2020 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.

2020 WhatsOnStage Awards
Date1 March 2020
LocationPrince of Wales Theatre
Hosted byJodie Prenger and Tom Read Wilson
Most awards& Juliet (6)
Most nominations& Juliet (13)
Television/radio coverage
NetworkBBC Radio 2
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The 2020 WhatsOnStage Awards, the 20th, took place on Sunday, 1 March 2020 at the Prince of Wales Theatre. It was hosted by theatre star Jodie Prenger and Tom Read Wilson and featured performances from all five nominees for Best New Musical, as well as the cast of The Color Purple.[1]

For the first time in the history of the awards show, the ceremony was broadcast on BBC Radio 2 with hosts Elaine Paige and Ken Bruce providing backstage commentary and exclusive interviews with the winners, nominees and special guests. Additionally, a new category was introduced that was voted for by Radio 2 listeners which replaced the previous Best West End Show category. The Audience Award for Best Musical, was open to any musical has run for longer than one year in the West End.[2]

Max Martin's jukebox musical & Juliet at the received a record-breaking thirteen nominations at the ceremony and was the night's biggest winner, receiving six awards. For plays, the revival of Noël Coward's Present Laughter received the most nominations with eight, winning two. Musical Come from Away was also notable for winning all five of the awards it was nominated for.[3]

Productions

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The following productions received nominations at the 2020 WhatsOnStage Awards:

Winners and nominees

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The nominees for the 20th WhatsOnStage Awards were announced on 5 December 2019.[4]

Best New Play Best New Musical
Best Play Revival Best Musical Revival
Best Actor in a Play Best Actress in a Play
Best Actor in a Musical Best Actress in a Musical
Best Supporting Actor in a Play Best Supporting Actress in a Play
Best Supporting Actor in a Musical Best Supporting Actress in a Musical
Best Direction Best Musical Direction
Best Choreography Best Sound Design
Best Set Design Best Costume Design
Best Lighting Design Best Graphic Design
Best Video Design
Best Off-West End Production Best Regional Production
Radio 2 Audience Award for Best Musical
Equity Award for Services to Theatre Society Special Award

Productions with multiple wins and nominations

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Multiple wins

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Multiple nominations

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References

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  1. ^ "20th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards: Everything you need to know". Whatsonstage.com.
  2. ^ "20th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards Concert to be broadcast live on BBC Radio 2 and feature new Audience Award for Best Musical". Whatsonstage.com.
  3. ^ "20th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards winners include Andrew Scott, Claire Foy, Come From Away and Six". Whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  4. ^ "20th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards winners include Andrew Scott, Claire Foy, Come from Away and Six". Whatsonstage.com.