2025 Tony Predictions
- Noah Moore
- Jun 8
- 5 min read
Happy Tony's night! To ring in Broadway's biggest night, I wanted to share my predictions for the 2025 Tony Awards! This year, I had the opportunity to see some, not all, of the nominees, but have been so impressed with the ingenuity in this year's season! I was able to see: Maybe Happy Ending, Oh, Mary!, Gypsy, Sunset Blvd., Death Becomes Her, and Job (RIP). Let's dive in!

*= Predicted Winner
^=Potential Spoiler
Best Musical
Best Play
Best Revival of a Musical
Best Revival of a Play
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
Megan Hilty – Death Becomes Her as Madeline Ashton
^Audra McDonald – Gypsy as Rose
*Nicole Scherzinger – Sunset Boulevard as Norma Desmond
Jennifer Simard – Death Becomes Her as Helen Sharp
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
*Darren Criss – Maybe Happy Ending as Oliver
Andrew Durand – Dead Outlaw as Elmer McCurdy
Tom Francis – Sunset Boulevard as Joe Gillis
James Monroe Iglehart – A Wonderful World as Louis Armstrong
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
^Laura Donnelly – The Hills of California as Veronica / Joan
Mia Farrow – The Roommate as Sharon
LaTanya Richardson Jackson – Purpose as Claudine Jasper
Sadie Sink – John Proctor Is the Villain as Shelby Holcomb
*Sarah Snook – The Picture of Dorian Gray as Dorian Gray, et al.
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
George Clooney – Good Night, and Good Luck as Edward R. Murrow
Jon Michael Hill – Purpose as Nazareth "Naz" Jasper
Daniel Dae Kim – Yellow Face as DHH
Harry Lennix – Purpose as Solomon "Sonny" Jasper
Louis McCartney – Stranger Things: The First Shadow as Henry Creel
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
*Natalie Venetia Belcon – Buena Vista Social Club as Omara Portuondo (adult)
Julia Knitel – Dead Outlaw as Helen McCurdy / Maggie Johnson / Millicent Esper
Justina Machado – Real Women Have Curves as Carmen Garcia
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
Brooks Ashmanskas – Smash as Nigel Davies
Jeb Brown – Dead Outlaw as Bandleader / Walter Jarrett
^Danny Burstein – Gypsy as Herbie
*Jak Malone – Operation Mincemeat as Hester Leggatt and Others
Taylor Trensch – Floyd Collins as Skeets Miller
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
*Jessica Hecht – Eureka Day as Suzanne
Marjan Neshat – English as Marjan
Fina Strazza – John Proctor Is the Villain as Beth Powell
^Kara Young – Purpose as Aziza Houston
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
Glenn Davis – Purpose as Solomon "Junior" Jasper
Gabriel Ebert – John Proctor Is the Villain as Mr. Carter Smith
^Francis Jue – Yellow Face as HYH, et al.
Bob Odenkirk – Glengarry Glen Ross as Shelly Levene
*Conrad Ricamora – Oh, Mary! as Mary's Husband
Best Book of a Musical
Best Original Score
^Dead Outlaw – Erik Della Penna and David Yazbek (music and lyrics)
Death Becomes Her – Noel Carey and Julia Mattison (music and lyrics)
*Maybe Happy Ending – Will Aronson (music and lyrics) and Hue Park (lyrics)
Operation Mincemeat – David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts (music and lyrics)
Real Women Have Curves – Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez (music and lyrics)
Best Director of a Musical
Best Director of a Play
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
*Dane Laffrey and George Reeve – Maybe Happy Ending
Arnulfo Maldonado – Buena Vista Social Club
Derek McLane – Just in Time
Best Scenic Design of a Play
David Bergman and Marg Horwell – The Picture of Dorian Gray
*Miriam Buether and 59 Productions – Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Marsha Ginsberg – English
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Best Costume Design of a Play
Brenda Abbandandolo – Good Night, and Good Luck
Marg Horwell – The Picture of Dorian Gray
*Holly Pierson – Oh, Mary!
^Brigitte Reiffenstuel – Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
*Jack Knowles – Sunset Boulevard
Tyler Micoleau – Buena Vista Social Club
Ben Stanton – Maybe Happy Ending
Ruey Horng Sun and Scott Zielinski – Floyd Collins
^Justin Townsend – Death Becomes Her
Best Lighting Design of a Play
David Bengali and Heather Gilbert – Good Night, and Good Luck
Natasha Chivers – The Hills of California
^Natasha Katz and Hannah Wasileski – John Proctor Is the Villain
Nick Schlieper – The Picture of Dorian Gray
Best Sound Design of a Musical
Best Sound Design of a Play
Palmer Hefferan – John Proctor Is the Villain
Clemence Williams – The Picture of Dorian Gray
Best Orchestrations
David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber – Sunset Boulevard
Marco Paguia – Buena Vista Social Club
*Andrew Resnick and Michael Thurber – Just in Time
Best Choreography
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