1994 Laurence Olivier Awards

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The 1994 Laurence Olivier Awards were held in 1994 in London celebrating excellence in West End theatre by the Society of London Theatre.

Winners and nominees

Play of the Year	Best New Musical
Arcadia by Tom Stoppard – National Theatre Lyttelton Angels in America: Perestroika by Tony Kushner – National Theatre Cottesloe Oleanna by David Mamet – Royal Court / Duke of York's The Last Yankee by Arthur Miller – Duke of York's	City of Angels – Prince of Wales Sunset Boulevard – Adelphi
style="width="50%" \| Best Revival of a Play or Comedy	style="width="50%" \| Best Musical Revival
Machinal – National Theatre Lyttelton Medea – Wyndham's The Deep Blue Sea – Apollo The Winter's Tale – RSC at the Barbican	Sweeney Todd – National Theatre Cottesloe Cabaret – Donmar Warehouse Grease – Dominion The Beggar's Opera – RSC at the Barbican
style="width="50%" \| Best Comedy	style="width="50%" \| Best Entertainment
Hysteria by Terry Johnson – Royal Court April in Paris by John Godber – Ambassadors The Life of Stuff by Simon Donald – Donmar Warehouse Time of My Life by Alan Ayckbourn – Vaudeville	A Christmas Carol – Old Vic Jamais Vu – Vaudeville Kit and The Widow's January Sale – Vaudeville Stomp – Sadler's Wells
style="width="50%" \| Best Actor	style="width="50%" \| Best Actress
*Mark Rylance in Much Ado About Nothing* – Queen's** Henry Goodman in Hysteria – Royal Court Patrick Stewart in A Christmas Carol – Old Vic David Suchet in Oleanna – Royal Court	*Fiona Shaw in Machinal* – National Theatre Lyttelton** Kathryn Hunter in The Skriker – National Theatre Cottesloe Diana Rigg in Medea – Wyndham's Penelope Wilton in The Deep Blue Sea – Apollo
style="width="50%" \| Best Actor in a Musical	style="width="50%" \| Best Actress in a Musical
*Alun Armstrong in Sweeney Todd* – National Theatre Cottesloe / Lyttelton** Roger Allam in City of Angels – Prince of Wales David Burt in The Beggar's Opera – RSC at the Barbican Alan Cumming in Cabaret – Donmar Warehouse	*Julia McKenzie in Sweeney Todd* – National Theatre Cottesloe / Lyttelton** Haydn Gwynne in City of Angels – Prince of Wales Patti LuPone in Sunset Boulevard – Adelphi Elaine Paige in Piaf – Piccadilly
Best Comedy Performance
*Griff Rhys Jones in An Absolute Turkey* – Globe** Ken Campbell in Jamais Vu – Vaudeville Nicholas Le Prevost in An Absolute Turkey – Globe Maggie Smith in The Importance of Being Earnest – Aldwych
style="width="50%" \| Best Actor in a Supporting Role	style="width="50%" \| Best Actress in a Supporting Role
*Joseph Mydell in Angels in America: Perestroika* – National Theatre Cottesloe** Richard McCabe in The Winter's Tale – RSC at the Barbican Rufus Sewell in Arcadia – National Theatre Lyttelton	*Helen Burns in The Last Yankee* – Duke of York's** Rosemary Leach in Separate Tables – Albery Sandy McDade in The Life of Stuff – Donmar Warehouse Sophie Thompson in Wildest Dreams – RSC at the Barbican Pit
Best Supporting Performance in a Musical
*Sara Kestelman in Cabaret* – Donmar Warehouse** Henry Goodman in City of Angels – Prince of Wales Barry James in Sweeney Todd – National Theatre Cottesloe / Lyttelton Adrian Lester in Sweeney Todd – National Theatre Cottesloe / Lyttelton
style="width="50%" \| Best Director of a Play	style="width="50%" \| Best Director of a Musical
*Stephen Daldry for Machinal* – National Theatre Lyttelton** Phyllida Lloyd for Hysteria – Royal Court Adrian Noble for The Winter's Tale – RSC at the Barbican Trevor Nunn for Arcadia – National Theatre Lyttelton	*Declan Donnellan for Sweeney Todd* – National Theatre Cottesloe / Lyttelton** Michael Blakemore for City of Angels – Prince of Wales John Caird for The Beggar's Opera – RSC at the Barbican Sam Mendes for Cabaret – Donmar Warehouse
Best Theatre Choreographer
*Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas for Stomp* – Sadler's Wells** Welcome Msomi for Tamburlaine the Great – RSC at the Barbican Arlene Phillips for Grease – Dominion Anthony Van Laast for Hair – Old Vic and The Beggar's Opera – RSC at the Barbican
Best Set Designer
*Mark Thompson for Hysteria* – Royal Court** Peter J. Davison for Medea – Wyndham's Ian MacNeil for Machinal – National Theatre Lyttelton Anthony Ward for The Winter's Tale – RSC at the Barbican
style="width="50%" \| Best Costume Designer	style="width="50%" \| Best Lighting Designer
*Gerald Scarfe for An Absolute Turkey* – Globe** Sue Blane for Antony and Cleopatra – RSC at the Barbican Johan Engels for Tamburlaine the Great – RSC at the Barbican Anthony Ward for The Winter's Tale – RSC at the Barbican	*Rick Fisher for Hysteria* – Royal Court, Machinal – National Theatre Lyttelton and Moonlight – Comedy** Wayne Dowdeswell and Terry Hands for Tamburlaine the Great – RSC at the Barbican Wayne Dowdeswell for Medea – Wyndham's Brian Harris for The School of Night – RSC at the Barbican Pit
style="width="50%" \| Outstanding Achievement in Dance	style="width="50%" \| Best New Dance Production
The dancers for their season, London Contemporary Dance Theatre – Sadler's Wells Darcey Bussell in Ballet Imperial and La Ronde, The Royal Ballet – Royal Opera House Sylvie Guillem in Herman Schmerman, The Royal Ballet – Royal Opera House Marion Tait for choreographing Romeo and Juliet, Birmingham Royal Ballet – Royal Opera House	Choreartium, Birmingham Royal Ballet – Royal Opera House Herman Schmerman, The Royal Ballet – Royal Opera House Romeo and Juliet, Birmingham Royal Ballet – Royal Opera House The Nutcracker, Adventures in Motion Pictures – Sadler's Wells
style="width="50%" \| Outstanding Achievement in Opera	style="width="50%" \| Outstanding New Opera Production
*The orchestra for Inquest of Love* and Lohengrin, English National Opera – London Coliseum** Paul Daniel for conducting, the ensemble and the orchestra for Gloriana, Opera North – Royal Opera House Charles Mackerras for conducting Tristan und Isolde, Welsh National Opera – Royal Opera House Ann Murray in Ariodante, English National Opera – London Coliseum	La damnation de Faust, The Royal Opera – Royal Opera House Ariodante, English National Opera – London Coliseum Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, The Royal Opera – Royal Opera House Gloriana, Opera North – Royal Opera House
Society Special Award
Sam Wanamaker

Productions with multiple nominations and awards

The following 25 productions, including two ballets and two operas, received multiple nominations:

6: Sweeney Todd
5: City of Angels, Hysteria, Machinal and The Winter's Tale
4: Cabaret and Medea
3: An Absolute Turkey, Arcadia, Oleanna and Tamburlaine the Great
2: A Christmas Carol, Angels in America: Perestroika, Ariodante, Gloriana, Grease, Herman Schmerman, Jamais Vu, Romeo and Juliet, Stomp, Sunset Boulevard, The Beggar's Opera, The Deep Blue Sea, The Last Yankee and The Life of Stuff

The following four productions received multiple awards:

4: Machinal and Sweeney Todd
3: Hysteria
2: An Absolute Turkey

References

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.

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Previous Olivier Winners – 1994

Laurence Olivier Awards

Drama	New Play New Comedy Revival Actor Actress Performance in a Supporting Role (Actor in a Supporting Role, Actress in a Supporting Role)

Musical	New Musical Musical Revival Actor in a Musical Actress in a Musical Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical (Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical, Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical) Achievement in Music

Production/Creatives	Director Theatre Choreographer Set Design Costume Design Lighting Design Sound Design

Dance/Opera	New Dance Production New Opera Production Achievement in Dance Achievement in Opera

Special/Other	Special Award Entertainment and Family Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre Audience Award

Retired	Actor of the Year in a New Play Actress of the Year in a New Play Actor of the Year in a Revival Actress of the Year in a Revival Comedy Performance Performance in a Musical Supporting Artist of the Year Newcomer in a Play Most Promising Performer Company Performance Director of a Play Director of a Musical Set Designer Most Promising Playwright Achievement in a Musical

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1994 Laurence Olivier Awards

Winners and nominees

Productions with multiple nominations and awards

See also

References

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