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Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical 
Summary
The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical 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.
| Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical |
| Location |  England |
| Presented by | Society of London Theatre |
| First awarded | 2015 |
| Currently held by | Amy Trigg for The Little Big Things (2024) |
| Website | officiallondontheatre |
This award was created in 2015, along with the Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical, to replace the singular award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical, which existed from 1991 to 2014.
Winners and nominees edit
2010s edit
2020s edit
| Year | Performer | Musical | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Cassidy Janson | & Juliet | Anne Hathaway |
| Lucy Anderson | Dear Evan Hansen | Zoe Murphy | |
| Petula Clark | Mary Poppins | Bird Woman | |
| Lauren Ward | Dear Evan Hansen | Cynthia Murphy | |
| 2021 | Not presented due to extended closing of theatre productions during COVID-19 pandemic[A] | ||
| 2022[A] | Liza Sadovy | Cabaret | Fraulein Schneider |
| Victoria Hamilton-Barritt | Cinderella | Stepmother | |
| Carly Mercedes Dyer | Anything Goes | Erma | |
| Gabrielle Brooks | Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical | Rita Marley | |
| 2023 | |||
| Beverley Knight | Sylvia | Emmeline Pankhurst | |
| Maimuna Memon | Standing at the Sky's Edge | Nikki | |
| Liza Sadovy | Oklahoma! | Aunt Eller Murphy | |
| Marisha Wallace | Ado Annie Carnes | ||
| 2024 | |||
| Amy Trigg | The Little Big Things | Agnes | |
| Grace Hodgett Young | Sunset Boulevard | Betty Schaefer | |
| Zoë Roberts | Operation Mincemeat | Various | |
| Eleanor Worthington-Cox | Next to Normal | Natalie Goodman | |
- ^ 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]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 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) - ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- London Theatre Guide (2008). "The Laurence Olivier Awards: Full List of Winners, 1976-2008" (.PDF). 1976-2008. The Society of London Theatre. p. 20. Retrieved 2008-08-30.
External links edit
- Official website
