20 February 2011 Last updated at 19:00 GMT 
Legally Blonde was nominated for seven prizes West End musical Legally Blonde has won four prizes at this year's What's On Stage Awards, it has been announced.
The show's leading lady Sheridan Smith took home the prize for best actress in a musical and co-star Jill Halfpenny won best supporting actress.
The Savoy Theatre production was also named best new musical and scooped the gong for best choreographer.
Wicked The Musical and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies both went home with two awards apiece.
The top two acting awards - best actor and actress in a play - went to David Suchet and Zoe Wanamaker for All My Sons at the Apollo.
The show, by Arthur Miller, ran from May until September 2010.
Miserables trebleRachel Tucker was named winner of the best takeover in a role for Wicked.
Love Never Dies star Ramin Karimloo was named best actor in a musical The singer, who participated in the BBC series I'd Do Anything in 2008, replaced Alexia Khadime as the role of Elphaba in March.
The musical, based on the acclaimed novel by Gregory Maguire, also picked up best West End show.
Ramin Karimloo was named best actor in a musical for Love Never Dies and Joseph Millson took home best supporting actor in a musical for the Phantom Of The Opera sequel.
There were three awards for the Les Miserables 25th anniversary concert, which took place in October at London's O2 arena.
The event won best ensemble performance, best musical revival and theatre event of the year.
Tamsin Greig was presented with the best supporting actress in a play award for The Little Dog Laughed and the same prize in the actor's category went to Nigel Lindsay for Broken Glass.
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