{"id":173619,"date":"2025-06-09T22:36:57","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T22:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/09\/from-darren-crisss-90s-rock-medley-to-cole-escolas-tearful-reunion-tony-awards-2025-winners-partied-till-dawn\/"},"modified":"2025-06-09T22:36:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T22:36:57","slug":"from-darren-crisss-90s-rock-medley-to-cole-escolas-tearful-reunion-tony-awards-2025-winners-partied-till-dawn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/09\/from-darren-crisss-90s-rock-medley-to-cole-escolas-tearful-reunion-tony-awards-2025-winners-partied-till-dawn\/","title":{"rendered":"From Darren Criss\u2019s \u201990s Rock Medley to Cole Escola\u2019s Tearful Reunion, Tony Awards 2025 Winners Partied Till Dawn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"has-dropcap\">On Sunday evening, after host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/topic\/cynthia-erivo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Cynthia Erivo<\/strong><\/a> closed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/culture\/photos\/tony-awards-2025-red-carpet-fashion-every-outfit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tony Awards 2025<\/a> with a powerful rendition of <em>Dreamgirls<\/em>\u2019 \u201cAnd I Am Telling You I\u2019m Not Going,\u201d summing up the top moments of Broadway\u2019s biggest night, a flurry of exclusive after-parties kicked off throughout New York City that went on until the early hours of Monday morning.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/story\/darren-criss-self-identifies-as-culturally-queer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Darren Criss<\/strong><\/a> celebrated his two Tony wins by partying until 5 a.m. The former <em>Glee<\/em> star and Emmy-winning actor made Tony history by becoming the first actor of Asian descent (he\u2019s half Filipino on his mother\u2019s side) to earn best actor in a musical, for his uncanny performance of a lonely humanoid robot in <em>Maybe Happy Ending.<\/em> The original musical won the most awards at Sunday\u2019s ceremony: six, including best musical, score, and director. Criss nabbed his second Tony for producing.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-eVDQiB byBkf asset-embed\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-eJxoAx dBHGoQ asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-umhxW lgCwTv responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi lqMXz asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-cWuUZO dUOtEa AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi lqMXz asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"CaptionWrapper-jSZdqE cmter caption AssetEmbedCaption-fNQBPI fmQnYP asset-embed__caption\" data-testid=\"caption-wrapper\"><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptionText-bHjzlu iUEiRd jSwmTa iXWezO caption__text\"><\/p>\n<p>Darren Criss and Julianne Hough<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptionCredit-ejegDm iUEiRd cvffOM fNaHcW caption__credit\">Matthew Weinberger.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paywall\">At 12:53 a.m, Criss arrived at the <em>Maybe Happy Ending<\/em> cast party held at the Bryant Park Grill. He arrived and was greeted by loud cheers and applause. He met up with his mother and his wife, <strong>Mia,<\/strong> whom he referenced in his acceptance speech. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/topic\/ben-stiller\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ben Stiller<\/strong><\/a> and his daughter, <strong>Ella,<\/strong> soon said hello and Tony Award winner <strong>Lea Salonga<\/strong> gave him a hug.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">\u201cIt\u2019s enormously exciting. I\u2019m just elated,\u201d Criss told <em>Vanity Fair<\/em> about his historic win. \u201cI\u2019m honored that I can hold up the torch and be a small part of representation and visibility. Me winning signals what\u2019s possible, and I\u2019m proud to be a part of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">When Criss\u2019s name was called as the winner, he was admittedly \u201cnervous because I spent all night wondering what my night was going to be like,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd then there\u2019s a speech\u2026all I was thinking about is, I hope to articulate all the things I wanted to say and not get too frazzled, which I certainly did. I\u2019m already going through all the things that I meant to say that were in my head, but didn\u2019t come out the way I hoped. Hopefully people could feel it from my heart.\u201d<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"feature-large-callout\" class=\"CalloutFeatureLargeWrapper-cGjDsT kWuXrO\">\n<div class=\"GroupCalloutWrapper-bPWknp fqzDZm callout callout--group callout--group-2\" data-testid=\"GroupCalloutWrapper\">\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-eVDQiB byBkf asset-embed callout--group-item callout--group-item-1\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-eJxoAx dBHGoQ asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-umhxW lgCwTv responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi lqMXz asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-cWuUZO dUOtEa AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi lqMXz asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image may contain Charli D'Amelio Clothing Formal Wear Suit Blazer Coat Jacket Cup Adult Person and Accessories\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-eybHBd fptoWY responsive-image__image\" 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https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/68474447b41b5d6ca97bae77\/master\/w_1600,c_limit\/vf625-Tony's-Afterparties-004-a.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/><\/noscript><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"CaptionWrapper-jSZdqE cmter caption AssetEmbedCaption-fNQBPI fmQnYP asset-embed__caption\" data-testid=\"caption-wrapper\"><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptionText-bHjzlu iUEiRd jSwmTa iXWezO caption__text\"><\/p>\n<p>Charli D&#8217;Amelio and guest<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptionCredit-ejegDm iUEiRd cvffOM fNaHcW caption__credit\">Matthew Weinberger.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-eVDQiB byBkf asset-embed callout--group-item callout--group-item-2\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-eJxoAx dBHGoQ asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-umhxW lgCwTv responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi lqMXz asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture 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Weinberger.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"GroupCalloutWrapper-bPWknp fqzDZm callout callout--group callout--group-2\" data-testid=\"GroupCalloutWrapper\">\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-eVDQiB byBkf asset-embed callout--group-item callout--group-item-1\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-eJxoAx dBHGoQ asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-umhxW lgCwTv responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi lqMXz asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-cWuUZO dUOtEa AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi lqMXz asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image may contain Darren Criss Zoey Deutch Person Photobombing Accessories Jewelry Ring Adult Bracelet and Fashion\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-eybHBd fptoWY responsive-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/68474655be3d497fdb35cbc2\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/vf625-Tony's-Afterparties-005b.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/68474655be3d497fdb35cbc2\/master\/w_120,c_limit\/vf625-Tony's-Afterparties-005b.jpg 120w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/68474655be3d497fdb35cbc2\/master\/w_240,c_limit\/vf625-Tony's-Afterparties-005b.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/68474655be3d497fdb35cbc2\/master\/w_320,c_limit\/vf625-Tony's-Afterparties-005b.jpg 320w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/68474655be3d497fdb35cbc2\/master\/w_640,c_limit\/vf625-Tony's-Afterparties-005b.jpg 640w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/68474655be3d497fdb35cbc2\/master\/w_960,c_limit\/vf625-Tony's-Afterparties-005b.jpg 960w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/68474655be3d497fdb35cbc2\/master\/w_1280,c_limit\/vf625-Tony's-Afterparties-005b.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/68474655be3d497fdb35cbc2\/master\/w_1600,c_limit\/vf625-Tony's-Afterparties-005b.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/><\/noscript><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"CaptionWrapper-jSZdqE cmter caption AssetEmbedCaption-fNQBPI fmQnYP asset-embed__caption\" data-testid=\"caption-wrapper\"><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptionText-bHjzlu iUEiRd jSwmTa iXWezO caption__text\"><\/p>\n<p>Darren Criss and Zoey Deutch<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptionCredit-ejegDm iUEiRd cvffOM fNaHcW caption__credit\">Matthew Weinberger.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-eVDQiB byBkf asset-embed callout--group-item callout--group-item-2\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-eJxoAx dBHGoQ asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-umhxW lgCwTv responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi lqMXz asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><picture class=\"ResponsiveImagePicture-cWuUZO dUOtEa AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cXBNxi lqMXz asset-embed__responsive-asset responsive-image\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image may contain Daniel Dae Kim Blazer Clothing Coat Jacket Dress Formal Wear Suit Face Head and Person\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-eybHBd fptoWY responsive-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/6847465529cfa83a273d08db\/master\/w_1600%2Cc_limit\/vf625-Tony's-Afterparties-005a.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/6847465529cfa83a273d08db\/master\/w_120,c_limit\/vf625-Tony's-Afterparties-005a.jpg 120w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/6847465529cfa83a273d08db\/master\/w_240,c_limit\/vf625-Tony's-Afterparties-005a.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/6847465529cfa83a273d08db\/master\/w_320,c_limit\/vf625-Tony's-Afterparties-005a.jpg 320w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/6847465529cfa83a273d08db\/master\/w_640,c_limit\/vf625-Tony's-Afterparties-005a.jpg 640w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/6847465529cfa83a273d08db\/master\/w_960,c_limit\/vf625-Tony's-Afterparties-005a.jpg 960w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/6847465529cfa83a273d08db\/master\/w_1280,c_limit\/vf625-Tony's-Afterparties-005a.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/media.vanityfair.com\/photos\/6847465529cfa83a273d08db\/master\/w_1600,c_limit\/vf625-Tony's-Afterparties-005a.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"100vw\"\/><\/noscript><\/picture><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"CaptionWrapper-jSZdqE cmter caption AssetEmbedCaption-fNQBPI fmQnYP asset-embed__caption\" data-testid=\"caption-wrapper\"><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptionText-bHjzlu iUEiRd jSwmTa iXWezO caption__text\"><\/p>\n<p>Mia Kim and Daniel Dae Kim<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gjQpdd BaseText-ewhhUZ CaptionCredit-ejegDm iUEiRd cvffOM fNaHcW caption__credit\">Matthew Weinberger.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paywall\">So how did he celebrate? \u201cThe other half of me is Irish\u2014a glass of scotch and dancing and singing with my friends,\u201d he said. Around 3 a.m., Criss met with <strong>Julianne Hough<\/strong> to cohost an after-after Tonys celebration at the Crane Club, a swanky new cocktail lounge in downtown Manhattan, that raged until 5 a.m. Criss, dressed in a ruffled, sleeveless Christian Siriano top\u2014his third look of the night\u2014put on an invigorating rock concert by strapping on an electric guitar and singing a medley of hits from the \u201990s that included Third Eye Blind&#8217;s \u201cSemi-Charmed Life,\u201d Sublime\u2019s \u201cSanteria,\u201d and Lit\u2019s \u201cMy Own Worst Enemy.\u201d He even persuaded Mia to join him for \u201cWhat\u2019s Up?\u201d by 4 Non Blondes. For his finale, he belted out Nirvana\u2019s \u201cSmells Like Teen Spirit\u201d and started a mosh pit with the crowd that included Criss\u2019s <em>Glee<\/em> costar <strong>Chris Colfer,<\/strong> Tony nominee <strong>Daniel Dae Kim,<\/strong> \u2019NSync\u2019s <strong>JC Chasez<\/strong> and <strong>Joey Fatone,<\/strong> Ben and Ella Stiller, <strong>Zoey Deutch, Nina Dobrev,<\/strong> and Criss\u2019s costars from <em>Maybe Happy Ending.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/culture\/story\/tony-awards-2025-after-parties\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday evening, after host Cynthia Erivo closed the Tony Awards 2025 with a powerful rendition of Dreamgirls\u2019 \u201cAnd I Am Telling You I\u2019m Not Going,\u201d summing up the top moments of Broadway\u2019s biggest night, a flurry of exclusive after-parties kicked off throughout New York City that went on until the early hours of Monday [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":173620,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[2170,944,3406,7767,790,1877],"class_list":{"0":"post-173619","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrity","8":"tag-broadway","9":"tag-culture","10":"tag-darren-criss","11":"tag-parties","12":"tag-theater","13":"tag-tony-awards"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173619","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=173619"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/173619\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/173620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=173619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=173619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=173619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}