WhatsOnStage Award for Best Performer in a Male Identifying Role in a Musical | |
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Awarded for | Excellence in a leading role in a musical |
Country | United Kingdom |
Presented by | WhatsOnStage.com |
First awarded | 2001 |
Currently held by | Eddie Redmayne ( 2022) |
The WhatsOnStage Award for Best Performer in a Male Identifying Role in a Musical is an annual award presented by WhatsOnStage.com as part of the annual WhatsOnStage Awards. Founded in 2001 as the Theatregoers' Choice Awards, the WhatsOnStage Awards are based on a popular vote recognising performers and productions in London's West End theatre.
This award is given to a person who has performed a leading male identifying role in a musical during the eligibility year. Introduced in 2001 as the award for Best Actor in a Musical, the category was renamed in 2022 in an effort to be more inclusive. The category was discontinued following the 2022 ceremony and was replaced with the gender-neutral WhatsOnstage Award for Best Performer in a Musical.
First presented to Daniel Evans at the inaugural ceremony, Michael Ball is the only performer to win the award twice. Julian Ovenden holds the record for most nominations without a win in this category, with four.
Year | Performer | Musical | Male Identifying Character |
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2020 [21] | Sam Tutty | Dear Evan Hansen | Evan Hansen |
David Hunter | Waitress | Dr. Jim Pomatter | |
Charlie Stemp | Mary Poppins | Bert | |
Oliver Tompsett | & Juliet | William Shakespeare | |
Jac Yarrow | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Joseph | |
2021 | Not presented due to impact on theatres of COVID-19 pandemic | ||
2022 [22] | |||
Eddie Redmayne | Cabaret | Emcee | |
Roger Bart | Back to the Future: The Musical | Emmett "Doc" Brown | |
Olly Dobson | Marty McFly | ||
Arinzé Kene | Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical | Bob Marley | |
Julian Ovenden | South Pacific | Emile de Becque | |
Ivano Turco | Cinderella | Prince Sebastian |
WhatsOnStage Award for Best Performer in a Male Identifying Role in a Musical | |
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Awarded for | Excellence in a leading role in a musical |
Country | United Kingdom |
Presented by | WhatsOnStage.com |
First awarded | 2001 |
Currently held by | Eddie Redmayne ( 2022) |
The WhatsOnStage Award for Best Performer in a Male Identifying Role in a Musical is an annual award presented by WhatsOnStage.com as part of the annual WhatsOnStage Awards. Founded in 2001 as the Theatregoers' Choice Awards, the WhatsOnStage Awards are based on a popular vote recognising performers and productions in London's West End theatre.
This award is given to a person who has performed a leading male identifying role in a musical during the eligibility year. Introduced in 2001 as the award for Best Actor in a Musical, the category was renamed in 2022 in an effort to be more inclusive. The category was discontinued following the 2022 ceremony and was replaced with the gender-neutral WhatsOnstage Award for Best Performer in a Musical.
First presented to Daniel Evans at the inaugural ceremony, Michael Ball is the only performer to win the award twice. Julian Ovenden holds the record for most nominations without a win in this category, with four.
Year | Performer | Musical | Male Identifying Character |
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2020 [21] | Sam Tutty | Dear Evan Hansen | Evan Hansen |
David Hunter | Waitress | Dr. Jim Pomatter | |
Charlie Stemp | Mary Poppins | Bert | |
Oliver Tompsett | & Juliet | William Shakespeare | |
Jac Yarrow | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Joseph | |
2021 | Not presented due to impact on theatres of COVID-19 pandemic | ||
2022 [22] | |||
Eddie Redmayne | Cabaret | Emcee | |
Roger Bart | Back to the Future: The Musical | Emmett "Doc" Brown | |
Olly Dobson | Marty McFly | ||
Arinzé Kene | Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical | Bob Marley | |
Julian Ovenden | South Pacific | Emile de Becque | |
Ivano Turco | Cinderella | Prince Sebastian |