Ayo Edebiri, LJ Benet & More Win 2026 Theater World Awards | Broadway Buzz
Ayo Edebiri, LJ Benet and Madeline Brewer
(Photos by Sergio Villaraini for Broadway.com)
The 2026 honorees of the Theater World Awards, recognizing excellent debut performances in Broadway or off-Broadway productions, have been introduced on May 7. The ceremony will happen on the Longacre Theater on June 2.
The seventeenth Annual Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence within the Theater recipient is Rachael Stirling for her efficiency in Giant. The winner of the thirteenth Annual John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement within the Theater can be introduced shortly.
See the whole checklist of honorees beneath:
Ben Ahlers, Death of a Salesman
Alden Ehrenreich, Becky Shaw
Luke Evans, The Rocky Horror Show
Will Harrison, Punch
River Lipe-Smith, Caroline
Lesley Manville, Oedipus
Robert “Silk” Mason, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Sam Tutty, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
First introduced in 1945, the Theater World Awards are the oldest awards honoring excellent Broadway and off-Broadway debut performances. Each 12 months, 12 performers are acknowledged at a personal, invitation-only ceremony.
