78th Tony Awards
June 8, 2025 on CBS & Paramount+
Location: Radio City Music Hall
Host: Cynthia Erivo
Nominations: May 1, 2025 by Sarah Paulson & Wendell Pierce
Act One: Hosted by Darren Criss & Renee Elise Goldsberry on PlutoTV
Best Musical
Best Play
Best Revival of a Musical
Best Revival of a Play
The Rest of the Nominations
Bold= Winner
Best Book of a Musical
Will Aronson & Hue Park, Maybe Happy Ending
David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, Zoe Roberts, Operation Mincemeat
Itmar Moses, Dead Outlaw
Marco Pannette, Death Becomes Her
Marco Ramirez, Buena Vista Social Club
Best Original Score for the Theatre
Dead Outlaw (Music & Lyrics by David Yazbeck & Erik Della Penna)
Death Becomes Her (Music & Lyrics by Julia Mattison & Noel Carey)
Maybe Happy Ending (Music by Will Aronson, Lyrics by Will Aronson & Hue Park)
Operation Mincemeat (Music & Lyrics by David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, Zoe Roberts)
Real Women Haven Curves (Music & Lyrics by Joy Huerta & Benjamin Velez)
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
George Clooney, Good Night, and Good Luck
Cole Escola, Oh, Mary!
Jon Michael Hill, Purpose
Daniel Dae Kim, Yellow Face
Henry Lennix, Purpose
Louis McCartney, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
Darren Criss, Maybe Happy Ending
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 a 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 Actress in a Musical
Megan Hilty, Death Becomes Her
Audra McDonald, Gypsy
Jasmine Amy Rogers, Boop!
Nicole Scherzinger, Sunset Boulevard
Jennifer Simard, Death Becomes Her
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
Glenn Davis, Purpose
Gabriel Ebert, John Proctor in the Villain
Francis Jue, Yellow Face
Bob Odenkirk, Glengarry Glen Ross
Conrad Ricamora, Oh, Mary!
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
Tala Ashe, English
Jessica Hecht, Eureka Day
Marjan Neshat, English
Fina Strazza, John Proctor in the Villain
Kara Young, Purpose
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
Brooks Ashmaskas, Smash
Jeb Brown, Dead Outlaw
Danny Burstein, Gypsy
Jak Malone, Operation Mincemeat
Taylor Trensch, Floyd Collins
Best Performance by a 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
Joy Woods, Gypsy
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 Choreography
Joshua Bergasse, Smash
Camille A. Brown, Gypsy
Patricia Delgado & Justin Peck, Buena Vista Social Club
Christopher Gattelli, Death Becomes Her
Jerry Mitchell, Boop!
Best Orchestrations
Will Aronson, Maybe Happy Ending
Bruce Coughlin, Floyd Collins
David Cullin & Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sunset Boulevard
Marco Paguia, Buena Vista Social Club
Andrew Resnick & Michael Thurber, Just in Time
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Miriam Buether & 59, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Marsha Ginsberg, English
Rob Howell, The Hills of California
Marg Horwell & David Bergman, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Scott Pask, Good Night, and Good Luck
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Rachel Hauck, Swept Away
Dane Laffrey & 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
Wilberth Gonzalez & Paloma Young, Real Women Have Curves
Andrea Hood, Once Upon a Mattress
Toni-Leslie James, Gypsy
Paul Tazewell, Death Becomes Her
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 Boulevard
Tyler Micoleau, Buena Vista Social Club
Ben Stanton, Maybe Happy Ending
Justin Townsend, Death Becomes Her
Scott Zielinski & Ruey Horng Sun, Floyd Collins
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
Looking Ahead to 2025-26 season:
New Musicals:
Dolly (Book by Dolly Parton & Maria S. Schlatter, Music & Lyrics by Dolly Parton) (Directed by Bartlett Sher)
The Lost Boys (Book by Chris Hoch & David Hornsby, Music & Lyrics by The Rescues) (Directed by Michael Arden, Choreographed Christopher Cree Grant & Lauren Yalango-Grant)
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (Book by Taylor Mac, Music & Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown) (Directed by Rob Ashford, Choreographed by Tanya Bril-Torres)
The Queen of Versailles (Book by Lindsey Ferrentino, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz) (Directed by Michael Arden, Choreographed by Christopher Cree Grant & Lauren Yalango-Grant)
Wanted (Book by Angelica Chéri, Music by Ross Baum, Lyrics by Angelica Chéri) (Directed by Stevie Walker-Webb, Choreographed by Chelsey Arce)
Musical Revivals:
Chess (Book by Tim Rice, Music by Benny Andersson & Bjorn Ulvaeus, Lyrics Tim Rice & Bjorn Ulvaeus) (Directed by Michael Mayer, Choreographed by Lorin Latarro)
Mamma Mia! (Book by Catherine Johnson, Music & Lyrics by Benny Andersson & Bjorn Ulvaeus) (Directed by Phyllida Lloyd, Choreographed by Anthony van Laast)
Ragtime (Book by Terrence McNally, Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Aherns) (Directed & Choreographed by Lear deBessonet)
The Rocky Horror Show (Book, Music, Lyrics by Richard O'Brien) (Directed & Choreographed by Sam Pinkleton)
New Plays:
All Out by Simon Rich (Directed by Alex Timbers)
Becky Shaw by Gina Gionfriddo (Directed by Trip Cullman)
Call Me Izzy by Jamie Wax (Directed by Sarna Lapine)
Marjorie Prime by Jordan Harrison (Directed by Anne Kauffman)
The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie
Oedipus by Robert Icke (Directed by Robert Robert Icke)
Sidney by Charles Randolph-Wright (Directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson)
Sugar Daddy by Sam Morrison
Play Revivals:
Art by Yasmina Reza (Directed by Scott Ellis)
Fallen Angels by Noel Coward (Directed by Scott Ellis)
Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett (Directed by Jamie Lloyd)
Best Book of a Musical
Will Aronson & Hue Park, Maybe Happy Ending
David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, Zoe Roberts, Operation Mincemeat
Itmar Moses, Dead Outlaw
Marco Pannette, Death Becomes Her
Marco Ramirez, Buena Vista Social Club
Best Original Score for the Theatre
Dead Outlaw (Music & Lyrics by David Yazbeck & Erik Della Penna)
Death Becomes Her (Music & Lyrics by Julia Mattison & Noel Carey)
Maybe Happy Ending (Music by Will Aronson, Lyrics by Will Aronson & Hue Park)
Operation Mincemeat (Music & Lyrics by David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, Zoe Roberts)
Real Women Haven Curves (Music & Lyrics by Joy Huerta & Benjamin Velez)
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
George Clooney, Good Night, and Good Luck
Cole Escola, Oh, Mary!
Jon Michael Hill, Purpose
Daniel Dae Kim, Yellow Face
Henry Lennix, Purpose
Louis McCartney, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
Darren Criss, Maybe Happy Ending
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 a 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 Actress in a Musical
Megan Hilty, Death Becomes Her
Audra McDonald, Gypsy
Jasmine Amy Rogers, Boop!
Nicole Scherzinger, Sunset Boulevard
Jennifer Simard, Death Becomes Her
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
Glenn Davis, Purpose
Gabriel Ebert, John Proctor in the Villain
Francis Jue, Yellow Face
Bob Odenkirk, Glengarry Glen Ross
Conrad Ricamora, Oh, Mary!
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
Tala Ashe, English
Jessica Hecht, Eureka Day
Marjan Neshat, English
Fina Strazza, John Proctor in the Villain
Kara Young, Purpose
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
Brooks Ashmaskas, Smash
Jeb Brown, Dead Outlaw
Danny Burstein, Gypsy
Jak Malone, Operation Mincemeat
Taylor Trensch, Floyd Collins
Best Performance by a 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
Joy Woods, Gypsy
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 Choreography
Joshua Bergasse, Smash
Camille A. Brown, Gypsy
Patricia Delgado & Justin Peck, Buena Vista Social Club
Christopher Gattelli, Death Becomes Her
Jerry Mitchell, Boop!
Best Orchestrations
Will Aronson, Maybe Happy Ending
Bruce Coughlin, Floyd Collins
David Cullin & Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sunset Boulevard
Marco Paguia, Buena Vista Social Club
Andrew Resnick & Michael Thurber, Just in Time
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Miriam Buether & 59, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Marsha Ginsberg, English
Rob Howell, The Hills of California
Marg Horwell & David Bergman, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Scott Pask, Good Night, and Good Luck
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Rachel Hauck, Swept Away
Dane Laffrey & 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
Wilberth Gonzalez & Paloma Young, Real Women Have Curves
Andrea Hood, Once Upon a Mattress
Toni-Leslie James, Gypsy
Paul Tazewell, Death Becomes Her
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 Boulevard
Tyler Micoleau, Buena Vista Social Club
Ben Stanton, Maybe Happy Ending
Justin Townsend, Death Becomes Her
Scott Zielinski & Ruey Horng Sun, Floyd Collins
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
Looking Ahead to 2025-26 season:
New Musicals:
Dolly (Book by Dolly Parton & Maria S. Schlatter, Music & Lyrics by Dolly Parton) (Directed by Bartlett Sher)
The Lost Boys (Book by Chris Hoch & David Hornsby, Music & Lyrics by The Rescues) (Directed by Michael Arden, Choreographed Christopher Cree Grant & Lauren Yalango-Grant)
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (Book by Taylor Mac, Music & Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown) (Directed by Rob Ashford, Choreographed by Tanya Bril-Torres)
The Queen of Versailles (Book by Lindsey Ferrentino, Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz) (Directed by Michael Arden, Choreographed by Christopher Cree Grant & Lauren Yalango-Grant)
Wanted (Book by Angelica Chéri, Music by Ross Baum, Lyrics by Angelica Chéri) (Directed by Stevie Walker-Webb, Choreographed by Chelsey Arce)
Musical Revivals:
Chess (Book by Tim Rice, Music by Benny Andersson & Bjorn Ulvaeus, Lyrics Tim Rice & Bjorn Ulvaeus) (Directed by Michael Mayer, Choreographed by Lorin Latarro)
Mamma Mia! (Book by Catherine Johnson, Music & Lyrics by Benny Andersson & Bjorn Ulvaeus) (Directed by Phyllida Lloyd, Choreographed by Anthony van Laast)
Ragtime (Book by Terrence McNally, Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Aherns) (Directed & Choreographed by Lear deBessonet)
The Rocky Horror Show (Book, Music, Lyrics by Richard O'Brien) (Directed & Choreographed by Sam Pinkleton)
New Plays:
All Out by Simon Rich (Directed by Alex Timbers)
Becky Shaw by Gina Gionfriddo (Directed by Trip Cullman)
Call Me Izzy by Jamie Wax (Directed by Sarna Lapine)
Marjorie Prime by Jordan Harrison (Directed by Anne Kauffman)
The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie
Oedipus by Robert Icke (Directed by Robert Robert Icke)
Sidney by Charles Randolph-Wright (Directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson)
Sugar Daddy by Sam Morrison
Play Revivals:
Art by Yasmina Reza (Directed by Scott Ellis)
Fallen Angels by Noel Coward (Directed by Scott Ellis)
Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett (Directed by Jamie Lloyd)
