Broadway’s 2024-2025 season has delivered its most eclectic lineup in years, culminating in a highly anticipated Tony Awards ceremony on Sunday hosted by Cynthia Erivo. This record-breaking $1.9 billion season has seen a surge in originality, with nominations spanning android romances, irreverent historical satires, and musicals with corpses.
On the dramatic front, A-listers dominated: George Clooney in “Good Night, and Good Luck,” Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal in “Othello,” Sarah Snook’s solo “The Picture of Dorian Gray,” and Bob Odenkirk and Kieran Culkin in “Glengarry Glen Ross.” Two Pulitzer-winning plays — “English” and “Purpose” — lead a heavyweight Best Play category that includes Cole Escola’s outrageous “Oh, Mary!,” “The Hills of California,” and “John Proctor is the Villain.”
Musicals this season also broke molds. “Maybe Happy Ending,” “Dead Outlaw,” and “Death Becomes Her” are frontrunners, each scoring 10 nominations. “Buena Vista Social Club” joins them at the top, while “Just in Time” and “Real Women Have Curves” will be showcased despite missing out on major nods.
Acting milestones loom. Audra McDonald could earn a record-extending seventh Tony for “Gypsy,” facing competition from Nicole Scherzinger in “Sunset Blvd.” Kara Young could become the first Black person to win Tonys in consecutive years. Daniel Dae Kim is in the running to be the first Asian winner for Best Leading Actor in a Play, while Marjan Neshat and Tala Ashe may become the first Iranian-descended female winners.
With Broadway thriving post-pandemic and reaching new creative heights, Sunday’s telecast promises a night of boundary-breaking celebration.
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