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2023 BroadwayWorld UK / West End Standings

Accessibility Champion
Nica Burns @sohoplace 53%
Ramps on the Moon 2023 30%
Jamie Hale for CRIPtic Arts 2023 9%
FlawBored 2023 8%

Best Choreography of a New Production of a Play or Musical
Matt Cole - NEWSIES - Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre 40%
Anjali Mehra - THE LORD OF THE RINGS - The Watermill Theatre, Newbury, UK 29%
Arlene Phillips with James Cousins - GUYS & DOLLS - Bridge Theatre 25%
Fabian Aloise - IN DREAMS - Leeds Playhouse 6%

Best Costume Design of a New Production of a Play or Musical
Simon Kenny - THE LORD OF THE RINGS - The Watermill Theatre, Newbury, UK 35%
Ryan Dawson Laight - LA CAGE AUX FOLLES - Regent's Park Open Air Theatre 22%
Robert Jones - 42ND STREET - UK Tour 16%
Richard Cooper - THE BOY WHO SAILED THE OCEAN IN AN ARMCHAIR - Curve Theatre, Leicester 14%
Rosa Maggiora - THE EMPRESS - Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon 6%
Fay Fullerton - IN DREAMS - Leeds Playhouse 4%
David Woodhead - STUMPED - UK Tour 2%

Best Dance Performance
Nicole-Lily Baisden - 42ND STREET - UK Tour 56%
Carlos Acosta - CARLOS AT 50 - Sadler's Wells 21%
Francesca Hayward - LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE - Royal Opera House 14%
Olga Pericet - LA LEONA - Sadler's Wells 6%
Emilyn Claid - EMILYN CLAID: UNTITLED - The Place 3%

Best Dance Production
42ND STREET - UK Tour 57%
BLACK SABBATH:THE BALLET - Birmingham Royal Ballet 27%
LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE - Royal Opera House 10%
THE YELLOW WALLPAPER - Coronet Theatre 6%

Best Direction of a New Production of a Musical
Paul Hart - THE LORD OF THE RINGS - The Watermill Theatre, Newbury, UK 25%
William Whelton - LIZZIE - Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester 20%
Nicholas Hytner - GUYS & DOLLS - Bridge Theatre 16%
Hannah Chissick - THE BOY WHO SAILED THE OCEAN IN AN ARMCHAIR - Curve Theatre, Leicester 13%
Michael Longhurst - NEXT TO NORMAL - Donmar Warehouse 11%
Tania Azevedo - MAYFLIES - York Theatre Royal 7%
Julie Atherton - THEN, NOW, NEXT - Southwark Playhouse 4%
Luke Sheppard - IN DREAMS - Leeds Playhouse 4%

Best Direction of a New Production of a Play
Paul Hart - NOTES FROM A SMALL ISLAND - The Watermill Theatre, Newbury 15%
Nicholas Benjamin - FRANKENSTEIN - The Crypt, St Peter's Church 13%
Daniel Raggett - ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST - Theatre Royal Haymarket 12%
Cecilie Fray - WORKING FOR CRUMBS - The Space 11%
MIKE FENTIMAN - JEKYLL & HYDE - Reading Rep Theatre 9%
Lolita Chakrabarti - HAMNET - Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon 8%
Paul Stacey - SHAKESPEARE’S R&J - Reading Rep Theatre 6%
Sally Ripley - THE CRITIC - The Calder Bookshop and Theatre 6%
Pooja Ghai - THE EMPRESS - Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon 6%
Nicolas Kent - GRENFELL: SYSTEM FAILURE SCENES FROM THE INQUIRY - London Tour 5%
Guy Unsworth - STUMPED - UK Tour 4%
Jake Samson - NICE JEWISH BOY - The Hope Theatre 3%
Matthew Xia - TAMBO & BONES - Stratford East 3%

Best Immersive Event
FRANKENSTEIN - The Crypt, St Peter's Church 28%
THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY - The Crypt, St Peter's Church 27%
DEAD ON TIME - A MOVING MURDER MYSTERY - Belmond Trains 18%
PHANTOM PEAK: THE PLATYPUS PARADE - Canada St, Surrey Quays Rd 15%
RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE REMATCH - Dock X, London 12%

Best Leading Performer in a New Production of a Musical
Lauren Drew - LIZZIE - Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester 19%
Louis Maskell - THE LORD OF THE RINGS - The Watermill Theatre, Newbury 15%
Sam Carter - THE BOY WHO SAILED THE OCEAN IN AN ARMCHAIR - Curve Theatre, Leicester 12%
Marisha Wallace - GUYS & DOLLS - Bridge Theatre 9%
Caissie Levy - NEXT TO NORMAL - Donmar Warehouse 9%
Lea Salonga - Stephen Sondheim'S OLD FRIENDS - Gielgud Theatre 6%
Lewis Cornay - THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - UK Tour 6%
Michael Ahomka-Lindsay - NEWSIES - Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre 5%
Alice Fearn - THEN, NOW, NEXT - Southwark Playhouse 3%
Rebekah Hinds - KATHY AND STELLA SOLVE A MURDER - Underbelly, Edinburgh Fringe Festival 3%
Georgina Castle - ELF - THE MUSICAL - Dominion Theatre 3%
Rumi Sutton - MAYFLIES - York Theatre Royal 3%
Nuno Queimado - MAYFLIES - York Theatre Royal 2%
Bronté Barbé - KATHY AND STELLA SOLVE A MURDER - Underbelly, Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2%
Lena Hall - IN DREAMS - Leeds Playhouse 2%
Oliver Tompsett - IN DREAMS - Leeds Playhouse 1%

Best Leading Performer in a New Production of a Play
Andrew Scott - VANYA - Duke Of York's Theatre 15%
Joseph Fiennes - DEAR ENGLAND - National Theatre 13%
Nadia Lamin - FRANKENSTEIN - The Crypt, St Peter's Church 10%
Piers MacKenzie - THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY - The Crypt, St Peter's Church 9%
Daniel Rigby - ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST - Theatre Royal Haymarket 9%
Audrey Brisson - JEKYLL & HYDE - Reading Rep Theatre 8%
Alexandra Gilbreath - THE EMPRESS - Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon 5%
Anna Popplewell - HEDDA GABLER - Reading Rep Theatre 4%
Gary Heron - THE CRITIC - The Calder Bookshop and Theatre 4%
Paul Kaye - THE PILLOWMAN - Duke Of York's Theatre 4%
Madeleine Mantock - HAMNET - Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon 4%
Michael Hawkey - HAMLET - Southwark Playhouse 3%
Alexander Millington - A CARAVAN NAMED DESIRE - Camden People's Theatre 3%
Miles Blanch - FRANKENSTEIN - The Crypt, St Peter's Church 3%
Josh Maughan - NICE JEWISH BOY - The Hope Theatre 2%
Helen Millington - A CARAVAN NAMED DESIRE - Camden People's Theatre 1%

Best Lighting Design of a New Production of a Play or Musical
Rory Beaton - THE LORD OF THE RINGS - The Watermill Theatre, Newbury 39%
Simisola Majekodunmi - METAMORPHOSIS - UK Tour 14%
Richard Howell - ASSASSINS - Chichester Festival Theatre 12%
John Rainsforth - SHAKESPEARE’S R&J - Reading Rep Theatre 10%
Howard Hudson - IN DREAMS - Leeds Playhouse 8%
David Howe - MAYFLIES - York Theatre Royal 7%
Colin Grenfell - THE TIME MACHINE - UK Tour 6%
Howard Hudson - STUMPED - UK Tour 3%

Best Musical Direction of a New Production of a Play or Musical
Mark Aspinall - THE LORD OF THE RINGS - The Watermill Theatre, Newbury, UK 46%
Lewis Bell - THE BOY WHO SAILED THE OCEAN IN AN ARMCHAIR - Curve Theatre, Leicester 21%
Alex Parker - THE RAILWAY CHILDREN - A MUSICAL - Electric Theatre, Guildford 14%
Joseph Church - MAYFLIES - York Theatre Royal 11%
Jordan Li-Smith - BERLUSCONI - Southwark Playhouse 8%

Best New Production of a Musical
THE LORD OF THE RINGS - The Watermill Theatre, Newbury 22%
LIZZIE - Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester 18%
THE BOY WHO SAILED THE OCEAN IN AN ARMCHAIR - Curve Theatre, Leicester 11%
NEWSIES - Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre 10%
NEXT TO NORMAL - Donmar Warehouse 8%
DUSK: A BITE-SIZE LOVE STORY - Greenside Forest Theatre, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 6%
SPONGEBOB THE MUSICAL - UK Tour 4%
KATHY AND STELLA SOLVE A MURDER - Underbelly, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 4%
MAYFLIES - York Theatre Royal 4%
ASSASSINS - Chichester Festival Theatre 3%
IN DREAMS - Leeds Playhouse 3%
WINNIE THE POOH - UK Tour 2%
THEN, NOW, NEXT - Southwark Playhouse 2%
THE RAILWAY CHILDREN - A MUSICAL - Electric Theatre, Guildford 1%
BERLUSCONI - Southwark Playhouse 1%

Best New Production of a Play
DEAR ENGLAND - National Theatre 17%
ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST - Theatre Royal Haymarket 12%
THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY - The Crypt, St Peter's Church 11%
WORKING FOR CRUMBS - The Space 10%
FRANKENSTEIN - The Crypt, St Peter's Church 9%
THE PILLOWMAN - Duke Of York's Theatre 6%
SHIRLEY VALENTINE - Noel Coward Theatre 5%
BLEAK EXPECTATIONS - Criterion Theatre 5%
HAMLET - Southwark Playhouse 5%
IT’S A MOTHERF**KING PLEASURE - Soho Theatre 4%
A CARAVAN NAMED DESIRE - Camden People's Theatre 4%
THE CRITIC - The Calder Bookshop and Theatre 4%
NICE JEWISH BOY - The Hope Theatre 3%
UNDER THE BLACK ROCK - Arcola Theatre 3%
TAMBO & BONES - Stratford East 2%

Best New Regional or Touring Production
THE LORD OF THE RINGS - The Watermill Theatre, Newbury 26%
THE BOY WHO SAILED THE OCEAN IN AN ARMCHAIR - Curve Theatre, Leicester 14%
SISTER ACT THE MUSICAL - UK Tour 12%
TINK - Underbelly, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 6%
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE 1936 - UK Tour 6%
JEKYLL & HYDE - Reading Rep Theatre 5%
MAYFLIES - York Theatre Royal 5%
NOTES FROM A SMALL ISLAND - The Watermill Theatre, Newbury 5%
THE TIME MACHINE - UK Tour 4%
THE EMPRESS - Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon 4%
HAMNET - Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon 4%
HEDDA GABLER - Reading Rep Theatre 3%
MURDER IN THE DARK - UK Tour 2%
LA BAMBA! - Curve Theatre, Leicester 1%
STUMPED - UK Tour 1%
LITTLE MANFRED - UK Tour 1%
SOVEREIGN - King's Manor, York 1%

Best Opera Performance
Sondra Radvanovsky - LA FORZA DEL DESTINO - Royal Opera House 32%
Nadine Benjamin - BLUE - London Coliseum 19%
Zachary James - AKHNATEN - London Coliseum 16%
Zwakele Tshabalala - BLUE - London Coliseum 16%
Kenneth Kellogg - BLUE - London Coliseum 9%
Frederick Ballentine - THE RHINEGOLD - London Coliseum 8%

Best Opera Production
IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE - London Coliseum 40%
LA FORZA DEL DESTINO - Royal Opera House 19%
AKHNATEN - London Coliseum 12%
THE DEAD CITY (DIE TOTE STADT) - London Coliseum 10%
THE RHINEGOLD - London Coliseum 9%
BLUE - London Coliseum 9%

Best Performance By An Understudy/Alternate in Any Play or Musical
Emma Louise Hoey - LIZZIE - Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester 50%
Eloise Davies - THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - UK Tour 21%
Reece Kerridge - THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - UK Tour 12%
Fabiola Ocasio - IN DREAMS - Leeds Playhouse 10%
Tariye Peterside - THE WAY OLD FRIENDS DO - UK Tour 7%

Best Set Design of a New Production of a Play or Musical
Simon Kenny - THE LORD OF THE RINGS - The Watermill Theatre, Newbury 32%
Richard Cooper - THE BOY WHO SAILED THE OCEAN IN AN ARMCHAIR - Curve Theatre, Leicester 15%
Anna Reid - ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST - Theatre Royal Haymarket 11%
Lizzie Clachan - ASSASSINS - Chichester Festival Theatre 8%
TK Hay - MAYFLIES - York Theatre Royal 7%
Anna Kelsey - SHAKESPEARE’S R&J - Reading Rep Theatre 7%
Katie Lias - BLEAK EXPECTATIONS - Criterion Theatre 6%
Katie Lias - NOTES FROM A SMALL ISLAND - The Watermill Theatre, Newbury 5%
Paul Wills - SHIRLEY VALENTINE - Noel Coward Theatre 4%
David Woodhead - STUMPED - UK Tour 3%
Dawn Allsop - LITTLE MANFRED - UK Tour 2%

Best Sound Design of a New Production of a Play or Musical
Paul Gatehouse - THE LITTLE BIG THINGS - @sohoplace 42%
Simon Baker - HAMNET - Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon 16%
Chris Whybrow - MAYFLIES - York Theatre Royal 13%
Max Pappenheim - MURDER IN THE DARK - UK Tour 12%
Alexander Millington - A CARAVAN NAMED DESIRE - Camden People's Theatre 9%
Yvonne Gilbert - LITTLE MANFRED - UK Tour 9%

Best Supporting Performer in a New Production of a Musical
Jack Wolfe - NEXT TO NORMAL - Donmar Warehouse 14%
Maiya Quansah-Breed - LIZZIE - Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester 13%
Mairi Barclay - LIZZIE - Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester 10%
Bill Stanley - THE BOY WHO SAILED THE OCEAN IN AN ARMCHAIR - Curve Theatre, Leicester 6%
Shekinah McFarlane - LIZZIE - Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester 6%
Jodie Jacobs - KATHY AND STELLA SOLVE A MURDER - Underbelly, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 6%
Olivia Spillane - THE BOY WHO SAILED THE OCEAN IN AN ARMCHAIR - Curve Theatre, Leicester 6%
Gracie McGonigal - THE LITTLE BIG THINGS - @sohoplace 5%
Sarah Freer - THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - UK Tour 4%
Reece Kerridge - THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - UK Tour 4%
Malinda Parris - THE LITTLE BIG THINGS - @sohoplace 4%
Sian Reese-Williams - IN DREAMS - Leeds Playhouse 4%
Lily Copland-Jones - THE BOY WHO SAILED THE OCEAN IN AN ARMCHAIR - Curve Theatre, Leicester 4%
Chrissie Bhima - THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - UK Tour 3%
James Breen - THE BOY WHO SAILED THE OCEAN IN AN ARMCHAIR - Curve Theatre, Leicester 3%
Irfan Damani - THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL - UK Tour 2%
Oliver Futcher - THE BOY WHO SAILED THE OCEAN IN AN ARMCHAIR - Curve Theatre, Leicester 2%
Leon Craig - IN DREAMS - Leeds Playhouse 1%
Noel Sullivan - IN DREAMS - Leeds Playhouse 1%
Manuel Pacific - IN DREAMS - Leeds Playhouse 1%

Best Supporting Performer in a New Production of a Play
Will Close - DEAR ENGLAND - National Theatre 27%
Bryony Corrigan - NOTES FROM A SMALL ISLAND - The Watermill Theatre, Newbury 20%
Nadia Lamin - THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY - The Crypt, St Peter's Church 17%
Amy Revelle - THE TIME MACHINE - UK Tour 9%
Raj Bajaj - THE EMPRESS - Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon 8%
Harry Harding - THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY - The Crypt, St Peter's Church 8%
Simon Rivers - THE EMPRESS - Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon 4%
Jordan Walker - UNDER THE BLACK ROCK - Arcola Theatre 4%
Michael Dylan - THE TIME MACHINE - UK Tour 3%

Best Theatre Front of House Staff
Southwark Playhouse 16%
Theatre Royal Drury Lane 15%
Donmar Warehouse 10%
The Other Palace 8%
Apollo Victoria Theatre 8%
Piccadilly Theatre 5%
Playhouse Theatre 5%
Gillian Lynne Theatre 5%
Sondheim Theatre 5%
Park Theatre 4%
Phoenix Theatre 4%
Savoy Theatre 4%
London Coliseum 3%
Richmond Theatre 3%
Salisbury Playhouse 3%
Kenneth More Theatre, Ilford 1%

Best Video Design of a New Production of a Play or Musical
George Reeve - THE LORD OF THE RINGS - The Watermill Theatre, Newbury 57%
Akhila Krishnan - ASSASSINS - Chichester Festival Theatre 25%
George Reeve - NOTES FROM A SMALL ISLAND - The Watermill Theatre, Newbury 18%



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