BWW:UK Awards Latest! MISS SAIGON, THE CRUCIBLE, LES MIS Out In Front!

By: Oct. 30, 2014
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There's 36 hours to go until voting closes in this year's BWW:UK Awards - but can Miss Saigon hang on to the lead in all its categories?

The musical juggernaut is out in front in all its categories - can anything stop it from sweeping the board?

The Crucible and Richard III look set to take the prizes for plays.

We have a record number of votes in already, but if you haven't voted yet, click here to vote! If you have voted already, tell your friends.

Here are the current standings for UK / West End:

Best Choreography in a New Production of a Musical
Bob Avian & Geoffrey Garratt - Miss Saigon - Prince Edward Theatre 25%
Peter Darling - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Theatre Royal, Drury Lane 8%
Gary Lloyd - 20th Century Boy - The Grand Wolverhampton 8%
Ann Yea - Urinetown - St James 7%

Best Costume Design in a New Production of a Play or Musical
Andreane Neofitou - Miss Saigon - Prince Edward Theatre 32%
Rae Smith - The Light Princess - National Theatre 9%
Soutra Gilmour - Urinetown - St James Theatre 7%
David Shields - Sister Act - Aberystwyth Arts Centre 7%

Best Direction of a New Production of a Musical
Laurence Connor - Miss Saigon - Prince Edward Theatre 28%
Matt Ryan - Dogfight - Southwark Playhouse 9%
Jamie Lloyd - Urinetown - St James 7%
Paul Kerryson - Chicago - Curve Leicester 5%

Best Direction of a New production of a Play
Yael Farber - The Crucible - The Old Vic 24%
Declan Donnellan - Shakespeare in Love - Noel Coward Theatre 13%
Jamie Lloyd - Richard III - Trafalgar Studios 12%
Daniel Evans - The Full Monty - Noel Coward 9%

Best Featured Actor in a New Production of a Musical
Kwang-Ho Hong - Miss Saigon - Prince Edward Theatre 26%
Hugh Maynard - Miss Saigon - Prince Edward, London 22%
Matthew Barrow - Chicago - Curve Leicester 6%
Adam Pearce - Urinetown - St. James Theatre 5%

Best Featured Actor in a New Production of a Play
Adrian Schiller - The Crucible - Old Vic Theatre 18%
David Oakes - Shakespeare In Love - Noel Coward Theatre 14%
Bill Nighy - Skylight - Wyndhams 12%
Andrew Scott - Birdland - Royal Court 10%

Best Featured Actress in a New Production of a Musical
Rachelle Ann Go - Miss Saigon - Prince Edward Theatre 30%
Rebecca Trehearn - Dogfight - Southwark Playhouse 8%
Jenna Russell - Urinetown - St. James Theatre 6%
Zizi Strallen - Hairspray - Leicester Curve 6%

Best Featured Actress in a New Production of a Play
Samantha Colley - The Crucible - Old Vic 19%
Angela Lansbury - Blithe Spirit - Gielgud 16%
Anna Carteret - Shakespeare in Love - Noel Coward Theatre 8%
Carey Mulligan - Skylight - Wyndhams 8%

Best Leading Actor in a New Production of a Musical
Jon Jon Briones - Miss Saigon - Prince Edward, London 23%
Richard Fleeshman - Urinetown - St. James Theatre 11%
Jamie Muscato - Dogfight - Southwark Playhouse 10%
Warren Sollars - 20th Century Boy - Wimbledon 7%

Best Leading Actor in A New Production of a Play
Richard Armitage - The Crucible - Old Vic Theatre 23%
Martin Freeman - Richard III - Trafalgar Studios 15%
Daniel Radcliffe - Cripple of Inishmann - Noel coward 13%
Tom Bateman - Shakespeare In Love - Noel Coward 9%

Best Leading Actress in a New Production of a Musical
Eva Noblezada - Miss Saigon - Prince Edward Theatre 25%
Rosalie Craig - The Light Princess - National Theatre 10%
Lucie Mae Sumner - Avenue Q - Uk Tour 6%
Jodie Prenger - Calamity Jane - Watermill Theatre 6%

Best Leading Actress in a New Production of a Play
Anna Madeley - The Crucible - Old Vic 11%
Angela Lansbury - Blithe Spirit - Gielgud 10%
Gillian Anderson - A Streetcar Named Desire - The Young Vic 10%
Billie Piper - Great Britain - National Theatre 8%

Best Lighting Design in a New Production of a Play or Musical
Charles Balfour - Richard III - Trafalgar Studio 11%
Adam Silverman - Urinetown - St James Theatre 9%
Paule Constable - The Light Princess - National Theatre 8%
Grant Anderson - The Addams Family - Assembly Hall (Edinburgh) 8%

Best Long-Running Show in the West End
Les Miserables - Queens Theatre 20%
Wicked - Apollo Victoria 16%
Phantom of the Opera - Her Majesty's Theatre 8%
Matilda - Cambridge Theatre 6%

Best Musical Direction (Fringe or regional)
George Dyer - Dogfight - Southwark Playhouse 20%
John Donovan - Singin' In The Rain - UK Tour 10%
Ben atkinson - Chicago - Leicester curve 9%
Zach Flis/Joanne Ho - The Addams Family - Assembly Hall (Edinburgh) 8%

Best Musical Direction (West End)
Alfonso Casado Trigo - Miss Saigon - Prince Edward Theatre 46%
Richard John - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - Savoy 12%
Martin Lowe - The Light Princess - National Theatre 11%
Alan Williams - Urinetown - St. James Theatre 11%

Best New Musical in the West End
Urinetown - St James Theatre 26%
I Can't Sing! - London Palladium 20%
The Light Princess - National Theatre 16%
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - Savoy Theatre 13%

Best New Play
Shakespeare In Love - Noel Coward Theatre 23%
Let the Right One In - Apollo 11%
1984 - Headlong/Almeida / Playhouse Theatre 10%
Great Britain - The National Theatre 8%

Best New Production of a Musical (Fringe/Regions)
20th Century Boy - UK tour 27%
Dogfight - Southwark Playhouse 19%
Happy Days - UK tour 10%
Water Babies - Curve, Leicester 8%

Best Performance in a Long-Running West End show
Carrie Hope Fletcher - Les Miserables - Queens Theatre 19%
Willemjin Verkaik - Wicked - Apollo Victoria Theatre 7%
Gavin Creel - The Book of Mormon - Prince of Wales 7%
Rebecca Lock - Mamma Mia - Novello 6%

Best Scenic Design in a New Production of a Play or Musical
Totie Driver, Matt Kinley & Adrian Vaux - Miss Saigon - Prince Edward Theatre 26%
Soutra Gilmour - Richard III - Trafalgar Studios 10%
Soutra Gilmour - Urinetown - St James Theatre 8%
Rae Smith - The Light Princess - National Theatre 6%

Best Sound Design in a New Production of a Play or Musical
Mick Potter - Miss Saigon - Prince Edward Theatre 29%
Richard Hammarton - The Crucible - The Old Vic 19%
Terry Jardine/Nick Lidster - Urinetown - St James Theatre 8%
Tom Gibbons - 1984 - Headlong/Almeida/ Playhouse Theatre 6%

Theatrical Event of the Year
West End Live - Trafalgar Square 13%
50 Years on Stage (National Theatre) - Various Theatres 12%
Les Mis V Phantom Charity Football Match - Bromley FC 10%
Kerry Ellis's return to Wicked - Apollo Victoria 9%

Theatrical Venue of the Year
Southwark Playhouse 10%
Donmar Warehouse 9%
Leicester Curve Theatre 8%
Edinburgh Playhouse 6%

Understudy of the Year in any production of a Play or Musical
Carolyn Maitland - Miss Saigon - Prince Edward Theatre 10%
Marc Antolin - From here to eternity - Shaftesbury 9%
Emma Hatton - Wicked - Apollo Victoria theatre 9%
Niall Sheehy - Miss Saigon - Prince Edward Theatre 9%



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