BroadwayWorld has announced the nominees for its 2018 regional awards programme. The awards are presented annually to productions running from the start of October of the previous year until the end of September of the current year, with nominees being reader-submitted and the winners decided by a public vote. Sponsored by BroadwayHD, the awards are open to different kinds of productions in several different categories.
The musical theatre nominees, per category are as follows:
Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
- Ashleigh Harvey (Avenue Q)
- Emma Kingston (Evita)
- Didintle Khunou (The Color Purple)
- Carmen Pretorius (The Sound of Music)
- Jessica Sole (Camelot)
- Claire Taylor (Rock of Ages)
Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
- Lyle Buxton (Camelot)
- Kevin Hack (West Side Story)
- Jonathan Roxmouth (Evita)
- Jonathan Roxmouth (Great Balls of Fire)
- Jonathan Roxmouth (Lenny, Andrew, Steve and Me)
- Steven Stead (Camelot)
Best Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
- Anne-Marie Clulow (Camelot)
- Isabella Jane (Evita)
- Zandile Madliwa (Aunty Merle – The Musical)
- Tankiso Mamabolo (Aunty Merle – The Musical)
- Mpumelelo Mayiyane (Rock of Ages)
- Natasha van der Merwe (Rock of Ages)
Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical
- Robert Finlayson (Evita)
- Michael Fullard (West Side Story)
- Anton Luitingh (Evita)
- Michael McMeeking (The Sound of Music)
- Schoeman Smit (Rock of Ages)
- Craig Urbani (Great Balls of Fire)
Best Director of a Musical
- Neil Coppen and Khayelihle Dom Gumede (Tsotsi: The Musical)
- Janice Honeyman (The Colour Purple)
- Timothy le Roux (Avenue Q)
- Harold Prince (Evita)
- Steven Stead (Camelot)
- John van Grinsven (Tina – Simply the Best)
Best Revival of a Musical
- Buddy – the Buddy Holly Story
- Camelot
- Evita
Best Musical
- Avenue Q
- The Color Purple
- Rock of Ages
- Snip/Tucked
- Tina – Simply the Best
- Tsotsi: The Musical
Further musical theatre nominees can be seen in the categories for Best Choreography (Janine Bennewith for Camelot, CAMELOT (Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre), Weslee Swain Lauder for Rock of Ages, Thandazile Radebe for Tsotsi – the Musical and Grant van Ster for Aunty Merle – the Musical), Best Ensemble Performance (Camelot and Rock of Ages) and Best New Work (Great Balls of Fire).
Congratulations to all of the nominees!
Should you wish to cast your vote for your favourites, visit BroadwayWorld South Africa before 31 December and select your favourites in each category. The winners will be announced in January.
South African Musical Theatre Archive 