WhatsOnStage, the UK’s leading consumer theatre website has revealed the winners for the 25th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards.
Nominated and voted upon by theatregoers themselves, the winners have been announced at a spectacular concert ceremony hosted by Gina and Mazz Murray at The London Palladium tonight, 9th February 2025, alongside exclusive performances and surprise appearances from shows across the UK. The full list of winners are as follows:
Best Performer in a Musical – sponsored by Ticketmaster
Imelda Staunton, Hello, Dolly!
Best Supporting Performer in a Musical – sponsored by Newman Displays
Melanie La Barrie, Hadestown
Best Performer in a Play – sponsored by Sine Digital
David Tennant, Macbeth
Best Supporting Performer in a Play
Freema Agyeman, Romeo and Juliet
Best Takeover Performance
Layton Williams, Cabaret
Best Professional Debut Performance – sponsored by AKA
Jeevan Braich, Starlight Express
Best New Musical – sponsored by Travelzoo
Mean Girls, Jeff Richmond, Nell Benjamin and Tina Fey
Best Musical Revival – sponsored by Concord Theatricals
Starlight Express, Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre
Best New Play – sponsored by Go Live Theatre
Spirited Away, adapted by John Caird and co-adapted by Maoko Imai
Best Play Revival – sponsored by Edwardian Hotels London – Official Hotel Partner
Macbeth, Donmar Warehouse and Harold Pinter Theatre
Best West End Show – sponsored by Dewynters
Six, Vaudeville Theatre
Best Regional Production – sponsored by Music Theatre International
Oliver!, Chichester Festival Theatre
Best Studio Production – sponsored by Theatrical Rights Worldwide
Diary of a Gay Disaster, Underbelly Cowgate and Arcola Theatre
Best Concert Event
Something Rotten! – In Concert, Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Best Direction – sponsored by LOVEtheatre
Emma Rice, The Buddha of Suburbia
Best Musical Direction/Supervision – sponsored by Disney’s Hercules
Liam Robinson and Tarek Merchant, Hadestown
Best Casting Direction
Harry Blumenau and Sarah-Jane Price, Why Am I So Single?
Best Choreography – sponsored by LaDuca Shoes
Christopher Wheeldon, MJ the Musical
Best Costume Design
Gabriella Slade, Starlight Express
Best Lighting Design – sponsored by White Light
Howard Hudson, Starlight Express
Best Set Design – sponsored by Preevue
Tim Hatley, Starlight Express
Best Sound Design – sponsored by HERE @ Outernet
Gareth Fry, Macbeth
Best Video Design – sponsored by TikTok
Andrzej Goulding, Starlight Express
Best Wigs, Hair and Make Up Design
Jackie Saundercock and Campbell Young Associates, Starlight Express
Special Award - Services to UK Theatre
Paule Constable
Speaking of the event, WhatsOnStage's Darius Thompson and Alex Wood said,
‘This list of winners once more celebrates the sheer diversity and variety of theatre productions on our stages… it proves that UK theatre really can do it all.
A huge thank you to everyone who selected and championed their favourite shows and creatives, and to the team at The London Palladium for once more hosting this enormous spectacle – it’s been a pleasure. Here’s to the next 25 years of live theatre!’
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