CONGRATULATIONS TO KERRY ELLIS
BROADWAY WORLD: Best Featured Actress in a New Production of a Musical
Kerry Ellis – Cats – London Palladium
BROADWAYWORLD
BWW:UK AWARDS 2015 – Cumberbatch, HAMLET, Ellis, Staunton All Winners!
26 November 2015
Some big names picked up wins in the 2015 BWW:UK Awards – including Benedict Cumberbatch for Hamlet, Imelda Staunton for Gypsy, and Kerry Ellis for her supporting role in Cats!
There are also gongs for The Rocky Horror Show, Kinky Boots (courtesy of leading man Killian Donnelly) and American Idiot. Plus there’s recognition for the perennial favourites Les Miserables (with Rachelle Ann Go picking up a prize for her performance) and Miss Saigon, which was named Theatrical Event of the Year as well as grabbing individual prizes for Jon Jon Briones and Marsha Songcome.
BWW:UK readers nominated their favourite performers and performances, and voting followed – thank you so much to everyone who took the time to vote.
FULL LIST OF WINNERS – 2015 BWW:UK AWARDS
Best Choreography in a New Production of a Musical Drew McOnie – Hairspray – Leicester Curve
Best Costume Design in a New Production of a Play or Musical Sue Blane – The Rocky Horror Show – Playhouse Theatre
Best Direction of a New Production of a Musical Trevor Nunn – Cats – London Palladium
Best Direction of a New Production of a Play Lyndsey Turner – Hamlet – Barbican
Best Featured Actor in a New Production of a Musical Steve Rushton – American Idiot – Arts Theatre
Best Featured Actor in a New Production of a Play Will Austin – Gods And Monsters – Southwark Playhouse
Best Featured Actress in a New Production of a Musical Kerry Ellis – Cats – London Palladium
Best Featured Actress in a New Production of a Play Rachel Lumberg – Romeo and Juliet – Sheffield Crucible
Best Leading Actor in a New Production of a Musical Killian Donnelly – Memphis – Shaftesbury Theatre
Best Leading Actor in A New Production of a Play Benedict Cumberbatch – Hamlet – Barbican Theatre
Best Leading Actress in a New Production of a Musical Imelda Staunton – Gypsy – Savoy Theatre
Best Leading Actress in a New Production of a Play Olivia Vinall – The Hard Problem – National Theatre
Best Lighting Design in a New Production of a Play or Musical Hugh Vanstone – Future Conditional – Old Vic
Best Long-Running Show in the West End Les Miserables Queen’s Theatre Best Musical Direction (Fringe or regional) George Dyer – Annie – UK tour
Best Musical Direction (West End) Richard Morris – American Idiot – Arts Theatre
Best New Musical in the West End American Idiot – Arts Theatre
Best New Play The Play That Goes Wrong – Duchess Theatre
Best New Production of a Musical (Fringe/Regions) The Spitfire Grill – Union Theatre
Best New Production of a Play (Fringe/Regions) Crucible – Manchester
Best Performance in a Long-Running West End show (Female) Rachelle Ann Go – Les Miserables – Queens Theatre
Best Performance in a Long-Running West End show (Male) Jon Jon Briones – Miss Saigon – Prince Edward Theatre
Best Revival of a Musical Grand Hotel – Southwark Playhouse
Best Revival of a Play Harvey – Theatre Royal Haymarket
Best Scenic Design in a New Production of a Play or Musical Es Devlin – Hamlet – Barbican
Best Sound Design in a New Production of a Play or Musical Chris Whybrow – American Idiot – Arts Theatre
Theatrical Event of the Year Miss Saigon 25th Anniversary Concert – Prince Edward Theatre
Theatrical Venue of the Year Queens Theatre
Understudy of the Year in any production of a Play or Musical (Female) Marsha Songcome – Miss Saigon – Prince Edward
Understudy of the Year in any production of a Play or Musical (Male) Luke Baker – American Idiot – Arts Theatre