Last night, the winners of the 2022 Laurence Olivier Awards were revealed at the Royal Albert Hall in a ceremony hosted by comedian and West End veteran Jason Manford. They were the first Oliviers to be held since 2020, due to the pandemic shutdown of UK theaters. The green carpet (hosted by Emma B, Angellica Bell, Frank DiLella, and Anita Rani) was livestreamed on YouTube, and the ceremony itself was broadcast on Magic radio featuring hosts Alice Arnold and Ruthie Henshall, with highlights broadcast on ITV. You can watch the full ceremony below.
The revival of Cabaret, which went into the night with the most nominations (11), ended up with the most wins (7), including best musical revival, best actor in a musical (Eddie Redmayne), best actress in a musical (Jessie Buckley), best director (Rebecca Frecknall), best supporting actor in a musical (Elliot Levey), best supporting actress in a musical (Liza Sadovy), and best sound design (Nick Lidster).
Winning musicals also included Back to the Future (best new musical) and Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) (best entertainment), while Kathleen Marshall took home best choreography for the revival of Anything Goes, Catherine Zuber best costume design for the West End premiere of Moulin Rouge, and Simon Hale best new orchestrations for the Bob Marley biomusical Get Up, Stand Up.
Other notable winners of the evening include Life of Pi, which earned five awards including best new play, Constellations (best revival), Wolf Witch Giant Fairy (best family show), Revisor at Sadler’s Wells (best new dance production), and Royal Opera’s Jenůfa (best new opera production).