Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical
| Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical |
| Location |  England |
| Presented by | Society of London Theatre |
| First awarded | 2015 |
| Currently held by | Jak Malone for Operation Mincemeat (2024) |
| Website | officiallondontheatre |
The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor 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.
This award was created in 2015, along with the Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical, to replace the singular award for Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical, which existed from 1991 to 2014.
Winners and nominees[edit]
2010s[edit]
| Year | Performer | Musical | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | George Maguire | Sunny Afternoon | Dave Davies |
| Rolan Bell | Memphis | Delray | |
| Ian Mcintosh | Beautiful | Barry Mann | |
| Jason Pennycooke | Memphis | Bobby | |
| 2016 | |||
| David Bedella | In the Heights | Kevin Rosario | |
| Dan Burton | Gypsy | Tulsa | |
| Peter Davison | Herbie | ||
| Gavin Spokes | Guys and Dolls | Nicely Nicely Johnson | |
| 2017 | |||
| Adam J. Bernard | Dreamgirls | James "Thunder" Early | |
| Ian Bartholomew | Half a Sixpence | Chitterlow | |
| Ben Hunter | The Girls | Danny | |
| Andrew Langtree | Groundhog Day | Ned Ryerson | |
| 2018 | |||
| Michael Jibson | Hamilton | King George III | |
| Ross Noble | Young Frankenstein | Igor | |
| Jason Pennycooke | Hamilton | Marquis de Lafayette / Thomas Jefferson | |
| Cleve September | John Laurens / Philip Hamilton | ||
| 2019 | |||
| Jonathan Bailey | Company | Jamie | |
| Clive Carter | Come from Away | Various | |
| Richard Fleeshman | Company | Andy | |
| Robert Hands | Come from Away | Various |
2020s[edit]
| Year | Performer | Musical | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | |||
| David Bedella | & Juliet | Lance | |
| Stewart Clarke | Fiddler on the Roof | Perchik | |
| Jack Loxton | Dear Evan Hansen | Jared Kleinman | |
| Rupert Young | Larry Murphy | ||
| 2021 | Not presented due to extended closing of theatre productions during COVID-19 pandemic[A] | ||
| 2022[A] | |||
| Elliot Levey | Cabaret | Herr Schultz | |
| Clive Carter | Moulin Rouge! | Harold Zidler | |
| Hugh Coles | Back to the Future: The Musical | George McFly | |
| Gary Wilmot | Anything Goes | Elisha J. Whitney | |
| 2023 | |||
| Zubin Varla | Tammy Faye | Jerry Falwell | |
| Sharif Afifi | The Band's Visit | Haled | |
| Peter Polycarpou | Avrum | ||
| Clive Rowe | Sister Act | Lt Eddie Souther | |
| 2024 | |||
| Jak Malone | Operation Mincemeat | Hester Leggett, Bernard Spilsbury and Others | |
| Cedric Neal | Guys and Dolls | Nicely Nicely Johnson | |
| David Thaxton | Sunset Boulevard | Max von Mayerling | |
| Jack Wolfe | Next to Normal | Gabe 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]
- Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical
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.