2025 Tony Nominations

The 78th Annual Tony Awards Nominations were announced on Thursday, May 1, 2025, recognizing excellence in live Broadway theatre. The 2024/2025 eligibility season ran from April 29, 2024 through April 27, 2025. The awards ceremony will be held on Sunday, June 8, 2025 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, and airing on CBS.

Congratulations to the Tisch alumni and faculty nominated for a 2025 Tony award! This year, 27 alumni and faculty received 38 nominations for their work across 17 projects. 

This year, Tisch alumni made a spectacular showing! Daniel Dae Kim '96 (MFA, Graduate Acting) has made history as the first AAPI nominee in the 'Lead Actor in a Play' category. Four of the five projects nominated in the 'Best Book of a Musical' category were written by Tisch alumni. Maybe Happy Ending by Will Aronson '07 (MFA, Graduate Musical Theater Writing) received 10 total nominations, including Best Musical and Best Original Score. Finally, current Collaborative Arts student, Fina Strazza, is nominated for her role in John Proctor is the Villain. 

See the list of Tisch nominees below, and the full list of nominees here.

Best Book of a Musical

Buena Vista Social Club
Marco Ramirez '05 (BFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing)

Dead Outlaw
Itamar Moses '03 (MFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing)

Death Becomes Her
Marco Pennette (Kanbar Institute, Film & TV)

Maybe Happy Ending
Will Aronson '07 (MFA, Graduate Musical Theater Program)

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre

Maybe Happy Ending
Will Aronson '07 (MFA, Graduate Musical Theater Program), Music & Lyrics

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

Yellow Face
Daniel Dae Kim '96 (MFA, Graduate Acting)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play

Eureka Day
Jessica Hecht '87 (BFA, Drama)

John Proctor is the Villain
Fina Strazza '27 (Collaborative Arts)

Best Scenic Design of a Play

English
Marsha Ginsberg '90 (MFA, Design for Stage and Film)

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

Buena Vista Social Club
Arnulfo Maldonado '05 (MFA, Design for Stage and Film)

Best Costume Design of a Play

Good Night, and Good Luck
Brenda Abbandandolo '10 (MFA, Design for Stage and Film)

Best Costume Design of a Musical

BOOP! The Musical
Gregg Barnes '83 (MFA, Design for Stage and Film)

Death Becomes Her
Paul Tazewell '89 (MFA, Design for Stage and Film)

Maybe Happy Ending
Clint Ramos '97 (MFA, Design for Stage and Film)

Best Lighting Design of a Play

Good Night, and Good Luck
David Bengali '12 (MFA, Design for Stage and Film)

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Death Becomes Her
Justin Townsend, Chair, Design for Stage and Film

Best Direction of a Play

Oh, Mary!
Sam Pinkleton '09 (BFA, Drama)

Best Orchestrations

Maybe Happy Ending
Will Aronson '07 (MFA, Graduate Musical Theater Program)

Best Play

Hills of California
Caitlin Clements '13 (MA, Martin Scorses Department of Cinema Studies), Producer

English
Sanaz Toossi '18 (MFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing), Author

John Proctor is the Villain
Dana Jackson (Echo Lake Entertainment) '90 (BFA, Drama), Producer
Adam Zell [Klausner & Zell] '16 (BFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing)

Purpose
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins '07 (MA, Performance Studies), Author
Dylan Tashjian [Eastern Standard Time] '18 (BFA, Drama)

Best Musical

Buena Vista Social Club
Ioana Alfonso '98 (BFA, Dance), Producer
Marco Ramirez '05 (BFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing), Producer
John Leguizamo (Drama), Producer

Dead Outlaw
Sean Patrick Flahaven (Concord Theatricals) '97 (MFA, Graduate Musical Theater Program), Producer
Dylan Tashjian [Eastern Standard Time] '18 (BFA, Drama)

Maybe Happy Ending
Will Aronson '07 (MFA, Graduate Musical Theater Program), Producer

Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
Ken Davenport '94 (BFA, Drama), Producer
Sean Patrick Flahaven [Concord Theatricals] '97 (MFA, Graduate Musical Theater Program), Producer (Concord Theatricals)

Best Revival of a Play

Thornton Wilder's Our Town
Rose Caiola (Caiola Productions) '91 (BFA, Drama), Producer
Sean Patrick Flahaven [Concord Theatricals] '97 (MFA, Graduate Musical Theater Program), Producer

Best Revival of a Musical

Gypsy
Ken Davenport '94 (BFA, Drama), Producer
Sean Patrick Flahaven [Concord Theatricals] '97 (MFA, Graduate Musical Theater Program), Producer
Adam Zell [DJD Productions] '16 (BFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing)

Sunset Blvd.
Caitlin Clements '13 (MA, Martin Scorses Department of Cinema Studies), Producer

*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.