The 78th annual Theatre World Awards board has announced their honoree for the 2024 season, along with the 15th Annual Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence in the Theater to A.J. Shively. As previously announced, Tony Award winner Len Cariou will receive the 11th Annual John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, and a 2024 TWA Special Award will be presented to Peter Filichia, who has hosted the awards in recent history. Michael Lavine is Musical Director.
The annual Theatre World Awards ceremony, in keeping with the decade-old tradition of being held the Monday before ‘TONY’ Sunday, will be held Monday, June 10 at 8:08 PM on the set of the Broadway revival of The Wiz at the Marquis Theatre.
The 2024 Theatre World Award Honorees For Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performance during the 2023-2024 theatrical season are:
Ali Louis Bourzgui, The Who’s Tommy
Cole Escola, Oh, Mary!
Brody Grant, The Outsiders
Michael Imperioli, Enemy of the People
Phillip Johnson Richardson, The Wiz
Will Keen, Patriots
Nichelle Lewis, The Wiz
Rachel McAdams, Mary Jane
Maleah Joi Moon, Hell’s Kitchen
Tom Pecinka, Stereophonic
Sarah Pidgeon, Stereophonic
Chris Stack, Stereophonic
15th Annual Dorothy Loudon AwardFor Excellence in The Theater
A.J. Shively, Philadephia, Here I Come
11th Annual John Willis Award For Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
Len Cariou
2024 Special Award Honoree
Peter Filichia
First presented in 1945, the Theatre World Awards, founded by John Willis, the Editor-in-Chief of both Theatre World and its companion volume, Screen World, are the oldest awards given for Outstanding Broadway and Off-Broadway Debut Performances. The Theatre World Awards are presented annually at the end of the theatre season to honor twelve significant, reviewable, debut performances in a Broadway or Off-Broadway production.
For additional information about the Theatre World Awards, visit www.theatreworldawards.org
