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Rachelle Ann Go bags Best Supporting Actress as 'Miss Saigon' dominates WhatsOnStage awards

By BIANCA ROSE DABU, GMA News

Rachelle Ann Go bagged the Best Supporting Actress in a Musical trophy in the 2015 WhatsOnStage Awards for her performance as Gigi Van Tranh in "Miss Saigon."
 
This achievement caps Rachelle's eight-month West End stint as the hardened bar girl in the revival of one of the most well-known musicals in the world.
 
Last year, she was also recognized as the Best Featured Actress in a Musical in the 2014 Broadway World West End Awards. http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/390463/showbiz/rachelle-ann-go-wins-big-in-uk-broadway-awards
 
Rachelle's award was one of nine brought home by the cast and crew of "Miss Saigon." According to the musical's official site, this is the most number of awards won by a single show in the history of WhatsOnStage, which is now on its 15th year. http://www.miss-saigon.com/blog/news/2015/02/miss-saigon-sweeps-the-board-at-the-2015-whatsonstage-awards-winning-a-record-breaking-nine-awards/#sthash.sJKWsiDW.dpuf 
 
"Miss Saigon" won Best West End Show and Best Revival of a Musical, while lead actors Eva Noblezada and Jon Jon Briones bagged the Best Actress and Best Actor in a Musical awards. 
 
Eva is a Filipino-American performer from North Carolina who is a newcomer to the West End musical stage, while Jon Jon was part of the original West End cast of the 1989 "Miss Saigon" that featured Lea Salonga as Kim.
 
 
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"Miss Saigon" also bagged Best Supporting Actor in a Musical for Kwang-Ho Hong, Best Direction of a Musical for Laurence Connor, Best Design of a Musical for Totie Driver and Matt Kinley, and Best Choreography for Bob Avian and Geoffrey Garratt.
 
Meanwhile, Lea voiced out her admiration and pride for 'Miss Saigon' and for the achievement of the Filipino cast members of the musical's revival.



Other winners in this year’s WhatsOnStage Awards are:
 
  • Best Actor in a Play: David Tennant, Richard II
  • Best Supporting Actor in a Play: Mark Gatiss, Coriolanus
  • Best Supporting Actress in a Play: Vanessa Kirby, A Streetcar Named Desire
  • Best Lighting Design: Mark Henderson, Coriolanus
  • Best Play Revival: Coriolanus
  • Best New Play: Shakespeare In Love
  • Best New Musical: Memphis the Musical
  • Best Off-West End Production: Sweeney Todd, Twickenham Theatre
  • Best Regional Production: Oliver!, Sheffield Crucible
  • Best Takeover in a Role: Kerry Ellis, Wicked
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