So a few weeks ago, I sat down with the lovely West End Wilma, a glass of wine and some other reviewers for one of the hardest tasks of the year.
What did we have to do?
Narrow down all of the nominations into a shortlist of four for each category of course!
I can tell you now – it was a lengthy process. Between us we’d seen thousands of shows and trying to whittle down so much talent was almost impossible!
But… we finally managed it and are very excited to have a very strong list of shortlisted people, theatres and productions.
So it’s now over to you, the lovely public. Voting opens on 1st October and runs for two weeks at westendwilma.com
Are you ready to fight for your favourites?
The shortlist for the Wilma Awards 2014:
Best West End Show – sponsored by Momentum Artists Talent Agency
• Miss Saigon
• Shakespeare In Love
• Wicked
• Matilda
Most Underrated West End Show
• Stephen Ward
• From Here To Eternity
• 39 Steps
• Ladykillers
Best Fringe Production
• Urinetown – St James Theatre
• Fleabag – Soho Theatre
• The Spring Tide – Old Red Lion Theatre
• Title of Show – Landor Theatre
Best Touring Production – sponsored by Churchill Theatre Bromley
• Rocky Horror
• Cats
• Cabaret
• Avenue Q
Best Supporting Cast Member
• Lizzy Connolly – Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
• Alexia Khadime – Book of Mormon
• Peter Polycarpou – The Pajama Game
• David Howells – Alice Through The Looking Glass
Best Take Over In A Role
• Savannah Stevenson – Wicked
• Alex Gaumond – Matilda
• David Hunter – Once
• Dianne Pilkington – Mamma Mia
Best Theatre Blog – sponsored by IOGIG Online Services
• Official Theatre
• West End Frame
• Pocket Size Blog
• A Younger Theatre
Rising Star Award – sponsored by Planet Hollywood
• Cynthia Erivo
• Laura Pitt-Pulford
• Nellie McQuinn
• Jordan Lee Davies
Most Welcoming Venue – sponsored by http://www.Theatre-Charter.co.uk
• Above The Stag
• The Union Theatre
• The Old Red Lion
• Park Theatre
Lifetime Achievement In Theatre – sponsored by HotTicketOffers.com
• Bonnie Langford
• Imelda Staunton
• Sheila Hancock
• Harriet Thorpe
So get your thinking caps on and get ready for the stagiest night in London!
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