2007 WhatsOnStage Awards
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 2007 Whatsonstage Awards were:[1]
| Category | Winner | % of Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Best Actress in a Play | Judi Dench - Hay Fever at the Theatre Royal Haymarket | 41% |
| Best Actor in a Play | Kevin Spacey – A Moon for the Misbegotten at the Old Vic | 31% |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Play | Helen Schlesinger – The Crucible, RSC at the Gielgud | 29% |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Play | Colm Meaney – A Moon for the Misbegotten at the Old Vic | 33% |
| Best Actress in a Musical | Idina Menzel – Wicked at the Apollo Victoria | 52% |
| Best Actor in a Musical | Tim Curry – Spamalot at the Palace | 39% |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Musical | Miriam Margolyes – Wicked at the Apollo Victoria | 49% |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Musical | Tom Goodman-Hill – Spamalot at the Palace | 30% |
| Best Solo Performance | Patrick Stewart – A Christmas Carol at the Albery | 53% |
| Best Ensemble Performance | Avenue Q - at the Noël Coward | 58% |
| Best Takeover in a Role | Patrick Swayze – Guys & Dolls at the Piccadilly | 22% |
| The Nick Hern Books Best New Play | Rock 'n' Roll by Tom Stoppard - at the Royal Court & Duke of York's | 38% |
| Best New Comedy | The 39 Steps by Patrick Barlow - at the Tricycle & Criterion | 37% |
| The Superbreak Best New Musical | Wicked - at the Apollo Victoria | 51% |
| Best Play Revival | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - at the Apollo | 27% |
| The Campo Viejo Best Musical Revival | The Sound of Music - at the London Palladium | 27% |
| The Shakespeare 4 Kidz Best Shakespearean Production | As You Like It - RSC at the Novello | 21% |
| Best Director | Trevor Nunn - Porgy & Bess at the Savoy & Rock 'n' Roll at the Royal Court & Duke of York's | 27% |
| Best Set Designer | Eugene Lee - Wicked at the Apollo Victoria | 56% |
| Best Choreographer | Rob Ashford - Evita at the Adelphi | 24% |
| The Stuart Phillips London Newcomer of the Year | Connie Fisher - The Sound of Music at the London Palladium | 46% |
| Best Off West End Production | Little Shop of Horrors - at the Menier Chocolate Factory | 52% |
| Best Regional Production | Me & My Girl - on tour | 32% |
| The Now Magazine Event of the Year | How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? - leading to the first West End star being cast via reality TV | 29% |
References
[edit]- ^ WhatsOnStage Awards Archive". Whatsonstage.com, November 19, 2013