It’s that time of year again and getting in early with the announcement of their nominees is What’s on Stage. Voted for by the public, they’re often skewed a little towards the bigger ‘names’ but this year’s set of nominations are relatively controversy-free. There’s something a little odd about the way that regional theatre has its own separate category but its actors appear in the main ones – I feel like regional theatre productions should either be considered entirely in or out, rather than this halfway house.
Naturally, big shows rule the roost – 42nd Street and Bat out of Hell lead the lists with 8 nominations apiece – and they’ve even found a way to shoehorn in Hamilton by nominating it for the two new categories of Best Cast Recording (which somehow includes Les Mis??) and Best Show Poster, thus being able to get round it not actually being open yet and grabbing the requisite headlines once it does, inevitably, win.
BEST ACTOR IN A PLAY SPONSORED BY RADISSON BLU EDWARDIAN
Andrew Garfield, Angels in America
Andrew Scott, Hamlet
Bryan Cranston, Network
David Tennant, Don Juan in Soho
Martin Freeman, Labour of Love
BEST ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Eve Best, Love in Idleness
Imelda Staunton, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Olivia Colman, Mosquitoes
Natalie Dormer, Venus in Fur
Tamsin Greig, Labour of Love
BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL SPONSORED BY THE UMBRELLA ROOMS
Andrew Polec, Bat Out of Hell
Danny Mac, Sunset Boulevard
Hadley Fraser, Young Frankenstein
John McCrea, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
Tom Lister, 42nd Street
BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL SPONSORED BY 100 WARDOUR ST
Carrie Hope Fletcher, The Addams Family
Christina Bennington, Bat Out of Hell
Janie Dee, Follies
Josie Walker, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
Ria Jones, Sunset Boulevard
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A PLAY
Adrian Scarborough, Don Juan in Soho
Fra Fee, The Ferryman
Nathan Lane, Angels in America
Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Angels in America
Peter Polycarpou, Oslo
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A PLAY SPONSORED BY TONIC THEATRE
Denise Gough, Angels in America
Imogen Poots, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Jessica Brown Findlay, Hamlet
Juliet Stevenson, Hamlet
Sheila Atim, Girl from the North Country
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Chris Howell, 42nd Street
Dex Lee, Five Guys Named Moe
George Sampson, Our House
Rob Fowler, Bat Out of Hell
Ross Noble, Young Frankenstein
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL SPONSORED BY NEWMAN DISPLAYS
Clare Halse, 42nd Street
Danielle Steers, Bat Out of Hell
Lucie Shorthouse, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
Tracie Bennett, Follies
Zoe Rainey, An American in Paris
BEST NEW PLAY SPONSORED BY JHI MARKETING
Gloria
Ink
Labour of Love
Oslo
The Ferryman
BEST NEW MUSICAL SPONSORED BY SHINE CREATIVE SOLUTIONS
Bat Out of Hell
Cilla the Musical
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
The Band
Young Frankenstein
BEST PLAY REVIVAL
Angels in America
Don Juan in Soho
Hamlet
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Witness for the Prosecution
BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL SPONSORED BY R&H THEATRICALS
42nd Street
Fiddler on the Roof
Five Guys Named Moe
Follies
Hair
BEST DIRECTION
Dominic Cooke, Follies
Jay Scheib, Bat Out of Hell
Marianne Elliott, Angels in America
Robert Icke, Hamlet
Sam Mendes, The Ferryman
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Andrew Wright, Five Guys Named Moe
Christopher Wheeldon, An American in Paris
Drew McOnie, On the Town
Fabian Aloise, Our House
Randy Skinner, 42nd Street
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Bob Crowley, An American in Paris
Gary McCann, La Cage Aux Folles
Peter McKintosh, On the Town
Roger Kirk, 42nd Street
Vicki Mortimer, Follies
BEST SET DESIGN
Bob Crowley, An American in Paris
Bunny Christie, Ink
Douglas W. Schmidt, 42nd Street
Jon Bausor, Bat Out of Hell
Vicki Mortimer, Follies
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN SPONSORED BY WHITE LIGHT
Natasha Katz, An American in Paris
Patrick Woodroffe, Bat Out of Hell
Paule Constable, Angels in America
Paule Constable, Follies
Peter Mumford, 42nd Street
BEST VIDEO DESIGN SPONSORED BY PRG XL VIDEO
59 Productions, An American in Paris
Duncan McLean , Big Fish
Duncan McLean , Labour of Love
Tal Yarden, Hamlet
Tal Yarden, Network
BEST OFF-WEST END PRODUCTION SPONSORED BY LES MISERABLES
Hair
La Ronde
The Wild Party
Working the Musical
Yank the Musical
BEST REGIONAL PRODUCTION SPONSORED BY MTI EUROPE
Our House
Sunset Boulevard
The Addams Family
The Band
The Hypocrite
BEST ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING SPONSORED BY ENCORE RADIO
Dear Evan Hansen
Dreamgirls
Girl from the North Country
Hamilton
Les Miserables
BEST SHOW POSTER
Cats
Hamilton
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
The Phantom of the Opera
Wicked
BEST WEST END SHOW SPONSORED BY JOE ALLEN
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Kinky Boots
Les Miserables
The Phantom of the Opera
Wicked