2025 Tony Award nominations announced! Buena Vista Social Club, death becomes her and maybe happy end -lead noms | Broadway -Buzz

The nominations of Tony Award 2025, which was announced on May 1 by Sarah Paulson and Wendell Pierce, reflects a Broadway season in which ambition was celebrated in all its forms. At the front with 10 nominations are Buena Vista Social ClubPresent Death becomes her And Maybe happy ending-A trio that represents Cuban music, camp comedy and a gently gently gently science fiction love story.

On the game side, The hills of CaliforniaPresent Purpose And Oh Mary! Earnings recognized for new work Sunset Boulevard, Floyd Collins And Gypsy.

As already announced, this year's Harvey Fierstein ceremony will honor a special Tony Award for lifelong achievements in the theater and Celia Keenan-Bolger with Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award. Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theater is also presented Great achievementsMichael Price, New 42 and the New York public library for the performing arts. Additional special prices will be the musicians of the Buena Vista Social Club Band and the artists behind the illusions and technical effects of Foreign things: the first shadow.

The 78th annual Tony Awards organized by Cynthia Erivo will take place on June 8th in the Radio City Music Hall and will be broadcast on CBS and Paramount+.

Read below for our nominee's update list. And for everything you need to know about the 78th annual Tony Awards, visit our Tony Awards FAQ!

Best musical

Buena Vista Social Club

Dead law

Death becomes her

Maybe happy ending

Operation Mincemeat: A new musical

Best game

English From Sanaz Toossi

The hills of California By Jez Butterworth

John Proctor is the villain By Kimberly Belelwer

Oh Mary! By Cole Escola

Purpose From Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

Best revival of a musical

Floyd Collins

Gypsy

Pirates! The Penzance Musical

Sunset BLVD.

Best revival of a piece

Eureka dayJonathan Spector

Romeo + Julia

Thornton Wilder is our city

Yellow face

Best book of a musical

Buena Vista Social ClubMarco Ramirez

Dead lawItamar Moses

Death becomes herMarco Pennette

Maybe happy endingWill Aronson and Hue Park want

Operation Mincemeat: A new musicalDavid Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts

Best performance of an actress in a leading role in one piece
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 one piece
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, Foreign things: the first shadow

Best performance of an actress in a leading role in a musical
Megan Hilty, Death becomes her
Audra McDonald, Gypsy
Jasmine Amy Rogers, Boo! The musical
Nicole Scherzinger, Sunset BLVD.
Jennifer Simard, Death becomes her

Best performance of an actor in a leading role in a musical
Darren criss, Maybe happy ending
Andrew Durand, Dead law
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 one role in one piece
Tala Ashe, English
Jessica Hecht, Eureka day
Marjan Neshat, English
FINA Stazza, John Proctor is the villain
Kara Young, Purpose

Best performance of an actor in a role presented in one piece
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 of an actress in a role presented in a musical
Natalie Venetia Belcon, Buena Vista Social Club
Julia Strick, Dead law
Gracie Lawrence, Just in time
Justina Macado, Real women have curves: the musical
Joy Woods, Gypsy

Best performance of an actor in a role presented in a musical
Brooks Asmanskas, Smash
Jeb Brown, Dead law
Danny Burstein, Gypsy
Jak Malone, Operation Mincemeat: A new musical
Taylor Trensch, Floyd Collins

Best original score (music and/or texts) written for the theater

Dead lawMusic & texts: David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna

Death becomes herMusic & texts: Julia Mattisone and Noel Carey

Maybe happy endingPresent Music: Will Aronson; Lyrics: Will Aronson and Hue Park

Operation Mincemeat: A new musicalMusic & texts: David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts

Real women have curves: the musicalMusic & texts: Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez

Best picturesque design of a piece
Marsha Ginsberg, English
Rob Howell, The hills of California
Marg Horwell and David Bergman, The picture of Dorian Gray
Miriam Buether and 59, Foreign things: the first shadow
Scott Pask, Good night and good luck

Best picturesque 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 costume design of a piece
Brenda Obandolo, Good night and good luck
Marg Horwell, The picture of Dorian Gray
Rob Howell, The hills of California
Holly Pierson, Oh Mary!
Brigitte Reiffenstoel, Foreign things: the first shadow



Best costume design of a musical
Dede ayite, Buena Vista Social Club
Gregg Barnes, Boo! The musical
Clint Ramos, Maybe happy ending
Paul Tazewell, Death becomes her
Catherine Zuber, Just in time

Best light design of a piece
Natasha Chivers, The hills of California
Jon Clark, Foreign 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 light design of a musical
Jack Knowles, Sunset BLVD.
Tyler Micoleau, Buena Vista Social Club
Scott Zielinski and Ruy Horng Sun, Floyd Collins
Ben stanton, Maybe happy ending
Justin Townsend, Death becomes her

Best sound design of a piece
Paul Arditti, Foreign 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 direction of a piece
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
Saw ali, Buena Vista Social Club
Michael Arden, Maybe happy ending
David Cromer, Dead law
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, Boo! The musical
Patricia Delgado and Justin Peck, Buena Vista Social Club

Best orchestions
Andrew Resnick and Michael Thurber, Just in time
Will Aronson, Maybe happy ending
Bruce Coughhlin, Floyd Collins
Marco Paguia, Buena Vista Social Club
David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sunset BLVD.

Tony nominations through production

Buena Vista Social Club – 10

Death becomes her – 10

Maybe happy ending – 10

Dead law – 7

John Proctor is the villain – 7

Sunset BLVD. – 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

Foreign things: the first shadow – 5

Operation Mincemeat: A new musical – 4

Boo! 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! The Penzance Musical – 1

Romeo + Julia – 1

Swept away – 1

The roommate – 1

Thornton Wilder is our city – 1