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The Theatre World Awards were initiated in 1944 and are the oldest awards given to debut performances in New York City for Broadway and Off-Broadway. In 1995, the Theatre World Awards were incorporated as a "501(c)3" in order to preserve the tradition of seeking out and recognizing outstanding new talent.

All contributions to the Theatre World Awards, Inc. are 100% TAX DEDUCTIBLE, and go directly toward the preparation, coordination, and presentation of the annual Theatre World Awards ceremony which, over the past 60 years, has become known as one of the most enjoyable, moving, and memorable events of the theatre season.

Twelve veteran Theatre World Award winners come together annually to present the Theatre World Award to 12 newcomers, and the importance of that early recognition of talent is obvious to them all, from the neophyte to the noteworthy, as they accept this non-competitive honor which depends not on reviews, box office receipts, or publicity, but rather on the strength of the individual performers themselves. Further, all debut performers, whether starring or featured, are eligible for the Theatre World Award.

The Theatre World Awards board, committee, and advisors are presently involved in a campaign to create an endowment to ensure that the recognition of important new performers continues into perpetuity.

Please join us in inspiring these talented actors and actresses and assist in the inspiration of their growth, creativity, and success in a business that does not always or continually shine on even its most promising.

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Please send your 100% tax-deductible contributions to:

The Theatre World Awards, Inc.
P.O. Box 246
Radio City Station
New York, NY 10101-0246

Thank you for your generous support of tomorrow's stars!

The Theatre World Awards annual celebration has been made possible over the years by the generous contributions of previous recipients and friends. The 2007 Ceremony was made possible by contributions from the following:

Paul Newman, Alec Baldwin, Harry Connick, Jr., James Earl Jones and Cecilia Hart Jones, Darlene Krenz, Kati Meister, Stockard Channing, Blythe Danner, Jamie deRoy, Chase Mishkin, Christopher Goutman, Nancy Giles, James F. Haag, Jr., John Lloyd Young, Jane Alexander & Edwin Sherin, John T. Allen, Karen Allen, Maureen Anderman, Howard Atlee-Heinlen, Dylan & Becky Ann Baker, Orson Bean, Richard Benjamin, Tisa Chang- Pan Asian Repertory Theatre, Len Cariou, Thom Christopher, John William Codling, Barbara Cook, David Cryer, Stuart Damon, Jason Danieley, Bambi Linn DeJesus, Bradford Dillman, Rosemary Harris Ehle, Brian D. Farrell, Harvey Fierstein, Angela Fischetti, Bette-Lee Fox, David Fritz, Gail Gerber, Anita Gillette, Joanna Gleason, Marlene J Gould, Katharine Houghton Grant, Tammy Grimes, Linda Hart, Wayne & Lizbeth Hawley, Joel Higgins, Jayne Houdyshell, Ernestine Jackson, Mark Jacoby, Jonathan Kagan, John Kander, Judy Kaye & David Green, Susan Kellerman, Laurie Kennedy, Raymond & Suzy Lowry, Peter MacNicol, Victor W. Main, Spiro Malas, Daisy Maryles, John McMartin, Hayley Mills, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Virginia A. Moraweck, Mary Murfitt, James Naughton, Charles M. Nolte, Lonny Price, M. Kilburg Reedy, Charles Repole, Cliff Robertson, Jaime L Sanchez, The Shubert Organization Inc / Gerald Schoenfeld, Elaine Joyce Simon, Sheila A. Smith, Elisa Loti Stein, Russ Thacker, Jane Trese, John & Katherine Turturro, Joan Van Ark, Jennifer Warren, Caroline Winston

Gift Bags Promotions supplied by Applause Theatre and Cinema Books/Hal Leonard Publications; The Araca Group; Farmesthetics, J Records/Arista/Sony BMG; Playbill, Sammy Buck, Sh-K-Boom Records, and Theatremania.com

Theatre Awards After-Party generously sponsored by Trattoria Dopo Teatro, 125 West 44th Street between 6th Avenue and Broadway; Stage Decorations donated by American Foliage and Design Group; Sound equipment generously provided by Jeremiah Harris / Production Resource Group

We apologize if any name has been inadvertently omitted from our contributor list.
If such an omission is discovered, please notify us and we will correct this oversight immediately.