The theater world is buzzing after the nominations for the 2025 Tony Awards were announced on Thursday, May 1.
Tony Award winners Sarah Paulson and Wendell Pierce unveiled the list of nominees for the 78th annual awards show live from the Sofitel New York hotel on Thursday morning.
The 2025 Tony Awards are set to take place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Sunday, June 8. Cynthia Erivo will host the ceremony for the first time. She takes over the role from Ariana DeBose, who hosted the past three years.
“I am so proud and excited to take on this glorious honor,” Erivo, 38, said in a February statement. “I am looking forward to ushering the theatre community at large through a night that celebrates the wonderful performances we have witnessed throughout the year. I hope I can rise to the occasion.”
Erivo achieved her breakthrough in theater when she made her Broadway debut in the 2015 revival of The Color Purple. The following year, she won a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical for her portrayal of Celie Harris in the production.
More recently, Erivo brought her musical theatre background to the big screen in the lead role of Elphaba in the 2024 Wicked film adaptation. She will reprise the part in the sequel, Wicked: For Good, which is scheduled to be released in theaters in November.
The 78th annual Tony Awards will air on CBS Sunday, June 8, at 8 p.m. ET. Keep scrolling to see the complete list of this year’s Tony nominees:
Best Musical
Beuna Vista Social Club
Dead Outlaw
Death Becomes Her
Maybe Happy Ending
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
Best Play
English
The Hills of California
John Proctor Is the Villain
Oh, Mary!
Purpose
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 Play
George Clooney, Good Night, and Good Luck
Cole Escola, Oh, Mary!
Jon Michael Hill, Purpose
Daniel Dae Kim, Yellowface
Harry Lennix, Purpose
Louis McCartney, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
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 Leading Role in a Musical
Darren Criss, Maybe Happy Ending
Andrew Durand, Dead Outlaw
Tom Francis, Sunset Blvd
Jonathan Groff, Just in Time
James Monroe Iglehart, A Wonderful World
Jeremy Jordan, Floyd Collins
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