As is tradition, the awards will be bestowed upon the theatre newcomers by former award winners. The 63rd annual awards ceremony will be held at a by-invitation-only event at New World Stages June 5.
Presenters will include Michael Cerveris (The Who's Tommy, winner in 1993), Barbara Cook (Plain and Fancy, 1955), Jennifer Ehle (The Real Thing, 2000), Patricia Elliott (A Little Night Music, 1973), Raúl Esparza (The Rocky Horror Show, 2001), Boyd Gaines (A Month in the Country, 1980), Rosemary Harris (Climate of Eden, 1953) and John McMartin (Little Mary Sunshine, 1960).
Actors' Fund President and Theatre World Award winner Brian Stokes Mitchell (Mail, 1988) will accept a special award to be presented to The Actors' Fund in honor of its 125th anniversary.
The honors are awarded to those performers making their first major New York stage appearance (Broadway or Off-Broadway debuts).
The 2007 winners follow:
First presented in 1945, the Theatre World Awards are among the oldest theatrical awards. Traditionally, a committee of theatre writers chooses six men and six women. On occasion, the awards bestow a Special Theatre World Award on "performers, casts or others who have made a particularly lasting impression on the New York theatre scene," as stated on the official Theatre World Awards website.
This year's honorees were 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).
For further information, visit theatreworldawards.org.
