Nicole Scherzinger, Succession star Sarah Snook, Game of Thrones and Sherlock actor Mark Gatiss, a revival of the musical Sunset Boulevard and the play Stranger Things: The First Shadow were among the winners at the 2024 Olivier Awards, which celebrate achievements in London theater. The ceremony at Royal Albert Hall in the British capital was hosted by Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham.
The revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard, which has starred Scherzinger as Norma Desmond and is set to come to Broadway this year, won the best musical revival award, the best actress honor for the former Pussycat Dolls singer and five other honors after also leading the nominations with 11.
Stranger Things: The First Shadow, a prequel to the Netflix hit series, which has hinted at its Broadway ambitions, won the best new entertainment or comedy play award, as well as the Olivier for best set design.
Dear England, a play by James Graham about the English national soccer team's manager Gareth Southgate, received nine nominations and won two awards. The best new musical honor went to Operation Mincemeat, which also earned Jak Malone the statuette for best actor in a supporting role in a musical.
Snook won the best actress honor for her one-woman take on Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray, in which she plays all 26 roles. The production also earned a second Olivier Award for best costume design. Gatiss won the best actor award for his role in The Motive and the Cue.
The play, written by Jack Thorne and directed by Sam Mendes, revolves around the history behind the 1964 Broadway modern-dress production of William Shakespeare's Hamlet starring Richard Burton in a production directed by Sir John Gielgud. Tuppence Middleton plays Elizabeth Taylor in the play.
See the full list of 2024 winners of Olivier Awards below:
Noël Coward Award for Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play:
- Accidental Death of an Anarchist by Dario Fo & Franca Rame, adapted by Tom Basden at the Lyric Hammersmith & Theatre Royal Haymarket
- Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends, music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim at the Gielgud Theatre
- Stranger Things: The First Shadow by Kate Trefry at the Phoenix Theatre
- Vardy V Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial, adapted by Liv Hennessy at the Ambassadors Theatre
Best Family Show:
- Bluey’s Big Play by Joe Brumm at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall
- Dinosaur World Live by Derek Bond at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
- The House With Chicken Legs, book by Sophie Anderson, adapted by Oliver Lansley at Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall
- The Smeds and the Smoos, book by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler, adapted by Tall Stories at the Lyric Theatre
Gillian Lynne Award for Best Theatre Choreographer:
- Fabian Aloise for Sunset Boulevard at the Savoy Theatre
- Ellen Kane & Hannes Langolf for Dear England at the National Theatre – Olivier & Prince Edward Theatre
- Arlene Phillips with James Cousins for Guys & Dolls at the Bridge Theatre
- Mark Smith for The Little Big Things at @sohoplace
- Susan Stroman for Crazy for You at the Gillian Lynne Theatre
And many more awards were presented to various productions and individuals at the prestigious event.
