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Nominees for Broadway’s biggest night are here! On May 1, Tony winners Sarah Paulson (“Appropriate”) and Wendell Pierce (“Clybourne Park”) announced the nominations for the 78th Tony Awards, which recognize theatrical excellence in Broadway’s 2024–2025 season.
Three musicals tied this year for the most nominations, with 10 apiece: body-horror–comedy film adaptation “Death Becomes Her,” heartwarming helper-bot romance “Maybe Happy Ending,” and “Buena Vista Social Club,” which is inspired by the true story of a Cuban musical supergroup.
Audra McDonald made history with her best lead actress in a musical nod for “Gypsy.” It’s her 11th nomination, cementing her as the most Tony-nominated performer of all time. (Previously, she was tied with Chita Rivera and Julie Harris.) McDonald already holds the record for most Tony wins for acting at six.
Among this year’s first-time nominees are Cole Escola (best lead actor in a play for “Oh, Mary!”), Nicole Scherzinger (best lead actress in a musical for “Sunset Blvd.”), Sarah Snook (best lead actress in a play for “The Picture of Dorian Gray”), George Clooney (best lead actor in a play for “Good Night, and Good Luck”), Sadie Sink (best lead actress in a play for “John Proctor Is the Villain”), and Mia Farrow (best lead actress in a play for “The Roommate”).
In addition to the competitive categories, the Tony Awards Administration Committee also presents honors for Excellence in the Theatre. This year’s recipients include PBS’ “Great Performances” series, performing arts nonprofit New 42, the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, and Goodspeed Musicals executive director Michael Price. The Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award will be presented to Tony winner Celia Keenan-Bolger (“To Kill a Mockingbird”), and the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre is going to four-time Tony winner Harvey Fierstein (“Torch Song Trilogy,” “La Cage Aux Folles,” “Hairspray”).
Tony winner Cynthia Erivo (“The Color Purple”) will host the 2025 ceremony, which takes place on June 8 at Radio City Music Hall in NYC. The awards will be broadcasted live at 8 p.m. ET on CBS and stream on Paramount+. Here’s the full list of nominees.
Best Play
“English”
“The Hills of California”
“John Proctor Is the Villain”
“Oh, Mary!”
“Purpose”
Best Musical
“Buena Vista Social Club”
“Dead Outlaw”
“Death Becomes Her”
“Maybe Happy Ending”
“Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical”
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 Zoë Roberts, “Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical”
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) 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 Zoë Roberts, “Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical”
Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez, “Real Women Have Curves: The Musical”
Best Revival of a Play
“Eureka Day”
“Romeo + Juliet”
“Our Town”
“Yellow Face”
Best Revival of a Musical
“Floyd Collins”
“Pirates! The Penzance Musical”
“Sunset Blvd.”
“Gypsy”
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, “Yellow Face”
Harry Lennix, “Purpose”
Louis McCartney, “Stranger Things: The First Shadow”
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”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Darren Criss, “Maybe Happy Ending”
Andrew Durand, “Dead Outlaw”
Tom Francis, “Sunset Blvd.”
Jonathan Groff, “Just in Time”
Jeremy Jordan, “Floyd Collins”
James Monroe Iglehart, “A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Megan Hilty, “Death Becomes Her”
Audra McDonald, “Gypsy”
Jasmine Amy Rogers, “Boop! The Musical”
Nicole Scherzinger, “Sunset Blvd.”
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 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
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 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 Blvd.”
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 Productions, “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, “Just In Time”
Derek McLane, “Death Becomes Her”
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
Heather Gilbert and David Bengali, “Good Night, and Good Luck”
Natasha Chivers, “The Hills of California”
Jon Clark, “Stranger Things: The First Shadow”
Nick Schlieper, “The Picture of Dorian Gray”
Natasha Katz and Hannah Wasileski, “John Proctor Is the Villain”
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Jack Knowles, “Sunset Blvd.”
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 Blvd.”
Peter Hylenski, “Just In Time”
Peter Hylenski, “Maybe Happy Ending”
Dan Moses Schreier, “Floyd Collins”
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 Blvd.”