Noma Dumezweni, Denise Gough, Harry Hadden-Paton, Hailey Kilgore, Lauren Ridloff & Ethan Slater

Theatre World Awards 2018 recipients revealed

The 74th Annual Theatre World Awards ceremony will be held on Monday, June 4 at Broadway's Circle in the Square Theatre.

Tom Millward
Tom Millward

The New York Theatre Guide would like to congratulate the twelve Theatre World Award 2018 Honorees, revealed today, for "Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performances". The recipients will be celebrated at The 74th Annual Theatre World Awards ceremony on Monday, June 4 at Circle in the Square Theatre.

In addition, four time Tony Award nominee Victor Garber (currently starring as Horace Vandergelder in Hello, Dolly!) will be honored with the John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement In The Theatre, celebrating his 46th year on the Broadway stage. Mr. Garber is the sixth person to receive the prestigious award following previous recipients Glenn Close, Bernadette Peters, Chita Rivera, Christopher Plummer, and Alan Alda.

The Theatre World Award recipients for the 2017-2018 season 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

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