the Best Dressed Stars on the 2025 Tony Awards Red Carpet

The biggest names in theater (Nicole Scherzinger! Sadie Sink! Audra McDonald! George Clooney!) stepped out in head-turning style at the the 2025 Tony Awards on June 8 at Radio City Musical Hall in New York City.

Kicking things off on a fashion high note, Cynthia Erivo, the host of this year’s ceremony. She’s a Tony, Emmy and Grammy winner, as well as a three-time Oscar nominee most recently for her role in the film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical Wicked. She also is a style and beauty tastemaker, and delivered another pitch-perfect manicure on tonight’s red carpet.

George Clooney, Nicole Scherzinger, Mia Farrow, Sadie Sink, Daniel Dae Kim, Sarah Snook, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Jonathan Groff, Bob Odenkirk and Megan Hilty are among the actors nominated in the top categories this year.

Recognizing excellence in live Broadway performance, the Tony Award is theater’s highest honor. Presented annually by the Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing, the trophy is the “T” in the prestigious quadfecta of the entertainment industry’s achievements known as “EGOT,” sitting alongside the Emmy Awards (television), Grammy Awards (music) and Oscars (film). 

Below, see the top style stars of the evening (and yes, George Clooney is once again a silver fox!).

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Nicole Scherzinger

Nicole Scherzinger was radiant in a strapless red sequin gown befitting a stage superstar. She teamed the look with a diamond drop necklace, matching red lip and slicked-back hairstyle. Scherzinger is a first-time Tony Award nominee after making her Broadway debut as Norma Desmond in the revival of Sunset Blvd.

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Cole Escola

Tony nominee Cole Escola took inspiration from a Broadway great for their 2025 red carpet look.

The 38-year-old actor stepped out in an incredible silver Wiederhoeft gown inspired by the dress that Bernadette Peters wore at the 1999 Tonys to accept her best actress win for Annie Get Your Gun.

Cole is nominated for two awards — Best Play for writing Oh, Mary! and Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play for starring as Mary Todd Lincoln. (They’re already dressed like a winner!)

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Cynthia Erivo

Cynthia Erivo skipped the Elphaba Wicked cosplay on the red carpet for his two-piece Schiaparelli look featuring an embroidered off-the-shoulder jacket and skirt. (She did not skip out on her epic manicure.) She added Fope jewelry to complete the look.

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Amal and George Clooney

George Clooney returned to his silver fox status dressed in a dapper tux alongside wife Amal who commanded the carpet in a white gown dripping in pearls. The actor is nominated for his role in Good Night, and Good Luck – but he already won best dressed couple thanks to his wife.

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Audra McDonald

The six-time Tony winner served some high-fashion drama in a sculptural black sequin gown with a purple train that commanded the red carpet. She teamed the look with a gorgeous long braid.

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Sadie Sink

Sadie Sink has conquered the screen and stage at just 23. The actress received her first Tony nomination for her role as high schooler Shelby Holcomb in John Proctor Is the Villain. She definitely stepped out in style to celebrate in a plunging custom Prada silver slip gown with bow detailing. She accessorized the look with a red lip, updo and diamond earrings.

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Brooke Shields

Brooke Shields had a red hot monochromatic moment in her asymmetrical scarlet Balmain minidress teamed with matching pumps and a Radio City Music hall clutch that she said that on the red carpet was a gift from her husband, Chris Henchy.

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Leslie Odom Jr.

Tony winner Leslie Odom Jr., best known for his breakout role as the original Aaron Burr in Hamilton, brought a high-fashion menswear moment to the red carpet in this striped three-piece Fear of God suit paired with a white turtleneck.

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Ariana DeBose

Another Hamilton alum brought some major style and star power to the carpet! Arian DeBose went for a slinky white slip gown decked out with layers of diamond necklaces.

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Sarah Snook

Succession star Sarah Snook might be taking home her first Tony for her critically acclaimed role in the adaptation of The Picture of Dorian Gray. She stepped out for her exciting moment in second-skin ivory Richard Quinn gown and piles of Chopard jewels.

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Lea Michele

Broadway regular Lea Michele put a twist on the classic tux in this black custom Michael Kors Collection gown featuring a daringly high slit. She complete the look with sleek black pumps.

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Sarah Paulson

Tony winner Sarah Paulson, who won in 2024 for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play for her role as Toni Lafayette in Broadway’s critically acclaimed Appropriate, selected a Schiaparelli couture design featuring a velvet bodice and embroidered hoop skirt. She finished the look with a metallic clutch and Buccellati jewlery.

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Renée Elise Goldsberry

The theater vet, best known for her role as Angelica Schuyler in the original Broadway production of Hamilton, showed some leg in a high-slit black gown covered in shiny rectangular paillettes. She added some neck-grazing drop earrings and black crystal pumps for additional sparkle.

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Jennifer Simard

It’s a big night for Jennifer Simard, who is nominated for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical for her performance as Helen Sharp in Death Becomes Her. And she didn’t skimp out on the glam in a strapless nude mermaid gown covered in crystal beading. She added more sparkle with a mega-carat diamond necklace.

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Megan Hilty

Nominated for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical for her role in Death Becomes Her, Megan Hilty glittered across the red carpet in a champagne Pamella Roland tulle gown, featuring feathers cascading down the skirt, crystal embroidery and intricate hand beadwork. She teamed the design with a sparkly clutch, statement earrings and rings and a bold red lip for a pop of color.

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Jean Smart

Hacks star Jean Smart looked chic as ever in a black long-sleeve gown with elegant draping. She added some sparkle with mega statement earrings.

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Sara Bareilles

Tony winner Sara Bareilles glitters from all angles in a silver sequin gown with a plunging neckline.

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Kristin Chenoweth

Stage icon Kristin Chenoweth brings bold color to the carpet in her rich blue Christian Siriano dress featuring a corset bodice and sheer shirt with an asymmetrical hemline. She teamed the look with matching heels featuring crystal detailing.

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Julianne Hough

Julianne Hough wowed in a white Christian Siriano gown with a trumpet silhouette.

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Joy Woods

First-time Tony nominee Joy Woods looked like a golden high-fashion gladiator in her metallic gown. She’s nominated for her performance alongside Audra McDonald in the revival of the Broadway musical Gypsy.

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Fina Strazza

Matilda alum Fina Strazza had a Cinderella style moment in her ivory ball gown with a corset-like bodice and peplum at the waist.

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Daniel Dae Kim

Actor Daniel Dae Kim’s look had symbolism behind it. He hit the carpet in a “modernized verison” of a Hanbok, a traditional Korean outfit.

“Given what’s going on in our culture today, I thought it might make a statement to say that we might not look like a traditional American, or dress like a traditional American, but we can be loyal and proud Americans not matter what we look like,” he shared that on the red carpet.

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Zoey Deutch

Actress Zoey Deutch brought Old Hollywood glamour to the Tonys red carpet in her liquid sequin black halter gown teamed with a side-parted wavy bob hairstyle.

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Dylan Mulvaney

Dylan Mulvaney made her mark on the red carpet in a taffeta Christian Siriano trumpet gown, which featured a strapless neckline and ruching.

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Charli D’Amelio

The TikTok creator and &Juliet star opted for an elegant black Zuhair Murad gown with a crystal-covered neckline.

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Rosie Perez

Actress Rosie Perez makes her mark on the red carpet in a romantic Pamella Roland gown covered in intricate silver floral beading.

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Katie Holmes

Katie Holmes gets points for thematic dressing in this custom green and pink Prada design that looks straight out of Oz. (Wicked fans unite.)

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Daveed Diggs

Hamilton alum and Tony winner Daveed Diggs ditched the boring black tuxedo in favor of this sharp seafoam green Amiri suit.