Monday, Jun 9, 2025
The 2025 Tony Awards took place on Sunday, June 9th at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
Congratulations to the alumni who won awards last night! This year, seven alumni won awards in seven categories, including Best Musical and Best Play!
See the full list of Tisch alumni nominations here and the full list of Tony Award winners here.
Best Musical
Maybe Happy Ending
Will Aronson '07 (MFA, Graduate Musical Theatre Program), Producer
Dorothy Vickery '14 (BFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing), [You Should Smile More Productions], co-producer
Best Play
Purpose
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins '07 (MA, Performance Studies), Author
Dylan Tashjian '18 (BFA, Drama), Producer
Best Revival of a Musical
Sunset Blvd.
Caitlin Clements '13 (MA, Martin Scorsese Department of Cinema Studies), Producer
Best Book of a Musical
Maybe Happy Ending
Will Aronson '07 (MFA, Graduate Musical Theatre Program)
Best Direction of a Play
Oh, Mary!
Sam Pinkleton '09 (BFA, Drama)
Best Costume Design of a Musical
Death Becomes Her
Paul Tazewell '89 (MFA, Design for Stage and Film)
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre
Maybe Happy Ending
Will Aronson '07 (MFA, Graduate Musical Theatre Program), Music & Lyrics
*We apologize for omissions! Please send edits or additions to tsoa.alumni@nyu.edu. This list will continue to be updated as we learn of additions or edits.
**We are proud to celebrate all alumni, faculty, and students associated with nominated and award winning projects, but this list reflects names/companies officially listed by the nominating organization.