The annual WhatsOnStage Awards will celebrate their 22nd year by returning to the Prince of Wales Theatre on 27 February 2022 for a star-studded ceremony co-produced by Paul Taylor-Mills and Sita McIntosh.
Nominations for the only major theatre awards chosen by theatregoers will close on Friday (26 November) ahead of the announcement of the shortlists for each category. Following the publication of the shortlists voting will open on 9 December 2021 and will close on 21 January 2022.
The shortlist for the technical categories (Choreography, Costume Design, Direction, Graphic Design, Lighting Design, Musical Direction, Set Design, Sound Design and Video Design) will be once again decided by an independent panel of industry experts appointed by WhatsOnStage. Their shortlists will then be voted on by the general public.
WhatsOnStage has also announced changes to the nominations process for the performance categories with readers invited to nominate two individuals for each of the four awards – Best Performance in a Leading Role in a Musical, Best Performance in a Leading Role in a Play, Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical and Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Play. Once nominations have closed, WhatsOnStage will identify the names with the most votes and then compile the shortlist by liaising with those nominees to determine where they would prefer to be represented.
Commenting on the plans for next year’s event, WhatsOnStage’s Sarah Coleman said: “It feels like a lifetime since we last came together at the Prince of Wales Theatre in March 2020 to celebrate that joyous, unbreakable link between performers and audiences.
“Our 21st Annual WhatsOnStage Awards earlier this year were a chance to find light amongst the darkness of lockdown, celebrate the kindness of our theatre community and highlight the remarkable digital innovation that has taken place during the pandemic, but as theatres reopen across the world we are itching to be back in the room where it happens next February for our 22nd round of awards. Who wins is now in your hands!”
Angela Thomas
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