Nominations for the 2025 Tony Awards, honoring productions that opened on Broadway during the 2024-2025 season, have been revealed. Sarah Paulson and Wendell Pierce announced the slate of newly minted nominees on May 1 on CBS Mornings and on the Tony Awards’ official YouTube page.
In order to be eligible for nominations in the 26 competitive categories, productions had to open by April 27 and complete all other eligibility requirements as outlined in the Tony Awards’ rules and regulations. This season, 42 productions were eligible.
Three musicals led the nominations with 10 nods apiece: “Buena Vista Social Club,” “Death Becomes Her” and “Maybe Happy Ending.” All three were nominated for Best Musical. Completing the Best Musical roster were “Dead Outlaw” and “Operation Mincemeat.”
Play-wise, Kimberly Belflower’s “John Proctor Is the Villain” and Jez Butterworth’s “The Hills of California” each earned seven nominations, the largest number of any nonmusical. The two dramas were named in the Best Play category, alongside Sanaz Toossi’s “English,” Cole Escola’s “Oh, Mary!” and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ “Purpose.”
Rounding out the best show categories were “Eureka Day,” “Romeo + Juliet,” “Our Town” and “Yellow Face,” all of which were cited in the Best Revival of a Play category. Best Revival of a Musical comprised “Floyd Collins,” “Gypsy,” “Pirates! The Penzance Musical” and “Sunset Boulevard.”
The recipients of two special, noncompetitive awards were also named. The musicians who make up the band of “Buena Vista Social Club” will be honored: Marco Paguia (music director, conductor/piano), David Oquendo (associate music director, guitar), Renesito Avich (tres), Gustavo Schartz (bass), Javier Días, Román Diaz, Mauricio Herrera (percussion), Jesus Ricardo (trumpet), Eddie Venegas (trombone), Hery Paz (woodwinds) and Leonardo Reyna (piano). Additionally, the illusions-and-technical-effects team of “Stranger Things: The First Shadow” (Jamie Harrison, Chris Fisher, Gary Beestone and Edward Pierce) will also be recognized.
Of the 42 eligible productions, 13 received zero nominations: “All In: Comedy About Love,” “Cult of Love,” “Elf,” “Home,” “Left on Tenth,” “Job,” “McNeal,” “Once Upon a Mattress,” “Othello,” “Redwood,” “Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends,” “Tammy Faye” and “The Last Five Years.”
As previously announced, the 2025 Tony Awards will take place on June 8 at Radio City Music Hall. Cynthia Erivo will host the ceremony, which will be broadcast live on CBS and streamed on Paramount+.
The Tony Awards are presented by the Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing.
A complete list of nominees can be found below.
Best Musical
“Buena Vista Social Club”
“Dead Outlaw”
“Death Becomes Her”
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“Maybe Happy Ending”
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“Operation Mincemeat”
Best Play
“English”
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“The Hills of California”
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“John Proctor Is the Villain”
“Oh, Mary!”
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“Purpose”
Best Revival of a Musical
“Floyd Collins”
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“Gypsy”
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“Pirates! The Penzance Musical”
“Sunset Boulevard”
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Best Revival of a Play
“Eureka Day”
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“Romeo + Juliet”
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“Our Town”
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“Yellow Face”
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Best Book of a Musical
“Buena Vista Social Club” (Marco Ramirez)
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“Dead Outlaw” (Itamar Moses)
“Death Becomes Her” (Marco Pennette)
“Maybe Happy Ending” (Will Aronson and Hue Park)
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“Operation Mincemeat” (David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts)
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
“Dead Outlaw” (Music and Lyrics: David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna)
“Death Becomes Her” (Music and Lyrics: Julia Mattison and Noel Carey)
“Maybe Happy Ending” (Music: Will Aronson; Lyrics: Will Aronson and Hue Park)
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“Operation Mincemeat” (Music and Lyrics: David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts)
“Real Women Have Curves” (Music and Lyrics: Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez)
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Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Megan Hilty, “Death Becomes Her”
Audra McDonald, “Gypsy”
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Jasmine Amy Rogers, “Boop!”
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Nicole Scherzinger, “Sunset Boulevard”
Jennifer Simard, “Death Becomes Her”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Darren Criss, “Maybe Happy Ending”
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Andrew Durand, “Dead Outlaw”
Tom Francis, “Sunset Boulevard”
Jonathan Groff, “Just in Time”
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James Monroe Iglehart, “A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical”
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Jeremy Jordan, “Floyd Collins”
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Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Laura Donnelly, “The Hills of California”
Mia Farrow, “The Roommate”
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LaTanya Richardson Jackson, “Purpose”
Sadie Sink, “John Proctor Is the Villain”
Sarah Snook, “The Picture of Dorian Gray”
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
George Clooney, “Good Night, and Good Luck”
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Cole Escola, “Oh, Mary!”
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Jon Michael Hill, “Purpose”
Daniel Dae Kim, “Yellow Face”
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Harry Lennix, “Purpose”
Louis McCartney, “Stranger Things: The First Shadow”
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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”
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Justina Machado, “Real Women Have Curves”
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Joy Woods, “Gypsy”
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Brooks Ashmanskas, “Smash”
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Jeb Brown, “Dead Outlaw”
Danny Burstein, “Gypsy”
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Jak Malone, “Operation Mincemeat”
Taylor Trensch, “Floyd Collins”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Tala Ashe, “English”
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Jessica Hecht, “Eureka Day”
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Marjan Neshat, “English”
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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 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”
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Best Direction of a Play
Knud Adams, “English”
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Sam Mendes, “The Hills of California”
Sam Pinkleton, “Oh, Mary!”
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Danya Taymor, “John Proctor Is the Villain”
Kip Williams, “The Picture of Dorian Gray”
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Best Choreography
Joshua Bergasse, “Smash”
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Camille A. Brown, “Gypsy”
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Christopher Gattelli, “Death Becomes Her”
Jerry Mitchell, “Boop!”
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Patricia Delgado and Justin Peck, “Buena Vista Social Club”
Best Orchestrations
Andrew Resnick and Michael Thurber, “Just in Time”
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Will Aronson, “Maybe Happy Ending”
Bruce Coughlin, “Floyd Collins”
Marco Paguia, “Buena Vista Social Club”
David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber, “Sunset Boulevard”
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 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”
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Scott Pask, “Good Night, and Good Luck”
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Dede Ayite, “Buena Vista Social Club”
Gregg Barnes, “Boop!”
Clint Ramos, “Maybe Happy Ending”
Paul Tazewell, “Death Becomes Her”
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Catherine Zuber, “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!”
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Brigitte Reiffenstuel, “Stranger Things: The First Shadow”
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”
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Justin Townsend, “Death Becomes Her”
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 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 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”
Tony Nominations by Production
“Buena Vista Social Club” — 10
“Death Becomes Her” — 10
“Maybe Happy Ending” — 10
“Dead Outlaw” — 7
“John Proctor Is the Villain” — 7
“Sunset Boulevard” — 7
“The Hills of California” — 7
“Floyd Collins” — 6
“Just in Time” — 6
“Purpose” — 6
“The Picture of Dorian Gray” — 6
“English” — 5
“Good Night, and Good Luck” — 5
“Gypsy” — 5
“Oh, Mary!” — 5
“Stranger Things: The First Shadow” — 5
“Operation Mincemeat” — 4
“Boop!” — 3
“Yellow Face” — 3
“Eureka Day” - 2
“Real Women Have Curves” — 2
“Smash” — 2
“A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical” — 1
“Glengarry Glen Ross” — 1
“Pirates! The Penzance Musical” — 1
“Romeo + Juliet” — 1
“Swept Away” — 1
“The Roommate” — 1
“Our Town” — 1
