Tony Awards 2025: Death Becomes Her, Maybe Happy Ending, and Buena Vista Social Club lead nominations ahead of June 8 ceremony.
The curtain has officially risen on the 78th annual Tony Awards season, and the race is heating up. Nominees for Broadway’s biggest night were announced Thursday morning in New York City by Tony Award winners Sarah Paulson and Wendell Pierce. This year’s top contenders include Death Becomes Her, Maybe Happy Ending, and Buena Vista Social Club, each scoring an impressive 10 nominations apiece.
Star power is high this year, with major Hollywood names in the running. George Clooney earned a nod for Good Night, and Good Luck, Sadie Sink and Sarah Snook were recognized for their performances in John Proctor Is the Villain and The Picture of Dorian Gray, respectively, and Bob Odenkirk picked up a nomination for Glengarry Glen Ross.
First on CBS Mornings, we’re announcing the nominees in six major categories for @TheTonyAwards with Broadway stars @MsSarahPaulson and @WendellPierce pic.twitter.com/uQpbWHgva2
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Set to be hosted by Wicked star Cynthia Erivo, the 78th Tony Awards will air live on June 8 at 8 p.m. ET from New York City’s iconic Radio City Music Hall.
Here is the full list of the 2025 Tony Award nominations:
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Sadie Sink, John Proctor Is the Villain
LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Purpose
Laura Donnelly, The Hills of California
Sarah Snook, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Mia Farrow, The Roommate
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Henry Lennix, Purpose
Jon Michael Hill, Purpose
George Clooney, Good Night, and Good Luck
Louis McCartney, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Daniel Dae Kim, Yellow Face
Cole Escola, Oh, Mary!
Best Play
Purpose
John Proctor Is the Villain
English
Oh, Mary!
The Hills of California
Best Musical
Maybe Happy Ending
Dead Outlaw
Death Becomes Her
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
The Buena Vista Social Club
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Audra McDonald, Gypsy
Nicole Scherzinger, Sunset Boulevard
Megan Hilty, Death Becomes Her
Jennifer Simard, Death Becomes Her
Jasmine Amy Rogers, BOOP! The Musical
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Tom Francis, Sunset Boulevard
James Monroe Iglehart, A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical
Andrew Durand, Dead Outlaw
Darren Criss, Maybe Happy Ending
Jeremy Jordan, Floyd Collins
Jonathan Groff, Just in Time
Best Book of a Musical
Marco Ramirez, Buena Vista Social Club
Itamar Moses, Dead Outlaw
Marco Pennette, Death Becomes Her
Will Aronson and Hue Park, Maybe Happy Ending
David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoe Roberts, Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
Best Original Score Written for the Theatre
David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna, Dead Outlaw
Julia Mattison and Noel Carey, Death Becomes Her
Will Aronson and Hue Park, Maybe Happy Ending
David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoe Roberts, Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez, Real Women Have Curves: The Musical
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Marsha Ginsberg, English
Rob Howell, The Hills of California
Marg Horwell and David Bergman, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Miriam Buether and 59, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Scott Pask, Good Night, and Good Luck
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Rachel Hauck, Swept Away
Dane Laffrey and 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
Gregg Barnes, BOOP! The Musical
Clint Ramos, Maybe Happy Ending
Paul Tazewell, Death Becomes Her
Catherine Zuber, Just in Time
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Natasha Chivers, The Hills of California
Jon Clark, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Heather Gilbert and David Bengali, Good Night, and Good Luck
Natasha Katz and 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
Scott Zielinski and Ruey Horng Sun, Floyd Collins
Ben Stanton, Maybe Happy Ending
Justin Townsend, Death Becomes Her
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
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
Patricia Delgado and Justin Peck, Buena Vista Social Club
Best Orchestrations
Andrew Resnick and Michael Thurber, Just in Time
Will Aronson, Maybe Happy Ending
Bruce Coughlin, Floyd Collins
Marco Paguia, Buena Vista Social Club
David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sunset Boulevard
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 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 Musical
Natalie Venetia Belcon, Buena Vista Social Club
Julia Knitel, Dead Outlaw
Gracie Lawrence, Just in Time
Justina Machado, Real Women Have Curves: The Musical
Joy Woods, Gypsy
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 Revival of a Play
Eureka Day, by Jonathan Spector
Romeo + Juliet
Our Town, by Thornton Wilder
Yellow Face, by David Henry Hwang
Best Revival of a Musical
Floyd Collins
Gypsy
Pirates! The Penzance Musical
Sunset Boulevard
