The winners were announced yesterday for this year's Laurence Olivier Awards, London's equivalent of the Tonys. The awards, which were created in 1976 were given out on Sunday March 8, 2009 in a ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel.
This year's awards were presented by James Nesbitt.
BEST ACTRESS
Deanna Dunagan for August: Osage County at the NT Lyttelton
Lindsay Duncan for THAT FACE at the Duke of York's
Margaret Tyzack for THE CHALK GARDEN at the Donmar
Penelope Wilton for THE CHALK GARDEN at the Donmar
BEST ACTOR
David Bradley for NO MAN'S LAND at the Duke of York's
Michael Gambon for NO MAN'S LAND at the Duke of York's
Adam Godley for RAIN MAN at the Apollo
Derek Jacobi for TWELFTH NIGHT, Donmar at Wyndham's
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Oliver Ford Davies for HAMLET at the Novello
Kevin R McNally for IVANOV, Donmar at Wyndham's
Paul Ritter for THE NORMAN CONQUESTS at The Old Vic
Patrick Stewart for HAMLET at the Novello
BEST COMPANY PERFORMANCE
August: Osage County directed by Anna D Shapiro at the Lyttelton
BLACK WATCH directed by John Tiffany at the Barbican
THE HISTORIES directed by Michael Boyd at the RoundhouseTHE NORMAN CONQUESTS directed by
Matthew Warchus at The Old Vic
SUNSET BOULEVARD directed by
Craig Revel Horwood at the Comedy
BEST NEW PLAY
August: Osage County by
Tracy Letts at the Lyttelton
BLACK WATCH by Gregory Burke at the Barbican
THE PITMEN PAINTERS by
Lee Hall at the Cottesloe
THAT FACE by Polly Stenham at the Duke Of York's
BEST NEW COMEDY
FAT PIG by Neil La Bute at the Comedy
THE FEMALE OF THE SPECIES by Joanna Murray-Smith at the Vaudeville
GOD OF CARNAGE by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton at the Gielgud
BEST REVIVAL
THE CHALK GARDEN directed by
Michael Grandage at the Donmar
THE HISTORIES directed by Michael Boyd at the RoundhouseTHE NORMAN CONQUESTS directed by
Matthew Warchus at The Old Vic
BEST ENTERTAINMENT
Noel Coward's BRIEF ENCOUNTER at the Cinema Haymarket
LA CLIQUE at the HippodromeMaria Friedman: RE-ARRANGED at Trafalgar Studios 1
BEST NEW MUSICAL
Jersey Boys The Story Of Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons book by Marshall Brickman & Rick Elice, music by Bob Gaudio, lyrics by Bob Crewe at the Prince Edward
ZORRO book & lyrics by
Stephen Clark, music by The Gipsy Kings, original story by
Stephen Clark &
Helen Edmundson, music co-composed and adapted by John Cameron at the Garrick
BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, book by Harvey Fierstein, based on the play "La Cage Aux Folles" by Jean Poiret, at the Playhouse Theatre.
PIAF by
Pam Gems at the Donmar and Vaudeville
Andrew Lloyd Webber's SUNSET BOULEVARD book and lyrics by
Don Black and
Christopher Hampton, based on the
Billy Wilder film at the Comedy
West Side Story based on a conception by
Jerome Robbins, book by
Arthur Laurents, music by
Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by
Stephen Sondheim, entire original production directed and choreographed by
Jerome Robbins at
Sadler's WellsBEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Sofia Escobar for
West Side Story at
Sadler's WellsKathryn Evans for SUNSET BOULEVARD at the Comedy
Ruthie Henshall for MARGUERITE at the Haymarket
Elena Roger for PIAF at the Donmar and Vaudeville
Emma Williams for ZORRO at the Garrick
BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Douglas Hodge for LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at the PlayhouseDenis Lawson for LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at the Playhouse
Ryan Molloy for
Jersey Boys at the Prince Edward
Matt Rawle for ZORRO at the Garrick
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Alexander Hanson for MARGUERITE at the Haymarket
Katherine Kingsley for PIAF at the Donmar and Vaudeville
Lesli Margherita for ZORRO at the GarrickJason Pennycooke for LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at the Playhouse
Dave Willetts for SUNSET BOULEVARD at the Comedy
BEST DIRECTOR
Terry Johnson for LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at the Playhouse
Des McAnuff for
Jersey Boys at the Prince Edward
Emma Rice for BRIEF ENCOUNTER at the Cinema Haymarket
John Tiffany for BLACK WATCH at the Barbican
BEST THEATRE CHOREOGRAPHER
Rafael Amargo for ZORRO at the Garrick
Steven Hoggett for BLACK WATCH at the BarbicanLynne Page for LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at the Playhouse
Kate Prince for INTO THE HOODS at the Novello
Sergio Trujillo for
Jersey Boys at the Prince Edward
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN
THE CHALK GARDEN designed by Paule Constable at the Donmar
IVANOV designed by
Paule Constable, Donmar at Wyndham's
NO MAN'S LAND designed by
Neil Austin at the Duke of York's
PIAF designed by
Neil Austin at the Donmar and Vaudeville
BEST SET DESIGN
August: Osage County designed by Todd Rosenthal at the LytteltonBRIEF ENCOUNTER designed by Neil Murray, projections by Gemma Carrington and
Jon Driscoll at the Cinema Haymarket
THE HISTORIES designed by
Tom Piper at the Roundhouse
THE LOVER AND THE COLLECTION designed by
Soutra Gilmour at the Comedy
MARGUERITE designed by
Paul Brown at the Haymarket
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
THE HISTORIES designed by Tom Piper and Emma Williams at the Roundhouse
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES designed by Matthew Wright at the Playhouse
THE NORMAN CONQUESTS designed by
Rob Howell at The Old Vic
TWELFTH NIGHT designed by
Christopher Oram, Donmar at Wyndham's
BEST SOUND DESIGN
BLACK WATCH designed by Gareth Fry at the Barbican
BRIEF ENCOUNTER designed by
Simon Baker at the Cinema Haymarket
Jersey Boys designed by
Steve Canyon Kennedy at the Prince Edward
PIAF designed by
Christopher Shutt, Max & Ben Ringham at the Donmar and Vaudeville
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN AN AFFILIATE THEATRE
The ensemble cast of OXFORD STREET, Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court
The Royal Court Theatre's production of THE PRIDE, Jerwood Theatre UpstairsClive Rowe for his performance in MOTHER GOOSE at Hackney Empire
Jo Newbery for the design of SCARBOROUGH, Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court
BEST NEW OPERA PRODUCTION
The Royal Opera's DON CARLO at the Royal Opera House
The Royal Opera's THE MINOTAUR at the Royal Opera House
English National Opera's I PAGLIACCI at the Coliseum
English National Opera's PARTENOPE at the Coliseum
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN OPERA
Patricia Bardon for her performances in The Royal Opera's THE RAKE'S PROGRESS at the Royal Opera House and
English National Opera's PARTENOPE and RIDERS TO THE SEA at the Coliseum
Feruccio Furlanetto for his performance in the Royal Opera's DON CARLO at the Royal Opera House
Ed Gardner for conducting English National Opera's BORIS GODUNOV, CAVALLIERA RUSTICANA, DER ROSENKAVALIER, I PAGLIACCI, RIDERS TO THE SEA at the Coliseum and PUNCH AND JUDY at the Young Vic
Christine Rice for her performances in the Royal Opera's THE MINOTAUR at the Royal Opera House and
English National Opera's PARTENOPE at the Coliseum
BEST NEW DANCE PRODUCTION
Pina Bausch Tanztheater Wuppertal's CAFÉ MULLER/ THE RITE OF SPRING at Sadler's Wells
The Royal Ballet of Flanders' IMPRESSING THE CZAR at Sadler's Wells
The Royal Ballet's INFRA at the Royal Opera House
DV8's TO BE STRAIGHT WITH YOU at the Lyttelton
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DANCE
The company of the Royal Ballet of Flanders for their performances in IMPRESSING THE CZAR at Sadler's Wells
The company of the The Royal Ballet for their performances in INFRA
Savion Glover, Marshall Davis Jr and
Maurice chestnut for their performances in
Savion Glover's BARE SOUNDZ at
Sadler's Wells
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