The Theatre World Awards Announces 2022 Winners & Ceremony

5/12/2022 10:07am


The Theatre World Awards Board of Directors, Dale Badway, President, has announced the 2022 Honorees for the Theatre World Award for an Outstanding Debut Performance in a Broadway or Off-Broadway Production. The 76th Annual Theatre World Awards Ceremony returns to a live in-person presentation on Mon evening, June 6 beginning at 7:00 PM at Circle in the Square Theatre (1633 Broadway). 2022 Honorees for the 13th Annual Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence in the Theater, and the 9th Annual John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre will be announced shortly. Hosted annually by Peter Filichia, the ceremony will be produced by Mr Badway. Tom D’Angora and Michael D’Angora will direct the event. The 2022 Theatre World Award Honorees for Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performance during the 2021-2022 theatrical season are Patrick J Adams, Take Me Out; Yair Ben-Dor, Prayer for the French Republic; Kearstin Piper Brown, Intimate Apparel; Sharon D. Clarke, Caroline, Or Change; Enrico Colantoni, Birthday Candles; Justin Cooley, Kimberly Akimbo; Crystal Finn, Birthday Candles; Gaby French, Hangmen; Myles Frost, MJ The Musical; Jacquel Spivey, A Strange Loop; Shannon Tyo, The Chinese Lady; & Kara Young, Clyde’s. The honorees are chosen by the Theatre World Awards Committee which is comprised of 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 (BroadwayWorld), Cary Wong (Freelance), and Frank Scheck (The Hollywood Reporter). For additional information about the Theatre World Awards, visit www.theatreworldawards.org. Press contact: Philip Carruba/Richard Hillman PR (917/523-8849)...