2023 Laurence Olivier Awards | |
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Date | 2 April 2023 |
Location | Royal Albert Hall |
Hosted by | Hannah Waddingham |
Most awards | My Neighbour Totoro (6) |
Most nominations | My Neighbour Totoro (9) |
Television/radio coverage | |
Network | ITV (television) Magic (radio) |
The 2023 Laurence Olivier Awards were held on 2 April 2023 at the Royal Albert Hall and hosted by Hannah Waddingham.
Event calendar
[edit]- 12 October 2022: Ceremony date set for 2 April 2023 and venue confirmed as the Royal Albert Hall.[1]
- 17 January: Hannah Waddingham announced as ceremony host.[2]
- 28 February: Nominations announcement by Gabrielle Brooks and Amber Davies.
- 24 March: Special Recognition Award recipients announced as Derek Jacobi and Arlene Phillips.[3]
- 2 April: Award ceremony held
Presenters
[edit]- Matthew Bourne
- Darcey Bussell
- Liz Carr
- Es Devlin
- Helen George
- Meera Syal
- Dita Von Teese
- Eddie Izzard and Sheridan Smith - presented Best Revival
- Sheila Atim and Aimee Lou Wood - presented Best Actor and Best Actress
- Cush Jumbo - presented Best New Play
- Mark Strong - presented Best Director
- Anne Reid - presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to Derek Jacobi
- Ronan Keating and Harriet Scott - presented Best Musical Revival
- Sindhu Vee and Tim Minchin - presented Best Actor and Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical
- Lea Salonga - presented Best Actress in a Musical
- Luke Evans - presented Best Actor in a Musical
- Golda Rosheuvel and Self Esteem - presented Best New Musical
- Marisha Wallace and Hannah Waddingham - presented the Special Recognition Award to Arlene Phillips
Performances
[edit]- Hannah Waddingham - Opening number
- Beverley Knight, Lizzie Bea, Lesley Joseph and the cast of Sister Act - "Raise Your Voice"
- Peter Caulfield, Katie Brayben and cast of Tammy Faye - "Light of the World"
- Marisha Wallace, Arthur Darvill, Anoushka Lucas and the cast of Oklahoma! - "I Cain't Say No"/"Oklahoma"
- The cast of Newsies - "Carrying the Banner"/"Brooklyn's Here"/"Seize the Day"
- Shanay Holmes with the Arts Education Choir - "Seasons of Love" (In Memoriam)
- The cast of The Book of Mormon - "Hello"
- Miri Mesika with Alon Abutbul - "Omar Sharif"
- Jay Perry, Sharon Rose, Beverley Knight, Kelly Agbowu and the cast of Sylvia - "March, Women, March"
- Maimuna Memon, Bobbie Little, Samuel Jordan and the cast of Standing at the Sky's Edge - "Standing at the Sky's Edge"
- Darren Bennett, Jocasta Almgill, Olivia Moore, Dan Partridge and the cast of Grease - "Grease"/"Greased Lightnin'"/"Born to Hand Jive"/"You're the One That I Want"/"Summer Nights"
Winners and nominees
[edit]The nominations were announced in 26 categories on 28 February 2023.[4][5]
Productions with multiple wins and nominations
[edit]Multiple wins
[edit]The following 6 productions received multiple awards:
- 6: My Neighbour Totoro
- 3: A Streetcar Named Desire
- 2: Oklahoma, Prima Facie, Standing at the Sky's Edge, Tammy Faye
Multiple nominations
[edit]The following 17 productions and 2 operas received multiple nominations:
- 9: My Neighbour Totoro
- 8: Standing at the Sky's Edge
- 7: Oklahoma
- 6: A Streetcar Named Desire, The Band's Visit, To Kill a Mockingbird
- 5: Prima Facie
- 4: Good, Tammy Faye
- 3: Blues for an Alabama Sky, Jack and the Beanstalk, Patriots, Sylvia
- 2: Alcina, The Crucible, For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy, Sibyl, Sister Act, South Pacific
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Wood, Alex (12 October 2022). "Date Set for 2023 Olivier Awards". What's on Stage. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ Wood, Alex (17 January 2023). "Olivier Awards to Be Hosted by Hannah Waddingham". What's on Stage. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ Wood, Alex (22 February 2023). "Arlene Phillips and Derek Jacobi to Receive Special Olivier Awards". What's on Stage. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Olivier Awards 2023: Complete List of Nominations". The Guardian. 28 February 2023. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "2023 Olivier Awards: Full list of winners". londontheatre.co.uk. 2 April 2023.