The 2025 Tony Awards celebrated Broadway's best, with the romantic robot musical 'Maybe Happy Ending' triumphing with six awards, including Best Musical. Nicole Scherzinger, Cole Escola, and Kara Young made history with their wins, while George Clooney's 'Good Night, and Good Luck' left empty-handed despite multiple nominations. The ceremony, hosted by Cynthia Erivo, highlighted a record-breaking Broadway season.
Tony awards 2025: Maybe Happy Ending and Nicole Scherzinger win big while George Clooney misses out
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TL;DR: Key points with love ❤️The 2025 Tony Awards celebrated Broadway's best, with the romantic robot musical 'Maybe Happy Ending' triumphing with six awards, including Best Musical. Nicole Scherzinger, Cole Escola, and Kara Young made history with their wins, while George Clooney's 'Good Night, and Good Luck' left empty-handed despite multiple nominations. The ceremony, hosted by Cynthia Erivo, highlighted a record-breaking Broadway season.
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- 2 Maybe Happy Ending wins six awards, including Best Musical.
- 3 Darren Criss wins leading actor in a musical for Maybe Happy Ending.
- 4 Michael Arden wins best direction of a musical for Maybe Happy Ending.
- 5 Nicole Scherzinger wins best leading actress in a musical for Sunset Boulevard.
- 6 Sunset Boulevard wins best revival of a musical and lighting design.
- 7 Cole Escola wins leading actor in a play for Oh, Mary!.
- 8 Sam Pinkleton wins best direction of a play for Oh, Mary!.
- 9 Purpose named best play.
- 10 Kara Young wins featured actress in a play for Purpose.
- 11 Sarah Snook wins best actress in a leading role in a play for The Picture of Dorian Gray.
- 12 The Picture of Dorian Gray picks up an award for costume design.
- 13 Buena Vista Social Club takes home four awards.
- 14 Eureka Day named best revival of a play.
- 15 Stranger Things: The First Shadow picks up three craft awards.
- 16 Francis Jue wins featured actor in a play for Yellow Face.
- 17 Jak Malone wins actor in a featured role in a musical for Operation Mincemeat.
- 18 Original cast of Hamilton performs for 10th anniversary.
- Maybe Happy Ending won six awards, including Best Musical.
- George Clooney's Good Night, and Good Luck received no awards despite five nominations.
- Cole Escola became the first non-binary winner of the leading actor in a play award.
- Kara Young became the first Black actor to win two consecutive awards.
- Francis Jue became only the second Asian-American winner of the featured actor in a play award.
- Jak Malone used his acceptance speech to advocate for trans rights.
What: The 2025 Tony Awards ceremony, where winners in various Broadway categories were announced and celebrated.
When: June 9, 2025 (published date, implying the event occurred around this time).
Where: Broadway, United States.
Why: To recognize and honor outstanding achievements in Broadway theatre during the 2024-2025 season.
How: Through a televised awards ceremony featuring musical performances, acceptance speeches, and presentations of awards.