Your Guide to the 2025 Tony Awards
The 78th annual Tony Awards are fast approaching. Hosted by Cynthia Erivo at Radio City Music Hall, the event will honor the finest Broadway musicals and plays from the past year. Among the nominated productions are Good Night and Good Luck, Our Town, , and . In addition, the original cast of Hamilton will reunite for a special performance, echoing King George’s memorable song, “You’ll Be Back.”
Here’s what you should know about the upcoming ceremony. And as would probably tell the winners,“Good night, and good luck.”
What time do the Tony Awards start and how can I watch it?
CBS will present the Tony Awards live on June 8, beginning at 8pm ET/5pm PT and continuing until 11pm ET/8pm PT. U.S. Broadway enthusiasts can also stream the event on Paramount+. A pre-show, featuring first-time Tony Award nominee Darren Criss (Maybe Happy Ending) and Renée Elise Goldsberry (Hamilton) as hosts, will be available for free streaming on Pluto TV from 6:30-8:00 PM ET/3:30-5:00 PM PT.
Who is hosting the 2025 Tony Awards?
Cynthia Erivo, a 2025 Oscar nominee for best actress for her performance in the film adaptation of the Broadway hit Wicked, will be the host of this year’s Tony Awards.
While TIME’s film critic wasn’t impressed with Wicked overall, she praised Cynthia Erivo as a highlight in the film, stating: “She’s the one force in Wicked that didn’t make me feel ground down to a nub. As Elphaba, she channels something like real pain rather than just showtune self-pity. You feel for her in her greenness, in her persistent state of being an outsider, in her frustration at being underestimated and unloved. Erivo nearly rises above the material, and not just on a broomstick.”
Erivo is celebrated for her Tony award-winning performance in the 2016 production of The Color Purple. She also holds an Emmy for her performance of a song from the musical on the TODAY Show, as well as a Grammy for the production’s album.
She also garnered an Oscar nomination for her lead role as Harriet Tubman in the 2019 film Harriet.
Who is performing at the 2025 Tony Awards?
Typically, shows nominated for best musical perform on stage, so expect performances from Buena Vista Social Club, Dead Outlaw, Death Becomes Her, Maybe Happy Ending, Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical. Performances are also anticipated from Floyd Collins, Gypsy, Pirates! The Penzance Musical, Sunset Blvd., Just In Time, and Real Women Have Curves.
Notably, the original cast of are expected to perform at Broadway’s most significant celebration. This includes creator plus Jonathan Groff, , , and . Hamilton previously earned a record-breaking 16 Tony Award nominations and secured 11 wins, including best musical, along with a Grammy Award, Olivier Award, and a Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
Who is nominated for a Tony Award?
Maybe Happy Ending is vying for its own happy ending, having received 10 Tony Award nominations, including Best Musical. Buena Vista Social Club and Death Becomes Her have also each received 10 nominations.
Another highly nominated show is Oh Mary!, a dark comedy starring as Abraham Lincoln’s wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, a cabaret hopeful whose queer husband is preventing her from achieving her dreams. It has garnered five Tony Award nominations, encompassing best play and a best actor nomination for .
Gypsy and Sunset Blvd will directly compete in several major categories. They are both nominated for best revival of a musical. The star of Sunset Blvd, , and of Gypsy, will compete for best performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical.
Jonathan Groff has impressed with his portrayal of Bobby Darin in Just in Time, earning a nomination for best performance by an actor in a leading role in a musical.
George Clooney is nominated for best performance by an actor in a leading role in a play for his portrayal of journalist Edward R. Murrow in Good Night, and Good Luck.
() has been nominated for best performance by an actress in a leading role in a play for her portrayal of 26 characters in Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray. Also nominated in that category is (Rosemary’s Baby) for The Roommate, which tells the story of middle-aged roommates reinventing their lives.
“Always be closing” is the iconic line from the sales industry satire Glengarry Glen Ross, and the show hopes to achieve just that at the Tonys. Star is nominated for best performance by an actor in a featured role in a play.
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