When: Sunday, June 8, 2025 Where: televised live on CBS and Paramount+
Welcome to the 78th edition of the Tony Awards!
Honoring the best and brightest on Broadway, the 2025 Tony Award show will return to the legendary Radio City Music Hall in New York City, broadcasting live to both coasts on Sunday, June 8, 2025 (8:00 – 11:00 PM LIVE ET/5:00 – 8:00 PM LIVE PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+.
Hosting the 2025 Tonys will be "Wicked" star Cynthia Erivo.
Meanwhile, watch for 2025 Tony nominees to be announced on Thursday, May 1, 2025 -- followed by a list of rhia year's presenters and performers, and the celebration of big winners when the 2025 Tony Awards airs in June!
2025 Tony contenders
Opening to rave reviews this season, the revival of "Gypsy" is sure to be a top contender for Tony glory including a nod for Best Actress in a Musical for six-time Tony Award-winner Audra McDonald.
The revival of the Broadway classic "Gypsy" starring Audra McDonald
is sure to be a highlight
of the 2025 Tony Awards airing on June 8.
Other plays and musicals in top contention include "A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical", "Maybe Happy Ending", "Tammy Faye", "Swept Away", "Death Becomes Her", "Cult of Love"; "Eureka Day", and "All In".
Frontrunners in this year's Broadway race to the top that ncluding Purlie Victorious and Merrily We Roll Along for Best Revivial of a Musical (with Daniel Radcliffe with his first ever Tony win as best actor in a featured role),
Other big names up for an award this year was Eddie Redmayne in the revival of Cabaret, Liev Schreiber in Doubt and Jeremy Strong in An Enemy of the People
More Hollywood imports this year? They included Jessica Lange (Mother Play) Sarah Paulson, (Appropriate) and
Rachel McAdams (Mary Jane) all of whom were up for Best Actress in a Play.
A look back at the 2024 Tonys.
The annual sampler of top Broadway shows this year included live performances by stars of the Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club Eddie Redmayne and Gayle Rankin.
Also taking center stage was the cast of Hell’s Kitchen featuring the music of producer Alicia Keys, with Shoshana Bean, Brandon Victor Dixon, Kecia Lewis and Maleah Joi Moon performing
Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll also incluided Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff, Lindsay Mendez giving it their all. On hand to give out Tonys on awards night was Angelina Jolie, Sean Hayes, Taraji P. Henson, Julianne Hough, Jennifer Hudson, ,Nick Jonas, Idina Menzel, Ashley Park, Jim Parsons, Wendell Pierce, Ben Platt, Anthony Ramos, Andrew Rannells, Solomon Thomas, Taylor Tomlinson, Pete Townshend and many more.
Just up ahead check out the complete list of 2024 Tony nominees and winners, along with more info on Tony trivia and history plus related resources around the web:
DID YOU KNOW? Tony Awards fun facts
Winning-est actress:
Audra McDonald
• Give that Tony a whirl: Hinged on a curved armature, the Tony Award medallion is the only major entertainment award that spins.
• The host with the most: One of the modern era's most popular Tony hosts, Neil Patrick Harris has hosted the Tony Awards show four times - in 2009, 2011, 2012, and 2013. In that time, he won three Emmys for hosting the Tonys.
• Hollywood to Broadway: Although Broadway shows have been adapted into popular movies in the past, the modern trend has gone into reverse. Hollywood-to-Broadway shows that have won Tonys include Monty Python and the Holy Grail, The Lion King, and The Producers.
• Musical with the most Tony Awards:The Producers (2001) with 12.
• Actress with the most Tony Awards: Audra McDonald has won six Tony Awards, more than any other Broadway actress. She is also the only person to win Tony Awards in four different acting categories in both dramas and musicals.
• Individual with the most Tony Awards: Producer/director Harold Prince with 21.
• Tony winner with the longest title: The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade (1966). Or, Marat/Sade for short.
• Tony winner with the shortest title:Da in 1978.
2024 Tony Award
NOMINEES & WINNERS
Best Musical Hell's Kitchen
Illinoise The Outsiders - WINNER
Suffs
Water for Elephants
Best Play Jaja's African Hair Braiding
Mary Jane
Mother Play
Prayer for the French Republic Stereophonic -WINNER
Best Revival of a Musical Cabaret
Gutenberg! The Musical Merrily We Roll Along - - WINNER
Spamalot
The Who's Tommy
The Wiz
Best Revival of a Play An Enemy of the People Appropriate - WINNER
Doubt
Purlie Victorious
Uncle Vanya
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical Brian d'Arcy James, Days of Wine and Roses
Brody Grant, The Outsiders
Jonathan Groff, Merrily We Roll Along - WINNER
Dorian Harewood, The Notebook
Eddie Redmayne, Cabaret
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
Eden Espinosa, Lempicka Maleah Joi Moon, Hell's Kitchen - WINNER
Kelli O'Hara, Days of Wine and Roses
Maryann Plunkett, The Notebook
Gayle Rankin, Cabaret
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
William Jackson Harper, Uncle Vanya
Leslie Odom, Jr., Purlie Victorious
Liev Schreiber, Doubt Jeremy Strong, An Enemy of the People - WINNER
Michael Stuhlbarg, Patriots
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play Betsy Aidem, Prayer for the French Republic
Jessica Lange, Mother Play
Rachel McAdams, Mary Jane Sarah Paulson, Appropriate - WINNER
Amy Ryan, Doubt
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Will Brill, Stereophonic - WINNER
Eli Gelb, Stereophonic
Jim Parsons, Mother Play Tom Pecinka, Stereophonic
Corey Still, Appropriate
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play Quincy Tyler Bernadine, Doubt: A Parable
Juliana Canfield, Stereophonic
Celia Keenan-Bolger, Mother Play
Sarah Pidgeon, Stereophonic Kara Young, Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch- WINNER
Best performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Shoshana Bean, Hell’s Kitchen
Amber Iman, Lempicka
Nikki M. James, Suffs
Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer, Monty Python’s Spamalot Kecia Lewis, Hell’s Kitchen – WINNER
Lindsay Mendez, Merrily We Roll Along
Bebe Neuwirth, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Best performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Roger Bart, Back To The Future: The Musical
Joshua Boone, The Outsiders
Brandon Victor Dixon, Hell’s Kitchen
Sky Lakota-Lynch, The Outsiders Daniel Radcliffe, Merrily We Roll Along – WINNER
Steven Skybell, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Best Direction of a Play Daniel Aukin, Stereophonic - WINNER
Anne Kauffman, Mary Jane
Kenny Leon, Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
Lila Neugebauer, Appropriate
Whitney White, Jaja's African Hair Braiding
Best Direction of a Musical
Maria Friedman, Merrily We Roll Along
Michael Greif, Hell's Kitchen
Leigh Silverman, Suffs
Jessica Stone, Water for Elephants Danya Taymor, The Outsiders - WINNER
Best Book of a Musical Kristtoffer Diaz, Hell's Kitchen
Bekah Brunstetter, The Notebook
Adam Rapp and Justin Levine, The Outsiders Shaina Taub, Suffs - WINNER
Rick Elice, Water for Elephants
Best Original Score Adam Guettel, Days of Wine and Roses
David Byrne and Fatboy Slim, Here Lies Love
Will Butler, Stereophonic Shaina Taub, Suffs - WINNER
Jamestown Revival (Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance) and Justin Levine, The Outsiders
Best Scenic Design of a Play dots, Appropriate
dots, An Enemy of the People
Derek McLane, Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
David Zinn, Jaja's African Hair Braiding David Zinn, Stereophonic - WINNER
Best Scenic Design of a Musical Amp featuring Tatiana Kahvegian, The Outsiders
Robert Brill and Peter Nigrini, Hell's Kitchen
Takeshi Kata, Water for Elephants
David Korins, Here Lies Love
Riccardo Hernández and Peter Nigrini, Lempicka
Tim Hatley and Finn Ross, Back to the Future: The Musical Tom Scutt, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club - WINNER
Best Costume Design of a Play Dede Ayite, Appropriate Dede Ayite, Jaja's African Hair Braiding - WINNER
Enver Chakartash, Stereophonic Emilio Sosa, Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch
David Zinn, An Enemy of the People
Best Costume Design of a Musical Dede Ayite, Hell's Kitchen Linda Cho, The Great Gatsby - WINNER
David Israel Reynoso, Water for Elephants
Tom Scutt, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Paul Tazewell, Suffs
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Isabella Byrd, An Enemy of the People
Amith Chandrashaker, Prayer for the French Republic
Jiyoun Chang, Stereophonic Jane Cox, Appropriate - WINNER
Natasha Katz, Grey House
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Brandon Stirling Baker, Illinoise
Isabella Byrd, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Natasha Katz, Hell's Kitchen
Bradley King and David Bengali, Water for Elephants Brian MacDevitt and Hana S. Kim, The Outsiders - WINNER
Best Sound Design of a Play
Justin Ellington and Stefania Bulbarella, Jaja's African Hair Braiding
Leah Gelpe, Mary Jane
Tom Gibbons, Grey House
Bray Poor and Will Pickens, Appropriate Ryan Rumery, Stereophonic - WINNER
Best Sound Design of a Musical
M.L. Dogg and Cody Spencer, Here Lies Love
Kai Harada, Merrily We Roll Along
Nick Lidster for Autograph, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club
Gareth Owen, Hell's Kitchen Cody Spencer, The Outsiders - WINNER
Best Choreography
Annie-B Parson, Here Lies Love
Camille A. Brown, Hell's Kitchen
Rick Kuperman and Jeff Kuperman, The Outsiders Justin Peck, Illinoise - WINNER
Jesse Robb and Shana Carroll, Water for Elephants
Best Orchestrations
Timo Andres, Illinoise
Will Butler and Justin Craig, Stereophonic
Justin Levine, Matt Hinkley and Jamestown Revival (Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance), The Outsiders
Tom Kitt and Adam Blackstone, Hell's Kitchen Jonathan Tunick, Merrily We Roll Along - WINNER
More about the Tony Awards around the web:
Tony Awards 2025 - Check out the official site with lists of current nominees and winners, news, videos, photo galleries, and more.
Tony Awards | Playbill - Keep up to date with all the latest news and gossip from the New York theater scene, including feature stories on current Tony nominees and major contenders.
Tony Awards - Wikipedia - Take a deep dive into Tony history, nomination criteria, lists of winners, photos and more.
When: Sunday, June 8, 2025
