The 2025 Tony Awards had it all — Cynthia Erivo, Oprah, a “Hamilton” reunion, and a fair share of snubs and surprises to keep awards-season prognosticators on their toes. After making our winners predictions earlier this week, these are the biggest twists and turns of the night.

SURPRISE: Nicole Scherzinger triumphs in “Sunset Boulevard”

The Best Actress in a Musical award was always neck-and-neck, and people were starting to think that Nicole Scherzinger, an early frontrunner for her galvanizing performance in “Sunset Boulevard,” had lost the goodwill of voters after a social media gaffe involving a MAGA-adjacent baseball cap. By Tony night, the winner seemed like a real toss-up between Scherzinger and Tony fave Audra McDonald (“Gypsy”), with a slight edge given to McDonald. But

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