Zoe Ambrozewska
Staff Writer
From London’s Palace Theatre (17th February 2013) came the WhatsOnStage Awards! These awards were voted for by theatre-enthusiasts across the UK, myself included!
Below is a list of all awards, nominees and winners – congratulations to everyone involved!
The DIGITAL THEATRE Best Actress in a Play
Billie Piper – The Effect , Headlong at the National, Cottesloe
Hattie Morahan – A Doll’s House at the Young Vic
Jill Halfpenny – Abigail’s Party at the Menier Chocolate Factory & Wyndham’s
Julie Walters – The Last of the Haussmans at the National, Lyttelton
Sally Hawkins – Constellations at the Royal Court Upstairs & Duke of York’s
Sheridan Smith – Hedda Gabler at the Old Vic – WINNER
The DIGITAL THEATRE Best Actor in a Play
Adrian Lester – Red Velvet at the Tricycle
David Haig – The Madness of George III at the Apollo
David Suchet – Long Day’s Journey into Night at the Apollo
Luke Treadaway – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time at the National, Cottesloe
Mark Rylance – Twelfth Night & Richard III at Shakespeare’s Globe & the Apollo
Rupert Everett – The Judas Kiss at Hampstead – WINNER
The STAR Best Actress in a Musical
Emi Wokoma – Soul Sister at Hackney Empire & the Savoy
Hannah Waddingham – Kiss Me, Kate at the Old Vic
Heather Headley – The Bodyguard at the Adelphi
Imelda Staunton – Sweeney Todd at the Adelphi – WINNER
Megan McGinnis – Daddy Long Legs at the St James
Scarlett Strallen – Singin’ in the Rain at the Palace
The THEATRE TOKENS Best Actor in a Musical
Adam Cooper – Singin’ in the Rain at the Palace
Alex Bourne – Kiss Me, Kate at the Old Vic
Lloyd Owen – The Bodyguard at the Adelphi
Mark Umbers – Merrily We Roll Along at the Menier Chocolate Factory
Michael Ball – Sweeney Todd at the Adelphi – WINNER
Tom Chambers – Top Hat at the Aldwych
Best Supporting Actress in a Musical
Beverly Rudd & Suzie Chard – Soho Cinders at Soho
Debbie Kurup – The Bodyguard at the Adelphi
Katherine Kingsley – Singin’ in the Rain at the Palace
Melanie C – Jesus Christ Superstar at the O2 – WINNER
Sian Phillips – Cabaret at the Savoy
Vivien Parry – Top Hat at the Aldwych
The W&P LONGREACH Best Supporting Actor in a Musical
Adam Garcia – Kiss Me, Kate at the Old Vic
Daniel Crossley – Singin’ in the Rain at the Palace
Jon Robyns – Spamalot at the Harold Pinter & Playhouse
Ricardo Afonso – Top Hat at the Aldwych
Sam Buttery – Taboo at the Brixton Club House
Tim Minchin – Jesus Christ Superstar at the O2 – WINNER
Best Takeover in a Role
Danielle Hope – Les Misérables at the Queen’s
Dean Chisnall – Shrek The Musical at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Gina Beck – Wicked at the Victoria Apollo
Oliver Tompsett – We Will Rock You at the Dominion
Owain Arthur – One Man, Two Guvnors at the Theatre Royal Haymarket
Ramin Karimloo – Les Misérables at the Queen’s – WINNER
Best New Musical
Daddy Long Legs by Paul Gordon & John Caird – at the St James
Loserville by James Bourne & Elliot Davis – at the Garrick
Soho Cinders by George Stiles, Anthony Drewe & Elliot Davis – at Soho
Sweet Smell of Success by Marvin Hamlisch & John Guare – at the Arcola
The Bodyguard by Alex Dinelaris – at the Adelphi – WINNER
Top Hat by Matthew White & Howard Jacques – at the Aldwych
The RADISSON BLU EDWARDIAN Best Musical Revival
Jesus Christ Superstar – at the O2
Kiss Me, Kate – at the Old Vic
Merrily We Roll Along – at the Menier Chocolate Factory
Singin’ in the Rain – at the Palace
Sweeney Todd – at the Adelphi – WINNER
Taboo – at Brixton Club House
The DEWYNTERS London Newcomer of the Year
Alex Lawther (actor) – South Downs at the Harold Pinter
Joshua Miles (actor) – Bully Boy at the St James
Lolita Chakrabarti (playwright) – Red Velvet at the Tricycle
Maria Friedman (director) – Merrily We Roll Along at the Menier Chocolate Factory
Rob Brydon (actor) – A Chorus of Disapproval at the Harold Pinter
Will Young (actor) – Cabaret at the Savoy – WINNER
The EQUITY Best West End Show
Les Misérables – at the Queen’s – WINNER
Matilda the Musical – RSC at the Cambridge
The Lion King – at the Lyceum
The Phantom of the Opera – at Her Majesty’s
War Horse – at the New London
Wicked – at the Apollo Victoria
The AKA Theatre Event of the Year
Danny Boyle’s Olympics Opening Ceremony – WINNER
Jesus Christ Superstar’s arena tour, following the ITV casting competition ‘Superstar’
Mark Rylance returning to Shakespeare’s Globe in Twelfth Night & Richard III
The Globe to Globe season, all 37 plays in 37 different languages, as part of the World Shakespeare Festival
The opening of the new state-of-the-art St James Theatre on the site of the demolished Westminster Theatre
The premiere of the Susan Boyle bio-musical I Dreamed a Dream
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