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The Olivier Awards 2019: all the winners
Here are all the winners from the Olivier Awards 2019 with Mastercard
At a star-studded ceremony at the Royal Albert Hall last night, the winners of this year’s Olivier Awards were revealed.
Hosted by Jason Manford, the ceremony saw past Olivier Award winners such as Janie Dee and Tom Hiddleston presenting awards, while Sally Field and Bill Pullman, currently in rehearsals for All My Sons at The Old Vic, were also present.
Performances on the night came from nominees Come From Away, Company, Caroline, Or Change and Fun Home.
Sir Matthew Bourne won the coveted special award for his contribution to British musical theatre and ballet.
It was a big night for the gender-swapped revival of Company, which won four awards – including Best Supporting Actress in a Musical for Patti LuPone, Best Supprting Actor in a Musical for Jonathan Bailey and Best Revival.
Come From Away also took home four awards, including the coveted Best New Musical award.
Here are all the winners in full:
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
WINNER: Jonathan Bailey, Company
Clive Carter, Come From Away
Richard Fleeshman Company
Robert Hands, Come From Away
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
WINNER: Patti LuPone, Company
Ruthie Ann Miles, The King And I
The Queens – Aimie Atkinson, Alexia McIntosh, Millie O’Connell, Natalie Paris, Maiya Quansah-Breed and Jarneia Richard-Noel, Six
Rachel Tucker, Come From Away
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC
WINNER: Come From Away
Fun Home
The Inheritance
A Monster Calls
Six
BEST NEW DANCE PRODUCTION
WINNER: Blkdog, Botis Seva
16+ A Room/Solo Echo/Bill, Ballet British Columbia
Playlist (Track1, 2), William Forsythe for English National Ballet
The Unknown Soldier, Alastair Marriott for The Royal Ballet
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DANCE
WINNER: Akram Khan for his performance in Xenos
John Macfarlane for his design of Swan Lake
Dimitris Papaioannou for his choreography of The Great Tamer
BEST ENTERTAINMENT & FAMILY
WINNER: A Monster Calls
Snow White
Songs for Nobodies
The Wider Earth
BEST THEATRE CHOREOGRAPHER
WINNER: Kelly Devine, Come From Away
Christopher Gattelli, The King And I
Carrie-Anne Ingrouille, Six
Liam Steel, Company
BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL
WINNER: Company
Caroline, Or Change
The King and I
BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
WINNER: Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical
Marc Antolin, Little Shop of Horrors
Zubin Varla, Fun Home
Ken Watanabe, The King And I
BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
WINNER: Sharon D. Clarke, Caroline, Or Change
Rosalie Craig, Company
Kelli O’Hara, The King And I
Adrienne Warren, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical
BEST REVIVAL
WINNER: Summer And Smoke
King Lear
The Lieutenant of Inishmore
The Price
BEST NEW COMEDY
WINNER: Home, I’m Darling
Nine Night
Quiz
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN AFFILIATE THEATRE
WINNER: Flesh And Bone, Soho Theatre
Moe Bar-El for his performance in Every Day I Make Greatness Happen, Hampstead Theatre Downstairs
Jonathan Hyde for his performance in Gently Down The Stream, Park Theatre
The Phlebotomist, Hampstead Theatre Downstairs
Athena Stevens for Schism, Park Theatre
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN
WINNER: Jon Clark, The Inheritance
Neil Austin, Company
Howell Binkley, Come From Away
Lee Curran, Summer And Smoke
BEST SOUND DESIGN
WINNER: Gareth Owen, Come From Away
Paul Arditti and Christopher Reid, The Inheritance
Mike Beer, A Monster Calls
Carolyn Downing, Summer And Smoke
Nick Powell, The Lehman Trilogy
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
WINNER: Catherine Zuber, The King And I
Fly Davis, Caroline, Or Change
Anna Fleischle, Home, I’m Darling
Gabriella Slade, Six
BEST SET DESIGN
WINNER: Bunny Christie, Company
Bob Crowley, The Inheritance
Es Devlin, The Lehman Trilogy
Anna Fleischle, Home, I’m Darling
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
WINNER: Chris Walley, The Lieutenant Of Inishmore
Keir Charles, Quiz
Adam Gillen, Killer Joe
Adrian Lukis, The Price
Malcolm Sinclair, Pressure
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
WINNER: Monica Dolan, All About Eve
Susan Brown, Home, I’m Darling
Cecilia Noble, Nine Night
Vanessa Redgrave, The Inheritance
BEST NEW OPERA PRODUCTION
WINNER: Katya Kabanova, Royal Opera House
Lessons In Love And Violence, Royal Opera House
The Turn Of The Screw, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN OPERA
WINNER: The ensemble of Porgy And Bess, London Coliseum
David Butt Philip and Roderick Williams for their performances in War Requiem, London Coliseum
The English national Opera chorus, Paul Bunyan, Wilton’s Music Hall
Andris Nelsons for his conducting of Lohengrin, Royal Opera House
BEST ACTOR
WINNER: Kyle Soller, The Inheritance
Adam Godley, Ben Miles and Simon Russell Beale, The Lehman Trilogy
Arinzé Kene, Misty
Ian McKellen, King Lear
David Suchet, The Price
BEST ACTRESS
WINNER: Patsy Ferran, Summer And Smoke
Gillian Anderson, All About Eve
Eileen Atkins, The Height Of The Storm
Sophie Okonedo, Antony And Cleopatra
Katherine Parkinson, Home, I’m Darling
BEST DIRECTOR
WINNER: Stephen Daldry, The Inheritance
Christopher Ashley, Come From Away
Marianne Elliott, Company
Rebecca Fracknall, Summer And Smoke
Sam Mendes, The Lehman Trilogy
BEST NEW PLAY
WINNER: The Inheritance
The Lehman Trilogy
Misty
Sweat
BEST NEW MUSICAL
WINNER: Come From Away
Fun Home
Six
Tina – The Tina Turner Musical
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