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| Sondheim show wins theatre awards | Sondheim show wins theatre awards |
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| The revival of Stephen Sondheim's musical Sunday in the Park with George has swept the board at the prestigious Laurence Olivier theatre awards. | The revival of Stephen Sondheim's musical Sunday in the Park with George has swept the board at the prestigious Laurence Olivier theatre awards. |
| The show won five trophies, including best musical actor and actress for its stars Daniel Evans and Jenna Russell. | The show won five trophies, including best musical actor and actress for its stars Daniel Evans and Jenna Russell. |
| Rufus Sewell won best drama actor for Rock 'n' Roll and Tamsin Greig won best actress for Much Ado About Nothing. | Rufus Sewell won best drama actor for Rock 'n' Roll and Tamsin Greig won best actress for Much Ado About Nothing. |
| But Monty Python musical Spamalot failed to win any of the seven awards it was nominated for. | But Monty Python musical Spamalot failed to win any of the seven awards it was nominated for. |
| Based on the 1975 Holy Grail film, the comedy led the nominations going into the ceremony at London's Grosvenor House Hotel. | Based on the 1975 Holy Grail film, the comedy led the nominations going into the ceremony at London's Grosvenor House Hotel. |
| Carlos Acosta got an award for outstanding achievement in danceSunday in the Park with George, at the Wyndham's Theatre in London, also won for production, lighting and set design. | Carlos Acosta got an award for outstanding achievement in danceSunday in the Park with George, at the Wyndham's Theatre in London, also won for production, lighting and set design. |
| In other awards, the prize for best supporting role in a play went to Jim Norton in The Seafarer, a Christmas tale of drinking buddies in Dublin. | In other awards, the prize for best supporting role in a play went to Jim Norton in The Seafarer, a Christmas tale of drinking buddies in Dublin. |
| Sheila Hancock was named supporting role in a musical for Cabaret, while Javier De Frutos won an award for choreography for the same show. | Sheila Hancock was named supporting role in a musical for Cabaret, while Javier De Frutos won an award for choreography for the same show. |
| The best director of a play was Dominic Cooke for Arthur Miller's work The Crucible, which was also named best revival. | The best director of a play was Dominic Cooke for Arthur Miller's work The Crucible, which was also named best revival. |
| Patrick Barlow's adaptation of John Buchan's The 39 Steps won the Laurence Olivier Award for new comedy, while best new play was Blackbird by David Harrower, in which a woman confronts the man who abused her as a schoolgirl. | |
| Sheila Hancock won best supporting role in a musical for CabaretA version of the Broadway hit Caroline or Change collected best new musical, while the Royal Ballet's Chroma was best new dance production. | Sheila Hancock won best supporting role in a musical for CabaretA version of the Broadway hit Caroline or Change collected best new musical, while the Royal Ballet's Chroma was best new dance production. |
| The English National Opera received two awards for Jenufa - best new opera production plus an outstanding achievement award for soprano Amanda Roocroft. | The English National Opera received two awards for Jenufa - best new opera production plus an outstanding achievement award for soprano Amanda Roocroft. |
| There was also an achievement prize for Carlos Acosta, recognising his work at Sadler's Wells in London, while Pied Piper at the Theatre Royal in east London earned a similar accolade for an outstanding performance "in an affiliate theatre". | There was also an achievement prize for Carlos Acosta, recognising his work at Sadler's Wells in London, while Pied Piper at the Theatre Royal in east London earned a similar accolade for an outstanding performance "in an affiliate theatre". |
| And a special award went to opera singer Sir John Tomlinson, who was described as "internationally renowned for his definitive interpretations of a wide variety of roles". | And a special award went to opera singer Sir John Tomlinson, who was described as "internationally renowned for his definitive interpretations of a wide variety of roles". |