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A theater season defined by exciting dramas, squeaky musicals and even a last minute controversy came to an end on Sunday with the Tony 2025 awards, the biggest night in Broadway.
The great winner of the night was “Happy Ending”, which collected a total of six awards, including the best musical and the best actor in a musical for one of his main stars, Darren Criss.
As for the race very scrutinized by the best actress in a musical, Nicole Scherzinger triumphed over her alleged alleged leader Audra McDonald. Meanwhile, Cole Escola continued his “Oh, Mary!” The return of the victory collecting the best actor in a play, becoming the first non-binary winner in the category, while the best work was for the drama “Purpose” of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins.
This year’s ceremony was organized by Cynthia Erivo, a winner of Tony of “The Color Purple” who challenged gravity on the big screen like Elphaba in the film adaptation of “Wicked” last year. There was no Power Star’s shortage from Hollywood, with the best actress in a work winner Sarah Snoak among those who exhibited her talents on the New York stage this year.
For many spectators, the highlight of the night was an epic potpourri of “Hamilton” songs, played by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr., Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jonathan Groff and other members of the original cast to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the musical.
See the complete list of nominees and winners below.
Best musical
“Buena Vista Social Club”
“Dead Outlaw”
“Death becomes it”
Winner: “Maybe happy ending”
“Operation Mincemeat”
Best game
“English”
“The Hills of California”
“John Proctor is the villain”
“Oh, Mary!”
Winner: “Purpose”
The best revival of a work
Winner: “Eureka Day”
“Romeo and Julieta”
“Our city”
“Yellow Face”
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The best rebirth of a musical
“Floyd Collins”
“Gypsy”
“Pirates! The Penzance musical”
Winner: “Sunset Blvd.”
The best performance of a leading actor in a musical
Winner: 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”
Better performance by a leading actress in a musical
Megan Hilty, “Death becomes it”
Audra McDonald, “Gypsy”
Jasmine Amy Rogers, “Boop! The musical”
Winner: Nicole Scherzinger, “Sunset Boulevard”
Jennifer Simard, “Death becomes it”
Better performance by a leading actor in a work
George Clooney, “Good night and good luck”
Winner: Cole Escola, “Oh, Mary!”
Jon Michael Hill, “Purpose”
Daniel Dae Kim, “Yellow Face”
Harry Lennix, “Purpose”
Louis McCartney, “Stranger Things: The First Shadow”
Matthew Murphy
Best performance by a leading actress in a play
Laura Donnelly, “Las Colinas de California”
Mia Farrow, “the fourth partner”
Latanya Richardson Jackson, “Purpose”
Winner: Sarah Snoak, “Dorian Gray’s image”
Sadie immersed himself, “John Proctor is the villain”
Best performance by an actor highlighted in a musical
Brooks Ashmanskas, “Smash”
Jeb Brown, “Dead Outlaw”
Danny Burstein, “Gypsy”
Winner: Jak Malone, “Operation Mincemeat: a new musical”
Taylor Trensch, “Floyd Collins”
Best performance by an actress outstanding in a musical
Winner: Natalie Venetia Belcon, “Buena Vista Social Club”
Julia Knitel, “Dead outlaw”
Gracie Lawrence, “just in time”
Justina Machado, “Royal women have curves: the musical”
Joy Woods, “Gypsy”
Best performance by an outstanding actor in a work
Glenn Davis, “Purpose”
Gabriel Ebert, “John Proctor is the villain”
Winner: Francis Jue, “Yellow Face”
Bob Odenkirk, “Glengarry Glen Ross”
Conrad left over, “Oh, Mary!”
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Best performance by an outstanding actress in a work
Tala Ashe, “English”
Jessica Heht, “Eureka Day”
Marjan Neshat, “English”
Fina Strazza, “John Proctor is the villain”
Winner: Kara Young, “Purpose”
The best scenic design of a work
Marsha Ginsberg, “English”
Rob Howell, “Las Colinas de California”
Marg Horwell and David Bergman, “The image of Dorian Gray”
Winner: Miriam Buether and 59, “Stranger Things: The First Shadow”
Scott Pass, “Good night and good luck”
The best scenic design of a musical
Rachel Hauck, “sweep”
Winner: Dane Laffrey and George Reeve, “Maybe happy ending”
Arnulfo Maldonado, “Buena Vista Social Club”
Derek McLane, “Death becomes it”
Derek McLane, “just in time”
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The best costume design of a work
Brenda abbanding it, “good night and good luck”
Winner: Marg Horwell, “Dorian Gray’s image”
Rob Howell, “Las Colinas de California”
Holly Pierson, “Oh, Mary!”
Brigitte Robbery, “Stranger Things: The First Shadow”
The best costume design of a musical
Dede Ayite, “Buena Vista Social Club”
Gregg Barnes, “Boop! The musical”
Clint Ramos, “Maybe happy ending”
Winner: Paul Tazewell, “Death becomes it”
Catherine Zuber, “just in time”
The best lighting design of a work
Natasha Chivers, “Las Colinas de California”
Winner: Jon Clark, “Stranger Things: The First Shadow”
Heather Gilbert and David Bengali, “Good evening and good luck”
Natasha Katz and Hannah Wasileki, “John Proctor is the villain”
Nick Schlieper, “The image of Dorian Gray”
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The best lighting design of a musical
Winner: Jack Knowles, “Sunset Blvd.”
Tyler Micoleau, “Buena Vista Social Club”
Scott Zielinski and Ruey Horng Sun, “Floyd Collins”
Ben Stanton, “Maybe happy ending”
Justin Towsend, “Death becomes it”
The best sound design of a work
Winner: Paul Arditti, “Stranger Things: The First Shadow”
Palmer Hefferan, “John Proctor is the villain”
Daniel Kluger, “Good night and good luck”
Nick Powell, “Las Colinas de California”
Clemence Williams, “Dorian Gray’s image”
The best sound design of a musical
Winner: 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”
The best address of a work
Knud Adams, “English”
Sam Mendes, “Las Colinas de California”
Winner: Sam Pinkleton, “Oh, Mary!”
Danya Taymor, “John Proctor is the villain”
Kip Williams, “Dorian Gray’s image”
Matthew Murphy
The best direction of a musical
Saheem Ali, “Buena Vista Social Club”
Winner: Michael Arden, “Maybe happy ending”
David Cromer, “Dead Outlaw”
Christopher Gattelli, “Death becomes it”
Jamie Lloyd, “Sunset Blvd.”
Best choreography
Joshua Bergasse, “Smash”
Camille A. Brown, “Gypsy”
Christopher Gattelli, “Death becomes it”
Jerry Mitchell, “Boop! The musical”
Winner: Patricia Delgado and Justin Peck, “Buena Vista Social Club”
The best orchestrations
Andrew Resnick and Michael Thurber, “Just in Time”
Will Aronson, “Maybe happy ending”
Bruce Coughlin, “Floyd Collins”
Winner: Marco Pagia, “Buena Vista Social Club”
David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber, “Sunset Blvd.”
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Best book by a musical
“Buena Vista Social Club,” Marco Ramirez
“Dead Outlaw”, Itamar Moses
“Death becomes it,” Marco Pennette
Winner: “Maybe the happy ending”, Will Aronson and Hue Park
“Operation Mincemeat: a new musical”, David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts
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The best original score (music and/or letter) written for the theater
“Dead Outlaw”, David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna
“Death becomes it,” Julia Mattison and Noel Carey
Winner: “Maybe the happy ending”, Will Aronson and Hue Park
“Operation Mincemeat: a new musical”, David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts
“Royal women have curves: the musical”, Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez