A very queer year for the Tony Awards!
The 78th Tony Awards are here, and the ceremony is jam-packed with nominations for LGBTQ+ projects and talent. Airing on CBS and Paramount+ on Sunday, June 8, the awards show telecast will be hosted by 2024 Out100 Icon of the Year Cynthia Erivo and will once again take place at Radio City Music Hall.
Buckle up, Mary (pun intended), because there's a lot to celebrate at the 2025 Tony Awards!
Scroll through to check out the LGBTQ+ shows we'll be rooting for at the 78th Tony Awards, which airs Sunday, June 8 on CBS and Paramount+.
'Death Becomes Her' — 10 nominations
Christopher Gattelli; Megan Hilty in Death Becomes Her.
Axel Dupeux; Matthew Murphy
"NOW a Tony?!" Well, yes! The hit Broadway musical Death Becomes Her has earned 10 nominations at the 2025 Tony Awards. Special shoutouts to our favorite song of the musical, "For the Gaze," as well as Christopher Gattelli earning two nominations as both director and choreographer.
Best Musical
Christopher Gattelli — Best Direction of a Musical
Christopher Gattelli — Best Choreography
Marco Pennette — Best Book of a Musical
Paul Tazewell — Best Costume Design of a Musical
Megan Hilty — Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Jennifer Simard — Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Julia Mattison and Noel Carey — Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Derek McLane — Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Justin Townsend — Best Lighting Design of a Musical
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'Buena Vista Social Club' — 10 nominations
Renesito Avich and Natalie Venetia Belcon in Buena Vista Social Club.
Matthew Murphy
Saheem Ali — who identifies as queer — was nominated for a 2025 Tony Award for directing Buena Vista Social Club. This new musical received 10 nominations, tying with Death Becomes Her and Maybe Happy Ending as most-nominated Broadway shows of the year.
Best Musical
Best Direction of a Musical — Saheem Ali
Best Book of a Musical — Marco Ramirez
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical — Natalie Venetia Belcon
Best Scenic Design of a Musical — Arnulfo Maldonado
Best Costume Design of a Musical — Dede Ayite
Best Lighting Design of a Musical — Tyler Micoleau
Best Sound Design of a Musical — Jonathan Deans
Best Choreography — Patricia Delgado and Justin Peck
Best Orchestrations — Marco Paguia
'The Picture of Dorian Gray' — 6 nominations
Kip Williams and Sarah Snook on opening night for The Picture of Dorian Gray.
Bruce Glikas/WireImage
Based on the 1891 novel of the same name by Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray had its Broadway debut in March and featured Succession breakout star Sarah Snook playing a whopping total of 26 different characters in the play. Now, the new play by queer director Kip Williams is up for six Tony Awards in 2025.
Sarah Snook — Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play
Kip Williams — Best Direction of a Play
Marg Horwell and David Bergman — Best Scenic Design of a Play
Marg Horwell — Best Costume Design of a Play
Nick Schlieper — Best Lighting Design of a Play
Clemence Williams — Best Sound Design of a Play
'Just in Time' — 6 nominations
Jonathan Groff in Just in Time.
Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman
Starring Jonathan Groff as Bobby Darin, Just in Time received a glorious six nominations following the musical's Broadway debut in April. Groff's got the sauce — and he's proving it yet again!
Jonathan Groff — Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Gracie Lawrence — Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Derek McLane — Best Scenic Design of a Musical
Catherine Zuber — Best Costume Design of a Musical
Peter Hylenski — Best Sound Design of a Musical
Andrew Resnick and Michael Thurber — Best Orchestrations
RELATED: Russell Tovey celebrated Jonathan Groff's Tony win with the sweetest throwback pic
'Floyd Collins' — 6 nominations
(L-R) Tina Landau; Taylor Trensch, Jeremy Jordan, Lizzy McAlpine, and Jason Gotay in Floyd Collins.
Bruce Glikas/Getty Images; Bruce Glikas/Getty Images
Written and directed by lesbian playwright Tina Landau, Floyd Collins was also nominated in six categories at the Tony Awards.
Best Revival of a Musical
Jeremy Jordan — Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
Taylor Trensch — Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Scott Zielinski and Ruey Horng Sun — Best Lighting Design of a Musical
Dan Moses Schreier — Best Sound Design of a Musical
Bruce Coughlin — Best Orchestrations
'Oh, Mary!' — 5 nominations
Conrad Ricamora and Cole Escola in Oh, Mary!.
Emilio Madrid
The biggest queer sensation over the last year, Oh, Mary!, received a glorious five nominations at the 78th Tony Awards. It's been quite a year for the 2024 Out100 honoree Cole Escola, and fans love to see it!
Best Play
Cole Escola — Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play
Conrad Ricamora — Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play
Holly Pierson — Best Costume Design of a Play
Sam Pinkleton — Best Direction of a Play
RELATED: Oh, Mary!'s Cole Escola is bringing 'the gay shadows' to Broadway
'Smash' — 2 nominations
The cast of Smash on Broadway.
Jenny Anderson
The 2025 Tony Awards are letting Smash be its star, too! Despite having just opened at the Imperial Theatre in April, Smash scored two great nominations.
Brooks Ashmanskas — Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
Joshua Bergasse — Best Choreography
'A Wonderful World' — 1 nomination
Darlesia Cearcy, Jennie Harney-Fleming, James Monroe Iglehart, Kim Exum, and Dionne Figgins in A Wonderful World.
Bruce Glikas/Getty Images
A Wonderful World's sole nomination came from James Monroe Iglehart. The actor, who identifies as bisexual, is best known for his Tony-winning performance as the Genie on Broadway's Aladdin. This year, Iglehart was nominated in the Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical category at the 78th Tony Awards.
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