Last night was the Olivier Awards 2020, hosted by Jason Manford. If you missed it on TV then don’t fear, you can watch it on the ITV Hub for the next month!
Dear Evan Hansen and & Juliet both won three awards. Dear Evan Hansen won Best New Musical Award, Best Original Score or New Orchestrations and Sam Tutty won Best Actor in a Musical.
Miriam-Teak Lee won Best Actress in a Musical for & Juliet. Also Cassidy Janson took home Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical and David Bedella won his third Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical.
Here is a full list of all last nights winners …
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical
David Bedella (& Juliet)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical
Cassidy Janson (& Juliet)
Best Musical Revival
Fiddler On The Roof
Best Actor in a Musical
Sam Tutty (Dear Evan Hansen)
Best Actress in a Musical
Miriam-Teak Lee (& Juliet)
Best New Musical
Dear Evan Hansen
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Adrian Scarborough (Leopoldstadt)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Indira Varma (Present Laughter)
Best Actor
Andrew Scott (Present Laughter)
Best Actress
Sharon D. Clarke (Death Of A Salesman)
Best New Play
Leopoldstadt
Best Entertainment or Comedy Play
Emilia
Best Revival
Cyrano De Bergerac
Best Family Show
The Worst Witch
Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre
Baby Reindeer
Best Original Score or New Orchestrations
Dear Evan Hansen (Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, Orchestration by Alex Lacamoire)
Best Theatre Choreographer
Matthew Bourne and Stephen Mear (Mary Poppins)
Best Lighting Design
Paule Constable (The Ocean At The End Of The Lane)
Best Sound Design
Emma Laxton (Emilia)
Best Costume Design
Joanna Scotcher (Emilia)
Best Set Design
Bob Crowley (Mary Poppins)
Best Director
Marianne Elliott and Miranda Cromwell (Death Of A Salesman)
Best New Dance Production
Ingoma by Mthuthuzeli November (Ballet Black)
Outstanding Achievement in Dance
Sara Baras for her choreography and performance (Ballet Flamenco – Sombras)
Best New Opera Production
Billy Budd
Outstanding Achievement in Opera
The Children’s Ensemble (Noye’s Fludde)
Photo: Aemilia Taylor