Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical | |
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Awarded for | Best Actor in a Musical |
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Presented by | The Society of London Theatre |
Currently held by | Sam Tutty for Dear Evan Hansen (2020) |
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The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical is an annual award presented by The Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial British theatre. The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976, and, renamed in 1984 in honour of English actor Lord Olivier.
The Olivier Awards are the most prestigious theatrical awards in the United Kingdom and are the UK equivalent of the Tony Awards. In both 1977 and 1978, the Oliviers presented an award for Best Performance in a Musical, this was won by a female performer on both occasions. The 1977 winner was Anna Sharkey for Maggie, while in 1978 it was won by Elaine Paige for Evita. The following year, they created the category for Best Actor in a Musical. As of 2013, the actor who holds the most awards in this category is Philip Quast, with three.
Year | Actor | Musical | Character |
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1979 | |||
Anton Rodgers | Songbook | Various Characters | |
Tony Britton | My Fair Lady | Henry Higgins | |
Michael Crawford | Charlie and Algernon | Charlie | |
Ben Cross | Chicago | Billy Flynn |
Year | Actor | Musical | Character |
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2020 | |||
Sam Tutty | Dear Evan Hansen | Evan Hansen | |
Andy Nyman | Fiddler on the Roof | Teyve | |
Charlie Stemp | Mary Poppins | Bert | |
Jac Yarrow | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Joseph |
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