Category: Awards News

A huge “Thank You” to all who voted for us in The WhatsOnStage Awards, and congratulations to the entire team led by director, Paul Hart, for their exceptional and thrilling telling of Tolkien’s story through the Music of AR Rahman, Värttinä, & Christopher Nightingale and the Book & Lyrics of Shaun McKenna & Matthew Warchus, and especially to the remarkable company of actors, musicians, stage management and crew for bringing us “The Greatest Show on Middle-earth”.

Best New Production of a Musical
THE LORD OF THE RINGS – The Watermill Theatre

Best Direction of a New Production of a Musical
Paul Hart – THE LORD OF THE RINGS – The Watermill Theatre

Best Set Design of a New Production of a Play or Musical
Simon Kenny – THE LORD OF THE RINGS – The Watermill Theatre

Best Musical Direction of a New Production of a Play or Musical
Mark Aspinall – THE LORD OF THE RINGS – The Watermill Theatre

Best Lighting Design of a New Production of a Play or Musical
Rory Beaton – THE LORD OF THE RINGS – The Watermill Theatre

Best Video Design of a New Production of a Play or Musical
George Reeve – THE LORD OF THE RINGS – The Watermill Theatre

Best Costume Design of a New Production of a Play or Musical
Simon Kenny – THE LORD OF THE RINGS – The Watermill Theatre

Best New Regional or Touring Production
THE LORD OF THE RINGS – The Watermill Theatre

The curtain is up, and voting has officially commenced for the 2023 Broadway World UK/West End Awards! These awards celebrate outstanding UK productions that played between 1 October 2022 and 30 September 2023. The Lord of The Rings – A Musical Tale has been nominated in the awards including Best New Production.

Winners will be announced in January!

The nominations for the 24th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards have now been revealed and The Lord of The Rings – A Musical Tale has been nominated for four awards; Best Musical Revival, Best Regional Production, Best Musical Direction/Supervision and Best Sound Design.