# 2019 WhatsOnStage Awards

The WhatsOnStage Awards, founded in 2001 as the Theatregoers' Choice Awards, are a fan-driven set of awards organised by the theatre website WhatsOnStage.com, based on a popular vote recognising performers and productions of English theatre, with an emphasis on London's West End theatre.
The 2019 Whatsonstage Awards, the 19th, took place on Sunday, 3 March 2019 at the Prince of Wales Theatre. The Awards Concert was presented by Vicky Vox and Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, with performances from Carrie Hope Fletcher and the West End casts of Six and Spring Awakening.
The winners and nominees were:
| Best New Play | Best New Musical |
| The Inheritance Dust Girls & Boys The Jungle Misty | Heathers the Musical Eugenius! Hamilton Tina – The Tina Turner Musical Six |
| Best Play Revival | Best Musical Revival |
| The Madness of George III The Lieutenant of Inishmore Summer and Smoke Translations The York Realist | Little Shop of Horrors Chess Company The King & I Me and My Girl |
| Best Actor in a Play | Best Actress in a Play |
| Aidan Turner for The Lieutenant of Inishmore Arinzé Kene for Misty Colin Morgan for Transalations Kyle Soller for The Inheritance Mark Gatiss for The Madness of George III | Sophie Okonedo for Anthony and Cleopatra Carey Mulligan for Girls & Boys Charlie Murphy for The Lieutenant of Inishmore Katherine Parkinson for Home, I’m Darling Patsy Ferran for Summer and Smoke |
| Best Actor in a Musical | Best Actress in a Musical |
| Jamael Westman for Hamilton Giles Terera for Hamilton Kobna Holdbrook-Smith for Tina – The Tina Turner Musical Jamie Muscato for Heathers the Musical Rob Houchen for Eugenius! | Carrie Hope Fletcher for Heathers the Musical Adrienne Warren for Tina – The Tina Turner Musical Laura Baldwin for Eugenius! Rachelle Ann Go for Hamilton Rosalie Craig for Company |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Play | Best Supporting Actress in a Play |
| Adrian Scarborough for The Madness of George III Adetomiwa Edun for Translations Andrew Burnap for The Inheritance Chris Walley for The Lieutenant of Inishmore Paul Hilton for The Inheritance | Vanessa Redgrave for The Inheritance Debra Gillett for The Madness of George III Michelle Fairley for Julius Caesar Michelle Fox for Translations Sian Thomas for Home, I’m Darling |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Musical | Best Supporting Actress in a Musical |
| Jason Pennycooke for Hamilton Cleve September for Hamilton Daniel Buckley for Eugenius! Jonathan Bailey for Company Richard Fleeshman for Company | Patti LuPone for Company Christine Allado for Hamilton Jodie Steele for Heathers the Musical Rachel John for Hamilton Vicky Vox for Little Shop of Horrors |
| Best Direction | Best Choreography |
| Marianne Elliott for Company Andy Fickman for Heathers the Musical Michael Grandage for The Lieutenant of Inishmore Stephen Daldry for The Inheritance Thomas Kail for Hamilton | Andy Blankenbuehler for Hamilton Carrie-Anne Ingrouille for Six Drew McOnie for Strictly Ballroom Liam Steel for Company Lizzi Gee for Little Shop of Horrors |
| Best Set Design | Best Costume Design |
| Tom Scutt for Little Shop of Horrors Bunny Christie for Company Es Devlin for Girls & Boys Miriam Buether for The Jungle Rae Smith for Translations | Paul Tazewell for Hamilton Catherine Martin for Strictly Ballroom Catherine Zuber for The King & I Gabriella Slade for Six Tom Scutt for Little Shop of Horrors |
| Best Lighting Design | Best Video Design |
| Howell Binkley for Hamilton Ben Cracknell for Heathers the Musical Howard Hudson for Little Shop of Horrors Neil Austin for Company Tim Deiling for Six | Terry Scruby for Chess Daniel Denton for Misty Dick Straker for A Monster Calls Luke Halls for The Lehman Trilogy Nina Dunn for The Assassination of Katie Hopkins |
| Best Off-West End Production | Best Regional Production |
| Six Dust Eugenius! Misty The Rink | Spring Awakening Death of a Salesman The Madness of George III Memoirs of an Asian Football Casual Romeo and Juliet |
| Best Original Cast Recording | Best Show Poster |
| Everybody’s Talking About Jamie Bat Out of Hell Come From Away The Grinning Man Six | Little Shop of Horrors The Inheritance The Jungle The Lieutenant of Inishmore Tina – The Tina Turner Musical |
| Best West End Show ||
| Les Misérables Bat Out of Hell Everybody’s Talking About Jamie Kinky Boots Wicked ||
| Equity Award for Services to Theatre Society Special Award ||
| Michael Grandage ||