Tony Award for Best Newcomer

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Tony Award for Best Newcomer
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.^[1]

Winners and nominees

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indicates the winner

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

References

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^ Tony Award for Outstanding Performance By Newcomers - 1948

External links

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v t e Tony Awards
American Theatre Wing The Broadway League EGOT Triple Crown of Acting
Play	Best Play Revival Direction Leading Actor Leading Actress Featured Actor Featured Actress Costume Design Lighting Design Scenic Design Sound Design
Musical	Best Musical Revival Direction Leading Actor Leading Actress Featured Actor Featured Actress Book Choreography Costume Design Lighting Design Orchestrations Original Score Scenic Design Sound Design
Special (non-competitive)	Regional Theatre Tony Award Special Tony Award Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre Isabelle Stevenson Award
Retired	Author Conductor and Musical Director Costume Design* Director* Lighting Design* Newcomer Revival* Scenic Design* Special Theatrical Event Stage Technician
Ceremonies	1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020/21 2022 2023 2024 2025
By country	Philippines Asian Other countries
* Divided into separate awards for plays and musicals

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1940s

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