Theater World Awards 71st Anniversary 2015

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Theater World Awards Honor Debut Performances from Actors who have appeared on Broadway and Off Broadway 2014 – 2015 Season

The Theatre World Award remains the oldest award given for a debut theatre performance On or Off-Broadway. The contribution this Award has made to the theatre is incalculable. It is not a competition and is it only given once. Because it is given for a debut performance, it encourages and inspires newcomers to the stage to continue to pursue their dream. It is freely given at a time when encouragement is so necessary in an industry known more for rejection than reception.

The Theatre World Award winners are chosen by the Theatre World Awards committee, which is comprised of David Cote (Time Out New York, NY1), Joe Dziemianowicz (New York Daily News), Peter Filichia (Newark Star-Ledger), Harry Haun (Playbill), Matthew Murray (Talkin’ Broadway), Frank Scheck (The Hollywood Reporter), and Linda Winer (Newsday).

 

The winners of the 2015 Theater World Awards are:

Geneva Carr, “Hand to God”

Megan Fairchild, “On the Town”

Sydney Lucas, “Fun Home”

Karen Pittman, “Disgraced”

Emily Skeggs, “Fun Home”

Ruth Wilson, “Constellations”

Daveed Diggs, “Hamilton”

Robert Fairchild, “An American in Paris”

Collin Kelly-Sordelet, “The Last Ship”

Benjamin Scheuer, “The Lion”

Alex Sharp, “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time”

Micah Stock, “It’s Only a Play”

 

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Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence:

Leanne Cope, “An American in Paris”

John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theater:

Chita Rivera, “The Visit”