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 2019 Whatsonstage Awards, the 19th, took place on Sunday, 3 March 2019 at the Prince of Wales Theatre. The Awards Concert was presented by Vicky Vox and Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, with performances from Carrie Hope Fletcher and the West End casts of Six and Spring Awakening.
The winners and nominees were:
Best New PlayBest New Musical The Inheritance Dust Girls & Boys The Jungle Misty Heathers the Musical Eugenius! Hamilton Tina – The Tina Turner Musical SixBest Play RevivalBest Musical Revival The Madness of George III The Lieutenant of Inishmore Summer and Smoke Translations The York Realist Little Shop of Horrors Chess Company The King & I Me and My GirlBest Actor in a PlayBest Actress in a PlayAidan Turner for The Lieutenant of Inishmore Arinzé Kene for Misty Colin Morgan for Transalations Kyle Soller for The Inheritance Mark Gatiss for The Madness of George IIISophie Okonedo for Anthony and Cleopatra Carey Mulligan for Girls & Boys Charlie Murphy for The Lieutenant of Inishmore Katherine Parkinson for Home, I’m Darling Patsy Ferran for Summer and SmokeBest Actor in a MusicalBest Actress in a MusicalJamael Westman for Hamilton Giles Terera for Hamilton Kobna Holdbrook-Smith for Tina – The Tina Turner Musical Jamie Muscato for Heathers the Musical Rob Houchen for Eugenius!Carrie Hope Fletcher for Heathers the Musical Adrienne Warren for Tina – The Tina Turner Musical Laura Baldwin for Eugenius! Rachelle Ann Go for Hamilton Rosalie Craig for CompanyBest Supporting Actor in a PlayBest Supporting Actress in a PlayAdrian Scarborough for The Madness of George III Adetomiwa Edun for Translations Andrew Burnap for The Inheritance Chris Walley for The Lieutenant of Inishmore Paul Hilton for The InheritanceVanessa Redgrave for The Inheritance Debra Gillett for The Madness of George III Michelle Fairley for Julius Caesar Michelle Fox for Translations Sian Thomas for Home, I’m DarlingBest Supporting Actor in a MusicalBest Supporting Actress in a MusicalJason Pennycooke for Hamilton Cleve September for Hamilton Daniel Buckley for Eugenius! Jonathan Bailey for Company Richard Fleeshman for CompanyPatti LuPone for Company Christine Allado for Hamilton Jodie Steele for Heathers the Musical Rachel John for Hamilton Vicky Vox for Little Shop of HorrorsBest DirectionBest ChoreographyMarianne Elliott for Company Andy Fickman for Heathers the Musical Michael Grandage for The Lieutenant of Inishmore Stephen Daldry for The Inheritance Thomas Kail for HamiltonAndy Blankenbuehler for Hamilton Carrie-Anne Ingrouille for Six Drew McOnie for Strictly Ballroom Liam Steel for Company Lizzi Gee for Little Shop of HorrorsBest Set DesignBest Costume DesignTom Scutt for Little Shop of Horrors Bunny Christie for Company Es Devlin for Girls & Boys Miriam Buether for The Jungle Rae Smith for TranslationsPaul Tazewell for Hamilton Catherine Martin for Strictly Ballroom Catherine Zuber for The King & I Gabriella Slade for Six Tom Scutt for Little Shop of HorrorsBest Lighting DesignBest Video DesignHowell Binkley for Hamilton Ben Cracknell for Heathers the Musical Howard Hudson for Little Shop of Horrors Neil Austin for Company Tim Deiling for SixTerry Scruby for Chess Daniel Denton for Misty Dick Straker for A Monster Calls Luke Halls for The Lehman Trilogy Nina Dunn for The Assassination of Katie HopkinsBest Off-West End ProductionBest Regional Production Six Dust Eugenius! Misty The Rink Spring Awakening Death of a Salesman The Madness of George III Memoirs of an Asian Football Casual Romeo and JulietBest Original Cast RecordingBest Show Poster Everybody’s Talking About Jamie Bat Out of Hell Come From Away The Grinning Man Six Little Shop of Horrors The Inheritance The Jungle The Lieutenant of Inishmore Tina – The Tina Turner MusicalBest West End Show Les Misérables Bat Out of Hell Everybody’s Talking About Jamie Kinky Boots WickedEquity Award for Services to Theatre Society Special Award Michael Grandage
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