John Cullum, David Alan Grier, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Leslie Uggams Set for Theatre World Awards

An updated list of presenters and performers has been announced for the 2012 Theatre World Awards, which are given for Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performances, to be held at 2pm on Tuesday, June 5 in an invitation-only ceremony at Broadway’s Belasco Theatre.

Presenters will include John Cullum, Victor Garber, Faye Grant, David Alan Grier, Josh Grisetti, Isabel Keating, Stacy Keach, Lizbeth MacKay, John Rubinstein, Tony Sheldon, Wesley Taylor and Leslie Uggams.

Performers will include Michael Cerveris, Howard McGillin, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and Stephanie Umoh.

As previously announced, this year’s recipients include Tracie Bennett(End of the Rainbow), Phillip Boykin (The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess), Crystal A. Dickinson (Clybourne Park), Russell Harvard (Tribes), Jeremy Jordan (Bonnie & Clyde), Joaquina Kalukango (Hurt Village), Jennifer Lim (Chinglish), Jessie Mueller (On a Clear Day You Can See Forever), Hettienne Park(Seminar and The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism & Socalism with a Key to the Scriptures), Chris Perfetti (Sons of the Prophet), Finn Wittrock (Death of a Salesman), and Josh Young (Jesus Christ Superstar).

In addition, Susan Pourfar has won the 2012 Dorothy Loudon Award for Excellence in the Theater for her performance in Tribes.

The winners are chosen by the Theatre World Awards committee, currently comprised of David Cote (Time Out New York and NY1), Joe Dziemianowicz (New York Daily News), Peter Filichia (The Newark Star-Ledger), Harry Haun (Playbill), Matthew Murray (Talkin’ Broadway), Frank Scheck (New York Post), and Linda Winer (Newsday).