2023 BroadwayWorld UK Awards – Winners’ list

Accessibility Champion
WINNER – Nica Burns @sohoplace
Ramps on the Moon 2023
Jamie Hale for CRIPtic Arts 2023
FlawBored 2023

Best Choreography of a New Production of a Play or Musical
WINNER – Matt Cole – NEWSIES – Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre
Arlene Phillips with James Cousins – GUYS & DOLLS – Bridge Theatre
Anjali Mehra – THE LORD OF THE RINGS – The Watermill Theatre, Newbury, UK
Fabian Aloise – IN DREAMS – Leeds Playhouse

Best Costume Design of a New Production of a Play or Musical
WINNER – Simon Kenny – THE LORD OF THE RINGS – The Watermill Theatre, Newbury, UK
Ryan Dawson Laight – LA CAGE AUX FOLLES – Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
Robert Jones – 42ND STREET – UK Tour
Richard Cooper – THE BOY WHO SAILED THE OCEAN IN AN ARMCHAIR – Curve Theatre, Leicester

Best Dance Performance
WINNER – Nicole-Lily Baisden – 42ND STREET – UK Tour
Carlos Acosta – CARLOS AT 50 – Sadler’s Wells
Francesca Hayward – LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE – Royal Opera House
Olga Pericet – LA LEONA – Sadler’s Wells

Best Dance Production
WINNER -42ND STREET – UK Tour
BLACK SABBATH:THE BALLET – Birmingham Royal Ballet
LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE – Royal Opera House
THE YELLOW WALLPAPER – Coronet Theatre

Best Direction of a New Production of a Musical
William Whelton – LIZZIE – Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
WINNER -Paul Hart – THE LORD OF THE RINGS – The Watermill Theatre, Newbury, UK
Nicholas Hytner – GUYS & DOLLS – Bridge Theatre
Hannah Chissick – THE BOY WHO SAILED THE OCEAN IN AN ARMCHAIR – Curve Theatre, Leicester

Best Direction of a New Production of a Play
Daniel Raggett – ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST – Theatre Royal Haymarket
Nicholas Benjamin – FRANKENSTEIN – The Crypt, St Peter’s Church
Cecilie Fray – WORKING FOR CRUMBS – The Space
WINNER -Paul Hart – NOTES FROM A SMALL ISLAND – The Watermill Theatre, Newbury

Best Immersive Event
WINNER -FRANKENSTEIN – The Crypt, St Peter’s Church
THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY – The Crypt, St Peter’s Church
PHANTOM PEAK: THE PLATYPUS PARADE – Canada St, Surrey Quays Rd
DEAD ON TIME – A MOVING MURDER MYSTERY – Belmond Trains

Best Leading Performer in a New Production of a Musical
WINNER -Lauren Drew – LIZZIE – Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Sam Carter – THE BOY WHO SAILED THE OCEAN IN AN ARMCHAIR – Curve Theatre, Leicester
Marisha Wallace – GUYS & DOLLS – Bridge Theatre
Caissie Levy – NEXT TO NORMAL – Donmar Warehouse

Best Leading Performer in a New Production of a Play
WINNER – Andrew Scott – VANYA – Duke Of York’s Theatre
Joseph Fiennes – DEAR ENGLAND – National Theatre
Daniel Rigby – ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST – Theatre Royal Haymarket
Nadia Lamin – FRANKENSTEIN – The Crypt, St Peter’s Church

Best Lighting Design of a New Production of a Play or Musical
WINNER – Rory Beaton – THE LORD OF THE RINGS – The Watermill Theatre, Newbury
Simisola Majekodunmi – METAMORPHOSIS – UK Tour
Richard Howell – ASSASSINS – Chichester Festival Theatre
John Rainsforth – SHAKESPEARE’S R&J – Reading Rep Theatre

Best Musical Direction of a New Production of a Play or Musical
WINNER – Mark Aspinall – THE LORD OF THE RINGS – The Watermill Theatre, Newbury, UK
Lewis Bell – THE BOY WHO SAILED THE OCEAN IN AN ARMCHAIR – Curve Theatre, Leicester
Alex Parker – THE RAILWAY CHILDREN – A MUSICAL – Electric Theatre, Guildford
Joseph Church – MAYFLIES – York Theatre Royal

Best New Production of a Musical
LIZZIE – Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
WINNER – THE LORD OF THE RINGS – The Watermill Theatre, Newbury
NEWSIES – Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre
THE BOY WHO SAILED THE OCEAN IN AN ARMCHAIR – Curve Theatre, Leicester

Best New Production of a Play
WINNER – DEAR ENGLAND – National Theatre
ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST – Theatre Royal Haymarket
FRANKENSTEIN – The Crypt, St Peter’s Church
THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY – The Crypt, St Peter’s Church

Best New Regional or Touring Production
WINNER –THE LORD OF THE RINGS – The Watermill Theatre, Newbury
THE BOY WHO SAILED THE OCEAN IN AN ARMCHAIR – Curve Theatre, Leicester
SISTER ACT THE MUSICAL – UK Tour
TINK – Underbelly, Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Best Opera Performance
WINNER – Sondra Radvanovsky – LA FORZA DEL DESTINO – Royal Opera House
Nadine Benjamin – BLUE – London Coliseum
Zwakele Tshabalala – BLUE – London Coliseum
Zachary James – AKHNATEN – London Coliseum

Best Opera Production
WINNER – IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE – London Coliseum
LA FORZA DEL DESTINO – Royal Opera House
AKHNATEN – London Coliseum
THE RHINEGOLD – London Coliseum

Best Performance By An Understudy/Alternate in Any Play or Musical
WINNER – Emma Louise Hoey – LIZZIE – Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Eloise Davies – THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL – UK Tour
Reece Kerridge – THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL – UK Tour
Fabiola Ocasio – IN DREAMS – Leeds Playhouse

Best Set Design of a New Production of a Play or Musical
WINNER – Simon Kenny – THE LORD OF THE RINGS – The Watermill Theatre, Newbury
Richard Cooper – THE BOY WHO SAILED THE OCEAN IN AN ARMCHAIR – Curve Theatre, Leicester
Anna Reid – ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST – Theatre Royal Haymarket
Lizzie Clachan – ASSASSINS – Chichester Festival Theatre

Best Sound Design of a New Production of a Play or Musical
WINNER – Paul Gatehouse – THE LITTLE BIG THINGS – @sohoplace
Simon Baker – HAMNET – Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon
Chris Whybrow – MAYFLIES – York Theatre Royal
Max Pappenheim – MURDER IN THE DARK – UK Tour

Best Supporting Performer in a New Production of a Musical
Maiya Quansah-Breed – LIZZIE – Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
WINNER – Jack Wolfe – NEXT TO NORMAL – Donmar Warehouse
Mairi Barclay – LIZZIE – Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
Shekinah McFarlane – LIZZIE – Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester

Best Supporting Performer in a New Production of a Play
WINNER – Will Close – DEAR ENGLAND – National Theatre
Nadia Lamin – THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY – The Crypt, St Peter’s Church
Bryony Corrigan – NOTES FROM A SMALL ISLAND – The Watermill Theatre, Newbury
Amy Revelle – THE TIME MACHINE – UK Tour

Best Theatre Front of House Staff
WINNER – Southwark Playhouse
Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Donmar Warehouse
The Other Palace

Best Video Design of a New Production of a Play or Musical
WINNER – George Reeve – THE LORD OF THE RINGS – The Watermill Theatre, Newbury
Akhila Krishnan – ASSASSINS – Chichester Festival Theatre
George Reeve – NOTES FROM A SMALL ISLAND – The Watermill Theatre, Newbury

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