Nicole Scherzinger did not just perform at the 2025 Tony Awards. No no. She astral-projected into the Radio City Music Hall, set the stage ablaze with her throat of glory, and left not a single wig unshifted. The only survivors? Broadway ushers and Glenn Close’s emotional support eyeliner.
The 46-year-old intergalactic songbird and reigning queen of vocal WHIPLASH gave a performance of “As If We Never Said Goodbye” from Sunset Blvd that made the ghosts of Broadway past weep, and possibly re-audition. Nicole is nominated for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical – and let’s be real, after that number, she may win every category, including Best Lighting Design and possibly Best Craft Services.
And speaking of icons summoning icons: Glenn Close herself — YES, THE GLENN — appeared like a benevolent glamazonian oracle to introduce the performance. The crowd gasped. Nicole sang. Time folded in on itself. Somewhere, Patti LuPone sipped tea and nodded.
This Sunset Blvd revival just snatched the Tony for Best Revival of a Musical, and if you missed Nicole’s live exorcism of pure Broadway spirit, first of all: shame. Second: the video exists. Praise be. Watch it, study it, pass it down to your grandchildren.
Sunset Blvd is running until July 20, which means you still have time to buy a ticket, sell your soul, and witness Nicole in her final form: a dazzling, Tony-winning phoenix in sequins.
Now go watch the video before your ancestors haunt you.
