In one of the most cramped, celebrity-driven Broadway seasons in recent memory, three musicals-two based on popular films-inserted the highest among Tony -nominators 2025Banking of impressive 10 nods each.
The Tuners “Buena Vista Social Club”, based on Wim Wenders ‘1999 Documentary and the even more popular album, The Outlandish Comedy “Death Beces Her”, based on Robert Zemeckis’ 1992 Cult Classic, and Sweet Romance “perhaps Happy, Happy Ending”,
Unfortunately, it was not a successful morning for the above name, because “Othello” stars Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal, “Redwood” actress Idina Menzel, and “Once Upon A Mattress” leader Sutton Foster were omitted. Celeb-drop-ins still occurred in happy surprises, such as George Clooney, who got a nick for his first Broadway look in his own “Good Night, and good luck”, Bob Odenkirk over the Flasrar Kieran Culkin in “Glengarry Glen Ross,” and Mia Farrow for his first bridge for his first bridge.
Among the plays were the best nominations Sadie-Sing with “John Proctor is the villain” and the long-closed but excellently examined “The Hills of California”, directed by Sam Mendes. Both productions got 7 nods.
Here is a complete list of 2025 Tony -Nominated:
Best musical
Buena Vista Social Club
Lethal
Death becomes her
Maybe happy ending
OPERATION MINCEMEAT: A new musical
Best games
English
The hills of California
John Proctor is the villain
Oh, Mary!
Purpose
Best revival of a musical
Floyd Collins
Gypsy
Pirates! Penzance Musical
Sunset Blvd.
Best revival of a game
Eureka day
Romeo + Juliet
Thornton Wilders our city
Yellow face
Best book by a musical
Buena Vista Social Club
Lethal
Death becomes her
Maybe happy ending
OPERATION MINCEMEAT: A new musical
Best original score (music and/or texts) written for the theater
Lethal
Death becomes her
Maybe happy ending
OPERATION MINCEMEAT: A new musical
Real women have curves: the musical
Best performance of an actor in a leading role in a game
George Clooney, good night and good luck
Cole Escola, oh, Mary!
Jon Michael Hill, Purpose
Daniel Dae Kim, yellow face
Harry Lennix, purpose
Louis McCartney, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Best performance of an actress in a leading role in a game
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 of an actor in a leading role in a musical
Darren Criss, perhaps happy ending
Andrew Durand, Dead Outlaw
Tom Francis, Sunset Blvd.
Jonathan Groff, just in time
James Monroe Iglehart, A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical
Jeremy Jordan, Floyd Collins
Best performance of an actress in a leading role in a musical
Megan Hiltty, death becomes her
Audra McDonald, Gypsy
Jasmine Amy Rogers, Boop! Musical
Nicole Scherzinger, Sunset Blvd.
Jennifer Simard, death becomes her
Best performance of an actor in a presented role in a game
Glenn Davis, purpose
Gabriel Ebert, John Proctor is the villain
Francis Jue, yellow face
Bob Odenkirk, Glengarry Glen Ross
Conrad reserve, oh, Mary!
Best performance of an actress in a presented role in a game
Speak Ashe, English
Jessica Hecht, Eureka Day
Marjan Neshat, English
Fine Strazza, John Proctor is the villain
Kara Young, purpose
Best performance of an actor in a presented 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 of an actress in a presented 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 scenic design of a game
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
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, death becomes her
Derek McLeane, just in time
Best costume design for 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 Rån, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Best costume design of a musical
Dede Ayite, Buena Vista Social Club
Gregg Barnes, Boop! Musical
Clint Ramos, maybe happy ending
Paul Tazewell, death becomes her
Catherine Zuber, just in time
Best lighting design of a game
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 Wasilski, 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, perhaps happy ending
Justin Townsend, death becomes her
Best sound design of a game
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 image 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, perhaps happy ending
Dan Moses Schreier, Floyd Collins
Best direction for a game
Knud Adams, English
Sam Mendes, the hills of California
Sam Pinleton, oh, Mary!
Danya Taymor, John Proctor is the villain
Kip Williams, the image of Dorian Gray
Best direction for a musical
Saheem Ali, Buena Vista Social Club
Michael Arden, perhaps happy end
David Cromer, Dead Outlaw
Christopher Gattelli, death becomes her
Jamie Lloyd, Sunset Blvd.
Best choreography
Joshua Bergasse, Smash
Camille A. Brown, Gypsy
Christopher Gattelli, death becomes her
Jerry Mitchell, Boop! Musical
Patricia Delgado and Justin Peck, Buena Vista Social Club
Best orchestrations
Andrew Resnick and Michael Thurber, just in time
Will Aronson, perhaps happy ending
Bruce Coughlin, Floyd Collins
Marco Pagia, Buena Vista Social Club
David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sunset Blvd.
Best book by a musical
Buena Vista Social Club. Marco Ramirez
Dead Outlaw, Itamar Moses
Death becomes her, Marco Pennette
Maybe happy end, will aronson and hue park
Operation Mincemeat: A new musical, David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts
Tony nominations after production
Buena Vista Social Club – 10
Death becomes her – 10
Maybe happy ending – 10
Dead Outlaw – 7
John Proctor is the villain – 7
Sunset Blvd. – 7
California’s hills – 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: A new musical – 4
Boop! The musical – 3
Yellow face – 3
Eureka Day – 2
Real women have curves: the musical – 2
Smash – 2
A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical – 1
Glengarry Glen Ross – 1
Pirates! Penzance Musical – 1
Romeo + Juliet – 1
Swept away – 1
The roommate – 1
Thornton Wilder’s Our Town – 1
Cynthia Erivo hosts the 78th Tony Awards June 8 at CBS and Paramount+.
