Theater: Recipients of The 80th Theatre World Awards

(c) Theatre World Awards

The 80th Theatre World Award Honorees for Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performance have been announced for the 2025-2026 season.   The Awards witll be presented at a ceremony on Tuesday, June 2 at the Longacre Theatre.

Again, I am honored to be on the selection committee, and this is a great Class of 2026

2025-2026 Theatre World Award Honorees 

Death of a Salesman (c) Emilio Madrid

Ben Ahlers, Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman 

The Lost Boys (c) Matthew Murphy

LJ Benet, The Lost Boys 

Becky Shaw (c) Marc J. Franklin

Madeline Brewer, Becky Shaw 

The Fear of 13 (c) Emilio Madrid

Adrien Brody, The Fear of 13 

Proof (c) Matthew Murphy

Ayo Edebiri, Proof 

Becky Shaw (c) Marc J. Franklin

Alden Ehrenreich, Becky Shaw 

The Rocky Horror Show (c) Joan Marcus

Luke Evans, Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show 

Punch (c) Matthew Murphy

Will Harrison, Punch 

Caroline (c) Emilio Madrid

River Lipe-Smith, Caroline 

Oedipus (c) Julieta Cervantes 

Leslie Manville, Oedipus 

Cats: The Jellicle Ball (c) Andy Henderson

Robert "Silk" Mason, Cats: The Jellicle Ball 

Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) (c) Matthew Murphy

Sam Tutty, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) 

17th Annual Dorothy Loudon Award 

For Excellence in The Theater 

Giant (c) Joan Marcus

Rachael Stirling, Giant

This year's honorees were chosen by the Theatre World Awards Committee: Linda Armstrong (Amsterdam News), David Cote (The Observer), Joe Dziemianowicz (New York Theatre Guide), Peter Filichia (Broadway Radio), David Finkle (New York Stage Review), Elysa Gardner (The New York Sun), Frank Scheck (New York Stage Review/The Hollywood Reporter) and Cary Wong (The Interested Bystander).

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