The 61st ''Evening Standard'' Theatre Awards were awarded on Sunday 22 November 2015 at the
Old Vic Theatre in
London
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. Nominations were announced on 2 November 2015. The ceremony was presented by
Rob Brydon
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and co-hosted by ''
Evening Standard
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'' owner
Evgeny Lebedev, Dame
Judi Dench and Sir
Ian McKellen.
Awards
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Non-competitive awards
The Lebedev award went to American composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Joshua Sondheim (; March22, 1930November26, 2021) was an American composer and lyricist. Regarded as one of the most important figures in 20th-century musical theater, he is credited with reinventing the American musical. He received Lis ...
.
The Editor’s award, awarded in partnership with The Ivy, went to Vanessa Redgrave.
The V&A’s exhibition Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty won the Beyond Theatre award.
Winners and nominees
* The Best Musical award was awarded in partnership with BBC Radio 2 and voted for by the public.
* The Emerging Talent Award was awarded in partnership with Burberry.
See also
* 2015 Laurence Olivier Awards
References
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Evening Standard Theatre Awards ceremonies
2015 theatre awards
2015 awards in the United Kingdom
November 2015 in the United Kingdom