“Purpose,” Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, won the Tony Award for best play; Jonathan Spector’s “Eureka Day” won best play revival; and Jamie Lloyd’s “Sunset Boulevard” won best musical revival.

Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. "Glee" alum Darren Criss, who starred in the show, also took home a win for best leading actor in a musical. "This play is about love and memory,

The biggest? Best Actress in a Musical ladies Nicole Scherzinger in “Sunset Blvd.” vs. Audra McDonald in “Gypsy,” and the biggest diva showdown in recent memory ended up in victory for the former Pussycat Doll frontwoman, denying McDonald a seventh Tony for acting, which would have increased her own existing record.

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Check out who took home top honors at the 78th annual Tony Awards (a.k.a. Broadway's biggest night), hosted by Cynthia Erivo.

Nicole Scherzinger, who grew up in Louisville and starred as Norma Desmond in the Broadway revival of “Sunset Blvd.,” won the Tony Award for best performance by a leading actress in a musical. It was Scherzinger’s debut role in a Broadway musical after years in the entertainment industry.

Explore the winners of the 78th Tony Awards, where Sarah Snook won Best Actress and ‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ swept major design categories. Full list of winners inside.

Another Jersey connection can be found in the 2025 Tony winner for best revival of a play. The award is also a win for Jessica Hecht, who stars in the play as Suzanne. Hecht, a Princeton native who grew up in Bloomfield, Connecticut, was nominated for the Tony for best featured actress in a play for her performance.