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The Theatre World Award is an American honor presented annually to actors and actresses in recognition of an outstanding New York City stage debut performance, either on Broadway or
Off-Broadway An off-Broadway theatre is any professional theatre venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, inclusive. These theatres are smaller than Broadway theatres, but larger than off-off-Broadway theatres, which seat fewer th ...
. It was first awarded for the 1945–1946 theatre season.


History

In 1944, the Theatre World Awards were founded by Daniel Blum, Norman McDonald, and John Willis, recognizing "Promising Personalities", actors and actresses, in debut performances, in Broadway or Off-Broadway productions. In the first year Blum presented the awards in his apartment, at a cocktail party, to Betty Comden, Judy Holliday and John Raitt, and the second year to Barbara Bel Geddes,
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, and Burt Lancaster. At Blum's 1949 party, Carol Channing won. The ''
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'' editorial staff administered the Awards, under the supervision of Daniel Blum. In 1964, after Daniel Blum's death, John Willis supervised the Awards. In 1969, the award was renamed the ''Theatre World Award''. The early awards were a framed certificate, then a plaque, later in 1973, the bronze '' Janus'' Award, sculpted by Harry Marinsky. In 1998, the Theatre World Awards were incorporated as a
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nonprofit organization and are currently overseen by a board of directors independent of "
Theatre World ''Theatre World'' is an annual American theatre pictorial and statistical print publication. It includes Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway, and regional theatre, national theatrical awards, and obituaries. Theatre World "In 1944, three ...
." Winners are selected by a committee of New York-based critics. That committee includes (as of May 2015) Roma Torre (NY1), David Cote (''Time Out7 New York'', NY1), Joe Dziemianowicz (''New York Daily News''), Peter Filichia (''The Newark Star-Ledger'', Eme76ritus), Harry Haun (''Playbill''), Matthew Murray (TalkinBroadway.com), and Frank Scheck (''New York Post''). Viagas, Robert
"Dates Announced for 71st Annual Theatre World Awards; Chita Rivera To Be Honored"
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Gans, Andrew
"Tom Hanks, Bertie Carvel, Valisia LeKae, Rob McClure and More Are Theatre World Award Winners"
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Gans, Andre
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Special honorary awards

The ''Dorothy Loudon Starbaby Award'' was instituted in 2009, named in honor of actress and singer Dorothy Loudon (1925–2003) and since 2010 has been awarded by the Dorothy Loudon Foundation in connection with these awards. The first Starbaby Award was presented to
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('' Blithe Spirit''). Other recipients are Bobby Steggert (''
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'' and '' Yank!'') (2009–10),Gans, Andre
Bobby Steggert to Receive Dorothy Loudon Starbaby Award at Theatre World Awards"
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Seth Numrich ('' War Horse'') (2010–11),Gans, Andre
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and Susan Pourfar (''Tribes''). In 2013, it was renamed ''Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence in the Theater''. The first annual Lunt–Fontanne Award for Ensemble Excellence was presented at the 2010–11 Awards, to the cast of '' The Motherf**ker with the Hat'' –
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, Chris Rock, Annabella Sciorra, Elizabeth Rodriguez and Yul Vázquez. The award is in honor of the late
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and
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and is presented to an outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway ensemble. In 2022 an award for "Outstanding Ensemble" was presented to the 21 cast members making their Broadway debuts in the revival of ''
The Music Man ''The Music Man'' is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson, based on a story by Willson and Franklin Lacey. The plot concerns con man Harold Hill, who poses as a boys' band organizer and leader and sells band instruments ...
''.


John Willis Award

A new award, the ''John Willis Award'', was first instituted for the 2012–13 season. It is given for "lifetime achievement in the theatre" to honor John Willis who created and maintained the Theatre World tradition for 66 years, encouraging new talent in an often challenging business." The first recipient was Alan Alda.


The award ceremony

The winners for the 2010–11 season were announced on May 10, 2011, with a ceremony held on June 7; the awards are traditionally presented by former award winners. The awards for the 2011–11 season were announced on May 8, 2012, and presented at a ceremony held on June 5, 2012, at the
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. The awards for the 2012–13 season were announced on May 7, 2013, and the 69th Annual Theatre World Awards Ceremony was held on June 3 at the Music Box Theater. The awards for the 2013–14 season were announced on May 6, 2014, and the ceremony was held on June 2, 2014, at Circle in the Square. The awards for the 2014–15 season were announced on May 5, 2015; the ceremony will be held on June 1, 2015, at the Lyric Theatre.


Award winners

Past recipients, from ''1944—1945'' to ''2015—2016''


1995–1996

*Jordan Baker - ''
Suddenly Last Summer ''Suddenly Last Summer'' is a one-act play by Tennessee Williams, written in New York in 1957. It opened off Broadway on January 7, 1958, as part of a double bill with another of Williams' one-acts, '' Something Unspoken'' (written in London i ...
'' *Joohee Choi - ''
The King and I ''The King and I'' is the fifth musical by the team of Rodgers and Hammerstein. It is based on Margaret Landon's novel '' Anna and the King of Siam'' (1944), which is in turn derived from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, governess to the chil ...
'' *Karen Kay Cody - '' Master Class'' * Viola Davis - '' Seven Guitars'' *Kate Forbes - ''
The School for Scandal ''The School for Scandal'' is a comedy of manners written by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. It was first performed in London at Drury Lane Theatre on 8 May 1777. Plot Act I Scene I: Lady Sneerwell, a wealthy young widow, and her hireling S ...
'' * Michael McGrath - ''Swinging on a Star'' * Alfred Molina - ''
Molly Sweeney ''Molly Sweeney'' is a two-act play by Brian Friel. It tells the story of its title character, Molly, a woman blind since infancy, who undergoes an operation to try to restore her sight. Like Friel's '' Faith Healer'', the play tells Molly's sto ...
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Timothy Olyphant Timothy David Olyphant ( ; born May 20, 1968) is an American actor. He made his acting debut in an off-Broadway theater in 1995, in ''The Monogamist'', and won the Theatre World Award for his performance, and then originated David Sedaris' ''The ...
- ''The Monogamist'' *
Adam Pascal Adam Pascal (born October 25, 1970) is an American actor, singer, and musician, known for his performance as Roger Davis in the original 1996 cast of Jonathan Larson's musical '' Rent'' on Broadway, the 2005 movie version of the musical, and th ...
- ''
Rent Rent may refer to: Economics *Renting, an agreement where a payment is made for the temporary use of a good, service or property *Economic rent, any payment in excess of the cost of production *Rent-seeking, attempting to increase one's share of e ...
'' * Lou Diamond Phillips - ''The King and I'' * Daphne Rubin-Vega - ''Rent'' * Brett Tabisel - '' Big'' *Special Award - cast of ''
An Ideal Husband ''An Ideal Husband'' is a four-act play by Oscar Wilde that revolves around blackmail and political corruption, and touches on the themes of public and private honour. It was first produced at the Haymarket Theatre, London in 1895 and ran for ...
''


1996–1997

*Terry Beaver - '' The Last Night of Ballyhoo'' *Helen Carey - '' London Assurance'' * Kristin Chenoweth - '' Steel Pier'' * Jason Danieley - '' Candide'' *
Linda Eder Linda Eder (; born February 3, 1961) is an American singer and actress. She made her Broadway debut in the musical '' Jekyll & Hyde'', originating the role of Lucy Harris, for which she was nominated for the Drama Desk Award. Eder has performed ...
- ''
Jekyll & Hyde ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'' is a 1886 Gothic novella by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. It follows Gabriel John Utterson, a London-based legal practitioner who investigates a series of strange occurrences between his old ...
'' * Allison Janney - ''
Present Laughter ''Present Laughter'' is a comic play written by Noël Coward in 1939 but not produced until 1942 because the Second World War began while it was in rehearsal, and the British theatres closed. The title is drawn from a song in Shakespeare's ''T ...
'' * Daniel McDonald - ''Steel Pier'' * Janet McTeer - '' A Doll's House'' * Mark Ruffalo - '' This Is Our Youth'' *
Fiona Shaw Fiona Shaw (born Fiona Mary Wilson; 10 July 1958) is an Irish film and theatre actress. She is known for her roles as Petunia Dursley in the ''Harry Potter'' film series (2001–2010), Marnie Stonebrook in the fourth season of the HBO ser ...
- ''
The Waste Land ''The Waste Land'' is a poem by T. S. Eliot, widely regarded as one of the most important poems of the 20th century and a central work of Modernist poetry in English, modernist poetry. Published in 1922, the 434-line poem first appeared in the ...
'' *
Antony Sher Sir Antony Sher (14 June 1949 – 2 December 2021) was a British actor, writer and theatre director of South African origin. A two-time Laurence Olivier Award winner and a four-time nominee, he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1982 a ...
- '' Stanley'' *
Alan Tudyk Alan Wray Tudyk ( ;; born March 16, 1971) is an American actor. His film work includes roles in '' 28 Days'' with Sandra Bullock (2000), ''A Knight's Tale'' with Heath Ledger (2001), '' Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story'' with Vince Vaughn (2004) ...
- ''Bunny Bunny'' *Special Award - cast of ''
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1997–1998

Source: Theatre World * Max Casella – ''
The Lion King ''The Lion King'' is a 1994 American animated musical drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 32nd Disney animated feature film and the fifth produced during the Disney Renaissance ...
'' *
Margaret Colin Margaret Colin (born May 26, 1958) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Margo Hughes on '' As the World Turns'' and as Eleanor Waldorf-Rose on '' Gossip Girl''. Early life Margaret Colin was born in Brooklyn, New York City, and ...
– ''Jackie'' * Ruaidhri Conroy – '' The Cripple of Inishmaan'' * Alan Cumming – ''
Cabaret Cabaret is a form of theatrical entertainment featuring music, song, dance, recitation, or drama. The performance venue might be a pub, a casino, a hotel, a restaurant, or a nightclub with a stage for performances. The audience, often dinin ...
'' * Lea DeLaria – '' On the Town'' * Edie Falco – '' Side Man'' *Enid Graham – ''Honour'' *
Anna Kendrick Anna Cooke Kendrick (born August 9, 1985) is an American actress. She has received various accolades, including a Satellite Award, five Teen Choice Awards, three MTV Movie Awards, and nominations for an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award a ...
– '' High Society'' *
Ednita Nazario Edna María Nazario Figueroa (born April 11, 1955) is a Puerto Rican musician, singer, and composer who has achieved stardom both at home and abroad. She has been in the music business from a young age and has released twenty-three (23) studio ...
– '' The Capeman'' *
Douglas Sills Douglas Howard Sills (born July 5, 1960) is an American actor. Early life Sills was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Rhoda (Nemeth) and Archie Sills, and grew up in the suburb of Franklin, in a Jewish household. He was friends (and did ama ...
– ''The Scarlet Pimpernel'' *Steven Sutcliffe – ''
Ragtime Ragtime, also spelled rag-time or rag time, is a musical style that flourished from the 1890s to 1910s. Its cardinal trait is its syncopated or "ragged" rhythm. Ragtime was popularized during the early 20th century by composers such as Scott J ...
'' * Sam Trammell – '' Ah, Wilderness!'' *Special Award - Eddie Izzard *Special Award - cast of '' The Beauty Queen of Leenane''


1998–1999

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Jillian Armenante Jillian Armenante is an American television and film actress, known for playing the role of Donna Kozlowski on the TV show ''Judging Amy''. Life and career Armenante was born in Paterson, New Jersey, and grew up in Wyckoff, New Jersey. Her fe ...
- ''The Cider House Rules'' *James Black - '' Not About Nightingales'' *
Brendan Coyle David "Brendan" Coyle (born 2 December 1962) is an English-Irish actor. He won the Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role for '' The Weir'' in 1999. He also played Nicholas Higgins in the miniseries '' North & South'', Robert ...
- '' The Weir'' * Anna Friel - '' Closer'' * Rupert Graves - ''Closer'' *Lynda Gravatt - ''The Old Settler'' * Nicole Kidman - '' The Blue Room'' * Ciaran Hinds - ''Closer'' * Ute Lemper - ''
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'' * Clarke Peters - ''
The Iceman Cometh ''The Iceman Cometh'' is a play written by American playwright Eugene O'Neill in 1939. First published in 1946, the play premiered on Broadway at the Martin Beck Theatre on October 9, 1946, directed by Eddie Dowling, where it ran for 136 perf ...
'' * Toby Stephens - '' Ring Round the Moon'' * Sandra Oh - '' Stop Kiss'' *Special Award -
Jerry Herman Gerald Sheldon Herman (July 10, 1931December 26, 2019) was an American composer and lyricist, known for his work in Broadway theatre. One of the most commercially successful Broadway songwriters of his time, Herman was the composer and lyrici ...


1999–2000

Source: Theatre World *
Craig Bierko Craig Philip Bierko (born August 18, 1964) is an American actor and singer. Early life Bierko was born in Rye Brook, New York where his mother Pat ran The Harrison Players, a local community theatre. After graduating Blind Brook High School, ...
– ''
The Music Man ''The Music Man'' is a musical with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson, based on a story by Willson and Franklin Lacey. The plot concerns con man Harold Hill, who poses as a boys' band organizer and leader and sells band instruments ...
'' * Everett Bradley – '' Swing!'' * Gabriel Byrne – ''
A Moon for the Misbegotten ''A Moon for the Misbegotten'' is a play in four acts by Eugene O'Neill. The play is a sequel to O'Neill's '' Long Day's Journey into Night'', with the Jim Tyrone character as an older version of Jamie Tyrone. He began drafting the play late in 1 ...
'' * Ann Hampton Callaway – ''Swing!'' * Toni Collette – '' The Wild Party'' * Henry Czerny – '' Arms and the Man'' * Stephen Dillane – '' The Real Thing'' * Jennifer Ehle – ''The Real Thing'' *
Philip Seymour Hoffman Philip Seymour Hoffman (July 23, 1967 – February 2, 2014) was an American actor. Known for his distinctive supporting and character roles—typically lowlifes, eccentrics, underdogs, and misfits—he acted in many films and theatrical produc ...
– '' True West'' *
Hayley Mills Hayley Catherine Rose Vivien Mills (born 18 April 1946) is an English actress. The daughter of Sir John Mills and Mary Hayley Bell, and younger sister of actress Juliet Mills, she began her acting career as a child and was hailed as a promising ...
– ''Suite in Two Keys'' *Cigdem Onat – '' The Time of the Cuckoo'' * Claudia Shear – '' Dirty Blonde'' *Special Award – Barry Humphries


2000–2001

Source: Theatre World *
Juliette Binoche Juliette Binoche (; born 9 March 1964) is a French actress and dancer. She has appeared in more than sixty feature films and has been the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Silver Bear, ...
– '' Betrayal'' *
Macaulay Culkin Macaulay Macaulay Culkin Culkin (born Macaulay Carson Culkin; ) is an American actor. Often regarded as one of the most successful child actors of the 1990s, he was placed 2nd on VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid-Stars". Culkin rose to prom ...
– ''
Madame Melville ''Madame Melville'' is a play by Richard Nelson. It is set in Paris in 1966 and is about an American student, Carl, who finds himself alone in the flat of Claudie, one of his teachers. They find there is much to discover - about art, life, love ...
'' * Janie Dee – '' Comic Potential'' * Raúl Esparza – '' The Rocky Horror Show'' * Kathleen Freeman – ''
The Full Monty ''The Full Monty'' is a 1997 British comedy film directed by Peter Cattaneo, starring Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, William Snape, Steve Huison, Tom Wilkinson, Paul Barber and Hugo Speer. The screenplay was written by Simon Beaufoy. The film is ...
'' *
Deven May Deven Shaw May (born April 3, 1971, in Whittier, California) is a Broadway performer, actor and photographer. He is most famous for his portrayal of the half-bat, half-human boy in Laurence O'Keefe's Off-Broadway musical '' Bat Boy'', for which h ...
– '' Bat Boy'' * Reba McEntire – '' Annie Get Your Gun'' *
Chris Noth Christopher David Noth ( ; born November 13, 1954) is an American actor. He is known for his television roles as NYPD Detective Mike Logan on ''Law & Order'' (1990–95), Big on ''Sex and the City'' (1998–2004), and Peter Florrick on ''The ...
– '' The Best Man'' * Joshua Park – '' The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'' *
Rosie Perez Rosa Perez (born September 6, 1964) is an American actress, choreographer, dancer, and activist. Her breakthrough came with her portrayal of Tina in the film ''Do the Right Thing'' (1989), followed by '' White Men Can't Jump'' (1992). Perez's per ...
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* Joely Richardson – ''Madame Melville'' * John Ritter – '' The Dinner Party'' * Special Award – Seán Campion * Special Award –
Conleth Hill Conleth Seamus Eoin Croiston Hill (born 24 November 1964) is an actor from Northern Ireland. He has performed on stage in productions in the UK, Ireland, Canada and the United States. He has won two Laurence Olivier Awards and received two T ...


2001–2002

Source: Theatre World *Justin Bohon – '' Oklahoma!'' * Simon Callow – ''The Mystery of Charles Dickens'' * Mos Def – '' Topdog/Underdog'' * Emma Fielding – '' Private Lives'' * Adam Godley – ''Private Lives'' * Martin Jarvis – ''
By Jeeves ''By Jeeves'', originally ''Jeeves'', is a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, and lyrics and book by Alan Ayckbourn. It is based on the series of novels and short stories by P. G. Wodehouse that centre around the character of Bertie Woost ...
'' * Spencer Kayden – '' Urinetown'' * Gretchen Mol – '' The Shape of Things'' * Anna Paquin – ''
The Glory of Living ''The Glory of Living'' is a 1996 play by Rebecca Gilman. The play received its first production at the Circle Theatre Chicago in Forest Park, Illinois. The play has won several awards and was a finalist for the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. ...
'' *
Louise Pitre Louise Pitre (born January 1, 1957) is a Canadian actress in musical theatre. She performs on Broadway and in Canada. She is best known for her role as Donna Sheridan in the ABBA-themed musical ''Mamma Mia!'', which earned her a 2002 Tony Award n ...
– ''
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'' * David Warner – '' Major Barbara'' * Rachel Weisz – '' The Shape of Things''


2002–2003

Source: Theatre World * Antonio Banderas – '' Nine'' * Tammy Blanchard – '' Gypsy'' *
Thomas Jefferson Byrd Thomas Jefferson Byrd (June 25, 1950 – October 3, 2020) was an American character actor who played in several of director Spike Lee's films. He was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in the 2003 ...
– '' Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'' *
Jonathan Cake Jonathan James Cake (born 31 August 1967) is an English actor who has worked on various TV programmes and films. His notable screen roles include Jack Favell in '' Rebecca'' (1997), Oswald Mosley in '' Mosley'' (1997), Japheth in the NBC telev ...
– ''
Medea In Greek mythology, Medea (; grc, Μήδεια, ''Mēdeia'', perhaps implying "planner / schemer") is the daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis, a niece of Circe and the granddaughter of the sun god Helios. Medea figures in the myth of Jaso ...
'' * Victoria Hamilton – '' A Day in the Death of Joe Egg'' * Clare Higgins – ''
Vincent in Brixton ''Vincent in Brixton'' is a 2002 play by Nicholas Wright. The play premiered at London's National Theatre with Jochum ten Haaf in the title role. It transferred to the Playhouse Theatre and later to Broadway. It focuses on artist Vincent van ...
'' * Jackie Hoffman – '' Hairspray'' * Mary Stuart Masterson – ''Nine'' * John Selya – '' Movin' Out'' * Jochum ten Haaf – ''Vincent in Brixton'' *
Daniel Sunjata Daniel Sunjata Condon (born December 30, 1971) is an American actor who performs in film, television and theater. He is known for his role as Franco Rivera in the FX television series '' Rescue Me''. Early life and education Sunjata was born a ...
– '' Take Me Out'' * Marissa Jaret Winokur – ''Hairspray'' *Special Award – Peter Filichia *Special Award –
Ben Hodges Frederick Benjamin "Ben" Hodges III (born 16 April 1958) is a retired United States Army officer who served as commanding general, United States Army Europe. He is currently the Pershing Chair in Strategic Studies at the Center for European Poli ...


2003–2004

Source: Theatre World *
Shannon Cochran Shannon Cochran (born August 7, 1958) is an American actress. While she has numerous credits to her name, she is particularly recognizable as having played the mysterious Anna Morgan in the 2002 horror film '' The Ring''. Cochran played Pam Bee ...
– '' Bug'' * Stephanie D'Abruzzo – ''
Avenue Q ''Avenue Q'' is a musical comedy featuring puppets and human actors with music and lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx and book by Jeff Whitty. It won Best Musical, Book, and Score at the 2004 Tony Awards. The show's format is a parody of ...
'' *Mitchel David Federan – '' The Boy From Oz'' * Alexander Gemignani – ''
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'' * Hugh Jackman – ''The Boy From Oz'' * Isabel Keating – ''The Boy From Oz'' * Sanaa Lathan – ''A Raisin in the Sun'' *Jefferson Mays – ''I Am My Own Wife'' *Euan Morton – ''Taboo (musical), Taboo'' *Anika Noni Rose – ''Caroline, or Change'' *John Tartaglia – ''Avenue Q'' *Jennifer Westfeldt – ''Wonderful Town'' *Special Award – Sarah Jones (stage actress), Sarah Jones


2004–2005

Source: Theatre World *Christina Applegate – ''Sweet Charity'' *Ashlie Atkinson – ''Fat Pig'' *Hank Azaria – ''Spamalot'' *Gordon Clapp – ''Glengarry Glen Ross'' *Conor Donovan (actor), Conor Donovan – ''Privilege'' *Dan Fogler – ''The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee'' *Heather Goldenhersh – ''Doubt (play), Doubt'' *Carla Gugino – ''After the Fall (play), After the Fall'' *Jenn Harris – ''Modern Orthodox'' *Cheyenne Jackson – ''All Shook Up (musical), All Shook Up'' *Celia Keenan-Bolger – ''The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee'' *Tyler Maynard – ''Altar Boyz''


2005–2006

Source: Theatre World *Harry Connick, Jr. – ''The Pajama Game'' *Felicia P. Fields – ''The Color Purple (musical), The Color Purple'' *Maria Friedman – ''The Woman in White (musical), The Woman in White'' *Richard Griffiths – ''The History Boys'' *Mamie Gummer – ''Mr. Marmalade'' *Jayne Houdyshell – ''Well (play), Well'' *Bob Martin (comedian), Bob Martin – ''The Drowsy Chaperone'' *Ian McDiarmid – ''Faith Healer'' *Nellie McKay – ''The Threepenny Opera'' *David Wilmot (actor), David Wilmot – ''The Lieutenant of Inishmore'' *Elisabeth Withers-Mendes – ''The Color Purple'' *John Lloyd Young – ''Jersey Boys''


2006–2007

*Fantasia Barrino – ''The Color Purple (musical), The Color Purple'' *Eve Best – ''
A Moon for the Misbegotten ''A Moon for the Misbegotten'' is a play in four acts by Eugene O'Neill. The play is a sequel to O'Neill's '' Long Day's Journey into Night'', with the Jim Tyrone character as an older version of Jamie Tyrone. He began drafting the play late in 1 ...
'' *Mary Birdsong – ''Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me'' *Erin Davie – ''Grey Gardens (musical), Grey Gardens'' *Xanthe Elbrick – ''Coram Boy (play), Coram Boy'' *Johnny Galecki – ''The Little Dog Laughed'' *Jonathan Groff – ''Spring Awakening (musical), Spring Awakening'' *Gavin Lee – ''Mary Poppins (musical), Mary Poppins'' *Lin-Manuel Miranda – ''In the Heights'' *Bill Nighy – ''The Vertical Hour'' *Stark Sands – ''Journey's End'' *Nilaja Sun – ''No Child...'' * Special award – Actors' Fund


2007–2008

*De'Adre Aziza – ''Passing Strange'' *Cassie Beck – ''Drunken City'' *Daniel Breaker – ''Passing Strange'' *Ben Daniels – ''Les Liaisons Dangereuses'' *Deanna Dunagan – ''August: Osage County'' *Hoon Lee – ''Yellow Face (play), Yellow Face'' *Alli Mauzey – ''Cry-Baby'' *Jenna Russell – ''Sunday in the Park with George'' *Mark Rylance – ''Boeing-Boeing (play), Boeing-Boeing'' *Loretta Ables Sayre – ''South Pacific (musical), South Pacific'' *Jimmi Simpson – ''The Farnsworth Invention'' *Paulo Szot – ''South Pacific''


2008–2009

Source:Playbill.com *David Alvarez (actor), David Alvarez/Trent Kowalik/Kiril Kulish – ''Billy Elliot, The Musical'' *Chad L. Coleman – ''Joe Turner's Come and Gone'' *Jennifer Grace – ''Our Town'' *Josh Grisetti – ''Enter Laughing, The Musical'' *Haydn Gwynne – ''Billy Elliot, The Musical'' *Colin Hanks – ''33 Variations'' *Marin Ireland – ''reasons to be pretty'' *Susan Louise O'Connor – '' Blithe Spirit'' *Condola Rashad – ''Ruined (play), Ruined'' *Geoffrey Rush – ''Exit the King'' *Josefina Scaglione – ''West Side Story'' *Wesley Taylor – ''Rock of Ages (musical), Rock of Ages'' *Dorothy Loudon Starbaby Award: Susan Louise O'Connor – ''Blithe Spirit'' *Special Award to the entire cast of ''The Norman Conquests'': Amelia Bullmore, Jessica Hynes, Stephen Mangan, Ben Miles, Paul Ritter and Amanda Root.


2009–2010

Source:Playbill.com *Nina Arianda – ''Venus in Fur'' *Chris Chalk – ''Fences (play), Fences'' *Bill Heck – ''The Orphans' Home Cycle'' *Jon Michael Hill – ''Superior Donuts'' *Scarlett Johansson – ''A View from the Bridge'' *Keira Keeley – ''The Glass Menagerie'' *Sahr Ngaujah – ''Fela!'' *Eddie Redmayne – ''Red (play), Red'' *Andrea Riseborough – ''The Pride (play), The Pride'' *Heidi Schreck – ''Circle Mirror Transformation'' *Stephanie Umoh – ''
Ragtime Ragtime, also spelled rag-time or rag time, is a musical style that flourished from the 1890s to 1910s. Its cardinal trait is its syncopated or "ragged" rhythm. Ragtime was popularized during the early 20th century by composers such as Scott J ...
'' *Michael Urie – ''The Temperamentals'' *Dorothy Loudon Starbaby Award: Bobby Steggert - ''Ragtime'' and '' Yank!''


2010–2011

Source:Playbill.com *Ellen Barkin – ''The Normal Heart'' *Desmin Borges – ''The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity'' *Halley Feiffer – ''The House of Blue Leaves'' *Grace Gummer – ''Arcadia (play), Arcadia'' *Rose Hemingway – ''How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (musical), How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'' *John Larroquette – ''How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'' *Heather Lind – ''The Merchant of Venice'' *Patina Miller – ''Sister Act (musical), Sister Act'' *Arian Moayed – ''Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo'' *Jim Parsons – ''The Normal Heart'' *Zachary Quinto – ''Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes'' *Tony Sheldon (actor), Tony Sheldon – ''Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (musical), Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'' *Dorothy Loudon Starbaby Award: Seth Numrich - '' War Horse'' *Lunt-Fontanne Award for Ensemble Excellence – cast of ''The Motherfucker with the Hat''


2011–2012

Source: Playbill.com *Tracie Bennett – ''End of the Rainbow'' *Phillip Boykin – ''The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess'' *Crystal A. Dickinson – ''Clybourne Park'' *Russell Harvard – ''Tribes (play), Tribes'' *Jeremy Jordan (actor, born 1984), Jeremy Jordan – ''Bonnie & Clyde (musical), Bonnie & Clyde'' *Joaquina Kalukango – ''Hurt Village'' *Jennifer Lim (theatre actress), Jennifer Lim – ''Chinglish (play), Chinglish'' *Jessie Mueller – ''On a Clear Day You Can See Forever'' *Hettienne Park – ''Seminar (play), Seminar'' and ''The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures'' *Chris Perfetti – ''Sons of the Prophet'' *Finn Wittrock – ''Death of a Salesman'' *Josh Young – ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' *Dorothy Loudon Starbaby Award: Susan Pourfar - ''Tribes (play), Tribes''


2012–2013

Source:Playbill.com *Bertie Carvel – ''Matilda the Musical'' *Carrie Coon – ''Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' *Brandon J. Dirden – ''The Piano Lesson'' *Shalita Grant – ''Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike'' *Tom Hanks – ''Lucky Guy (play), Lucky Guy'' *Valisia LeKae – ''Motown: The Musical'' *Rob McClure – ''Chaplin (2006 musical), Chaplin'' *Ruthie Ann Miles – ''Here Lies Love'' *Conrad Ricamora – ''Here Lies Love'' *Keala Settle – ''Hands on a Hardbody (musical), Hands on a Hardbody'' *Yvonne Strahovski – ''Golden Boy (play), Golden Boy'' *Tom Sturridge – ''Orphans (Lyle Kessler play), Orphans'' *Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence in the Theater: Johnny Orsini - ''The Nance'' *John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre: Alan Alda


2013–2014

Source: Broadway.comLloyd Webber, Imogen
"Ramin Karimloo, Zachary Levi & Chris O'Dowd Among 2014 Theatre World Award Winners"
broadway.com, May 6, 2014
*Paul Chahidi – ''Twelfth Night, or What You Will'' *Nick Cordero – ''Bullets Over Broadway (musical), Bullets Over Broadway'' *Bryan Cranston – ''All the Way (play), All the Way'' *Mary Bridget Davies – ''A Night with Janis Joplin'' *Sarah Greene – '' The Cripple of Inishmaan'' *Rebecca Hall – ''Machinal'' *Ramin Karimloo – ''Les Misérables (musical), Les Misérables'' *Zachary Levi – ''First Date (musical), First Date'' *Chris O'Dowd – ''Of Mice and Men (play), Of Mice and Men'' *Sophie Okonedo – ''A Raisin in the Sun'' *Emerson Steele – ''Violet (musical), Violet'' *Lauren Worsham – ''A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder'' *Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence in the Theater: Celia Keenan-Bolger - ''The Glass Menagerie'' *John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre Winner: Christopher Plummer


2014–2015

Source: Playbill.comViagas, Robert
"Broadway Siblings Megan and Robert Fairchild Among 71st Annual Theatre World Award Winners"
playbill.com, May 5, 2015
* Geneva Carr – ''Hand to God (play), Hand to God'' * Daveed Diggs – ''Hamilton (musical), Hamilton'' * Megan Fairchild – '' On the Town'' * Robert Fairchild – ''An American in Paris (musical), An American in Paris'' * Collin Kelly-Sordelet – ''The Last Ship (musical), The Last Ship'' * Sydney Lucas – ''Fun Home (musical), Fun Home'' * Karen Pittman – ''Disgraced'' * Benjamin Scheuer – ''The Lion'' * Alex Sharp – ''The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (play), The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time'' * Emily Skeggs – ''Fun Home'' * Micah Stock – ''It's Only a Play'' * Ruth Wilson – ''Constellations (play), Constellations'' * Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence in the Theater: Leanne Cope – ''An American In Paris'' * John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre: Chita RiveraViagas, Robert
"71st Annual Theatre World Award Announced Today – Chita Rivera Earns Lifetime Achievement Honor"
playbill.com, May 5, 2015


2015–2016

Source: Playbill.comGans, Andrew
"Theatre World Awards Announce 2016 Winners"
playbill.com, May 2, 2016
* Danielle Brooks – ''The Color Purple (musical), The Color Purple'' * Carmen Cusack – ''Bright Star (musical), Bright Star'' * Khris Davis – ''The Royale'' * Daniel Durant – ''Spring Awakening (musical), Spring Awakening'' * Cynthia Erivo – ''The Color Purple (musical), The Color Purple'' * John Krasinski – ''Dry Powder'' * Sarah Charles Lewis – ''Tuck Everlasting (musical), Tuck Everlasting'' * Austin P. McKenzie – ''Spring Awakening (musical), Spring Awakening'' * Lupita Nyong'o – ''Eclipsed (play), Eclipsed'' * Mark Strong – ''A View From The Bridge'' * Ana Villafañe – ''On Your Feet!'' * Ben Whishaw – ''The Crucible'' * Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence in the Theater: Nicholas Barasch – ''She Loves Me'' * John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre: Bernadette Peters


2016–2017

Source: BroadwayWorld.comBWW News Desk
"Breaking: Stars from 'Great Comet', 'Anastasia', 'Miss Saigon' & More Earn 2017 Theatre World Awards!"
BroadwayWorld.com, May 11, 2017
*Carlo Albán - ''Sweat (play), Sweat'' *Christy Altomare - ''Anastasia (musical), Anastasia'' *Denée Benton - ''Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812'' *Jon Jon Briones - ''Miss Saigon'' *Barrett Doss - ''Groundhog Day (musical), Groundhog Day'' *Amber Gray - ''Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812'' *Josh Groban - ''Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812'' *Lucas Hedges - ''Yen'' *Raymond Lee (actor), Raymond Lee - ''Vietgone'' *Eva Noblezada - ''Miss Saigon'' *Jeremy Secomb - ''Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Sweeney Todd'' *Cobie Smulders - ''
Present Laughter ''Present Laughter'' is a comic play written by Noël Coward in 1939 but not produced until 1942 because the Second World War began while it was in rehearsal, and the British theatres closed. The title is drawn from a song in Shakespeare's ''T ...
'' *Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence in the Theater: Katrina Lenk, ''Indecent (play), Indecent and The Band's Visit (musical), The Band's Visit'' *John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre: Glenn Close *Special Theatre World Award: Dave Malloy for his Broadway debut in ''Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812'' as an actor, composer, writer, lyricist, and orchestrator.


2017–2018

*Anthony Boyle - ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'' *Jamie Brewer - ''Amy and the Orphans'' *Noma Dumezweni - ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'' *Johnny Flynn (musician), Johnny Flynn - ''Hangmen'' *Denise Gough - ''Angels in America'' *Harry Hadden-Paton - ''My Fair Lady (musical), My Fair Lady'' *Hailey Kilgore - ''Once on This Island'' *James McArdle - ''Angels in America'' *Lauren Ridloff - ''Children of a Lesser God (play), Children of a Lesser God'' *Ethan Slater - ''SpongeBob SquarePants (musical), SpongeBob SquarePants'' *Charlie Stemp - ''Hello, Dolly! (musical), Hello, Dolly!'' *Katy Sullivan - ''Cost of Living'' *Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence in the Theater: Ben Edelman, ''Admissions'' *John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre: Victor Garber


2018–2019

*Gbenga Akinnagbe - ''To Kill a Mockingbird (2018 play), To Kill a Mockingbird'' *Tom Glynn-Carney - ''The Ferryman (play), The Ferryman'' *Sophia Anne Caruso - ''Beetlejuice (musical), Beetlejuice'' *Paddy Considine - ''The Ferryman'' *James Davis - '' Oklahoma!'' *Micaela Diamond - ''The Cher Show (musical), The Cher Show'' *Bonnie Milligan - ''Head Over Heels (musical), Head Over Heels'' *Simone Missick - ''Paradise Blue'' *Jeremy Pope (actor), Jeremy Pope - ''Choir Boy'' *Colton Ryan - ''Girl from the North Country (musical), Girl from the North Country'' *Stephanie Styles - ''Kiss Me, Kate'' *Phoebe Waller-Bridge - ''Fleabag'' *John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre: Nathan Lane


2021-2022

*Patrick J Adams - Take Me Out *Yair Ben-Dor - Prayer for the French Republic *Kearstin Piper-Brown - Intimate Apparel *Sharon D Clarke - Caroline, or Change *Enrico Colantoni - Birthday Candles *Justin Cooley - Kimberly Akimbo (musical), Kimberly Akimbo *Crystal Flynn - Birthday Candles *Gaby French - Hangmen (play), Hangmen *Myles Frost - MJ the Musical *Jaquel Spivey - A Strange Loop *Shannon Tyo - The Chinese Lady *Kara Young - Clyde's


See also

*Tony Awards *Drama Desk Awards *Obie Awards *
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