Laurence Olivier Award
for Best Musical Revival
Awarded forBest Musical Revival
Location England
Presented bySociety of London Theatre
First awarded1991
Currently held byOklahoma! (2023)
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The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival is an annual award presented by the Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial London theatre. The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976, and renamed in 1984 in honour of English actor and director Laurence Olivier.

This award was introduced in 1991. From 1997 to 2007, the award was presented as Outstanding Musical Production.

Winners and nominees

1990s

Year Musical Book Music Lyrics
1991
Show Boat Oscar Hammerstein II Jerome Kern Oscar Hammerstein II
The Fantasticks Tom Jones Harvey Schmidt Tom Jones
The Rocky Horror Show Richard O'Brien
1992
The Boys from Syracuse George Abbott Richard Rodgers Lorenz Hart
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Frank Dunlop Andrew Lloyd Webber Tim Rice
1993
Carousel Oscar Hammerstein II Richard Rodgers Oscar Hammerstein II
Annie Get Your Gun Herbert and Dorothy Fields Irving Berlin
Lady, Be Good Guy Bolton and Fred Thompson George and Ira Gershwin
1994
Sweeney Todd Hugh Wheeler Stephen Sondheim
Cabaret Joe Masteroff John Kander Fred Ebb
Grease Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey
The Beggar's Opera John Gay
1995
She Loves Me Joe Masteroff Jerry Bock Sheldon Harnick
The Card Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall Tony Hatch Anthony Drewe
Oliver! Lionel Bart
The Threepenny Opera Bertolt Brecht Kurt Weill Bertolt Brecht
1997
The Who's Tommy Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff Pete Townshend
By Jeeves Alan Ayckbourn Andrew Lloyd Webber Alan Ayckbourn
Jesus Christ Superstar Tom O'Horgan Andrew Lloyd Webber Tim Rice
Smokey Joe's Cafe Jerry Zaks Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
1998
Chicago Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse John Kander Fred Ebb
Damn Yankees George Abbott and Douglass Wallop Richard Adler Jerry Ross
Kiss Me, Kate Samuel and Bella Spewack Cole Porter
1999
Oklahoma! Oscar Hammerstein II Richard Rodgers Oscar Hammerstein II
Annie Thomas Meehan Charles Strouse Martin Charnin
Into the Woods James Lapine Stephen Sondheim
Show Boat Oscar Hammerstein II Jerome Kern Oscar Hammerstein II

2000s

Year Musical Book Music Lyrics
2000
Candide Hugh Wheeler Leonard Bernstein Richard Wilbur
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart Stephen Sondheim
Dick Whittington Gillian Lynne, Stephen Clarke and Chris Walker
The Pajama Game George Abbott and Richard Bissell Richard Adler and Jerry Ross
2001
Singin' in the Rain Betty Comden and Adolph Green Nacio Herb Brown Arthur Freed
H.M.S. Pinafore W. S. Gilbert Arthur Sullivan W. S. Gilbert
The King and I Oscar Hammerstein II Richard Rodgers Oscar Hammerstein II
The Mikado W. S. Gilbert Arthur Sullivan W. S. Gilbert
The Pirates of Penzance W. S. Gilbert Arthur Sullivan W. S. Gilbert
2002
My Fair Lady Alan Jay Lerner Frederick Loewe Alan Jay Lerner
Kiss Me, Kate Samuel and Bella Spewack Cole Porter
South Pacific Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan Richard Rodgers Oscar Hammerstein II
2003
Anything Goes Timothy Crouse and John Weidman Cole Porter
Oh, What a Lovely War! Joan Littlewood and Theatre Workshop Various Artists
2004
Pacific Overtures John Weidman and Hugh Wheeler Stephen Sondheim
High Society Arthur Kopit Cole Porter Cole Porter and Susan Birkenhead
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Frank Dunlop Andrew Lloyd Webber Tim Rice
Tell Me on a Sunday Don Black Andrew Lloyd Webber Don Black
2005
Grand Hotel Luther Davis Robert Wright and George Forrest
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart Stephen Sondheim
Simply Heavenly Langston Hughes David Martin Langston Hughes
Sweeney Todd Hugh Wheeler Stephen Sondheim
2006
Guys and Dolls Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows Frank Loesser
H.M.S. Pinafore W. S. Gilbert Arthur Sullivan W. S. Gilbert
2007
Sunday in the Park with George James Lapine Stephen Sondheim
Cabaret Joe Masteroff John Kander Fred Ebb
Evita Tim Rice Andrew Lloyd Webber Tim Rice
The Sound of Music Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse Richard Rodgers Oscar Hammerstein II
2008
The Magic Flute Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Mark Dornford-May Various Artists
Fiddler on the Roof Joseph Stein Jerry Bock Sheldon Harnick
Little Shop of Horrors Howard Ashman Alan Menken Howard Ashman
2009
La Cage aux Folles Harvey Fierstein Jerry Herman
Piaf Pam Gems Various Artists
Sunset Boulevard Don Black and Christopher Hampton Andrew Lloyd Webber Don Black and Christopher Hampton
West Side Story Arthur Laurents Leonard Bernstein Stephen Sondheim

2010s

Year Musical Book Music Lyrics
2010
Hello, Dolly! Michael Stewart Jerry Herman
Annie Get Your Gun Herbert and Dorothy Fields Irving Berlin
A Little Night Music Hugh Wheeler Stephen Sondheim
Oliver! Lionel Bart
2011
Into the Woods James Lapine Stephen Sondheim
Passion James Lapine Stephen Sondheim
Sweet Charity Neil Simon Cy Coleman Dorothy Fields
2012
Crazy for You Ken Ludwig George Gershwin Ira Gershwin
Singin' in the Rain Betty Comden and Adolph Green Nacio Herb Brown Arthur Freed
South Pacific Oscar Hammerstein II and
Joshua Logan 		Richard Rodgers Oscar Hammerstein II
The Wizard of Oz Andrew Lloyd Webber and
Jeremy Sams 		Andrew Lloyd Webber and
Harold Arlen 		Tim Rice and E. Y. Harburg
2013
Sweeney Todd Hugh Wheeler Stephen Sondheim
A Chorus Line James Kirkwood, Jr. and
Nicholas Dante 		Marvin Hamlisch Edward Kleban
Cabaret Joe Masteroff John Kander Fred Ebb
Kiss Me, Kate Samuel and Bella Spewack Cole Porter
2014
Merrily We Roll Along George Furth Stephen Sondheim
The Sound of Music Howard Lindsay and
Russel Crouse 		Richard Rodgers Oscar Hammerstein II
Tell Me on a Sunday Don Black Andrew Lloyd Webber Don Black
2015
City of Angels Larry Gelbart Cy Coleman David Zippel
Cats T. S. Eliot Andrew Lloyd Webber T. S. Eliot, additional by Trevor Nunn and Richard Stilgoe
Miss Saigon Alain Boublil and
Claude-Michel Schönberg 		Claude-Michel Schönberg Alain Boublil and
Richard Maltby, Jr.
Porgy and Bess Dorothy Heyward, DuBose Heyward and Suzan-Lori Parks George Gershwin and
Diedre Murray 		Dorothy Heyward, DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin
2016
Gypsy Arthur Laurents Jule Styne Stephen Sondheim
Bugsy Malone Alan Parker Paul Williams
Guys and Dolls Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows Frank Loesser
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Lawrence Kasha and
David Landay 		Gene de Paul, Al Kasha and
Joel Hirschhorn 		Johnny Mercer, Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn
2017
Jesus Christ Superstar Tim Rice Andrew Lloyd Webber Tim Rice
Funny Girl Isobel Lennart Jule Styne Bob Merrill
Show Boat Oscar Hammerstein II Jerome Kern Oscar Hammerstein II and P. G. Wodehouse
Sunset Boulevard Don Black and Christopher Hampton Andrew Lloyd Webber Don Black and Christopher Hampton
2018
Follies James Goldman Stephen Sondheim
42nd Street Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble Harry Warren Al Dubin and Johnny Mercer
On the Town Betty Comden and Adolph Green Leonard Bernstein Betty Comden and Adolph Green
2019
Company George Furth Stephen Sondheim
Caroline, or Change Tony Kushner Jeanine Tesori Tony Kushner
The King and I Oscar Hammerstein II Richard Rodgers Oscar Hammerstein II

2020s

Year Musical Book Music Lyrics
2020
Fiddler on the Roof Joseph Stein Jerry Bock Sheldon Harnick
Evita Tim Rice Andrew Lloyd Webber Tim Rice
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Tim Rice Andrew Lloyd Webber Tim Rice
Mary Poppins Julian Fellowes Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, and George Stiles Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, and Anthony Drewe
2021 Not presented due to extended closing of theatre productions during COVID-19 pandemic[A]
2022[A] Cabaret Joe Masteroff John Kander Fred Ebb
Anything Goes Guy Bolton, Russel Crouse, Timothy Crouse, Howard Lindsay, John Weidman and P.G. Wodehouse Cole Porter
Spring Awakening Steven Sater Duncan Sheik Steven Sater
2023
Oklahoma! Oscar Hammerstein II Richard Rodgers Oscar Hammerstein II
My Fair Lady Alan Jay Lerner Frederick Loewe Alan Jay Lerner
Sister Act Cheri Steinkellner and Bill Steinkellner Alan Menken Glenn Slater
South Pacific Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan Richard Rodgers Oscar Hammerstein II
  1. ^ a b Due to late March 2020[1] to late July 2021[2] closing of London theatre productions during the COVID-19 pandemic in England, the 2022 awards recognise productions that launched anytime from February 2020 to February 2022[3]

Multiple awards and nominations

Awards

Two awards

Nominations

Four nominations

Three nominations
Two nominations

See also

References

  1. ^ Johnson, The Rt Hon Boris, MP (2020-03-23). Prime Minister's statement on coronavirus (COVID-19): 23 March 2020 [transcript] (Speech). Prime Minister's Televised Speech to the United Kingdom. www.gov.uk. London, UK. Archived from the original on 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2022-04-25. From this evening I must give the British people a very simple instruction — you must stay at home.((cite speech)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ McPhee, Ryan (2021-06-14). "U.K. Postpones Reopening Roadmap; West End Theatres Will No Longer Reopen in Full in June". Playbill. Archived from the original on 2021-06-14. Retrieved 2022-04-25. Step 4 of the roadmap will allow productions to play without capacity restrictions. June 21 was the goal; now, the government is eyeing July 19.
  3. ^ Thomas, Sophie (2022-03-08). "Everything you need to know about the Olivier Awards". londontheatre.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2022-04-11. Retrieved 2022-04-25. Any new production that opened between 19 Feb. 2020 to 22 Feb. 2022 are eligible for categories in the 2022 Olivier Awards. With two years worth of shows set for honours in one year's ceremony, the 2022 Olivier Awards will prove tougher competition than before.

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