Tony Award for Best Newcomer |
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Awarded for | Best Newcomer |
Location | United States New York City |
Presented by | American Theatre Wing, The Broadway League |
Currently held by |
June Lockhart for For Love or Money James Whitmore for Command Decision (1948) |
Website | TonyAwards.com |
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.