Theater: Recipients of The 78th Theatre World Awards

(c) Theatre World Awards

Recipients of the 78th Annual Theatre World Awards were revealed today, honoring 12 outstanding Broadway and Off-Broadway debut performances.   The awards ceremony will be on June 10 at the Marquis Theatre.

This year's Theatre World Award honorees this year are:

The Who's Tommy (c) Matthew Murphy, Evan Zimmerman

Ali Louis Bourzgui – The Who’s Tommy 

Cole Escola (c) Emilio Madrid

Cole Escola - Oh, Mary 

The Outsiders (c) Matthew Murphy

Brody Grant – The Outsiders 

An Enemy of the People (c) Emilio Madrid

Michael Imperioli – An Enemy of the People 

The Wiz (c) Jeremy Daniel

Phillip Johnson Richardson – The Wiz 

Patriots (c) Matthew Murphy

Will Keen – Patriots 

The Wiz (c) Jeremy Daniel

Nichelle Lewis – The Wiz 

Mary Jane (c) Matthew Murphy

Rachel Mcadams – Mary Jane 

Hell's Kitchen (c) Mark J. Franklin

Maleah Joi Moon – Hell’s Kitchen 

Stereophonic (c) Julieta Cervantes

Tom Pecinka – Stereophonic 

Stereophonic (c) Julieta Cervantes

Sarah Pidgeon – Stereophonic 

Stereophonic (c) Julieta Cervantes

Chris Stack – Stereophonic

15th Annual Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence in The Theater

Philadelphia, Here I Come (c) Jeremy Daniel

A.J. Shively – Philadelphia, Here I Come

For Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre

Tuesdays with Morrie (c) Jeremy Varner

Len Cariou

11th Annual John Willis Award

2024 Special Award Honoree

Peter Filichia

Theatre World Awards Committee: 

Linda Armstrong (Amsterdam News) 

David Cote (The Observer)

Joe Dziemianowicz (New York Daily News, Emeritus)

Peter Filichia (The Newark Star-Ledger, Emeritus),

David Finkle (New York Stage Review)

Elysa Gardner (USA Today, Emeritus)

Harry Haun (The Observer)

Cary Wong (The Interested Bystander)

Frank Scheck (The Hollywood Reporter)

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