& Juliet and Come From Away win big at the 20th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards

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Ever since the [**nominees were announced**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/news/juliet-dominates-whatsonstage-award-nominee-announcements), fans went into a frenzy of voting for their favourites, and everyone waited eagerly for the winners to be announced. New musical [***& Juliet***](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/3998/juliet-tickets.aspx) was nominated for a whopping 13 awards and took home 6 of them including Best Actress Musical (congratulations **Miriam-Teak Lee**). [***Come From Away***](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/3235/come-from-away-tickets.aspx) also did exceedingly well, winning 5 awards, including Best Musical (now that’s how you celebrate your 1st birthday in the West End!) Other winners include the likes of **Andrew Scott** and **Claire Foy**. Read below for the full list of winners…


## The 20th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards winners
Best Actor
**Andrew Scott** for *Present Laughter* ([**Old Vic**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/60/old-vic-theatre.aspx))
Best Actress
**Claire Foy** for *Lungs* (**Old Vic**)
Best Supporting Actor
**Hammed Animashaun** for *A Midsummer Night’s Dream* (**Bridge Theatre**)
Best Supporting Actress
**Sophie Thompson** for Present Laughter (**Old Vic**)
Best Actor in a musical
**Sam Tutty** for [***Dear Evan Hansen***](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/3106/dear-evan-hansen-tickets.aspx) ([**Noel Coward Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/108/noel-coward-theatre.aspx))
Best Actress in a musical
**Miriam-Teak Lee** for [***& Juliet***](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/3998/juliet-tickets.aspx) ([**Shaftesbury Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/74/shaftesbury-theatre.aspx))
Best Supporting Actor in a musical
**Jack Loxton** for *Dear Evan Hansen* (**Noel Coward Theatre**)
Best Supporting Actress in a musical
**Rachel Tucker** for [***Come From Away***](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/3235/come-from-away-tickets.aspx) ([**Phoenix Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/2/phoenix-theatre.aspx))
Best New Play
[***Life of Pi***](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/play/4227/life-of-pi-tickets.aspx) (**Sheffield Theatres**; transferring to [**London’s Wyndham’s Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/27/wyndhams-theatre.aspx))
Best Play Revival
*Betrayal* ([**Harold Pinter Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/26/harold-pinter-theatre.aspx))
Best New Musical
*Come From Away* (**Phoenix Theatre**)
Best Musical Revival
[***Mary Poppins***](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/198/mary-poppins-tickets.aspx) ([**Prince Edward Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/10/prince-edward-theatre.aspx))
Best Off-West End Production
*Falsettos* ([**Other Palace**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/155/other-palace.aspx))
Best Regional Production
*The Color Purple* (**Leicester Curve**)
Best Choreography
**Kelly Devine** for *Come From Away* (**Phoenix Theatre**)
Best Costume Design
**Paloma Young** for *& Juliet* (**Shaftesbury Theatre**)
Best Direction
**Jamie Lloyd** for *Evita* (**Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre**)
Best Graphic Direction
**Dewynters** for *& Juliet* (**Shaftesbury Theatre**)
Best Lighting Design
**Howard Hudson** for *& Juliet* (**Shaftesbury Theatre**)
Best Musical Direction
**Ian Eisenbrath**, **Alan Berry** and team for *Come From Away* (**Phoenix Theatre**)
Best Set Design
**Soutra Gilmour** for *& Juliet* (**Shaftesbury Theatre**)
Best Sound Design
**Gareth Owen** for *Come From Away* (**Phoenix Theatre**)
Best Video Design
**Andrzej Goudling** for *& Juliet* (**Shaftesbury Theatre**)
BBC Radio 2 Audience Award for Best Musical
[***Six***](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/2983/six-tickets.aspx) ([**Arts Theatre**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/43/arts-theatre.aspx))

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By Jade Ali

A love for theatre stemmed from my love of literature and music, but the West End on my doorstep opened up a whole new appreciation and passion for all things stage-y