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Tony Awards look paid homage to Bernadette Peters. The nominee wore a blue gown took inspiration from Peters' gown from 1999 when she won a Tony for 'Annie Get Your Gun.'
The best new play trophy at the Tony Awards went to “Purpose,” while “Maybe Happy Ending” took home the award for best new musical
Peters wore a similar frothy blue gown to the 1999 ceremony, where she won the award for best leading actress.
Star-playwright Cole Escola won the Best Actor in a Play Tony for their riotously funny work in the outlandish comedy “Oh, Mary!,” marking the first time a nonbinary performer has scored a Tony win for any play category for acting.
Here’s what you didn’t see on TV at the 2025 Tonys, where “Maybe Happy Ending” was the most decorated show, “Sunset Boulevard” star Nicole Scherzinger triumphed in the night’s most fiercely contested race,
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Amal Clooney and George Clooney dazzle at the Tony Awards, plus Cynthia Erivo, Cole Escola, Beyoncé and more. From New York to Los Angeles and everywhere in between, see what your favorite stars are up to.
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Renee Elise Goldsberry, from left, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Christopher Jackson perform a medley from "Hamilton" during the 78th Tony Awards on Sunday, June 8, 2025, at Radio City Music Hall in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP) NEW YORK (AP) — Even the ushers at Radio City Music Hall seemed thrilled to be in the room where it happened.
"Maybe Happy Ending," "Death Becomes Her" and "Buena Vista Social Club" lead the nominations with 10 each, including best musical. The strange-but-true "Dead Outlaw" and World War II spy satire "Operation Mincemeat" round out the best musical category.