Departure Lounge and On the Island of Aars lead musical theatre awards
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Departure Lounge, a new musical about ‘Brits on tour’ delayed in a Spanish airport, and On the Island of Aars, a show set on a desolate Scottish rock, have dominated the nominations for this year’s Musical Theatre Matters: UK Awards at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
The publicity for Departure Lounge - A Musical
The productions, which played at the Musical Theatre @ George Square and Pleasance Courtyard respectively, have both been nominated in all five categories of awards. Winners of the MTM: UK Awards will be announced on August 22.
The nominations in full:
Best Book for a New Musical:
- Departure Lounge - Dougal Irvine
- The Jonah Boy - Jane Buckler
- On the Island of Aars - Chris Larner
Best Lyrics for a New Musical:
- Barbershopera! - Toni & the Guys
- Departure Lounge - Dougal Irvine
- On the Island of Aars - Chris Larner
- Tony of Arabia - Chris Bush
Best Music for a New Musical:
- Departure Lounge - Dougal Irvine
- The Jonah Boy - Richard Taylor
- Only the Brave - Matthew Brind
- On the Island of Aars - Mark Stevens
Most Promising New Musical:
- Barbershopera! - Toni & the Guys
- Departure Lounge - Dougal Irvine
- Only the Brave - Matthew Brind (music/lyrics), Stephen Coleman (book/lyrics) and Rachel Wagstaff (book)
- On the Island of Aars - Mark Stevens (music) and Chris Larner (book/lyrics)
Dress Circle Award for Best Musical Production:
- Barbershopera! - Toni & the Guys
- Departure Lounge - West End International, Newpalm Productions & Andy Barnes Productions
- Funk it up About Nothin’ - Chicago Shakespeare Theater
- On the Island of Aars - Quuup Productions and James Seabright for Festival Highlights
Also from The Stage
External links
- Quuup - On The Island of Aars
- Departure Lounge - The Musical on Myspace
- Musical Theatre Matters: UK Awards
- Musical Theatre Matters
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