Congratulations to all of the 2025-26 season award winners! Here’s a breakdown of what each show won this year. View the full nomination listings here.
Beaches, a New Musical
0 wins / 3 nominationsThe Lost Boys
9 wins / 33 nominationsDrama Desk: Outstanding Scenic Design, Outstanding Lighting Design
Outer Critics Circle Awards: Outstanding Scenic Design, Outstanding Lighting Design
Theatre World Awards: Outstanding Debut Performance (LJ Benet)
Schmigadoon!
15 wins / 32 nominationsDrama Desk: Outstanding Musical, Outstanding Choreography
Outer Critics Circle: Outstanding New Broadway Musical, Outstanding Book, Outstanding Choreography, Outstanding Costume Design, Outstanding Orchestrations
Chita Rivera: Outstanding Choreography, Outstanding Dancer (Max Clayton and Isabelle McCalla), Outstanding Ensemble
Titaníque
0 wins / 12 nominationsTwo Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
2 wins / 18 nominationsTheatre World: Outstanding Debut Performance (Sam Tutty)
Cats: The Jellicle Ball
9 wins / 25 nominationsDrama Desk: Outstanding Choreography, Outstanding Costume Design, Outstanding Wig and Hair
Chita Rivera: Outstanding Dancer (Robert “Silk” Mason)
NY Drama Critics’ Circle: Special Citation Qween Jean for costume design
Theatre World: Outstanding Debut Performance (Robert “Silk” Mason)
Chess
0 wins / 15 nominationsRagtime
18 wins / 33 nominationsDrama Desk: Outstanding Revival of a Musical, Outstanding Lead Performance (Joshua Henry and Caissie Levy), Outstanding Featured Performance (Ben Levi Ross), Outstanding Direction
Drama League: Outstanding Revival of a Musical, Outstanding Direction, Distinguished Performance (Joshua Henry)
Outer Critics Circle: Outstanding Revival of a Musical, Outstanding Lead Performer (Joshua Henry), Outstanding Featured Performer (Ben Levi Ross), Outstanding Direction, Outstanding Video/Projections
NY Drama Critics’ Circle: Special Citation
The Rocky Horror Show
1 win / 24 nominationsLooking for this year’s nominated plays? View the breakdown here.
Holy cow, it’s here again! Tonys night is here. Bookmark this page, as we’ll be updating winners live throughout the ceremony (we’ll also be live tweeting, facebooking, instagramming, and updating if you want to join us in those spaces). So excited to celebrate with all of you. Congrats to all of this winners and happy Tonys!
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Below are all of this year’s nominees. Winners are marked with a
Best Musical Schmigadoon!
The Lost Boys
Titaníque
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Best Play Liberation
The Balusters
Giant
Little Bear Ridge Road
Best Revival of a Play Death of a Salesman
Becky Shaw
Every Brilliant Thing
Fallen Angels
Oedipus
Best Revival of a Musical Ragtime
Cats: The Jellicle Ball
The Rocky Horror Show
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Caissie Levy, Ragtime
Sara Chase, Schmigadoon!
Stephanie Hsu, The Rocky Horror Show
Marla Mindelle, Titaníque
Christiani Pitts, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical Joshua Henry, Ragtime
Nicholas Christopher, Chess
Luke Evans, The Rocky Horror Show
Sam Tutty, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Brandon Uranowitz, Ragtime
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Lesley Manville, Oedipus
Rose Byrne, Fallen Angels
Carrie Coon, Bug
Susannah Flood, Liberation
Kelli O’Hara, Fallen Angels
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play John Lithgow, Giant
Will Harrison, Punch
Nathan Lane, Death of a Salesman
Daniel Radcliffe, Every Brilliant Thing
Mark Strong, Oedipus
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play Laurie Metcalf, Death of a Salesman
Betsy Aidem, Liberation
Marylouise Burke, The Balusters
Aya Cash, Giant
June Squibb, Marjorie Prime
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play Alden Ehrenreich, Becky Shaw
Christopher Abbott, Death of a Salesman
Danny Burstein, Marjorie Prime
Brandon J. Dirden, Waiting for Godot
Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
Richard Thomas, The Balusters
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical Shoshana Bean, The Lost Boys
Hannah Cruz, Chess
Rachel Dratch, The Rocky Horror Show
Ana Gasteyer, Schmigadoon!
Nichelle Lewis, Ragtime
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical Ali Louis Bourzgui, The Lost Boys
André De Shields, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Bryce Pinkham, Chess
Ben Levi Ross, Ragtime
Layton Williams, Titaníque
Best Direction of a Play Joe Mantello, Death of a Salesman
Nicholas Hytner, Giant
Robert Icke, Oedipus
Kenny Leon, The Balusters
Whitney White, Liberation
Best Direction of a Musical Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Michael Arden, The Lost Boys
Lear deBessonet, Ragtime
Christopher Gattelli, Schmigadoon!
Tim Jackson, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Best Book of a Musical Schmigadoon!
The Lost Boys
Titaníque
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Best Original Score Written for the Theatre Schmigadoon!
Death of a Salesman
Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
The Lost Boys
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Best Scenic Design of a Play Chloe Lamford, Death of a Salesman
Hildegard Bechtler, Oedipus
Takeshi Kata, Bug
David Korins, Dog Day Afternoon
David Rockwell, Fallen Angels
Best Scenic Design of a Musical Dane Laffrey, The Lost Boys
dots, The Rocky Horror Show
Soutra Gilmour, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Rachel Hauck, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Scott Pask, Schmigadoon!
Best Costume Design of a Play Jeff Mahshie, Fallen Angels
Brenda Abbandandolo, Dog Day Afternoon
Qween Jean, Liberation
Emilio Sosa, The Balusters
Paul Tazewell, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
Best Costume Design of a Musical Qween Jean, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Linda Cho, Ragtime
Linda Cho, Schmigadoon!
Ryan Park, The Lost Boys
David I. Reynoso, The Rocky Horror Show
Best Lighting Design of a Play Jack Knowles, Death of a Salesman
Isabella Byrd, Dog Day Afternoon
Natasha Chivers, Oedipus
Stacey Derosier, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
Heather Gilbert, Bug
Heather Gilbert, The Fear of 13
Best Lighting Design of a Musical Jen Schriever and Michael Arden, The Lost Boys
Kevin Adams, Chess
Jane Cox, The Rocky Horror Show
Donald Holder, Schmigadoon!
Adam Honoré, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Adam Honoré and Donald Holder (Lighting Design) and 59 Studio (Projection Design), Ragtime
Best Sound Design of a Play Mikaal Sulaiman, Death of a Salesman
Justin Ellington, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone
Tom Gibbons, Oedipus
Lee Kinney, The Fear of 13
Josh Schmidt, Bug
Best Sound Design of a Musical Kai Harada, Ragtime
Kai Harada, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Adam Fisher, The Lost Boys
Brian Ronan, The Rocky Horror Show
Walter Trarbach, Schmigadoon!
Best Choreography Omari Wiles and Arturo Lyons, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Christopher Gattelli, Schmigadoon!
Ellenore Scott, Ragtime
Ani Taj, The Rocky Horror Show
Lauren Yalango-Grant and Christopher Cree Grant, The Lost Boys
Best Orchestrations Doug Besterman and Mike Morris, Schmigadoon!
Ethan Popp, Kyler England, Adrianne “AG” Gonzalez and Gabriel Mann, The Lost Boys
Lux Pyramid, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Brian Usifer, Chess
Andrew Lloyd Webber, David Wilson, Trevor Holder and Doug Schadt, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre Andre Bishop
Jules Fisher
James Lapine
Congratulations to all of the 2025-26 season award nominees! Here’s a breakdown of what each show was nominated for this year. View the full nomination listings here.
Beaches, a New Musical
3 nominationsOuter Critics Circle: Outstanding Lead Performer
The Lost Boys
33 nominationsDrama Desk: Outstanding Choreography, Outstanding Scenic Design, Outstanding Lighting Design, Outstanding Wig & Hair, Outstanding Fight Choreography
Drama League: Outstanding Production of a Musical, Outstanding Direction, Distinguished Performance (×2)
Outer Critics Circle: Outstanding New Broadway Musical, Outstanding Featured Performer (×2), Outstanding Book, Outstanding Score, Outstanding Direction, Outstanding Orchestrations, Outstanding Scenic Design, Outstanding Costume Design, Outstanding Lighting Design, Outstanding Sound Design
Theatre World: Outstanding Debut Performance
Schmigadoon!
32 nominationsDrama Desk: Outstanding Musical, Outstanding Featured Performance (x2), Outstanding Choreography
Drama League: Outstanding Production of a Musical, Distinguished Performance
Outer Critics Circle: Outstanding New Broadway Musical, Outstanding Book, Outstanding Choreography, Outstanding Lead Performer, Outstanding Featured Performer, Outstanding Scenic Design, Outstanding Costume Design, Outstanding Orchestrations
Chita Rivera: Outstanding Choreography, Outstanding Dancer (×4), Outstanding Ensemble
Titaníque
12 nominationsDrama Desk: Outstanding Featured Performance
Drama League: Outstanding Production of a Musical, Distinguished Performance (×2)
Chita Rivera: Outstanding Choreography, Outstanding Dancer (×2), Outstanding Ensemble
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
18 nominationsDrama Desk: Outstanding Musical, Outstanding Lead Performance, Outstanding Lyrics
Drama League: Outstanding Production of a Musical, Distinguished Performance
Outer Critics Circle: Outstanding New Broadway Musical, Outstanding Lead Performer, Outstanding Book, Outstanding Score
Theatre World: Outstanding Debut Performance
Cats: The Jellicle Ball
25 nominationsDrama Desk: Outstanding Choreography, Outstanding Scenic Design, Outstanding Costume Design, Outstanding Wig and Hair
Drama League: Outstanding Revival of a Musical, Outstanding Direction, Distinguished Performance
Outer Critics Circle: Outstanding Revival of a Musical, Outstanding Lighting Design
Chita Rivera: Outstanding Choreography, Outstanding Dancer (×5), Outstanding Ensemble
NY Drama Critics’ Circle: Special Citation Qween Jean for costume design
Theatre World: Outstanding Debut Performance
Chess
15 nominationsDrama Desk: Outstanding Revival of a Musical, Outstanding Lead Performance
Drama League: Outstanding Revival of a Musical, Outstanding Direction, Distinguished Performance (×2)
Outer Critics Circle: Outstanding Revival of a Musical, Outstanding Lead Performer
Chita Rivera: Outstanding Choreography, Outstanding Dancer, Outstanding Ensemble
Ragtime
33 nominationsDrama Desk: Outstanding Revival of a Musical, Outstanding Lead Performance (×3), Outstanding Featured Performance, Outstanding Direction, Outstanding Lighting Design, Outstanding Sound Design
Drama League: Outstanding Revival of a Musical, Outstanding Direction, Distinguished Performance (×3)
Outer Critics Circle: Outstanding Revival of a Musical, Outstanding Lead Performer (×2), Outstanding Featured Performer, Outstanding Direction, Outstanding Video/Projections
Chita Rivera: Outstanding Choreography, Outstanding Ensemble
NY Drama Critics’ Circle: Special Citation
The Rocky Horror Show
24 nominationsDrama Desk: Outstanding Revival of a Musical, Outstanding Lead Performance, Outstanding Featured Performance, Outstanding Scenic Design, Outstanding Costume Design, Outstanding Wig and Hair
Drama League: Outstanding Revival of a Musical, Outstanding Direction, Distinguished Performance (×2)
Outer Critics Circle: Outstanding Lead Performer, Outstanding Featured Performer
Chita Rivera: Outstanding Choreography, Outstanding Ensemble
Theatre World: Outstanding Debut Performance
Looking for this year’s nominated plays? View the breakdown here.
UPDATE: Most people seem to agree that #cynthiaerivo nailed the hosting gig, and the 2025 Tony Awards were overall a great success with exciting and well deserved wins all around! Thanks for joining us again this year and see you at the stage door at the next musical!!!
It’s here. Tonys night is here. Make sure you’re prepped and know what to watch for tonight…then bookmark this page, as we’ll be updating winners live throughout the ceremony (we’ll also be live tweeting, facebooking, instagramming, and updating if you want to join us in those spaces). So excited to celebrate with all of you. Congrats to all of this winners and happy Tonys!
Below are all of this year’s nominees. Winners are marked with a
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
Buena Vista Social Club
Best Revival of a Play Eureka Day
Romeo + Juliet
Our Town
Yellow Face
Best Revival of a Musical Sunset Blvd.
Floyd Collins
Gypsy
Pirates! The Penzance Musical
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Nicole Scherzinger, Sunset Blvd.
Audra McDonald, Gypsy
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 Darren Criss, Maybe Happy Ending
Tom Francis, Sunset Blvd.
James Monroe Iglehart, A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical
Andrew Durand, Dead Outlaw
Jeremy Jordan, Floyd Collins
Jonathan Groff, Just in Time
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Sarah Snook, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Sadie Sink, John Proctor is the Villain
LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Purpose
Laura Donnelly, The Hills of California
Mia Farrow, The Roommate
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play Cole Escola, Oh, Mary!
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
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play Kara Young, Purpose
Tala Ashe, English
Jessica Hecht, Eureka Day
Marjan Neshat, English
Fina Strazza, John Proctor is the Villain
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play Francis Jue, Yellow Face
Glenn Davis, Purpose
Gabriel Ebert, John Proctor is the Villain
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
Joy Woods, Gypsy
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical Jak Malone, Operation Mincemeat
Brooks Ashmanskas, Smash
Jeb Brown, Dead Outlaw
Danny Burstein, Gypsy
Taylor Trensch, Floyd Collins
Best Direction of a Play Sam Pinkleton, Oh, Mary!
Knud Adams, English
Sam Mendes, The Hills of California
Danya Taymor, John Proctor is the Villain
Kip Williams, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Best Direction of a Musical Michael Arden, Maybe Happy Ending
Saheem Ali, Buena Vista Social Club
David Cromer, Dead Outlaw
Christopher Gattelli, Death Becomes Her
Jamie Lloyd, Sunset Blvd.
Best Book of a Musical Will Aronson and Hue Park, Maybe Happy Ending
Marco Ramirez, Buena Vista Social Club
Itamar Moses, Dead Outlaw
Marco Pennette, Death Becomes Her
David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoe Roberts, Operation Mincemeat
Best Original Score Written for the Theatre Will Aronson and Hue Park, Maybe Happy Ending
David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna, Dead Outlaw
Julia Mattison and Noel Carey, Death Becomes Her
David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoe Roberts, Operation Mincemeat
Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez, Real Women Have Curves
Best Scenic Design of a Play Miriam Buether and 59, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Marsha Ginsberg, English
Rob Howell, The Hills of California
Marg Horwell and David Bergman, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Scott Pask, Good Night, And Good Luck
Best Scenic Design of a Musical Dane Laffrey and George Reeve, Maybe Happy Ending
Rachel Hauck, Swept Away
Arnulfo Maldonado, Buena Vista Social Club
Derek McLane, Death Becomes Her
Derek McLane, Just in Time
Best Costume Design of a Play Marg Horwell, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Brenda Abbandandolo, Good Night, And Good Luck
Rob Howell, The Hills of California
Holly Pierson, Oh, Mary!
Brigitte Reiffenstuel, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Best Costume Design of a Musical Paul Tazewell, Death Becomes Her
Dede Ayite, Buena Vista Social Club
Gregg Barnes, Boop! The Musical
Clint Ramos, Maybe Happy Ending
Catherine Zuber, Just in Time
Best Lighting Design of a Play Jon Clark, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Natasha Chivers, The Hills of California
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 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 Patricia Delgado and Justin Peck, Buena Vista Social Club
Joshua Bergasse, Smash
Camille A. Brown, Gypsy
Christopher Gattelli, Death Becomes Her
Jerry Mitchell, Boop! The Musical
Best Orchestrations Marco Paguia, Buena Vista Social Club
Andrew Resnick and Michael Thurber, Just in Time
Will Aronson, Maybe Happy Ending
Bruce Coughlin, Floyd Collins
David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sunset Blvd.
Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre Harvey Fierstein
Regional Theatre Tony Award The Muny — the Municipal Theatre Association of St. Louis
Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award Celia Keenan-Bolger
Excellence in Theatre Education Award Gary Edwin Robinson, head of the Theatre Arts Program at Boys and Girls High School in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre Great Performances
Michael Price
New 42
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
- Live on the Red Carpet: 5 p.m. EST
- “Act One” (on Pluto TV): 6:40 p.m. EST
- Tony Awards Ceremony (on Paramount+ and CBS): 8 p.m. EST
Getting pumped like us?! Make sure you’ve properly prepped for the night and buckle up. Here’s what we’re most looking forward to this year:
1. Record-Breaking Possibilities
The queen of queens – Ms. Audra McDonald – now holds the record for the most recognized performer of all time with six beautiful statues. But she could extend her lead further on Sunday thanks to her knockout performance in Gypsy. We (and the American Theatre Wing, clearly) could not possibly love this woman more. Might as well throw one more her way, no?
There are also some exciting firsts possibilities for BIPOC artists this year:
- Kara Young (who is tied with Laurie Metcalf with four years of consecutive nominations) could become the first black actress to win back-to-back Tonys if she takes home the prize for Purpose.
- Daniel Day King would be the first Asian American actor to win Leading Actor if selected for his work in Yellow Face.
- Marjan Neshat and Tala Ashe, both up for Featured Actor for their work in English, would be the first female actors of Iranian decent to win Tony Awards.
- Cole Escola is the first non-binary actor to be nominated for Best Leading Actor in a Play…so clearly, were they to win for his performance in Oh, Mary!, they would be the first non-binary winner in the category!
- Likewise, Sanaaz Toossi is the first Iranian-American to be nominated for Best Play For English.
Congrats to all of this year’s record-breaking nominees; we’re so excited to see if any of these will become record-breaking wins!
2. Musical Performances
Broadway is so back, baby, and chances are unless you’re made of money, you probably haven’t caught every one of this year’s nominees…so the Tonys performances are an exciting chance to see what you’ve missed and need to see next. Announced performances for this year’s ceremony will include:
Obviously Hamilton is an exception to the otherwise nominated shows above (Broadway Inspirational Voices is a performance for one of the Tony Honors winners) — and though most of the time we’re purests when it comes to which shows should get air time…we’re pumped to celebrate the show’s 10th anniversary.
We should note that there is more than a little drama here though, because you’ll notice Smash and Boop! The Musical are not on this list, despite their nominations and willingness to pay to perform.
This seems especially egregious for Boop, which was nominated for three awards this year, and Jasmine Amy Rogers will be the only Leading Actress nominee to not be featured in a Tonys performance. Want to try to change this? There’s a petition to get Boop featured in the telecast; add your name here.
3. A Bevy of Stars
Cynthia Erivo, who won the Tony for Best Leading Actress in a Musical for The Color Purple in 2016 and played Elfie in the recent film adaptation of Wicked (I know, you probably haven’t seen it yet…), has been tapped to host this year’s awards. This is her first time hosting, but we’ve no fear — her smarts, charisma and vocal chops are sure to have us all flying high. Again with the excitement for performances — we cannot wait to see her opening number written by Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul!!!
During the Act 1 portion of the evening, our hosts will be Darren Criss and Renée Elise Goldsberry who are Broadway nerds through and through and should be absolutely delightful. Criss earned his first Tony Award nomination this year for Best Performance by an Actor in a Musical for his performance in Maybe Happy Ending (and was a star on Glee back in the day), and Goldsberry, won a Tony Award for originating the role of Angelica Schuyler in Hamilton. There’s usually not a lot of time for banter in this portion of the evening, but we expect they’ll be amazing, per usze.
Other stars set to present during the ceremony will include: Sara Bareilles, Danielle Brooks, Kristin Chenoweth, Charli D’Amelio, Ariana DeBose, Bryan Cranston, Jesse Eisenberg, Katie Holmes, Allison Janney, Samuel L. Jackson, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Rachel Bay Jones, Adam Lambert, Lea Michele, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Kelli O’Hara, Oprah, Sarah Paulson, Carrie Preston, Keanu Reeves, Lea Salonga, Jean Smart, Ben Stiller, Aaron Tveit, Michelle Williams, and Alex Winter.
4. Chatting with You!
I know, I know, our takes are *chefs kiss.* Want more? Our absolute favorite part of Tonys night is sharing it with you! We’ll be live tweeting, facebooking, instagramming, and updating during the red carpet, Act 1 and the awards. Join us for more gos, hilarity, scandal, and gushing love!
]]>The 2025 Drama Desk Award winners were revealed last night, with Maybe Happy Ending taking home a total of six awards, including Outstanding Musical; Boop! The Musical three awards; Gypsy, Just in Time and Pirates! The Penzance Musical each winning two apiece; and Sunset Blvd., Death Becomes Her, Once Upon a Mattress, Operation Mincemeat, and Smash each taking one. See the full breakdown of nominees and winners below.
It’s been such an incredible year of theater and we couldn’t be more thrilled for all of this year’s nominees and winners! Just one more award show left to go with the Tony’s on June 8th. Check out our Tonys Prep List and join us as we live tweet, facebook, instagram, and update on Sunday! Wheeee!
2025 Drama Desk Awards
Outstanding Play Purpose
Blood of the Lamb
Deep Blue Sound
Grangeville
John Proctor is the Villain
Liberation
Outstanding Musical Maybe Happy Ending
Boop! The Musical
Death Becomes Her
Just in Time
Music City
Outstanding Revival of a Play Eureka Day
Garside’s Career
Home
Wine in the Wilderness
Yellow Face
Outstanding Revival of a Musical Gypsy
Cats: “The Jellicle Ball”
Floyd Collins
Once Upon a Mattress
See What I Wanna See
Sunset Blvd.
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play Laura Donnelly, The Hills of California
Sarah Snook, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Betsy Aidem, The Ask
Patsy Ferran, A Streetcar Named Desire
Danny J. Gomez, All of Me
Doug Harris, Redeemed
Patrick Keleher, Fatherland
Louis McCartney, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Lily Rabe, Ghosts
Jay O. Sanders, Henry IV (Theatre for a New Audience)
Paul Sparks, Grangeville
Olivia Washington, Wine in the Wilderness
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical Audra McDonald, Gypsy
Jasmine Amy Rogers, Boop! The Musical
Tatianna Córdoba, Real Women Have Curves
Darren Criss, Maybe Happy Ending
Sutton Foster, Once Upon a Mattress
Tom Francis, Sunset Blvd.
Jonathan Groff, Just in Time
Grey Henson, Elf
Jeremy Jordan, Floyd Collins
Nicole Scherzinger, Sunset Blvd.
Helen J. Shen, Maybe Happy Ending
Jennifer Simard, Death Becomes Her
Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play Amalia Yoo, John Proctor is the Villain
Kara Young, Purpose
Greg Keller, Pre-Existing Condition
Julia Lester, All Nighter
Adrienne C. Moore, The Blood Quilt
Deirdre O’Connell, Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp.
Maria-Christina Oliveras, Cymbeline
Maryann Plunkett, Deep Blue Sound
Michael Rishawn, Table 17
Jude Tibeau, Bad Kreyòl
Anjana Vasan, A Streetcar Named Desire
Frank Wood, Hold On To Me Darling
Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical Brooks Ashmanskas, Smash
Jak Malone, Operation Mincemeat
Michael Urie, Once Upon a Mattress
Nicholas Barasch, Pirates! The Penzance Musical
André De Shields, Cats: “The Jellicle Ball”
John El-Jor, We Live In Cairo
Jason Gotay, Floyd Collins
Gracie Lawrence, Just in Time
Lesli Margherita, Gypsy
Zachary Noah Piser, See What I Wanna See
Jenny Lee Stern, Forbidden Broadway: Merrily We Stole a Song
Natalie Walker, The Big Gay Jamboree
Outstanding Solo Performance Andrew Scott, Vanya
David Greenspan, I’m Assuming You Know David Greenspan
Ryan J. Haddad, Hold Me in the Water
Sam Kissajukian, 300 Paintings
Mark Povinelli, The Return of Benjamin Lay
Outstanding Direction of a Play Danya Taymor, John Proctor is the Villain
David Cromer and Caitlin Sullivan, The Antiquities
Stephen Daldry and Justin Martin, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Tyne Rafaeli, Becoming Eve
Jack Serio, Grangeville
Whitney White, Liberation
Kip Williams, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Outstanding Direction of a Musical Michael Arden, Maybe Happy Ending
Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch, Cats: “The Jellicle Ball”
Jamie Lloyd, Sunset Blvd.
Jerry Mitchell, Boop! The Musical
Alex Timbers, Just in Time
George C. Wolfe, Gypsy
Outstanding Choreography Jerry Mitchell, Boop! The Musical
Camille A. Brown, Gypsy
Warren Carlyle, Pirates! The Penzance Musical
Jakob Karr, Ain’t Done Bad
Arturo Lyons and Omari Wiles, Cats: “The Jellicle Ball”
Sergio Trujillo, Real Women Have Curves
Outstanding Music Will Aronson and Hue Park, Maybe Happy Ending
David Foster, Boop! The Musical
Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez, Real Women Have Curves
Zoe Sarnak, The Lonely Few
The Lazours, We Live In Cairo
Outstanding Lyrics Will Aronson and Hue Park, Maybe Happy Ending
Gerard Alessandrini, Forbidden Broadway: Merrily We Stole a Song
David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, and Zoë Roberts, Operation Mincemeat
Adam Gwon, All the World’s a Stage
Marla Mindelle and Philip Drennen, The Big Gay Jamboree
Luis Quintero, Medea: Re-Versed
Outstanding Book of a Musical Will Aronson and Hue Park, Maybe Happy Ending
David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, and Zoë Roberts, Operation Mincemeat
Warren Leight and Isaac Oliver, Just in Time
Bob Martin, Boop! The Musical
Marla Mindelle and Jonathan Parks-Ramage, The Big Gay Jamboree
Marco Pennette, Death Becomes Her
Outstanding Orchestrations Andrew Resnick and Michael Thurber, Just in Time
Will Aronson, Maybe Happy Ending
Doug Besterman, Boop! The Musical
Joseph Joubert and Daryl Waters, Pirates! The Penzance Musical
Michael Starobin, All the World’s a Stage
Outstanding Scenic Design of a Play Miriam Buether, and Jamie Harrison and Chris Fisher (illusions and visual effects), Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Miriam Buether, Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp.
Rob Howell, The Hills of California
Johan Kølkjær, Dark Noon
Grace Laubacher, Life and Trust
Matt Saunders, Walden
Outstanding Scenic Design of a Musical Dane Laffrey and George Reeve, Maybe Happy Ending (includes video design)
Clifton Chadick, Music City
Rachel Hauck, Swept Away
Derek McLane, Just in Time
David Rockwell and Finn Ross (projections), Boop! The Musical
Outstanding Costume Design of a Play Dede Ayite, Our Town
Brenda Abbandandolo, The Antiquities
Christopher Ford, The Beastiary
Camilla Lind, Dark Noon
Karl Ruckdeschel, Twelfth Night
Outstanding Costume Design of a Musical Gregg Barnes, Boop! The Musical
Sarah Cubbage, The Big Gay Jamboree
Toni-Leslie James, Gypsy
Qween Jean, Cats: “The Jellicle Ball”
Paul Tazewell, Death Becomes Her
Catherine Zuber, Just in Time
Outstanding Lighting Design of a Play Jon Clark, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Isabella Byrd, Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp.
Natasha Katz, John Proctor is the Villain
Tyler Micoleau, The Antiquities
Paul Whitaker, SUMO
Outstanding Lighting Design of a Musical Jack Knowles, Sunset Blvd.
Kevin Adams, Swept Away
Adam Honoré, Cats: “The Jellicle Ball”
Philip S. Rosenberg, Boop! The Musical
Scott Zielinski and Ruey Horng Sun (projections), Floyd Collins
Outstanding Sound Design of a Play Paul Arditti, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Johnny Gasper, Two Sisters Find a Box of Lesbian Erotica in the Woods Matt Otto, All of Me
Bray Poor, Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp.
Clemence Williams, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Fan Zhang, Good Bones
Outstanding Sound Design of a Musical Peter Hylenski, Just in Time
Adam Fisher, Sunset Blvd.
Scott Lehrer, Gypsy
Mick Potter, Old Friends
Dan Moses Schreier, Floyd Collins
Outstanding Projection and Video Design David Bergman, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Nathan Amzi and Joe Ransom, Sunset Blvd.
Jake Barton, McNeal
Jesse Garrison, The 7th Voyage of Egon Tichy [redux]
Hana S. Kim, Redwood
Outstanding Wig and Hair Charles G. LaPointe, Death Becomes Her
Alberto “Albee” Alvarado, SUMO
Sabana Majeed, Boop! The Musical
Nikiya Mathis, Cats: “The Jellicle Ball”
Nikiya Mathis, Liberation
Outstanding Puppetry Amanda Villalobos, Becoming Eve
Dorothy James, Bill’s 44th
Tom Lee, See What I Wanna See
Simple Mischief Studio, Small Acts of Daring Invention
Kirjan Waage, Dead as a Dodo
Outstanding Fight Choreography Rick Sordelet and Christian Kelly-Sordelet, Pirates! The Penzance Musical
Drew Leary, Romeo + Juliet
Chelsea Pace and James Yaegashi, SUMO
Bret Yount, King Lear
Outstanding Adaptation Pirates! The Penzance Musical, by Rupert Holmes
Becoming Eve, by Emil Weinstein Cymbeline, by Andrea Thome
Medea: Re-Versed, by Luis Quintero
The Devil’s Disciple, by David Staller
Outstanding Revue Forbidden Broadway: Merrily We Stole a Song
Mama, I’m a Big Girl Now!
The Jonathan Larson Project
The World According to Micki Grant
Unique Theatrical Experience The Picture of Dorian Gray
Odd Man Out
The 7th Voyage of Egon Tichy [redux]
The Voices in Your Head
The Wind and the Rain: A story about Sunny’s Bar
Ensemble Award The ensemble of Roundabout Theatre Company’s Liberation (Betsy Aidem, Audrey Corsa, Kayla Davion, Susannah Flood, Kristolyn Lloyd, Irene Sofia Lucio, Charlie Thurston, and Adina Verson)
Sam Norkin Off-Broadway Award Stephen Michael Spencer
Additional Special Awards Pregones/PRTT: Pregones and the Puerto Rican Traveling Theater
Stacey Derosier
The team behind Danger and Opportunity (Ken Urban, Jack Serio, Juan Castano, Julia Chan, and Ryan Spahn)
Happy Tonys!!!! Hosting a party on Sunday, June 8, or planning to watch on your own and celebrate the fun with everyone online? Here’s everything you need to make your Tonys night a success.
1. Print Your Tony Awards Ballots
We’ve created a custom ballot where you and your friends can mark off you guesses for each of the categories. Who in your group will win this year’s award for “Best Guesser”?
2. Get Your Playlist On
Because we love you, we also put together a 2025 Award Nominees and Winners Spotify playlist with some of our favorites from this year’s nominated musicals (or at least the ones who have released music so far) – just hit play and get your party going. You’re welcome.
3. Get Your Stream and Timing In Order
Don’t get caught trying to make sure you’ve downloaded the right apps and upgraded to the right plan when it’s time for the awards…here’s a breakdown of the what/where/when:
- New Yorkers can watch the Tony Awards red carpet arrivals live on NY1 at 5 p.m. ET. Some years we’ve been able to find a feed online to share with non-New Yorkers. Join us on X or Facebook where we’ll share the feed (if we can find it), plus photos and hot takes while the stars walk the carpet!
- Act 1, the pre-show and design awards, will start at 6:40 p.m. ET on Pluto TV. It’s free, but to make sure you don’t miss a second, it might be worth setting up an account and save the “Pluto TV Celebrity” channel as a favorite to make sure you’re good to go. No payment, registration or sign-in required to watch this portion of the awards. We’ll be posting updates on wins, so if you’d rather see the list of winners vs. watching this portion, we’ll give you top level updates on our socials. Note: two years ago, they left no time between this and the main awards feed, so you had to flip on a dime. Last year was better, and hopefully this year will have time between too…but just in case, it might be worth rehearsing your transition between apps. Can’t miss the big opening number!
- The main awards will start at 8 p.m. ET streaming on CBS, Paramount+ (make sure you have the premium version or you won’t be able to watch live), the CBS app or on CBS.com.
Outside the states? To watch The 78th Annual Tony Awards outside the US, you’ll need to use a VPN to connect to a US server and access the live stream that way.
And please note, the PT broadcasts will happen live again this year, so if you’re on that side of the country, you’ll be tuning into the red carpet at 2 p.m., Act 1 at 3:40 p.m. and main awards at 5 p.m., so take a vacation day, or start working on that fake cough now…
4. Join @BroadwayMusical for Hot Takes and Fun
We’ll be live tweeting, facebooking, instagramming, and updating during the red carpet, Act 1 and the awards. Join us and share your favorite and yikes moments throughout the night, pictures from your parties, and funniest takes.
We’ll also be posting another update later this week – walking through the exciting record-breaking possibilities for the night, listing the performances set to air during the ceremony, and buzzing some of the other buzz, so make sure you’ve subscribed to the blog if you haven’t already so you don’t miss out:
Happy Tony Awards everyone! Can’t wait to join you on the 8th!!!
]]>The Outer Critics Circle Awards winners have been announced, with Maybe Happy Ending sweeping with four awards, including that for Outstanding New Broadway Musical. Other honored musicals included Boop! The Musical, Cats: “The Jellicle Ball”, Drag: The Musical, Just in Time, and Operation Mincemeat. Congrats to all nominees and winners, who will be honored at the awards ceremony on May 22 at Lincoln Center’s New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.
See the full list of 2025 nominees and winners below:
Outstanding New Broadway Play
John Proctor is the Villain
Cult of Love
The Hills of California
Purpose
Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Outstanding New Broadway Musical
Maybe Happy Ending
Boop! The Musical
Death Becomes Her
Operation Mincemeat
Real Women Have Curves
Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical
Drag: The Musical
The Big Gay Jamboree
We Live In Cairo
Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play
Liberation
The Antiquities
Grangeville
Here There Are Blueberries
Table 17
John Gassner Award (new American play preferably by a new playwright)
George Clooney and Grant Heslov, Good Night, And Good Luck
Amy Berryman, Walden
Marin Ireland, Pre-Existing Condition
Lia Romeo, Still
Emil Weinstein, Becoming Eve
Outstanding Revival of a Musical
Cats: “The Jellicle Ball”
Floyd Collins
Gypsy
Once Upon a Mattress
Sunset Blvd.
Outstanding Revival of a Play
Vanya
Beckett Briefs: From the Cradle to the Grave
Glengarry Glen Ross
Romeo + Juliet
Yellow Face
Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Play
Laura Donnelly, The Hills of California
Kit Connor, Romeo + Juliet
Mia Farrow, The Roommate
Jon Michael Hill, Purpose
Louis McCartney, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Play
Francis Jue, Yellow Face
Kieran Culkin, Glengarry Glen Ross
LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Purpose
Mare Winningham, Cult of Love
Kara Young, Purpose
Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Musical
Jasmine Amy Rogers, Boop! The Musical
Darren Criss, Maybe Happy Ending
Jeremy Jordan, Floyd Collins
Audra McDonald, Gypsy
Nicole Scherzinger, Sunset Blvd.
Jennifer Simard, Death Becomes Her
Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Musical
Jak Malone, Operation Mincemeat
Danny Burstein, Gypsy
Michele Pawk, Just in Time
Christopher Sieber, Death Becomes Her
Michael Urie, Once Upon a Mattress
Outstanding Lead Performer in an Off-Broadway Musical
Nick Adams, Drag: The Musical
Marla Mindelle, The Big Gay Jamboree
Nkeki Obi-Melekwe, Safety Not Guaranteed
Alaska Thunderfuck, Drag: The Musical
Taylor Trensch, Safety Not Guaranteed
Outstanding Featured Performer in an Off-Broadway Musical
Andre De Shields, Cats: “The Jellicle Ball”
Ali Louis Bourzgui, We Live In Cairo
Paris Nix, The Big Gay Jamboree
Eddie Korbich, Drag: The Musical
J. Elaine Marcos, Drag: The Musical
Henry Stram, Three Houses
Outstanding Lead Performer in an Off-Broadway Play
Adam Driver, Hold On To Me Darling
Caroline Aaron, Conversations with Mother
F. Murray Abraham, Beckett Briefs: From the Cradle to the Grave
Jayne Atkinson, Still
Anthony Edwards, The Counter
Paul Sparks, Grangeville
Outstanding Featured Performer in an Off-Broadway Play
Michael Rishawn, Table 17
Betsy Aidem, Liberation
Sean Bell, The Beacon
Richard Schiff, Becoming Eve
Frank Wood, Hold On To Me Darling
Outstanding Solo Performance
Sarah Snook, The Picture of Dorian Gray
David Greenspan, I’m Assuming You Know David Greenspan
Khawla Ibraheem, A Knock on the Roof
Sam Kissajukian, 300 Paintings
Andrew Scott, Vanya
Outstanding Book of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Will Aronson and Hue Park, Maybe Happy Ending
David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, and Zoë Roberts, Operation Mincemeat
Daniel Lazour and Patrick Lazour, We Live In Cairo
Bob Martin, Boop! The Musical
Marco Pennette, Death Becomes Her
Outstanding Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Will Aronson and Hue Park, Maybe Happy Ending
David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, and Zoë Roberts, Operation Mincemeat
David Foster and Susan Birkenhead, Boop! The Musical
Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez, Real Women Have Curves
Julia Mattison and Noel Carey, Death Becomes Her
Outstanding Orchestrations (Broadway or Off-Broadway)
Andrew Resnick, Just in Time
Will Aronson, Maybe Happy Ending
Doug Besterman, Death Becomes Her
Joseph Joubert and Daryl Waters, Pirates! The Penzance Musical
Daniel Lazour and Michael Starobin, We Live In Cairo
Outstanding Direction of a Musical
Michael Arden, Maybe Happy Ending
Christopher Gattelli, Death Becomes Her
Robert Hastie, Operation Mincemeat
Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch, Cats: “The Jellicle Ball”
Jerry Mitchell, Boop! The Musical
Outstanding Direction of a Play
Danya Taymor, John Proctor is the Villain
Trip Cullman, Cult of Love
Stephen Daldry and Justin Martin, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Sam Mendes, The Hills of California
Phylicia Rashad, Purpose
Outstanding Choreography
Jerry Mitchell, Boop! The Musical
Jenny Arnold, Operation Mincemeat
Warren Carlyle, Pirates! The Penzance Musical
Christopher Gattelli, Death Becomes Her
Shannon Lewis, Just in Time
Outstanding Scenic Design
Miriam Buether, Jamie Harrison, and Chris Fisher, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Rachel Hauck, Swept Away
Rob Howell, The Hills of California
Dane Laffrey, Maybe Happy Ending
Derek McLane, Death Becomes Her
Outstanding Costume Design
Gregg Barnes, Boop! The Musical
Wilberth Gonzalez and Paloma Young, Real Women Have Curves
Rob Howell, The Hills of California
Qween Jean, Cats: “The Jellicle Ball”
Paul Tazewell, Death Becomes Her
Outstanding Lighting Design
Jon Clark, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Kevin Adams, Swept Away
Natasha Chivers, The Hills of California
Ben Stanton, Maybe Happy Ending
Justin Townsend, Death Becomes Her
Outstanding Sound Design
Paul Arditti, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Adam Fisher, Sunset Blvd.
Peter Hylenski, Death Becomes Her
Peter Hylenski, Maybe Happy Ending
John Shivers, Swept Away
Outstanding Video/Projections
David Bergman, The Picture of Dorian Gray
59, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Nathan Amzi and Joe Ransom, Sunset Blvd.
Hana S. Kim, Redwood
Finn Ross, Boop! The Musical
Special Awards
Patrick Hoffman, the recently retired curator of the Theatre on Film and Tape Archive at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, in honor of over three decades of service to the theater community, during which time he ensured the preservation of over 1,200 productions.
Congratulations to all of the 2024-25 season award nominees! We love zooming out to see the big picture. Here’s a breakdown of what each show was nominated for this year. View the breakdown of all nominations here or click on a show name for more information about the musical.
Below are this year’s nominated Broadway musicals and total nominations for each:
A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical
4 Nominations
Tony Award Awards: 1 Nomination
Chita Rivera Awards: 3 Nominations
Boop! The Musical
29 Nominations
Tony Award Awards: 3 Nominations
Drama Desk Awards: 11 Nominations
Drama League Awards: 3 Nominations
Outer Critics Circle Awards: 8 Nominations
Theatre World Awards: 1 Nominations
Chita Rivera Awards: 3 Nominations
Buena Vista Social Club
19 Nominations
Tony Award Awards: 10 Nominations
Drama League Awards: 2 Nominations
Chita Rivera Awards: 7 Nominations
Dead Outlaw
9 Nominations
Tony Award Awards: 7 Nominations
Drama League Awards: 2 Nominations
(NOTE: This show was eligible, nominated, and won Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards in its Off-Broadway run last season)
Death Becomes Her
37 Nominations
Tony Award Awards: 10 Nominations
Drama Desk Awards: 5 Nominations
Drama League Awards: 4 Nominations
Outer Critics Circle Awards: 12 Nominations
Chita Rivera Awards: 2 Nominations
Elf
1 Nomination
Drama Desk Awards: 1 Nomination
Floyd Collins
14 Nominations
Tony Award Awards: 6 Nominations
Drama Desk Awards: 5 Nominations
Drama League Awards: 1 Nomination
Outer Critics Circle Awards: 2 Nominations
Gypsy
19 Nominations
Tony Award Awards: 5 Nominations
Drama Desk Awards: 7 Nominations
Drama League Awards: 3 Nominations
Outer Critics Circle Awards: 3 Nominations
Chita Rivera Awards: 1 Nomination
Just In Time
25 Nominations
Tony Award Awards: 6 Nominations
Drama Desk Awards: 9 Nominations
Drama League Awards: 4 Nominations
Outer Critics Circle Awards: 3 Nominations
Chita Rivera Awards: 3 Nominations
The Last Five Years
3 Nominations
Drama League Awards: 3 Nominations
Maybe Happy Ending
33 Nominations
Tony Award Awards: 10 Nominations
Drama Desk Awards: 9 Nominations
Drama League Awards: 4 Nominations
Outer Critics Circle Awards: 9 Nominations
Theatre World Awards: 1 Nomination
Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends
4 Nominations
Drama Desk Awards: 1 Nomination
Drama League Awards: 3 Nominations
Once Upon a Mattress
6 Nominations
Drama Desk Awards: 3 Nominations
Drama League Awards: 1 Nomination
Outer Critics Circle Awards: 2 Nominations
Operation Mincemeat
17 Nominations
Tony Award Awards: 4 Nominations
Drama Desk Awards: 3 Nominations
Drama League Awards: 3 Nominations
Outer Critics Circle Awards: 6 Nominations
Theatre World Awards: 1 Nominations
Pirates! The Penzance Musical
13 Nominations
Tony Award Awards: 1 Nominations
Drama Desk Awards: 5 Nominations
Drama League Awards: 3 Nominations
Outer Critics Circle Awards: 2 Nominations
Chita Rivera Awards: 2 Nominations
Redwood
3 Nominations
Drama Desk Awards: 1 Nomination
Drama League Awards: 1 Nomination
Outer Critics Circle Awards: 1 Nomination
Real Women Have Curves
12 Nominations
Tony Award Awards: 2 Nominations
Drama Desk Awards: 3 Nominations
Drama League Awards: 4 Nominations
Outer Critics Circle Awards: 3 Nominations
Smash
10 Nominations
Tony Award Awards: 2 Nominations
Drama Desk Awards: 1 Nomination
Drama League Awards: 4 Nominations
Chita Rivera Awards: 3 Nominations
Sunset Boulevard
24 Nominations
Tony Award Awards: 7 Nominations
Drama Desk Awards: 7 Nominations
Drama League Awards: 4 Nominations
Outer Critics Circle Awards: 4 Nominations
Theatre World Awards: 2 Nominations
Looking for this year’s nominated plays? View the breakdown here.
]]>The first set of winners for the 2025 season have been announced!
This year’s Theatre World Awards winners includes a mix of artists from plays and musicals, honoring a number of Hollywood stars as well as some new Broadway favorites from Sunset Blvd., Operation Mincemeat, Boop! The Musical and Maybe Happy Ending.
The oldest awards to honor Broadway talent, the ceremony celebrating the winners will take place June 2 at Hard Rock Café Times Square. Congratulations to all of this year’s winners!
Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performance
Alana Arenas, Purpose
Kit Connor, Romeo + Juliet
Patsy Ferran, A Streetcar Named Desire
Tom Francis, Sunset Blvd.
Jak Malone, Operation Mincemeat
Paul Mescal, A Streetcar Named Desire
Louis McCartney, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Marjan Neshat, English
Jasmine Amy Rogers, Boop! The Musical
Nicole Scherzinger, Sunset Blvd.
Helen J. Shen, Maybe Happy Ending
Sarah Snook, The Picture of Dorian Gray
12th Annual John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
Shailene Woodley, Cult of Love
16th Annual Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence in the Theater
Leslie Uggams
2025 Special Award For Outstanding Broadway Debut Performer/Playwright
George Clooney