Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical
Annual award presented by The Society of London Theatre
Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical | |
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Awarded for | Best Actor in a Musical |
Location | England |
Presented by | Society of London Theatre |
First awarded | 1979 |
Currently held by | Tom Francis for Sunset Boulevard (2024) |
Website | officiallondontheatre |
The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical is an annual award presented by the Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial London theatre. The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976, and renamed in 1984 in honour of English actor and director Laurence Olivier.
This award was introduced in 1979, along with the award for Best Actress in a Musical. In 1977 and 1978, there had been a commingled actor/actress award for Best Performance in a Musical, won both times by an actress.
Winners and nominees
1970s
Year | Actor | Musical | Character |
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1979 | Anton Rodgers | Songbook | Various Characters |
Tony Britton | My Fair Lady | Henry Higgins | |
Michael Crawford | Charlie and Algernon | Charlie | |
Ben Cross | Chicago | Billy Flynn |
1980s
1990s
Year | Actor | Musical | Character |
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1991 | Philip Quast | Sunday in the Park with George | George |
Ian Bartholomew | Into the Woods | The Baker | |
Bruce Hubbard | Show Boat | Joe | |
Paul J. Medford | Five Guys Named Moe | Little Moe | |
1992 | Alan Bennett | Talking Heads | Graham Whittaker |
Philip Bird | Good Rockin' Tonite | Unknown | |
Jason Donovan | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Joseph | |
Damon Evans | Carmen Jones | Joe | |
1993 | Henry Goodman | Assassins | Charles Guiteau |
Brent Carver | Kiss of the Spider Woman | Molina | |
Michael Hayden | Carousel | Billy Bigelow | |
Kirby Ward | Crazy for You | Bobby Child | |
1994 | Alun Armstrong | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Sweeney Todd |
Roger Allam | City of Angels | Stone | |
David Burt | The Beggar's Opera | Captain Macheath | |
Alan Cumming | Cabaret | Emcee | |
1995 | John Gordon Sinclair | She Loves Me | Georg |
Peter Duncan | The Card | Denry Machin | |
Tim Flavin | Crazy for You | Bobby Child | |
Jonathan Pryce | Oliver! | Fagin | |
1996 | Adrian Lester | Company | Robert |
Brian Conley | Jolson | Al Jolson | |
Ross Lehman | Hot Mikado | Koko | |
Clarke Peters | Unforgettable | Nat King Cole | |
1997 | Robert Lindsay | Oliver! | Fagin |
Iain Glen | Martin Guerre | Martin Guerre | |
Paul Keating | Tommy | Tommy | |
Steven Pacey | By Jeeves | Bertie Wooster | |
1998 | Philip Quast | The Fix | Grahame Chandler |
John Barrowman | The Fix | Cal Chandler | |
Henry Goodman | Chicago | Billy Flynn | |
Andrew C Wadsworth | Kiss Me, Kate | Fred Graham | |
1999 | Entire Cast | Kat and the Kings | Entire Cast |
Adam Garcia | Saturday Night Fever | Tony Manero | |
Hugh Jackman | Oklahoma! | Curly McLain | |
Clarke Peters | Chicago | Billy Flynn |
2000s
Year | Actor | Musical | Character |
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2000 | Simon Russell Beale | Candide | Voltaire / Dr. Pangloss |
Rob Edwards | The Lion King | Scar | |
Daniel Evans | Candide | Candide | |
Ben Keaton | Animal Crackers | Spaulding | |
Gus MacGregor | Buddy | Buddy Holly | |
2001 | Daniel Evans | Merrily We Roll Along | Charley |
Jimmy Johnston | The Pirates of Penzance | The Pirate King | |
Paul Robinson | Singin' in the Rain | Don Lockwood | |
David Shannon | The Beautiful Game | John | |
2002 | Philip Quast | South Pacific | Emile de Becque |
Brent Barrett | Kiss Me, Kate | Fred Graham | |
Paul Keating | Closer to Heaven | Straight Dave | |
Jonathan Pryce | My Fair Lady | Henry Higgins | |
2003 | Alex Jennings | My Fair Lady | Henry Higgins |
Tim Flavin | My One and Only | Captain Billy Buck Chandler | |
Michael Jibson | Our House | Joe Casey | |
Euan Morton | Taboo | George | |
2004 | David Bedella | Jerry Springer | Warm Up Man / Satan |
Graham Bickley | Ragtime | Tateh | |
Michael Brandon | Jerry Springer | Jerry Springer | |
Kevyn Morrow | Ragtime | Coalhouse | |
2005 | Nathan Lane | The Producers | Max Bialystock |
Lee Evans | The Producers | Leo Bloom | |
Paul Hegarty | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Sweeney Todd | |
Gavin Lee | Mary Poppins | Bert | |
2006 | James Lomas, George Maguire and Liam Mower | Billy Elliot | Billy Elliot |
Douglas Hodge | Guys and Dolls | Nathan Detroit | |
Ewan McGregor | Sky Masterson | ||
2007 | Daniel Evans | Sunday in the Park with George | George |
Tim Curry | Spamalot | King Arthur | |
Clarke Peters | Porgy and Bess | Porgy | |
Philip Quast | Evita | Juan Perón | |
2008 | Michael Ball | Hairspray | Edna Turnblad |
Bertie Carvel | Parade | Leo | |
Henry Goodman | Fiddler on the Roof | Tevye | |
Bob Martin | The Drowsy Chaperone | Man in Chair | |
2009 | Douglas Hodge | La Cage aux Folles | Albin |
Denis Lawson | La Cage aux Folles | Georges | |
Ryan Molloy | Jersey Boys | Frankie Valli | |
Matt Rawle | Zorro | Zorro |
2010s
Year | Actor | Musical | Character |
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2010[1] | Aneurin Barnard | Spring Awakening | Melchior Gabor |
Rowan Atkinson | Oliver! | Fagin | |
Bob Golding | Morecambe | Eric Morecambe | |
Alexander Hanson | A Little Night Music | Frederik | |
Tony Sheldon | Priscilla, Queen of the Desert | Bernadette | |
2011 | David Thaxton | Passion | Giorgio |
Alex Gaumond | Legally Blonde | Emmett Forrest | |
Ramin Karimloo | Love Never Dies | The Phantom | |
Sahr Ngaujah | Fela! | Fela Kuti | |
Michael Xavier | Love Story | Oliver Barratt IV | |
2012 | Bertie Carvel | Matilda | Miss Trunchbull |
Nigel Lindsay | Shrek | Shrek | |
Reece Shearsmith | Betty Blue Eyes | Gilbert Chilvers | |
Paulo Szot | South Pacific | Emile de Becque | |
2013 | Michael Ball | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Sweeney Todd |
Alex Bourne | Kiss Me, Kate | Fred Graham | |
Tom Chambers | Top Hat | Jerry | |
Will Young | Cabaret | The Master of Ceremonies | |
2014 | Gavin Creel | The Book of Mormon | Elder Price |
Jared Gertner | The Book of Mormon | Elder Cunningham | |
Douglas Hodge | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Willy Wonka | |
Kyle Scatliffe | The Scottsboro Boys | Haywood Patterson | |
2015 | John Dagleish | Sunny Afternoon | Ray Davies |
Jon Jon Briones | Miss Saigon | The Engineer | |
Brandon Victor Dixon | The Scottsboro Boys | Haywood Patterson | |
Killian Donnelly | Memphis | Huey Calhoun | |
2016 | Matt Henry | Kinky Boots | Lola / Simon |
Ian Bartholomew | Mrs Henderson Presents | Vivian Van Damm | |
Killian Donnelly | Kinky Boots | Charlie Price | |
David Haig | Guys and Dolls | Nathan Detroit | |
Jamie Parker | Sky Masterson | ||
2017 | Andy Karl | Groundhog Day | Phil Connors |
David Fynn | School of Rock | Dewey Finn | |
Tyrone Huntley | Jesus Christ Superstar | Judas Iscariot | |
Charlie Stemp | Half a Sixpence | Arthur Kipps | |
2018 | Giles Terera | Hamilton | Aaron Burr |
Ciarán Hinds | Girl from the North Country | Nick Lane | |
John McCrea | Everybody's Talking About Jamie | Jamie New | |
Jamael Westman | Hamilton | Alexander Hamilton | |
2019 | Kobna Holdbrook-Smith | Tina | Ike Turner |
Marc Antolin | Little Shop of Horrors | Seymour Krelborn | |
Zubin Varla | Fun Home | Bruce Bechdel | |
Ken Watanabe | The King and I | The King of Siam |
2020s
Year | Actor | Musical | Character |
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2020 | Sam Tutty | Dear Evan Hansen | Evan Hansen |
Andy Nyman | Fiddler on the Roof | Tevye | |
Charlie Stemp | Mary Poppins | Bert | |
Jac Yarrow | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Joseph | |
2021 | Not presented due to extended closing of theatre productions during COVID-19 pandemic[A] | ||
2022[A] | Eddie Redmayne | Cabaret | Emcee |
Olly Dobson | Back to the Future: The Musical | Marty McFly | |
Arinzé Kene | Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical | Bob Marley | |
Robert Lindsay | Anything Goes | Moonface Martin | |
2023 | Arthur Darvill | Oklahoma! | Curly McLain |
Alon Abutbul | The Band's Visit | Lt Col Tewfiq Zacharya | |
Julian Ovenden | South Pacific | Emile de Becque | |
Andrew Rannells | Tammy Faye | Jim Bakker | |
2024 | |||
Tom Francis | Sunset Boulevard | Joe Gillis | |
David Cumming | Operation Mincemeat | Charles Cholmondeley, Doctor Pobil & Others | |
Daniel Mays | Guys and Dolls | Nathan Detroit | |
Charlie Stemp | Crazy for You | Bobby Child |
- ^ a b Due to late March 2020[2] to late July 2021[3] closing of London theatre productions during the COVID-19 pandemic in England, the 2022 awards recognise productions that launched anytime from February 2020 to February 2022[4]
Multiple awards and nominations for Best Actor
Awards
Three awards
Two awards
- Michael Ball
- Michael Crawford
- Robert Lindsay
- Daniel Evans
Nominations
Four nominations
Three nominations
- Alun Armstrong
- Michael Crawford
- Daniel Evans
- Tim Flavin
- Henry Goodman
- Douglas Hodge
- Denis Lawson
- Robert Lindsay
- Clarke Peters
- Jonathan Pryce
- Charlie Stemp
Two nominations
- Michael Ball
- Ian Bartholomow
- Bertie Carvel
- Tim Curry
- Killian Donnelly
- Paul Keating
- Mark McGann
Multiple awards and nominations for a character
Awards
3 awards
- Sweeney Todd from Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
2 awards
Nominations
4 nominations
- Nathan Detroit from Guys and Dolls
- Sweeney Todd from Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
3 nominations
- Billy Flynn from Chicago
- Bobby Child from Crazy for You
- Curly McLain from Oklahoma!
- Emile de Becque from South Pacific
- Fagin from Oliver!
- Fred Graham from Kiss Me, Kate
- Henry Higgins from My Fair Lady
- Emcee in Cabaret
2 nominations
- Albin from La Cage aux Folles
- George from Sunday in the Park with George
- Haywood Patterson from The Scottsboro Boys
- Joseph from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
- Mickey from Blood Brothers
- Sky Masterson from Guys and Dolls
- Tevye from Fiddler on the Roof
- The Engineer from Miss Saigon
- The Pirate King from The Pirates of Penzance
See also
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical
References
- ^ "Laurence Olivier Theatre Awards 2010 Winners Announced". londontheatre.co.uk. June 8, 2016.
- ^ Johnson, The Rt Hon Boris, MP (2020-03-23). Prime Minister's statement on coronavirus (COVID-19): 23 March 2020 [transcript] (Speech). Prime Minister's Televised Speech to the United Kingdom. www.gov.uk. London, UK. Archived from the original on 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
From this evening I must give the British people a very simple instruction — you must stay at home.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ McPhee, Ryan (2021-06-14). "U.K. Postpones Reopening Roadmap; West End Theatres Will No Longer Reopen in Full in June". Playbill. Archived from the original on 2021-06-14. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
Step 4 of the roadmap will allow productions to play without capacity restrictions. June 21 was the goal; now, the government is eyeing July 19.
- ^ Thomas, Sophie (2022-03-08). "Everything you need to know about the Olivier Awards". londontheatre.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2022-04-11. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
Any new production that opened between 19 Feb. 2020 to 22 Feb. 2022 are eligible for categories in the 2022 Olivier Awards. With two years worth of shows set for honours in one year's ceremony, the 2022 Olivier Awards will prove tougher competition than before.
- London Theatre Guide (2008). "The Laurence Olivier Awards: Full List of Winners, 1976-2008" (.PDF). 1976-2008. The Society of London Theatre. p. 20. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
External links
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