See The Current Standings In The BroadwayWorld UK Awards; Ian McKellen Leads Best Actor!

Voting continues for the 2018 BroadwayWorld UK Awards, brought to you by BroadwayHD! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favourites.

All professional shows that opened in the UK in the past year were eligible in all categories. The exceptions are the Long-running West End awards (best show, female performer and male performer) - shows nominated in those categories must have opened in the West End by November 2017, and must still be running continuously there. The understudy awards apply to any production - new or long-running.

Theatrical Event of the Year is back for special events that do not fit under the Best Musical/Play categories - theatrical concerts, one night events and other one-offs.

Last year's big winners included Amber Riley, Andrew Scott, Girl from the North Country, Angels in America, Follies, Rent, An American in Paris, and Les Misérables. See the full list here!

Check out the current standings below, and cast your vote...

Here are the current standings for the 2018 BroadwayWorld UK Awards:

Best Actor in a New Production of a Musical
Giles Terera - HAMILTON - Victoria Palace Theatre 23%
Jamie Muscato - HEATHERS THE MUSICAL - The Other Palace/Theatre Royal Haymarket 20%
Marc Antolin - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Regent's Park Open Air Theatre 18%
Jamal Kane Crawford - FAME - UK Tour 17%
Alex Wadham - THE FULL MONTY: THE MUSICAL - Old Joint Stock Theatre, Birmingham 11%
Louis Maskell - THE GRINNING MAN - Trafalgar Studios 11%

Best Actor in a New Production of a Play
Ian McKellen - KING LEAR - Chichester Festival Theatre 22%
Aidan Turner - THE LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE - Noël Coward Theatre 19%
Ben Batt - THE YORK REALIST - Donmar Warehouse/Crucible Theatre, Sheffield 17%
Tyrone Huntley - HOMOS, OR EVERYONE IN AMERICA - Finborough Theatre 16%
Matthew Tennyson - A MONSTER CALLS - Old Vic 15%
Reed Birney - THE HUMANS - Hampstead Theatre 11%

Best Actress in a New Production of a Musical
Rachelle Ann Go - HAMILTON - Victoria Palace Theatre 27%
Adrienne Warren - TINA: THE Tina Turner MUSICAL - Aldywch Theatre 17%
Carrie Hope Fletcher - HEATHERS THE MUSICAL - The Other Palace/Theatre Royal Haymarket 16%
Rosalie Craig - COMPANY - Gielgud Theatre 15%
Kelli O'Hara - THE KING AND I - London Palladium 13%
Stephanie Rojas - FAME - UK Tour 12%

Best Actress in a New Production of a Play
Carey Mulligan - GIRLS & BOYS - Royal Court 24%
Patsy Ferran - SUMMER AND SMOKE - Almeida Theatre 22%
Katherine Parkinson - HOME, I'M DARLING - Theatr Clwyd/National Theatre 17%
Eileen Atkins - THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM - Theatre Royal Bath/Wyndham's Theatre 15%
Anya Chalotra - THE VILLAGE - Theatre Royal Stratford East 12%
Norah Lopez Holden - THE ALMIGHTY SOMETIMES - Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester 10%

Best Choreography of a New Production of a Play or Musical
Andy Blankenbuehler - HAMILTON - Victoria Palace Theatre 22%
Carrie-Anne Ingrouille - SIX - Arts Theatre 19%
Tom Jackson Greaves - SPRING AWAKENING - Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester 18%
Aline David - DANCE NATION - Almeida Theatre 18%
Nick Winston - FAME - UK Tour 13%
Polly Bennett - THE VILLAGE - Theatre Royal Stratford East 10%

Best Costume Design of a New Production of a Play or Musical
Catherine Martin - STRICTLY BALLROOM THE MUSICAL - Piccadilly Theatre 21%
Paul Tazewell - HAMILTON - Victoria Palace Theatre 19%
Tom Scutt - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Regent's Park Open Air Theatre 18%
Gabriella Slade - SIX - Arts Theatre 17%
Lizzie Clachan - THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE - Donmar Warehouse 14%
Fin Redshaw - PIECES OF STRING - Mercury Theatre, Colchester 12%

Best Direction of a New Production of a Musical
Marianne Elliott - COMPANY - Gielgud Theatre 22%
Thomas Kail - HAMILTON - Victoria Palace Theatre 22%
Maria Aberg - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Regent's Park Open Air Theatre 17%
Sam Gold - FUN HOME - Young Vic 14%
Emma Rice - ROMANTICS ANONYMOUS - Shakespeare's Globe 13%
Jonathan O'Boyle - ASPECTS OF LOVE - Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester 12%

Best Direction of a New Production of a Play
Sally Cookson - A MONSTER CALLS - Old Vic 21%
Rebecca Frecknall - SUMMER AND SMOKE - Almeida Theatre 18%
Nicole Charles - EMILIA - Shakespeare's Globe 18%
Blanche McIntyre - THE WRITER - Almeida Theatre 17%
Sam Mendes - THE LEHMAN TRILOGY - National Theatre 14%
Paula Garfield - 4.48 PSYCHOSIS - New Diorama Theatre 12%

Best Ensemble in a New Production of a Play or Musical
SIX - Arts Theatre 25%
PERICLES - National Theatre 18%
EMILIA - Shakespeare's Globe 18%
DANCE NATION - Almeida Theatre 16%
MISS LITTLEWOOD - Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon 12%
PINTER AT THE PINTER - Harold Pinter Theatre 11%

Best Lighting Design of a New Production of a Play or Musical
Andrew Ellis - EUGENIUS! - The Other Palace 24%
Tim Deiling - SIX - Arts Theatre 21%
Neil Austin - TRANSLATIONS - National Theatre 16%
Matt Daw and Sam Waddington - WASTED - Southwark Playhouse 15%
Hugh Vanstone - THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM - Theatre Royal Bath/Wyndham's Theatre 13%
Ben Cracknell - PIECES OF STRING - Mercury Theatre, Colchester 10%

Best Long-running West End Show Performer (Female)
Amara Okereke - LES MISÉRABLES - Queen's Theatre 21%
Bonnie Langford - 42ND STREET - Theatre Royal Drury Lane 18%
Gina Beck - MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Cambridge Theatre 17%
Lucie Shorthouse - EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE - Apollo Theatre 16%
Kelly Mathieson - THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA - Her Majesty's Theatre 16%
Natalie Kassanga - MOTOWN THE MUSICAL - Shaftesbury Theatre 12%

Best Long-running West End Show Performer (Male)
Bradley Jaden - LES MISÉRABLES - Queen's Theatre 20%
Simon-Anthony Rhoden - KINKY BOOTS - Adelphi Theatre 20%
Chris Jarman - WICKED - Apollo Victoria Theatre 16%
Tosh Wanogho-Maud - DREAMGIRLS - Savoy Theatre 15%
Dom Simpson - THE BOOK OF MORMON - Prince of Wales Theatre 15%
James Byng - THE WOMAN IN BLACK - Fortune Theatre 14%

Best Long-running West End Show
LES MISÉRABLES - Queen's Theatre 19%
WICKED - Victoria Apollo Theatre 19%
EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE - Apollo Theatre 17%
HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD - Palace Theatre 16%
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA - Her Majesty's Theatre 15%
MAMMA MIA! - Novello Theatre 14%

Best Musical Direction of a New Production of a Play or Musical
Ian Townsend - CHICAGO - Phoenix Theatre 20%
Richard Beadle - HAMILTON - Victoria Palace Theatre 20%
Jordan Li-Smith - THE ASSASSINATION OF KATIE HOPKINS - Theatr Clwyd 19%
Nigel Lilley - FUN HOME - Young Vic 15%
Shiloh Coke and Adrian McLeod - MISTY - Bush Theatre 14%
Gareth Valentine - ME AND MY GIRL - Chichester Festival Theatre 12%

Best New Production of a Musical
HEATHERS THE MUSICAL - The Other Palace/Theatre Royal Haymarket 23%
HAMILTON - Victoria Palace Theatre 22%
COMPANY - Gielgud Theatre 18%
FUN HOME - Young Vic 15%
THE RINK - Southwark Playhouse 12%
ASPECTS OF LOVE - Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester 11%

Best New Production of a Play
THE JUNGLE - Playhouse Theatre 23%
SUMMER AND SMOKE - Almeida Theatre 18%
THE INHERITANCE - Young Vic 17%
CONSENT - Harold Pinter Theatre 15%
TOUCHING THE VOID - Bristol Old Vic 14%
JOHN - National Theatre 13%

Best New Regional or Touring Production
WICKED - UK Tour 32%
THE FLYING LOVERS OF VITEBSK - UK Tour 16%
STEEL - Crucible Theatre, Sheffield 14%
THE BAND - UK Tour 14%
SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE - UK Tour 13%
TAMBURLAINE - Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon 12%

Best Performance By An Understudy/Alternate in Any Play or Musical
Luke Bayer - EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE - Apollo Theatre 22%
Hannah Grace Lawson - LES MISÉRABLES - Queen's Theatre 19%
Maria Coyne - WICKED - Apollo Victoria Theatre 19%
Steph Parry - MAMMA MIA! - Novello Theatre 18%
Jordan Luke Gage - BAT OUT OF HELL - Dominion Theatre 14%
Ryan Pidgen - ME AND MY GIRL - Chichester Festival Theatre 8%

Best Set Design of a New Production of a Play or Musical
Janet Bird - THE WIZARD OF OZ - Crucible Theatre, Sheffield 28%
Bunny Christie - COMPANY - Gielgud Theatre 26%
Chloe Lamford - JOHN - National Theatre 16%
Peter McKintosh - THE YORK REALIST - Donmar Warehouse/Crucible Theatre, Sheffield 13%
Rosie Elnile - RETURNING TO HAIFA - Finborough Theatre 10%
Andrzej Goulding - THE UNRETURNING - Theatre Royal, Plymouth/UK Tour 7%

Best Sound Design of a New Production of a Play or Musical
Nevin Steinberg - HAMILTON - Victoria Palace Theatre 23%
Christopher Shutt - JOHN - National Theatre 19%
Dan Samson - EUGENIUS! - The Other Palace 17%
Carolyn Downing - SUMMER AND SMOKE - Almeida Theatre 16%
Mike Beer - A MONSTER CALLS - Old Vic 14%
Ian Dickinson for Autograph Sound - FATHERLAND - Lyric Hammersmith 11%

Best Supporting Actor in a New Production of a Musical
Jason Pennycooke - HAMILTON - Victoria Palace Theatre 24%
Jonathan Bailey - COMPANY - Gielgud Theatre 20%
Julian Bleach - THE GRINNING MAN - Trafalgar Studios 17%
Zubin Varla - FUN HOME - Young Vic 15%
Jos Slovick - BRIEF ENCOUNTER - Empire Cinema Haymarket 14%
Marc Pickering - THE RETURN OF THE SOLDIER - Hope Mill Theatre, Manchester 10%

Best Supporting Actor in a New Production of a Play
David Morrissey - JULIUS CAESAR - Bridge Theatre 20%
Antony Sher - PINTER AT THE PINTER - Harold Pinter Theatre 19%
Adetomiwa Edun - TRANSLATIONS - National Theatre 17%
Jack Tarlton - ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST - Crucible Theatre, Sheffield 16%
David Birrell - DESCRIBE THE NIGHT - Hampstead Theatre 14%
Stanley Townsend - GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS - Playhouse Theatre 13%

Best Supporting Actress in a New Production of a Musical
Vicky Vox - LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Regent's Park Open Air Theatre 22%
Patti LuPone - COMPANY - Gielgud Theatre 22%
Ruthie Ann Miles - THE KING AND I - London Palladium 19%
Mica Paris - FAME - UK Tour 14%
Joanna Riding - ROMANTICS ANONYMOUS - Shakespeare's Globe 12%
Zoë Rainey - KISS ME, KATE - UK Tour 11%

Best Supporting Actress in a New Production of a Play
Nadia Nadarajah - AS YOU LIKE IT - Shakespeare's Globe 21%
Geraldine Alexander - SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE - UK Tour 20%
Cecilia Noble - NINE NIGHT - National Theatre 18%
Emma Fielding - A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE - Vaudeville Theatre 16%
Kayla Meikle - DANCE NATION - Almeida Theatre 14%
Veronica Roberts - THE DAUGHTER-IN-LAW - Arcola Theatre 11%

Outstanding Achievement in a New Dance Production
David Nixon/Northern Ballet - THE LITTLE MERMAID - UK Tour 23%
Liam Scarlett/Royal Ballet - SWAN LAKE - Royal Opera House 22%
English National Ballet - LE JEUNE HOMME ET LA MORT/LA SYLPHIDE - London Coliseum 18%
Akram Khan Company - XENOS - Sadler's Wells 14%
Cathy Marston/Ballet Black - THE SUIT/A DREAM WITHIN A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM - UK Tour 11%
Sharon Watson/Phoenix Dance Theatre - WINDRUSH: MOVEMENT OF THE PEOPLE - UK Tour 11%

Outstanding Achievement in a New Opera Production
David Pountney/Welsh National Opera - WAR AND PEACE - Wales Millennium Centre 22%
George Benjamin and Martin Crimp - LESSONS IN LOVE AND VIOLENCE - Royal Opera House 19%
Edward Dick/Opera North - TOSCA - UK Tour 16%
Jake Heggie and Terrence McNally - DEAD MAN WALKING - Barbican 16%
Bruno Ravella - FALSTAFF - Garsington Opera 14%
Keith Warner - VANESSA - Glyndebourne 13%

Theatrical Event of the Year
AN INTIMATE EVENING WITH Kristin Chenoweth - London Palladium 23%
THE HOPE FOR GRENFELL MEMORIAL GALA - Opera Holland Park 22%
BROKEN WINGS - Theatre Royal Haymarket 15%
I WISH MY LIFE WERE LIKE A MUSICAL - Live At Zédel 15%
THERE IS NOTHIN' LIKE A DAME - Cadogan Hall 13%
TONIC AWARDS - May Fair Theatre 12%

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