The 2014 Honorees for Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performance, the 6th Annual Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence in the Theater for an Outstanding Performance in a Broadway or Off-Broadway Production, and the John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, were announced by the Theatre World.  The winners will be celebrated at the 70th Annual Theatre World Awards Ceremony set Mon June 2 beginning at 6:45 PM at Circle in the Square. Hosted annually by Peter Filichia, the awards ceremony will be produced by Theatre World Awards, Inc. Board of Directors. The Theatre World Award winners were chosen by the Theatre World Awards Committee that includes David Cote, Joe Dziemianowicz, Peter Filichia, Harry Haun, Matthew Murray, Frank Scheck & Linda Winer. The Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence in the Theater honors an Outstanding Performance in a Broadway or Off-Broadway production.   The John Willis Award is given for lifetime achievement in the theatre.

2014 Theatre World Award Winners 

Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performance during the 2013-2014 theatrical season

Paul Chahidi, Twelfth  Night, or What You Will
Nick Cordero, Bullets over Broadway
Bryan Cranston,  All the Way
Mary Bridget Davies,  A Night with Janis Joplin
Sarah Greene, The Cripple of Inishmaan
Rebecca Hall, Machinal
Ramin Karimloo, Les Misérables
Zachary Levi, First Date
Chris O'Dowd, Of Mice and Men
Sophie Okonedo,  A Raisin in the Sun
Emerson Steele, Violet
Lauren Worsham,  A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder

2014 Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence in the Theater Winner

Outstanding Performance in a Broadway or Off-Broadway Production

Celia Keenan-Bolger for her performance as Laura in The Glass Menagerie

 2014 John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre Winner

Christopher Plummer

For additional information about the Theatre World Awards (including a list of past recipients), visit www.theatreworldawards.org. Press contact O&M Co (212/695-7400)...