Olivier Awards 2022: The nominations in full

Who is up for one of the biggest awards in theatre

Author: Rhys FreemanPublished 8th Mar 2022
Last updated 10th Mar 2022

With nearly a month to go until the Olivier Awards the nominations are in! Olivier-winners Miriam-Teak Lee and Sam Tutty revealed the nominations in a special livestream.

Below you can find out who was nominated for each category including the Magic Radio Best Musical Revival, Best New Musical, Best New Play and so many more!

Cunard Best Revival

A Number - The Old Vic

Constellations - Donmar Warehouse at the Vaudeville Theatre

The Normal Heart - National Theatre

The Tragedy of Macbeth - Almeida Theatre

Noël Coward/Geoffrey Johnson Award for Best Entertainment or Comedy Play

The Choir Of Man - Arts Theatre

Pantoland At The Palladium a- The London Palladium

Pride And Prejudice (_Sort Of) - _Criterion Theatre

The Shark Is Broken - Ambassadors Theatre

Magic Radio Best Musical Revival

Anything Goes - Barbican Theatre

Cabaret - The Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse Theatre

Spring Awakening - Almeida Theatre

Best Costume Design

Jon Morrell - Anything Goes at Barbican Theatre

Christopher Oram - Frozen at Theatre Royal Drury Lane

Tom Scutt - Cabaret at The Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse Theatre

Catherine Zuber - Moulin Rouge! The Musical at Piccadilly Theatre

d&b audiotechnik Award for Best Sound Design

Ian Dickinson - 2:22 A Ghost Story at Noël Coward Theatre

Carolyn Downing - Life Of Pi at Wyndham's Theatre

Nick Lidster - Cabaret at The Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse Theatre

Gareth Owen - Back To The Future - The Musical at Adelphi Theatre

Best Original Score or New Orchestrations

Anything Goes - New Orchestrations: Bill Elliott, David Chase and Rob Fisher at Barbican Theatre

Back To The Future - The Musical - Composers: Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard; Orchestrations: Ethan Popp and Bryan Crook at Adelphi Theatre

Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical - Orchestrator: Simon Hale at Lyric Theatre

Life Of Pi - Composer: Andrew T. Mackay at Wyndham's Theatre

Best Theatre Choreographer

Finn Caldwell - Life Of Pi at Wyndham's Theatre

Julia Cheng - Cabaret at The Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse Theatre

Kathleen Marshall - Anything Goes at Barbican Theatre

Sonya Tayeh - Moulin Rouge! The Musical at Piccadilly Theatre

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

7 actors who play the Tiger - Life Of Pi at Wyndham's Theatre

Dino Fetscher - The Normal Heart at National Theatre

Nathaniel Parker - The Mirror And The Light at Gielgud Theatre

Danny Lee Wynter - The Normal Heart at National Theatre

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Tori Burgess - Pride And Prejudice (Sort Of) at Criterion Theatre

Liz Carr - The Normal Heart at National Theatre

Christina Gordon - Pride And Prejudice (Sort Of) at Criterion Theatre

Akiya Henry - The Tragedy Of Macbeth at Almeida Theatre

Blue-I Theatre Technology Award for Best Set Design

Tim Hatley for Design and Nick Barnes & Finn Caldwell for Puppets - Life Of Pi at Wyndham's Theatre

Tim Hatley for Design and Finn Ross for Video Design - Back To The Future - The Musical at Adelphi Theatre

Derek McLane - Moulin Rouge! The Musical at Piccadilly Theatre

Tom Scutt - Cabaret at The Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse Theatre

White Light Award for Best Lighting Design

Neil Austin - Frozen at Theatre Royal Drury Lane

Isabella Byrd - Cabaret at The Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse Theatre

Tim Lutkin - Back To The Future - The Musical at Adelphi Theatre

Tim Lutkin and Andrzej Goulding - Life Of Pi at Wyndham's Theatre

Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical

Gabrielle Brooks - Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical at Lyric Theatre

Victoria Hamilton-Barritt - Cinderella at Gillian Lynne Theatre

Carly Mercedes Dyer - Anything Goes at Barbican Theatre

Liza Sadovy - Cabaret at The Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse Theatre

Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical

Clive Carter - Moulin Rouge! The Musical at Piccadilly Theatre

Hugh Coles - Back To The Future - The Musical at Adelphi Theatre

Elliot Levey - Cabaret at The Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse Theatre

Gary Wilmot - Anything Goes at Barbican Theatre

Outstanding Achievement in Opera

Christine Rice for her performance in 4/4 at Royal Opera House

takis for set and costume design of HMS Pinafore by English National Opera at London Coliseum

Peter Whelan and the Irish Baroque Orchestra for Bajazet at Royal Opera House - Linbury Theatre

Best New Opera Production

Bajazet - Royal Opera House - Linbury Theatre

The Cunning Little Vixen by English National Opera - London Coliseum

JenĹŻfa - Royal Opera House

Theodora - Royal Opera House

Best Actor in a Musical

Olly Dobson - Back To The Future - The Musical at Adelphi Theatre

Arinzé Kene - Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical at Lyric Theatre

Robert Lindsay - Anything Goes at Barbican Theatre

Eddie Redmayne - Cabaret at The Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse Theatre

Best Actress in a Musical

Jessie Buckley - Cabaret at The Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse Theatre

Sutton Foster - Anything Goes at Barbican Theatre

Beverley Knight - The Drifters Girl at Garrick Theatre

Stephanie McKeon - Frozen at Theatre Royal Drury Lane

Outstanding Achievement in Dance

Acosta Danza for De Punta A Cabo in 100% Cuban at Sadler’s Wells

Dancers for NDT2 Tour at Sadler’s Wells

Arielle Smith for her choreography of Jolly Folly in Reunion by English National Ballet at Sadler’s Wells

Edward Watson for his performance in The Dante Project at Royal Opera House

Best New Dance Production

Draw From Within by Rambert Dance Company - Sadler’s Wells

Revisor by Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young / Kidd Pivot - Sadler’s Wells

Transverse Orientation by Dimitris Papaioannou Dance Umbrella / Sadler’s Wells - Sadler’s Wells

Best Actress

Lily Allen - 2:22 A Ghost Story at Noël Coward Theatre

Sheila Atim - Constellations - Donmar Warehouse at Vaudeville Theatre

Emma Corrin - Anna X at Harold Pinter Theatre

Cush Jumbo - Hamlet at Young Vic

Best Actor

Hiran Abeysekera - Life Of Pi at Wyndham's Theatre

Ben Daniels - The Normal Heart at National Theatre - Olivier

Omari Douglas - Constellations - Donmar Warehouse at Vaudeville Theatre

Charles Edwards - Best Of Enemies at Young Vic

Sir Peter Hall Award for Best Director

Rebecca Frecknall - Cabaret at The Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse Theatre

Michael Longhurst - Constellations - Donmar Warehouse at Vaudeville Theatre

Kathleen Marshall - Anything Goes at Barbican Theatre

Max Webster - Life Of Pi at Wyndham's Theatre

Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre

10 Nights - Bush Theatre

Folk - Hampstead Theatre Downstairs

The Invisible Hand - Kiln Theatre

Old Bridge - Bush Theatre

A Place For We - Park Theatre

Best Family Show

Billionaire Boy - Garrick Theatre

Dragons And Mythical Beasts - Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

What The Ladybird Heard - Palace Theatre

Wolf Witch Giant Fairy - Royal Opera House - Linbury Theatre

Best New Play

2:22 A Ghost Story - Noël Coward Theatre

Best Of Enemies - Young Vic

Cruise - Duchess Theatre

Life Of Pi - Wyndham's Theatre

Mastercard Best New Musical

Back To The Future - The Musical - Adelphi Theatre

The Drifters Girl - Garrick Theatre

Frozen - Theatre Royal Drury Lane

Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical - Lyric Theatre

Moulin Rouge! The Musical - Piccadilly Theatre

WATCH: 2022 Olivier Awards nominations announcement

When are the 2022 Olivier Awards?

The Olivier Awards will take place on Sunday 10th April 2022.

Who has won Best Musical Revival so far:

1991 - Show Boat

The first ever winner in this category was the Opera North and Royal Shakespeare Company's co-production of Show Boat which ran at the London Palladium in 1990.

1992 - The Boys from Syracuse

The Boys From Syracuse is a Rogers and Hart musical based on Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors. This production ran at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre in the summer of 1991 and was directed by none other than Dame Judi Dench.

1993 - Carousel

The National Theatre's first win in this category was their revival of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel which enjoyed a sellout limited run from December 1992 to March 1993. The revival then re-opened at the Shaftesbury Theatre in September of that year.

1994 - Sweeney Todd

Alun Armstrong and Julia McKenzie starred in the first London revival of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's Sweeney Todd. The production ran at the Cottesloe Theatre (now named the Dorfman) from June 1993 before transferring to the Lyttleton Theatre December of that year.

1995 - She Loves Me

She Loves me was revived at the Savoy Theatre and was directed by Scott Ellis and choreographed by Rob Marshal, the pair had just done a Broadway revival of She Loves Me the year prior.


The West End revival starred John Gordon Sinclair and Ruthie Henshall with the pair both winning Best Actor and Actress in a Musical.

1997 - The Who's Tommy

This year the name of the award changed to Outstanding Musical Production, which lasted through until 2007.
This rock musical is based on the 1969 rock opera, Tommy by The Who.

1998 - Chicago

In 1997, the Broadway revival of Kander and Ebb's Chicago transferred to the West End with Ute Lemper as Velma Ruthie Henshall as Roxie. The West End revival ran until 2012 and the Broadway revival is still running to this day!

1999 - Oklahoma!

The National Theatre revived Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma in 1998 with a cast that included Hugh Jackman as Curly, Maureen Lipman as Aunt Eller, Josefina Gabrielle as Laurey and Shuler Hensley as Jud Fry.

2000 - Candide

A second win in a row for the National Theatre with their 1999 production of Candide which includes music by West Side Story composer Leonard Bernstein.

2001 - Singin' in the Rain

The West Yorkshire Playhouse's production of Singin' in the Rain directed by Jude Kelly quickly got a West End transfer and ran at the National's Olivier Theatre for a month in 2000.

2002 - My Fair Lady

The National continued their winning streak with their production of My Fair Lady which starred Martine McCutcheon as Eliza and Jonathan Pryce as Higgins. The production then transferred to the Theatre Royal Drury Lane after four months.

2003 - Anything Goes

The National Theatre got their fifth win in a row with their production of Anything Goes which starred Sally Ann Triplett, John Barrowman and Yao Chin. Like My Fair Lady, the production then transferred to the Theatre Royal Drury Lane.

2004 - Pacific Overtures

The Chicago Shakespeare Theater's production of Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's Pacific Overtures transferred to the Donmar Warehouse where it ran for a short period in 2003.

2005 - Grand Hotel

A second win a row for the Donmar Warehouse with their revival of Grand Hotel starring Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio.

2006 - Guys and Dolls

Guys and Dolls was revived at the Piccadilly Theatre running between 2005 and 2007. The cast of this production originally included Ewan McGregor as Sky, Jenna Russell as Sarah, Jane Krakowski as Adelaide and Douglas Hodge as Nathan Detroit.

2007 - Sunday in the Park with George

The Menier Chocolate Factory's production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Sunday in the Park with George transferred to the West End at the Wyndham's Theatre in 2006. The West End production starred Daniel Evans as George and Jenna Russell as Dot, both of whom won Olivier Awards for their respective roles.

2008 - The Magic Flute

After a run in Cape Town and at the Young Vic, The Magic Flute transferred to the West End with a run at the Duke of York's Theatre.

2009 - La Cage Aux Folles

Following the success of the Menier Chocolate Factory's scaled down production of La Cage Aux Folles, it got a West End transfer at the Playhouse Theatre with Douglas Hodge as Albin.


The success of the revival saw it get a Broadway transfer with Douglas reprising his role.

2010 - Hello Dolly!

Regent's Park Open Air Theatre started a streak of wins in this category with their revival of Hello Dolly! which starred Samantha Spiro in the titular role.

2011 - Into the Woods

The second win in this streak was for their revival of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's Into the Woods - which was very fitting for an open air theatre!

2012 - Crazy For You

Ira and George Gershwin's Crazy For You was Regent's Park's third win in a row for this category. This production got an extended life when it transferred to the Novello Theatre in October 2011.

2013 - Sweeney Todd

Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd broke an Olivier record this year when it became the first musical to win Best Musical Revival for a second time. This production began at the Chichester Festival Theatre and transferred to the Adelphi Theatre in the West End in 2012.

2014 - Merrily We Roll Along

Stephen Sondheim got a second win in a row for this category with the West End transfer of the Menier Chocolate Factory's production of Merrily We Roll Along which ran at the Harold Pinter Theatre.

2015 - City of Angels

Cy Coleman, David Zippel, and Larry Gelbart's City of Angels was revived at the Donmar Warehouse in 2014 directed by Josie Rourke.

2016 - Gypsy

Another win for Sondheim (as a lyricist at least) with the West End transfer of the Chichester Festival Theatre's production of Gypsy which starred Imelda Staunton in the iconic role of Mamma Rose.

2017 - Jesus Christ Superstar

The first Andrew Lloyd Webber revival to win this award was the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre production of Jesus Christ Superstar. This production went on to get runs in the US as well as the Barbican Centre in London.


The production returned to Regent's Park as a socially distanced concert in the summer of 2020.

2018 - Follies

The winner in 2018 was the National Theatre's revival of Stephen Sondheim and James Goldman's Follies which starred Peter Forbes as Buddy, Imelda Staunton as Sally, Janie Dee as Phyllis, Philip Quast as Ben and Tracie Bennett as Carlotta.


The production was filmed and screened in cinemas as well as making a return to the Olivier Theatre in 2019.

2019 - Company

A modern reimagining of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's Company saw the leading role gender-swapped and played by Rosalie Craig. Patti LuPone reprised the role of Joanne (which she played in the 2011 Broadway concert).


The production is now running on Broadway.

2020 - Fiddler on the Roof

The Menier Chocolate Factory's production of Fiddler on the Roof directed by Trevor Nunn got a West End transfer. The West End production opened at the Playhouse Theatre in March 2019.

2022 - Cabaret

London's Playhouse Theatre has been transformed into the Kit Kat Club for this brand new revival of Cabaret directed by Rebecca Frecknall. As well as winning Best Musical Revival the production won in all four acting categories and now joins Hamilton and Matilda as one of the most awarded musicals with a total of seven wins.

2023 - Oklahoma!

Following a Tony-winning run on Broadway, Daniel Fish's stripped down revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! transferred to the Young Vic in London. Since then it transferred to the West End at the Wyndham's Theatre.

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