Below are the dozen honorees bestowed with Theatre World Awards for outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway debut performances during the 2024-2025 theatrical season, as well as three special awards, including Leslie Uggams for lifetime achievement, and George Clooney

The 78th annual Theatre World Award ceremony will be held at Hard Rock Cafe Times Square on Monday June 2.

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2025 Theatre World Award Honorees
For Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performance
during the 2024-2025 theatrical season

Alana Arenas, Purpose
Kit Connor, Romeo & Juliet
Patsy Ferran, A Streetcar Named Desire
Tom Francis, Sunset Boulevard
Jak Malone, Operation Mincemeat
Paul Mescal, A Streetcar Named Desire
Louis McCartney, Stranger Things
Marjan Neshat, English
Jasmine Amy Rogers, Boop!
Nicole Scherzinger, Sunset Boulevard
Helen J. Shen, Maybe Happy Ending
Sarah Snook, The Picture of Dorian Gray

16th Annual Dorothy Loudon Award
For Excellence in The Theater
Shailene Woodley, Cult of Love

12th Annual John Willis Award
For Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre
Leslie Uggams

2025 Special Award
For Outstanding Broadway Debut Performer/ Playwright
George Clooney