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.Tony Award for Outstanding Performance By Newcomers - 1948
Winners and nominees
1940s Year Performer Production Character 1948 June Lockhart For Love or Money Janet Blake James Whitmore Command Decision Tech Sergeant Harold Evans
See also Laurence Olivier Award for Best Newcomer in a Play List of Tony Award-nominated productions
References
External links Tony Awards Official site Tony Awards at Internet Broadway database Listing Tony Awards at broadwayworld.com