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| Nicole Scherzinger and Sarah Snook win top prizes at Tony Awards | Nicole Scherzinger and Sarah Snook win top prizes at Tony Awards |
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| An emotional Scherzinger said she felt like she had "come home, at last", 20 years after shooting to fame | An emotional Scherzinger said she felt like she had "come home, at last", 20 years after shooting to fame |
| Succession star Sarah Snook and singer Nicole Scherzinger were among the big winners at Sunday's Tony Awards. | Succession star Sarah Snook and singer Nicole Scherzinger were among the big winners at Sunday's Tony Awards. |
| Scherzinger was named best actress in a musical for her role in Sunset Boulevard, Jamie Lloyd's minimalist reboot of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical. | Scherzinger was named best actress in a musical for her role in Sunset Boulevard, Jamie Lloyd's minimalist reboot of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical. |
| In an emotional acceptance speech, Scherzinger reflected on her recent Broadway success, which came two decades after shooting to fame with the Pussycat Dolls. | In an emotional acceptance speech, Scherzinger reflected on her recent Broadway success, which came two decades after shooting to fame with the Pussycat Dolls. |
| "Growing up, I always felt like I didn't belong, but you all have made me feel like I belong and I have come home, at last," she said. "If there's anyone out there who feels like they don't belong or your time hasn't come, don't give up." | "Growing up, I always felt like I didn't belong, but you all have made me feel like I belong and I have come home, at last," she said. "If there's anyone out there who feels like they don't belong or your time hasn't come, don't give up." |
| She added: "Just keep on giving and giving because the world needs your love and your light now more than ever. This is a testament that love always wins." | She added: "Just keep on giving and giving because the world needs your love and your light now more than ever. This is a testament that love always wins." |
| The singer and former X Factor judge won the same prize at the UK equivalent of the Tonys, the Olivier Awards, for her performance in the show's original West End run. | The singer and former X Factor judge won the same prize at the UK equivalent of the Tonys, the Olivier Awards, for her performance in the show's original West End run. |
| She said it had been an "honour" to work with composer Lord Lloyd Webber, and paid tribute to Lloyd, saying: "You saw in me what no one else did. You have given us all new ways to dream and you have changed my life forever." | |
| Scherzinger also performed As If We Never Said Goodbye during the ceremony, and was introduced by Glenn Close, who played Desmond in Sunset Boulevard when it played on Broadway in 1995. | Scherzinger also performed As If We Never Said Goodbye during the ceremony, and was introduced by Glenn Close, who played Desmond in Sunset Boulevard when it played on Broadway in 1995. |
| The Tony Awards, hosted by Wicked star Cynthia Erivo at Radio City Music Hall in New York, celebrate the best in US theatre, and particularly Broadway. | The Tony Awards, hosted by Wicked star Cynthia Erivo at Radio City Music Hall in New York, celebrate the best in US theatre, and particularly Broadway. |
| Sarah Snook said it meant "so much for a little Australian girl to be here on Broadway" | Sarah Snook said it meant "so much for a little Australian girl to be here on Broadway" |
| Snook also repeated her Olivier win, taking best leading actress in a play, for performing all 26 roles in a one-woman stage adaptation of Oscar Wilde's novel The Picture of Dorian Gray. | Snook also repeated her Olivier win, taking best leading actress in a play, for performing all 26 roles in a one-woman stage adaptation of Oscar Wilde's novel The Picture of Dorian Gray. |
| In her acceptance speech, the actress said: "This means so much for a little Australian girl to be here on Broadway. | In her acceptance speech, the actress said: "This means so much for a little Australian girl to be here on Broadway. |
| "[The Picture of Dorian Gray] is billed as a one-person show, and I don't feel alone any night that I do this show. There are so many people on stage making it work and behind the stage making it work." | "[The Picture of Dorian Gray] is billed as a one-person show, and I don't feel alone any night that I do this show. There are so many people on stage making it work and behind the stage making it work." |
| Other winners included Maybe Happy Ending, about two outdated robots who find connection. It took home best musical, while its star Darren Criss, who previously appeared in Glee, also won an acting prize. | Other winners included Maybe Happy Ending, about two outdated robots who find connection. It took home best musical, while its star Darren Criss, who previously appeared in Glee, also won an acting prize. |
| "I have such immense pride to get to be part of this notably diverse, exquisite Broadway season this year," he said. | "I have such immense pride to get to be part of this notably diverse, exquisite Broadway season this year," he said. |
| Paying tribute to his wife, he added: "Your love and your support for me and our beautiful children, combined with the miracle of working on something as magical as Maybe Happy Ending, has been and will always be award enough." | Paying tribute to his wife, he added: "Your love and your support for me and our beautiful children, combined with the miracle of working on something as magical as Maybe Happy Ending, has been and will always be award enough." |
| Darren Criss was named best actor in a musical for Maybe Happy Ending | Darren Criss was named best actor in a musical for Maybe Happy Ending |
| Purpose, about an African-American family who reunite in Chicago, was named best play, a month after winning the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. | Purpose, about an African-American family who reunite in Chicago, was named best play, a month after winning the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. |
| Meanwhile, Cole Escola was named best actor in a play for Oh Mary!, a one-act reimagining of Abraham Lincoln's assassination through the eyes of his wife - a raging alcoholic who dreams of life as a cabaret star. | Meanwhile, Cole Escola was named best actor in a play for Oh Mary!, a one-act reimagining of Abraham Lincoln's assassination through the eyes of his wife - a raging alcoholic who dreams of life as a cabaret star. |
| Sunset Boulevard also won best musical revival, while Eureka Day, about a school in California which must confront its vaccination policy after an outbreak of mumps among the pupils, won best revival of a play. | Sunset Boulevard also won best musical revival, while Eureka Day, about a school in California which must confront its vaccination policy after an outbreak of mumps among the pupils, won best revival of a play. |
| Stranger Things: The First Shadow, a stage adaptation of the hit Netflix show, and Buena Vista Social Club, which tells the story of the Cuban musical group, were among the other winners. | Stranger Things: The First Shadow, a stage adaptation of the hit Netflix show, and Buena Vista Social Club, which tells the story of the Cuban musical group, were among the other winners. |
| The biggest winners: | The biggest winners: |
| 6 - Maybe Happy Ending | 6 - Maybe Happy Ending |
| 4 - Buena Vista Social Club | 4 - Buena Vista Social Club |
| 3 - Sunset Boulevard, Stranger Things: The First Shadow | 3 - Sunset Boulevard, Stranger Things: The First Shadow |
| 2 - Purpose, Oh Mary!, The Picture of Dorian Gray | 2 - Purpose, Oh Mary!, The Picture of Dorian Gray |
| British actor Jak Malone was named best featured actor in a musical - the Tonys equivalent of the supporting actor prize - for Operation Mincemeat, the story of the British plot to fool the Nazis during World War Two. | |
| Elsewhere in the ceremony, Erivo was joined on stage by singer Sara Bareilles for a rendition of Tomorrow from the musical Annie, in tribute to those in the theatre community who had died throughout the year. The song's composer, Charles Strouse, died last month. | Elsewhere in the ceremony, Erivo was joined on stage by singer Sara Bareilles for a rendition of Tomorrow from the musical Annie, in tribute to those in the theatre community who had died throughout the year. The song's composer, Charles Strouse, died last month. |
| Presenters at the event included Samuel L Jackson, Oprah Winfrey, Ben Stiller and Lin-Manuel Miranda. | Presenters at the event included Samuel L Jackson, Oprah Winfrey, Ben Stiller and Lin-Manuel Miranda. |
| The original cast of Hamilton reunited to perform a rapturously received medley, to celebrate the show's 10th anniversary. | The original cast of Hamilton reunited to perform a rapturously received medley, to celebrate the show's 10th anniversary. |
| In the last year, a string of new shows and stars drew 14.7 million people to Broadway performances, grossing $1.89bn (£1.39bn) at the box office. | In the last year, a string of new shows and stars drew 14.7 million people to Broadway performances, grossing $1.89bn (£1.39bn) at the box office. |
| The event was hosted by Wicked star Cynthia Erivo, who also performed during the ceremony | The event was hosted by Wicked star Cynthia Erivo, who also performed during the ceremony |
| Tony Awards: The main winners | Tony Awards: The main winners |
| Best musical | Best musical |
| WINNER: Maybe Happy Ending | WINNER: Maybe Happy Ending |
| Buena Vista Social Club | Buena Vista Social Club |
| Dead Outlaw | Dead Outlaw |
| Death Becomes Her | Death Becomes Her |
| Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical | Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical |
| Best play | Best play |
| WINNER: Purpose | WINNER: Purpose |
| English | English |
| The Hills of California | The Hills of California |
| John Proctor is the Villain | John Proctor is the Villain |
| Oh, Mary! | Oh, Mary! |
| Best revival of a play | Best revival of a play |
| WINNER: Eureka Day | WINNER: Eureka Day |
| Romeo + Juliet | Romeo + Juliet |
| Our Town | Our Town |
| Yellow Face | Yellow Face |
| Best revival of a musical | Best revival of a musical |
| WINNER: Sunset Boulevard | WINNER: Sunset Boulevard |
| Floyd Collins | Floyd Collins |
| Gypsy | Gypsy |
| Pirates! The Penzance Musical | Pirates! The Penzance Musical |
| Best actress in a musical | Best actress in a musical |
| WINNER: Nicole Scherzinger, Sunset Boulevard | WINNER: Nicole Scherzinger, Sunset Boulevard |
| Megan Hilty, Death Becomes Her | Megan Hilty, Death Becomes Her |
| Audra McDonald, Gypsy | Audra McDonald, Gypsy |
| Jasmine Amy Rogers, BOOP! The Musical | Jasmine Amy Rogers, BOOP! The Musical |
| Jennifer Simard, Death Becomes Her | Jennifer Simard, Death Becomes Her |
| Best actor in a musical | Best actor in a musical |
| WINNER: Darren Criss, Maybe Happy Ending | WINNER: Darren Criss, Maybe Happy Ending |
| Andrew Durand, Dead Outlaw | Andrew Durand, Dead Outlaw |
| Tom Francis, Sunset Boulevard | Tom Francis, Sunset Boulevard |
| Jonathan Groff, Just in Time | Jonathan Groff, Just in Time |
| James Monroe Iglehart, A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical | James Monroe Iglehart, A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical |
| Jeremy Jordan, Floyd Collins | Jeremy Jordan, Floyd Collins |
| Best actress in a play | Best actress in a play |
| WINNER: Sarah Snook, The Picture of Dorian Gray | WINNER: Sarah Snook, The Picture of Dorian Gray |
| Laura Donnelly, The Hills of California | Laura Donnelly, The Hills of California |
| Mia Farrow, The Roommate | Mia Farrow, The Roommate |
| LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Purpose | LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Purpose |
| Sadie Sink, John Proctor is the Villain | Sadie Sink, John Proctor is the Villain |
| Best actor in a play | Best actor in a play |
| WINNER: Cole Escola, Oh, Mary! | WINNER: Cole Escola, Oh, Mary! |
| George Clooney, Good Night, and Good Luck | George Clooney, Good Night, and Good Luck |
| Jon Michael Hill, Purpose | Jon Michael Hill, Purpose |
| Daniel Dae Kim, Yellow Face | Daniel Dae Kim, Yellow Face |
| Harry Lennix, Purpose | Harry Lennix, Purpose |
| Louis McCartney, Stranger Things: The First Shadow | Louis McCartney, Stranger Things: The First Shadow |
| Best direction of a musical | Best direction of a musical |
| WINNER: Michael Arden, Maybe Happy Ending | WINNER: Michael Arden, Maybe Happy Ending |
| Saheem Ali, Buena Vista Social Club | Saheem Ali, Buena Vista Social Club |
| David Cromer, Dead Outlaw | David Cromer, Dead Outlaw |
| Christopher Gattelli, Death Becomes Her | Christopher Gattelli, Death Becomes Her |
| Jamie Lloyd, Sunset Boulevard | Jamie Lloyd, Sunset Boulevard |
| Best direction of a play | Best direction of a play |
| WINNER: Sam Pinkleton, Oh, Mary! | WINNER: Sam Pinkleton, Oh, Mary! |
| Knud Adams, English | Knud Adams, English |
| Sam Mendes, The Hills of California | Sam Mendes, The Hills of California |
| Danya Taymor, John Proctor is the Villain | Danya Taymor, John Proctor is the Villain |
| Kip Williams, The Picture of Dorian Gray | Kip Williams, The Picture of Dorian Gray |
| Best supporting actress in a musical | Best supporting actress in a musical |
| WINNER: Natalie Venetia Belcon, Buena Vista Social Club | WINNER: Natalie Venetia Belcon, Buena Vista Social Club |
| Julia Knitel, Dead Outlaw | Julia Knitel, Dead Outlaw |
| Gracie Lawrence, Just in Time | Gracie Lawrence, Just in Time |
| Justina Machado, Real Women Have Curves: The Musical | Justina Machado, Real Women Have Curves: The Musical |
| Joy Woods, Gypsy | Joy Woods, Gypsy |
| Best supporting actor in a musical | Best supporting actor in a musical |
| WINNER: Jak Malone, Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical | WINNER: Jak Malone, Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical |
| Brooks Ashmanskas, SMASH | Brooks Ashmanskas, SMASH |
| Jeb Brown, Dead Outlaw | Jeb Brown, Dead Outlaw |
| Danny Burstein, Gypsy | Danny Burstein, Gypsy |
| Taylor Trensch, Floyd Collins | Taylor Trensch, Floyd Collins |
| Best supporting actress in a play | Best supporting actress in a play |
| WINNER: Kara Young, Purpose | WINNER: Kara Young, Purpose |
| Tala Ashe, English | Tala Ashe, English |
| Jessica Hecht, Eureka Day | Jessica Hecht, Eureka Day |
| Marjan Neshat, English | Marjan Neshat, English |
| Fina Strazza, John Proctor is the Villain | Fina Strazza, John Proctor is the Villain |
| Best supporting actor in a play | Best supporting actor in a play |
| WINNER: Francis Jue, Yellow Face | WINNER: Francis Jue, Yellow Face |
| Glenn Davis, Purpose | Glenn Davis, Purpose |
| Gabriel Ebert, John Proctor is the Villain | Gabriel Ebert, John Proctor is the Villain |
| Bob Odenkirk, Glengarry Glen Ross | Bob Odenkirk, Glengarry Glen Ross |
| Conrad Ricamora, Oh, Mary! | Conrad Ricamora, Oh, Mary! |