Winners of the Theatre World Awards

The winners of the 2006 - 2007 Theatre World Awards for outstanding Broadway and off-Broadway debut performance were announced on the 21 May 2007.

The 63rd annual Theatre World Award winners are:
in alphabetical order.

  • Fantasia Barrino: The Color Purple.
  • Eve Best: A Moon for the Misbegotten
  • Mary Birdsong: Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me
  • Erin Davie: Grey Gardens
  • Xanthe Elbrick: Coram Boy
  • Johnny Galecki: The Little Dog Laughed
  • Jonathan Groff: Spring Awakening
  • Gavin Lee: Mary Poppins
  • Lin-Manuel Miranda: In the Heights
  • Bill Nighy: The Vertical Hour
  • Stark Sands: Journey's End
  • Nilaja Sun: No Child�
The awards will be presented to the winners at an invitation-only ceremony at New World Stages on the 5 Jun 2007.

The Theatre World Award winners are chosen by the Theatre World Awards committee, comprised of Peter Filichia (Theatermania), Harry Haun (Playbill), Matthew Murray (Talkin' Broadway), Frank Scheck (New York Post), Michael Sommers (Newhouse Papers), Doug Watt (Critic Emeritus, New York Daily News) and Linda Winer (Newsday).

In its 63rd year since its inception, the Theatre World Awards remains the oldest one given for a debut theatre performance on or off-Broadway.

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