The WhatsOnStage Awards, founded in 2001 as the Theatregoers' Choice Awards, are a fan-driven set of awards organised by the theatre website WhatsOnStage.com, based on a popular vote recognising performers and productions of English theatre, with an emphasis on London's West End theatre.
| 2022 WhatsOnStage Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | 27 February 2022 |
| Location | Prince of Wales Theatre |
| Hosted by | Jodie Prenger and Tom Read Wilson |
| Most awards | Frozen (7) |
| Most nominations | Frozen (13) |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | BBC Radio 2 |
The 2022 Whatsonstage Awards, the 22nd, took place on Sunday 27 February at the Prince of Wales Theatre. It was hosted for the third ceremony in a row by theatre star Jodie Prenger and Tom Read Wilson. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting shut-down of UK theatres due to lockdowns, the 2021 edition of the show was cancelled and was replaced by an online event which celebrated twenty one members of the public who had supported the theatre industry during the pandemic, rather than the usual awarding of theatre productions themselves.[1] The 2022 ceremony returns to awarding creative talent involved in West End theatre and is fully voted for by the British theatergoing public, who voted for their winners on WhatsOnStage.com.
The stage adaptation of Disney's blockbuster film Frozen received the most nominations with thirteen, equaling the record set by & Juliet at the 2020 ceremony, while The Tragedy of Macbeth was the most nominated play, with five nods. Due to the large volume of eligible productions, the number of nominations in each category was raised from five to six for the first time. The performance categories were changed to be gender-neutral in an effort to be more inclusive.[2]
Winners and nominees
editThe nominees for the 22nd WhatsOnStage Awards were announced on 9 December 2021 by James Graham and Gabrielle Brooks in a livestream from The Other Palace.[3][4]
Productions with multiple wins and nominations
editMultiple wins
edit- 7 wins: Frozen
- 4 wins: Back to the Future: The Musical
- 3 wins: 2:22 A Ghost Story
- 2 wins: Cyrano de Bergerac, Anything Goes
Multiple nominations
edit- 13 nominations: Frozen
- 10 nominations: Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical
- 9 nominations: Back to the Future: The Musical
- 7 nominations: Cabaret, Cinderella, Moulin Rouge!
- 6 nominations: Rent, South Pacific, The Tragedy of Macbeth
- 5 nominations: Anything Goes, West Side Story
- 4 nominations: 2:22 A Ghost Story, Magic Goes Wrong, Cyrano de Bergerac, The Ocean at the End of the Lane
- 3 nominations: Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Carousel, Constellations, The Last Five Years, The Normal Heart
- 2 nominations: Anna X, Leopoldstadt, My Night with Reg,Pretty Woman: The Musical,Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of), Uncle Vanya, What's New Pussycat?
References
edit- ^ "Winners Announced of WhatsOnStage Awards 2021". whitelight.ltd.uk. March 15, 2021.
- ^ "22nd Annual WhatsOnStage Awards: Everything you need to know | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com.
- ^ "Nominees for 22nd Annual WhatsOnStage Awards announced | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com.
- ^ "Back to the Future and Frozen dominate WhatsOnStage awards". the Guardian. February 27, 2022.