Alex Sharp, Sydney Lucas, Ruth Wilson & More Among 2015 Theatre World Award Winners

Alex Sharp, Sydney Lucas, Robert Fairchild and Ruth Wilson are among the winners of the 71st annual Theatre World Awards, which honor outstanding Broadway and off-Broadway debut performances. The winners will be honored at an award ceremony on June 1 at the Lyric Theatre. At that time, The Visit’s Chita Rivera will received the John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, as previously reported.

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. They are presented annually at the end of the theater season to six actors and six actresses for their significant, reviewable, debut performances in a Broadway or off-Broadway production.

The full list of honorees is below.

Geneva Carr, Hand to God
Megan Fairchild, On the Town
Sydney Lucas, Fun Home
Karen Pittman, Disgraced
Emily Skeggs, Fun Home
Ruth Wilson, Constellations
Daveed Diggs, Hamilton
Robert Fairchild, An American in Paris
Collin Kelly-Sordelet, The Last Ship
Benjamin Scheuer, The Lion
Alex Sharp, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Micah Stock, It’s Only a Play