On Wednesday June 11, 2008 the Theatre World Awards for Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut performances during the 2007-2008 theatrical season took place. The awards were presented by former Theatre World Award winners, including: Alec Baldwin (Loot, 1986), Griffin Dunne (Search and Destroy, 1992), Alexander Gemignani (Assassins, 2004), Andrea Martin (My Favorite Year, 1993), Lin-Manuel Miranda (In The Heights, 2007), Rosie Perez (References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot, 2001), and B.D. Wong (M. Butterfly, 1988). There were also be performances by former Theatre World Award winners, including: Karen Akers (Nine, 1982), Cheyenne Jackson (All Shook Up, 2005), Carol Lawrence (West Side Story, 1958) and Alice Playten (Henry, Sweet Henry, 1968).
As previously announced, the 2007-08 Theatre World Award winners are:
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;
Alli Mauzey,
Cry-Baby;
Jenna Russell,
Sunday in the Park with George; Mark Rylance, Boeing-Boeing; Loretta Ables Sayre,
South Pacific;
Jimmi Simpson,
The Farnsworth Invention; and Paulo Szot,
South Pacific.
The Theatre World Awards presentation was be held at the
Helen Hayes Theatre, 240 West 44th Street.
First presented in 1945, the prestigious Theatre World Awards are the oldest awards given for Broadway and Off-Broadway debut performances, and are among the oldest honors given to stage performers. The Theatre World Award winners have been chosen by the Theatre World Awards committee, currently comprised of
Peter Filichia (Theatermania),
Harry Haun (Playbill), Matthew Murray (Talkin' Broadway), Frank Scheck (New York Post), Michael Sommers (Newhouse Newspapers), Doug Watt (Critic Emeritus, New York Daily News), and Linda Winer (New York Newsday). The Theatre World Award Board of Directors is: Leigh Giroux, President; Kati Meister, Vice President; Erin Oestreich, Secretary; Scott Denny, Treasurer; Tom Lynch, founding Board member; and
Barry Keating.
For more information about the Theatre World Awards (including a listing of past recipients) please visit:
theatreworldawards.org.Photos By Peter James Zielinski
The 2008 Theatre World Awards
The 2008 Theatre World Awards
Hoon Lee
Deanna Dunagan
Alli Mauzey
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Jonathan Cake
Jenna Russell
Paulo Szot
Loretta Ables Sayre
de'Adre Aziza
de'Adre Aziza
Ben Daniels
Andrea Martin
Cassie Beck
Daniel Breaker
John Cullum
The 2008 Theatre World Awards
Carol Lawrence
Carol Lawrence
Carol Lawrence
Carol Lawrence
Carol Lawrence
Carol Lawrence
Peter Filichia
Peter Filichia
Laura Linney
Laura Linney
Laura Linney
Ben Daniels
Ben Daniels
Ben Daniels
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Daniel Breaker
Daniel Breaker
Daniel Breaker
Jonathan Cake
Jonathan Cake
Jonathan Cake
Mark Rylance
Mark Rylance
Mark Rylance
Tyler Maynard
Tyler Maynard
Tyler Maynard
Tyler Maynard
Rosie Perez
Rosie Perez
Rosie Perez
de'Adre Aziza
de'Adre Aziza
BD Wong
BD Wong
BD Wong
Hoon Lee
Hoon Lee
Hoon Lee
Griffin Dunne
Griffin Dunne
Griffin Dunne
Loretta Ables Sayre
Loretta Ables Sayre
Loretta Ables Sayre
Loretta Ables Sayre
Alec Baldwin
Alec Baldwin
Alec Baldwin
Deanna Dunagan
Deanna Dunagan
Deanna Dunagan
Alice Playten
Alice Playten
Alice Playten
Alex Gemignani
Alex Gemignani
Jenna Russell
Jenna Russell
Jenna Russell
Jenna Russell
Jenna Russell
John Cullum
John Cullum
John Cullum
Cassie Beck
Cassie Beck
Cassie Beck
Alice Playten
Alice Playten
Paulo Szot
Andrea Martin
Andrea Martin
Andrea Martin
Andrea Martin presents Alli Mauzey with not only her award, but Magnolia Cupcakes
Alli Mauzey
Alli Mauzey
Alli Mauzey
Alli Mauzey
Peter Filichia
Karen Akers
Karen Akers
Karen Akers
Karen Akers
Peter Filichia
The 2008 Theatre World Awards
