{"id":31617,"date":"2022-12-09T21:12:26","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T21:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/09\/2022-whats-on-stage-award-nominations-there-ought-to-be-clowns\/"},"modified":"2022-12-09T21:12:26","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T21:12:26","slug":"2022-whats-on-stage-award-nominations-there-ought-to-be-clowns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/09\/2022-whats-on-stage-award-nominations-there-ought-to-be-clowns\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 What\u2019s On Stage Award nominations \u2013 There Ought To Be Clowns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The nominations for the twenty third Annual WhatsOnStage Awards have been revealed, with the total listing of nominees beneath. You can vote in all 24 classes\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsonstage.com\/london-theatre\/news\/vote-now-in-the-23rd-annual-awards_57967.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>right here<\/strong><\/a>. The winners can be revealed on the ceremony on Sunday 12 February 2023.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Best Performer in a Musical<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\u2013 Courtney Bowman,\u00a0<em>Legally Blonde<\/em>, Regent\u2019s Park Open Air Theatre<br \/>\u2013 Katie Brayben,\u00a0<em>Tammy Faye<\/em>, Almeida Theatre<br \/>\u2013 Divina De Campo,\u00a0<em>Hedwig and the Angry Inch<\/em>, Leeds Playhouse and HOME Manchester<br \/>\u2013 Jordan Luke Gage,\u00a0<em>Bonnie &amp; Clyde the Musical<\/em>, Arts Theatre<br \/>\u2013 Frances Mayli McCann,\u00a0<em>Bonnie &amp; Clyde the Musical<\/em>, Arts Theatre<br \/>\u2013 Charlie Stemp,\u00a0<em>Crazy for You<\/em>, Chichester Festival Theatre<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Best Supporting Performer in a Musical<\/span> (sponsored by Newman Displays)<\/h3>\n<p>\u2013 Jocasta Almgill,\u00a0<em>Grease<\/em>, Dominion Theatre<br \/>\u2013 Lauren Drew,\u00a0<em>Legally Blonde<\/em>, Regent\u2019s Park Open Air Theatre<br \/>\u2013 Paul French,\u00a0<em>Grease<\/em>, Dominion Theatre<br \/>\u2013 Natalie McQueen,\u00a0<em>Bonnie &amp; Clyde the Musical<\/em>, Arts Theatre<br \/>\u2013 John Owen-Jones,\u00a0<em>The Great British Bake Off Musical<\/em>, Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham<br \/>\u2013 Marisha Wallace,\u00a0<em>Oklahoma!<\/em>, Young Vic<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Best Performer in a Play<\/span> (sponsored by Sine Digital)<\/h3>\n<p>\u2013 Jonathan Bailey,\u00a0<em>Cock<\/em>, Ambassadors Theatre<br \/>\u2013 Jodie Comer,\u00a0<em>Prima Facie<\/em>, Harold Pinter Theatre<br \/>\u2013 Carrie Hope Fletcher,\u00a0<em>The Caucasian Chalk Circle<\/em>, Rose Theatre, Kingston<br \/>\u2013 Mei Mac,\u00a0<em>My Neighbour Totoro<\/em>, Barbican Theatre<br \/>\u2013 Rafe Spall,\u00a0<em>To Kill a Mockingbird<\/em>, Gielgud Theatre<br \/>\u2013 David Tennant,\u00a0<em>Good<\/em>, Harold Pinter Theatre<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Best Supporting Performer in a Play<\/span> (sponsored by Edwardian Hotels London)<\/h3>\n<p>\u2013 Jade Anouka,\u00a0<em>Cock<\/em>, Ambassadors Theatre<br \/>\u2013 Gwyneth Keyworth,\u00a0<em>To Kill a Mockingbird<\/em>, Gielgud Theatre<br \/>\u2013 Elliot Levey,\u00a0<em>Good<\/em>, Harold Pinter Theatre<br \/>\u2013 Natasha Magigi,\u00a0<em>The Clothes They Stood Up In<\/em>, Nottingham Playhouse<br \/>\u2013 Sharon Small,\u00a0<em>Good<\/em>, Harold Pinter Theatre<br \/>\u2013 Greg Tannahill,\u00a0<em>Good Luck, Studio<\/em>, Mercury Theatre, Salisbuy Playhouse and Yvonne Arnaud Theatre<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Best Takeover Performance<\/span> (sponsored by Tandem Marketing)<\/h3>\n<p>\u2013 Lauren Byrne,\u00a0<em>Matilda The Musical<\/em>, Cambridge Theatre<br \/>\u2013 Erin Caldwell,\u00a0<em>Heathers: The Musical<\/em>, The Other Palace<br \/>\u2013 Joel Harper-Jackson,\u00a0<em>Cock<\/em>, Ambassadors Theatre<br \/>\u2013 Lucie Jones,\u00a0<em>Wicked<\/em>, Apollo Victoria Theatre<br \/>\u2013 Reuben Joseph,\u00a0<em>Hamilton<\/em>, Victoria Palace Theatre<br \/>\u2013 Ben Joyce,\u00a0<em>Back to the Future: The Musical<\/em>, Adelphi Theatre<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Best Professional Debut Performance<\/span> (sponsored by AKA)<\/h3>\n<p>\u2013 Tomisin Ajani,\u00a0<em>The Play That Goes Wrong<\/em>, Duchess Theatre<br \/>\u2013 Joe Locke,\u00a0<em>The Trials<\/em>, Donmar Warehouse<br \/>\u2013 Oliver Nicholas,\u00a0<em>Back to the Future: The Musical<\/em>, Adelphi Theatre<br \/>\u2013 Aharon Rayner,\u00a0<em>The Great British Bake Off Musical<\/em>, Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham<br \/>\u2013 Nadine Shah,\u00a0<em>A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream<\/em>, Shakespeare North Playhouse<br \/>\u2013 Djavan van de Fliert,\u00a0<em>Frozen<\/em>, Theatre Royal Drury Lane<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Best New Musical<\/span> (sponsored by Travelzoo)<\/h3>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0<em>Bonnie &amp; Clyde the Musical<\/em>, Arts Theatre<br \/>\u2013\u00a0<em>The Great British Bake Off Musical<\/em>, Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham<br \/>\u2013\u00a0<em>Identical<\/em>, Nottingham Playhouse and The Lowry, Salford<br \/>\u2013\u00a0<em>Tammy Faye<\/em>, Almeida Theatre<br \/>\u2013\u00a0<em>The Band\u2019s Visit<\/em>, Donmar Warehouse<br \/>\u2013\u00a0<em>The Osmonds: A New Musical<\/em>, UK tour<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Best Musical Revival<\/span> (sponsored by Concord Theatricals)<\/h3>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0<em>Billy Elliot<\/em>, Curve, Leicester<br \/>\u2013\u00a0<em>Grease<\/em>, Dominion Theatre<br \/>\u2013\u00a0<em>Legally Blonde<\/em>, Regent\u2019s Park Open Air Theatre<br \/>\u2013\u00a0<em>My Fair Lady<\/em>, London Coliseum and tour<br \/>\u2013\u00a0<em>Oklahoma!<\/em>, Young Vic<br \/>\u2013\u00a0<em>Spring Awakening<\/em>, Almeida Theatre<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Best New Play<\/span> (sponsored by Ticketmaster)<\/h3>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0<em>A Different Stage<\/em>, Duke of York\u2019s Theatre and UK tour<br \/>\u2013\u00a0<em>Best of Enemies<\/em>, Young Vic and No\u00ebl Coward Theatre<br \/>\u2013\u00a0<em>Eureka Day<\/em>, The Old Vic<br \/>\u2013\u00a0<em>My Neighbour Totoro<\/em>, Barbican Theatre<br \/>\u2013\u00a0<em>Prima Facie<\/em>, Harold Pinter Theatre<br \/>\u2013\u00a0<em>To Kill a Mockingbird<\/em>, Gielgud Theatre<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Best Play Revival<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0<em>Blues for an Alabama Sky<\/em>, National Theatre<br \/>\u2013\u00a0<em>Cock<\/em>, Ambassadors Theatre<br \/>\u2013\u00a0<em>Good<\/em>, Harold Pinter Theatre<br \/>\u2013\u00a0<em>The Caucasian Chalk Circle<\/em>, Rose Theatre, Kingston<br \/>\u2013\u00a0<em>The Crucible<\/em>, National Theatre<br \/>\u2013\u00a0<em>The Seagull<\/em>, Harold Pinter Theatre<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Best West End Show<\/span> (sponsored by Dewynters)<\/h3>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0<em>Back to the Future: The Musical<\/em>, Adelphi Theatre<br \/>\u2013\u00a0<em>Hamilton<\/em>, Victoria Palace Theatre<br \/>\u2013\u00a0<em>Les Mis\u00e9rables<\/em>, Sondheim Theatre<br \/>\u2013\u00a0<em>SIX<\/em>, Vaudeville Theatre<br \/>\u2013\u00a0<em>The Phantom of the Opera<\/em>, Her Majesty\u2019s Theatre<br \/>\u2013\u00a0<em>Wicked<\/em>, Apollo Victoria Theatre<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Best Regional Production<\/span> (sponsored by Music Theatre International)<\/h3>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0<em>Billy Elliot<\/em>, Curve, Leicester<br \/>\u2013\u00a0<em>Crazy for You<\/em>, Chichester Festival Theatre<br \/>\u2013\u00a0<em>The Great British Bake Off Musical<\/em>, Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham<br \/>\u2013\u00a0<em>Rodgers Hammerstein\u2019s Cinderella<\/em>, Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester<br \/>\u2013\u00a0<em>The Book Thief<\/em>, Octagon Theatre, Bolton<br \/>\u2013\u00a0<em>The Osmonds: A New Musical<\/em>, UK tour<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Best Off-West End Production<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0<em>Anyone Can Whistle<\/em>, Southwark Playhouse<br \/>\u2013\u00a0<em>But I\u2019m A Cheerleader: The Musical<\/em>, The Turbine Theatre<br \/>\u2013\u00a0<em>DIVA: Live from Hell!<\/em>, The Turbine Theatre<br \/>\u2013\u00a0<em>Millennials<\/em>, The Other Palace Studio<br \/>\u2013\u00a0<em>RIDE \u2013 A New Musical<\/em>, Charing Cross Theatre<br \/>\u2013\u00a0<em>Ruckus<\/em>, Southwark Playhouse<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Best Concert Event<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0<em>Chess<\/em>, Theatre Royal Drury Lane<br \/>\u2013\u00a0<em>Jeremy Jordan<\/em>, Theatre Royal Drury Lane<br \/>\u2013\u00a0<em>SIX in Concert<\/em>, Hampton Court Palace<br \/>\u2013\u00a0<em>Stephen Sondheim\u2019s Old Friends<\/em>, Sondheim Theatre<br \/>\u2013\u00a0<em>Treason<\/em>, Theatre Royal Drury Lane<br \/>\u2013\u00a0<em>The Witches of Eastwick<\/em>, Sondheim Theatre<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Best Direction<\/span> (sponsored by LOVEtheatre)<\/h3>\n<p>\u2013 Dominic Cooke,\u00a0<em>Good<\/em>, Harold Pinter Theatre<br \/>\u2013 Daniel Fish and Jordan Fein,\u00a0<em>Oklahoma!<\/em>, Young Vic<br \/>\u2013 Nikolai Foster,\u00a0<em>Billy Elliot<\/em>, Curve, Leicester<br \/>\u2013 Rupert Goold,\u00a0<em>Spring Awakening<\/em>, Almeida Theatre<br \/>\u2013 Phelim McDermott,\u00a0<em>My Neighbour Totoro<\/em>, Barbican Theatre<br \/>\u2013 Indhu Rubasingham,\u00a0<em>The Father and the Assassin<\/em>, National Theatre<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Best Musical Direction\/Supervision<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\u2013 Sarah Travis, Steve Sidwell and the corporate,\u00a0<em>Beautiful: The Carole King Musical<\/em>, UK tour<br \/>\u2013 Daniel Kluger, Nathan Koci and Tom Brady,\u00a0<em>Oklahoma!<\/em>, Young Vic<br \/>\u2013 Bruce O\u2019Neil and Matt Smith,\u00a0<em>My Neighbour Totoro<\/em>, Barbican Theatre<br \/>\u2013 Nigel Lilley and Tarek Merchant,\u00a0<em>The Band\u2019s Visit<\/em>, Donmar Warehouse<br \/>\u2013 Stuart Morley, George Francis and Elliot Mackenzie,\u00a0<em>Whistle Down the Wind<\/em>, Watermill Theatre<br \/>\u2013 Ted Sperling and Gareth Valentine,\u00a0<em>My Fair Lady<\/em>, London Coliseum and UK tour<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Best Casting Direction<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\u2013 Pippa Ailion and Natalie Gallacher,\u00a0<em>Spring Awakening<\/em>, Almeida Theatre<br \/>\u2013 Stuart Burt,\u00a0<em>The Seagull<\/em>, Harold Pinter Theatre<br \/>\u2013 Anji Carroll,\u00a0<em>Marvellous<\/em>, New Vic Theatre and @sohoplace<br \/>\u2013 Natalie Gallacher for Pippa Ailion Casting,\u00a0<em>Legally Blonde<\/em>, Regent\u2019s Park Open Air Theatre<br \/>\u2013 Jacob Sparrow,\u00a0<em>Oklahoma!<\/em>, Young Vic<br \/>\u2013 Anne Vosser and Jo Hawes,\u00a0<em>Identical<\/em>, Nottingham Playhouse and The Lowry, Salford<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Best Choreography<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\u2013 Fabian Aloise,\u00a0<em>Bring It On: The Musical<\/em>, Southbank Centre<br \/>\u2013 Maxine Doyle,\u00a0<em>The Burnt City<\/em>, Woolwich Works<br \/>\u2013 Ellen Kane,\u00a0<em>A Chorus Line<\/em>, Curve, Leicester<br \/>\u2013 Lynne Page,\u00a0<em>Spring Awakening<\/em>, Almeida Theatre<br \/>\u2013 Arlene Phillips,\u00a0<em>Grease<\/em>, Dominion Theatre<br \/>\u2013 Susan Stroman,\u00a0<em>Crazy for You<\/em>, Chichester Festival Theatre<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Best Costume Design<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\u2013 Evie Gurney and Richard Mawbey,\u00a0<em>The forty seventh<\/em>, The Old Vic<br \/>\u2013 William Ivey Long,\u00a0<em>Crazy for You<\/em>, Chichester Festival Theatre<br \/>\u2013 Katrina Lindsay,\u00a0<em>Tammy Faye<\/em>, Almeida Theatre<br \/>\u2013 Melissa Simon-Hartman,\u00a0<em>Much Ado About Nothing<\/em>, Royal Shakespeare Theatre<br \/>\u2013 Gabriella Slade,\u00a0<em>The Cher Show<\/em>, UK tour<br \/>\u2013 Catherine Zuber,\u00a0<em>My Fair Lady<\/em>, London Coliseum and UK tour<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Best Lighting Design<\/span> (sponsored by White Light)<\/h3>\n<p>\u2013 Neil Austin,\u00a0<em>Tammy Faye<\/em>, Almeida Theatre<br \/>\u2013 Nic Farman,\u00a0<em>The Book Thief<\/em>, Octagon Theatre, Bolton<br \/>\u2013 Jessica Hung Han Yun,\u00a0<em>My Neighbour Totoro<\/em>, Barbican Theatre<br \/>\u2013 Jack Knowles,\u00a0<em>Spring Awakening<\/em>, Almeida Theatre<br \/>\u2013 Tim Lutkin,\u00a0<em>The Crucible<\/em>, National Theatre<br \/>\u2013 Scott Zielinski,\u00a0<em>Oklahoma!<\/em>, Young Vic<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Best Set Design<\/span> (sponsored by Preevue)<\/h3>\n<p>\u2013 Jon Bausor,\u00a0<em>Into the Woods<\/em>, Theatre Royal Bath<br \/>\u2013 Es Devlin,\u00a0<em>The Crucible<\/em>, National Theatre<br \/>\u2013 Robert Jones,\u00a0<em>Murder on the Orient Express<\/em>, Chichester Festival Theatre<br \/>\u2013 Morgan Large,\u00a0<em>Sister Act<\/em>, Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith and UK tour<br \/>\u2013 Tom Pye and Basil Twist,\u00a0<em>My Neighbour Totoro<\/em>, Barbican Theatre<br \/>\u2013 Ben Stones,\u00a0<em>Hedwig and the Angry Inch<\/em>, Leeds Playhouse and HOME Manchester<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Best Sound Design<\/span> (sponsored by Stage Sound Services)<\/h3>\n<p>\u2013 Neil Bettles,\u00a0<em>Blood Harmony<\/em>, The Lowry, Salford, The Dukes, Lancaster, Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield and Traverse Theatre<br \/>\u2013 Tony Gayle,\u00a0<em>My Neighbour Totoro<\/em>, Barbican Theatre<br \/>\u2013 Paul Groothuis,\u00a0<em>The Band\u2019s Visit<\/em>, Donmar Warehouse<br \/>\u2013 Adam Fisher,\u00a0<em>Into the Woods<\/em>, Theatre Royal Bath<br \/>\u2013 Drew Levy,\u00a0<em>Oklahoma!<\/em>, Young Vic<br \/>\u2013 Annie May Fletcher,\u00a0<em>Hedwig and the Angry Inch<\/em>, Leeds Playhouse and HOME Manchester<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Best Video Design<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>\u2013 Luke Halls and Zakk Hein,\u00a0<em>The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage<\/em>, Bridge Theatre<br \/>\u2013 Douglas O\u2019Connell,\u00a0<em>Identical<\/em>, Nottingham Playhouse and The Lowry, Salford<br \/>\u2013 Finn Ross,\u00a0<em>Spring Awakening<\/em>, Almeida Theatre<br \/>\u2013 Finn Ross and Andrea Scott,\u00a0<em>My Neighbour Totoro<\/em>, Barbican Theatre<br \/>\u2013 Max Spielbichler,\u00a0<em>Best of Enemies<\/em>, Young Vic and No\u00ebl Coward Theatre<br \/>\u2013 Joshua Thorson,\u00a0<em>Oklahoma!<\/em>, Young Vic<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Best Graphic Design <\/span>(sponsored by Hexagon Print)<\/h3>\n<p>\u2013 AKA,\u00a0<em>Tammy Faye<\/em>, Almeida Theatre<br \/>\u2013 Bob King Creative,\u00a0<em>My Fair Lady<\/em>, London Coliseum and UK tour<br \/>\u2013 Felicity McCabe,\u00a0<em>The Crucible<\/em>, National Theatre<br \/>\u2013 Muse Creative Communications,\u00a0<em>The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage<\/em>, Bridge Theatre<br \/>\u2013 Studio Doug,\u00a0<em>Prima Facie<\/em>, Harold Pinter Theatre<br \/>\u2013 Toshio Suzuki and Dewynters,\u00a0<em>My Neighbour Totoro<\/em>, Barbican Theatre<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] The nominations for the twenty third Annual WhatsOnStage Awards have been revealed, with the total listing of nominees beneath. You can vote in all 24 classes\u00a0right here. The winners can be revealed on the ceremony on Sunday 12 February 2023. Best Performer in a Musical \u2013 Courtney Bowman,\u00a0Legally Blonde, Regent\u2019s Park Open Air Theatre\u2013 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31619,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-31617","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-drama"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31617"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31617\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}