Tony Awards 2025
Australian Actress Sarah Snook and Costume Designer Marg Horwell have each won a Tony Award for the play The Picture of Dorian Gray.
In her acceptance speech Snook said “This means so much for a little Australian girl to be here on Broadway… it is billed as a one person show, but I don’t feel alone on any night that I do this show. There are so may people on stage making it work, and so many people behind the stage making it work – in particular a huge thank you to [adapter and director] Kip Williams who is incredible to create this.”
Michael Cassel, producer of the Broadway production, said: “Sarah Snook’s Tony Award win is a deeply deserved honour. Her performance has captivated audiences night after night, and this recognition is a celebration of her extraordinary artistry. It is also a proud moment for our entire creative team, whose vision and talent have also been recognised tonight. From its beginnings in Sydney to standing ovations on the West End and Broadway, the journey of this show has been nothing short of phenomenal. This accolade is not only a testament to the brilliance of everyone involved, but also to the courage of Sydney Theatre Company and Kip Williams, whose creative genius, ambition and innovation made this groundbreaking piece of theatre possible. I am so proud to be a part of Australian theatre being shared on the global stage.”
All eyes were on Broadway where The Sydney Theatre Company/Michael Cassel Group production of The Picture of Dorian Gray was up for a total of six Tony Award nominations (winning two) including one for Best Director Kip Williams who was pipped by the director of Oh Mary in this category.
The production was nominated for Best Costume Design of a Play, Marg Horwell; Best Lighting Design of a Play, Nick Schlieper; Best Sound Design of a play, Clemence Williams and Best Scenic Design of a Play, Marg Horwell and David Bergman.
Maybe Happy Ending won six Tony awards including Best Musical. MAYBE HAPPY ENDING is the story of a chance encounter that sparks connection, adventure, and maybe even love. The musical, which is performed without intermission, follows two life-like helper-bots, Oliver and Claire, who discover each other in Seoul later in the 21st century and develop a connection that challenges what they believe is possible for themselves, exploring relationships, love and mortality.
Best Play was Purpose. The play is a family drama revealing the members of the politically prominent, black fictional Jasper family.
A big star to be nominated (but who missed out) was George Clooney for Good Night, and Good Luck.
Read more about The Picture of Dorian Gray.
Interview with double Tony Award nominated Marg Horwell.
NOMINATIONS AND WINNERS IN BOLD.
Best Musical
“Buena Vista Social Club”
“Dead Outlaw”
“Death Becomes Her”
********WINNER “Maybe Happy Ending”
“Operation Mincemeat”
Best Play
“English”
“The Hills of California”
“John Proctor Is the Villain”
“Oh, Mary!”
****“Purpose”
Best Revival of a Musical
“Floyd Collins”
“Gypsy”
“Pirates! The Penzance Musical”
*****“Sunset Boulevard”
Best Revival of a Play
*****“Eureka Day”
“Romeo + Juliet”
“Our Town”
“Yellow Face”
Best Book of a Musical
“Buena Vista Social Club” (Marco Ramirez)
“Dead Outlaw” (Itamar Moses)
“Death Becomes Her” (Marco Pennette)
****“Maybe Happy Ending” (Will Aronson and Hue Park)
“Operation Mincemeat” (David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts)
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
“Dead Outlaw” (Music and Lyrics: David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna)
“Death Becomes Her” (Music and Lyrics: Julia Mattison and Noel Carey)
***“Maybe Happy Ending” (Music: Will Aronson; Lyrics: Will Aronson and Hue Park)
“Operation Mincemeat” (Music and Lyrics: David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts)
“Real Women Have Curves” (Music and Lyrics: Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Megan Hilty, “Death Becomes Her”
Audra McDonald, “Gypsy”
Jasmine Amy Rogers, “Boop!”
*******Nicole Scherzinger, “Sunset Boulevard”
Jennifer Simard, “Death Becomes Her”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
********Darren Criss, “Maybe Happy Ending”
Andrew Durand, “Dead Outlaw”
Tom Francis, “Sunset Boulevard”
Jonathan Groff, “Just in Time”
James Monroe Iglehart, “A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical”
Jeremy Jordan, “Floyd Collins”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role 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 Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
George Clooney, “Good Night, and Good Luck”
*******Cole Escola, “Oh, Mary!”
Jon Michael Hill, “Purpose”
Daniel Dae Kim, “Yellow Face”
Harry Lennix, “Purpose”
Louis McCartney, “Stranger Things: The First Shadow”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role 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”
Joy Woods, “Gypsy”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Brooks Ashmanskas, “Smash”
Jeb Brown, “Dead Outlaw”
Danny Burstein, “Gypsy”
****Jak Malone, “Operation Mincemeat”
Taylor Trensch, “Floyd Collins”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play
Tala Ashe, “English”
Jessica Hecht, “Eureka Day”
Marjan Neshat, “English”
Fina Strazza, “John Proctor Is the Villain”
****Kara Young, “Purpose”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role 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 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”
Sam Mendes, “The Hills of California”
****Sam Pinkleton, “Oh, Mary!”
Danya Taymor, “John Proctor Is the Villain”
Kip Williams, “The Picture of Dorian Gray”
Best Choreography
Joshua Bergasse, “Smash”
Camille A. Brown, “Gypsy”
Christopher Gattelli, “Death Becomes Her”
Jerry Mitchell, “Boop!”
****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 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 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 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 Costume Design of a Play
Brenda Abbandandolo, “Good Night, and Good Luck”
***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 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 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 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”
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”
Tony Nominations by Production
“Buena Vista Social Club” — 10
“Death Becomes Her” — 10
“Maybe Happy Ending” — 10
“Dead Outlaw” — 7
“John Proctor Is the Villain” — 7
“Sunset Boulevard” — 7
“The Hills of California” — 7
“Floyd Collins” — 6
“Just in Time” — 6
“Purpose” — 6
“The Picture of Dorian Gray” — 6
“English” — 5
“Good Night, and Good Luck” — 5
“Gypsy” — 5
“Oh, Mary!” — 5
“Stranger Things: The First Shadow” — 5
“Operation Mincemeat” — 4
“Boop!” — 3
“Yellow Face” — 3
“Eureka Day” - 2
“Real Women Have Curves” — 2
“Smash” — 2
“A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical” — 1
“Glengarry Glen Ross” — 1
“Pirates! The Penzance Musical” — 1
“Romeo + Juliet” — 1
“Swept Away” — 1
“The Roommate” — 1
“Our Town” — 1
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