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The 32nd Laurence Olivier Awards were be presented by actor Richard E. Grant on March 9, 2008 in London. Below are the winners:

Best Lighting Design

Howard Harrison for Chichester Festival Theatre's production of Macbeth

Best Sound Design 

Paul Arditti and Jocelyn Pook for the National's production of Saint Joan

Best Newcomer in a Play 

Tom Hiddleston for his role of Posthumus in Cymbeline

Best New Dance Production 

The Royal Ballet for its revival of George Balanchine’s three-part ballet Jewels

Outstanding Achievement in Dance 

The Royal Ballet for its revival of George Balanchine’s three-part ballet Jewels

Best Costume Design 

Vicki Mortimer for The Man Of Mode

Best Set Design 

Rae Smith and Handspring Puppet Company for the National's production of War Horse

Outstanding Achievement or Performance in an Affiliate Theatre 

Gone Too Far! in the Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court

Best Performance in a Supporting Role 

Rory Kinnear in the role of Sir Fopling Flutter in The Man Of Mode

Best Actor 

Chiwetel Ejiofor in Othello

Best Actress 

Kristin Scott Thomas in the role of Arkadina in the Royal Court’s production of Chekhov’s The Seagull

Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical 

Tracie Bennett in Hairspray

Best Theatre Choreographer 

Toby Sedgewick for War Horse

Best Actress in a Musical 

LeAnne Jones in Hairspray

Best Actor in a Musical 

Michael Ball in Hairspray

Best New Opera Production 

Pelléas et Mélisande at the Royal Opera House

Outstanding Achievement in Opera 

Natalie Dessay for her performance in La Fille Du Régiment

Best Revival 

Saint Joan revived at the National Theatre

Best Musical Revival 

The Magic Flute - Impempe Yomlingo

Best New Play 

A Disappearing Number

Best New Comedy 

Rafta Rafta

Best Director 

Rupert Goold for his production of Macbeth

Best New Musical 

Hairspray

Special Award 

Andrew Lloyd Webber

The Critics' Circle Theatre Awards 2007 were hosted today by its Chairman Charles Spencer, theatre critic of The Daily Telegraph, at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London.  As ever, the ceremony was an informal gathering of award recipients, the drama critics, theatre practitioners, and the media, convivially coming together to celebrate the critics' personal choice of the best in theatre, from throughout the UK, during the last calendar year. In contrast with other theatre awards during this jam-packed trophy season, the Critics' Circle Theatre Award winners are always decided by the independent votes of Drama Section members, with no panel discussion or public/industry influence exerted.

To follow is a list of the award winners and presenters:

Best New Play
A Disappearing Number
by Simon McBurney and Complicite

The Peter Hepple Award for Best Musical (new or revival)
Hairspray

Best Actor
Charles Dance in Shadowlands

Best Actress
Anne-Marie Duff in Saint Joan

The John and Wendy Trewin Award for Best Shakespearean Performance (tie)
Chiwetel Ejiofor in Othello

Patrick Stewart in Macbeth

Best Director
Rupert Goold for Macbeth

Best Designer
Rae Smith and Handspring Puppet Company for War Horse

Most Promising Playwright
Polly Stenham for That Face

The Jack Tinker Award for Most Promising Newcomer (other than a playwright)
LeAnne Jones in Hairspray

On September 24, 2007, the IT Awards (New York Innovative Theatre Awards), the organization dedicated to celebrating Off-Off-Broadway, announced the 2007 award recipients at a spectacular evening hosted by Julie Halston. The awards were announced last evening at 7PM in FIT's Haft Auditorium located in Building C of FIT's campus on 27th Street (bwt 7/8 aves) to a standing room only crowd.

The IT Awards are given annually to honor individuals and organizations who have achieved artistic excellence in Off-Off-Broadway theatre. The New York IT Awards recognizes the unique and essential role Off-Off-Broadway plays in contributing to American and global culture, and believes that publicly recognizing excellence in Off-Off-Broadway theatre will expand audience awareness and appreciation of the full New York theatre experience. For more information visit www.nyitawards.com

The award recipients are as follows:

Outstanding Ensemble
Boo Killebrew, Julia Lowrie Henderson, Ryan Purcell, Max Rosenak, Phillip Taratula and Daniel Walker Stowell
6969, CollaborationTown, A Theatre Company Inc.

Outstanding Solo Performance
Mike Houston
The Ledge, eavesdrop

Outstanding Actor in a Featured Role
Joe Plummer
As You Like It, poortom Productions

Outstanding Actress in a Featured Role
Boo Killebrew
6969, CollaborationTown, A Theatre Company Inc.

Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role
Max Rosenak
6969, CollaborationTown, A Theatre Company Inc.

Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role
Susan Louise O'Connor
the silent concerto, Packawallop Productions, Inc.

Outstanding Choreography/Movement
Dan Safer
Dancing Vs the Rat Experiment, La MaMa ETC in association with Witness Relocation

Outstanding Director
Daniel Talbott
Rules of the Universe, Rising Phoenix Repertory

Outstanding Lighting Design
Peter Hoerburger
The Present Perfect, The Operating Theater

Outstanding Costume Design
David Withrow
Bug Boy Blues, The Looking Glass Theatre

Outstanding Set Design
George Allison
Picasso at the Lapin Agile, T. Schreiber Studio

Outstanding Sound Design
Ryan Maeker & Tim Schellenbaum
Dancing Vs the Rat Experiment, La MaMa ETC in association with Witness Relocation

Outstanding Original Music
Leanne Darling
The Landlord, Toy Box Theatre Company

Outstanding Original Full Length Script
Saviana Stanescu
Waxing West, East Coast Artists

Outstanding Original Short Script
Daniel Reitz
Rules of the Universe, Rising Phoenix Repertory

Outstanding Production of a Performance Art Piece
Dancing Vs the Rat Experiment
La MaMa ETC in association with Witness Relocation

Outstanding Production of a Musical
Urinetown The Musical
The Gallery Players

Outstanding Production of a Play
Bouffon Glass Menajoree
Ten Directions

In a brief ceremony at the closing night party for the New York International Fringe Festival at The Village Theater, winners of the 2007 FringeNYC Overall Excellence Awards were announced. The Awards are selected by an independent panel of over 60 theater professionals. The winners are:

Outstanding Play
Lights Rise on Grace
I Dig Doug
Catch The Fish

Outstanding Musical
Bash'd: A Gay Rap Opera
Bukowsical!
Piaf: Love Conquers All

Outstanding Playwrighting
Mac Rogers - Hail Satan
Corey Patrick - Bombs in Your Mouth
Sara Jeanne Asselin - The Rise and Fall of Miles and Milo

Outstanding Music & Lyrics
Kurt Gellersted & Brooke Fox - Williamsburg! The Musical
Kevin So - Victor Woo: The Average Asian American

Outstanding Solo Show
Semi-Permanent
Bent to the Flame: A Night with Tennessee Williams
Paper Son

Outstanding Direction
Jessica Beck - All Alone
Emily Fishbaine- Dressing Miss Julie
Jon Lawrence Rivera - Hillary Agonistes

Outstanding Costume Design
Anne Aberjonois - Show Choir The Musical
Meganne George - John Goldfarb, Please Come Home

Outstanding Lighting Design
Seth Reiser - The End

Outstanding Actor
Siobhan Donnellan - Married to the Sea
Gardi Hutter - Joan of ARPpO
Mary Theresa Arnold - Jazz Hand: Tales of a One-Armed Woman
Christopher Domig - Dirt

Outstanding Ensemble
Naked in a Fishbowl
Farmtrucks: A Corporate Coffee Adventure
Roxy Font
Show Choir The Musical
End's Eve: The Feast of 2012

Outstanding Choreography
Isabelle Barbat - Requiem pour une ame seule
Jimmy Tate  - Thunder
JD Aubrey Smith & Akim Funk Buddha - Victor Woo: The Average Asian American

The Village Voice Audience Favorite
Riding The Bull

The 12th Annual New York International Fringe Festival will run August 15 -31, 2008 and will once again feature nearly 200 of the world's best emerging theater and dance artists. Applications for the 2008 festival will be available online in November; completed applications are due February 14, 2008. For more information visit www.FringeNYC.org

BEST PLAY
The Coast of Utopia,  Author: Tom Stoppard

BEST MUSICAL
Spring Awakening

BEST REVIVAL OF A PLAY
Journey's End

BEST BOOK OF A MUSICAL
Spring Awakening, Steven Sater

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Spring Awakening, Music: Duncan Sheik Lyrics: Steven Sater

BEST REVIVAL OF A MUSICAL
Company

BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
Michael Mayer, Spring Awakening

BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY
Jack O'Brien, The Coast of Utopia

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A PLAY
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Julie White, The Little Dog Laughed

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
David Hyde Pierce, Curtains

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A LEADING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Christine Ebersole, Grey Gardens

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
John Gallagher, Jr., Spring Awakening

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Mary Louise Wilson, Grey Gardens

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTRESS IN A PLAY
Jennifer Ehle, The Coast of Utopia

BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ACTOR IN A PLAY
Billy Crudup, The Coast of Utopia

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Bill T. Jones, Spring Awakening

BEST ORCHESTRATIONS
Duncan Sheik, Spring Awakening

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A PLAY
Bob Crowley & Scott Pask, The Coast of Utopia

BEST SCENIC DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Bob Crowley, Mary Poppins

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A PLAY
Catherine Zuber, The Coast of Utopia

BEST COSTUME DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
William Ivey Long, Grey Gardens

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A PLAY
Brian MacDevitt, Kenneth Posner, and Natasha Katz, The Coast of Utopia

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN OF A MUSICAL
Kevin Adams, Spring Awakening

BEST SPECIAL THEATRICAL EVENT
Jay Johnson: The Two and Only

REGIONAL THEATRE AWARD
Alliance Theatre, Atlanta, GA

The 52^nd Annual Village Voice Obie Awards were presented this evening at a ceremony hosted by Cynthia Nixon and T.R. Knight at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of New York University. Given by the newspaper, The Village Voice, the awards for excellence in Off-Broadway theatre were presented by Michael Cerveris; Angela Lansbury; William Ivey Long; Camryn Manheim; Stephanie March; Terrence McNally; Liev Schreiber; and Anika Noni Rose.

Winners of the Village Voice Obie Awards for the 2006-2007 season:

Lifetime Achievement Award: Alvin Epstein
Emerging Playwright Award ($1000 prize): Young Jean Lee
The Ross Wetzsteon Award ($2000 given annually to a theater nurturing
innovative new plays): Rattlestick Theatre

Performance:
Betsy Aidem, Sustained Excellence of Performance
Donna Lynne Champlin, The Dark At The Top Of The Stairs
Ron Cephas Jones, Sustained Excellence of Performance
Andre De Shields, Sustained Excellence of Performance
Ain Gordon, Stories Left To Tell
David Greenspan, Faust and Some Men
Nina Hellman, Trouble In Paradise
Nancy Opel, My Deah
Roslyn Ruff, Seven Guitars
James Saito, Durango
Michael Stuhlbarg, The Voysey Inheritance
Nilaja Sun, No Child
Harris Yulin, Frank's Home
Ensemble, Tale of 2Cities: (Winsome Brown, Michael Ray Escamilla,
Tracey A. Leigh, Leo Marks, Diane Rodriguez, Ed Vassallo, Heather
Woodbury)

Playwriting:
Adam Bock, The Thugs

Direction:
Lou Bellamy, Two Trains Running
Anne Kauffman, The Thugs
Matthew Maguire, Abandon
Eirik Stubo, The Wild Duck
Chay Yew, Durango

Music and Choreography:
Michael Friedman, Sustained Excellence in Music
Bill T. Jones, Choreography, Spring Awakening
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Music and Lyrics, In the Heights

Design:
Beowulf Boritt Sustained Excellence in Set Design
Robert Kaplowitz Sustained Excellence in Sound Design
Rae Smith, Set and Costume Design, Oliver Twist

Special Citations:
Daniel Boyd Beaty, Writing and Performance, Emergence-SEE
Edward Hall & Propeller, Taming of the Shrew
Tim Crouch, An Oak Tree

The Living Theatre, Ensemble and director Judith Malina, The Brig

(Ensemble: Gene Ardor, Johnson Anthony, Kesh Baggan, Steven Scot Bono,
Gary Brackett, Brent Bradley, Brad Burgess, John Kohan, Albert Lamont,
Peter Lester, Jeff Nash, Josh Roberts, Bradford Rosenbloom,
Jade Rothman, Isaac Scranton, Morteza Tavakoli, Evan True,
Antwan Ward, Louis Williams and ensemble director Steven Ben Israel)

Grants (totaling $10,000):
Transport Group
Peculiar Works Project
Synapse Productions
The Play Company

The 52nd Annual Drama Desk Awards were presented on Sunday, May 20, 2007 at 9:00 PM, at the F.H. LaGuardia Concert Hall at Lincoln Center, 100 Amsterdam Avenue. 

In keeping with the Drama Desk’s unique mission, the nominators considered theatrical events that opened on Broadway, off Broadway and off-off Broadway during the 2006/2007 season in the same competitive categories. Deliberations by the nominators culminated in a marathon weekend session at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, which ended Monday afternoon, April 23. The nominators included: Chairperson Barbara Siegel, TalkinBroadway.com and TheaterMania.com; Glenda Frank, Plays International and nytheatre-wire.com; Tony Phillips, New York Press; Andrew Propst, Americantheaterweb.com and XM Satellite Radio; Richard Ridge, Broadway Beat TV; and Drama Desk President William Wolf, Wolfentertainmentguide.com.

The winners are:

Outstanding Play:
Tom Stoppard, The Coast of Utopia

Outstanding Musical:
Spring Awakening

Outstanding Revival of a Play:
Journey's End

Outstanding Revival of a Musical:
Company

Outstanding Actor in a Play:
Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon

Outstanding Actress in a Play:
Eve Best, A Moon for the Misbegotten

Outstanding Actor in a Musical:
Raúl Esparza, Company

Outstanding Actress in a Musical (tie):
Audra McDonald, 110 in the Shade
Donna Murphy, LoveMusik

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play:
Boyd Gaines, Journey's End

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play:
Martha Plimpton, The Coast of Utopia

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical:
Gavin Lee, Mary Poppins

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical:
Debra Monk, Curtains

Outstanding Director of a Play:
Jack O'Brien, The Coast of Utopia

Outstanding Director of a Musical:
Michael Mayer, Spring Awakening

Outstanding Choreography:
Andy Blankenbuehler, In the Heights

Outstanding Music:
Duncan Sheik, Spring Awakening

Outstanding Lyrics:
Steven Sater, Spring Awakening

Outstanding Book of a Musical:
Rupert Holmes and Peter Stone, Curtains

Outstanding Music for a Play:
Mark Bennett, The Coast of Utopia

Outstanding Orchestrations (tie)
Mary-Mitchell Campbell, Company
Jonathan Tunick, LoveMusik

Outstanding Set Design of a Play:
Bob Crowley and Scott Pask, The Coast of Utopia

Outstanding Set Design of a Musical:
Bob Crowley, Mary Poppins

Outstanding Costume Design:
Catherine Zuber, The Coast of Utopia

Outstanding Lighting Design:
Kenneth Posner, Brian MacDevitt, Natasha Katz, The Coast of Utopia

Outstanding Sound Design:
Gregory Clarke, Journey's End

Outstanding Solo Performance:
Vanessa Redgrave, The Year of Magical Thinking

Unique Theatrical Experience:
Edward Scissorhands

Special Award Winners:
Outstanding Ensemble: In the Heights
Outstanding Ensemble: Lebensraum
John Kander and Fred Ebb
Austin Pendleton
Transport Group
National Yiddish Theatre Folksbeine  

Outer Critics Circle, the organization of writers and commentators for all media covering New York theatre announced today its award winners for the 2006-07 season in 23 categories. Special Achievement Awards will be given to Angela Lansbury and Marian Seldes in recognition of their outstanding and distinguished careers in the theater.

This season is the 57^th anniversary of the Outer Critics Circle, an association with members affiliated with more than ninety newspapers, magazines, radio and television stations, and theatre publications in America and abroad. The annual awards ceremony will be held on Thursday, May 24th (4PM) at the legendary Sardi's Restaurant.

*   *  2006-2007 Award Winners  *    *

Outstanding New Broadway Play
The Coast of Utopia

Outstanding New Broadway Musical
Spring Awakening

Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play
Indian Blood

Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical
In the Heights

Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off Broadway)
Spring Awakening      

Outstanding Revival of a Play
Journey's End

Outstanding Revival of a Musical
Company

Outstanding Director of a Play (Lucille Lortel Award)
Jack O'Brien              The Coast of Utopia

Outstanding Director of a Musical
Michael Mayer                               Spring Awakening

Outstanding Choreography
Andy Blankenbuehler         In the Heights

Outstanding Set Design
Bob Crowley & Scott Pask       The Coast of Utopia

Outstanding Costume Design
Catherine Zuber           The Coast of Utopia

Outstanding Lighting Design
Brian MacDevitt/ Kenneth Posner/ Natasha Katz     The Coast of Utopia

Outstanding Actor in a Play
Frank Langella                Frost/Nixon

Outstanding Actress in a Play
Eve Best              A Moon for the Misbegotten

Outstanding Actor in a Musical
Raul Esparza             Company

Outstanding Actress in a Musical
Donna Murphy           LoveMusik

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play
Boyd Gaines         Journey's End

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play
Martha Plimpton       The Coast of Utopia

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
David Pittu                  LoveMusik

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
Karen Ziemba             Curtains

Outstanding Solo Performance
Nilaja Sun         No Child…

John Gassner Award  (Presented for an American play,preferably by a new playwright)
Nilaja Sun          No Child…

The awards follow:

Distinguished Performance Award - Liev Schreiber
Distinguished Production of a Musical - Spring Awakening
Distinguished Production of a Play - The Coast of Utopia
Distinguished Revival of a Musical - Company
Distinguished Revival of a Play - Journey's End

Talk Radio’s Liev Schreiber was awarded the Drama League’s prestigious Distinguished Performance Award, an honor that can only occur once in the lifetime of any stage performer.  At Friday’s ceremony, the Drama League also presented its three previously-announced annual specialty awards: John Kander and Fred Ebb (posthumously) received the Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre Award, Michael Mayer (Spring Awakening) received the Julia Hansen Award for Excellence in Directing, and the not-for-profit charity organization Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS received the Unique Contribution to the Theatre Award.

For more information on the Drama League, visit www.DramaLeague.org.

The Awards will be presented at Equity's Eastern Regional Board meeting on June 12.

For more information, visit www.actorsequity.org

Wilson was recognized for her performance as Edith Bouvier Beale in the Broadway musical Grey Gardens. Margulies was recognized for his performances this season in both All That I Will Ever Be at The New York Theater Workshop and as Rabbi Stephen Wise in The Accomplices, produced by The New Group. 

The presentation will take place at Equity's Eastern Regional Board meeting at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 12, 2007 at Equity's offices, 165 West 46th Street, New York.

Visit www.actorsequity.com for more on Actors' Equity.

THE LEAGUE OF OFF-BROADWAY THEATRES AND PRODUCERS presented THE 22nd ANNUAL LUCILLE LORTEL AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT OFF-BROADWAY at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street).

Five special awards were also presented:

Lifetime Achievement Award
Kevin Kline

Playwrights’ Sidewalk Inductee
Christopher Durang

Edith Oliver Award for Sustained Excellence
RICK SORDELET

Outstanding Body of Work

CLASSICAL THEATRE OF HARLEM

Special Award

ACTORS’ FUND OF AMERICA


Outstanding Play

Stuff Happens
Written by David Hare
Produced by The Public Theater

Outstanding Musical (TIE)

In the Heights
Book by Quiara Alegría Hudes, Music and Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda
Produced by Kevin McCollum, Jeffrey Seller, and Jill Furman

Spring Awakening
Book and Lyrics by Steven Sater, Music by Duncan Sheik
Produced by Atlantic Theater Company, in association with Tom Hulce and Ira Pittelman

Outstanding Solo

ShowNo Child…
Written and Performed by Nilaja Sun
Produced by Scott Morfee, Tom Wirtshafter and Epic Theatre Center

Outstanding Revival

Two Trains Running
By August Wilson
Produced by Signature Theatre Company

Outstanding Director

Daniel Sullivan, Stuff Happens

Outstanding Choreographer

Andy Blankenbuehler, In the Heights

Outstanding Lead Actor

Peter Francis James, Stuff Happens

Outstanding Lead Actress

Gloria Reuben, Stuff Happens

Outstanding Featured Actor

Arthur French, Two Trains Running

Outstanding Featured Actress
Sherie Rene Scott, Landscape of the Body

Outstanding Scenic Design
Derek McLane, The Voysey Inheritance

Outstanding Costume Design
Gregory Gale, The Voysey Inheritance

Outstanding Lighting Design
Kevin Adams, Spring Awakening

Outstanding Sound Design
Martin Desjardins, columbinus

The Coast of Utopia, by Tom Stoppard, won the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award (NYDCC) for Best Play of the 2006-2007 season.  The Best Musical award was given to Spring Awakening (book and lyrics by Steven Sater, music by Duncan Sheik).  The award for Best American Play went to Radio Golf by August Wilson.  The selections were made at the 72nd annual voting meeting of the organization today at the offices of Time Out New York in Manhattan.

A special citation was awarded by the NYDCC to the current Broadway revival of Journey's End, written by R. C. Sherriff and directed by David Grindley.

The awards will be presented at a cocktail reception to be held on Monday, May 14, at the Algonquin Hotel, where the NYDCC was founded in 1935 by such legendary critics as Brooks Atkinson, Walter Winchell and Robert Benchley.

The League of American Theatres and Producers announced the winners of the Touring Broadway Awards at its annual Spring Road Conference. Spamalot, the musical "lovingly ripped off" from the classic film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, was recognized as the "Best New Musical" and also took home prizes for Production Design and Direction. Chicago also gave a strong showing, earning recognition for maintaining high quality over its long run, as well as the award for "Best Choreography."

The complete list of winners in the 2007 Touring Broadway Awards is as follows:

Best New Musical
Monty Python's Spamalot

Best Play
Doubt

Best Production Design
Monty Python's Spamalot

Best Musical Score
The Light in the Piazza

Best Direction
Mike Nichols
Monty Python's Spamalot

Best Choreography
Ann Reinking
Chicago

Best Long-Running Musical (shows that have been on the road for over three years)
Chicago

Touring Broadway Achievement Award (recognizing a performer, individual or organization that has shown exceptional dedication to Touring Broadway)
Tom Hewitt – Currently starring as Lawrence Jameson in the national tour of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, he has starred on Broadway in The Lion King, Dracula, The Musical, and the revival of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, for which he received Tony and Drama Desk Award nominations.

Touring Broadway People's Choice Award (A new category allowing members of the League's Broadway Fan Club to cast votes for their favorite touring show online)
Wicked

Additional information about the awards is available at www.touringbroadwayawards.com .

The winners have been announced for the 2007 Laurence Olivier Awards, the UK's most prestigious theatrical awards.  The awards were presented on February 18, 2007 at the Grosvenor House Hotel.

Best Actress: Tamsin Greig for MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

Best Actor:  Rufus Sewell for ROCK 'N' ROLL

Best Performance in a Supporting Role:  Jim Norton for THE SEAFARER

Best New Play:  BLACKBIRD by David Harrower

Best New Comedy:  John Buchan's THE 39 STEPS adapted by Patrick Barlow from an original concept by Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon

Best Revival:  THE CRUCIBLE by Arthur Miller

Best New Musical:  CAROLINE, OR CHANGE book and lyrics by Tony Kushner, music by Jeanine Tesori

Outstanding Musical Production:  SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by James Lapine

Best Actress in a Musical:  Jenna Russell for SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE

Best Actor in a Musical:  Daniel Evans for SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE

Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical:  Sheila Hancock for CABARET

Best Director:  Dominic Cooke for THE CRUCIBLE

Best Theatre Choreographer:  Javier De Frutos for CABARET

Best Lighting Design:  SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE designed by Natasha Chivers and Mike Robertson

Best Set Design:  SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE designed by David Farley and Timothy Bird

Best Costume Design:  THE VOYSEY INHERITANCE designed by Alison Chitty

Best Sound Design:  WAVES designed by Gareth Fry

Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre:  PIED PIPER at Theatre Royal, Stratford East

Best New Opera Production:  English National Opera's JENÙFA

Outstanding Achievement in Opera:  Amanda Roocroft for her performance in English National Opera's JENÙFA

Best New Dance Production:  The Royal Ballet's CHROMA

Outstanding Achievement in Dance:  Carlos Acosta for his programme of work and his performances at Sadler's Wells

Musical: "Jersey Boys."

Book-Musical: "The Drowsy Chaperone," Bob Martin and Don McKellar.

Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics): "The Drowsy Chaperone," Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison.

Revival-Play: "Awake and Sing!"

Revival-Musical: "The Pajama Game."

Actor-Play: Richard Griffiths, "The History Boys."

Actress-Play: Cynthia Nixon, "Rabbit Hole."

Actor-Musical: John Lloyd Young, "Jersey Boys."

Actress-Musical: LaChanze, "The Color Purple."

Featured Actor-Play: Ian McDiarmid, "Faith Healer."

Featured Actress-Play: Frances de la Tour, "The History Boys."

Featured Actor-Musical: Christian Hoff, "Jersey Boys."

Featured Actress-Musical: Beth Leavel, "The Drowsy Chaperone."

Direction-Play: Nicholas Hytner, "The History Boys."

Direction-Musical: John Doyle, "Sweeney Todd."

Choreography: Kathleen Marshall, "The Pajama Game."

Orchestrations: Sarah Travis, "Sweeney Todd."

Scenic Design-Play: Bob Crowley, "The History Boys."

Scenic Design-Musical: David Gallo, "The Drowsy Chaperone."

Costume Design-Play: Catherine Zuber, "Awake and Sing!"

Costume Design-Musical: Gregg Barnes, "The Drowsy Chaperone."

Lighting Design-Play: Mark Henderson, "The History Boys."

Lighting Design-Musical: Howell Binkley, "Jersey Boys."

Regional Theater Tony Award: Intiman Theatre, Seattle.

Special Tony Award: Sarah Jones, "Bridge and Tunnel."

Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theater: Harold Prince.