GOLDEN (A) AWARDS 2013 - THEATRE NOMINATIONS

With the awards season kicking into gear at this years Oscar nominations having been announced (the full list of nominees can be found on the official site here) we are kicking off our own mini awards season by announcing the first set of nominees for our GOLDEN (A) awards - celebrating the very best in Film and Theatre from our first full year of reviewing, promoting and exploring these two terrific entertainment industries.

Please note that naturally the nomination process can only take into consideration performances and films which have actually been viewed and as such are at the editors discretion. Think of them as our (A)musings 'Editors Choice' of the Year awards.

BEST THEATRE PRODUCTION OF THE YEAR

Nominees:

* AMERICAN IDIOT - UK Tour, Birmingham New Alexandra Theatre

* AVENUE Q - UK Tour, Coventry Belgrade Theatre

* LES MISERABLES - The Queen's Theatre, London

* MATILDA THE MUSICAL - Cambridge Theatre, London

* SISTER ACT - UK Tour, Wolverhampton Grand Theatre

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A THEATRE PRODUCTION

Nominees:

* CYNTHIA ERIVO performing as 'Deloris Van Cartier' - Sister Act

* HALEY FLAHERTY performing as 'Miss Honey' - Matilda the Musical

* AMY LENNOX performing as 'Doralee Rhodes' - 9 to 5: The Musical

* ISOBELLE MOLLOY performing as 'Matilda Wormwood' - Matilda the Musical

* KATHARINE MORAZ performing as 'Kate Monster/Lucy the Slut' - Avenue Q

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A THEATRE PRODUCTION

Nominees:

* BERTIE CARVEL performing as 'Miss Trunchbull' - Matilda the Musical

* CHRIS HOLLAND performing as 'Jean Valjean' - Les Miserables

* TAYLOR JAY-DAVIES performing as 'Young Pip' - Great Expectations

* SAM LUPTON performing as 'Princeton/Rod' - Avenue Q

* ALEX NEE performing as 'Johnny' - American Idiot

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A THEATRE PRODUCTION

Nominees:

* JENNIFER ELLISON performing as 'Paulette Buonufonte' - Legally Blonde the Musical

* LINZI HATELEY performing as 'Madame Thenardier' - Les Miserables

* HATTY PRESTON performing as 'Minty' - Viva Forever

* JOSIE WALKER performing as 'Mrs Wormwood' - Matilda the Musical

* JULIE YAMMANEE performing as 'Christmas Eve' - Avenue Q

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A THEATRE PRODUCTION

Nominees:

* EDWARD BAKER-DULY performing as 'Hickory/Tin Man' - The Wizard of Oz

* CAMERON BLAKELY performing as 'Thenardier' - Les Miserables

* STEVE FURST performing as 'Mr Wormwood' - Matilda the Musical

* NEIL MCDERMOTT performing as 'Lord Farquaad' - Shrek the Musical

* LIAM TAMNE performing as 'Enjolras' - Les Miserables

Congratulations to all our nominees!

Our Film Nominations will be coming shortly and the winners will be announced February 25th 2013.

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