Sunday marked Broadway’s biggest night, with the 2025 Tony Awards taking place at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Tony Awards on Sunday lured 4.85 million viewers to CBS, its largest broadcast audience in six years, according to Nielsen’s data. CBS said Monday the telecast — hosted by “Wicked” star Cynthia Erivo — scored a 38% increase over last year’s 3.53 million viewers.

Robot love story Maybe Happy Ending and Black family drama Purpose had great nights at the 78th annual Tony Awards, which took place at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Sunday, respectively winning Best Musical and Best Play.

"Maybe Happy Ending" won best musical at Sunday's Tony Awards, where Darren Criss and Cole Escola took major prizes. Here's what you missed.

In 2005, LaChanze played runaway slave Dessa Rose in an off-Broadway production of the same name and received an Obie Award for Distinguished Performance by an Actress.The following year she finally won the Tony after a knockout performance as Celie in the Broadway adaptation of “The Color Purple.”

Harry Lennix chats with THR at the Tony Awards red carpet and talks about representing the Broadway show Purpose and celebrating with his co-stars at the Tonys. Plus, he reveals why he thinks now is a timely and thrilling season of Broadway.

"Maybe Happy Ending," "Death Becomes Her" and "Buena Vista Social Club" lead the nominations with 10 each, including best musical. The strange-but-true "Dead Outlaw" and World War II spy satire "Operation Mincemeat" round out the best musical category.

Follow live coverage of the 78th Annual Tony Awards, featuring red carpet looks, winners, performances, and real-time updates from Broadway’s biggest night.