West End stars who have performed at the Awards Concerts at the Prince of Wales have included Alfie Boe, Sally Ann Triplett, Ryan Molloy, Jodie Prenger, Hannah Waddingham, Leanne Jones, Jill Halfpenny, Hadley Fraser, Ramin Karimloo, Rosemary Ashe, Nancy Sullivan, Samantha Barks, Sarah Lark, Kim Criswell, Siobhan McCarthy, Julie Atherton, Suranne Jones, Elena Roger, Sean Palmer, Clare Foster, Hannah Waddingham, Dean Chisnall, Brian May, Kerry Ellis, Tim Minchin, Melanie C and Sam Tutty. Over the years, guest presenters and performers at the Launch Party have included Graham Norton, Elaine Paige, Michael Ball, Lesley Garrett, Ryan Molloy, James Earl Jones, Jools Holland, Patina Miller, Julian Clary, Jeremy Irons, Simon Russell Beale, Bertie Carvel and Meera Syal. Presenters of the WhatsOnStage Awards have included James Corden, Sheridan Smith, Christopher Biggins, Mel Giedroyc, Miranda Hart, Alan Davies, Jenny Eclair, Rufus Hound, Steve Furst, Vikki Stone and Simon Lipkin. The 2022 WhatsOnStage Awards concert and ceremony were held on 27 February 2022 at the Prince of Wales Theatre. They did not honour creatives as they traditionally did but instead recognized twenty one members of the public who had supported the theatre industry during the pandemic. The 2020 WhatsOnStage Awards concert and ceremony took place on 1 March 2020 at the Prince of Wales Theatre.ĭue to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 WhatsOnStage Awards were held virtually. The 19th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards concert and ceremony took place on Sunday, 3 March 2019 at the Prince of Wales Theatre. The 18th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards concert and ceremony took place on Sunday, 25 February 2018 at the Prince of Wales Theatre. In 2012/13, over 60,000 theatregoers logged on to vote, with leaders in many categories fluctuating dramatically from day to day. Voting then opens and runs until the end of January the following year. Nominations are announced at a star-studded launch event held in early December. The first Awards Concert and ceremony was introduced for the 2008 Awards.Įach year, the Awards shortlists are drawn up with the help of thousands of theatregoers who log on to nominate their favourites across all 20+ awards categories. For the 2002 Awards, the editors compiled their own shortlists and in 2003, they held their first Launch Party to announce the shortlists to about 200 industry guests. In a fortnight, 5,000 people took part – and their results differed wildly from the Olivier judges.

In early 2001, published the shortlists for that year’s Laurence Olivier Awards and invited site visitors to vote online for who they thought should win.

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