El Premi Theatre World és un honor estatunidenc que es concedeix anualment a actors i actrius en reconeixement a una destacada actuació de debut als escenaris de la ciutat de Nova York, ja sigui a Broadway o a l'off-Broadway. Es va atorgar per primera vegada per a la temporada teatral de 1945-1946.
Història El 1944, Daniel Blum, Norman McDonald i John Willis van fundar els Premis Theatre World, que reconeixen les "Personalitats Prometedores", actors i actrius, en debuts en produccions de Broadway o Off-Broadway. El primer any, Blum va lliurar els premis al seu apartament, en un còctel, a Betty Comden, Judy Holliday i John Raitt, i el segon any a Barbara Bel Geddes, Marlon Brando i Burt Lancaster. A la festa de Blum de 1949, Carol Channing va guanyar. L' equip editorial de Theatre World va administrar els premis, sota la supervisió de Daniel Blum.
El 1964, després de la mort de Daniel Blum, John Willis va supervisar els premis. El 1969, el premi va passar a anomenar-se Theatre World Award. Els primers premis eren un certificat emmarcat, després una placa i, més tard, el 1973, el premi Janus de bronze , esculpit per Harry Marinsky. El 1998, els Theatre World Awards es van constituir com una organització sense ànim de lucre 501 (c) 3 i actualment estan supervisats per un consell d'administració independent de Theatre World.
Els guanyadors són seleccionats per un comitè de crítics amb seu a Nova York. Aquest comitè inclou (a partir del maig de 2015) Roma Torre (NY1), David Cote (Time Out7 New York, NY1), Joe Dziemianowicz (New York Daily News), Peter Filichia (The Newark Star-Ledger, Eme76ritus), Harry Haun (Playbill), Matthew Murray (TalkinBroadway.com), i Frank Scheck (New York Post). Viagas, Robert. "Dates Announced for 71st Annual Theatre World Awards; Chita Rivera To Be Honored", playbill.com, May 1, 2015.Gans, Andrew. "Tom Hanks, Bertie Carvel, Valisia LeKae, Rob McClure and More Are Theatre World Award Winners" playbill.com, May 7, 2013.Gans, Andrew."Theatre World Awards Presented to Tracie Bennett, Jeremy Jordan, Jennifer Lim and More June 5", playbill.com, June 5, 2012.
Premis honorífics especials ElPremi Dorothy Loudon Starbaby es va instituir el 2009, anomenat en honor de l'actriu i cantant Dorothy Loudon (1925–2003) i des del 2010 ha estat atorgat per la Fundació Dorothy Loudon en relació amb aquests premis. El primer Premi Starbaby va ser lliurat a Susan Louise O'Connor (Blithe Spirit). Altres guardonats són Bobby Steggert (Ragtime and Yank!) (2009–10),Gans, Andrew.Bobby Steggert to Receive Dorothy Loudon Starbaby Award at Theatre World Awards" playbill.com, May 20, 2010. Seth Numrich (War Horse) (2010–11),Gans, Andrew."Ellen Barkin, Patina Miller, John Larroquette, Jim Parsons, Tony Sheldon and More Win Theatre World Awards", playbill.com, May 10, 2011. and Susan Pourfar (Tribes). El 2013, va ser rebatejat com a Premi Dorothy Loudon a l'Excel·lència en el Teatre.
El primer Premi Lunt-Fontanne anual a l'Excel·lència en Conjunt es va lliurar als Premis 2010-11 al repartiment de of The Motherf**ker with the Hat – Bobby Cannavale, Chris Rock, Annabella Sciorra, Elizabeth Rodriguez i Yul Vázquez. El premi és en honor dels difunts Alfred Lunt i Lynn Fontanne i es concedeix a un conjunt destacat de Broadway o Off-Broadway.BWW News Desk.2010-11 "Theatre World Award Winners Announced - Barkin, Hemingway, Larroquette, Miller, Quinto, Sheldon, 'Motherf**cker' & More" broadwayworld.com, May 10, 2011. El 2022 es va lliurar un premi al "Conjunt Destacat" als 21 membres del repartiment que van debutar a Broadway en la reestrena de The Music Man.Gans, Andrew. "76th Annual Theatre World Awards, Honoring Sharon D Clarke, Patrick J. Adams, Jaquel Spivey, More, Presented June 6", Playbill, June 6, 2022
Premi John Willis Un nou premi, el Premi John Willis , es va instituir per primera vegada per a la temporada 2012-13. Es concedeix per "assoliments de tota una vida en el teatre" en honor a John Willis, que va crear i mantenir la tradició del Món del Teatre durant 66 anys, fomentant nous talents en un negoci sovint difícil. El primer receptor va ser Alan Alda.
Guanyadors Els guanyadors, entre 1990-1991 a 2024-2025 són
1990-1991 Jane Adams - I Hate Hamlet Gillian Anderson - Absent Friends Adam Arkin - I Hate Hamlet Brenda Blethyn - Absent Friends Marcus Chong - Stand-up Tragedy Paul Hipp - Buddy LaChanze - Once on This Island Kenny Neal - Mule Bone Kevin Ramsey - Oh, Kay! Francis Ruivivar - Shogun, The Musical Lea Salonga - Miss Saigon Chandra Wilson - The Good Times Are Killing Me Tracey Ullman - The Big Love i The Taming of the Shrew Premi especial: Ellen Stewart
1991-1992 Talia Balsam - Jake's Women Lindsay Crouse - The Homecoming Griffin Dunne - Search and Destroy Laurence Fishburne - Two Trains Running Mel Harris - Empty Hearts Jonathan Kaplan - Falsettos i Rags Jessica Lange - A Streetcar Named Desire Laura Linney - Sight Unseen Spiro Malas - The Most Happy Fella Mark Rosenthal - Marvin's Room Helen Shaver - Jake's Women Al White - Two Trains Running Premi especial: cast of Dancing at Lughnasa Premi especial: Plays for Living
1992-1993 Brent Carver - Kiss of the Spider Woman Michael Cerveris - The Who's Tommy Marcia Gay Harden - Angels in America: Millennium Approaches Stephanie Lawrence - Blood Brothers Andrea Martin - My Favorite Year Liam Neeson - Anna Christie Stephen Rea - Someone Who'll Watch Over Me Natasha Richardson - Anna Christie Martin Short - The Goodbye Girl Dina Spybey - Five Women Wearing the Same Dress Stephen Spinella - Angels in America: Millennium Approaches Jennifer Tilly - One Shoe Off Premi especial: John Leguizamo Premi especial: Rosetta LeNoire
1993-1994 Marcus D'Amico - An Inspector Calls Jarrod Emick - Damn Yankees Arabella Field - Snowing at Delphi and Four Dogs and a Bone Aden Gillett - An Inspector Calls Sherry Glaser - Family Secrets Michael Hayden - Carousel Margaret Illman - The Red Shoes Audra Ann McDonald - Carousel Burke Moses - Beauty and the Beast Anna Deavere Smith - Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 Jere Shea - Passion Harriet Walter - Three Birds Alighting on a Field
1994-1995 Gretha Boston - Show Boat Billy Crudup - Arcadia Ralph Fiennes - Hamlet Beverly D'Angelo - Simpatico Calista Flockhart - The Glass Menagerie Kevin Kilner - The Glass Menagerie Anthony LaPaglia - The Rose Tattoo Julie Johnson - Das Barbecü Helen Mirren - A Month in the Country Jude Law - Indiscretions Rufus Sewell - Translations Vanessa Williams - Kiss of the Spider Woman Premi especial: Brooke Shields
1995-1996 Jordan Baker - Suddenly Last Summer Joohee Choi - The King and I Karen Kay Cody - Master Class Viola Davis - Seven Guitars Kate Forbes - The School for Scandal Michael McGrath - Swinging on a Star Alfred Molina - Molly Sweeney Timothy Olyphant - The Monogamist Adam Pascal - Rent Lou Diamond Phillips - The King and I Daphne Rubin-Vega - Rent Brett Tabisel - Big Premi especial: cast of An Ideal Husband
1996-1997 Terry Beaver - The Last Night of Ballyhoo Helen Carey - London Assurance Kristin Chenoweth - Steel Pier Jason Danieley - Candide Linda Eder - Jekyll & Hyde Allison Janney - Present Laughter Daniel McDonald - Steel Pier Janet McTeer - A Doll's House Mark Ruffalo - This Is Our Youth Fiona Shaw - The Waste Land Antony Sher - Stanley Alan Tudyk - Bunny Bunny Premi especial: el repartiment de Skylight
1997-1998 Max Casella – The Lion King Margaret Colin – Jackie Ruaidhri Conroy – The Cripple of Inishmaan Alan Cumming – Cabaret Lea DeLaria – On the Town Edie Falco – Side Man Enid Graham – Honour Anna Kendrick – High Society Ednita Nazario – The Capeman Douglas Sills – The Scarlet Pimpernel Steven Sutcliffe – Ragtime Sam Trammell – Ah, Wilderness! Premi especial: Eddie Izzard Premi especial: repartiment de The Beauty Queen of Leenane
1998-1999 Jillian Armenante - The Cider House Rules James Black - Not About Nightingales Brendan Coyle - The Weir Anna Friel - Closer Rupert Graves - Closer Lynda Gravatt - The Old Settler Nicole Kidman - The Blue Room Ciaran Hinds - Closer Ute Lemper - Chicago Clarke Peters - The Iceman Cometh Toby Stephens - Ring Round the Moon Sandra Oh - Stop Kiss Premi especial: Jerry Herman
1999-2000 Craig Bierko – The Music Man Everett Bradley – Swing! Gabriel Byrne – A Moon for the Misbegotten Ann Hampton Callaway – Swing! Toni Collette – The Wild Party Henry Czerny – Arms and the Man Stephen Dillane – The Real Thing Jennifer Ehle – The Real Thing Philip Seymour Hoffman – True West Hayley Mills – Suite in Two Keys Cigdem Onat – The Time of the Cuckoo Claudia Shear – Dirty Blonde Premi especial: Barry Humphries
2000-2001 Juliette Binoche – Betrayal Macaulay Culkin – Madame Melville Janie Dee – Comic Potential Raúl Esparza – The Rocky Horror Show Kathleen Freeman – The Full Monty Deven May – Bat Boy Reba McEntire – Annie Get Your Gun Chris Noth – The Best Man Joshua Park – The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Rosie Perez – References to Salvador Dali Make Me Hot Joely Richardson – Madame Melville John Ritter – The Dinner Party Special Award: Seán Campion Special Award: Conleth Hill
2001-2002 Justin Bohon – Oklahoma! Simon Callow – The Mystery of Charles Dickens Mos Def – Topdog/Underdog Emma Fielding – Private Lives Adam Godley – Private Lives Martin Jarvis – By Jeeves Spencer Kayden – Urinetown Gretchen Mol – The Shape of Things Anna Paquin – The Glory of Living Louise Pitre – Mamma Mia! David Warner – Major Barbara Rachel Weisz – The Shape of Things
2002-2003 Antonio Banderas – Nine Tammy Blanchard – Gypsy Thomas Jefferson Byrd – Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Jonathan Cake – Medea Victoria Hamilton – A Day in the Death of Joe Egg Clare Higgins – Vincent in Brixton Jackie Hoffman – Hairspray Mary Stuart Masterson – Nine John Selya – Movin' Out Jochum ten Haaf – Vincent in Brixton Daniel Sunjata – Take Me Out Marissa Jaret Winokur – Hairspray Premi especial: Peter Filichia Premi especial: Ben Hodges
2003-2004 Shannon Cochran – Bug Stephanie D'Abruzzo – Avenue Q Mitchel David Federan – The Boy From Oz Alexander Gemignani – Assassins Hugh Jackman – The Boy From Oz Isabel Keating – The Boy From Oz Sanaa Lathan – A Raisin in the Sun Jefferson Mays – I Am My Own Wife Euan Morton – Taboo Anika Noni Rose – Caroline, or Change John Tartaglia – Avenue Q Jennifer Westfeldt – Wonderful Town Premi especial: Sarah Jones
2004-2005 Christina Applegate – Sweet Charity Ashlie Atkinson – Fat Pig Hank Azaria – Spamalot Gordon Clapp – Glengarry Glen Ross Conor Donovan – Privilege Dan Fogler – The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Heather Goldenhersh – Doubt Carla Gugino – After the Fall Jenn Harris – Modern Orthodox Cheyenne Jackson – All Shook Up Celia Keenan-Bolger – The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Tyler Maynard – Altar Boyz
2005-2006 Harry Connick, Jr. – The Pajama Game Felicia P. Fields – The Color Purple Maria Friedman – The Woman in White Richard Griffiths – The History Boys Mamie Gummer – Mr. Marmalade Jayne Houdyshell – Well Bob Martin – The Drowsy Chaperone Ian McDiarmid – Faith Healer Nellie McKay – The Threepenny Opera David Wilmot – The Lieutenant of Inishmore Elisabeth Withers-Mendes – The Color Purple John Lloyd Young – Jersey Boys
2006-2007 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... Premi especial: Actors' Fund
2007-2008 De'Adre Aziza – Passing Strange Cassie Beck – Drunken City