'Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical' wins at 2022 Black British Theatre Awards

The fourth Black British Theatre Awards took place at the National Theatre on 16 October. This year's winners included Michael Duke in Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical, as well as nods for My Fair Lady, and For Those Black Boys at the Royal Court. The full list of winners for the 2022 Black British Theatre Awards are listed below:

Best Male Actor in a Play

Michael Fatogun, Foxes, Theatre 503

Also nominated:

Terique Jarrett, Daddy, Almeida Theatre
Dior Clarke, Passionfruit, New Diorama Theatre

Best Female Actor in a Play

Selina Jones, An unfinished man, The Yard Theatre

Also nominated:

Shareesa Valentine, Forgotten Voices, Hope Mill Theatre
Shakira Newton, Things I Can Laugh About Now, Brixton House

Best Supporting Male Actor in a Play

Hayden Mampasi, Passionfruit, New Diorama Theatre

Also nominated:

Gabriel Paul, Macbeth, Leeds Playhouse
Habib Nasib Nader, Life of Pi, Wyndham's Theatre

Best Supporting Female Actor in a Play

Sasha Frost, Folk, Hampstead Theatre

Also nominated:

Ashh Blackwood, The Play That Goes Wrong, Duchess Theatre
Charlotte Gosling, Passionfruit, New Diorama Theatre

Oustanding Performance in a Play

Misha Duncan-Barry, My Voice Was Heard But It Was Ignored, Red Ladder Theatre Company UK Tour

Also nominated:

Rochelle Rose, Rockets and Blue Lights, National Theatre
Emmanuel Akwafo, For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy, Royal Court

Best Production Play

For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy, Royal Court

Also nominated:

My Voice Was Heard But It Was Ignored, Red Ladder Theatre Company UK Tour
Things I Can Laugh About Now, Brixton House

Best Male Actor in a Musical

Michael Duke, Get Up Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical, Lyric Theatre

Also nominated:

Michael Ahomka-Lindsay, Legally Blonde, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
Tarik Frimpong, The Wiz, Hope Mill Theatre

Best Female Actor in a Musical

Courtney Stapleton, Beauty and the Beast the Musical, UK and Ireland tour

Also nominated:

Nicole Raquel Dennis, Dreamgirls, UK and Ireland tour
Courtney Bowman, Legally Blonde, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre

Best Supporting Male Actor in a Musical

Jordan Shaw, Les Misérables, Sondheim Theatre

Also nominated:

Shem Omari James, Dreamgirls, UK and Ireland Tour
Cameron Bernard Jones, The Wiz, Hope Mill Theatre

Best Supporting Female Actor in a Musical

Nicolle Smartt, Domitius, Conway Hall

Also nominated:

Nadine Higgin, Legally Blonde, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
Jocasta Almgill, Grease, Dominion Theatre

Outstanding Performance in a Musical

Amara Okereke, My Fair Lady, London Coliseum

Also nominated:

Billy Nevers, Legally Blonde, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
Nicole Raquel Dennis, Dreamgirls, UK and Ireland Tour

Best Production Musical

Domitius, Conway Hall

Also nominated:

Dreamgirls, UK and Ireland Tour
The Wiz, Hope Mill Theatre

LGBTQIA Champion

Nicole Raquel Dennis

Also nominated:

Alex Thomas-Smith
Courtney Stapleton

Best Teacher

Hakeem Onibudo, Impact Dance

Also nominated:

Angeline Bell, Urdang Academy
Carolyn Elaine Bolton, Shockout

Best Recent Graduate

Dianté Lodge, Laine Theatre Arts

Also nominated:

Grace Melville, D&B Academy
Shonah Buwu, Bird College

Best Understudy/Swing

Mitchell Zhangazha, Dear Evan Hansen, Noël Coward Theatre

Also nominated:

Jemal Felix, The Phantom of the Opera, Her Majesty's Theatre
Zara MacIntosh, & Juliet, Shaftesbury Theatre

Best Director

Ryan Calais Cameron and Tristan Fynn-Aiduenu, For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy, Royal Court

Also nominated:

Matthew Xia, The Wiz, Hope Mill Theatre
Dermot Daly, My Voice Was Heard But It Was Ignored, Red Ladder Theatre Company UK Tour

Best Producer

Ameena Hamid, The Wiz, Hope Mill Theatre

Also nominated:

Jasmyn Fisher-Ryner, For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy, Royal Court
Shanay Holmes and Chris Steward, West End Musical Christmas, Lyric Theatre

Best Musical Director

Sean Green, Get Up Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical, Lyric Theatre

Also nominated:

Femi Temowo, Rockets and Blue Lights, National Theatre
John Pfumojena, For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy, Royal Court

Best Choreographer or Movement Director

Leah Hill, The Wiz, Hope Mill Theatre

Also nominated:

Theophilus O Bailey-Godson, For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy, Royal Court
Kane Husbands and Mateus Daniel, Passionfruit, New Diorama Theatre

Best Opera Production or Performance

April Koyejo-Audiger, Jenufa, Royal Opera House

Also nominated:

Pumeza Matshikiza, The Cunning Little Vixen, London Coliseum

Best Dance Production

Ballet Black Double Bill, Ballet Black, Barbican

Also nominated:

Run it Back, Talawa, Fairfield Halls
Saturn Returns, Gateway Arts Productions, Brixton House

Best Soloist in a Dance Production

Cira Robinson, Ballet Black Double Bill, Barbican

Also nominated:

Mthuthuzeli November, Ballet Black Double Bill, Barbican
Isabela Coracy, Ballet Black Double Bill, Barbican

Best Use of Innovation and Technology

Ballet Black, Eightfold, Channel 4

Also nominated:

Mawa Theatre Company, What's Past is Prologue, YouTube
Natalie Edwards Yesufu, Enter.Stage.Write, YouTube

Light and/or Sound Recognition

Kayodeine Gomez

Also nominated:

Simisola Majekodunmi
Joshua Harriette

Costume Design Recognition

Jessica Cabassa

Also nominated:

Maybelle Laye
Natalie Pryce

Book and Lyrics Recognition

Lux Knightley

Also nominated:

Ryan Calais Cameron
Safaa Benson-Effiom

Casting Director Recognition

Isabella Odoffin

Also nominated:

Heather Basten
Tonia Daley Campbell

Lifetime Achievement Award

Charles Augins

Photo credit: Legally Blonde (Photo courtesy of production)