2025 Tony Award Nominees

Carianne Carleo-Evangelist 05/01/2025

A dramatic theatre stage with purple lighting, featuring two performers in sparkling gowns at the front, surrounded by a group of dancers in matching costumes. The background displays elegant, draped curtains and columns

Death Becomes Her. Photo: Matthew Murphy

The busy 2024–25 Broadway season, which saw more than 30 shows open, comes to an end with the Tony Award nominations. Leading the pack are Buena Vista Social Club—whose band will also get a special award—Death Becomes Her and Maybe Happy Ending, each of which received 10 nods.

Read on for the major-category nominees (shows whose titles are not linked have finished their Broadway run), which include Daniel Dae Kim, the first Asian American to be nominated for the lead actor in a play—a category that includes George Clooney, in his Broadway debut. Celebrate all the season’s shows on June 8, 2025, when the awards return to their longtime home, Radio City Music Hall.

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English. Photo: Joan Marcus

Best Play

English
The Hills of California
John Proctor Is the Villain
Oh, Mary!
Purpose

Four actors in vintage costumes laugh and interact with old-fashioned telephones and props in front of a yellow-lit booth on stage, creating a lively, playful theatrical scene.

Operation Mincemeat. Photo: Julieta Cervantes

Best Musical

Buena Vista Social Club
Dead Outlaw
Death Becomes Her
Maybe Happy Ending
Operation Mincemeat

A couple in sparkly outfits gazes into each other's eyes while holding hands on a stage. Bright colorful lights shine in the background, creating a romantic and glamorous atmosphere.

Romeo + Juliet. Courtesy, AKA NYC

Best Revival of a Play

Eureka Day
Our Town
Romeo + Juliet
Yellow Face

Sunset Boulevard. Photo: Marc Brenner

Best Revival of a Musical

Floyd Collins
Gypsy
Pirates! The Penzance Musical
Sunset Boulevard

A person in a long black Victorian dress with dramatic expression gestures emphatically with one hand. The backdrop is a blue patterned wall with white doors and shelves, suggesting a theatrical setting.

Cole Escola in Oh, Mary! Photo: Emilio Madrid

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

George Clooney, Good Night, and Good Luck
Cole Escola, Oh, Mary!
John Michael Hill, Purpose
Daniel Dae Kim, Yellowface
Harry Lennix, Purpose
Louis McCartney, Stranger Things: The First Shadow

A young woman with red hair stands in a school hallway, wearing a blue jacket and brown pants. She is smiling slightly and looking to the side. Behind her are blue lockers, bookshelves, and a fire extinguisher.

Sadie Sink in John Proctor Is the Villain. Photo: Julieta Cervantes

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role 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

A young man in a white shirt, red tie, and blue pants smiles while holding a potted plant. He stands indoors in front of a stack of magazines and a purple light pattern on the wall behind him.

Darren Criss in Maybe Happy Ending. Photo: Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role 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

A performer stands on stage under a spotlight, surrounded by glowing vintage-style signs featuring city names and a central decorative design, creating a dramatic and classic theater ambiance.

Audra McDonald in Gypsy. Photo: Julieta Cervantes

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Megan Hilty, Death Becomes Her
Audra McDonald, Gypsy
Jasmine Amy Rogers, Boop!
Nicole Scherzinger, Sunset Boulevard
Jennifer Simard, Death Becomes Her

For the complete list of this year's nominees, visit tonyawards.com.

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