78. Nominations for Tony Awards: 'Death becomes her,' 'maybe happy ending', John Proctor is the villain 'under top shows

The nominees for the 78th annual Tony were announced on Thursday, with Death becomes herThe musical version of the Campy, 1992 Oscar winner about aging in Hollywood, Maybe happy endingA serious story about two robots in love, and Buena Vista Social ClubA cheering story about Cuban musicians were the most nominated shows, which were leading at 10 nods per piece.

These three productions will compete against each other Dead law And Operation Mincemeat For the best musical. Boo! The musicalWho earned a field from the drama desk yesterday best was with only three Tony nods. The nominees are for the best musical revitalization Floyd CollinsPresent GypsyPresent Pirates! The Penzance Musical And Sunset BLVD.

John Proctor is the villainA modern, feminist retelling of The melting pot and Jez butterworth The hills of CaliforniaA portrait of a musical family that dealt with grief were the most nominated pieces, each of which snapped seven nominations. These shows will compete against Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' family drama PurposeCole Escolas celebrated Mary Todd Lincoln Comedy Oh Mary! and Sanaz Toossis Dramedy English For the best game.

Audra McDonald wrote the story as the most nominated performer in the history of Tony Awards and landed her 11th nomination for playing the ultimate stage mother of the stage in history Gypsy. McDonald is also the record holder for most Tony victories of a actor with six. It will be competing against one of the most competitive best actors in a musical categories for ages, with Nicole Scherzinger Norma Desmond playing in Sunset BLVDboth Death becomes her Stars Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard and Jasmine Amy Rogers from Boo! The musical.

A handful of important Hollywood stars were among the nominees of the year, such as the Oscar winner George Clooney, who received his first nod for his Broadway debut in Good night and good luckand Sarah Snook, who won for the last season of an Emmy Consequencewas nominated for their 26-roll performance in The picture of Dorian Gray. Emmy like nominated Foreign things Star Sadie Sink and Call Saul better'S Bob Odenkirk made the cut for John Proctor is the villain And Glengarry Glen Rossrespectively. But today there were snubs with the newly shaped Oscar winner Kieran Culkin (newly shaped Oscar winnerGlengarry Glen Ross) Both Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal in Othello (The biggest Broadway evening box office scored a whopping zero nod), Emmy Winning Kit Connor (Romeo + Julia) and double drag -race winner Jinkx Monsoon, of whom was expected Pirates! A Penzance musicalEveryone doesn't make the cut.

Daniel Dae-Kim was the first AAPI candidate in the best performance of an actor category in a leading role in one piece in the 78 years of the American theater to make his role in the role in the role Yellow face. He gathered against Escola, Clooney, Jon Michael Hill and Harry Lennix in Purpose and Louis McCartney in Foreign things: the first shadow.

The Tony winners Sarah Paulson and Wendell Pierce unveiled the candidates. This season there were 21 musicals and 21 games that were premiered between April 26, 2024 and April 27, 2025 on Broadway. This defeated the 37 eligible shows from the 2023-2024 and 28 productions from the 2022-2023 season.

This year's award ceremony will take place on June 8th in the Radio City Music Hall. Evil Star Cynthia Erivo, a Tony winner for The color purplethe show will be hosted live on CBS and streams on Paramount+.

Here is the full list of nominees:

Best musical

Buena Vista Social Club
Dead law
Death becomes her
Maybe happy ending
Operation Mincemeat: A new musical

Best game

English
The hills of California
John Proctor is the villain
Oh Mary!
Purpose

Best revival of a musical

Floyd Collins
Gypsy
Pirates! The Penzance Musical
Sunset BLVD.

Best revival of a piece

Eureka day
Romeo + Julia
Thornton Wilder is our city
Yellow face

Best performance of 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 of an actor in a leading role in a musical

Darren Criss, maybe a happy ending
Andrew Durand, deadly lawless
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 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, Stranger Things: The first shadow

Best performance of an actor in a role presented in a musical

Brooks Asmanskas, Smash
Jeb Brown, deadly lawless
Danny Burstein, Gypsy
Jak Malone, Operation Mincemeat: A new musical
Taylor Trensch, Floyd Collins

Best performance of an actress in a role presented in a musical

Natalie Venetia Belcon, Buena Vista Social Club
Julia Strick, Totes Outlaw
Gracie Lawrence, just in time
Justina Macado, real women have corners: the musical
Joy Woods, Gypsy

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 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 book of a musical

Buena Vista Social Club, Marco Ramirez
Dead Outlaw, Itamar Moses
Death becomes her, Marco Pennettette
Maybe happy ending, Aronson and Hue Park Park will be
Operation Mincemeat: A new musical, David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts

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

Dead Outlaw, Music & Texts: David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna
Death becomes her, music & texts: Julia Mattisone and Noel Carey
Maybe happy ending, music: becomes aronson; Lyrics: Will Aronson and Hue Park
Operation Mincemat: A new musical, music & texts: David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts
Real women have curves: musical, music & 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, Stranger 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, Boop! The musical
Clint Ramos, maybe a 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, 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 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 a 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 a 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

Sahem Ali, Buena Vista Social Club
Michael Arden, maybe happy ending
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! The musical
Patricia Delgado and Justin Peck, Buena Vista Social Club

Best orchestions

Andrew Resnick and Michael Thurber, just in time
Will Aronson, maybe a happy ending
Bruce Coughlin, Floyd Collins
Marco Paguia, Buena Vista Social Club
David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sunset BLVD.

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