The Theatre World Awards were presented at star-studded ceremony on Tuesday, June
6th at Studio 54 (254 W.54th St).
The
62nd annual Theatre World Awards for Outstanding Broadway and
Off-Broadway Debut Performances have been won by:
Harry Connick, Jr.,
The Pajama Game;
Felicia P. Fields,
The Color Purple;
Maria Friedman,
The Woman in White; Richard Griffiths,
The History Boys; Mamie Gummer,
Mr. Marmalade; Jayne Houdyshell,
Well; Bob Martin,
The Drowsy Chaperone; Ian McDiarmid,
Faith Healer; Nellie McKay,
The Threepenny Opera;
David Wilmot,
The Lieutenant of Inishmore;
Elisabeth Withers-Mendes,
The Color Purple and
John Lloyd Young,
Jersey Boys.The twelve awards were presented by former award winners, including
Lucie Arnaz (
They're Playing Our Song, 1979);
Maxwell Caulfield (
Class Enemy; 1980),
Ralph Fiennes (
Hamlet, 1995);
Harry Groener (revival,
Oklahoma!, 1980);
Liza Minnelli (
Best Foot Forward, 1963); ;
Ken Page (revival
, Guys and Dolls, 1977);
John Rubinstein (
Pippin, 1973); and
Jonathan Pryce (
Comedians, 1977). Several presenters will perform songs they introduced from the shows for which they received their award, including
John Rubinstein ("Corner of the Sky" from
Pippin) and
Ken Page ("Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat" from
Guys & Dolls).
The
Theatre World Awards are the oldest awards given for Broadway and
Off-Broadway debut performances, as well as one of the oldest awards
bestowed on New York actors. The ceremony was written and hosted by
Peter Filichia.
Walter Willison (
Two by Two, 1971) directed; Ben Hodges and Kati Meister served as co-executive producers.
For further information, visit
theatreworldawards.org.
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