Nicole Scherzinger’s ‘Sunset Boulevard’ sweeps board at Olivier awards
Taking home seven gongs, ‘Sunset Boulevard’ starring Nicole Scherzinger swept the board at this year’s Olivier awards.
‘Sunset Boulevard’ starring Nicole Scherzinger swept the board at this year’s Olivier awards.
The musical took home seven trophies at Sunday’s (14.04.24) ceremony at the Royal Albert Hall, London, with former Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole, 45, winning best actor in a musical and Jamie Lloyd being handed best director for the production.
Its technical team was also recognised with best lighting design for Jack Knowles, musical supervision going to Alan Williams and best sound design being handed to Adam Fisher.
Jamie said at the event Nicole had given a “performance for the ages” and said he expected the production to take Broadway by storm when it transfers to New York later this year.
‘Succession’ actress Sarah Snook, 36, took home best actress for the 26 roles she played in ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’, which was her West End debut.
She said about learning her lines while breast-feeding her baby at night: “Why am I doing a 60,000-word monologue with an eight-month-old baby?”
James Graham’s football drama ‘Dear England’ took home two awards – best new play and best actor in a supporting role for Will Close.
Will dedicated his award to “all the single mums in council houses” and said his mother’s encouragement was the reason he continued in theatre.
Mark Gatiss, 57, picked up a best actor for his turn in ‘The Motive and the Cue’ – and he also slammed today’s theatre industry for being closed off to ordinary actors.
He said “as a working-class man who went to comprehensive school, all the routes that took me here have virtually vanished”.
‘Operation Mincemeat’ about a World War Two plot to dupe the Nazis took home best new musical, while Amy Trigg took home a best actress gong in a supporting role in a musical category for her performance as Agnes in ‘The Little Big Things’.
Arlene Phillips, 80, won best choreography with James Cousins for ‘Guys and Dolls’ and there was a posthumous recognition for ‘Drop the Dead Donkey’ star Haydn Gwynne, who died aged 66 in October.
Complete list of winners
Noël Coward award for best new entertainment or comedy play
‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ by Kate Trefry at the Phoenix theatre
Best family show
‘Dinosaur World Live’ by Derek Bond at Regent’s Park Open Air theatre
Gillian Lynne award for best theatre choreographer
Arlene Phillips with James Cousins for ‘Guys and Dolls’ at the Bridge theatre
Best costume design
Marg Horwell for ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ at the Theatre Royal Haymarket
Best revival
‘Vanya’ by Anton Chekhov, adapted by Simon Stephens at the Duke of York’s theatre
Best musical revival
‘Sunset Boulevard’, music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics and book by Don Black and Christopher Hampton at the Savoy theatre
Best sound design
Adam Fisher for ‘Sunset Boulevard’ at the Savoy theatre
Outstanding musical contribution
Alan Williams for musical supervision and musical direction for ‘Sunset Boulevard’ at the Savoy theatre
Best actor in a supporting role
Will Close for ‘Dear England’ at the National theatre – Olivier and Prince Edward theatre
Best actress in a supporting role
Haydn Gwynne for ‘When Winston Went to War With the Wireless’ at the Donmar Warehouse
Best set design
Miriam Buether for set design and 59 Productions for video design for ‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ at the Phoenix theatre
Best lighting design
Jack Knowles for ‘Sunset Boulevard’ at the Savoy theatre
Best actress in a supporting role in a musical
Amy Trigg for ‘The Little Big Things’ at @sohoplace
Best actor in a supporting role in a musical
Jak Malone for ‘Operation Mincemeat’ at the Fortune theatre
Best new opera production
‘Innocence’ by the Royal Opera at the Royal Opera House
Outstanding achievement in opera
Antonio Pappano for his role as Musical Director of the Royal Opera House
Best actor in a musical
Tom Francis for ‘Sunset Boulevard’ at the Savoy theatre
Best actress in a musical
Nicole Scherzinger for ‘Sunset Boulevard’ at the Savoy theatre
Best new dance production
‘La Ruta’ by Gabriela Carrizo, part of Nederlands Dans theater – NDT 1 at Sadler’s Wells
Outstanding achievement in dance
Isabela Coracy for her performance in ‘NINA: By Whatever Means’, part of Ballet Black: Pioneers at the Barbican theatre
Outstanding achievement in affiliate theatre
‘Sleepova’ by Matilda Feyişayo at the Bush theatre
Sir Peter Hall award for best director
Jamie Lloyd for ‘Sunset Boulevard’ at the Savoy theatre
Best actress
Sarah Snook for ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ at the Theatre Royal Haymarket
Best actor
Mark Gatiss for ‘The Motive and the Cue’ at the National theatre – Lyttelton and Noël Coward theatre
Best new play
‘Dear England’ by James Graham at the National theatre – Olivier and Prince Edward theatre
Best new musical
‘Operation Mincemeat’, music, lyrics and book by David Cumming, Felix Hagan, Natasha Hodgson and Zoë Roberts at the Fortune theatre
