Tonight was the 78th Annual Tony Awards, and all the stars came out to help celebrate Broadway’s big night. This year’s awards were hosted by Cynthia Erivo, best known to younger fans for her role as Elphaba in the Wicked movie,

Ingenuity and reinvention won big at the Tony Awards, where host Cynthia Erivo heralded the big headline of the night: “Broadway is officially back!” This season’s high-flying box-office numbers were juiced by an influx of Hollywood star vehicles, but the biggest artistic honors went to outside-the-box shows that gambled on big risks.

Purpose, which won the Pulitzer this year, was named Best Play (one of the surprises — many theater-watchers predicted it would go to the buzzy queer farce Oh, Mary ). But the show won only one other award, Best Featured Actress (Kara Young).

Cynthia Erivo hosts the 2025 Tonys, where Broadway's "Buena Vista Social Club," "Death Becomes Her" and “Maybe Happy Ending” each have 10 nominations.