Whats On Readers Awards Shortlist MM.qxp_Layout 1 23/01/2017 18:55 Page 1
Readers’ Awards
Award FINALISTS in each category announced! VOTE for your WINNER!
Readers’ ’ What sOn Awards Yes, you VOTED in your thousands in the first round of nominations in the What’s On Readers’ Awards - over 10,000 votes across the West Midlands region! Now it’s time for you to VOTE once more to choose your ultimate WINNER in each category! Here are the award shortlist finalists: THEATRE: Midlands Large Theatre
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Birmingham Hippodrome New Alexandra Theatre, Birmingham Regent Theatre, Hanley Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford The REP, Birmingham Wolverhampton Grand Theatre
THEATRE: Midlands Arts Centre
l Foxlowe Arts Centre, Stoke l mac, Birmingham l Newhampton Arts Centre, Wolverhampton l The Hive, Shrewsbury l Warwick Arts Centre
THEATRE: Best Touring Musical l l l l l l
Blood Brothers Dirty Dancing Hairspray Mamma Mia! Mary Poppins The Jersey Boys
THEATRE: Best Home Produced Show In The Midlands
l Bring On The Bollywood Belgrade Theatre, Coventry l Gangsta Granny Birmingham Stage Company l Hamlet - Royal Shakespeare Company l Singin’ In The Rain - The New Vic l The Exorcist - The REP l The Wind In The Willows The Old Rep, Birmingham
THEATRE: Best Pantomime In The Midlands 2016/17
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Aladdin - Grand Theatre W’hampton Cinderella - Regent Theatre, Hanley Cinderella - Theatre Severn Dick Whittington - Birmingham Hippodrome l Dick Whittington - Belgrade Theatre l Sleeping Beauty - Lichfield Garrick
THEATRE: Best Kids Show
THEATRE: Best Touring Play
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Gangsta Granny Of Mice & Men Shawshank Redemption The Full Monty The Woman In Black
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Disney On Ice presents Frozen Gangsta Granny Room On The Broom The Bear The Snowman We’re Going On A Bear Hunt
THEATRE: Best Amateur Dramatic/Operatic Group
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Bilston Operatic Company Bournville Musical Theatre Company Get Your Wigle On Old Joint Stock Musical Theatre Co. West Bromwich Operatic Society (WBOS) l Wolverhampton Musical Comedy Company (MUSCOM)
THEATRE: Best Amateur Production
l American Idiot - Old Joint Stock Musical Theatre Company l Fame - Wolverhampton Musical Comedy Company (MUSCOM) l Jekyll & Hyde - Bournville Musical Theatre Company l Legally Blonde - Stourbridge Amateur Operatic Society l Made in Dagenham - West Bromwich Operatic Society (WBOS) l Our House - The Madness Musical Bilston Operatic Company
DANCE: Best Production
l Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater l BRB - The Nutcracker l Life: Balletboyz
VOTE today at whatsonlive.co.uk 48 whatsonlive.co.uk