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Oliver!, Priscilla, Sister Act and Wicked - all Winners!

This year marked the tenth annual Whatsonstage.com Awards, the “theatregoers' choice”. A record 46,000 people voted across 26 different award categories between 4 December, when the nominations were announced, and 31 January, smashing last year's total by 11,000.

In the musicals categories, Oliver! and Priscilla Queen of the Desert shared the glory, with three and four respectively: Oliver! winning the Best Musical Revival category, Best Actor in a Musical (Rowan Atkinson) and Best Supporting Actress in a Musical (Jodie Prenger), while Priscilla, Queen of the Desert took home Best Choreographer (the late Ross Coleman), Best New Musical, Best Supporting Actor in a Musical (Oliver Thornton) and Best Set Designer (Brian Thomson).

Rowan Atkinson, who made his musical theatre debut in Oliver!, said he was “touched” by the recognition. “When I embarked on this journey to play the part of Fagin, I did so with a degree of apprehension. I hadn’t been on the West End stage in 20 years and I had never sung in a musical - well, I’d never sung really … So I’d like to thank you all sitting there very much indeed, but I’d also like to thank mostly all those who voted for me, and all those real people who spent real money to come and see the show.”

Here are some of the stand-out winners…

Best Actress in a Play

Rachel Weisz

A Streetcar Named Desire

The CAPITAL BREAKS Best Actor in a Play

Jude Law

Hamlet

The BABY GRAND Best Actress in a Musical

Patina Miller

Sister Act

The SEE TICKETS Best Actor in a Musical

Rowan Atkinson