Who are possibly going to win the Tony Awards 2025? Speculations explored

"Maybe Happy Ending" Gala Celebration - Source: Getty
"Maybe Happy Ending" Gala Celebration - Source: Getty

The 2025 Tony Awards will be announced on Sunday, June 8, 2025. They will take place in the Radio City Music Hall in New York and will be broadcast on CBS from 8-11 p.m. ET. They will also start streaming soon on Paramount+.

It's the 78th year of these prestigious awards. So, the fans must be excited to see who bags the trophies and goes home with the accolades. They must be eager to know which of these people will be the winners. Apart from that, they might have some expectations about who will win in all the categories and be honored. Much like them, the experts in this field have shared some of their predictions. Let's have a look at their speculations so far.


Who are possibly going to win the Tony Awards 2025?

Tony Awards Category: Best Musical

Maybe Happy Ending is poised to be the winner by publications like The Hollywood Reporter and Variety. The Korean-cast play has reportedly been a consistent favorite across this award season, and an overwhelming majority is looking forward to their win. Many people think that it would win and that it deserves to win.


Tony Awards Category: Best Play

In this category, Purpose and Oh, Mary! are considered to be the most popular picks for the win. Cole Escola-led standout play has been a highlight of the last few months, and THR believes it will win. However, Variety predicts Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' play is closer to the win than many would imagine.


Tony Awards Category: Musical Revival

It's a close call in this category, according to both publications, between Gypsy and Sunset Boulevard, but they both believe that director Jamie Lloyd’s musical is a more potent contender for the award. Based on an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, it has impressed people with its radical reimagining of the material.


Tony Awards Category: Play Revival

Variety believes Eureka Day is a clear frontrunner, while THR sees Yellow Face as the best bet for this category's honor and the most popular choice among the nominees.


Tony Awards Category: Leading Actor in a Musical

Just In Time: Jonathan Groff, Alex Timbers, Andrew Resnick, Shannon Lewis, And Ted Chapin In Conversation - Source: Getty
Just In Time: Jonathan Groff, Alex Timbers, Andrew Resnick, Shannon Lewis, And Ted Chapin In Conversation - Source: Getty

Just in Time star Jonathan Groff, who was recently cast in A Nice Indian Boy, is a clear frontrunner, according to Variety. However, THR believes that Darren Criss has the best chance of winning that prize for his work in Maybe Happy Ending.


Tony Awards Category: Leading Actress in a Musical

Audra McDonald, who gives a ravishing performance in Gypsy, is said to be the frontrunner, but Sunset Boulevard star Nicole Scherzinger is a close and popular second, according to many people.


Tony Awards Category: Leading Actor in a Play

Cole Escola (Oh, Mary!) is considered a clear-cut frontrunner in this category by an overwhelming majority.


Tony Awards Category: Leading Actress in a Play

Two years after the Emmy win for her work on Succession, Sarah Snook is considered to be a clear frontrunner in this category for her performance in The Picture of Dorian Gray.


Category: Featured Actor In a Musical

Frontrunner: Jak Malone from Operation Mincemeat


Category: Featured Actress In a Musical

Frontrunner: Natalie Venetia Belcon from Buena Vista Social Club


Category: Featured Actor In a Play

Frontrunner: Francis Jue for Yellow Face or Conrad Ricamora for Oh, Mary!


Category: Featured Actress In a Play

Frontrunner: Kara Young for Purpose

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4th Annual Black Women On Broadway Awards - Source: Getty

Category: Direction of a Musical

Frontrunner: Michael Arden for Maybe Happy Ending


Category: Direction of a Play

Frontrunner: Sam Pinkleton for Oh, Mary!


Category: Original Score

Frontrunner: Music by Will Aronson and Lyrics by Will Aronson and Hue Park for Maybe Happy Ending

OR

Music & Lyrics by David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna for Dead Outlaw


Category: Book

Frontrunner: Will Aronson and Hue Park for Maybe Happy Ending


Category: Choreography

Frontrunner: Jerry Mitchell for Boop! The Musical

OR

Patricia Delgado and Justin Peck for Buena Vista Social Club


Category: Orchestrations

Frontrunner: Marco Paguia for Buena Vista Social Club


Category: Costume Design of a Musical

Frontrunner: Paul Tazewell for Death Becomes Her


Category: Lighting Design of a Musical

Frontrunner: Jack Knowles for Sunset Boulevard

"Sunset Boulevard" Broadway Cocktail Reception - Source: Getty
"Sunset Boulevard" Broadway Cocktail Reception - Source: Getty

Category: Lighting Design of a Play

Frontrunner: Jon Clark for Stranger Things: The First Shadow


Category: Scenic Design of a Musical

Frontrunner: Dane Laffrey and George Reeve for Maybe Happy Ending


Category: Scenic Design of a Play

Frontrunner: Miriam Buether and 59 Productions for Stranger Things: The First Shadow


Category: Sound Design of a Musical

Frontrunner: Adam Fisher for Sunset Boulevard


Category: Sound Design of a Play

Frontrunner: Palmer Hefferan for John Proctor Is the Villain

Edited by Sroban Ghosh