Laurence Olivier Award for Best Theatre Choreographer

This is a list of winners of the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Theatre Choreographer presented since 1991.

The Laurence Olivier Awards are a series of awards presented annually by The Society of London Theatre. They are presented in recognition of achievements in commercial British theatre, most notably plays and musicals in the West End of London, an area commonly referred to as "Theatreland". The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976 and, in 1984 they we renamed in honour of the renowned English actor Lord Olivier.

Award winners

1990s

1991: Charles Augins – Five Guys Named Moe Terry John Bates – Dancing at Lughnasa Lawrence Evans – The Trackers of Oxyrhynchus 1992: Rafael Aguilar – Matador Steven Berkoff – The Trial The Dancers – Tango Argentino Anthony Van Laast – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat 1993: Susan Stroman – Crazy for You Kenneth MacMillan – Carousel Marcello Magni – The Street of Crocodiles Tommy Tune – Grand Hotel 1994: Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas – Stomp! Welcome Msomi – Tamburlaine the Great Arlene Philips – Grease Anthony Van Laast – The Beggar's Opera 1995: David Atkins and Dein Perry – Hot Shoe Shuffle Jonathan Lunn – Pericles Rob Marshall – She Loves Me David Toguri – Once on This Island

1996: Dein Perry – Tap Dogs Lars Bethke – Fame Wayne McGregor – A Little Night Music 1997: Bob Avian – Martin Guerre Wayne Cilento – Tommy 1998: Simon McBurney – The Caucasian Chalk Circle Rob Marshall – Damn Yankees Ann Reinking – Chicago Matt West – Beauty and the Beast 1999: Susan Stroman – Oklahoma! Loukmaan Adams and Jody Abrahams – Kat and the Kings Peter Gennaro – Annie Arlene Philips – Saturday Night Fever

2000s

2000: Garth Fagan – The Lion King Peter Darling – Candide Craig Revel Horwood – Spend Spend Spend Stephen Mear – Soul Train 2001: Bob Fosse and Ann Reinking – Fosse Peter Darling – Merrily We Roll Along Stephen Mear – Singin' in the Rain Meryl Tankard – The Beautiful Game 2002: Matthew Bourne – My Fair Lady Irving Davies – The Play What I Wrote Scarlett Mackmin – Privates on Parade Kathleen Marshall – Kiss Me, Kate 2003: Matthew Bourne and Company – Play Without Words Peter Darling – Our House Craig Revel Horwood – My One and Only Susan Stroman – Contact 2004: Karen Bruce – Pacific Overtures Jenny Arnold – Jerry Springer: The Opera Rob Ashford – Thoroughly Modern Millie

2005: Matthew Bourne and Stephen Mear – Mary Poppins Adam Cooper – Grand Hotel Susan Stroman – The Producers 2006: Peter Darling – Billy Elliot the Musical Rob Ashford – Guys and Dolls 2007: Javier de Frutos – Cabaret Rob Ashford – Evita Bill Deamer – The Boy Friend Stephen Mear – Sinatra 2008: Toby Sedgwick – War Horse Rob Ashford – Parade Jerry Mitchell – Hairspray Casey Nicholaw – The Drowsy Chaperone 2009: Steven Hoggett – Black Watch Rafael Amargo – Zorro Lynne Page – La Cage aux Folles Kate Prince – Into the Hoods Sergio Trujillo – Jersey Boys

2010s

• 2010: Stephen Mear – Hello Dolly!
  • Matthew Bourne – Oliver!
  • Bill T. Jones – Spring Awakening
  • Anthony Van Laast – Sister Act

• 2011: Leon Baugh – Sucker Punch
  • Bill T. Jones – Fela!
  • Jerry Mitchell – Legally Blonde
  • Stephen Mear – Sweet Charity

See also

• Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography
• Tony Award for Best Choreography

References

• London Theatre Guide (2008) (.PDF). The Laurence Olivier Awards: Full List of Winners 1976-2008. The Society of London Theatre. http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/servlet/file/LOA_fullist.pdf?ITEM_ENT_ID=101095&ITEM_VERSION=1&COLLSPEC_ENT_ID=8. Retrieved 2008-08-30. 

External links

• Laurence Olivier Awards official website