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Miss Saigon wins big at 15th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards
Miss Saigon won a whopping NINE awards at the 15th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards, making it a record win by the iconic musical.
Among the top spots secured, Miss Saigon’s leading lady, Eva Noblezada, bagged Best Actress in a Musical, with fellow cast member Jon Jon Briones taking home Best Actor in a Musical.
Check out the full 2015 WhatsOnStage winners list below:
Best Actor in a play
Winner:
David Tennant, Richard II
Nominees:
Mark Strong, A View From the Bridge
Richard Armitage, The Crucible
Tom Bateman, Shakespeare in Love
Tom Hiddleston, Coriolanus
Best Actress in a play
Winner:
Billie Piper, Great Britain
Nominees:
Gillian Anderson, A Streetcar Named Desire
Helen McCrory, Medea
Imelda Staunton, Good People
Lucy Briggs-Owen, Shakespeare in Love
Best Actor in a Musical
Winner:
Jon Jon Briones, Miss Saigon
Nominees:
Alistair Brammer, Miss Saigon
Killian Donnelly, Memphis the Musical
Marti Pellow, Evita
Robert Lindsay, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Best Actress in a Musical
Winner:
Eva Noblezada, Miss Saigon
Nominees:
Beverley Knight, Memphis the Musical
Gemma Arterton, Made in Dagenham
Jenna Russell, Urinetown the Musical
Madalena Alberto, Evita
Best Supporting Actor in a Play
Winner:
Mark Gatiss, Coriolanus
Nominees:
Adrian Schiller, The Crucible
David Oakes, Shakespeare in Love
Hadley Fraser, Coriolanus
Nathaniel Parker, Wolf Hall & Bring
Up the Bodies
Best Supporting Actress in a Play
Winner:
Vanessa Kirby, A Streetcar Named Desire
Nominees:
Anna Madeley, The Crucible
Deborah Findlay, Coriolanus
Nicola Walker, A View From the Bridge
Samantha Colley, The Crucible
Best Supporting Actor in a Musical
Winner:
Kwang-Ho Hong, Miss Saigon
Nominees:
Ben Forster, Evita
George Maguire, Sunny Afternoon
Hugh Maynard, Miss Saigon
Rolan Bell, Memphis the Musical
Best Supporting Actress in a Musical
Winner:
Rachelle Ann Go, Miss Saigon
Nominees:
Claire Machin, Memphis the Musical
Karis Jack, Urinetown the Musical
Katherine Kingsley, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Samantha Bond, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Best New Play
Winner:
Shakespeare in Love
Nominees:
Great Britain
King Charles III
The Nether
Wolf Hall
Best New Musical
Winner:
Memphis the Musical
Nominees:
Here Lies Love
Made in Dagenham
Sunny Afternoon
Urinetown the Musical
Best Play Revival
Winner:
Coriolanus
Nominees:
Blithe Spirit
The Crucible
Richard II
A Streetcar Named Desire
Best Musical Revival
Winner:
Miss Saigon
Nominees:
Evita
The Pajama Game
Porgy and Bess
Sweeney Todd
Best Direction
Winner:
Laurence Connor, Miss Saigon
Nominees:
Christopher Ashley, Memphis the Musical
Gregory Doran, Richard II
Jamie Lloyd, Urinetown the Musical
Yaël Farber, The Crucible
Best Choreography
Winner:
Bob Avian & Geoffrey Garratt, Miss Saigon
Nominees:
Ann Yee, Urinetown the Musical
Drew McOnie, In the Heights
Jerry Mitchell, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Sergio Trujillo, Memphis the Musical
Best Set Design
Winner:
Totie Driver & Matt Kinley, Miss Saigon
Nominees:
Bunny Christie, Made in Dagenham
David Gallo, Memphis the Musical
Nick Ormerod, Shakespeare in Love
Soutra Gilmour, Urinetown the Musical
Best Lighting Design
Winner:
Mark Henderson, Coriolanus
Nominees:
Adam Silverman, Urinetown the Musical
Bruno Poet, Miss Saigon
Howell Binkley, Memphis the Musical
Jon Clark, Made in Dagenham
Best Off-West End Production
Winner:
Sweeney Todd, Twickenham Theatre
Nominees:
Dogfight, Southwark Playhouse
Forbidden Broadway, Menier Chocolate Factory
In the Heights, Southwark Playhouse
Oh, the Humanity and Other Good Intentions, Tabard Theatre
Best Regional Production
Winner:
Oliver!, Sheffield Crucible
Nominees:
Guys and Dolls, Chichester Festival Theatre
Gypsy, Chichester Festival Theatre
The Kite Runner, Nottingham Playhouse
Water Babies, Curve Leicester
Best Takeover in a Role
Winner:
Kerry Ellis, Wicked
Nominees:
Craige Els, Matilda the Musical
David Hunter, Once
Jennifer DiNoia, Wicked
Michael Watson, Jersey Boys
Best West End Show
Winner:
Miss Saigon
Nominees:
Les Misérables
Matilda the Musical
Memphis the Musical
Wicked
