Nicole Scherzinger Celebrates Best Actress Win with Cynthia Erivo at Tony Awards Afterparty

Nicole Scherzinger Celebrates Best Actress Win with Cynthia Erivo at Tony Awards Afterparty

Nicole Scherzinger looked in great spirits as she joined Cynthia Erivo at the Tony Awards afterparty at MoMA in New York City on Sunday. 

The Pussycat Dolls singer, 46, was understandably pleased after accepting her first ever Broadway honor at the star-studded 78th Annual ceremony, which has held earlier that night at Radio City Music Hall.

Nicole won the Best Leading Actress in a Musical award, for her performance of fading Hollywood star Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard, based on the 1950 film noir of the same name by Billy Wilder.

She proudly brandished her award at the party, where she looked incredible in a sequinned scarlet gown that clung to her figure. 

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Nicole Scherzinger looked in great spirits as she joined Cynthia Erivo at the Tony Awards afterparty at MoMA in New York City on Sunday

Nicole Scherzinger looked in great spirits as she joined Cynthia Erivo at the Tony Awards afterparty at MoMA in New York City on Sunday

She proudly brandished her award at the party, where she looked incredible in a sequinned scarlet gown that clung to her figure

She proudly brandished her award at the party, where she looked incredible in a sequinned scarlet gown that clung to her figure

The Pussycat Dolls singer, 46, was understandably pleased after accepting her first ever Broadway honor at the star-studded 78th Annual ceremony

The Pussycat Dolls singer, 46, was understandably pleased after accepting her first ever Broadway honor at the star-studded 78th Annual ceremony 

 Also dressed to impress was Tonys host Cynthia, 38, who looked incredible in a black tulle dress with a puffball skirt. 

Sadie Sink looked phenomenal in a plunging satin gown as she partied at the event alongside her brother Mitchell. 

Julianne Hough was also a vision as she modelled a slinky white gown with a tulle skirt. 

The group looked in great spirits at the party after an emotional ceremony.  

During the event, Nicole burst into tears as she accepted her Best Actress award.

‘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 shared in her acceptance speech. 

She went on to thank her fiancé Thom Evans, adding he ‘believes in me when I forget to believe in myself.’

Darren Criss, 38, won big, earning his first Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for his performance in Maybe Happy Ending, written by Will Aronson and Hue Park. 

Also dressed to impress was Tonys host Cynthia, 38, who looked incredible in a black tulle dress with a puffball skirt

Also dressed to impress was Tonys host Cynthia, 38, who looked incredible in a black tulle dress with a puffball skirt

Sadie Sink looked phenomenal in a plunging satin gown as she partied at the event alongside her brother Mitchell

Sadie Sink looked phenomenal in a plunging satin gown as she partied at the event alongside her brother Mitchell

Julianne Hough was also a vision as she modelled a slinky white gown with a tulle skirt

Julianne Hough was also a vision as she modelled a slinky white gown with a tulle skirt

Julianne posed up a storm with Natalie Venetia Belcon, who looked incredible in a purple gown with a black feather trim

Julianne posed up a storm with Natalie Venetia Belcon, who looked incredible in a purple gown with a black feather trim 

: Danielle Brooks and Kara Young posed for fun snaps together at the afterparty

: Danielle Brooks and Kara Young posed for fun snaps together at the afterparty 

Wendi Deng Murdoch was a vision of beauty in a green and pink patterned dress

Wendi Deng Murdoch was a vision of beauty in a green and pink patterned dress 

Role Model performed for the crowds inside the star-studded venue

Role Model performed for the crowds inside the star-studded venue 

Guests were doing their best to win Labubus from a claw machine in the venue

Guests were doing their best to win Labubus from a claw machine in the venue 

Tony Awards 2025 winners: AT A GLANCE

 MUSICAL CATEGORIES

A sobbing Nicole Scherzinger won the Best Leading Actress in a Musical award, for her performance in Sunset Boulevard

A sobbing Nicole Scherzinger won the Best Leading Actress in a Musical award, for her performance in Sunset Boulevard

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical: Nicole Scherzinger — Sunset Blvd. 

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical: Darren Criss — Maybe Happy Ending

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical: Natalie Venetia Belcon — Buena Vista Social Club

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical: Jak Malone — Operation Mincemeat

Best Musical: Maybe Happy Ending 

Best Revival of a Musical: Sunset Blvd. 

Best Direction of a Musical: Michael Arden — Maybe Happy Ending 

 PLAY CATEGORIES

Cole Escola won for Oh, Mary!, triumphing over George Clooney

Cole Escola won for Oh, Mary!, triumphing over George Clooney

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play: Sarah Snook — The Picture Of Dorian Gray 

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play: Cole Escola — Oh, Mary! 

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play: Kara Young — Purpose

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play: Francis Jue — Yellow Face

Best Play: Purpose — Author: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

Best Revival of a Play: Eureka Day — Author: Jonathan Spector 

Best Direction of a Play: Sam Pinkleton — Oh, Mary! 

 

The play — which explores themes of love, loneliness, and mortality and follows two ‘Helperbots’, robots designed to assist people, named Oliver and Claire — also won the top honor for Best Musical, with producer Jeffrey Richards accepting the award.

Meanwhile George Clooney, 64 — who was nominated for Good Night, And Good Luck — was shockingly snubbed, when he lost the Best Actor in a Play award to Cole Escola, 38. The star, who uses they/them pronouns, won for their performance in Oh, Mary! which they wrote and star in.

The show, hosted by Cynthia, celebrated Broadway’s brightest talents in singing, acting, dancing and more.

Nicole started her acceptance speech, telling the audience: ‘First of all, I just have to thank God, for carrying me every step of the way. I give you all the glory.’

‘I’m so honored to be recognized alongside these exceptional warrior women in this category. I want to thank you all so much for making this little Hawaiian/ Ukrainian/ Filipino girl’s dream come true. So proud to represent.’

She also thanked her family, including her mom, stating she ‘had me at 18 and gave everything up for me.’

She then thanked composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, sharing: ‘It has been such an honor to be able to create with you the past 15 years.’

Later she gave a shout out to producer Jamie Lloyd: ‘Jamie, 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.’

She wrapped up her inspiring speech, sharing, ‘If there’s anyone out there who feels like they don’t belong, or your time hasn’t come, don’t give up.’

‘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. Thank you so much. God Bess you.’

Darren Criss, 38, won big, earning his first Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for his performance in Maybe Happy Ending, written by Will Aronson and Hue Park

Darren Criss, 38, won big, earning his first Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for his performance in Maybe Happy Ending, written by Will Aronson and Hue Park

George Clooney, 64 — who was nominated for Good Night, And Good Luck — was shockingly snubbed

He lost out to Cole Escola, 38, who won for Oh, Mary!

George Clooney, 64 — who was nominated for Good Night, And Good Luck — was shockingly snubbed, when he lost the Best Actor in a Play award to Cole Escola, 38, who won for Oh, Mary! 

Sarah Snook, 37, kicked off the show, winning the Best Leading Actress in a Play award for her unbelievable performance in The Picture of Dorian Gray

Sarah Snook, 37, kicked off the show, winning the Best Leading Actress in a Play award for her unbelievable performance in The Picture of Dorian Gray 

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure stars Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter presented her with the award

Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure stars Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter presented her with the award

Maybe Happy Ending won the top honor for Best Musical, with producer Jeffrey Richards accepting the award

Maybe Happy Ending won the top honor for Best Musical, with producer Jeffrey Richards accepting the award

He received the award from Lin-Manuel Miranda

He received the award from Lin-Manuel Miranda 

Producer Jamie Lloyd and legendary composer Andrew also accepted the award for Best musical revival for Sunset Boulevard

Producer Jamie Lloyd and legendary composer Andrew  also accepted the award for Best musical revival for Sunset Boulevard

Francis Jue, 61, won the Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in Yellow Face

Francis Jue, 61, won the Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in Yellow Face

In the Best Leading Actor in a Musical category, Criss beat out Andrew Durand for Dead Outlaw, Tom Francis for Sunset Boulevard, Jonathan Groff for Just in Time, Jeremy Jordan for Floyd Collins, and James Monroe Iglehart for A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical.

Sarah Snook, 37, kicked off the show, winning the Best Leading Actress in a Play award for her unbelievable performance in The Picture of Dorian Gray, where she played all 26 characters, including Dorian and Lord Henry.

The Succession star made her Broadway debut in the ambitious stage adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s 1890 novel, directed and written by Kipp Williams. 

Snook beat out a strong lineup of nominees including Laura Donnelly for The Hills of California, acting legend Mia Farrow for The Roommate, LaTanya Richardson Jackson for Purpose, and Stranger Things star Sadie Sink for John Proctor Is the Villain. 

Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure stars Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter presented her with the award.

Francis Jue, 61, won the best featured actor in a play for his performance in Yellow Face. He beat out Glenn Davis for Purpose, Gabriel Ebert for John Proctor Is the Villain, Bob Odenkirk for Glengarry Glen Ross, and Conrad Ricamora, Oh, Mary! 

English actor Jak Malone, 30, nabbed the win for best featured actor in a musical, for his Broadway debut in Operation Mincemeat. He beat out Brooks Ashmanskas for Smash, Jeb Brown for Dead Outlaw, Danny Burstein for Gypsy, and Taylor Trensch for Floyd Collins.

Kara Young won best featured actress in a play for her performance in Purpose. She triumphed over Tala Ashe for English, Jessica Hecht for Eureka Day, Marjan Neshat for English, and Fina Strazza for John Proctor Is the Villain.

The Best Featured Actress in a Musical award went to Natalie Venetia Belcon, 56, for her performance in Buena Vista Social Club.

English actor Jak Malone, 30, nabbed the win for best featured actor in a musical, for his Broadway debut in Operation Mincemeat

English actor Jak Malone, 30, nabbed the win for best featured actor in a musical, for his Broadway debut in Operation Mincemeat 

The Best Featured Actress in a Musical award went to Natalie Venetia Belcon, 56, for her performance in Buena Vista Social Club

The Best Featured Actress in a Musical award went to Natalie Venetia Belcon, 56, for her performance in Buena Vista Social Club

The best new play award went to author Branden Jacobs Jenkins and producer Glenn Davis for Purpose. They were up against Oh, Mary!, John Proctor Is the Villain, English, and The Hills of California.

Author Jonathan Spector and producer Lynne Meadow accepted the award for Best Revival of a Play for Eureka Day. They were up against Our Town, Romeo + Juliet, and Yellow Face.

The best direction of a play award was given to theatre director Sam Pinkleton for Oh, Mary!.

Meanwhile the best direction of a musical Tony award went to Michael Arden for Maybe Happy Ending. 

The prestigious ceremony honoring theatre was hosted by three-time Oscar nominee Cynthia Erivo, who kicked off the show with a thrilling performance featuring Oprah Winfrey.

The star-studded list of presenters at this year’s Tony’s included Ariana DeBose, Adam Lambert, Ben Stiller, Bryan Cranston, Jesse Eisenberg, Keanu Reeves, Julianne Hough, Katie Holmes and more. 

Tony Awards 2025 WINNERS

Best Musical

Buena Vista Social Club

Dead Outlaw

Death Becomes Her

Maybe Happy Ending – WINNER

Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical

 

Best Revival of a Play

Eureka Day — Author: Jonathan Spector – WINNER

Romeo + Juliet 

Thornton Wilder’s Our Town 

Yellow Face — Author: David Henry Hwang 

 

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

George Clooney — Good Night, And Good Luck

Cole Escola — Oh, Mary! – WINNER

Jon Michael Hill — Purpose

Daniel Dae Kim — Yellow Face

Harry Lennix — Purpose

Louis McCartney — Stranger Things: The First Shadow

 

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

Darren Criss — Maybe Happy Ending – WINNER

Andrew Durand — Dead Outlaw

Tom Francis — Sunset Blvd.

Jonathan Groff — Just In Time

James Monroe Iglehart — A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical

Jeremy Jordan — Floyd Collins

 

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

Glenn Davis — Purpose

Gabriel Ebert — John Proctor Is The Villain

Francis Jue — Yellow Face – WINNER

Bob Odenkirk — Glengarry Glen Ross

Conrad Ricamora — Oh, Mary!

 

Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical

Brooks Ashmanskas —SMASH

Jeb Brown — Dead Outlaw

Danny Burstein — Gypsy

Jak Malone — Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical – WINNER

Taylor Trensch — Floyd Collins

 

Best Direction of a Play

Knud Adams — English

Sam Mendes — The Hills Of California

Sam Pinkleton — Oh, Mary! – WINNER

Danya Taymor — John Proctor Is The Villain

Kip Williams — The Picture Of Dorian Gray

 

Best Book of a Musical

Buena Vista Social Club — Marco Ramirez 

Dead Outlaw — Itamar Moses

Death Becomes Her — Marco Pennette

Maybe Happy Ending — Will Aronson and Hue Park – WINNER

Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical — David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts

Best Scenic Design of a Play 

Marsha Ginsberg — English

Rob Howell — The Hills of California

Marg Horwell and David Bergman — The Picture of Dorian Gray

Miriam Buether and 59 — Stranger Things: The First Shadow – WINNER

Scott Pask — Good Night, and Good Luck

 

Best Costume Design of a Play

Brenda Abbandandolo — Good Night, And Good Luck

Marg Horwell — The Picture of Dorian Gray – WINNER

Rob Howell — The Hills Of California

Holly Pierson — Oh, Mary!

Brigitte Reiffenstuel — Stranger Things: The First Shadow

 

Best Lighting Design of a Play

Natasha Chivers — The Hills Of California

Jon Clark — Stranger Things: The First Shadow – WINNER

Heather Gilbert and David Bengali — Good Night, And Good Luck

Natasha Katz and Hannah Wasileski — John Proctor Is The Villain

Nick Schlieper — The Picture Of Dorian Gray

 

Best Sound Design of a Play

Paul Arditti — Stranger Things: The First Shadow – WINNER

Palmer Hefferan — John Proctor Is The Villain

Daniel Kluger — Good Night, And Good Luck

Nick Powell — The Hills Of California

Clemence Williams — The Picture of Dorian Gray

 

Best Choreography

Joshua Bergasse — SMASH

Camille A. Brown — Gypsy

Christopher Gattelli — Death Becomes Her

Jerry Mitchell — BOOP! The Musical

Patricia Delgado and Justin Peck — Buena Vista Social Club – WINNER

Best Play 

English — Author: Sanaz Toossi

The Hills of California — Author: Jez Butterworth

John Proctor Is The Villain — Author: Kimberly Belflower

Oh, Mary! — Author: Cole Escola

Purpose — Author: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins – WINNER

 

Best Revival of a Musical

Floyd Collins — Book/Additional Lyrics: Tina Landau; Music & Lyrics: Adam Guettel

Gypsy

Pirates! The Penzance Musical

Sunset Blvd. – WINNER

 

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

Laura Donnelly — The Hills Of California

Mia Farrow — The Roommate

LaTanya Richardson Jackson — Purpose

Sadie Sink — John Proctor Is The Villain

Sarah Snook — The Picture Of Dorian Gray – WINNER

 

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Megan Hilty — Death Becomes Her

Audra McDonald — Gypsy

Jasmine Amy Rogers — BOOP! The Musical

Nicole Scherzinger — Sunset Blvd. – WINNER

Jennifer Simard — Death Becomes Her

 

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

Tala Ashe — English

Jessica Hecht — Eureka Day

Marjan Neshat — English

Fina Strazza — John Proctor Is The Villain

Kara Young — Purpose – WINNER

 

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

Natalie Venetia Belcon — Buena Vista Social Club – WINNER

Julia Knitel — Dead Outlaw

Gracie Lawrence — Just In Time

Justina Machado — Real Women Have Curves: The Musical

Joy Woods — Gypsy

 

Best Direction of a Musical

Saheem Ali — Buena Vista Social Club

Michael Arden — Maybe Happy Ending – WINNER

David Cromer — Dead Outlaw

Christopher Gattelli — Death Becomes Her

Jamie Lloyd — Sunset Blvd.

 

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

Dead Outlaw — Music & Lyrics: David Yazbek and Erik Della Penna

Death Becomes Her — Music & Lyrics: Julia Mattison and Noel Carey

Maybe Happy Ending —Music: Will Aronson; Lyrics: Will Aronson and Hue Park – WINNER

Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical — Music & Lyrics: David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts

Real Women Have Curves: The Musical — Music & Lyrics: Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez

 

Best Orchestrations

Andrew Resnick and Michael Thurber — Just in Time

Will Aronson — Maybe Happy Ending

Bruce Coughlin — Floyd Collins

Marco Paguia — Buena Vista Social Club – WINNER

David Cullen and Andrew Lloyd Webber — Sunset Blvd.

Best Scenic Design of a Musical

Rachel Hauck — Swept Away

Dane Laffrey and George Reeve — Maybe Happy Ending – WINNER

Arnulfo Maldonado — Buena Vista Social Club

Derek McLane — Death Becomes Her

Derek McLane — Just In Time

 

Best Costume Design of a Musical

Dede Ayite — Buena Vista Social Club

Gregg Barnes — BOOP! The Musical

Clint Ramos — Maybe Happy Ending

Paul Tazewell — Death Becomes Her – WINNER

Catherine Zuber — Just In Time

 

Best Lighting Design of a Musical

Jack Knowles — Sunset Blvd. – WINNER

Tyler Micoleau — Buena Vista Social Club

Scott Zielinski and Ruey Horng Sun — Floyd Collins

Ben Stanton — Maybe Happy Ending

Justin Townsend — Death Becomes Her

 

Best Sound Design of a Musical

Jonathan Deans — Buena Vista Social Club – WINNER

Adam Fisher — Sunset Blvd.

Peter Hylenski — Just In Time

Peter Hylenski — Maybe Happy Ending

Dan Moses Schreier — Floyd Collins

 

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