AwardsWest End Company, Hamilton,The Inheritance Among 2018 Evening Standard Theatre Award WinnersThe 64th annual ceremony took place November 18 in London.
Rosalie Craig in Company, Jamael Weston in Hamilton, and the cast of The Inheritance
A buzzy revival, a Broadway juggernaut, and a new, two-part drama each won big at the 2018 Evening Standard Theatre Awards, which took place November 18 at London's Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.
Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo
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Director Marianne Elliott won for helming her reimagined production of the Stephen Sondheim and George Furth musical Company, which saw the central, male character of Bobby as the female Bobbie. Rosalie Craig won the award for Best Musical Performance for her start turn in said role.
The West End production was also up for Best Musical, though that category ultimately went to the U.K. premiere of Hamilton, which continued its awards streak after winning seven Olivier Awards earlier this year. Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical also earned Jamael Westman the Emerging Talent Award for his performance as the title Founding Father.
Other big wins included Mathew Lopez's two-part The Inheritance—which was named Best Play, as well as the National Theatre's Antony and Cleopatra stars Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo.
See below for the full list of winners.
BEST PLAY The Inheritance (Matthew Lopez, Young Vic & Noël Coward Theatre)
BEST MUSICAL Hamilton (Victoria Palace)
BEST ACTOR Ralph Fiennes (Antony and Cleopatra, National Theatre)
NATASHA RICHARDSON AWARD FOR BEST ACTRESS Sophie Okonedo (Antony and Cleopatra, National Theatre)
MILTON SHULMAN AWARD FOR BEST DIRECTOR Marianne Elliott (Company, Gielgud Theatre)
BEST MUSICAL PERFORMANCE Rosalie Craig (Company, Gielgud Theatre)
BEST DESIGN Miriam Buether (The Jungle, Young Vic & Playhouse Theatre)
CHARLES WINTOUR AWARD FOR MOST PROMISING PLAYWRIGHT Natasha Gordon (Nine Night, National Theatre)
EMERGING TALENT AWARD Jamael Westman (Hamilton, Victoria Palace)
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