June 8 (UPI) — Purpose was named Best Play — and its star Kara Young Best Featured Actress in a Play — at the Tony Awards gala in New York Sunday.
Sarah Snook won the statuette for Best Actress in a Play for her performance in the one-woman production of Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray, while Natalie Venetia Belcon earned the accolade for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for Buena Vista Social Club, Francis Jue picked up the trophy for Best Featured Actor in a Play for Yellow Face and Jak Malone won the Best Featured Actor in a Musical prize for Operation Mincemeat.
The Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score titles went to Maybe Happy Ending.
Tony, Emmy and Grammy Award-winning actress Cynthia Erivo is hosting the event at New York’s Radio City Music Hall. The Tonys honor excellence on Broadway.
Sarah Snook wins @thetonyawards for Best Leading Actress in a Play for her performance as 26 characters in The Picture of Dorian Gray! pic.twitter.com/kS3ZSoGc1j— The Picture of Dorian Gray (@DorianGrayPlay) June 9, 2025
The ceremony is airing live on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.
Expected to perform during the broadcast are the casts of Buena Vista Social Club, Dead Outlaw, Death Becomes Her, Floyd Collins, Gypsy, Maybe Happy Ending, Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical, Pirates! The Penzance Musical, Sunset Blvd., Just in Time and Real Women Have Curves.
The original cast of Hamilton is also expected to reunite in honor of the history-themed musical’s 10th anniversary.
