Tony Award for Best Newcomer

The Tony Award for Best Newcomer was an honor presented at the Tony Awards, a ceremony established in 1947 as the Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre. The award was given to actors and actresses for quality debut roles in a Broadway play or musical. It was presented only once, to two performers, in 1948.[1]

Tony Award for
Best Newcomer
Awarded forBest Newcomer
LocationUnited States New York City
Presented byAmerican Theatre Wing, The Broadway League
Currently held byJune Lockhart for For Love or Money
James Whitmore for Command Decision (1948)
WebsiteTonyAwards.com

Winners and nominees

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1940s

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Year Performer Production Character
1948
2nd Tony Awards
June Lockhart For Love or Money Janet Blake
James Whitmore Command Decision Tech Sergeant Harold Evans

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