The contemporary adaptation of Jesus Christ Superstar has become the big winner at the annual Musical Awards gala. The rock opera received six awards, including for best major musical. The five awards that the small Dutch musical received were very striking Milk received from the jury.
Actually the actors had… Jesus Christ Superstar were supposed to play at De Harmonie in Leeuwarden on Wednesday evening, but the performance was brought forward a day. This way, the makers could all be present at the Musical Awards gala in Leusden. And even without performing their show – which was praised with five stars by this site – they still achieved their daily required number of steps. They were allowed to come forward six times in the Afas Theater, where the annual awards ceremony was held for the first time.
The undisputed top prize was the award for best major musical. Another distinguished award for Jesus Christ Superstar was for protagonist Lucas Hamming (Judas), who, among others, defeated his colleague Jeangu Macrooy, who plays the role of Jesus. “This award is also a middle finger to everyone who told me not to do this,” Hamming said after his win. “If I want to be in a musical, I’m going to be in a fucking musical.” Both Macrooy and Hamming made their debut in a major musical.
According to the jury, the best supporting actor will also be awarded Jesus Christ Superstar performed: by Edwin Jonker as Pontius Pilate. Director Ivo van Hove won the prize for best direction, and according to experts, his partner Jan Versweyveld delivered the best lighting design this musical season. In addition, it had Jesus Christ Superstar according to them also the best sound design (Tom Gibbons).
Producer Albert Verlinde was delighted with the profit Jesus Christ Superstar. In his speech he especially put the cast in the spotlight. “Here is a group of people who represent the Netherlands 2024 at all levels. That’s what we wanted with this production. A Jesus Christ Superstar make now. And it worked.”
Audience Awards
The audience awards were also presented on Wednesday evening. The public chose The trip as best musical. The spectacle about the Elfstedentocht in Friesland received a large majority of the votes. Studio 100 production The three piglets were voted best family musical.
Milk
Get ahead of the rain of prizes Jesus Christ Superstar still somewhat expected that the modest production Milk received five prizes was a surprise. Milk is about the different aspects of motherhood, and is both serious and humorous. It is a production of the Nanoek Foundation, whose mission is to innovate the genre. Milk According to the jury, this is a successful attempt, as is evident from the prizes in the categories of best small musical, best original Dutch musical, up-and-coming talent (Lisa Schol, who accepted the prize exuberantly and with high breaths), best music and lyrics. (Charlotte Dommershausen and Writers Collective) and best script and/or dialogues (Iante Mosselman, Sjaan Flikweert, Elisabeth van Nimwegen and Marijn Bellaard).
Two musicals received two prizes in Leusden: Abba classic Mamma Mia! for the best female lead in a major musical (an emotional Brigitte Heitzer) and the best ensemble. Boniabout the Surinamese enslaved freedom fighter of the same name, had the best choreography with Roy Jonathans, and Meredith Joeroeja and Ilse Vermeulen provided the best costumes.
The Frisian spectacle musical about the Elfstedentocht, The trip, received two prizes, in addition to the audience award, they also won in the category of best decor/stage image/projections. Makers of four other musicals were nominated once for an award: Piaf-lead actress Suzan Seegers for the best female lead in a small musical, Laus Steenbeeke for the male variant (in The Mole and the Bird of Paradise, about Albert Mol). Former De Dijk frontman Huub van der Lubbe signed up for the best translation of the season The man from La Mancha. He also played the leading role in it.
The landlady had the best supporting actress in the cast: Lottie Hellingman. She could not receive the award because she was on stage herself. In a word of thanks read out by director Joep Onderdelinden, she informed her daughter that she would soon sing songs to her alone in the evenings.
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