How to watch the 2025 Tony Awards
Here's everything you need to know about the 2025 Tony Awards, including how to watch the live broadcast, who is hosting, and which shows are up for honors.
They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway, and they're no brighter than on the night of the Tony Awards each year. Broadway's biggest night is back on June 8, 2025.
There's no denying the razzamatazz of the Tony Awards, with a full, robust roster of Broadway shows up for prizes. Beloved revivals and new shows alike compete for the top prizes.
Here's our guide to the 2025 Tony Awards, where you can find out when and how to watch, what shows are up for awards, and more. This article will be continually updated as new information comes in.
When are the Tony Awards?
The 2025 Tony Awards will take place on Sunday, June 8, 2024. The Tony Awards usually take place in mid-June, just after the spring Broadway season ends. Find out more about the 2025 Tony Awards ceremony.
What time are the Tony Awards?
The Tony Awards will take place from 8-11 p.m. ET, broadcasting on CBS and Paramount+.
How can I watch the Tony Awards?
The main Tony Awards ceremony, beginning at 8 p.m. ET on June 8, will be available to watch live on the CBS television network and the streaming platform Paramount+. Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers will be able to watch the broadcast live, while Paramount+ Essential subscribers will be able to stream the ceremony on demand beginning June 9.
Where are the Tony Awards being held?
In 2025, the Tony Awards will return to Radio City Music Hall, one of the most frequent homes of the ceremony. The awards were held there from 1997-2010, 2013-2015, 2017-2019, and in 2022. The venue has 6,013 seats.
What shows are eligible for the Tony Awards in 2025?
This year's Tony Awards recognized shows that open between April 26, 2024 and April 27, 2025. Fourty-two shows are eligible for 2025 Tony Awards, including 21 musicals and 21 plays.
All the eligible shows are listed below. Categorizations of certain shows as new vs. revival are subject to change at the disrection of the Tony Awards Administration Committee, and this article will be updated accordingly with the latest information.
Read more about all the shows eligible for Tony Awards in 2025.
New musicals
- A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical
- BOOP! The Musical
- Buena Vista Social Club
- Dead Outlaw
- Death Becomes Her
- Floyd Collins
- Just in Time
- Maybe Happy Ending
- Operation Mincemeat
- Real Women Have Curves
- Redwood
- Smash
- Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
- Swept Away
- Tammy Faye
- The Last Five Years
New plays
- All In: Comedy About Love by Simon Rich
- Cult of Love
- English
- Good Night, and Good Luck
- Job
- John Proctor Is the Villain
- Left on Tenth
- McNeal
- Oh, Mary!
- Purpose
- Stranger Things: The First Shadow
- The Hills of California
- The Picture of Dorian Gray
- The Roommate
Musical revivals
Play revivals
Who is nominated for the 2025 Tony Awards?
Nominations for the 2025 Tony Awards will be announced on May 1. Check back then to find out who is nominated for Tony Awards in 2025.
What are the Tony Awards categories?
There are 26 competitive Tony Awards categories, including Best Musical, Best Play, Best Revival of a Musical, Best Revival of a Play, and individual awards for actors, directors, choreographers, writers, and designers. Learn more about all the Tony Awards categories.
Who is receiving special 2025 Tony Awards?
Recipients of special Tony Awards are announced on a rolling basis in the weeks leading up to the ceremony. Learn more about all the special Tony Awards given out each year below, and check back for information on the 2025 recipients of each.
- Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, awarded to at least one individual with a celebrated, decades-long career.
- Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award, awarded to a theatre artist involved with charitable or humanitarian work.
- Tony Honors for Excellence in the Theatre, awarded to institutions, organizations, or people who have made outstanding contributions to the theatre in roles outside those recognized by the competitive Tony Awards categories.
- Regional Theatre Tony Award, awarded to a theatre company or institution based outside New York City that has developed and premiered numerous shows that went on to have celebrated Broadway runs.
- Additional special awards for outstanding individuals and organizations whose work in the past theatre season falls outside the competitive categories.
Who is performing at the 2025 Tony Awards?
Performers at the 2025 Tony Awards will be announced in the weeks leading up to the ceremony. Usually, all the nominees for Best Musical, and often Best Musical Revival, perform a number from their show.
Who won the 2025 Tony Awards?
The winners of the 2025 Tony Awards will be announced at the ceremony on June 8. In the meantime, read the full list of 2024 Tony Award winners.
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