Meet the 62 members of the 2025 Tony Awards nominating committee
Unlike the Oscars, Emmys and Grammys, the Tonys delegate the task of deciding on the nominees to a small group of theater professionals. These dedicated theater-goers attend every eligible production during the Broadway season. At the end of April they get together to discuss the contenders and decide on the nominees in the 26 competitive categories. This season’s winners will be revealed during the 78th Tony Awards on June 8, 2025.
The Tony Awards nominating committee roster numbers 62 this year; that is up by two from last year. Members serve on a rolling three-year basis and new additions to the committee are denoted by an * in the list below.
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Bob Balaban – Actor / Producer / Director / Writer
Danielle Barlow – Theatre Administrator
Sarah Benson – Director
Rick Boynton – Producer / Script Consultant / Dramaturg
Brian Harlan Brooks* – Director / Choreographer / DEI Director
Dr. Jamie Cacciola-Price* – Theatre Educator / Director
Kevin Cahoon* – Actor / Director
Adam Chanler-Berat – Actor / Playwright
Victoria Clark* – Actor / Director / Educator
Jordan E. Cooper – Playwright / Actor / Director / Producer
Carmel Dean – Composer / Arranger / Orchestrator / Music Director
Ty Defoe – Interdisciplinary Artists / Writer / Storyteller
Andy Einhorn – Music Supervisor / Conductor
Dan Foster – Actor / Director / Producer
Donald P. Gagnon, Ph.D.* – Theatre Arts Professor / Dramaturg
Deeksha Gaur* – Executive Director, Theatre Development Fund
Linda Goodrich – Director / Choreographer
Miranda Haymon – Director
James Ijames* – Playwright / Director / Educator
Michael R. Jackson – Bookwriter / Composer / Lyricist
Christine Toy Johnson – Playwright / Actor / Director
Rosalie Joseph* – Casting Director
Rod Kaats* – Producer / Director
Raja Feather Kelly – Choreographer / Director
Michael Korie – Librettist / Lyricist
Kathy Landau – Executive Director, Symphony Space
Andrea Lauer – Costume Designer
Zhailon Levingston – Director
Jose Llana – Actor
Peter Marks* – Former Chief Theatre Critic, Washington Post
Jess McLeod – Director
Lisa McNulty – Producing Artistic Director WP Theater
Ira Mont – Production Stage Manager
Jacqueline Diane Moscou – Actor / Director
Helen Park – Composer / Lyricist
Jessica Paz* – Sound Designer
Georgina Pazcoguin* – Actress / Producer / Diversity Advocate
Ralph B. Pe?a – Playwright / Artistic Director, Ma-Yi Theater Company
Karen Perry* – Costume Designer
Nancy Piccione – Retired Casting Director
Jill Rafson – Producing Artistic Director, Classic Stage Company
Bill Rauch – Director / Artistic Director, The Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC)
T. Oliver Reid* – Actor / Director / Choreographer / Activist / Educator
Liam Robinson* – Composer / Arranger / Music Supervisor
Carole Rothman* – Co-Founder and Former Artistic Director, Second Stage Theater
Susan Sampliner – Retired Company Manager
Dick Scanlan – Librettist / Lyricist / Playwright / Director
Florie Seery – Associate Dean / Managing Director, David Geffen School of Drama/Yale Repertory Theatre
Rachel Sheinkin – Playwright / Librettist
Devario Simmons – Costume Designer
Walt Spangler – Scenic Designer
Mark Stanley* – Lighting Designer
Susan Soon He Stanton* – Playwright / Television Writer / Screenwriter
Sam Strasfeld* – Actor
Jason Tam – Actor
Cori Thomas – Playwright / Actor
Reginald Van Lee – Theatre Arts Advocate / Patron and National Leader
Alexandria Wailes* – Actor / Director / Choreographer
Ben Wexler – Composer / Lyricist
Members are obliged to remove themselves from deliberations about nominations if they end up working on an eligible production.
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