Nicole Scherzinger looked in great spirits as she joined Cynthia Erivo at the Tony Awards afterparty at MoMA in New York City on Sunday.
The Pussycat Dolls singer, 46, was understandably pleased after accepting her first ever Broadway honor at the star-studded 78th Annual ceremony, which has held earlier that night at Radio City Music Hall.
Nicole won the Best Leading Actress in a Musical award, for her performance of fading Hollywood star Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard, based on the 1950 film noir of the same name by Billy Wilder.
She proudly brandished her award at the party, where she looked incredible in a sequinned scarlet gown that clung to her figure.
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Nicole Scherzinger looked in great spirits as she joined Cynthia Erivo at the Tony Awards afterparty at MoMA in New York City on Sunday
She proudly brandished her award at the party, where she looked incredible in a sequinned scarlet gown that clung to her figure
The Pussycat Dolls singer, 46, was understandably pleased after accepting her first ever Broadway honor at the star-studded 78th Annual ceremony
Also dressed to impress was Tonys host Cynthia, 38, who looked incredible in a black tulle dress with a puffball skirt.
Sadie Sink looked phenomenal in a plunging satin gown as she partied at the event alongside her brother Mitchell.
Julianne Hough was also a vision as she modelled a slinky white gown with a tulle skirt.
The group looked in great spirits at the party after an emotional ceremony.
During the event, Nicole burst into tears as she accepted her Best Actress award.
‘Growing up I always felt like I didn’t belong, but you all have made me feel like I belong, and I have come home at last,’ she shared in her acceptance speech.
She went on to thank her fiancé Thom Evans, adding he ‘believes in me when I forget to believe in myself.’
Darren Criss, 38, won big, earning his first Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for his performance in Maybe Happy Ending, written by Will Aronson and Hue Park.
Also dressed to impress was Tonys host Cynthia, 38, who looked incredible in a black tulle dress with a puffball skirt
Sadie Sink looked phenomenal in a plunging satin gown as she partied at the event alongside her brother Mitchell
Julianne Hough was also a vision as she modelled a slinky white gown with a tulle skirt
Julianne posed up a storm with Natalie Venetia Belcon, who looked incredible in a purple gown with a black feather trim
: Danielle Brooks and Kara Young posed for fun snaps together at the afterparty
Wendi Deng Murdoch was a vision of beauty in a green and pink patterned dress
Role Model performed for the crowds inside the star-studded venue
Guests were doing their best to win Labubus from a claw machine in the venue
Tony Awards 2025 winners: AT A GLANCE
MUSICAL CATEGORIES
A sobbing Nicole Scherzinger won the Best Leading Actress in a Musical award, for her performance in Sunset Boulevard
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical: Nicole Scherzinger — Sunset Blvd.
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical: Darren Criss — Maybe Happy Ending
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical: Natalie Venetia Belcon — Buena Vista Social Club
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical: Jak Malone — Operation Mincemeat
Best Musical: Maybe Happy Ending
Best Revival of a Musical: Sunset Blvd.
Best Direction of a Musical: Michael Arden — Maybe Happy Ending
PLAY CATEGORIES
Cole Escola won for Oh, Mary!, triumphing over George Clooney
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play: Sarah Snook — The Picture Of Dorian Gray
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play: Cole Escola — Oh, Mary!
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play: Kara Young — Purpose
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play: Francis Jue — Yellow Face
Best Play: Purpose — Author: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Best Revival of a Play: Eureka Day — Author: Jonathan Spector
Best Direction of a Play: Sam Pinkleton — Oh, Mary!
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The play — which explores themes of love, loneliness, and mortality and follows two ‘Helperbots’, robots designed to assist people, named Oliver and Claire — also won the top honor for Best Musical, with producer Jeffrey Richards accepting the award.
Meanwhile George Clooney, 64 — who was nominated for Good Night, And Good Luck — was shockingly snubbed, when he lost the Best Actor in a Play award to Cole Escola, 38. The star, who uses they/them pronouns, won for their performance in Oh, Mary! which they wrote and star in.
The show, hosted by Cynthia, celebrated Broadway’s brightest talents in singing, acting, dancing and more.
Nicole started her acceptance speech, telling the audience: ‘First of all, I just have to thank God, for carrying me every step of the way. I give you all the glory.’
‘I’m so honored to be recognized alongside these exceptional warrior women in this category. I want to thank you all so much for making this little Hawaiian/ Ukrainian/ Filipino girl’s dream come true. So proud to represent.’
She also thanked her family, including her mom, stating she ‘had me at 18 and gave everything up for me.’
She then thanked composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, sharing: ‘It has been such an honor to be able to create with you the past 15 years.’
Later she gave a shout out to producer Jamie Lloyd: ‘Jamie, you saw in me what no one else did. You have given us all new ways to dream and you have changed my life forever.’
She wrapped up her inspiring speech, sharing, ‘If there’s anyone out there who feels like they don’t belong, or your time hasn’t come, don’t give up.’
‘Just keep on giving and giving, because the world needs your love and your light now more than ever.’
‘This is a testament that love always wins. Thank you so much. God Bess you.’
Darren Criss, 38, won big, earning his first Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for his performance in Maybe Happy Ending, written by Will Aronson and Hue Park
George Clooney, 64 — who was nominated for Good Night, And Good Luck — was shockingly snubbed, when he lost the Best Actor in a Play award to Cole Escola, 38, who won for Oh, Mary!
Sarah Snook, 37, kicked off the show, winning the Best Leading Actress in a Play award for her unbelievable performance in The Picture of Dorian Gray
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure stars Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter presented her with the award
Maybe Happy Ending won the top honor for Best Musical, with producer Jeffrey Richards accepting the award
He received the award from Lin-Manuel Miranda
Producer Jamie Lloyd and legendary composer Andrew also accepted the award for Best musical revival for Sunset Boulevard
Francis Jue, 61, won the Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in Yellow Face
In the Best Leading Actor in a Musical category, Criss beat out Andrew Durand for ᴅᴇᴀᴅ Outlaw, Tom Francis for Sunset Boulevard, Jonathan Groff for Just in Time, Jeremy Jordan for Floyd Collins, and James Monroe Iglehart for A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical.
Sarah Snook, 37, kicked off the show, winning the Best Leading Actress in a Play award for her unbelievable performance in The Picture of Dorian Gray, where she played all 26 characters, including Dorian and Lord Henry.
The Succession star made her Broadway debut in the ambitious stage adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s 1890 novel, directed and written by Kipp Williams.
Snook beat out a strong lineup of nominees including Laura Donnelly for The Hills of California, acting legend Mia Farrow for The Roommate, LaTanya Richardson Jackson for Purpose, and Stranger Things star Sadie Sink for John Proctor Is the Villain.
Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure stars Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter presented her with the award.
Francis Jue, 61, won the best featured actor in a play for his performance in Yellow Face. He beat out Glenn Davis for Purpose, Gabriel Ebert for John Proctor Is the Villain, Bob Odenkirk for Glengarry Glen Ross, and Conrad Ricamora, Oh, Mary!
English actor Jak Malone, 30, nabbed the win for best featured actor in a musical, for his Broadway debut in Operation Mincemeat. He beat out Brooks Ashmanskas for Smash, Jeb Brown for ᴅᴇᴀᴅ Outlaw, Danny Burstein for Gypsy, and Taylor Trensch for Floyd Collins.
Kara Young won best featured actress in a play for her performance in Purpose. She triumphed over Tala Ashe for English, Jessica Hecht for Eureka Day, Marjan Neshat for English, and Fina Strazza for John Proctor Is the Villain.
The Best Featured Actress in a Musical award went to Natalie Venetia Belcon, 56, for her performance in Buena Vista Social Club.
English actor Jak Malone, 30, nabbed the win for best featured actor in a musical, for his Broadway debut in Operation Mincemeat
The Best Featured Actress in a Musical award went to Natalie Venetia Belcon, 56, for her performance in Buena Vista Social Club
The best new play award went to author Branden Jacobs Jenkins and producer Glenn Davis for Purpose. They were up against Oh, Mary!, John Proctor Is the Villain, English, and The Hills of California.
Author Jonathan Spector and producer Lynne Meadow accepted the award for Best Revival of a Play for Eureka Day. They were up against Our Town, Romeo + Juliet, and Yellow Face.
The best direction of a play award was given to theatre director Sam Pinkleton for Oh, Mary!.
Meanwhile the best direction of a musical Tony award went to Michael Arden for Maybe Happy Ending.
The prestigious ceremony honoring theatre was hosted by three-time Oscar nominee Cynthia Erivo, who kicked off the show with a thrilling performance featuring Oprah Winfrey.
The star-studded list of presenters at this year’s Tony’s included Ariana DeBose, Adam Lambert, Ben Stiller, Bryan Cranston, Jesse Eisenberg, Keanu Reeves, Julianne Hough, Katie Holmes and more.
Tony Awards 2025 WINNERS
Best Musical
Buena Vista Social Club
ᴅᴇᴀᴅ Outlaw
Death Becomes Her
Maybe Happy Ending – WINNER
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
Best Revival of a Play
Eureka Day — Author: Jonathan Spector – WINNER
Romeo + Juliet
Thornton Wilder’s Our Town
Yellow Face — Author: David Henry Hwang
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
George Clooney — Good Night, And Good Luck
Cole Escola — Oh, Mary! – WINNER
Jon Michael Hill — Purpose
Daniel Dae Kim — Yellow Face
Harry Lennix — Purpose
Louis McCartney — Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Darren Criss — Maybe Happy Ending – WINNER
Andrew Durand — ᴅᴇᴀᴅ Outlaw
Tom Francis — Sunset Blvd.
Jonathan Groff — Just In Time
James Monroe Iglehart — A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical
Jeremy Jordan — Floyd Collins
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 – WINNER
Bob Odenkirk — Glengarry Glen Ross
Conrad Ricamora — Oh, Mary!
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Brooks Ashmanskas —SMASH
Jeb Brown — ᴅᴇᴀᴅ Outlaw
Danny Burstein — Gypsy
Jak Malone — Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical – WINNER
Taylor Trensch — Floyd Collins
Best Direction of a Play
Knud Adams — English
Sam Mendes — The Hills Of California
Sam Pinkleton — Oh, Mary! – WINNER
Danya Taymor — John Proctor Is The Villain
Kip Williams — The Picture Of Dorian Gray
Best Book of a Musical
Buena Vista Social Club — Marco Ramirez
ᴅᴇᴀᴅ Outlaw — Itamar Moses
Death Becomes Her — Marco Pennette
Maybe Happy Ending — Will Aronson and Hue Park – WINNER
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical — David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts
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 – WINNER
Scott Pask — Good Night, and Good Luck
Best Costume Design of a Play
Brenda Abbandandolo — Good Night, And Good Luck
Marg Horwell — The Picture of Dorian Gray – WINNER
Rob Howell — The Hills Of California
Holly Pierson — Oh, Mary!
Brigitte Reiffenstuel — Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Natasha Chivers — The Hills Of California
Jon Clark — Stranger Things: The First Shadow – WINNER
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 Play
Paul Arditti — Stranger Things: The First Shadow – WINNER
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 Choreography
Joshua Bergᴀsse — SMASH
Camille A. Brown — Gypsy
Christopher Gattelli — Death Becomes Her
Jerry Mitchell — BOOP! The Musical
Patricia Delgado and Justin Peck — Buena Vista Social Club – WINNER
Best Play
English — Author: Sanaz Toossi
The Hills of California — Author: Jez ʙuттerworth
John Proctor Is The Villain — Author: Kimberly Belflower
Oh, Mary! — Author: Cole Escola
Purpose — Author: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins – WINNER
Best Revival of a Musical
Floyd Collins — Book/Additional Lyrics: Tina Landau; Music & Lyrics: Adam Guettel
Gypsy
Pirates! The Penzance Musical
Sunset Blvd. – WINNER
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 – WINNER
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Megan Hilty — Death Becomes Her
Audra McDonald — Gypsy
Jasmine Amy Rogers — BOOP! The Musical
Nicole Scherzinger — Sunset Blvd. – WINNER
Jennifer Simard — Death Becomes Her
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 – WINNER
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Natalie Venetia Belcon — Buena Vista Social Club – WINNER
Julia Knitel — ᴅᴇᴀᴅ Outlaw
Gracie Lawrence — Just In Time
Justina Machado — Real Women Have Curves: The Musical
Joy Woods — Gypsy
Best Direction of a Musical
Saheem Ali — Buena Vista Social Club
Michael Arden — Maybe Happy Ending – WINNER
David Cromer — ᴅᴇᴀᴅ Outlaw
Christopher Gattelli — Death Becomes Her
Jamie Lloyd — Sunset Blvd.
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
ᴅᴇᴀᴅ Outlaw — Music & Lyrics: David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna
Death Becomes Her — Music & Lyrics: Julia Mattison and Noel Carey
Maybe Happy Ending —Music: Will Aronson; Lyrics: Will Aronson and Hue Park – WINNER
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical — Music & Lyrics: David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts
Real Women Have Curves: The Musical — Music & Lyrics: Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez
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 – WINNER
David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber — Sunset Blvd.
Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Rachel Hauck — Swept Away
Dane Laffrey and George Reeve — Maybe Happy Ending – WINNER
Arnulfo Maldonado — Buena Vista Social Club
Derek McLane — Death Becomes Her
Derek McLane — Just In Time
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Dede Ayite — Buena Vista Social Club
Gregg Barnes — BOOP! The Musical
Clint Ramos — Maybe Happy Ending
Paul Tazewell — Death Becomes Her – WINNER
Catherine Zuber — Just In Time
Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Jack Knowles — Sunset Blvd. – WINNER
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 – WINNER
Adam Fisher — Sunset Blvd.
Peter Hylenski — Just In Time
Peter Hylenski — Maybe Happy Ending
Dan Moses Schreier — Floyd Collins
