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2015 Laurence Olivier Awards
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Award ceremony
April 2022
2015 Laurence Olivier Awards 12 April 2015 Royal Opera House Lenny Henry ITV Laurence Olivier Awards 2014 2016
The 2015 Laurence Olivier Awards were held on Sunday 12 April 2015 at the Royal Opera House, London. The ceremony was hosted by Lenny Henry.http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/news/latest-news/article/item274964/lenny-henry-to-host-olivier-awards/ Lenny Henry to host Olivier Awards officiallondontheatre.co.uk A highlights show was shown on ITV shortly after the live event ended.http://www.olivierawards.com/awards/ Biggest Theatre Awards olivierawards.com 2015-02-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20141218191415/http://www.olivierawards.com/awards/ 2014-12-18 dead
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Eligibility
Any new production that opened between 26 February 2014 and 25 February 2015 in a theatre represented in membership of the Society of London Theatre was eligible for consideration, provided it had performed at least 30 performances.http://www.olivierawards.com/info/faq/ Frequently Asked Questions olivierawards.com
Event calendar
17 February: Voting opens for the Audience Award for Most Popular Show's first round (by the general public)
26 February: Kevin Spacey is announced as a recipient of the Special Awardhttp://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/news/latest-news/article/item274078/kevin-spacey-honoured-by-oliviers/ Kevin Spacey honoured by Oliviers officiallondontheatre.co.uk
5 March: Voting closes for the Audience Award's first round
9 March: Nominations announced by Lesley Manville and James McAvoy (Audience Award round two voting opens to the general public)
18 March: Sylvie Guillem is announced as a recipient of the Special Awardhttps://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-31941739 Sylvie Guillem to be given honorary Olivier award BBC News
10 April: Voting closes for the Audience Award's final round
12 April: Award ceremony heldhttp://www.olivierawards.com/awards/calendar/ Calendar of Events olivierawards.com 26 February 2015 27 March 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130327040939/http://www.olivierawards.com/awards/calendar dead
Winners and nominees
The nominations were announced on 9 March 2015 in 28 categories.
Best New Play Best New Musical King Charles III by Mike Bartlett – Almeida / Wyndham's
Taken at Midnight by Mark Hayhurst – Theatre Royal Haymarket
The Nether by Jennifer Haley – Duke of York's
Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel, adapted by Mike Poulton – Aldwych Sunny Afternoon – Hampstead / Harold Pinter
Beautiful – Aldwych
Here Lies Love – National Theatre Dorfman
Memphis – Shaftesbury Best Revival Best Musical Revival A View from the Bridge – Young Vic / Wyndham's
A Streetcar Named Desire – Young Vic
My Night with Reg – Donmar Warehouse / Apollo
Skylight – Wyndham's
The Crucible – Old Vic City of Angels – Donmar Warehouse
Cats – London Palladium
Miss Saigon – Prince Edward
Porgy and Bess – Regent's Park Open Air Best New Comedy Best Entertainment and Family The Play That Goes Wrong by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields – Duchess
Handbagged by Moira Buffini – Vaudeville
Shakespeare in Love by Marc Norman / Tom Stoppard, adapted by Lee Hall – Noël Coward La Soirée – La Soirée Spiegeltent
Dance 'til Dawn – Aldwych
Hetty Feather – Vaudeville Best Actor Best Actress Mark Strong as Eddie Carbone in A View from the Bridge – Young Vic / Wyndham's
Richard Armitage as John Proctor in The Crucible – Old Vic
James McAvoy as Jack Gurney in The Ruling Class – Trafalgar Studio 1
Tim Pigott-Smith as King Charles III in King Charles III – Almeida / Wyndham's Penelope Wilton as Irmgard Litten in Taken at Midnight – Theatre Royal Haymarket
Gillian Anderson as Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire – Young Vic
Kristin Scott Thomas as Electra in Electra – Old Vic
Imelda Staunton as Margie Walsh in Good People – Hampstead / Noël Coward Best Actor in a Musical Best Actress in a Musical John Dagleish as Ray Davies in Sunny Afternoon – Hampstead / Harold Pinter
Jon Jon Briones as The Engineer in Miss Saigon – Prince Edward
Brandon Victor Dixon as Haywood Patterson in The Scottsboro Boys – Garrick
Killian Donnelly as Huey Calhoun in Memphis – Shaftesbury Katie Brayben as Carole King in Beautiful – Aldwych
Gemma Arterton as Rita O'Grady in Made in Dagenham – Aldelphi
Tamsin Greig as Pepa Marcos in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown – Playhouse
Beverley Knight as Felicia Farrell in Memphis – Shaftesbury Best Actor in a Supporting Role Best Actress in a Supporting Role Nathaniel Parker as Henry VIII of England in Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies – Aldwych
David Calder as Doyle in The Nether – Duke of York's
Richard Goulding as Prince Harry in King Charles III – Almeida / Wyndham's
John Light as Dr Conrad in Taken at Midnight – Theatre Royal Haymarket Angela Lansbury as Madame Arcati in Blithe Spirit – Gielgud
Jaime Adler, Zoe Brough, Perdita Hibbins and Isabella Pappas as Iris in The Nether – Duke of York's
Phoebe Fox as Catherine Carbone in A View from the Bridge – Young Vic / Wyndham's
Lydia Wilson as Princess Kate in King Charles III – Almeida / Wyndham's Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical George Maguire as Dave Davies in Sunny Afternoon – Hampstead / Harold Pinter
Rolan Bell as Delray in Memphis – Shaftesbury
Ian McIntosh as Barry Mann in Beautiful – Aldwych
Jason Pennycooke as Bobby in Memphis – Shaftesbury Lorna Want as Cynthia Weil in Beautiful – Aldwych
Samantha Bond as Muriel Eubanks in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels – Savoy
Haydn Gwynne as Lucia in Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown – Playhouse
Nicole Scherzinger as Grizabella in Cats – London Palladium Best Director Best Theatre Choreographer Ivo van Hove for A View from the Bridge – Young Vic / Wyndham's
Rupert Goold for King Charles III – Almeida / Wyndham's
Jeremy Herrin for Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies – Aldwych
Josie Rourke for City of Angels – Donmar Warehouse Sergio Trujillo for Memphis – Shaftesbury
Jerry Mitchell for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels – Savoy
Annie-B Parson for Here Lies Love – National Theatre Dorfman
Josh Prince for Beautiful – Aldwych Best Set Design Best Costume Design Es Devlin for The Nether – Duke of York's
Bunny Christie for Made in Dagenham – Aldelphi
Robert Jones for City of Angels – Donmar Warehouse
Jan Versweyveld for A View from the Bridge – Young Vic / Wyndham's Christopher Oram for Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies – Aldwych
Robert Jones for City of Angels – Donmar Warehouse
Paul Tazewell for Memphis – Shaftesbury
Alejo Vietti for Beautiful – Aldwych Best Lighting Design Best Sound Design Howard Harrison for City of Angels – Donmar Warehouse
Jon Clark for King Charles III – Almeida / Wyndham's
Paule Constable / David Plater for Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies – Aldwych
Jan Versweyveld for A View from the Bridge – Young Vic / Wyndham's Gareth Owen for Memphis – Shaftesbury
Tom Gibbons for A View from the Bridge – Young Vic / Wyndham's
Matt McKenzie for Sunny Afternoon – Hampstead / Harold Pinter
Brian Ronan for Beautiful – Aldwych Outstanding Achievement in Music Ray Davies for lyricising and scoring Sunny Afternoon – Hampstead / Harold Pinter
David Bryan for lyricising and scoring, Joe DiPietro for lyricising and writing, Tim Sutton for music directing and the band for Memphis – Shaftesbury
David Byrne for conceiving, lyricising and scoring and Fatboy Slim for scoring Here Lies Love – National Theatre Dorfman
The orchestra for Beautiful – Aldwych Outstanding Achievement in Dance Best New Dance Production Crystal Pite for choreographing A Picture of You Falling, The Tempest Replica and Polaris, The Associates – Sadler's Wells
Rocío Molina in Bosque Ardora, Dance Umbrella – Barbican
The Elders Project, Elixir Festival – Sadler's Wells
Christopher Wheeldon for choreographing The Winter's Tale, The Royal Ballet – Royal Opera House 32 rue Vandenbranden, Peeping Tom – Barbican
Juliet and Romeo, Royal Swedish Ballet – Sadler's Wells
Tabac Rouge, La Compagnie du Hanneton – Sadler's Wells Outstanding Achievement in Opera Best New Opera Production Richard Jones for directing Rodelinda / The Girl of the Golden West / The Mastersingers of Nuremberg, English National Opera – London Coliseum
The ensemble in Moses und Aron, Welsh National Opera – Royal Opera House
Jonas Kaufmann in Andrea Chénier / Manon Lescaut, The Royal Opera – Royal Opera House
L'Orfeo / L'Ormindo, Roundhouse / Sam Wanamaker Playhouse offsite programming – Early Opera Company / Royal Opera House The Mastersingers of Nuremberg, English National Opera – London Coliseum
Benvenuto Cellini, English National Opera – London Coliseum
Dialogues des Carmélites, The Royal Opera – Royal Opera House
Die Frau ohne Schatten, The Royal Opera – Royal Opera House Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre Bull – Young Vic, Maria
Four Minutes Twelve Seconds – Hampstead Downstairs
Tanya Moodie in Intimate Apparel – Park / The Home That Will Not Stand – Tricycle
Juma Sharkah in Liberian Girl – Jerwood Upstairs, Royal Court Audience Award Wicked – Apollo Victoria
Billy Elliot – Victoria Palace
Jersey Boys – Piccadilly
Matilda – Cambridge Society Special Award Sylvie Guillem
Kevin Spacey
Productions with multiple nominations and awards
The following 18 productions, including one opera, received multiple nominations:
9: Memphis
8: Beautiful
7: A View from the Bridge
6: King Charles III
5: City of Angels, Sunny Afternoon, Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies
4: The Nether
3: Here Lies Love, Taken at Midnight
2: A Streetcar Named Desire, Cats, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Made in Dagenham, Miss Saigon, The Crucible, The Mastersingers of Nuremberg, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
The following seven productions, including one opera, received multiple awards:
4: Sunny Afternoon
3: A View from the Bridge
2: Beautiful, City of Angels, Memphis, The Mastersingers of Nuremberg, Wolf Hall and Bring up the Bodies
See also
69th Tony Awards
References
External links
Olivier Awards official website
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