Last night (19th February) was the 17th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards. It turned out to be a fantastic evening with live performances throughout and wonderfully hosted by Simonl Lipkin and Vikki Stone. We listed who we wanted to win and who we predicted would win. Here’s how we did ….
A Play Sponsored By Radisson Blu Edwardian:
OUR VOTE: CORRECT
Jamie Parker, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
PREDICTED WINNER:
Ian McKellen, No Man’s Land
Best Actress In A Play Sponsored By Live At Zedel:
OUR VOTE:
Lily James, Romeo and Juliet
PREDICTED WINNER: CORRECT
Billie Piper, Yerma
Best Actor In A Musical Sponsored By The Umbrella Rooms:
OUR VOTE: CORRECT
Charlie Stemp, Half a Sixpence
PREDICTED WINNER:
Michael Xavier, Sunset Boulevard
Best Actress In A Musical Sponsored By The Hippodrome Casino:
OUR VOTE:
Sheridan Smith, Funny Girl
PREDICTED WINNER:
Glenn Close, Sunset Boulevard
Both wrong – went to Amber Riley, Dreamgirls
Best Supporting Actor In A Play:
OUR VOTE: CORRECT
Anthony Boyle, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
PREDICTED WINNER:
Freddie Fox, Travesties
Best Supporting Actress In A Play Sponsored By Tonic Theatre:
OUR VOTE: CORRECT
Noma Dumezweni, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
PREDICTED WINNER: CORRECT
Noma Dumezweni, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Best Supporting Actor In A Musical Sponsored By Encore Radio:
OUR VOTE:
Tyrone Huntley, Jesus Christ Superstar
PREDICTED WINNER: CORRECT
Trevor Dion Nicholas, Disney’s Aladdin
Best Supporting Actress In A Musical Sponsored By Newman Displays:
OUR VOTE: CORRECT
Emma Williams, Half a Sixpence
PREDICTED WINNER: CORRECT
Emma Williams, Half a Sixpence
Best New Play Sponsored By JHI Marketing:
OUR VOTE: CORRECT
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
PREDICTED WINNER: CORRECT
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Best New Musical Sponsored By Shine Creative Solutions:
OUR VOTE:
Half a Sixpence
PREDICTED WINNER:
Half a Sixpence
Both wrong – went to School of Rock
Best Play Revival:
OUR VOTE:
The Dresser
PREDICTED WINNER: CORRECT
No Man’s Land
Best Musical Revival Sponsored By R&H Theatricals:
OUR VOTE:
Jesus Christ Superstar
PREDICTED WINNER: CORRECT
Funny Girl
Best Direction:
OUR VOTE:
Matthew Warchus, Groundhog Day
PREDICTED WINNER: CORRECT
John Tiffany, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Best Choreography Sponsored By Encore Radio:
OUR VOTE:
Drew McOnie, Jesus Christ Superstar
PREDICTED WINNER: CORRECT
Andrew Wright, Half a Sixpence
Best Costume Design:
OUR VOTE:
Paul Brown, Half a Sixpence
PREDICTED WINNER: CORRECT
Gregg Barnes, Disney’s Aladdin
Best Set Design
OUR VOTE: CORRECT
Christine Jones, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
PREDICTED WINNER: CORRECT
Christine Jones, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Best Lighting Design Sponsored By White Light:
OUR VOTE:
Hugh Vanstone, Groundhog Day
PREDICTED WINNER: CORRECT
Neil Austin, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Best Video Design Sponsored By PRG XL Video:
OUR VOTE:
Andrzej Goulding, Groundhog Day
PREDICTED WINNER: CORRECT
Finn Ross and Ash Woodward, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Best Off-West End Production Sponsored By Les Misérables:
OUR VOTE:
Grey Gardens
PREDICTED WINNER:
Ragtime
Both wrong – went to the Last Five Years
Best Regional Production Sponsored By MTI (Europe):
OUR VOTE:
Rent
PREDICTED WINNER: CORRECT
The Girls
Best West End Show Sponsored By The Wine Treasury:
OUR VOTE: CORRECT
Les Miserables
PREDICTED WINNER:
The Phantom of the Opera
The result this year was actually a tie between Les Miserables & Wicked
It’s the 17th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards tonight and thespyinthestalls will be there. Here’s who we’d like to win and our predictions on who probably will win in the categories that those who matter most, i.e. you the paying public, got to vote for. We’ll post how we did, later in the week …
Best Actor In A Play Sponsored By Radisson Blu Edwardian:
Ian Hallard, The Boys in the Band
Ian McKellen, No Man’s Land
Jamie Parker, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Kenneth Branagh, The Entertainer
Ralph Fiennes, Richard III
OUR VOTE:
Jamie Parker, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
PREDICTED WINNER:
Ian McKellen, No Man’s Land
Best Actress In A Play Sponsored By Live At Zedel:
Billie Piper, Yerma
Helen McCrory, The Deep Blue Sea
Lily James, Romeo and Juliet
Michelle Terry, Henry V
Pixie Lott, Breakfast at Tiffany’s
OUR VOTE:
Lily James, Romeo and Juliet
PREDICTED WINNER:
Billie Piper, Yerma
Best Actor In A Musical Sponsored By The Umbrella Rooms:
Andy Karl, Groundhog Day
Charlie Stemp, Half a Sixpence
Michael C Hall, Lazarus
Michael Xavier, Sunset Boulevard
Ramin Karimloo, Murder Ballad
OUR VOTE:
Charlie Stemp, Half a Sixpence
PREDICTED WINNER:
Michael Xavier, Sunset Boulevard
Best Actress In A Musical Sponsored By The Hippodrome Casino:
Amber Riley, Dreamgirls
Carrie Hope Fletcher, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Devon-Elise Johnson, Half a Sixpence
Glenn Close, Sunset Boulevard
Sheridan Smith, Funny Girl
OUR VOTE:
Sheridan Smith, Funny Girl
PREDICTED WINNER:
Glenn Close, Sunset Boulevard
Best Supporting Actor In A Play:
Anthony Boyle, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Derek Jacobi, Romeo and Juliet
Freddie Fox, Travesties
Jonjo O’Neill, Unreachable
Paul Thornley, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
OUR VOTE:
Anthony Boyle, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
PREDICTED WINNER:
Freddie Fox, Travesties
Best Supporting Actress In A Play Sponsored By Tonic Theatre:
Jenna Russell, Doctor Faustus
Meera Syal, Romeo and Juliet
Noma Dumezweni, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Poppy Miller, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Vanessa Redgrave, Richard III
OUR VOTE:
Noma Dumezweni, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
PREDICTED WINNER:
Noma Dumezweni, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Best Supporting Actor In A Musical Sponsored By Encore Radio:
Adam J Bernard, Dreamgirls
Ian Bartholomew, Half a Sixpence
Joel Montague, Funny Girl
Trevor Dion Nicholas, Disney’s Aladdin
Tyrone Huntley, Jesus Christ Superstar
OUR VOTE:
Tyrone Huntley, Jesus Christ Superstar
PREDICTED WINNER:
Trevor Dion Nicholas, Disney’s Aladdin
Best Supporting Actress In A Musical Sponsored By Newman Displays:
Amy Lennox, Lazarus
Emma Williams, Half a Sixpence
Rebecca Trehearn, Show Boat
Sophia Anne Caruso, Lazarus
Victoria Hamilton-Barritt, Murder Ballad
OUR VOTE:
Emma Williams, Half a Sixpence
PREDICTED WINNER:
Emma Williams, Half a Sixpence
Best New Play Sponsored By JHI Marketing:
The Comedy about a Bank Robbery
The Flick
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
The Intelligent Homosexuals Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures
The Mother
OUR VOTE:
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
PREDICTED WINNER:
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Best New Musical Sponsored By Shine Creative Solutions:
Disney’s Aladdin
Dreamgirls
Groundhog Day
Half a Sixpence
School of Rock
OUR VOTE:
Half a Sixpence
PREDICTED WINNER:
Half a Sixpence
Best Play Revival:
The Boys in the Band
The Deep Blue Sea
The Dresser
No Man’s Land
Travesties
OUR VOTE:
The Dresser
PREDICTED WINNER:
No Man’s Land
Best Musical Revival Sponsored By R&H Theatricals:
Funny Girl
Jesus Christ Superstar
Ragtime
Show Boat
Sunset Boulevard
OUR VOTE:
Jesus Christ Superstar
PREDICTED WINNER:
Funny Girl
Best Direction:
Casey Nicholaw, Disney’s Aladdin
John Tiffany, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Matthew Warchus, Groundhog Day
Michael Mayer, Funny Girl
Rachel Kavanaugh, Half a Sixpence
OUR VOTE:
Matthew Warchus, Groundhog Day
PREDICTED WINNER:
John Tiffany, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Best Choreography Sponsored By Encore Radio:
Andrew Wright, Half a Sixpence
Casey Nicholaw, Disney’s Aladdin
Casey Nicholaw, Dreamgirls
Drew McOnie, Jesus Christ Superstar
Peter Darling and Ellen Kane, Groundhog Day
OUR VOTE:
Drew McOnie, Jesus Christ Superstar
PREDICTED WINNER:
Andrew Wright, Half a Sixpence
Best Costume Design:
Gregg Barnes, Disney’s Aladdin
Gregg Barnes, Dreamgirls
Katrina Lindsay, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Matthew Wright, Funny Girl
Paul Brown, Half a Sixpence
OUR VOTE:
Paul Brown, Half a Sixpence
PREDICTED WINNER:
Gregg Barnes, Disney’s Aladdin
Best Set Design
Bob Crowley, Disney’s Aladdin
Christine Jones, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Lez Brotherston, Show Boat
Miriam Buether, Wild
Rob Howell, Groundhog Day
OUR VOTE:
Christine Jones, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
PREDICTED WINNER:
Christine Jones, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Best Lighting Design Sponsored By White Light:
Charlie Morgan Jones, Little Shop of Horrors
Hugh Vanstone, Groundhog Day
Jack Weir, The Boys in the Band
Natasha Katz, Disney’s Aladdin
Neil Austin, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
OUR VOTE:
Hugh Vanstone, Groundhog Day
PREDICTED WINNER:
Neil Austin, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Best Video Design Sponsored By PRG XL Video:
Andrzej Goulding, Groundhog Day
Finn Ross, The Tempest
Finn Ross and Ash Woodward, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Laura Perrett, Murder Ballad
Tal Yarden, Lazarus
OUR VOTE:
Andrzej Goulding, Groundhog Day
PREDICTED WINNER:
Finn Ross and Ash Woodward, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Best Off-West End Production Sponsored By Les Misérables:
The Boys in the Band
Grey Gardens
The Last Five Years
Ragtime
Side Show
OUR VOTE:
Grey Gardens
PREDICTED WINNER:
Ragtime
Best Regional Production Sponsored By MTI (Europe):
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Flowers for Mrs Harris
The Girls
The Grinning Man
Rent
OUR VOTE:
Rent
PREDICTED WINNER:
The Girls
Best West End Show Sponsored By The Wine Treasury:
