George Clooney might be a Hollywood heavyweight, but he’s still a newcomer to Broadway — and 2025 Tony Award host Cynthia Erivo won’t let him forget it.
“What a season, what a lineup of shows being honored tonight: dramas, comedies, stunning musicals, originals and reimaginations of the highest order,” Erivo, 38, said in her opening monologue on Sunday, June 8. “Featuring first-time nominees like Cole Escola, Sadie Sink, Louis McCartney — and an up-and-comer that I think you’re going to be hearing a lot about: George Clooney.”
She added, “Good for you, George. Things are going your way, I like it a lot for you.”
The camera then cut to George, 64, and his wife, Amal Clooney. While the 47-year-old lawyer politely laughed and clapped at Erivo’s joke, George pretended to shrug his shoulders before playing along. He appeared to mouth, “It’s alright.”
George made his Broadway debut in Good Night, and Good Luck earlier this theatrical, and he was nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play at Sunday’s ceremony. Other hopefuls in the category include Cole Escola, Jon Michael Hill, Daniel Dae Kim, Harry Lennix and McCartney.
“[Our] last show is Sunday. We do a matinee, and then by the time we go to the Tonys that night, it’ll be gone,” George said of his role on Late Night With Seth Meyers earlier this week, specifically mentioning what it was like dying his hair darker. “It really looks bad. It looks like [I’m] going through some horrible midlife crisis. I’m 64 — midlife is a little stretch.”
Cynthia Erivo performs during the 2025 Tony Awards on Sunday, June 8. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions
Fresh off his Sunday matinee, George traded his Good Night, and Good Luck costume for a classic black tux for the red carpet. Amal, for her part, looked radiant in a pearl-adorned column gown and matching Roger Vivier pumps.
The lights are bright on Broadway with the 2025 Tony Awards underway, handing out trophies to stage standouts. The 78th annual ceremony was held at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 8, and emceed by Wicked star Cynthia Erivo, who previously won a Tony Award in 2016 for her leading role […]
Amal and the couple’s 7-year-old children, twins Alexander and Ella, joined him in New York City for the duration of his Broadway run.
“How do you not like the city? They love being here [and] we’re having a really fun time,” George said on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert in February. “Actually, a play is kind of a good schedule because you’re working at night and you get to see the kids during the day, so it’s OK.”
A source exclusively told Us Weekly the next month that the Clooneys were equally excited about living in New York.
“George and Amal have been loving being in NYC,” the insider told Us in March. “They usually don’t spend that much time in the city so they have a lot of people they have been seeing. They both go to work during the day, and the twins are here with them too.”
