Sunset Boulevard wins big at the WhatsOnStage awards

Nicole Scherzinger-led musical bags seven prizes at awards show voted for by theatregoers

Sunset Boulevard was the big winner at the WhatsOnStage awards, with the Nicole Scherzinger-led musical taking seven wins, while James Norton’s A Little Life bagged two awards and was the standout play on a night that recognises West End productions.

Jamie Lloyd’s “radical rework” of Billy Wilder’s film about a screenwriter and a faded Hollywood star stunned many when it arrived at the Savoy Theatre last autumn and it dominated at the awards show voted for by theatregoers.