{"id":1946750,"date":"2025-08-07T14:45:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T14:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1946750"},"modified":"2025-08-07T14:45:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T14:45:12","slug":"2025-tony-nominations-are-out-and-theyre-full-of-celebrities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/2025-tony-nominations-are-out-and-theyre-full-of-celebrities\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Tony nominations are out \u2014 and they\u2019re full of celebrities"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"Nicole<\/p>\n

Nicole Scherzinger as Norma Desmond in “Sunset Blvd.”<\/p>\n

Marc Brenner<\/p>\n

Sarah Paulson and Wendell Pierce announced the nominations for the 78th Annual Tony Awards on Thursday morning. The full list is below, with analysis to come.<\/p>\n

The awards ceremony, hosted by Wicked <\/i>star Cynthia Erivo, will be June 8 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.<\/p>\n

Best Musical<\/b><\/p>\n

Buena Vista Social Club<\/i><\/p>\n

Dead Outlaw<\/i><\/p>\n

Death Becomes Her<\/i><\/p>\n

Maybe Happy Ending<\/i><\/p>\n

Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical<\/i><\/p>\n

Best Play<\/b><\/p>\n

English<\/i><\/p>\n

The Hills of California<\/i><\/p>\n

John Proctor is the Villain<\/i><\/p>\n

Oh, Mary!<\/i><\/p>\n

Purpose<\/i><\/p>\n

Best Revival of a Play<\/b><\/p>\n

Eureka Day<\/i><\/p>\n

Romeo + Juliet<\/i><\/p>\n

Thornton Wilder\u2019s Our Town<\/i><\/p>\n

Yellow Face<\/i><\/p>\n

Best Revival of a Musical<\/b><\/p>\n

Floyd Collins<\/i><\/p>\n

Gypsy <\/i><\/p>\n

Pirates! The Penzance<\/i><\/p>\n

Sunset Blvd. <\/i><\/p>\n

\"George<\/p>\n

George Clooney in Good Night & Good Luck.<\/p>\n

Emilio Madrid<\/p>\n

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play<\/b><\/p>\n

George Clooney, Good Night, and Good Luck<\/i><\/p>\n

Cole Escola, Oh, Mary!<\/i><\/p>\n

Jon Michael Hill, Purpose<\/i><\/p>\n

Daniel Dae Kim, Yellow Face<\/i><\/p>\n

Harry Lennix, Purpose<\/i><\/p>\n

Louis McCartney, Stranger Things: The First Shadow<\/i><\/p>\n

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play<\/b><\/p>\n

Laura Donnelly, The Hills of California<\/i><\/p>\n

Mia Farrow, The Roommate<\/i><\/p>\n

LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Purpose<\/i><\/p>\n

Sadie Sink, John Proctor is the Villain<\/i><\/p>\n

Sarah Snook, The Picture of Dorian Gray<\/i><\/p>\n

\"Dead<\/p>\n

Dead Outlaw<\/p>\n

Matthew Murphy \/ Matthew Murphy<\/p>\n

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical<\/b><\/p>\n

Darren Criss, Maybe Happy Ending<\/i><\/p>\n

Andrew Durand, Dead Outlaw<\/i><\/p>\n

Tom Francis, Sunset Blvd.<\/i><\/p>\n

Jonathan Groff, Just in Time<\/i><\/p>\n

James Monroe Iglehart, A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical<\/i><\/p>\n

Jeremy Jordan, Floyd Collins<\/i><\/p>\n

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical<\/b><\/p>\n

Megan Hilty, Death Becomes Her<\/i><\/p>\n

Audra McDonald, Gypsy<\/i><\/p>\n

Jasmine Amy Rogers, BOOP! The Musical<\/i><\/p>\n

Nicole Scherzinger, Sunset Blvd.<\/i><\/p>\n

Jennifer Simard, Death Becomes Her<\/i><\/p>\n

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play<\/b><\/p>\n

Glenn Davis, Purpose<\/i><\/p>\n

Gabriel Ebert, John Proctor is the Villain<\/i><\/p>\n

Francis Jue, Yellow Face<\/i><\/p>\n

Bob Odenkirk, Glengarry Glen Ross<\/i><\/p>\n

Conrad Ricamora, Oh, Mary!<\/i><\/p>\n

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play<\/b><\/p>\n

Tala Ashe, English<\/i><\/p>\n

Jessica Hecht, Eureka Day<\/i><\/p>\n

Marjan Neshat, English<\/i><\/p>\n

Fina Strazza, John Proctor is the Villain<\/i><\/p>\n

Kara Young, Purpose<\/i><\/p>\n

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical<\/b><\/p>\n

Brooks Ashmanskas, SMASH<\/i><\/p>\n

Jeb Brown, Dead Outlaw<\/i><\/p>\n

Danny Burstein, Gypsy<\/i><\/p>\n

Jak Malone, Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical<\/i><\/p>\n

Taylor Trensch, Floyd Collins<\/i><\/p>\n

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical<\/b><\/p>\n

Natalie Venetia Belcon, Buena Vista Social Club<\/i><\/p>\n

Julia Knitel, Dead Outlaw<\/i><\/p>\n

Gracie Lawrence, Just in Time<\/i><\/p>\n

Justina Machado, Real Women Have Curves: The Musical<\/i><\/p>\n

Joy Woods, Gypsy<\/i><\/p>\n

Best Direction of a Play<\/b><\/p>\n

Knud Adams, English<\/i><\/p>\n

Sam Mendes, The Hills of California<\/i><\/p>\n

Sam Pinkleton, Oh, Mary!<\/i><\/p>\n

Danya Taymor, John Proctor is the Villain<\/i><\/p>\n

Kip Williams, The Picture of Dorian Gray<\/i><\/p>\n

\"Buena<\/p>\n

Buena Vista Social Club<\/p>\n

Matthew Murphy \/ Matthew Murphy<\/p>\n

Best Direction of a Musical<\/b><\/p>\n

Saheem Ali, Buena Vista Social Club<\/i><\/p>\n

Michael Arden, Maybe Happy Ending<\/i><\/p>\n

David Cromer, Dead Outlaw<\/i><\/p>\n

Christopher Gattelli, Death Becomes Her<\/i><\/p>\n

Jamie Lloyd, Sunset Blvd.<\/i><\/p>\n

Best Book of a Musical<\/b><\/p>\n

Buena Vista Social Club<\/i>, Marco Ramirez<\/p>\n

Dead Outlaw, <\/i>Itamar Moses<\/p>\n

Death Becomes Her, <\/i>Marco Pennette<\/p>\n

Maybe Happy Ending,<\/i> Will Aronson and Hue Park<\/p>\n

Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical,<\/i> David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zo\u00eb Roberts<\/p>\n

Best Original Score (Music and\/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre<\/b><\/p>\n

Dead Outlaw<\/i>, Music & Lyrics: David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna<\/p>\n

Death Becomes Her, <\/i>Music & Lyrics: Julia Mattison and Noel Carey<\/p>\n

Maybe Happy Ending,<\/i> Music: Will Aronson, Lyrics: Will Aronson and Hue Park<\/p>\n

Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical, <\/i>Music & Lyrics: David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zo\u00eb Roberts<\/p>\n

Real Women Have Curves: The Musical, <\/i>Music & Lyrics: Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez<\/p>\n

Best Choreography<\/b><\/p>\n

Joshua Bergasse, SMASH<\/i><\/p>\n

Camille A. Brown, Gypsy<\/i><\/p>\n

Christopher Gattelli, Death Becomes Her<\/i><\/p>\n

Jerry Mitchell, BOOP! The Musical<\/i><\/p>\n

Patricia Delgado and Justin Peck, Buena Vista Social Club<\/i><\/p>\n

Best Orchestrations<\/b><\/p>\n

Andrew Resnick and Michael Thurber, Just in Time<\/i><\/p>\n

Will Aronson, Maybe Happy Ending<\/i><\/p>\n

Bruce Coughlin, Floyd Collins<\/i><\/p>\n

Marco Paguia, Buena Vista Social Club<\/i><\/p>\n

David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sunset Blvd.<\/i><\/p>\n

Best Scenic Design of a Musical<\/b><\/p>\n

Rachel Hauck, Swept Away<\/i><\/p>\n

Dane Laffrey and George Reeve, Maybe Happy Ending<\/i><\/p>\n

Arnulfo Maldonado, Buena Vista Social Club<\/i><\/p>\n

Derek McLane, Death Becomes Her<\/i><\/p>\n

Derek McLane, Just in Time<\/i><\/p>\n

Best Costume Design of a Play<\/b><\/p>\n

Brenda Abbandandolo, Good Night, and Good Luck<\/i><\/p>\n

Marg Horwell, The Picture of Dorian Gray<\/i><\/p>\n

Rob Howell, The Hills of California<\/i><\/p>\n

Holly Pierson, Oh, Mary!<\/i><\/p>\n

Brigitte Reiffenstuel, Stranger Things: The First Shadow<\/i><\/p>\n

Best Costume Design of a Musical<\/b><\/p>\n

Dede Ayite, Buena Vista Social Club<\/i><\/p>\n

Gregg Barnes, BOOP! The Musical<\/i><\/p>\n

Clint Ramos, Maybe Happy Ending<\/i><\/p>\n

Paul Tazewell, Death Becomes Her<\/i><\/p>\n

Catherine Zuber, Just in Time<\/i><\/p>\n

Best Lighting Design of a Play<\/b><\/p>\n

Natasha Chivers, The Hills of California<\/i><\/p>\n

Jon Clark, Stranger Things: The First Shadow<\/i><\/p>\n

Heather Gilbert and David Bengali, Good Night, and Good Luck<\/i><\/p>\n

Natasha Katz and Hannah Wasileski, John Proctor is the Villain<\/i><\/p>\n

Nick Schlieper, The Picture of Dorian Gray<\/i><\/p>\n

Best Lighting Design of a Musical<\/b><\/p>\n

Jack Knowles, Sunset Blvd.<\/i><\/p>\n

Tyler Micoleau, Buena Vista Social Club<\/i><\/p>\n

Scott Zielinski and Ruey Horng Sun, Floyd Collins<\/i><\/p>\n

Ben Stanton, Maybe Happy Ending<\/i><\/p>\n

Justin Townsend, Death Becomes Her<\/i><\/p>\n

Best Sound Design of a Play<\/b><\/p>\n

Paul Arditti, Stranger Things: The First Shadow<\/i><\/p>\n

Palmer Hefferan, John Proctor is the Villain<\/i><\/p>\n

Daniel Kluger, Good Night, and Good Luck<\/i><\/p>\n

Nick Powell, The Hills of California<\/i><\/p>\n

Clemence Williams, The Picture of Dorian Gray<\/i><\/p>\n

Best Sound Design of a Musical<\/b><\/p>\n

Jonathan Deans, Buena Vista Social Club<\/i><\/p>\n

Adam Fisher, Sunset Blvd.<\/i><\/p>\n

Peter Hylenski, Just in Time<\/i><\/p>\n

Peter Hylenski, Maybe Happy Ending<\/i><\/p>\n

Dan Moses Schreier, Floyd Collins<\/i><\/p>\n

Best Scenic Design of a Play<\/b><\/p>\n

Marsha Ginsberg, English<\/i><\/p>\n

Rob Howell, The Hills of California<\/i><\/p>\n

Marg Horwell and David Bergman, The Picture of Dorian Gray<\/i><\/p>\n

Miriam Buether and 59, Stranger Things: The First Shadow<\/i><\/p>\n

Scott Pask, Good Night, and Good Luck<\/i><\/p>\n

Special Tony Awards will be presented to:<\/b><\/p>\n

The musicians who make up the band of Buena Vista Social Club<\/i> – Marco Paguia (Music Director, Conductor\/Piano); David Oquendo (Associate Music Director, Guitar); Renesito Avich (Tres); Gustavo Schartz (Bass); Javier D\u00edas, Rom\u00e1n Diaz, Mauricio Herrera (Percussion); Jesus Ricardo (Trumpet); Eddie Venegas (Trombone); Hery Paz (Woodwinds); Leonardo Reyna (Piano);<\/p>\n

The Illusions & Technical Effects of Stranger Things: The First Shadow <\/i>(Jamie Harrison, Chris Fisher, Gary Beestone & Edward Pierce).<\/p>\n

As previously announced, the 2025 Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre will be presented to Great Performances, Michael Price, New 42, and The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. The Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award will be presented to Celia Keenan-Bolger. Harvey Fierstein will receive the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.opb.org \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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