Winners announced for the What’s On Stage 2015 Awards on 15 February 2015.
PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES
Best Actor in a Play
- Winner: David Tennant, Richard II
- Mark Strong, A View From the Bridge
- Richard Armitage, The Crucible
- Tom Bateman, Shakespeare in Love
- Tom Hiddleston, Coriolanus
Best Actress in a Play
- Winner: Billie Piper, Great Britain
- Gillian Anderson, A Streetcar Named Desire
- Helen McCrory, Medea
- Imelda Staunton, Good People
- Lucy Briggs-Owen, Shakespeare in Love
Best Actor in a Musical
- Winner: Jon Jon Briones, Miss Saigon
- Alistair Brammer, Miss Saigon
- Killian Donnelly, Memphis the Musical
- Marti Pellow, Evita
- Robert Lindsay, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Best Actress in a Musical
- Winner: Eva Noblezada, Miss Saigon
- Beverley Knight, Memphis the Musical
- Gemma Arterton, Made in Dagenham
- Jenna Russell, Urinetown the Musical
- Madalena Alberto, Evita
Best Supporting Actor in a Play
- Winner: Mark Gatiss, Coriolanus
- Adrian Schiller, The Crucible
- David Oakes, Shakespeare in Love
- Hadley Fraser, Coriolanus
- Nathaniel Parker, Wolf Hall & Bring Up the Bodies
Best Supporting Actress in a Play
- Winner: Vanessa Kirby, A Streetcar Named Desire
- Anna Madeley, The Crucible
- Deborah Findlay, Coriolanus
- Nicola Walker, A View From the Bridge
- Samantha Colley, The Crucible
Best Supporting Actor in a Musical
- Winner: Kwang-Ho Hong, Miss Saigon
- Ben Forster, Evita
- George Maguire, Sunny Afternoon
- Hugh Maynard, Miss Saigon
- Rolan Bell, Memphis the Musical
Best Supporting Actress in a Musical
- Winner: Rachelle Ann Go, Miss Saigon
- Claire Machin, Memphis the Musical
- Karis Jack, Urinetown the Musical
- Katherine Kingsley, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
- Samantha Bond, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Best New Play
- Winner: Shakespeare in Love
- Great Britain
- King Charles III
- The Nether
- Wolf Hall
Best New Musical
- Winner: Memphis the Musical
- Here Lies Love
- Made in Dagenham
- Sunny Afternoon
- Urinetown the Musical
Best Play Revival
- Winner: Coriolanus
- Blithe Spirit
- The Crucible
- Richard II
- A Streetcar Named Desire
Best Musical Revival
- Winner: Miss Saigon
- Evita
- The Pajama Game
- Porgy and Bess
- Sweeney Todd
Best Direction
- Winner: Laurence Connor, Miss Saigon
- Christopher Ashley, Memphis the Musical
- Gregory Doran, Richard II
- Jamie Lloyd, Urinetown the Musical
- Yaël Farber, The Crucible
Best Choreography
- Winner: Bob Avian & Geoffrey Garratt, Miss Saigon
- Ann Yee, Urinetown the Musical
- Drew McOnie, In the Heights
- Jerry Mitchell, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
- Sergio Trujillo, Memphis the Musical
Best Set Design
- Winner: Totie Driver & Matt Kinley, Miss Saigon
- Bunny Christie, Made in Dagenham
- David Gallo, Memphis the Musical
- Nick Ormerod, Shakespeare in Love
- Soutra Gilmour, Urinetown the Musical
Best Lighting Design
- Winner: Mark Henderson, Coriolanus
- Adam Silverman, Urinetown the Musical
- Bruno Poet, Miss Saigon
- Howell Binkley, Memphis the Musical
- Jon Clark, Made in Dagenham
Best Off-West End Production
- Winner: Sweeney Todd, Twickenham Theatre
- Dogfight, Southwark Playhouse
- Forbidden Broadway, Menier Chocolate Factory
- In the Heights, Southwark Playhouse
- Oh, the Humanity and Other Good Intentions, Tabard Theatre
Best Regional Production
- Winner: Oliver!, Sheffield Crucible
- Guys and Dolls, Chichester Festival Theatre
- Gypsy, Chichester Festival Theatre
- The Kite Runner, Nottingham Playhouse
- Water Babies, Curve Leicester
Best Takeover in a Role
- Winner: Kerry Ellis, Wicked
- Craige Els, Matilda the Musical
- David Hunter, Once
- Jennifer DiNoia, Wicked
- Michael Watson, Jersey Boys
Best West End Show
📷 Main photo: Whatsonstage Awards – Nominations Shortlist 2015
