17th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards 2017: Harry Potter leads winners

Harry Potter leads winners of the 17th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards

The winners of this year's WhatsOnStage Awards have been announced

http://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/whatonstage-awards-winners-harry-potter-cursed_42926.html

The 17th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards winners in full

Best Actor in a Play, sponsored by Radisson Blu Edwardian

Ian Hallard for The Boys in the Band
Ian McKellen for No Man's Land
Jamie Parker for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child WINNER
Kenneth Branagh for The Entertainer 
Ralph Fiennes for Richard III

Best Actress in a Play, sponsored by Live at Zédel

Billie Piper for Yerma WINNER 
Helen McCrory for The Deep Blue Sea
Lily James for Romeo and Juliet
Michelle Terry for Henry V
Pixie Lott for Breakfast at Tiffany's

Best Actor in a Musical, sponsored by The Umbrella Rooms

Andy Karl for Groundhog Day
Charlie Stemp for Half a Sixpence WINNER 
Michael C Hall for Lazarus 
Michael Xavier for Sunset Boulevard
Ramin Karimloo for Murder Ballad

Best Actress in a Musical, sponsored by The Hippodrome Casino

Amber Riley for Dreamgirls WINNER
Carrie Hope Fletcher for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Devon-Elise Johnson for Half a Sixpence
Glenn Close for Sunset Boulevard
Sheridan Smith for Funny Girl

Best Supporting Actor in a Play

Anthony Boyle for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child WINNER
Derek Jacobi for Romeo and Juliet
Freddie Fox for Travesties
Jonjo O'Neill for Unreachable
Paul Thornley for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Best Supporting Actress in a Play, sponsored by Tonic Theatre

Jenna Russell for Doctor Faustus
Meera Syal for Romeo and Juliet 
Noma Dumezweni for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child WINNER
Poppy Miller for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Vanessa Redgrave for Richard III

Best Supporting Actor in a Musical, sponsored by Encore Radio

Adam J Bernard for Dreamgirls
Ian Bartholomew for Half a Sixpence
Joel Montague for Funny Girl
Trevor Dion Nicholas for Disney's Aladdin WINNER 
Tyrone Huntley for Jesus Christ Superstar

Best Supporting Actress in a Musical, sponsored by Newman Displays

Amy Lennox for Lazarus
Emma Williams for Half a Sixpence WINNER 
Rebecca Trehearn for Show Boat
Sophia Anne Caruso for Lazarus
Victoria Hamilton-Barritt for Murder Ballad

Best New Play, sponsored by JHI Marketing

The Comedy About A Bank Robbery
The Flick
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child WINNER
The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures or iHo
The Mother

Best New Musical, sponsored by Shine Creative Solutions

Disney's Aladdin
Dreamgirls
Groundhog Day
Half a Sixpence
School of Rock WINNER

Best Play Revival

The Boys in the Band
The Deep Blue Sea
The Dresser
No Man's Land WINNER
Travesties

Best Musical Revival, sponsored by R&H Theatricals Europe

Funny Girl WINNER 
Jesus Christ Superstar
Ragtime
Show Boat
Sunset Boulevard

Best Direction

Casey Nicholaw for Disney's Aladdin
John Tiffany for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child WINNER
Matthew Warchus for Groundhog Day
Michael Mayer for Funny Girl
Rachel Kavanaugh for Half a Sixpence

Best Choreography, sponsored by Encore Radio

Andrew Wright for Half a Sixpence WINNER
Casey Nicholaw for Disney's Aladdin
Casey Nicholaw for Dreamgirls
Drew McOnie for Jesus Christ Superstar 
Peter Darling and Ellen Kane for Groundhog Day

Best Costume Design

Gregg Barnes for Disney's Aladdin WINNER
Gregg Barnes for Dreamgirls 
Katrina Lindsay for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Matthew Wright for Funny Girl
Paul Brown for Half a Sixpence

Best Set Design

Bob Crowley for Disney's Aladdin
Christine Jones for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child WINNER
Lez Brotherston for Show Boat
Miriam Buether for Wild
Rob Howell for Groundhog Day

Best Lighting Design, sponsored by White Light

Charlie Morgan Jones for Little Shop of Horrors
Hugh Vanstone for Groundhog Day
Jack Weir for The Boys in the Band
Natasha Katz for Disney's Aladdin
Neil Austin for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child WINNER

Best Video Design, sponsored by PRG XL Video

Andrzej Goulding for Groundhog Day
Finn Ross and Ash Woodward for Harry Potter and the Cursed ChildWINNER
Finn Ross for The Tempest, RSC 
Laura Perrett for Murder Ballad
Tal Yarden for Lazarus

Best Off-West End Production, sponsored by Les Misérables

The Boys in the Band (Park Theatre)
Grey Gardens (Southwark Playhouse)
The Last Five Years (St James Theatre) WINNER
Side Show (Southwark Playhouse)
Ragtime (Charing Cross Theatre)

Best Regional Production, sponsored by MTI (Europe)

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (National Tour)
Flowers for Mrs Harris (Crucible Theatre, Sheffield)
The Girls (National Tour)WINNER
The Grinning Man (Bristol Old Vic)
Rent (National Tour/St James Theatre/Theatr Clwyd)

Best West End Show, sponsored by Capezio

Kinky Boots
Les Misérables WINNER
Matilda the Musical
The Phantom of the Opera 
Wicked WINNER

Equity Award for Lifetime Achievement (So Far)

Cameron Mackintosh

Amber Riley - winner Best Actress in a Musical DREAM GIRLS

JASON ORANGE QUITS TAKE THAT!

Jason Orange leaves Take That!

Take That's Jason Orange quits; band-mates say it's a huge loss

Jason Orange has announced he's left Take That and will not be recording a new album with the band.

In a statement, he said there had been "no fallings out" and had "spent some of the best years" of his life with them.
However, he did not want to commit to making and promoting a new record.
The band formed in 1990, split up in 1996 and then reformed for a successful comeback in 2005.
Orange's band-mates, Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen, said his departure was "a huge loss".
His statement read: "I want to start by saying how proud I am of what we have achieved together over the years.
"However, at a band meeting last week I confirmed to Mark, Gary and Howard that I do not wish to commit to recording and promoting a new album."
He's also thanked his fans, calling them "beautiful and ever-loyal".


A joint statement from the remaining band-mates said: "We first became aware of Jason's reservations a couple of years ago but had hoped that by giving him the desired time and space he may begin to feel differently.
"This has not been the case and we now have to accept and fully respect his decision which we know hasn't been an easy one."
After they got back together, the band were briefly rejoined by Robbie Williams for the 2010 album Progress.
Orange said: "I know how much Mark, Gary and Howard enjoy writing and making music.
"They know that they have my full support and encouragement to continue on with what is to be another chapter for the band."
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RETROBOT BIDDING FOR CHRISTMAS NUMBER ONE WITH HELP OF MIKE STOCK

Mike Stock (Stock, Aitken & Waterman) to help The Retrobot to claim Christmas number one 2013

The Retrobot was switched off back in 1989...but he has been rebooted, given new batteries and is now going for Christmas Number 1 , with the help of Mr Mike Stock (Stock, Aitken & Waterman) A sample of his song, can be heard...."
here http://t.co/hxqBk7U1uA



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