Theatregoers Have Chosen
25,000 theatre fans voted to name their winners for the Whatsonstage.com Theatregoers' Choice Awards and brand new West End musical Hairspray swept the board!
Already a record breaker, having received the most Laurence Olivier Award nominations in one year, Hairspray dominated the Theatregoers' Choice Awards winning a staggering seven accolades including Best New Musical and Best Choreographer. Only missing out on three of the ten nominations the hit London show dominated the winners list, with Leanne Jones, Ben-James Ellis, Michael Ball and Tracie Bennett all taking awards in the performance categories.
The award ceremony is to be held on Sunday 24th February at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue the current home of musical Cabaret. The stars of the stage will have the opportunity to receive their awards in front of a live audience as well as enjoy the evening's festivities.<,/p>
The Winners
Best Actress in a Play - Maggie Smith for The Lady from Dubuque
Best Actor in a Play - Ian McKellen for King Lear
Best Supporting Actress in a Play - Diana Rigg for All About My Mother
Best Supporting Actor in a Play - Lee Evans for The Dumb Waiter
Best Actress in a Musical - Leanne Jones for Hairspray
Best Actor in a Musical - Michael Ball for Hairspray
Best Supporting Actress in a Musical - Tracie Bennett for Hairspray
Best Supporting Actor in a Musical - Ben James-Ellis for Hairspray
Best Solo Performance - Fiona Shaw for Happy Days
Best Ensemble Performance - The Taming of the Shrew and Twelfth Night
Best Takeover in a Role - Kerry Ellis for Wicked
Best New Play - All About My Mother
Best New Comedy - Elling
Best New Musical - Hairspray
Best Play Revival - Equus
Best Musical Revival - Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Best Shakespearean Production - Macbeth
Best Director - Jack O'Brien for Hairspray
Best Set Designer - Rob Howell for Lord of the Rings
Best Choreographer - Jerry Mitchell for Hairspray
London Newcomer of the Year - Daniel Radcliffe for Equus
Best Off-West End Production - a Christmas Carol and the Magic Flute and I Love You Because
Best regional Production - Pygmallion
Theatre Event of the Year - Daniel Radcliffe's publicity shots for Equus
You can book to see Hairspray, Lord of the Rings and Joseph as part of a Show and Stay London theatre break. Book online today to guarantee a place to see these award winning productions.
Published by: Sam Gilmartin
