Patina Miller, Ellen Barkin, John Larroquette & More Win 2011 Theatre World Awards

Winners of the 67th annual Theatre World Awards for Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway debut performances have been announced. The awards will be presented on June 7 at an invitation-only ceremony at a theater to be announced, hosted by Peter Filichia. The honorees for the 2010-2011 season are as follows:

Ellen Barkin, The Normal Heart
Desmin Borges, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
Halley Feiffer, The House of Blue Leaves
Grace Gummer, Arcadia
Rose Hemingway, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
John Larroquette, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Heather Lind, The Merchant of Venice
Patina Miller, Sister Act
Arian Moayed, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo
Jim Parsons, The Normal Heart
Zachary Quinto, Angels in America
Tony Sheldon, Priscilla Queen of the Desert

In addition, the third annual Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence will go to Seth Numrich of War Horse and the first annual Lunt-Fontanne Award for Ensemble Excellence will go to the cast of The Motherf**ker with the Hat (Bobby Cannavale, Chris Rock, Annabella Sciorra, Elizabeth Rodriguez and Yul Vázquez).

First presented in 1945, the Theatre World Awards are the oldest awards given for outstanding Broadway and Off-Broadway debut performances. The winners were chosen by a committee consisting of David Cote (Time Out New York and NY1), Joe Dziemianowicz (Daily News), Peter Filichia (The Star-Ledger and TheaterMania), Harry Haun (Playbill), Matthew Murray (Talkin’ Broadway), Frank Scheck (New York Post) and Linda Winer (Newsday). The Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence has been chosen by the Trustees of the Dorothy Loudon Foundation.