Broadway royalty reigned supreme at the 78th Annual Tony Awards, hosted by the ever-talented Cynthia Erivo at New York’s Radio City Music Hall on Sunday night.
This year’s ceremony celebrated both fresh stars and established icons, delivering a spectacular mix of emotion, diversity, and star power.
Take a bow, Cynthia! Erivo not only hosted the evening, she opened it with a heartfelt musical number, “Sometimes All You Need Is a Song”. She infused the performance with genuine warmth, even joking with first‑time nominees such as Sadie Sink and Louis McCartney.
Standout winners
- Sarah Snook (Succession) snagged Best Leading Actress in a Play for her jaw‑dropping solo turn in The Picture of Dorian Gray—not bad for a Broadway debut!
- Nicole Scherzinger claimed Best Leading Actress in a Musical for her powerhouse performance as Norma Desmond in Sunset Blvd, helping the show take home Best Revival of a Musical too
- The new sci‑fi musical Maybe Happy Ending was the toast of the evening, scooping a whopping seven awards including Best Musical, Original Score, Book, Scenic Design, Direction, Orchestrations, and more
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The evening also celebrated inclusivity and representation. Cole Escola became the first openly non-binary actor to win Best Leading Actor in a Play for Oh, Mary!, which also took Best Direction of a Play. Purpose picked up Best Play, while Yellow Face’s Francis Jue took Best Featured Actor and used his speech to uplift those feeling marginalised.
The ceremony wrapped up with a heartfelt reunion of the original Hamilton cast to mark the musical’s 10th anniversary—a perfect finale to a night celebrating the best of Broadway.
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