Mr. DeMille, Nicole Scherzinger is ready for her close-up. On June 8, Nicole Scherzinger, 46, won her first Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical for her role as Norma Desmond,

Nicole Scherzinger had a big night at the Tony Awards on Sunday. Scherzinger, a former member of the musical group Pussycat Dolls, won her first-ever Tony Award for her performance as Norma Desmond in the Broadway revival of “Sunset Blvd.,” which also won an award for best musical revival.

The show proved to be a star vehicle for its leading lady, Nicole Scherzinger, who in her 20s achieved fame as the lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls, and then spent years as a judge on television talent shows before landing this role, which has reintroduced her, at age 46, as a powerhouse performer.

"People just want to pit us Broadway gals against each other, and I think it’s sad," the "Oh, Mary!" actor said.

Nicole Scherzinger is the greatest star of all. The former Pussycat Dolls singer took home the award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical at the 2025 Tony Awards on Sunday, June 8, beating record-breaking six-time winner Audra McDonald.

Broadway is back and better than ever. That seemed to be the main message from last night’s Tony Award ceremony, capping off one of the strongest Broadway seasons in recent memory, and certainly the strongest since the 2020 lockdowns closed Broadway for over a year.

Andrew Lloyd Webber is off the snide. In 1995, the original Broadway production of Sunset Boulevard won seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical. That marked the last time a Webber show won one of the top prizes from the American Theatre Wing.

Pussycat Dolls’ Nicole Scherzinger shared how her time playing Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard on Broadway helped her reach her potential in an exclusive E! News interview at the 78th Tonys.

Theater lovers who watch the Tony Awards on television were treated to galvanizing musical performances, heartfelt speeches from winners like Cole Escola (“Oh, Mary!) and Sarah Snook (“The Picture of Dorian Gray” — and Jonathan Groff getting up close and personal with Keanu Reeves as the “Just In Time” nominee took his Bobby Darin act into the aisles.

Nicole Scherzinger attended Wright State University from 1996 to 1999, studying musical theatre and acting. She won a Tony for her Broadway role in "Sunset Boulevard."