 of those productions are eligible for the Tonys. Stay tuned to see this year’s list of nominees below.
Select marquee categories were unveiled at 8:30 a.m. ET on CBS Mornings, with the rest announced by Tony winning actors Sarah Paulson and Wendell Pierce at 9:00 a.m. on the Tony Awards Youtube channel.
See full list of eligible shows here
Things to Look Out For
“Maybe Happy Endings” and “Dead Outlaw” are slated to be frontrunners for the Best Musical category, both receiving rave reviews throughout the season, as well as doing well at previous theatre awards shows this season. “John Proctor is the Villain” and “Oh, Mary!” are the shows to look out for on the play side.
Want to see who comes out on top? The 78th Tony Awards ceremony is planned for June 8 at Radio City Musical Hall, hosted by past Tony winner and star of the “Wicked” movie Cynthia Erivo.
Here’s What Shows Swept The Nominees — 9:45 a.m.
Show with multiple nominations:
“Buena Vista Social Club” – 10
“Death Becomes Her” – 10
“Maybe Happy Ending” – 10
“Dead Outlaw” – 7
“John Proctor is the Villain” – 7
“Sunset Blvd.” – 7
“The Hills of California” – 7
“Floyd Collins” – 6
“Just in Time” – 6
“Purpose” – 6
“The Picture of Dorian Gray” – 6
“English” – 5
“Good Night, and Good Luck” – 5
“Gypsy” – 5
“Oh, Mary!” – 5
“Stranger Things: The First Shadow” – 5
“Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical” – 4
“BOOP! The Musical” – 3
“Yellow Face” – 3
“Eureka Day” – 2
“Real Women Have Curves: The Musical” – 2
“SMASH” – 2
Snubs and Upsets — 9:38 a.m.
This was an amazing year for Broadway, which means the Tonys are ultra-competitive this season.
One of the biggest upsets from this list of nominations is Helen J. Shen, the leading actress in 10-time nominated musical “Maybe Happy Ending”.
Many fans were also expecting for the musical “Real Women Have Curves” to walk away with more nominations – it receiving only two, Best Original Score and Best Actress in a Featured Role with Justina Machado.
This year also saw a lot of “star-studded” casts, with big name celebrities bringing in astronomical ticket sales for shows, and yet many — such as Denzel Washington for “Othello” — were left off the list.
Standouts and Sweeps — 9:31 a.m.
In a three-way tie, the shows with the most nominations are “Maybe Happy Ending,” “Death Becomes Her” and “Buena Vista Social Club” — with 10 nominations each.
Nominations Live NOW on the Tony Awards Youtube Channel — 9:05 a.m.
An Extra Nomination for Leading Men — 8:45 a.m.
There were six nominations in the Leading Actor in a Musical category compared to the usual five nominations, meaning there is most likely a tie somewhere in this category.
It is surprising that the Leading Actress category did not also receive an extra nomination with how competitive that category was slated to be.
Audra McDonald Breaking Records — 8:35 a.m.
With her nomination for Best Leading Actress in a Musical, Audra McDonald has become the most nominated performer ever.
This is her 11th nomination.
Nominations — updated 9:44 a.m. ET
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 Leading Actress 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 Leading Actor in a Musical
Darren Criss, “Maybe Happy Ending”
Andrew Duran, “Dead Outlaw”
Tom Francis, “Sunset Blvd. “
Jonathan Groff, “Just in Time”
James Monreo Igleheart, “A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical”
Jeremy Jordan, “Floyd Collins”
Best Leading Actress 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 a Leading Actor in a Play
George Clooney, “Goodnight, and Good Luck”
Cole Escola, “Oh, Mary!”
John Michael Hill, “Purpose”
Daniel Dae Kim, “Yellow Face”
Harry Lennix, “Purpose”
Louis McCartney, “Stranger Things: The First Shadow”
Best Book of a Musical
“Buena Vista Social Club”
“Dead Outlaw”
“Death Becomes Her”
“Maybe Happy Ending”
“Operation Mincemeat”
Best Original Score
“Dead Outlaw”
“Death Becomes Her”
“Maybe Happy Ending”
“Operation Mincemeat”
“Real Women Have Curves”
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 Lighting Design of a Play
Natasha Chivers, “The Hills of California”
Jon Clark, “Stranger Things: The First Shadow”
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 Blvd.”
Tyler Micoleau, “Buena Vista Social Club”
Ben Stanton, “Maybe Happy Ending”
Scott Zielinski and Ruey Horng Sun, “Floyd Collins”
Justin Townsend, “Death Becomes Her”
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 Choreography
Joshua Bergasse, “Smash”
Camille A. Brown, “Gypsy”
Christopher Gattelli, “Death Becomes Her”
Jerry Mitchell, “BOOP! The Musical”
Patricia Delgado and Justin Peck, “Buena Vista Social Club”
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 Blvd.”
Peter Hylenski, “Just in Time”
Peter Hylenski, “Maybe Happy Ending”
Dan Moses Schreier, “Floyd Collins”
Best Direction of a Play
Knud Adams, “English”
Patrick Marber, “Glengarry Glen Ross”
Sam Mendes, “The Hills of California”
Sam Pinkleton, “Oh, Mary!”
Danya Taymor, “John Proctor is the Villain”
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 Orchestrations
Andrew Resnick and Michael Thurber, “Just in Time”
Will Aronson, “Maybe Happy Ending”
Bruce Coughlin, “Floyd Collins”
Marco Paguia, “Buena Vista Social Club”
David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber, “Sunset Boulevard”
Best Featured Actress in a Play
Tala Ashe, “English”
Jessica Hecht, “Eureka Day”
Marjan Neshat, “English”
Fina Strazza, “John Proctor is the Villain”
Kara Young, “Purpose”
Best Featured Actor 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 Featured Actress 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 Featured Actor in a Musical
Brooks Ashmanskas, “SMASH”
Jeb Brown, “Dead Outlaw”
Danny Burstein, “Gypsy”
Jak Malone, “Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical”
Taylor Trensch, “Floyd Collins”
Best Musical Revival
“Floyd Collins”
“Gypsy”
“Pirates! The Penzance Musical”
“Sunset Blvd.”
Best Play Revival
“Eureka Day”
“Thornton Wilder’s Our Town”
“Romeo + Juliet”
“Yellow Face”
Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
Harvey Fierstein
Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award
Celia Keenan-Bolger
Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre
Great Performances
Michael Price
New 42
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
Special Tony Awards
The musicians who make up the band of “Buena Vista Social Club” — Marco Paguia (music director, conductor/piano); David Oquendo (associate music director, guitar); Renesito Avich (tres); Gustavo Schartz (bass); Javier Días, Román Diaz, Mauricio Herrera (percussion); Jesus Ricardo (trumpet); Eddie Venegas (trombone); Hery Paz (woodwinds); Leonardo Reyna (piano)
The Illusions & Technical Effects of Stranger Things: The First Shadow (Jamie Harrison, Chris Fisher, Gary Beestone, and Edward Pierce)
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