Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard Wins Big At The Royal Albert Hall

The Olivier Awards, a night of glamour and celebration, took place yesterday evening, April 14th, at the prestigious Royal Albert Hall. Hosted by Emmy Award winner Hannah Waddingham, the spotlight shone on one musical in particular during the annual ceremony; Sunset Boulevard. With a remarkable 7 total awards, this reimagined adaptation of the classic 1950s film, crafted by Andrew Lloyd Webber, garnered accolades including 'Best Musical Revival' and 'Best Director', with Nicole Scherzinger taking home the Olivier for 'Best Actress In A Musical', for her role as Norma Desmond. Other notable moments of the night included Operation Mincemeat taking home 'Best New Musical' and Succession star Sarah Snook winning 'Best Actress' for her role in The Picture of Dorian Grey.

With Sunset Boulevard soon arriving in New York City's St James Theatre, read our glowing review of the London production here. Stay tuned to find out when tickets become available.

Find the complete list of winners and nominees below:

Best New Play
The Hills of California, Jez Butterworth
The Motive and the Cue, Jack Thorne
Till the Stars Come Down, Beth Steel
WINNER - Dear England, James Graham

Best New Musical
The Little Big Things
Next to Normal
A Strange Loop
WINNER - Operation Mincemeat

Best Revival
The Effect
Macbeth
Shirley Valentine
WINNER - Vanya

Best Musical Revival
Groundhog Day
Guys and Dolls
Hadestown
WINNER - Sunset Boulevard

Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play
Accidental Death of an Anarchist, Dario Fo and Franca Rame, Tom Basden (adaptation)
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
Vardy V Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial, Liv Hennessy (adaptation)
WINNER - Stranger Things: The First Shadow, Kate Trefry

Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Lorraine Ashbourne, Till the Stars Come Down
Priyanga Burford, An Enemy of the People
Gina McKee, Dear England
Tanya Reynolds, A Mirror
WINNER - Haydn Gwynne, When Winston Went to War With the Wireless

Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Paul Hilton, An Enemy of the People
Giles Terera, Clyde's
Luke Thompson, A Little Life
Zubin Varla, A Little Life
WINNER - Will Close, Dear England

Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical
Grace Hodgett Young, Sunset Boulevard
Zo Roberts, Operation Mincemeat
Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Next to Normal
WINNER - Amy Trigg, The Little Big Things

Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical
Cedric Neal, Guys and Dolls
David Thaxton, Sunset Boulevard
Jack Wolfe, Next to Normal
WINNER - Jak Malone, Operation Mincemeat

Best Actress
Laura Donnelly, The Hills of California
Sophie Okonedo, Medea
Sarah Jessica Parker, Plaza Suite
Sheridan Smith, Shirley Valentine
WINNER - Sarah Snook, The Picture of Dorian Gray

Best Actor
Joseph Fiennes, Dear England
James Norton, A Little Life
Andrew Scott, Vanya
David Tennant, Macbeth
WINNER - Mark Gatiss, The Motive and the Cue

Best Actress in a Musical
Natasha Hodgson, Operation Mincemeat
Caissie Levy, Next to Normal
Marisha Wallace, Guys and Dolls
WINNER - Nicole Scherzinger, Sunset Boulevard

Best Actor in a Musical
David Cumming, Operation Mincemeat
Daniel Mays, Guys and Dolls
Charlie Stemp, Crazy for You
WINNER - Tom Francis, Sunset Boulevard

Best Director
Stephen Daldry and Justin Martin, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Rupert Goold, Dear England
Sam Mendes, The Motive and the Cue
WINNER - Jamie Lloyd, Sunset Boulevard

Best Theatre Choreographer
Fabian Aloise, Sunset Boulevard
Ellen Kane and Hannes Langolf, Dear England
Mark Smith, The Little Big Things
Susan Stroman, Crazy for You
WINNER - Arlene Phillips with James Cousins, Guys and Dolls

Best Costume Design
Bunny Christie and Deborah Andrews, Guys and Dolls
Ryan Dawson Laight, La Cage Aux Folles
Hugh Durrant, Peter Pan
WINNER - Marg Horwell, The Picture of Dorian Gray

Best Sound Design
Paul Arditti. Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Dan Balfour and Tom Gibbins, Dear England
Gareth Fry, Macbeth
WINNER - Adam Fisher, Sunset Boulevard

Outstanding Musical Contribution
Tom Brady (musical supervision and arrangements) and Charlie Rosen (orchestrations), Guys and Dolls
Matt Brind (musical supervision, arrangements, and orchestrations), Just for One Day
Steve Sidwell (orchestrations) and Joe Bunker (musical direction), Operation Mincemeat
WINNER - Alan Williams (musical supervision and musical direction), Sunset Boulevard

Best Set Design
Bunny Christie, Guys and Dolls
Es Devlin (set) and Ash J Woodward (video), Dear England
Soutra Gilmour (set) and Nathan Amzi and Joe Ransom (video) Sunset Boulevard
WINNER - Miriam Buether (set) and 59 Productions (video), Stranger Things: The First Shadow

Best Lighting Design
Jon Clark, Dear England
Jon Clark, Stranger Things: The First Shadow
Paule Constable, Guys and Dolls
WINNER - Jack Knowles, Sunset Boulevard

Best New Opera Production
Blue
Picture a Day Like This
The Rhinegold
WINNER - Innocence

Outstanding Achievement in Opera
Belarus Free Theatre Company, for King Stakh's Wild Hunt
Marina Abramovi, for her concept and design of 7 Deaths of Maria Callas
WINNER - Antonio Pappano, for his role as musical director of the Royal Opera House

Best New Dance Production
Broken Chord, Gregory Maqoma and Thuthuka Sibisi
The Rite of Spring, Seeta Patel
Time Spell, Michelle Dorrance, Jillian Meyers and Tiler Peck
WINNER - La Ruta, Gabriela Carrizo

Outstanding Achievement in Dance
Jonzi D, for his artistic direction of Breakin' Convention 2023 International Festival of Hip-hop Dance Theatre
Rhiannon Faith, for her community-focused conception of Lay Down Your Burdens at The Pit
WINNER - Isabela Coracy, for her performance in NINA: By Whatever Means

Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre
Blue Mist, Mohamed-Zain Dada
A Playlist for The Revolution, AJ Yi
The Swell, Isley Lynn
The Time Machine: A Comedy, Steven Canny and John Nicholson
WINNER - Sleepova, Matilda Feyiayo

Best Family Show
Bluey's Big Play, Joe Brumm
The House With Chicken Legs, Sophie Anderson, Oliver Lansley (adaptation)
The Smeds and the Smoos, Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, Tall Stories (adaptation)
WINNER - Dinosaur World Live, Derek Bond

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