Nicole Scherzinger was changed the moment she turned onto Sunset Boulevard.
At the Tony Awards 2025, the Pussycat Dolls member—who is up for Best Actress in a Musical alongside Boop’s Jasmine Amy Rogers, Death Becomes Her’s Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard, and Gypsy’s Audra McDonald—emotionally detailed how the Andrew Lloyd Webber show changed her life.
“I always felt like I wasn’t living in my full potential, my full purpose, and I was never happy with myself, never satisfied,” Nicole told E! News’ Keltie Knight outside Radio City Music Hall June 8. “It’s because I knew I had so much more to give, and this role in this opportunity allowed me to give all of me, and it’s changed my life, and I’m so grateful for it.”
Indeed, Nicole, 46, feels as though starring in the show alongside Tom Francis—who is also nominated in the male musical actor category with Maybe Happy Ending’sDarren Criss, Dead Outlaw’s Andrew Durand, Just In Time’s Jonathan Groff, Floyd Collins’ Jeremy Jordan and A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical James Monroe Iglehart—helped her learn how to better cultivate relationships. (See every Tonys winner here).
“I’m so grateful that I’m able to connect with people on a deeper, soulful, spiritual level, that I could make a difference in these people’s lives, because that’s what we do it for,” she explained. “That’s exactly what we do it for. So I’m just so thankful.”
And Nicole emphasized that her faith has also played a role in leading her to a Tony nomination.
“I’m still tired because I just finished a matinee and cried my eyes out in that performance. I’m just grateful,” she added. “I’m grateful to God, because God has carried me when I wanted to give up, and he has held me through this entire process. So I give all the glory to Him. Already. It’s a very been a very healing process for me.”
Keep reading to see everyone on the Tony Awards 2025 red carpet…
Julianne Hough
In Christian Siriano SS24 RTW
Sarah Snook
In Richard Quinn
Katie Holmes
In custom Prada and Dana Rebecca Designs
Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves
Daveed Diggs
In Amiri
Megan Hilty
In Pamella Roland
Anna Wintour
In Givenchy
Rosie Perez
In Pamella Roland
Justina Machado
In Christian Siriano
Rachel Sussman
Audra McDonald
In Christian Siriano
Darren Criss
In custom Christian Siriano
Jonathan Groff
In Thom Browne and Tiffany & Co. jewelry
Jean Smart
In Christian Siriano
Nicole Scherzinger
In custom Rodarte and Kwiat jewelry
Sarah Paulson
In Schiaparelli SS25 Couture and Buccellati jewelry
Danielle Brooks
Stephane Rolland SS25 Couture
Laufey
In Valentino PF25 and Hearts on Fire jewelry
Phillipa Soo
In Genny
Cynthia Erivo
In Schiaparelli SS25 Couture and FOPE jewelry
Cole Escola
In Wiederhoft
Bryan Cranston
Kristin Chenoweth
In Christian Siriano FW25 RTW
George Clooney and Amal Clooney
In Tamara Ralph SS25 Couture
Samuel L. Jackson and LaTanya Richardson
Sadie Sink
In custom Prada and Fred Leighton
Gayle King
In vintage Vicky Tiel Couture
Michelle Williams
In Bibhu Mohapatra
Zoey Deutch
In Tiffany & Co. jewelry
Lea Michele
In custom Michael Kors Collection and EFFY Jewelry
