'Alma' and 'La herencia' are the big winners of the Butaca 2025 awards

'The Butler' receives the award for best small format show and best actress for Rosa Renom

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BarcelonaThe musical Soul Tonight it has reached a new milestone in its history of achievementsThe assembly, which opened the season at the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya last year and which will return to the Tivoli in February, has become the big winner of the Butaca awards, the popular vote awards that each year recognize the best performing arts proposals in Catalonia chosen by the public. Soul It has won seven awards: Best Musical, Best Actor in a Musical, and Best Costume Design for Oriol Burés; Best Lighting Design for Sylvia Kuchinow; Best Makeup and Hairstyling for Natalia Albert; Best Sound for Carla Casanovas and Roc Mateu; and Best Musical Composition for Adrià Barbosa and Abel Garriga. The 31st Butaca Awards ceremony took place this Monday evening at the Premià de Mar sports pavilion.

The other big winner of the awards was The inheritanceMatthew Lopez's show, produced by the Teatre Lliure, about a group of gay friends in 1980s New York. Premiering in February, it has already garnered a strong response from audiences. The inheritance It was met with enthusiasm – tickets sold out quickly, despite the show's six-hour runtime – and now it's back. The production has won Butaca Awards for Best Theatrical Production, Best Director for Josep Maria Mestres, Best Supporting Actress for Teresa Lozano, and Best Supporting Actor for Carles Martínez.

In the theatrical world, The housekeeper Josep Maria Miró's production has left with two awards: the Butaca Award for Best Small Format Show and the Butaca Award for Best Actress for Rosa Renom, who starred in This very dark story about a woman who loves and has been betrayed by menThe musical has also received two awards. Groundhog Day, the first in Catalan from the production company Nostromo Livewhich premiered last December. The production has been recognized with the award for best actress in a musical for Diana Roig and best set design for Enric Planas. The seagull, that opened the season at the Teatre Lliure Last year, the award, which garnered seven nominations, ultimately only received one prize: Best Newcomer for Daniela Brown. Actor Jordi Bosch also left the ceremony with a Butaca Award for Best Actor. Death of a comedian, the love letter to the theater written by Guillem CluaCristina Clemente has been awarded the prize for best text for Women of Radio.

In dance, The Quija Paloma Muñoz's work has been awarded Best Show and Best Male Performance by Alejandro Fuster. Àngel Duran has won the award for Best Choreography. Monument and Maria Campos for best female performance for Natural order of thingsAs for the best production for family audiences, the award went to Woodcutter From La Ruta 40, Xavier Bobés and Pau Matas. As previously announced, the Anna Lizaran Honorary Award went to director and actor Josep Maria Pou in recognition of his long career. The awards were especially noteworthy his latest show, Giant –which has returned to the Teatro Goya this autumn– and his performance as Jordi Pujol in the film Our Father.

All the winners of the Butaca 2025 awards

Best theatrical production

The inheritance (Teatre Lliure)

Best small format show

The housekeeper (Heartbreak Hotel / High Season / Titus Andrònic, SL)

Best address

Josep M. Mestres (The inheritance)

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Josep M. Pou