5 Broadway artists who could win back-to-back Tony Awards in 2025

Jonathan Groff, Kara Young, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Danya Taymor, and Justin Peck won top prizes in 2024, and they're back on the nominees list once again.

Make theirs a double. Winning a Tony Award once is amazing — but two years in a row? That’s legendary. It sends the message that you’re not just good, you’re consistently so.

When the Tonys broadcast airs live from Radio City Music Hall on June 8, multiple 2025 Tony Award nominees are in the running to take home Broadway’s most coveted prize again after doing so in 2024. Two actors, a director, a playwright, and a choreographer are among the high-flying group.

Consecutive wins of Broadway’s biggest prize bring pride, joy, and a dash of disbelief. Winners in this year’s crew would join an exclusive league of consecutive winners that includes actors Laurie Metcalf and Judith Light, director Mike Nichols, and director/choreographer Tommy Tune.

Read on for fast facts about Broadway’s potential repeat winners this year.

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Jonathan Groff

Broadway favorite Jonathan Groff has been nominated a total of four times, winning in 2024 after earning nods for Hamilton and Spring Awakening.

2025 Tony nomination: Best Leading Actor in a Musical, Just In Time
New York Theatre Guide said: “Groff is not bidding to be a replica of [Bobby] Darin, but Just In Time proceeds to be subtextually about Groff’s versatility as a maturing performer.”
2024 Tony win: Best Leading Actor in a Musical, Merrily We Roll Along
2024 acceptance speech highlight: “I moved to New York exactly 20 years ago this year, and I got a job waiting tables and became a volunteer for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, and all I wanted was to be a part of this community.”

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Kara Young

Kara Young has been nominated for every Broadway role she's played since 2021, making her the first Black performer to be up for a Tony Award for four years in a row.

2025 Tony nomination: Best Featured Actress in a Play, Purpose
New York Theatre Guide said: “Young [is] a marvel in her fourth Broadway show in as many years.”
2024 Tony win: Best Featured Actress in a Play, Purlie Victorious
2024 acceptance speech highlight: “Thank you to every single person who has ever championed me to make this moment a reality.”

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Danya Taymor

A fast-rising and wide-ranging director, Danya Taymor has found particular success on Broadway staging two shows that explore the complex inner lives of young people, both of which are currently running.

2025 Tony nomination: Best Direction of a Play, John Proctor Is the Villain
New York Theatre Guide said: “[Playwright Kimberly] Belflower, director Danya Taymor, and the uniformly strong ensemble explore [the] complicated coming-of-age process with care.”
2024 Tony win: Best Direction of a Musical, The Outsiders
2024 acceptance speech highlight: “To all the young artists out there who want to create. what some may perceive as a weakness or a liability in you might just be your superpower. Don’t be afraid to trust your gut. Artistic risk yields rewards.”

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Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins is already having a successful year, winning the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for his latest play, Purpose, four days after the show earned six Tony nods.

2025 Tony nomination: Best Play, Purpose
New York Theatre Guide said: “Between Jacobs-Jenkins’s distinct point of view and peerless use of language, this funny, deep, and provocative work feels totally fresh.”
2024 Tony win: Best Revival of a Play, Appropriate
2024 acceptance speech highlight: “I want to thank these amazing audiences we've had for giving me the opportunity to stand up here and actually say thank you to the real-life actors in my real-life family drama.”

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Justin Peck

Justin Peck already has two Tony wins under his belt (the first was for Carousel in 2018), but this is the first year he's nominated alongside Patricia Delgado, his co-choreographer and wife.

2025 Tony nomination: Best Choreography, Buena Vista Social Club
New York Theatre Guide said: “Choreography by Patricia Delgado and Justin Peck is explosive.”
2024 Tony win: Best Choreography, Illinoise
2024 acceptance speech highlight: “I love theatre with all my heart, and I’ll be forever thankful to this community for embracing a musical that harnesses the profound power of dance on Broadway.”

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