Our local stars of musical theatre are celebrating a bumper list of award nominations for their shows in Lancaster this year.
Several amateur groups from the Lancaster and Morecambe district have been nominated in the NODA (National Operatic and Dramatic Association) North West District 11 Awards for 2024.
They include:
The Morecambe Warblers who received 13 nominations for The Addams Family at the Lancaster Grand:
They are:
Best Male Character Youth Performance in an Adult Musical - Benjamin Pollitt (Pugsley)
Best Female Character Youth Performance in an Adult Musical - Lucy Bunce (Wednesday, pictured below with Alex Morris and Chris Isherwood from The Addams Family on a visit to the Beyond Radio studio in November)

Best Male Character Comedy Performance - James Shields (Uncle Fester)
Best Female Character Comedy Performance - Ceri Hamer (Grandma)
Best Supporting Female Character in a Musical - Anna Webster (Alice Benieke)
Best Staging
Best Ensemble - The Ancestors
Best Leading Male Character in a Musical - Chris Isherwood (Gomez)
Best Leading Female Character in a Musical - Sarah Hicks (Morticia)
Best Choreographer of a Musical - Sharon Bell
Best Musical Director - Angela Potter
Best Director of a Musical - Sharon Bell
Best Musical
MAODS (Morecambe Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society) received 11 nominations for Made in Dagenham at the Lancaster Grand, as follows:
Best Musical
Best Director of a Musical - Sophie Butler (pictured below with fellow nominees Karl Fisher-Roe and Hannah Morris)

Best Musical Director - Joanna Jeffreys
Best Choreographer of a Musical - Sophie Butler
Best Leading Female in a Musical - Hannah Morris (Rita)
Best Leading Male in a Musical - Karl Fisher-Roe (Eddie)
Best Male Character Youth Performance in an Adult Musical - George Korab and Charlie Dingle (Graham)
Best Female Character Youth Performance in an Adult Production - Amy McGuigan and Abi Jones (Sharon)
Best Supporting Female in a Musical - Donna Martin (Barbara)
Best Ensemble - Factory Girls
Best Female Comedy Performance - Francesca Marriner (Beryl)
LADOS (Lancaster Amateur Dramatic and Operatic Society) have 11 nominations for Sister Act at the Lancaster Grand, as follows:

Best Musical
Best Director of a Musical - Suzanne Ward
Best Musical Director - Anna Scott
Best Choreographer of a Musical - Holly Brown
Best Leading Male Character in a Musical - James Shields (Sweaty Eddie)
Best Leading Female Character in a Musical - Charlotte Akister (Deloris)
Best Supporting Male Character in a Musical - Matt Boardman (Curtis)
Best Supporting Female Character in a Musical - Victoria Muir (Mother Superior)
Best Female Comedy Performance - Holly Brown (Sister Mary Patrick)
Best Ensemble - The Nuns
Lancaster Red Rose AODS have 10 nominations for Little Shop of Horrors at the Lancaster Grand
Pictured below are nominees Vanessa Whittle, Joe Elliott and Shannon Whittle when they visited the Beyond Radio studio in October.

Their nominees are:
Best Male Comedy Performance - Dylan Bell (Orin)
Best Supporting Male in a Musical - Steve Johnson (Mushnik)
Best Male Lead in a Musical - Joe Elliott (Seymour)
Best Female Lead in a Musical - Shannon Whittle (Audrey)
Best Ensemble - Ronettes
Best Choreographer of Musical - Shannon Whittle
Best Musical Director - Ben Parker
Best Director of a Musical - Vanessa Whittle
Best Staging
Best Musical
Morecambe-based MY Theatre received 12 nominations in the youth category for We Will Rock You at The Dukes Moor Space as follows:
Best Musical
Best Staging
Best Ensemble - Bohemians
Best Male Comedy Performance - Arman Sidhu (Khashoggi)
Best Female Comedy Performance - Mya Tomlinson (Killer Queen)
Best Supporting Male Character - Ethan Shimwell (Brit)
Best Supporting Female Character - Abi Jones (Oz)
Best Leading Male Character - Charlie Dingle (Galileo)
Best Leading Female Character - Evie Muir (Scaramouche)
Best Choreographer - Sophie Butler
Best Director - Sophie Butler
Best Musical Director - Claire Allcock
NODA North West District 11 covers these areas within North Lancashire and South Cumbria: Lancaster, Garstang, Barrow-in-Furness, South Lakeland, Lunesdale and Ulverston. The awards celebrate the achievements of groups and individuals for productions from the the previous 12 months.
The NODA Awards winners will be announced in 2024.


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