Spotlight REVIEW Tony preview: 'Maybe Happy Ending' hits all the feels BRUCE R. MILLER Jun 3, 2025 Jun 3, 2025 Updated Aug 20, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save This week we take a look at the shows nominated for 2025 Tony Awards.kAm}t( *~#z — %96C6 :D?’E 2 DH66E6C qC@25H2J D9@H E92? “|2J36 w2AAJ t?5:?8]”k^AmkAmu62EFC:?8 ;FDE 7@FC 24E@CD[ 2 72D4:?2E:?8 D6E 2?5 962CEH2C>:?8 D@?8D[ :E E6==D E96 DE@CJ @7 EH@ w6=A6C3@ED W@C C@3@EDX H9@ 7:?5 E96>D6=G6D C6E:C65[ D62C49:?8 7@C AFCA@D6]k^AmkAm(9:=6 3@E9 8@ E9C@F89 C@FE:?6D E96J 925 H96? E96J H6C6 :? 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'Dead Outlaw' becomes a dream job for Julia Knitel Five days after her Broadway musical, “Dead Outlaw,” opened, the show landed seven Tony nominations including one for Knitel’s performance.
Tony predictions: 'Sunset Blvd.', 'Oh, Mary!,' 'Maybe Happy Ending' stand to tower The 2025 Tony winners are still up in the air in many cases. So who wins? In advance of Sunday’s broadcast, here are our predictions.
A big deal: Joe Mangianello shares 'Island' secrets When “Deal or No Deal Island” came his way, Joe Mangianello was ready. “I was in chess tournaments when I was 6 ... I have a strategic gamer mind."
Tony preview: Nicole Scherzinger wows in 'Sunset Blvd.' revival “Sunset Blvd.” isn’t just a revival. It’s a reimagining, a reawakening, a reworking.
Camille A. Brown finds new steps in classic 'Gypsy' Camille A. Brown is nominated for a Tony Award for the choreography in the celebrated revival of “Gypsy” — her fifth in a handful of years.
