Sarah Snook has won big at the 2025 Tony Awards.
The Adelaide-born actress took out the Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role of a Play category for The Picture of Dorian Gray on Sunday night in New York.
Taking to the stage at Radio City Music Hall to accept the award, Snook said: “Thank you so much for this. This means so much for a little Australian girl to be here on Broadway.”
Watch the full speech below.
The Picture of Dorian Gray – a Sydney Theatre Company production – also picked up the Tony Award for Best Costume Design of a Play, making it two wins from six nominations.
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Based on the 1891 novel by Oscar Wilde, Snook plays 26 characters in the solo production. After launching in Sydney in 2020 – extended twice due to demand and toured nationally – the show moved to the West End in 2024 where Snook won a 2024 Olivier Award for Best Actress, and finally Broadway where it made its debut this past March.
In an interview with Variety, Costume designer and scenic designer, Marg Horgwell discussed the time and effort that goes into Snook’s 26 characters and costume changes, which happen on stage in front of the audience.
“We built a team quite early. A lot of people who do dresses or wigs are not used to being on camera. So we talked about it and we planned it out like a choreography session, and did several sessions with Sarah – maybe five hours, and we ran it on stage,” Horgwell said.
“I love their relationship with her now, because they know each other so well that if something goes wrong. They’ve just got a code where they can tap her on the shoulder and she’ll know that something’s late. Or if she gets ahead of herself, they know how to adjust to her. Sarah’s so good at multitasking in that way that she can keep speaking and still be able to adjust in those moments.”
The Picture of Dorian Gray is currently scheduled to close on Broadway at the end of June.
