Recipients of the 79th Annual Theatre World Awards, honoring outstanding debut performances in a Broadway or Off-Broadway production, were announced May 5. The honorees will be celebrated June 2 at 7 PM at a ceremony at the Hard Rock Caf茅 Times Square.
Theatre journalist Peter Filichia will again host the ceremony,
produced by Theatre World Awards, Inc. Board of Directors and President
Dale Badway.
The 2025 Theatre World Award Honorees include Alana Arenas, Purpose; Kit Connor, Romeo & Juliet; Patsy Ferran, A Streetcar Named Desire; Tom Francis, Sunset Boulevard; Jak Malone, Operation Mincemeat; Paul Mescal, A Streetcar Named Desire; Louis McCartney, Stranger Things; Marjan Neshat, English; Jasmine Amy Rogers, BOOP!; Nicole Scherzinger, Sunset Boulevard; Helen J Shen, Maybe Happy Ending; and Sarah Snook, The Picture of Dorian Gray.
The evening will also include the presentations of the Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence in the Theater, honoring an outstanding performance in a Broadway or Off-Broadway production, to Shailene Woodley (Cult of Love); and The John Willis Award, given for lifetime achievement in the theatre, to Tony winner Leslie Uggams (Hallelujah, Baby!; King Hedley II). The latter honors the late Willis, who created and maintained the Theatre World tradition for 66 years, encouraging new talent in an often-challenging business.
George Clooney, who currently stars in the stage adaptation of Good Night, and Good Luck, will also be honored with the 2025 TWA Special Award for Outstanding Broadway Debut as Performer and Playwright. Clooney co-wrote Good Night, and Good Luck with Grant Heslov.
This year's honorees were chosen by the Theatre World Awards Committee: Linda Armstrong (Amsterdam News), David Cote (The Observer), Joe Dziemianowicz (New York Theatre Guide), Peter Filichia (Broadway Radio), David Finkle (New York Stage Review), Elysa Gardner (The New York Sun), Harry Haun (Observer.com), Cary Wong (The Interested Bystander), and Frank Scheck (New York Stage Review/The Hollywood Reporter).
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The Theatre World Awards, Inc. Board of Directors is headed by President Badway with Vice Presidents Tom Lynch and Michael Kostel, Secretary Stephen Wilde, the late Honorable Treasurer Ilene Zatkin-Butler, James Sheridan, Karen Johnston, and Jeffrey Grove.
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Len Cariou and Heather Summerhayes Cariou
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Peter Filichia
Dale Badway
Tim Daly
Maleah Joi Moon
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Kristin Chenoweth
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Cole Escola
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