The Whatsonstage Theatregoer’s Choice winners have been announced…Unsurprisingly new shows Wicked and The Sound of Music topped the polls with Spamalot hot on their heels.

Wicked stole the show with four awards including the Best Show Award which it won in a landslide victory with over half the votes! Wicked also scooped the awards for Best New Musical and Best Actress in a Musical for Idina Menzel who was the original Elphaba. Idina’s West End run ended just before the New Year when young British actress, Kerry Ellis took on the role - we’re sure to see her name in the award winners list next year!

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sound of Music took home 3 awards, including Newcomer of the Year and Best Musical Revival. The Newcomer of the Year award was presented to Connie Fisher who won the role of Maria on BBC talent search, “How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?” The BBC show itself received an award for ‘Now Theatre Event of the Year.’ You can read more aout Connie’s rise to West End stardom in her biography.

It was also a good night for West End comedy shows. Spamalot and Avenue Q both picked up awards. Tim Curry won the prestigious Best Actor in a Musical award for Spamalot with his co-star, Tom Goodman Hill, collecting the award for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical. Avenue Q, the hilarious show with a huge cast of puppets and actors, was awarded the Whatsonstage Theatregoer’s Choice Award for Best Ensemble Performance.

All in all, the Whatsonstage Theatregoer’s Choice Award was a fantastic night for British Theatre. These awards recognised the shows that real theatre fans have loved and the performances that have impressed them in this past year. Well done to Wicked, The Sound of Music, Spamalot and Avenue Q and well done theatre fans for picking some fabulous winners!

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