Winners of the 24th What’s On Stage Awards

The winners in full:

Best Performer in a Musical – sponsored by TickX

– Michael Ahomka-Lindsay, Disney’s Newsies, Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre
– Natasha Hodgson, Operation Mincemeat, Fortune Theatre
– Ed Larkin, The Little Big Things, @sohoplace
– Caissie Levy, Next to Normal, Donmar Warehouse
– Nicole Scherzinger, Sunset Boulevard, Savoy Theatre – WINNER
– Marisha Wallace, Guys and Dolls, Bridge Theatre

Best Supporting Performer in a Musical – sponsored by Newman Displays

– Aynrand Ferrer, Miss Saigon, Sheffield Crucible
– Jak Malone, Operation Mincemeat, Fortune Theatre
– Jason Manford, The Wizard of Oz, The London Palladium
– Cedric Neal, Guys and Dolls, Bridge Theatre
– Amy Trigg, The Little Big Things, @sohoplace
– Jack Wolfe, Next to Normal, Donmar Warehouse – WINNER

Best Performer in a Play – sponsored by Sine Digital

– Paapa Essiedu, The Effect, National Theatre
– Joseph Fiennes, Dear England, National Theatre / Prince Edward Theatre
– James Norton, A Little Life, Harold Pinter Theatre / Savoy Theatre – WINNER
– Taylor Russell, The Effect, National Theatre
– Andrew Scott, VANYA, Duke of York’s Theatre
– Sheridan Smith, Shirley Valentine, Duke of York’s Theatre

Best Supporting Performer in a Play

– Michele Austin, The Effect, National Theatre
– Will Close, Dear England, National Theatre / Prince Edward Theatre
– Bryony Corrigan, I, Daniel Blake, UK tour
– Luke Thompson, A Little Life, Harold Pinter Theatre / Savoy Theatre – WINNER
– Zubin Varla, A Little Life, Harold Pinter Theatre / Savoy Theatre
– Anjana Vasan, A Streetcar Named Desire, Almeida Theatre / Phoenix Theatre

Best Takeover Performance – sponsored by AKT London

– Karis Anderson, TINA – The Tina Turner Musical, Aldwych Theatre
– Cory English, Back to the Future: The Musical, Adelphi Theatre
– Mason Alexander Park, Cabaret, Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse Theatre
– Lucy St. Louis, Wicked, Apollo Victoria Theatre
– Rebecca Lucy Taylor, Cabaret, Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse Theatre
– Aimee Lou Wood, Cabaret, Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse Theatre – WINNER

Best Professional Debut Performance – sponsored by AKA

– Rita Bernard-Shaw, Trouble in Butetown, Donmar Warehouse
– Laura Dawkes, Frozen, Theatre Royal Drury Lane
– Lou Henry, SIX, UK tour
– Grace Hodgett-Young, Sunset Boulevard, Savoy Theatre – WINNER
– Louis McCartney, Stranger Things: The First Shadow, Phoenix Theatre
– Andrew Richardson, Guys and Dolls, Bridge Theatre

Best New Musical – sponsored by Travelzoo

– Disney’s Newsies, Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre, with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Jack Feldman and book by Harvey Fierstein
– The Little Big Things, @sohoplace, with music by Nick Butcher, lyrics by Nick Butcher and Tom Ling, and book by Joe White
– Mrs Doubtfire, Shaftesbury Theatre, with music and lyrics by Wayne Kirkpatrick and Karey Kirkpatrick, and book by Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell
– Next to Normal, Donmar Warehouse, with music by Tom Kitt, and book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey
– Operation Mincemeat, Fortune Theatre, with music, book and lyrics by Spitlip, composed of David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts – WINNER
– The Time Traveller’s Wife, Apollo Theatre, with music and lyrics by Joss Stone and Dave Stewart, book by Lauren Gunderson and additional lyrics by Kait Kerrigan

Best Musical Revival – sponsored by Concord Theatricals

– Guys and Dolls, Bridge Theatre – WINNER
– La Cage aux Folles, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
– The Lord of the Rings, The Watermill Theatre
– The Sound of Music, Chichester Festival Theatre
– Sunset Boulevard, Savoy Theatre
– The Wizard of Oz, Curve, Leicester / The London Palladium

Best New Play – sponsored by Ticketmaster

– A Little Life, Harold Pinter Theatre / Savoy Theatre, adapted by Koen Tachelet, Ivo van Hove and Hanya Yanagihara
– Cowbois, Swan Theatre, written by Charlie Josephine
– Dear England, National Theatre / Prince Edward Theatre, written by James Graham
– Hamnet, Swan Theatre / Garrick Theatre, by Lolita Chakrabarti
– The Motive and the Cue, National Theatre, by Jack Thorne
– Stranger Things: The First Shadow, Phoenix Theatre, by Kate Trefry with original story by Jack Thorne, Kate Trefry and the Duffer Brothers – WINNER

Best Play Revival – sponsored by Edwardian Hotels London – Official Hotel Partner

– A Streetcar Named Desire, Almeida Theatre / Phoenix Theatre
– The Effect, National Theatre
– The Merchant of Venice 1936, UK tour
– The Pillowman, Duke of York’s Theatre
– Shirley Valentine, Duke of York’s Theatre
– VANYA, Duke of York’s Theatre – WINNER

Best West End Show – sponsored by Dewynters

– Back to the Future: The Musical, Adelphi Theatre
– Cabaret, Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse Theatre – WINNER
– Les Misérables, Sondheim Theatre
– Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Piccadilly Theatre
– The Phantom of the Opera, His Majesty’s Theatre
– SIX, Vaudeville Theatre

Best Regional Production – sponsored by Music Theatre International

– Boys from the Blackstuff, Royal Court, Liverpool
– Choir Boy, Bristol Old Vic
– In Dreams, Leeds Playhouse
– The Lord of the Rings, The Watermill Theatre – WINNER
– Miss Saigon, Sheffield Crucible
– To Wong Foo The Musical, Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester

Best Off-West End Production – sponsored by Theatrical Rights Worldwide

– Flowers for Mrs Harris, Riverside Studios – WINNER
– George Takei’s Allegiance, Charing Cross Theatre
– Othello, Riverside Studios
– Rebecca, Charing Cross Theatre
– Scouts! The Musical, The Other Palace Studio
– The Shape of Things, Park Theatre

Best Concert Event

– Ariana DeBose in Concert, The London Palladium
– Darren Criss, The London Palladium
– Evita in Concert, Theatre Royal Drury Lane
– Love Never Dies in Concert, Theatre Royal Drury Lane – WINNER
– Once: In Concert, The London Palladium
– Schwartz at 75, Lyric Theatre

Best Direction – sponsored by LOVEtheatre

– Polly Findlay, Assassins, Chichester Festival Theatre
– Rebecca Frecknall, A Streetcar Named Desire, Almeida Theatre / Phoenix Theatre
– Rupert Goold, Dear England, National Theatre / Prince Edward Theatre
– Nicholas Hytner, Guys and Dolls, Bridge Theatre
– Jamie Lloyd, Sunset Boulevard, Savoy Theatre – WINNER
– Sam Mendes, The Motive and the Cue, National Theatre

Best Musical Direction/Supervision

– Mark Aspinall and Sioned Saunders, The Lord of the Rings, The Watermill Theatre
– Nick Barstow and Nigel Lilley, Next to Normal, Donmar Warehouse
– Cat Beveridge and Nigel Lilley, The Witches, National Theatre
– Tom Brady, Guys and Dolls, Bridge Theatre
– Stephen Brooker, Alfonso Casado Trigo and Stephen Metcalfe, Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends, Gielgud Theatre
– Alan Williams, Sunset Boulevard, Savoy Theatre – WINNER

Best Casting Direction

– Alastair Coomer and Naomi Downham, The Motive and the Cue, National Theatre
– Anna Cooper, Next to Normal, Donmar Warehouse
– Jill Green, The Little Big Things, @sohoplace – WINNER
– Bryony Jarvis-Taylor, Dear England, National Theatre / Prince Edward Theatre
– Bryony Jarvis-Taylor, The Witches, National Theatre
– Jessica Ronane, Stranger Things: The First Shadow, Phoenix Theatre

Best Choreography – sponsored by Tandem Marketing

– Fabian Aloise, Sunset Boulevard, Savoy Theatre
– Matt Cole, Disney’s Newsies, Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre – WINNER
– Ellen Kane and Hannes Langolf, Dear England, National Theatre / Prince Edward Theatre
– Stephen Mear, La Cage aux Folles, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
– Arlene Phillips with James Cousins, Guys and Dolls, Bridge Theatre
– Kenrick ‘H2O’ Sandy, Free Your Mind, Factory International

Best Costume Design

– Bunny Christie and Deborah Andrews, Guys and Dolls, Bridge Theatre
– Lizzie Clachan, The Witches, National Theatre
– Ryan Dawson Laight, La Cage aux Folles, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre – WINNER
– Gregory Gale, To Wong Foo The Musical, Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester
– Gareth Pugh, Free Your Mind, Factory International
– Grace Smart, Cowbois, Swan Theatre

Best Lighting Design – sponsored by White Light

– Rory Beaton and Lucy Carter, The Time Traveller’s Wife, Apollo Theatre
– Jon Clark, Dear England, National Theatre / Prince Edward Theatre
– Jon Clark, The Effect, National Theatre
– Jon Clark, Stranger Things: The First Shadow, Phoenix Theatre
– Paule Constable, Guys and Dolls, Bridge Theatre
– Jack Knowles, Sunset Boulevard, Savoy Theatre – WINNER

Best Set Design – sponsored by Preevue

– Miriam Buether, Stranger Things: The First Shadow, Phoenix Theatre
– Bunny Christie, Guys and Dolls, Bridge Theatre – WINNER
– Lizzie Clachan, Assassins, Chichester Festival Theatre
– Lizzie Clachan, The Witches, National Theatre
– Chloe Lamford, Phaedra, National Theatre
– Morgan Large, Disney’s Newsies, Wembley Troubadour Park Theatre

Best Sound Design

– Paul Arditti, Guys and Dolls, Bridge Theatre
– Paul Arditti, Stranger Things: The First Shadow, Phoenix Theatre
– Dan Balfour and Tom Gibbons, Dear England, National Theatre / Prince Edward Theatre
– Adam Fisher, The Lord of the Rings, The Watermill Theatre
– Adam Fisher, Sunset Boulevard, Savoy Theatre – WINNER
– Tony Gayle, Next to Normal, Donmar Warehouse

Best Video Design – sponsored by GDL

– 59 Productions, Stranger Things: The First Shadow, Phoenix Theatre
– Nathan Amzi and Joe Ransom, Sunset Boulevard, Savoy Theatre – WINNER
– Andrzej Goulding, Miss Saigon, Sheffield Crucible
– Andrzej Goulding, The Time Traveller’s Wife, Apollo Theatre
– Ash J Woodward, Dear England, National Theatre / Prince Edward Theatre
– Ash J Woodward, The Witches, National Theatre

Best Graphic Design – sponsored by Hexagon Print

– Bob King Creative, Operation Mincemeat, Fortune Theatre
– Muse Creative, Guys and Dolls, Bridge Theatre – WINNER
– Jeremy Coysten and North Design, Free Your Mind, Factory International
– The Creative Partnership, Stranger Things: The First Shadow, Phoenix Theatre
– Feast Creative, La Cage aux Folles, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
– Rick Guest, Rob Rae and the NT Graphics Studio, Dear England, National Theatre / Prince Edward Theatre

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