Tony Awards 2025 live updates: Red carpet looks, highlights and analysis on Broadway stars
A robust Broadway season culminates in the 78th Tony Awards on Sunday night at Radio City Music Hall in New York, where the robot romance 'Maybe Happy Ending,' the history-rewriting farce 'Oh, Mary!' and the stylish revival 'Sunset Blvd.' are among the top contenders. Follow along for live updates and analysis from the biggest night in theater.
The Tonys once more will launch with the 'Act One' telecast, which begins at 6:40 p.m. Eastern time. (Yes, it's oddly specific and 10 minutes later than last year.) Viewers can watch on Pluto TV, a free streaming service that doesn't require registration. In recent years, the early show has featured the below-the-line categories (such as costumes, scenic design and choreography), noncompetitive prizes (for lifetime achievement and the like) and one buzzier award (for book or original score).
After back-to-back ceremonies at first-time Tonys venues — United Place in Washington Heights in 2023 and the Lincoln Center's David H. Koch Theater last year — the ceremony is returning to tried-and-tested Radio City Music Hall. It will be the 21st Tonys at the Midtown Manhattan staple, giving it nine more than any other venue. (The Waldorf Astoria, which hasn't hosted a ceremony since 1962, sits second.)
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