BWW:UK Awards 2013: Voting Opens! MORMON, CHARLIE, ONCE, BODYGUARD & MERRILY All Nominated!

Welcome to the 2013 BWW:UK Awards!

Nominees this year include stars from The Bodyguard (including Heather Headley and Debbie Kurup), Merrily We Roll Along (including Damian Humbley and Jenna Russell), The Book of Mormon, Once, Barnum, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (including Douglas Hodge) and The Color Purple.

As you can see, the shortlist categories are ever so slightly different to the original nomination categories - that's because we had such a high volume of nominations (all from readers) in some categories that we felt it was fairer to ensure everyone's hard work was acknowledged and that theatregoers' appreciation was put on record.

NB1: "new production" in these categories doesn't necessarily refer to a newly-written show; it refers to a new opening (so it could be a new show or a revival). There are separate categories for new work.

NB2: "West End" in these categories refers to a broad circle around the centre of London.

NB3: "Featured" and "leading" are always words that are debated in awards categories - this is simply our judgement. if you do spot any errors, please do get in touch asap to let us know - we're only human and we had thousands of nominations to work our way through.

The categories this year are:

Best Choreography in a New Production of a Musical
Best Costume Design in a New Production of a Play or Musical
Best Direction of a New Production of a Musical
Best Direction of a New Production of a Musical (Fringe/Regions)
Best Direction of a New Production of a Play
Best Featured Actor in a New Production of a Musical (Fringe/Regions)
Best Featured Actor in a New Production of a Musical (West End)
Best Featured Actor in a New Production of a Play
Best Featured Actress in a New Production of a Musical (Fringe/Regions)
Best Featured Actress in a New Production of a Musical (West End)
Best Featured Actress in a New Production of a Play
Best Leading Actor in a New Production of a Musical (Fringe/Regions)
Best Leading Actor in a New Production of a Musical (West End)
Best Leading Actor in A New Production of a Play (Fringe/Regions)
Best Leading Actor in A New Production of a Play (West End)
Best Leading Actress in a New Production of a Musical (Fringe/Regions)
Best Leading Actress in a New Production of a Musical (West End)
Best Leading Actress in a New Production of a Play
Best Lighting Design in a New Production of a Play or Musical
Best Long Running West End Show
Best Musical Direction (Fringe or Regional)
Best Musical Direction (West End)
Best New Musical in the West End
Best New Play in the West End
Best New Production of a Musical on the Fringe or in the Regions
Best New Production of a Play on the Fringe or in the Regions
Best Orchestrations in a New Production of a Musical
Best Performance in a Long-Running West End Show (Actor)
Best Performance in a Long-Running West End Show (Actress)
Best Revival of a Musical
Best Revival of a Play
Best Scenic Design in a New Production of a Play or Musical
Best Sound Design in a New Production of a Play or Musical
Theatrical Event of the Year
Theatrical Venue of the Year
Understudy of the Year in any production of a Play or Musical (Actor)
Understudy of the Year in any production of a Play or Musical (Actress)

Get your votes in! Voting closes at 12 noon on Friday 8th November.