Purpose,” a drama that was commissioned and first produced by Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company, has won the Tony Award for best play.

Nicole Scherzinger won the Tony Award for best actress in a musical for her performance in a revival of “Sunset Boulevard,” a high-tech, minimal-scenery staging from Jamie Lloyd about a washed-up silent film star, Norma Desmond, who haunts a grand, ghostly Los Angeles mansion. This is Scherzinger’s first nomination and win.

Another Jersey connection can be found in the 2025 Tony winner for best revival of a play. The award is also a win for Jessica Hecht, who stars in the play as Suzanne. Hecht, a Princeton native who grew up in Bloomfield, Connecticut, was nominated for the Tony for best featured actress in a play for her performance.