Editing Bill Kenwright (section)

==Honours==
Kenwright received an Honorary Fellowship from Liverpool's [[John Moores University]] and was an Honorary Professor of [[University of West London]] in London.{{citation needed|date=August 2013}}

Kenwright was awarded the [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] for his services to film and theatre in the [[2001 New Year Honours]].<ref>Paddock, Terry. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/queen-honors-uks-actors-courtenay-scofield-stewart-shaw-wanamaker-94124 "Queen honors UK's Actors Courtenay, Scofield, Stewart, Shaw, Wanamaker"] ''Playbill'', 2 January 2001</ref><ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/56070/supplement/1 Supplement, Order of the British Empire, page 8] ''The London Gazette'', 30 December 2000</ref>

In November 2008 he was awarded an Honorary degree of [[Doctor of Letters]] (D.Litt.) from [[Nottingham Trent University]] in recognition of his outstanding contribution and commitment to British theatre.<ref>[http://m.nottinghampost.com/Parky-Chancellor-Nottingham-Trent-University/story-12237956-detail/story.html "Parkinson to become Chancellor of Nottingham Trent University"]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} nottinghampost.com, 11 November 2008</ref>

In March 2025, a bust of Kenwright was unveiled at the Liverpool Empire Theatre, as the venue celebrated its 100th anniversary.<ref>{{cite web |title=Touching tribute to Bill Kenwright unveiled at Empire Theatre |url=https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/touching-tribute-bill-kenwright-unveiled-31173267 |website=Liverpool Echo |publisher=Reach PLC |access-date=12 March 2025}}</ref> 

On 3 January 2014, Kenwright appeared on the BBC show ''[[Pointless|Pointless Celebrities]]''. He and his partner [[Jenny Seagrove]] reached the final and won the Pointless trophy, but gave three incorrect answers and missed out on the £2,500 jackpot.