1981 Theatre World Awards
Winners and nominees from the Theatre World Awards.
1981 Theatre World Awards
Note: Award winners appear on a red background.
| Category | Nominee | Show |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | Wanda Richert | 42nd Street |
| Performance | Adam Redfield | A Life |
| Performance | Amanda Plummer | A Taste of Honey |
| Performance | Michael Allen Davis | Broadway Follies |
| Performance | Lisa Banes | Look Back in Anger |
| Performance | Daniel Gerroll | Slab Boys |
| Performance | Phyllis Hyman | Sophisticated Ladies |
| Performance | Elizabeth Taylor | Special Award |
| Performance | Brian Backer | The Floating Light Bulb |
| Performance | Meg Bussert | The Music Man |
| Performance | Cynthia Nixon | The Philadelphia Story |
| Performance | Rex Smith | The Pirates of Penzance |
| Performance | Giancarlo Esposito | Zooman and the Sign |
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