A FUNDRAISER FOR HARTFORD STAGE
Red Carpet Party for the 78th Tony Awards
Sunday June 8, 2025 at Hartford Stage
Hartford Stage, a Tony-Award winning theater, hosts its first Red Carpet Party in tandem with the annual award show to celebrate theater’s biggest night! Join friends and fellow theater-lovers on our red carpet, strike a pose with a Tony yourself, enjoy specialty cocktails (and mocktails!) at our open bars, and watch the 78th Tony Awards live on a big screen from the comfort of our theater. Plus, you can join in on extra fun-filled activities all night long in support of Hartford Stage!
Attire:
Please arrive on the red carpet in show-stopping style, whether effortlessly elegant or fabulously flashy!
6:00PM
All-Access Cocktail Party
7:00PM
Red Carpet Party
8:00PM
Live Stream of The 78th Tony Awards
Ready to walk the red carpet?
All guests will have complimentary and unobstructed viewing of the 78th Annual Tony Awards on a big screen in the theater!
$100
Party Pass
Ticket includes admission to the red carpet party, open bars with signature libations, sweet and savory treats all night, and Tony-themed activities. Parties are more fun together. Bring a plus one for just $75!
$200
All-Access Pass
Looking to level up?
Upgrade for your complimentary Tony Award photo op and the exclusive pre-party reception featuring catering from Fire by Forge.
Sponsor
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Have additional questions?
If you prefer to pay with a check or speak to a person about your purchase, please call Evan Kudish at 860-520-7241.
Frequently Asked Questions
Parking at Hartford Stage is easy! On the weekends, all street parking in downtown Hartford is free – but if you don’t find a spot, head right into the MAT Garage, conveniently located right next door to our main entrance at 50 Church Street for just $7.
Hartford Stage’s bar is fully stocked with non-alcoholic options, too. We promise there will be options worth your ticket price – plus its all in support of a good cause. All proceeds support Hartford Stage’s education programs.
No. Seating will be general admission for the viewing of the Tony’s. We know not everyone wants to sit the entire time, and the lobby will remain active. The bars will remain open so that you may come and go from the theater as you please.
We are excited to bring the Tony Awards to Hartford, so feel free to dress as if you were attending the ceremony! Creative elegance is always encouraged at Hartford Stage!
Stage One Initiative:
Event hosted by Co-Chairs Brennden Colbert and Maxwell Toth, Angel Cotto, Kaitlyn Keeler, Malia Peres, and Claire Stermer
Learn More About Stage One >
RECOGNITION
Past Nominees
Natalie Venetia Belcon
Best Featured Actress in a Musical for “Buena Vista Social Club”
2010 Sheila’s Day
Our Town
Best Play Revival
2007 featuring Hal Holbrook, directed by Gregory Boyd.
Romeo & Juliet
Best Play Revival
Currently running at Hartford Stage through May 18, 2025. Directed by Melia Bensussen.
Joshua Bergasse
Best Choreography for “Smash”
2016 Anastasia choreographer
Benjamin Velez
Best Original Score for “Real Women Have Curves”
2019 Kiss My Aztec! Composer
Dede Ayite
Best Costume Design of A Musical for “Buena Vista Social Club”
2016 Detroit ’67 Costume Designer
Clint Ramos
Best Costume Design of A Musical for “Maybe Happy Ending”
2019 Kiss My Aztec! and 2020 Pike St. Costume Designer
Paul Tazewell
Best Costume Design of A Musical for “Death Becomes Her”
1992 Pill Hill Costume Designer
Peter Hylenski
Best Sound Design of A Musical for “Maybe Happy Ending”
2016 Anastasia and 2019 The Flamingo Kid
Brooks Ashmanskas
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical for “Smash:”
2000 The Comedy of Error and Rough Crossing
Catherine Zuber
Best Costume Design of a Musical for “Just in Time”
2002 Edgardo Mine; 2002 Much Ado About Nothing
1991 All’s Well that Ends Well; 1990 Daytrips
Scott Zielinski
Best Lighting Design of a Musical for “Floyd Collins” (with Ruey Horng Sun)
2010 Antony & Cleopatra; 1992 Tartuffe
Bruce Coughlin
Best Orchestrations for “Floyd Collins”
2019 The Flamingo Kid; 1981 Antony & Cleopatra (original music)
Derek McLane
Best Scenic Design of a Musical for “Death Becomes Her” and “Just in Time”
1986 On the Verge or The Geography of Yearning
Tyler Micoleau
Best Lighting Design of a Musical for “Buena Vista Social Club”
2020 Pike St.
Ben Stanton
Best Lighting Design of a Musical for “Maybe Happy Ending”
2018 The Age of Innocence
Natasha Katz
Best Lighting Design of a Play for “John Proctor Is the Villain” (with Hannah Wasileski)
1992 Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Jonathan Deans
Best Sound Design of a Musical for “Buena Vista Social Club”
2015 Kiss Me, Kate
Dan Moses Schreier
Best Sound Design of a Musical for “Floyd Collins”
2012 A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
Palmer Hefferan
Best Sound Design of a Play for “John Proctor Is the Villain”
2012 Hedda Gabler (Assistant Sound Designer)
