The 71st annual Theatre World Awards, for performers making their Broadway or Off-Broadway debuts, go to:

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

This Year’s Recipient Of The 7th Annual Dorothy Loudon Award For Excellence will be awarded to:

Leanne Cope, An American In Paris

The John Willis Award

For Lifetime Achievement In The Theatre To Be Presented To

Chita Rivera

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Geneva Carr

Megan Fairchild

In the song “Ring of Keys” in Fun Home, Sydney Lucas as 12-year-old Small Allison sees a butch lesbian in a diner, and is thunderstruck to realize “we’re alike in a certain way”

Karen Pittman

Emily Skeggs as Medium Allison in Fun Home

Ruth Wilson

Daveed Diggs

Robert Fairchild

Collin Kelly-Sordelet

Benjamin Scheuer in The Lion

Alex Sharp

Micah Stock

Leanne Cope

Chita Rivera

Update: Video interviewing past and present winners as they headed for the ceremony.