Broadway’s biggest night has finally arrived! Tonight, Tony-winner and Wicked star Cynthia Erivo will take the stage at Radio City Music Hall, live from New York City, as the host of the 78th Annual Tony Awards!
Fans of Broadway won’t want to miss tonight’s live event. The night will see new winners crowned, amazing performances from the nominees, and feature some of the biggest names in Broadway as they take to the stage to celebrate some of the best musicals and plays from the latest Broadway season.
The 3-hour event will be airing on CBS beginning at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT. You’ll want to check your local listings to find your CBS affiliate, but if you’re looking to stream the Tony Awards, there are a few options for you! As the Tonys will be airing on CBS, you can stream them live via Paramount+ with select plans. You can also watch the Tony Awards live via other streaming providers with a live TV plan, including Hulu + Live TV and fuboTV.
There is a Tony Awards red carpet, just not one that will air on E! or TV
If you’re hoping to enjoy red carpet coverage leading up to the Tony Awards, you’re in luck! There will indeed be a Tonys red carpet, but you won’t find it airing on E! or even on CBS. The Tonys red carpet will stream live via Playbill’s YouTube channel beginning at 4 p.m ET / 1 p.m. PT hosted by Playbill's Jeffrey Vizcaíno. You can watch it via the YouTube live steam below:
In addition to the live red carpet show, ahead of the Tony Awards, Darren Criss and Renée Elise Goldsberry will host The Tony Awards: Act One live pre-show. The event will be streaming via Pluto TV beginning at 6:40 p.m. ET / 3:30 p.m. PT. During the live special, Criss and Goldsberry will kick off the 78th Annual Tony Award festivities by presenting the first wave of awards in some of the creative categories.
2025 Tony Award performers include a Hamilton cast reunion
As is always the case, tonight’s live Tony Awards will feature performances from the casts of this season’s biggest musicals and revivals, with the night’s nominees taking to the stage to bring a little bit of Broadway magic into homes across the country.
Tonight’s performance list includes can’t-miss numbers from the casts of Buena Vista Social Club, Dead Outlaw, Death Becomes Her, Floyd Collins, Gypsy, Maybe Happy Ending, Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical, Pirates! The Penzance Musical, Sunset Blvd., Just in Time, and Real Women Have Curves. The night will also include a special appearance from the 2019 Tony Honor Recipient, Broadway Inspirational Voices.
In addition to celebrating the night’s nominees and the biggest shows of the season, tonight’s Tony Awards will also include a special performance from the original cast of Hamilton! To celebrate Hamilton’s 10th Anniversary, CBS will be bringing back original stars Carleigh Bettiol, Andrew Chappelle, Ariana DeBose, Alysha Deslorieux, Daveed Diggs, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Jonathan Groff, Sydney James Harcourt, Neil Haskell, Sasha Hutchings, Christopher Jackson, Thayne Jasperson, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Stephanie Klemons, Morgan Marcell, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Javier Muñoz, Leslie Odom, Jr., Okieriete Onaodowan, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Jon Rua, Austin Smith, Phillipa Soo, Seth Stewart, Betsy Struxness, Ephraim Sykes, and Voltaire Wade-Greene for what is sure to be an unforgettable moment that will leave fans talking!
2025 Tony Nominees
The nominations for the 78th Annual Tony Awards were revealed on May 1 with Buena Vista Social Club, Death Becomes Her, and Maybe Happy Ending leading the pack this year with a total of 10 nominations each. The three musicals will all be competing in tonight’s Best Musical race, where it’s expected one of the three productions will walk away with the Tony. Though it’s possible Dead Outlaw and Sunset Blvd. walk away with the win as the two musicals also walked away with a handful of nominations, with seven apiece.
On the play front, John Proctor is the Villain and The Hills of California rank as the most nominated plays of the season with seven nominations each. The two plays will face off for Best Play, and it wouldn’t be surprising at all for one of the two to claim the top prize.
Ahead of the Tonys, here’s a quick look at the year’s nominations:
Best New Musical
Buena Vista Social Club
Dead Outlaw
Death Becomes Her
Maybe Happy Ending
Operation Mincemeat
Best New Play
English
The Hills of California
John Proctor Is the Villain
Oh, Mary!
Purpose
Best Leading Actress in a Play
Laura Donnelly, The Hills of California
Mia Farrow, The Roommate
LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Purpose
Sadie Sink, John Proctor Is the Villain
Sarah Snook, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Best Leading Actor in a Play
George Clooney, Good Night, and Good Luck
Cole Escola, Oh, Mary!
John Michael Hill, Purpose
Daniel Dae Kim, Yellowface
Harry Lennix, Purpose
Louis McCartney, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Best Leading Actress in a Musical
Jasmine Amy Rogers, Boop!
Megan Hilty, Death Becomes Her
Audra McDonald, Gypsy
Nicole Scherzinger, Sunset Boulevard
Jennifer Simard, Death Becomes Her
Best Leading Actor in a Musical
Darren Criss, Maybe Happy Ending
Andrew Durand, Dead Outlaw
Tom Francis, Sunset Boulevard
Jonathan Groff, Just in Time
Jeremy Jordan, Floyd Collins
James Monroe Iglehart, A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical
Best Direction of a Musical
Saheem Ali, Buena Vista Social Club
Michael Arden, Maybe Happy Ending
David Cromer, Dead Outlaw
Christopher Gattelli, Death Becomes Her
Jamie Lloyd, Sunset Boulevard
Best Direction of a Play
Knud Adams, English
Patrick Marber, Glengarry Glen Ross
Sam Mendes, The Hills of California
Sam Pinkleton, Oh, Mary!
Danya Taymor, John Proctor Is the Villain
Best Featured Actress in a Play
Tala Ashe, English
Jessica Hecht, Eureka Day
Marjan Neshat, English
Fina Strazza, John Proctor Is the Villain
Kara Young, Purpose
Best Featured Actor in a Play
Glenn Davis, Purpose
Gabriel Ebert, John Proctor Is the Villain
Francis Jue, Yellow Face
Bob Odenkirk, Glengarry Glen Ross
Conrad Ricamora, Oh, Mary!
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
Natalie Venetia Belcon, Buena Vista Social Club
Julia Knitel, Dead Outlaw
Gracie Lawrence, Just in Time
Justina Machado, Real Women Have Curves: The Musical
Joy Woods, Gypsy
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Brooks Ashmanskas, Smash
Jeb Brown, Dead Outlaw
Danny Burstein, Gypsy
Jak Malone, Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
Taylor Trensch, Floyd Collins
Best Play Revival
Eureka Day
Our Town
Romeo + Juliet
Yellow Face
Best Musical Revival
Floyd Collins
Gypsy
Pirates! The Penzance Musical
Sunset Boulevard
Best Book of a Musical
Buena Vista Social Club
Dead Outlaw
Death Becomes Her
Maybe Happy Ending
Operation Mincemeat
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Marsha Ginsberg, English
Rob Howell, The Hills of California
Marg Horwell and David Bergman, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Miriam Buether and 59, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Scott Pask, Good Night, and Good Luck
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Rachel Hauck, Swept Away
Dane Laffrey and George Reeve, Maybe Happy Ending
Arnulfo Maldonado, Buena Vista Social Club
Derek McLane, Death Becomes Her
Derek McLane, Just in Time
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Natasha Chivers, The Hills of California
Jon Clark, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Heather Gilbert and David Bengali, Good Night, and Good Luck
Natasha Katz and Hannah Wasileski, John Proctor Is the Villain
Nick Schlieper, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Best Costume Design of a Play
Brenda Abbandandolo, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Marg Horwell, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Rob Howell, The Hills of California
Holly Pierson, Oh, Mary!
Brigitte Reiffenstuel, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Best Choreography
Joshua Bergasse, Smash
Camille A. Brown, Gypsy
Christopher Gattelli, Death Becomes Her
Jerry Mitchell, BOOP! The Musical
Patricia Delgado and Justin Peck, Buena Vista Social Club
Best Orchestrations
Andrew Resnick and Michael Thurber, Just in Time
Will Aronson, Maybe Happy Ending
Bruce Coughlin, Floyd Collins
Marco Paguia, Buena Vista Social Club
David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sunset Boulevard
Best Sound Design of a Play
Paul Arditti, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Palmer Hefferan, John Proctor Is the Villain
Daniel Kluger, Good Night, and Good Luck
Nick Powell, The Hills of California
Clemence Williams, The Picture of Dorian Gray
Best Original Score
Dead Outlaw, David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna
Death Becomes Her, Julia Mattison and Noel Carey
Maybe Happy Ending, Will Aronson, Will Aronson and Hue Park
Operation Mincemeat, David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts
Real Women Have Curves, Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Dede Ayite, Buena Vista Social Club
Gregg Barnes, Boop!
Clint Ramos, Maybe Happy Ending
Paul Tazewell, Death Becomes Her
Catherine Zuber, Just in Time
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Jack Knowles, Sunset Boulevard
Tyler Micoleau, Buena Vista Social Club
Scott Zielinski and Ruey Horng Sun, Floyd Collins
Ben Stanton, Maybe Happy Ending
Justin Townsend, Death Becomes Her
Best Sound Design of a Musical
Jonathan Deans, Buena Vista Social Club
Adam Fisher, Sunset Boulevard
Peter Hylenski, Just in Time
Peter Hylenski, Maybe Happy Ending
Dan Moses Schreier, Floyd Collins
The 2025 Tony Awards air live tonight, June 8, 2025, at 8 p.m. ET on CBS and Paramount+!