Sarah Paulson and Wendell Pierce presented the 2025 Tony Nominations on May 1. With an exciting number of ties for most nominated— Buena Vista Social Club, Death Becomes Her, and Maybe Happy Ending all tied for most nominated with 10 each—the outcome of this season’s awards will have us on the edge of our seats. While predicting this year’s winners will be difficult, we know that this list is a great way to plan your summer trips to Broadway shows and which tours you want to bookmark for the future.
Along with the category nominations, this year, The Tony Awards will also recognize excellence with special Tonys. The musicians who make up the band from Buena Vista Social Club and the Illusions & Technical Effects of Stranger Things: The First Shadow will each be awarded a Tony. Harvey Fierstein will receive the Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre Award, and Celia Keenan-Bolger will receive the Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award. The 2025 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre will be presented to PBS’ Great Performances, Michael Price (Goodspeed), the nonprofit New 42, and The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
The 78th Annual Tony Awards will return to the legendary Radio City Music Hall in New York City next month. Hosted by Tony, Emmy, and GRAMMY Award-winner and three-time Oscar nominee Cynthia Erivo, The American Theatre Wing’s Tony Awards will broadcast LIVE to both coasts on Sunday, June 8, 2025 (8:00 – 11:00 PM ET/5:00 – 8:00 PM PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ in the U.S.
Check out the complete list of nominees below.
Best Musical
Buena Vista Social Club Dead Outlaw Death Becomes Her Maybe Happy Ending Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
Best Play
EnglishThe Hills of CaliforniaJohn Proctor is the VillainOh, Mary!Purpose
Best Revival of a Play
Eureka Day, Jonathan SpectorRomeo + JulietThornton Wilder’s Our TownYellow Face, David Henry Hwang
Best Revival of a Musical
Floyd Collins, Tina Landau (book, additional lyrics) and Adam Guettel (music and lyrics)GypsyPirates! The Penzance MusicalSunset Blvd.
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Laura Donnelly, The Hills of CaliforniaMia Farrow, The RoommateLaTanya Richardson Jackson, PurposeSadie Sink, John Proctor is the VillainSarah Snook, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
George Clooney, Good Night, and Good LuckCole Escola, Oh, Mary!Jon Michael Hill, PurposeDaniel Dae Kim, Yellow FaceHarry Lennix, PurposeLouis McCartney, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Megan Hilty, Death Becomes HerAudra McDonald, GypsyJasmine Amy Rogers, BOOP! The MusicalNicole Scherzinger, Sunset Blvd.Jennifer Simard, Death Becomes Her
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Darren Criss, Maybe Happy EndingAndrew Durand, Dead OutlawTom Francis, Sunset Blvd.Jonathan Groff, Just in TimeJames Monroe Iglehart, A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong MusicalJeremy Jordan, Floyd Collins
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Tala Ashe, EnglishJessica Hecht, Eureka DayMarjan Neshat, EnglishFina Strazza, John Proctor is the VillainKara Young, Purpose
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Glenn Davis, PurposeGabriel Ebert, John Proctor is the VillainFrancis Jue, Yellow FaceBob Odenkirk, Glengarry Glen RossConrad Ricamora, Oh, Mary!
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Natalie Venetia Belcon, Buena Vista Social ClubJulia Knitel, Dead OutlawGracie Lawrence, Just in TimeJustina Machado, Real Women Have Curves: The MusicalJoy Woods, Gypsy
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Brooks Ashmanskas, SMASHJeb Brown, Dead OutlawDanny Burstein, GypsyJak Malone, Operation Mincemeat: A New MusicalTaylor Trensch, Floyd Collins
Best Book of a Musical
Buena Vista Social Club, Marco RamirezDead Outlaw, Itamar MosesDeath Becomes Her, Marco PennetteMaybe Happy Ending, Will Aronson and Hue ParkOperation Mincemeat: A New Musical, David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, and Zoë Roberts
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Dead Outlaw, David Yazbek and Erik Della PennaDeath Becomes Her, Julia Mattison and Noel CareyMaybe Happy Ending, Will Aronson (music and lyrics) and Hue Park (lyrics)Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical, David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, and Zoë RobertsReal Women Have Curves: The Musical, Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Marsha Ginsberg, EnglishRob Howell, The Hills of CaliforniaMarg Horwell and David Bergman, The Picture of Dorian GrayMiriam Buether and 59, Stranger Things: The First ShadowScott Pask, Good Night, and Good Luck
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Rachel Hauck, Swept AwayDane Laffrey and George Reeve, Maybe Happy EndingArnulfo Maldonado, Buena Vista Social ClubDerek McLane, Death Becomes HerDerek McLane, Just in Time
Best Costume Design of a Play
Brenda Abbandandolo, Good Night, and Good LuckMarg Horwell, The Picture of Dorian GrayRob Howell, The Hills of CaliforniaHolly Pierson, Oh, Mary!Brigitte Reiffenstuel, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Dede Ayite, Buena Vista Social ClubGregg Barnes, BOOP! The MusicalClint Ramos, Maybe Happy EndingPaul Tazewell, Death Becomes HerCatherine Zuber, Just in Time
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Natasha Chivers, The Hills of CaliforniaJon Clark, Stranger Things: The First ShadowHeather Gilbert and David Bengali, Good Night, and Good LuckNatasha Katz and Hannah Wasileski, John Proctor is the VillainNick Schlieper, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Jack Knowles, Sunset Blvd.Tyler Micoleau, Buena Vista Social ClubScott Zielinski and Ruey Horng Sun, Floyd CollinsBen Stanton, Maybe Happy EndingJustin Townsend, Death Becomes Her
Best Sound Design of a Play
Paul Arditti, Stranger Things: The First ShadowPalmer Hefferan, John Proctor is the VillainDaniel Kluger, Good Night, and Good LuckNick Powell, The Hills of CaliforniaClemence Williams, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Best Sound Design of a Musical
Jonathan Deans, Buena Vista Social ClubAdam Fisher, Sunset Blvd.Peter Hylenski, Just in TimePeter Hylenski, Maybe Happy EndingDan Moses Schreier, Floyd Collins
Best Direction of a Play
Knud Adams, EnglishSam Mendes, The Hills of CaliforniaSam Pinkleton, Oh, Mary!Danya Taymor, John Proctor is the VillainKip Williams, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Best Direction of a Musical
Saheem Ali, Buena Vista Social ClubMichael Arden, Maybe Happy EndingDavid Cromer, Dead OutlawChristopher Gattelli, Death Becomes HerJamie Lloyd, Sunset Blvd.
Best Choreography
Joshua Bergasse, SMASHCamille A. Brown, GypsyChristopher Gattelli, Death Becomes HerJerry Mitchell, BOOP! The MusicalPatricia Delgado and Justin Peck, Buena Vista Social Club
Best Orchestrations
Andrew Resnick and Michael Thurber, Just in TimeWill Aronson, Maybe Happy EndingBruce Coughlin, Floyd CollinsMarco Paguia, Buena Vista Social ClubDavid Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sunset Blvd.