The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival is an annual presentation by the The Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial British musical theatre. From 1997 to 2007, the award was presented as Outstanding Musical Production. The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976, and renamed in1984 in honour of English actor Laurence Olivier.
Award winners
1990s
- 1991: Show Boat – book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, music by Jerome Kern
- 1992: The Boys from Syracuse – music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart, book by George Abbott
- 1993: Carousel – music by Richard Rodgers, book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
- 1994: Sweeney Todd – music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by Hugh Wheeler
- 1995: She Loves Me – book by Joe Masteroff, music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
- 1997: The Who's Tommy – music and lyrics by Pete Townshend, book by Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff
- 1998: Chicago – lyrics by Fred Ebb, music by John Kander, book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse
- 1999: Oklahoma! – music by Richard Rodgers, book & lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
2000s
- 2000: Candide – music by Leonard Bernstein, book by Hugh Wheeler, in a new version by John Caird, lyrics by Richard Wilbur, additional lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, John Latouche, Lillian Hellman, Dorothy Parker and Leonard Bernstein
- 2001: Singin' in the Rain – original choreography by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, adaptation by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, songs by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed
- 2002: My Fair Lady – book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, music by Frederick Loewe
- 2003: Anything Goes – music and lyrics by Cole Porter, original book by PG Wodehouse and Guy Bolton and Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse, new book by Timothy Crouse & John Weidman
- 2004: Pacific Overtures – music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by John Weidman, additional material by Hugh Wheeler
- 2005: Grand Hotel – book by Luther Davis; music & lyrics by Robert Wright and George Forrest; additional music and lyrics by Maury Yeston; based on Vicki Baum’s Grand Hotel at the Donmar Warehouse
- 2006: Guys and Dolls – music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows at the Piccadilly
- 2007: Sunday in the Park With George – music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by James Lapine at Wyndham's
- 2008: The Magic Flute – words and music by Mandisi Dyantyis, Mbali Kgosidintsi, Pauline Malefane and Nolufefe Mtshabe at the Young Vic, adapted from Mozart
- 2009: La Cage aux Folles – a book by Harvey Fierstein and lyrics and music by Jerry Herman at the Playhouse theatre
See also
References
External links
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