What happens after Broadway’s biggest night ends? One Vogue editor offers a dispatch from inside the best Tonys after-parties.
The 78th Tony Awards Didn’t End at Curtain Call—Inside the Best After-Parties
The Third Annual “After After” Hosted by Darren Criss and Julianne Hough
Maybe Maybe Happy Ending had the most to toast, sweeping six Tonys, including Best Musical and Best Actor—thanks in no small part to Darren Criss’s poignant performance as Oliver. Criss and Julianne Hough co-hosted their now-traditional “After After” party at Crane Club. Downstairs in the speakeasy, Glee alums Chris Colfer and Alex Newell celebrated alongside the night’s winners. When I caught Colfer alone, I had to ask the question on every “Gleek’s” mind: how would Kurt Hummel react to Blaine Anderson winning a Tony? “He’d be over the moon,” Colfer smiled. “He’d claim it as his own win—like I am now.” Moments later, Criss and Hough leapt onto the bar for photos with his Tony, before Criss picked up drumsticks and launched into a set of ’90s rock anthems. At 3 a.m., there was no sign of him stopping. “Ask me again in a few hours,” he quipped.
[UHQ] Darren Criss, Julianne Hough and Mia Criss at the 3rd Annual Tony Awards After After Party co-hosted by Darren Criss & Julianne Hough with Johnnie Walker Blue Label at Crane Club on June 08, 2025 in New York, New York. (Photo by Vogue)
