The Theatre Chrissies are here!

Now for the best part of my Chrissies: the Theatre Awards!

BEST DRAMA/COMEDY

 

GHOSTS by Henrik Ibsen at the Almeida Theatre

 

Nominees: The AMEN CORNER (Olivier, NT); The AUDIENCE (Gielgud);

THE JUDAS KISS (Duke of Yorks); OTHELLO (Olivier, NT)

 

BEST MUSICAL

 

The SCOTTSBORO BOYS at Young Vic

 

Nominees: The BOOK OF MORMON (Prince of Wales); A CHORUS LINE (London Palladium); The COLOR PURPLE (Menier Chocolate Factory); SWAN LAKE (Sadler's Wells)

 

BEST ACTOR

 

RUPERT EVERETT (The Judas Kiss,  Duke of Yorks)

 

 

Nominees: John Heffernan (Edward II); Rory Kinnear (Othello);

Adrian Lester (Othello); Simon Russell Beale (Privates on Parade)

BEST ACTOR (Musical)

 

 

GAVIN CREEL (The Book of Mormon, Prince of Wales)

 

 

Nominees:  Bertie Carvel (Matilda: The Musical); Jared Gertner (The Book of Mormon);

Jonathan Ollivier (Swan Lake); Kyle Scatliffe (The Scottsboro Boys)

BEST ACTRESS

 

 

LESLEY MANVILLE (Ghosts, Almeida)

 

 

Nominees: Frances de la Tour (People); Anne-Marie Duff (Strange Interlude);

Marianne Jean-Baptiste (The Amen Corner); Helen Mirren (The Audience)

BEST ACTRESS (Musical)

 

 

CYNTHIA ERRIVO (The Color Purple, Menier Chocolate Factory)

 

 Nominees: Betty Buckley (Dear World); Rosalie Craig (The Light Princess);

Beverley Knight (The Bodyguard); Scarlett Strallen (Candide)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

 

 

CHARLES EDWARDS (Strange Interlude, Lyttelton, NT)

 

 

Nominees: Will Keen (Ghosts); Richard McCabe (The Audience);

Paul Ritter (The Audience);  Peter Sullivan (The Winslow Boy)

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (Musical)

 

 

 

STEPHEN ASHFIELD (The Book of Mormon, Prince of Wales)

 

 

Nominees: Christian Dante White (The Scottsboro Boys); Colman Domingo (The Scottsboro Boys); James T. Lane (The Scottsboro Boys); Gary Wood (A Chorus Line)

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

 

CECILIA NOBLE (The Amen Corner, Olivier, NT)

 

 

Nominees:  Charlene McKenna (Ghosts); Sharon D. Clarke (The Amen Corner);

Haydn Gwynn (The Audience); Cecilia Noble (Once A Catholic)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS (Musical)

 

LEIGH ZIMMERMAN (A Chorus Line, London Palladium)

 

 

Nominees: Jackie Clune (Candide); Nicola Hughes (A Color Purple);

Michela Meazza (Swan Lake); Scarlett Strallen (A Chorus Line)

BEST DIRECTOR

 

 

RICHARD EYRE (Ghosts, Almeida)

 

 

Nominees: Stephen Daldrey (The Audience); Marianne Elliott (The Curious Incident of The Dog In The Night Time); Rufus Norris (The Amen Corner); Susan Stroman (The Scottsboro Boys)

BEST DESIGN

 

LEZ BROTHERSTON (Sleeping Beauty, Richmond)

 

 

Nominees: Bunny Christie (The Curious Incident of The Dog In the Night Time);

John Doyle (The Color Purple); Tim Hatley (Ghosts); Rae Smith (The Light Princess)

BEST LIGHTING

 

 

PETER MUMFORD (Ghosts, Almeida)

 

 

Nominees: Ken Billington (The Scottsboro Boys);

Paule Constable (The Light Princess); Paule Constable (Sleeping Beauty);

Paule Constable (The Curious Incident of The Dog In The Night Time)

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

 

 

 

SUSAN STROMAN (The Scottsboro Boys, Young Vic)

 

 

Nominees: Baayork Lee/Bob Avian/Michael Bennett (A Chorus Line); 

Matthew Bourne (Sleeping Beauty); Matthew Bourne (Swan Lake);

Peter Darling (Matilda: The Musical)