Broadway is back and better than ever. That seemed to be the main message from last night’s Tony Award ceremony, capping off one of the strongest Broadway seasons in recent memory, and certainly the strongest since the 2020 lockdowns closed Broadway for over a year.

Andrew Lloyd Webber is off the snide. In 1995, the original Broadway production of Sunset Boulevard won seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical. That marked the last time a Webber show won one of the top prizes from the American Theatre Wing.

The 78th Tony Awards took place Sunday night in New York’s Radio City Music Hall and recognized several Broadway productions that debuted during the 2024-25 season. Here is a recap of a few of the night’s performances from Cynthia Erivo to the original cast of “Hamilton.”

"Maybe Happy Ending" won big at the 2025 Tony Awards, taking home six awards, including the coveted Best Musical.

"Maybe Happy Ending" wins the night's first Tony Award, for best book of a musical, and "Buena Vista Social Club" claims three prizes in the Act One ceremony preceding the CBS telecast.