Broadway’s best musical winner had to delay its opening last fall and was selling poorly. But strong word-of-mouth and reviews helped this quirky show triumph.

Maybe Happy Ending” had a definite happy ending at the Tony Awards. The android rom-com won the best new musical crown Sunday on a night when Kara Young made history as the first Black person to win two Tonys consecutively.

The biggest? Best Actress in a Musical ladies Nicole Scherzinger in “Sunset Blvd.” vs. Audra McDonald in “Gypsy,” and the biggest diva showdown in recent memory ended up in victory for the former Pussycat Doll frontwoman, denying McDonald a seventh Tony for acting, which would have increased her own existing record.

Maybe Happy Ending was the big winner at the Tony Awards gala in New York Sunday, earning the accolades for Best Musical, Book of a Musical, Original Score, Scenic Design for a Musical and Actor in a Musical for Darren Criss.

Cue the fireflies. After netting ten Tony nominations, “Maybe Happy Ending” walked away from this year’s awards ceremony with six trophies including Best Musical and Best Leading Actor in a Musical for Darren Criss.

Hayao Miyazaki’s thought process inspired Maybe Happy Ending star Darren Criss to keep going with theatre, as the actor shared during an interview.

Darren Criss took Lead Actor in a Musical for Maybe Happy Ending, and Nicole Scherzinger won Actress in a Musical for Sunset Blvd. Succession alum and Emmy winner Sarah Snook won Lead Actress in a Play for her Broadway debut The Picture of Dorian Gray, and Cole Escola won Lead Actor in a Play for their reimagining of Mary Todd Lincoln in Oh, Mary!

Edge-of-seat drama. Stunning twists. Musical performances that brought down the house. The 2025 Tony Awards followed a script that any Broadway aficionado would appreciate. While the crowd-pleasing Maybe Happy Ending dominated the night with six wins — including Best Musical,