NYC VIBE was front and center at the Tony Awards to witness “Maybe Happy Ending”, a musical about two robots falling in love, was a big winner with a number of firsts.
The musical took home the top prize of best musical, with Darren Criss winning his first Tony Award for leading the show, as well as four other Tony Awards including best director of a musical.
Nicole Scherzinger won her first Tony Award for her role as Norma Desmond in Sunset Blvd. in one of the most competitive categories – Edging out six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald.
Sunset Blvd. also won the Tony for best revival of a musical, for visionary director Jamie Lloyd’s interpretation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber classic.
Harlem’s Kara Young made history as the first Black performer to win two Tonys in a row, winning best featured actress in a play for her role as Aziza, a rebellious, friend tossed into the family drama of the Pulitzer-prize winning play Purpose. She has also been nominated four years in a row.
In a season filled with Hollywood and TV stars,, Sarah Snook won the Tony for best performance by an actress in a leading role in a play for one-woman production of The Picture of Dorian Gray, in which she plays all 26 roles.
The HBO Succession star made her Broadway debut with these roles, after performing the role in London’s West End.
Broadway is enjoying its best box office ever – With the 2024-25 season becoming the highest grossing in history generating over $ 1.9 billion in ticket sales.
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