Hairspray Wins Big at Olivier Awards

By: Mar. 09, 2008
ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER
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The 32nd Laurence Olivier Awards were be presented by actor Richard E. Grant on March 9, 2008 in London. Below are the winners:

Best Lighting Design - Howard Harrison for Chichester Festival Theatre's production of Macbeth

Best Sound Design - Paul Arditti and Jocelyn Pook for the National's production of Saint Joan

Best Newcomer in a Play - Tom Hiddleston for his role of Posthumus in Cymbeline at the Barbican

Best New Dance Production - The Royal Ballet for its revival of George Balanchine's three-part ballet Jewels at the Royal Opera House

Outstanding Achievement in Dance - The Royal Ballet for its revival of George Balanchine's three-part ballet Jewels at the Royal Opera House

Best Costume Design - Vicki Mortimer for The Man Of Mode at The National Theatre

Best Set Design - Rae Smith and Handspring Puppet Company for the National's production of War Horse

Outstanding Achievement or Performance in an Affiliate Theatre - Gone Too Far! in the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court

Best Performance in a Supporting Role - Rory Kinnear in the role of Sir Fopling Flutter in The Man Of Mode at The National Theatre

Best Actor - Chiwetel Ejiofor in Othello at the Donmar Warehouse

Best Actress - Kristin Scott Thomas in the role of Arkadina in the Royal Court's production of Chekhov's The Seagull at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs.

Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical - Tracie Bennett in Hairspray

Best Theatre Choreographer - Toby Sedgewick for War Horse

Best Actress in a Musical - LeAnne Jones in Hairspray

Best Actor in a Musical - Michael Ball in Hairspray

Best New Opera Production - Pelléas et Mélisande at the Royal Opera House

Outstanding Achievement in Opera - Natalie Dessay for her performance in La Fille Du Régiment at the Royal Opera House

Best Revival - Saint Joan revived at The National Theatre

Best Musical Revival - The Magic Flute - Impempe Yomlingo

Best New Play - A Disappearing Number at the Barbican

Best New Comedy - Rafta Rafta performed at The National Theatre

Best Director - Rupert Goold for his production of Macbeth at the Gielgud

Best New Musical - Hairspray

Special Award - Andrew Lloyd Webber


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