The Tony Awards 2025 delivered all the sparkle, surprise, and standing ovations Broadway fans could hope for. Theater’s biggest night turned into a masterclass in show-stopping moments, with each winner adding their own flair to an already electric evening. Audiences laughed, cried, and cheered as stars old and new took the stage, reminding us why live performance still packs a punch.

Every award felt like a well-earned standing ovation, and every speech was a love letter to the magic of storytelling. Here’s the complete list of winners of Tony Awards who earned their moment under the lights.

The Tony Awards 2025 Winners Who Stole the Spotlight

  • Best Musical

    • Maybe Happy Ending

    • Buena Vista Social Club

    • Death Becomes Her

    • Dead Outlaw

    • Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical

  • Best Play

    • Purpose

    • English

    • John Proctor is the Villain

    • The Hills of California

    • Oh, Mary!

  • Best Revival of a Musical

    • Sunset Boulevard

    • Gypsy

    • Floyd Collins

    • Pirates! The Penzance Musical

  • Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Play

    • Sarah Snook, The Picture of Dorian Gray

    • Sadie Sink, John Proctor is the Villain

    • Mia Farrow, The Roommate

    • LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Purpose

    • Laura Donnelly, The Hills of California

  • Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

    • Cole Escola, Oh, Mary!

    • Harry Lennix, Purpose

    • Jon Michael Hill, Purpose

    • Daniel Dae Kim, Yellow Face

    • George Clooney, Good Night, and Good Luck

    • Louis McCartney, Stranger Things: The First Shadow

  • Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

    • Jak Malone, Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical

    • Danny Burstein, Gypsy

    • Jeb Brown, Dead Outlaw

    • Brooks Ashmanskas, Smash

    • Taylor Trensch, Floyd Collins

  • Best Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical

    • Natalie Venetia Belcon, Buena Vista Social Club

    • Joy Woods, Gypsy

    • Julia Knitel, Dead Outlaw

    • Gracie Lawrence, Just in Time

    • Justina Machado, Real Women Have Curves: The Musical

  • Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Play

    • Francis Jue, Yellow Face

    • Glenn Davis, Purpose

    • Conrad Ricamora, Oh, Mary!

    • Bob Odenkirk, Glengarry Glen Ross

    • Gabriel Ebert, John Proctor is the Villain

  • Best Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

    • Kara Young, Purpose

    • Tala Ashe, English

    • Marjan Neshat, English

    • Jessica Hecht, Eureka Day

    • Fina Strazza, John Proctor is the Villain

  • Best Book of a Musical

    • Will Aronson and Hue Park, Maybe Happy Ending

    • Itamar Moses, Dead Outlaw

    • Marco Ramirez, Buena Vista Social Club

    • Marco Pennette, Death Becomes Her

    • David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, and Zoë Roberts, Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical

  • Best Original Score Written for the Theatre

    • Will Aronson (Music & Lyrics) and Hue Park (Lyrics), Maybe Happy Ending

    • David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna, Dead Outlaw

    • Julia Mattison and Noel Carey, Death Becomes Her

    • Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez, Real Women Have Curves: The Musical

    • David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson, and Zoë Roberts, Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical

  • Best Scenic Design of a Play

    • Miriam Buether and 59, Stranger Things: The First Shadow

    • Marsha Ginsberg, English

    • Rob Howell, The Hills of California

    • Scott Pask, Good Night, and Good Luck

    • Marg Horwell and David Bergman, The Picture of Dorian Gray

  • Best Scenic Design of a Musical

    • Dane Laffrey and George Reeve, Maybe Happy Ending

    • Rachel Hauck, Swept Away

    • Derek McLane, Just in Time

    • Derek McLane, Death Becomes Her

    • Arnulfo Maldonado, Buena Vista Social Club

  • Best Costume Design of a Play

    • Marg Horwell, The Picture of Dorian Gray

    • Holly Pierson, Oh, Mary!

    • Rob Howell, The Hills of California

    • Brenda Abbandandolo, Good Night, and Good Luck

    • Brigitte Reiffenstuel, Stranger Things: The First Shadow

  • Best Costume Design of a Musical

    • Paul Tazewell, Death Becomes Her

    • Clint Ramos, Maybe Happy Ending

    • Gregg Barnes, Boop! The Musical

    • Dede Ayite, Buena Vista Social Club

    • Catherine Zuber, Just in Time

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