After years of anemic TV audiences, Sunday night’s Tony Awards delivered a significant ratings success for CBS, which televised the ceremony live from Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan.

The Oscar-winning actor had previously dyed his hair black for his starring role as CBS journalist Edward R. Murrow in the Broadway play. "I had to cut it all out with a weed whacker to get it all,

Cole Escola took home the 2025 Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Play for the role of Mary Todd Lincoln in "Oh, Mary!"

Jonathan Groff gave a bold performance at the 2025 Tony Awards. The actor ventured out into the audience during his 'Just in Time' performance at the 78th annual award show and straddled his 'Matrix Resurrections' costar Keanu Reeves.

Tony Awards delivered its largest broadcast audience in six years on Sunday night. The 2025 ceremony, hosted by Cynthia Erivo, boasted 4.85M viewers on CBS, per live + same-day Nielsen data. That’s up 38% over last year’s audience of 3.

The 2025 Tony Awards honored the best of Broadway on Sunday night, and two Carnegie Mellon University alumnae took home two awards at the 78th edition of the award show. Natalie Venetia Belcon, a 1991 School of Drama alumna, won the Tony for Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical for her role in "Buena Vista Social Club."

The 78th Tony Awards will air Sunday night on CBS. This year's event is hosted by Cynthia Erivo, best known for playing Elphaba in the movie version of Wicked.