2018 Theatre World Awards Announced

5/9/2018 1:44pm


The Theatre World Awards, Inc. Board of Directors (Dale Badway, President) has announced the 2018 Theatre World Award Honorees for Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performance who will be celebrated at the 74th Annual Theatre World Awards Ceremony on Mon June 4 beginning at 2:00 PM at Circle in the Square (1633 B'way.) Hosted annually by Peter Filichia, the ceremony will be produced by Theatre World Awards, Inc. Board of Directors. Theatre World Award Alum Victor Garber will receive the 6th Annual John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement In The Theatre, celebrating his 46th year on the Broadway stage. Stephen Nachamie is set to direct the afternoon’s activities. Thewinners were chosen by the Theatre World Awards Committee which is comprised of Roma Torre (NY1),David Cote (Time Out New York, Emeritus), Joe Dziemianowicz (New York Daily News), Peter Filichia (The Newark Star-Ledger, Emeritus) Harry Haun (The Observer), Elysa Gardner (USA Today, Emeritus), and Frank Scheck (The Hollywood Reporter). The 2018 honorees are  Anthony Boyle, Harry Potter and The Cursed Child; Jamie Brewer, Amy and the Orphans; Noma Dumezweni, Harry Potter and The Cursed Child;Johnny Flynn, Hangmen; Denise Gough, Angels in America;Harry Hadden-Paton, My Fair Lady; Hailey Kilgore, Once on This Island;James McArdle, Angels in America;Lauren Ridloff, Children of a Lesser God;Ethan Slater, SpongeBob SquarePants;Charlie Stemp, Hello, Dolly! & Katy Sullivan, Cost of Living. For more information, please visit www.theatreworldawards.org. Press contact: Richard Hillman PR (917/523-8849)...