63rd Evening Standard Theatre Awards
Date3 December 2017
LocationTheatre Royal, Drury Lane
Hosted byPhoebe Waller-Bridge
Most awardsThe Ferryman (3)
Most nominationsThe Ferryman (4)
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The 63rd Evening Standard Theatre Awards were awarded in recognition of the 2016–17 London Theatre season on 3 December 2017 at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.[1][2][3][4][5] The shortlist for the Radio 2 Audience Award for Best Musical was announced in October 2017,[6] and the full list of nominees was announced in November 2017.[7][8] The ceremony was presented by Phoebe Waller-Bridge and co-hosted by Cate Blanchett, Evgeny Lebedev, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Anna Wintour.[9]

Eligibility and nominators

The advisory judging panel consisted of Daily Mail columnist Baz Bamigboye, WhatsOnStage theatre critic Sarah Crompton, Evening Standard chief theatre critic Henry Hitchings, The Guardian culture writer and broadcaster Mark Lawson, The New York Times International theatre critic Matt Wolf and Evening Standard editor George Osborne.

Ceremony

Presenters

Performances

Sponsors

The ceremony was held in association with Qatar Airways and the 'Platinum Partner' was Michael Kors.

The following awards were presented in partnership:

The Really Useful Theatres Group were also event partners.[10]

Winners and nominees

Best Play Radio 2 Audience Award for Best Musical
Best Actor Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress
Best Musical Performance Milton Shulman Award for Best Director
Best Design Charles Wintour Award for Most Promising Playwright
Emerging Talent Award

Multiple awards

3 awards

Multiple nominations

4 nominations

3 nominations

2 nominations

See also

References

  1. ^ Desk, Evening Standard Arts (4 December 2017). "Evening Standard Theatre Award judges on how they chose the winners". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  2. ^ Thompson, Jessie (4 December 2017). "Watch highlights from the star-studded Evening Standard Theatre Awards". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Evening Standard Theatre Award 2017 winners announced | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Phoebe Waller-Bridge Unapologetically Calls Out Industry Sexism at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards". Vogue. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  5. ^ "The Ferryman triumphs at the London Evening Standard Theatre Awards". The Stage. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  6. ^ Mountford, Fiona (17 November 2017). "ES Theatre Awards: Vote for your favourite for the Best Musical award". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  7. ^ Dex, Robert (17 November 2017). "Here's the shortlist for the 2017 Evening Standard Theatre Awards". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Andrew Garfield and Glenda Jackson among Evening Standard nominees". the Guardian. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  9. ^ Dex, Robert (1 December 2017). "Zendaya joins galaxy of stars for Evening Standard Theatre Awards". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  10. ^ Foster, Alistair (17 November 2017). "Cate Blanchett will co-host the 2017 Evening Standard Theatre Awards". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
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