Musical De Tocht wins the audience award at the Musical Awards with 69 percent of the votes

The prize for the best decor also went to The trip . The musical premiered in October last year at the Friso Theater in Leeuwarden. More than 200,000 tickets have been sold. The producers are delighted with the nomination for the Musical Awards, they said in March. “If we win, we will not only have created one of the largest but also the best musical in the Netherlands here in Friesland. That would be really crazy,” said producer Madelène van Beuzekom The trip.

Other winners

The musicals Jesus Christ superstar and Milk were the big winners at the Musical Awards ceremony on Wednesday evening. They won, among other things, the prizes for best large and small musical of the year. The statuettes for best leading roles went to Lucas Hamming Jesus Christ superstar and Brigitte Heitzer for her leading role in Mamma Mia!.

Hamming’s win is striking. He plays the role of Judas in the new adaptation of the well-known hit musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Lead actor Jeangu Macrooy, who can be seen in the play as Jesus, was also nominated for the best leading role, but was missed.

Edwin Jonker also won a prize for Jesus Christ superstar . The actor was awarded for his supporting role as Pontius Pilate. The award for best supporting actor in a small musical went to Laus Steenbeeke for his portrayal of Albert Mol in The mole and the bird of paradise.

Fourth Musical Award

Brigitte Heitzer won her fourth Musical Award for her leading role in the new Dutch version of the ABBA hit Mamma mia!. The actress ice plays a free-spirited woman on a Greek island who, on the eve of her daughter Sophie’s wedding, is confronted by three old lovers who claim to be Sophie’s father. The musical Mamma Mia! also won the prize for best ensemble.