Broadway has been buzzing, and now the 2025 TONY Award nominations have dropped.
It’s been a star-studded year on the Great White Way, courtesy of George Clooney’s Good Night, And Good Luck and Jake Gyllenhaal and Denzel Washington’s modernized retelling of Othello — both of which broke records at the box office.
It’s also been an adventurous year with the arrival of Stranger Things: The Last Shadow and a nostalgia revery with Mama Mia returning this summer.
And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. See what else has been happening on the Great White Way with the Tony Award nominations below.
Sarah Paulson (Appropriate) and Wendell Pierce (Death of a Salesman) will announce select Tony Award nominations on CBS Mornings on May 1 at 8:30 am ET. The remaining nominees are announced at 9am on the Tony Awards YouTube page.
TONY Award nominations 2025
Best Musical
Buena Vista Social Club
Dead Outlaw
Death Becomes Her
Maybe Happy Ending
Operation Mincemeat
Best Play
English
The Hills of California
John Proctor Is the Villain
Oh, Mary!
Purpose
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: The Louis Armstrong Musical
Jeremy Jordan, Floyd Collins
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
Megan Hilty, Death Becomes Her
Audra McDonald, Gypsy
Jasmine Amy Rogers, Boop! The Musical
Nicole Scherzinger, Sunset Boulevard
Jennifer Simard, Death Becomes Her
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
Harry Lennix, Purpose
Louis McCartney, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
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 an Actor in a Featured Role 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 Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Jasmine Amy Rogers, Boop!
Megan Hilty, Death Becomes Her
Audra McDonald, Gypsy
Nicole Scherzinger, Sunset Boulevard
Jennifer Simard, Death Becomes Her
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role 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 Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Tala Ashe, English
Jessica Hecht, Eureka Day
Marjan Neshat, English
Fina Strazza, John Proctor is the Villain
Kara Young, Purpose
Best Revival of a Play
Eureka Day
Romeo and Juliet
Our Town
Yellow Face
Best Revival of a Musical
Floyd Collins
Gypsy
Pirates! The Penzance Musical
Sunset Blvd.
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 Costume Design
Sunset Bouelvard
Buena Vista Social Club
Floyd Collins
Maybe Happy Ending
Death Becomes Her
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
Christopher Gattelli, Death Becomes Her
Jerry Mitchell, Boop! The Musical
Patricka Delgado and Justin Peck, Buena Vista Social Club
Lifetime Achievement
Harvey Fierstein
Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award
Celia Keenan-Bolger
Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre
Great Performances
Michael Price
New 42
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
When do the Tony nominations come out?
Sarah Paulson (Appropriate) and Wendell Pierce (Death of a Salesman) will announce select Tony Award nominations on CBS Mornings on May 1 at 8:30 am ET. The remaining nominees are announced at 9am on the Tony Awards YouTube page.
When are the Tonys 2025?
The 78th annual Tony Awards will take place on Sunday, June 8th at 8pm ET on CBS. Cynthia Erivo, who played Elphaba in 2024’s Wicked, will host the show.
What are the Tony Awards given for?
In 1947, the American Theatre Wing established the Tony Awards in honor of actress and producer Antoinette Perry. The intent was to recognize Broadway plays and musicals for their achievements.
How do I get Tony Award tickets?
Tickets to the show on June 8th, which will take place at Radio City Music Hall, are available from $595 (excluding Ticketmaster charges) on the Tony Awards website. There are only six tickets per guest, and they’re non-refundable and non-exchangeable.
While you wait for the Great White Way’s biggest night, be sure to book Broadway tickets to the hottest shows.