2017 Laurence Olivier Awards

The 2017 Laurence Olivier Awards were held on 9 April 2017 at the Royal Albert Hall, London. The ceremony was hosted by comedian Jason Manford. A highlights show was shown on ITV shortly after the live event ended.

Eligibility
Any new production that opened between 17 February 2016 and 21 February 2017 in a theatre represented in membership of the Society of London Theatre was eligible for consideration, provided it had performed at least 30 performances.

Event calendar

 * 2 March: Kenneth Branagh announced as the recipient of the Society Special Award
 * 6 March: Nominations announced by Denise Gough and Matt Henry on Facebook Live
 * 10 March: Nominations party held; Jason Manford announced as the host of the ceremony
 * 9 April: Award ceremony held

Winners and nominees
The nominations were announced on 6 March 2017 in 26 categories.

Multiple wins
The following productions received multiple awards:

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child broke the record for winning the most awards by a single production, overtaking Matilda (2012) and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (2013) both winning seven.
 * 9: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
 * 2: Dreamgirls, Groundhog Day, The Red Shoes, Yerma

Multiple nominations
The following 18 productions, including one opera and two dances, received multiple nominations:


 * 11: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
 * 8: Groundhog Day
 * 7: The Glass Menagerie
 * 6: Jesus Christ Superstar
 * 5: Dreamgirls, Travesties
 * 3: The Girls, Half a Sixpence, School of Rock, Yerma
 * 2: Cinderella, Funny Girl, Giselle, Hedda Gabler, Lulu, Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour, The Red Shoes, Show Boat, Sunset Boulevard

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child tied for most nominations by a single production with Hairspray at the 2008 ceremony.

Guest performers

 * Gary Barlow, Tim Firth and the cast of The Girls performing 'Yorkshire' (featuring an appearance from the original Calendar Girls)
 * Amber Riley from Dreamgirls performing 'And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going'
 * Tim Minchin and the cast of Groundhog Day performing 'Hope'
 * Tyrone Huntley and the cast of Jesus Christ Superstar performing 'Heaven On Their Minds'
 * David Fynn and the child cast of School of Rock performing 'Stick It To The Man'
 * Sam Archer and Ashley Shaw performing a dance section from The Red Shoes
 * Audra McDonald and choir of the Arts Education School performing 'Somewhere Over The Rainbow' during the In Memoriam section