2023 OLIVIER AWARD WINNERS: Broadway-bound prima facie, my neighbor Totoro, Oklahoma! Win big

London’s Top Theater -Views, the Oliviers, was distributed in Royal Albert Hall on April 2, with My neighbor Totoro reigned from the supreme. The evening was hosted by the stage and screen Hannah Waddingham.

My neighbor Totoro, The play based on the beloved studio Ghibli film from 1988 took home the most wins of the evening with six awards, including best entertainment or comedy play, and best director for Phelim McDermott.

Okaa Oklahoma! won the best musical revival, proposed by American artists as it was the West End transfer of the 2019 Broadway Revival, directed by Daniel Fish. Arthur Darvill won the best actor in a musical for his work in Okaa Oklahoma!

Tennessee Williams’ A street wagon named Desire was honored with the best revival, and the guidance of Paul Meshal and Anjana Vasan won for the best actor and best actress in a supporting role respectively.

Best new game has been awarded to First facie, and Broadway-bound Deathing Eva star Jodie comer won the best actress for her performance in the play, a role she will surprise In the Broadway transferto start April 11.

Standing at the edge of the sky was crowned as the best new musical, with Richard Hawley and Tom Deering Win for the best original score or new orchestrations. The new musical contains music and lyrics by Hawley, former Pulp and Lung Pigs guitarist.

View the full list of winners of the 2023 Laurence Olivier Awards (Winners’ names are bold and preceded by an asterisk)::

Best entertainment or comedy -play
Jack and the bean
*My neighbor Totoro
My son is a queer (but what can you do?)
One women’s show

Best family show
Blippi the musical
*Hey Duggee the Live Theater Program
Midsummer Mechanicals
The smartest giant in the city

Best theater choreographer
*Matt Cole, News
Lynne Page, Standing at the edge of the sky
Kate Prince, Sylvia
Basilic weed turned For puppetry direction, My neighbor Totoro

Best costume design
Frankie Bradshaw, Blues for an air in alabama
Hugh Durrant, Jack and the bean
Jean Paul Gaultier, Jean Paul Gaultier Fashion Freak Show
*Kima Nakano, My neighbor Totoro

Best revival
Well
Jerusalem
*A street wagon named Desire

Best musical revival
My fair lady
*Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
Sister Act
South Pacific Ocean

Best sound design
Bobby Aitken, Standing at the edge of the sky
*Tony Gayle, My neighbor Totoro
Drew Levy, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
Ben and Max ringham, First facie

Best original score or new orchestrations
David Yazbek (music and lyrics), Jambed Sharifi (orchestrations), and Andrea Grody (additional arrangements), The orchestra’s visit
Joe Hisaishi (music) and Will stuart (orchestrations and arrangements), My neighbor Totoro
Daniel Kluger (orchestrations) and Nathan Koci (additional vocal arrangements), Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
*Richard Hawley (music and lyrics) and Tom Deering (orchestrations), Standing at the edge of the sky

Best actor in a supporting role
Mark Akintimehin, Emmanuel Aquafo, Nnabiko Ejimofor, Darragh Hand, Aruna Jalloh, and Kaine Lawrence; For black boys who considered suicide if the color becomes too heavy
*Will be eager, Patriots
Elliot LEVEY, Well
David Moorst, To kill a mockery
Close Rimi, Blues for an air in alabama

Best actress in a supporting role
Rose Ayling-ellis, As you like it
Pamela Novete, To kill a mockery
Caroline Quentin, Jack absolute flies again
Sharon Small, Well
*Anjana Vasan, A street wagon named Desire

Best set design
Miriam Buether, To kill a mockery
*Tom pye, My neighbor Totoro
Ben Stones, Standing at the edge of the sky
Mark Walters, Jack and the bean

Best lighting design
Natasha Chivers, First facie
Lee Curran, A street wagon named Desire
*Jessic Hung of Yun, My neighbor Totoro
Lutkin team, The crucible

Best actress in a supporting role in a musical
*Beverley Knight, Sylvia
Maimuna memon, Standing at the edge of the sky
Liza Sadovy, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
Marisha Wallace, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!

Best actor in a supporting role in a musical
Sharif Affi, The orchestra’s visit
Peter Polycarpou, The orchestra’s visit
Clive Rowe, Sister Act
*Zubin rare, Tammy Faye

Best new opera production
*AlcinaRoyal Opera
Least like the otherIrish National Opera and Royal Opera
Peter GrimesRoyal Opera
SibylBarbican Theater

Outstanding performance in opera
Sinéad Campbell-Wallace, for her actions in Tosca
*William Kentridge, for his view and direction of Sibyl
Antony McDonald, for his design of Alkina

Best actor in a musical
Call Monman -Bottle, The orchestra’s visit
*Arthur Darvill, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
Julian Ovenden, South Pacific Ocean
Andrew Rannells, Tammy Faye

Best actress in a musical
*Katie Brayben, Tammy Faye
Anoushka lucas, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
Miri mesika, The orchestra’s visit
Faithle is, Standing at the edge of the sky

Best new dance production
Light from the passageCrystal Pite
Passion flowerThe veronal
*StepIvan Michael Blackstock
Triptych (the missing door, the lost room and the hidden floor)Look Tom

Outstanding performance in dance
Manuel Liñán, for his choreography of surname ¡Viva!
*Dickson Mbi, for his choreography of Deepen
Raquel Meseguer Zafe, for her dramaturgy of Ruin by lost dog
Catrina Nisbett, for her actions in Family -Er by spoken movement

Outstanding performance in affiliate theater
Age is a feeling
Eclipse songs
*The p word
Paradise now!
Two Palestinians are going to dogging

Best director
Rebecca Frecknall, A street wagon named Desire
Robert Hastie, Standing at the edge of the sky
Justin Martin, First facie
*Phelim McDermott, My neighbor Totoro
Bartlett Sher, To kill a mockery

Best actress
*Jodie Comer, First facie
Patsy Ferran, A street wagon named Desire
With Mac, My neighbor Totoro
Janet McIser, Phaedra
Nicola Walker, The wheat is green

Best actor
Tom Hollander, Patriots
*Paul Mescal, A street wagon named Desire
Rafe spall, To kill a mockery
David Tennant, Well
Giles TERERA, Blues for an air in alabama

Best new game
For black boys who considered suicide if the color becomes too heavy
Patriots
*First facie
To kill a mockery

Best new musical
The orchestra’s visit
*Standing at the edge of the sky
Sylvia
Tammy Faye