Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical
| Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical | |
|---|---|
| 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
[edit]1970s
[edit]| Year | Actor | Musical | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]1990s
[edit]2000s
[edit]2010s
[edit]2020s
[edit]| Year | Actor | Musical | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]Awards
[edit]Three awards
[edit]Two awards
[edit]Nominations
[edit]Four nominations
[edit]Three nominations
[edit]- Alun Armstrong
- Michael Crawford
- Daniel Evans
- Tim Flavin
- Henry Goodman
- Douglas Hodge
- Denis Lawson
- Robert Lindsay
- Clarke Peters
- Jonathan Pryce
- Charlie Stemp
Two nominations
[edit]Multiple awards and nominations for a character
[edit]Awards
[edit]3 awards
[edit]2 awards
[edit]Nominations
[edit]4 nominations
[edit]- Nathan Detroit from Guys and Dolls
- Sweeney Todd from Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
3 nominations
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ "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.
{{cite speech}}: 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.