Tony Awards 2025

Synopsis: Inside a one-room apartment in the heart of Seoul, Oliver lives a happily quiet life listening to jazz records and caring for his favorite plant. But what else is there to do when you’re a Helper-Bot 3, a robot that has long been retired and considered obsolete? When his fellow Helper-Bot neighbor Claire asks to borrow his charger, what starts as an awkward encounter leads to a unique friendship, a surprising adventure, and maybe even...love?

Nominations: Maybe Happy Ending received 10 Tony Award nominations, including Best Musical, Best Original Score, Best Book of a Musical, and Best Actor in a Leading Role (Darren Criss).

Synopsis: Haunted by her memories and dreams, movie star Norma Desmond yearns to return to the big screen. A struggling screenwriter who can’t sell his scripts to the Hollywood studios may be her only hope, until their dangerous and captivating relationship leads to disaster. Drenched in champagne and cynicism, Sunset Boulevard focuses the lens on the ambitions and frustrations of its characters and puts their intoxicating need for fame and adoration in stark close-up.

Nominations: Sunset Boulevard received 7 nominations, including Best Revival of a Musical, Best Direction of a Musical (Jamie Lloyd), and Best Performance by an Actor and Actress in a Musical for Tom Francis and Nicole Scherzinger.

Synopsis: Hot on the heels of once-in-a-lifetime raves, Dead Outlaw just received 7 Tony Award® nominations including Best Musical! Based on a “that can’t actually be true” story about the outlaw-turned-corpse-turned-celebrity Elmer McCurdy, played by Best Actor Tony Award nominee Andrew Durand, Time Out NY raves, “this rollicking, darkly hilarious, thoroughly original musical will knock you dead.” And Entertainment Weekly cheers, “it needs to be seen to be believed!” Step right up and get tickets to “the best musical of the decade! It’s so profound, it will revive your faith in Broadway itself" (USA Today).

Nominations: Dead Outlaw received 7 Tony nominations, including Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, Best Original Score, and Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Andrew Durand).

Synopsis: Madeline Ashton is the most beautiful actress (just ask her) ever to grace the stage and screen. Helen Sharp is the long-suffering author (just ask her) who lives in her shadow. They have always been the best of frenemies…until Madeline steals Helen’s fiancé away. As Helen plots revenge and Madeline clings to her rapidly fading star, their world is suddenly turned upside down by Viola Van Horn, a mysterious woman with a secret that’s to die for.

Nominations: Death Becomes Her received 10 Tony nominations, including Best Musical, Best Original Score, and Best Actress in a Leading Role nominations for both Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard.

Synopsis: It’s 1943, and the Allied Forces are on the ropes. Luckily, they’ve got a trick up their sleeve. Well, not up their sleeve, per se, but rather inside the pocket of a stolen corpse. Equal parts farce, thriller, and Ian Fleming-style spy caper (with an assist from Mr. Fleming himself), Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical tells the wildly improbable and hilarious true story of the covert operation that turned the tide of WWII.

Nominations: Operation Mincemeat received 4 Tony nominations: Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, Best Original Score, and Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical.

Synopsis: “What’s not to love about Betty Boop?” (Chicago Tribune) For almost a century, Betty has won hearts and inspired fans around the world with her trademark looks, voice, and style. Now, in BOOP!, Betty’s dream of an ordinary day off from super-celebrity in her black-and-white world leads to a “bright and bubbly” (Time Out New York) adventure of color, music, and love in New York City. “A show-stopping rainbow of joy” (The Daily Beast), BOOP! is the new Broadway musical-comedy extravaganza that’s fun for everyone. Boop-oop-a-doop!

Nominations: BOOP! received 3 Tony nominations: Best Choreography (Jerry Mitchell), Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Jasmine Amy Rogers), and Best Costume Design of a Musical.

Synopsis: Gypsy is the landmark Broadway musical about a domineering mother in the early 20th Century who will do anything to make her young daughters Vaudeville stars. Inspired by the early life of stripper Gypsy Rose Lee, this new production is directed by George C. Wolfe and choreographed by Camille A. Brown, and is the musical that introduced the hit songs “Everything’s Coming Up Roses,” “Let Me Entertain You,“ and “You Gotta Get a Gimmick.”

Nominations: Gypsy received 5 Tony nominations, including Best Revival of a Musical, Best Choreography (Camille A. Brown), and Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Audra McDonald).

Synopsis: Look out, Jonathan’s back! Tony Award® winner Jonathan Groff (Merrily We Roll Along, Hamilton) returns to Broadway this spring as Bobby Darin, the legendary singer whose short but remarkable life took him from teen idol to global sensation. Developed and directed by Tony Award winner Alex Timbers (Moulin Rouge), Just In Time is an exhilarating new musical that immerses audiences in an intimate, swinging nightclub complete with a live band, a stellar ensemble cast, and iconic Bobby Darin hits including “Beyond the Sea,” “Mack the Knife,” “Splish Splash,” and “Dream Lover.” Discover the man behind the music – a once-in-a-lifetime talent who knew his time was limited and was determined to make a splash before it was too late.

Nominations: Just in Time received 6 Tony nominations, including Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Jonathan Groff) and Best Orchestrations.

Synopsis: Floyd Collins is a gripping and powerful musical based on the true story of a cave explorer in Kentucky, 1925. While chasing a dream of fame and fortune by turning Sand Cave into a tourist attraction, Floyd Collins himself becomes the attraction when he gets trapped 200 feet underground. Alone but for sporadic contact with the outside world, including his brother Homer, Floyd fights for his sanity – and, ultimately, his life – as the rescue effort above explodes into the first genuine media circus. Reporters and gawkers from across the country descend on the property, fueling the hysteria and manipulating the nation into holding its collective breath.

Nominations: Floyd Collins was nominated for 6 nominations, including Best Revival of a Musical, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Jeremy Jordan), and Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical (Taylor Trensch).

Synopsis: Step into the heart of Cuba, beyond the glitz of the Tropicana, to a place where blazing trumpets and sizzling guitars set the dance floor on fire. Here, the sound of Havana is born—and one woman discovers the music that will change her life forever.
Inspired by true events, the new Broadway musical Buena Vista Social Club™ brings the GRAMMY® Award-winning album to thrilling life—and tells the story of the legends who lived it. A world-class band joins a sensational cast of musicians, actors and dancers from around the globe for an authentic experience unlike any you've seen or heard before. Don't miss this captivating tale of big dreams, second chances and the unbreakable bonds of making music together.

Nominations: Buena Vista Social Club received 11 Tony nominations, including Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, and Best Direction of a Musical (Saheem Ali).

Synopsis: Ana García dreams of flying away. But when her family’s East Los Angeles garment business receives a make-or-break order for 200 dresses, Ana finds herself juggling her own ambitions, her mother Carmen’s expectations, and a community of women all trying to make it work against the odds. Based on the play by Josefina López that inspired the iconic hit HBO film, with music by Grammy® Award-winning composer Joy Huerta and directed by Tony Award® winner Sergio Trujillo, Real Women Have Curves: The Musical “makes us feel we can all soar!” (WBUR).

Nominations: Real Women Have Curves received 2 Tony nominations: Best Original Score and Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical (Justina Machado).

Synopsis: Smash, inspired by the hit TV show, is finally coming to Broadway! A hilarious behind-the-scenes rollercoaster ride about the making of a Marilyn Monroe musical called Bombshell, it’s got all the iconic songs, kick-ass choreography, and backstage pandemonium that make Broadway the beloved institution it is today.

Nominations: Smash received 2 Tony nominations: Best Choreography (Joshua Bergasse) and Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical (Brooks Ashmanskas).

Synopsis: Gilbert & Sullivan’s pirate ship docks in New Orleans in this jazzy-bluesy vision of the crowd-pleasing classic, in an outrageously clever romp sizzling with Caribbean rhythms and French Quarter flair. With the tongue-twisting Major-General, the rabble-rousing Pirate King, newly-imagined young lovers, daring daughters, footloose pirates and fleet-footed police, there's a shipload of musical comedy delights on board to dazzle first-timers and G&S aficionados alike. 

Nominations: Pirates! The Penzance received 1 Tony nomination for Best Revival of a Musical.

Synopsis: When a violent storm sinks their whaling ship off the coast of New Bedford, Mass., the four survivors face a reckoning: how far will they go to stay alive? And can they live with the consequences? Including Avett Brothers songs such as “No Hard Feelings,” “Murder in the City” and “Ain’t No Man”, Swept Away is inspired by the Avett Brothers’ 2004 concept album Mignonette, which was itself inspired by the story of the 1844 shipwreck of that name.

Nominations: Swept Away received 1 Tony nomination for Best Scenic Design of a Musical.

Synopsis: Join Tony Award® winner James Monroe Iglehart and a talented ensemble cast as they bring Louis Armstrong’s incredible journey to life, from New Orleans to worldwide fame. This full-scale musical features a rich tapestry of characters, including the extraordinary women who helped shape his remarkable life and career. Be captivated by Armstrong’s timeless hits like “What a Wonderful World” and “When You’re Smiling,” performed by a large, dynamic cast. Don’t miss this spectacular celebration of music, filled with vibrant dance numbers, stunning sets, and unforgettable performances. Get your tickets now for an unforgettable night that honors the iconic man who defined an era.

Nominations: A Wonderful World received 1 Tony nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (James Monroe Iglehart).