62nd Evening Standard Theatre Awards

The 62nd Evening Standard Theatre Awards were awarded, on 13 November 2016 at The Old Vic, in recognition of the 2016–17 London Theatre season.[1][2] Nominations for the Radio 2 Audience Award for Best Musical were announced in October 2016,[3] followed by the full list of nominations in November 2016.[4] The ceremony was presented by Rob Brydon and co-hosted by Elton John and Evgeny Lebedev.[2]

62nd Evening Standard Theatre Awards
Date13 November 2016
LocationThe Old Vic
Hosted byRob Brydon
Most awardsJesus Christ Superstar (2)
Most nominationsGroundhog Day, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (3)
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Eligibility and nominators edit

Shows were eligible if they opened in London between 22 November 2015 and 30 September 2016.

The advisory judging panel comprised Daily Mail columnist Baz Bamigboye, WhatsOnStage writer Sarah Crompton, Evening Standard chief theatre critic Henry Hitchings, The Guardian culture writer and broadcaster Mark Lawson, Evening Standard editor Sarah Sands and New York Times International London theatre critic Matt Wolf.

Ceremony edit

Presenters edit

Performances edit

Sponsors edit

Burberry, Christian Louboutin and Hiscox were partners of the event, the latter of which was the official arts partner.

The following awards were presented in partnership:

  • Best Play was awarded in partnership with Hiscox
  • Emerging Talent was awarded in partnership with Burberry

Non-competitive awards edit

The Beyond Theatre Award was awarded to David Attenborough for his contribution to broadcasting.

The Editor's Award was awarded to Good Chance Theatre.

The Lebedev Award was awarded to Kenneth Branagh in recognition of his plays at the Garrick Theatre.

Winners and nominees edit

Best Play Best Revival
Best Actor Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress
Radio 2 Audience Award for Best Musical Best Musical Performance
Milton Shulman Award for Best Director Best Design
Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright Emerging Talent Award

Multiple awards edit

2 awards

Multiple nominations edit

3 nominations

2 nominations

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2016: Who won and why". www.standard.co.uk. 14 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Thompson, Jessie (14 February 2017). "Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2016: The winners". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  3. ^ Mountford, Fiona (12 October 2016). "Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2016: Cast your vote for best musical". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  4. ^ Dex, Robert (9 November 2016). "Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2016: The shortlist". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2021.