2023 WhatsOnStage Awards

The 2023 WhatsOnStage Awards, the 23rd iteration of the ceremony, took place on Sunday 12 February 2023 at the Prince of Wales Theatre.

The ceremony is to feature several category changes from the 2022 WhatsOnStage Awards, retiring the eight acting awards (Best Actor in a Musical, Best Actress in a Musical, Best Actor in a Play and Best Actress in a Play, Best Supporting Actor in a Musical, Best Supporting Actress in a Musical, Best Supporting Actor in a Play and Best Supporting Actress in a Play) in favour of four gender-neutral categories.

[2] The stage adaptation of Hayao Miyazaki's acclaimed film My Neighbour Totoro received the most nominations with nine, while the revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!

[3] Due to the continued large volume of eligible productions, the number of nominees in each category remained at six, following an increase at the previous ceremony.

[4] The nominees for the 23rd WhatsOnStage Awards were announced on 8 December 2022 by As You Like It stars Leah Harvey and Alfred Enoch in a livestream from the green room @sohoplace.

Jodie Comer won Best Performer in a Play for her role in the one-woman play Prima Facie .
Host Courtney Bowman won Best Performer in a Musical for her starring role as Elle Woods in Legally Blonde .
Lauren Drew won Best Supporting Performer in a Musical for her role in Legally Blonde .
Joe Locke won Best Professional Debut Performance for his work in The Trials .
Lucie Jones won Best Takeover Performance for assuming the role of Elphaba in Wicked .
Phelim McDermott won Best Direction for My Neighbour Totoro .