The WhatsOnStage Awards, founded in 2001 as the Theatregoers' Choice Awards, are a fan-driven set of awards organised by the theatre website WhatsOnStage.com, based on a popular vote recognising performers and productions of English theatre, with an emphasis on London's West End theatre.
The results of the 2006 Whatsonstage Awards were:. Whatsonstage.com, November 19, 2013
Category Winner % of Vote Best Actress in a Play Kristin Scott Thomas - As You Desire Me at the Playhouse 24% Best Actor in a Play Kevin Spacey - Richard II at the Old Vic 24% Best Supporting Actress in a Play Suranne Jones - A Few Good Men at the Theatre Royal Haymarket 23% Best Supporting Actor in a Play Anthony Head - Otherwise Engaged at the Criterion 29% Best Actress in a Musical Jane Krakowski - Guys & Dolls at the Piccadilly 27% Best Actor in a Musical Ewan McGregor - Guys & Dolls at the Piccadilly 40% Best Supporting Actress in a Musical Ann Emery - Billy Elliot at the Victoria Palace 23% Best Supporting Actor in a Musical Martyn Ellis - Guys & Dolls at the Piccadilly 24% Best Solo Performance Megan Dodds - My Name Is Rachel Corrie at the Royal Court 37% Best Ensemble Performance Heroes - at Wyndham’s 22% Best Takeover in a Role Michael Ball - The Woman in White at the Palace 24% Best New Play My Name Is Rachel Corrie developed by Katharine Viner & Alan Rickman - at the Royal Court 39% Best New Comedy Who's the Daddy? by Lloyd Evans & Toby Young - at the King’s Head 22% Best New Musical Billy Elliot - The Musical by Elton John & Lee Hall - at the Victoria Palace 40% The Samuel French Best Play Revival Death of a Salesman - at the Lyric 31% Best Musical Revival Guys & Dolls - at the Piccadilly 51% Best Shakespearean Production Richard II - at the Old Vic 26% The London Calling Best Director Alan Rickman - My Name Is Rachel Corrie at the Royal Court 41% Best Set Designer Bob Crowley - Mary Poppins at the Prince Edward 29% Best Choreographer Peter Darling - Billy Elliot at the Victoria Place 31% The MS London Newcomer of the Year George Maguire, James Lomas & Liam Mower (actors) - Billy Elliot at the Victoria Palace 45% Best Off-West End Production Sunday in the Park with George at the Menier Chocolate Factory 34% Best Regional Production How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying - at Chichester Festival Theatre 23% The Planet Hollywood Theatre Event of the Year Ian McKellen making his panto dame debut in Aladdin 32%
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