Tony Awards Nominations Ignite June’s Radio City Race

The Tony Awards nominations were unveiled on May 5, with the 2025 ceremony set for June 7 at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall—bringing together a crowded field in everything from Best Musical to Best Scenic Design.

On May 5, the Tony Awards roster finally landed—right as theatre lovers started counting down to June 7. The ceremony is set for New York City’s Radio City Music Hall, where the nominees will find out whose performances, designs, and productions are ready to take the stage.

This year’s race stretches across Best Musical. Best Play. revivals. acting categories. and the craft awards that turn stories into spectacle. The list of nominees covers everything from classic works like “Death of a Salesman” and “Oedipus” to newer contenders such as “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)” and “Titanique.”.

Best Musical is stacked: “The Lost Boys. ” “Schmigadoon!. ” “Titanique. ” and “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York).” In Best Play. the nominees include “The Balusters” by David Lindsay-Abaire. “Giant” by Mark Rosenblatt. “Liberation” by Bess Wohl. and “Little Bear Ridge Road” by Samuel D. Hunter.

Revival categories also bring heavy hitters. For Best Revival of a Musical. the contenders are “Cats: The Jellicle Ball. ” “Ragtime. ” and “The Rocky Horror Show.” Best Revival of a Play features “Becky Shaw” by Gina Gionfriddo. “Death of a Salesman” by Arthur Miller. “Every Brilliant Thing” by Duncan Macmillan with Jonny Donahoe. “Fallen Angels” by Noël Coward. and “Oedipus” by Sophocles. adapted by Robert Icke.

Acting nominations span both leading and featured performances, across plays and musicals. In Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play. the nominees are Rose Byrne for “Fallen Angels. ” Carrie Coon for “Bug. ” Susannah Flood for “Liberation. ” Lesley Manville for “Oedipus. ” and Kelli O’Hara for “Fallen Angels.” For Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play. the lineup includes Will Harrison for “Punch. ” Nathan Lane for “Death of a Salesman. ” John Lithgow for “Giant. ” Daniel Radcliffe for “Every Brilliant Thing. ” and Mark Strong for “Oedipus.”.

Leading-role momentum continues in the musical categories. Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical lists Sara Chase for “Schmigadoon!. ” Stephanie Hsu for “The Rocky Horror Show. ” Caissie Levy for “Ragtime. ” Marla Mindelle for “Titanique. ” and Christiani Pitts for “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York).” Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical includes Nicholas Christopher for “Chess. ” Luke Evans for “The Rocky Horror Show. ” Joshua Henry for “Ragtime. ” Sam Tutty for “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York). ” and Brandon Uranowitz for “Ragtime.”.

Featured performances are equally wide-ranging. For Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play: Betsy Aidem for “Liberation. ” Marylouise Burke for “The Balusters. ” Aya Cash for “Giant. ” Laurie Metcalf for “Death of a Salesman. ” and June Squibb for “Marjorie Prime.” Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play includes Christopher Abbott for “Death of a Salesman. ” Danny Burstein for “Marjorie Prime. ” Brandon J. Dirden for “Waiting for Godot. ” Alden Ehrenreich for “Becky Shaw. ” Ruben Santiago-Hudson for “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone. ” and Richard Thomas for “The Balusters.”.

Musical featured acting categories add more names to the mix. Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical includes Shoshana Bean for “The Lost Boys. ” Hannah Cruz for “Chess. ” Rachel Dratch for “The Rocky Horror Show. ” Ana Gasteyer for “Schmigadoon!. ” and Nichelle Lewis for “Ragtime.” Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical lists Ali Louis Bourzgui for “The Lost Boys. ” André De Shields for “Cats: The Jellicle Ball. ” Bryce Pinkham for “Chess. ” Ben Levi Ross for “Ragtime. ” and Layton Williams for “Titanique.”.

On the creative side, direction nominations cover both plays and musicals. Best Direction of a Play lists Nicholas Hytner for “Giant. ” Robert Icke for “Oedipus. ” Kenny Leon for “The Balusters. ” Joe Mantello for “Death of a Salesman. ” and Whitney White for “Liberation.” Best Direction of a Musical features Michael Arden for “The Lost Boys. ” Lear deBessonet for “Ragtime. ” Christopher Gatelli for “Schmigadoon!. ” Tim Jackson for “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York). ” and Zhailon Levingston and Bill Rauch for “Cats: The Jellicle Ball.”.

Choreography nominations point to a dance-forward season. with Christopher Gattelli for “Schmigadoon!. ” Ellenore Scott for “Ragtime. ” Ani Taj for “The Rocky Horror Show. ” Arturo Lyons and Omari Wiles for “Cats: The Jellicle Ball. ” and Lauren Yalango-Grant and Christopher Cree Grant for “The Lost Boys” listed under Best Choreography.

Music and theatrical craft awards round out the slate. Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre includes “Death of a Salesman. ” with music by Caroline Shaw; “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone. ” with music by Steve Bargonetti; “The Lost Boys. ” with music & lyrics by The Rescues; “Schmigadoon!. ” with music & lyrics by Cinco Paul; and “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York). ” with music & lyrics by Jim Barne and Kit Buchan.

Best Book of a Musical nominees are “The Lost Boys,” with David Hornsby and Chris Hoch; “Schmigadoon!,” by Cinco Paul; “Titanique,” by Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli and Tye Blue; and “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York),” with Jim Barne and Kit Buchan.

For scenic design. Best Scenic Design of a Play lists Hildegard Bechtler for “Oedipus. ” Takeshi Kata for “Bug. ” David Korins for “Dog Day Afternoon. ” Chloe Lamford for “Death of a Salesman. ” and David Rockwell for “Fallen Angels.” Best Scenic Design of a Musical includes dots for “The Rocky Horror Show. ” Soutra Gilmour for “Two Strangers. ” Rachel Hauck for “Cats: The Jellicle Ball. ” Dane Laffrey for “The Lost Boys. ” and Scott Pask for “Schmigadoon!”.

Costumes and lighting are also in the spotlight. Best Costume Design of a Play nominees are Brenda Abbandandolo for “Dog Day Afternoon. ” Qween Jean for “Liberation. ” Jeff Mahshie for “Fallen Angels. ” Emilio Sosa for “The Balusters. ” and Paul Tazewell for “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone.” Best Costume Design of a Musical lists Linda Cho for “Ragtime. ” Linda Cho for “Schmigadoon!. ” Qween Jean for “Cats: The Jellicle Ball. ” Ryan Park for “The Lost Boys. ” and David I. Reynoso for “The Rocky Horror Show.”.

Best Lighting Design of a Play includes Isabella Byrd for “Dog Day Afternoon. ” Natasha Chivers for “Oedipus. ” Stacey Derosier for “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone. ” Heather Gilbert for “Bug. ” Heather Gilbert for “The Fear of 13. ” and Jack Knowles for “Death of a Salesman.” Best Lighting Design of a Musical lists Kevin Adams for “Chess. ” Jane Cox for “The Rocky Horror Show. ” Donald Holder for “Schmigadoon!. ” Adam Honoré for “Cats: The Jellicle Ball. ” Adam Honoré and Donald Holder and 59 Studio for “Ragtime. ” and Jen Shriever and Michael Arden for “The Lost Boys.”.

Sound Design nominations include Best Sound Design of a Play: Justin Ellington for “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone. ” Tom Gibbons for “Oedipus. ” Lee Kinney for “The Fear of 13. ” Josh Schmidt for “Bug. ” and Mikaal Sulaiman for “Death of a Salesman.” Best Sound Design of a Musical: Kai Harada for “Cats: The Jellicle Ball. ” Kai Harada for “Ragtime. ” Adam Fisher for “The Lost Boys. ” Brian Ronan for “The Rocky Horror Show. ” and Walter Trarbach for “Schmigadoon!”.

The craft continues under Best Orchestrations. with Doug Besterman and Mike Morris for “Schmigadoon!. ” Ethan Popp. Kyler England. Adrianne “AG” Gonzalez and Gabriel Mann for “The Lost Boys. ” Lux Pyramid for “Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York). ” Brian Usifer for “Chess. ” and Andrew Lloyd Webber. David Wilson. Trevor Holder and Doug Schadt for “Cats: The Jellicle Ball.”.

The spread of nominations across major productions and high-impact design categories makes the June 7 showdown feel wide open. “Death of a Salesman” and “Fallen Angels” appear repeatedly across acting and design spaces. while “Schmigadoon!. ” “Ragtime. ” and “The Lost Boys” show up again and again from performance to music and beyond.

With the Tony Awards set to arrive on June 7 at Radio City Music Hall, theatre audiences now have a full map of the season’s contenders—each nomination another signal that this year’s stage race won’t be decided by one spotlight alone, but by the full production force.

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