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Watch moments from the 78th annual Tony Awards, hosted by 'Wicked' star Cynthia Erivo. It was a night of first-time winners, including Sarah Snook, who won for leading actress in a play, and Darren Criss for leading actor in a musical.
Sunday marked Broadway’s biggest night, with the 2025 Tony Awards taking place at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall.
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Cole Escola of “Oh, Mary!” promised Mom a call, and also thanked a Grindr date. A “Maybe Happy Ending” writer kept reminding everyone that he's single.
The 78th Tony Awards took place Sunday night in New York’s Radio City Music Hall and recognized several Broadway productions that debuted during the 2024-25 season. Here is a recap of a few of the night’s performances from Cynthia Erivo to the original cast of “Hamilton.”
Nicole Scherzinger, Cole Escola and Sarah Snook were first-time winners, while the original cast of “Hamilton” reunited for a performance.
Once again, Broadway's biggest night has come and gone! With the 78th Annual Tony Awards now behind us, we have compiled a list of some of the most memorable moments from the evening, including fun references and Easter eggs you may have missed,
Erivo’s got jokes! While getting ready to introduce friend and fellow theater star Jonathan Groff at the Tonys, the host of the evening explained why she loves a balcony seat. There is a better view, she said, plus, “The balcony is also the best and safest place to see Jonathan Groff sing, without getting spit on, if that’s not your thing.”
“Purpose,” Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, won the Tony Award for best play; Jonathan Spector’s “Eureka Day” won best play revival; and Jamie Lloyd’s “Sunset Boulevard” won best musical revival.
Kara Young poses in the press room with the award for best performance by an actress in a featured role in a play for "Purpose" during the 78th Tony Awards on Sunday, June 8, 2025, at Radio City Music Hall in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
A robust Broadway season has culminated in the 78th Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York, where the robot romance “Maybe Happy Ending,” the history-rewriting farce “Oh, Mary!” and the stylish revival “Sunset Blvd.