Thursday, January 02, 2014

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)

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