2023 Laurence Olivier Awards

The 2023 Laurence Olivier Awards were held on 2 April 2023 at the Royal Albert Hall and hosted by Hannah Waddingham.

Event calendar

 * 12 October 2022: Ceremony date set for 2 April 2023 and venue confirmed as the Royal Albert Hall.
 * 17 January: Hannah Waddingham announced as ceremony host.
 * 28 February: Nominations announcement by Gabrielle Brooks and Amber Davies.
 * 24 March: Special Recognition Award recipients announced as Derek Jacobi and Arlene Phillips.
 * 2 April: Award ceremony held

Presenters

 * Matthew Bourne
 * Darcey Bussell
 * Liz Carr
 * Es Devlin
 * Helen George
 * Meera Syal
 * Dita Von Teese
 * Eddie Izzard and Sheridan Smith - presented Best Revival
 * Sheila Atim and Aimee Lou Wood - presented Best Actor and Best Actress
 * Cush Jumbo - presented Best New Play
 * Mark Strong - presented Best Director
 * Anne Reid - presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to Derek Jacobi
 * Ronan Keating and Harriet Scott - presented Best Musical Revival
 * Sindhu Vee and Tim Minchin - presented Best Actor and Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical
 * Lea Salonga - presented Best Actress in a Musical
 * Luke Evans - presented Best Actor in a Musical
 * Golda Rosheuvel and Self Esteem - presented Best New Musical
 * Marisha Wallace and Hannah Waddingham - presented the Special Recognition Award to Arlene Phillips

Performances

 * Hannah Waddingham - Opening number
 * Beverley Knight, Lizzie Bea, Lesley Joseph and the cast of Sister Act - "Raise Your Voice"
 * Peter Caulfield, Katie Brayben and cast of Tammy Faye - "Light of the World"
 * Marisha Wallace, Arthur Darvill, Anoushka Lucas and the cast of Oklahoma! - "I Cain't Say No"/"Oklahoma"
 * The cast of Newsies - "Carrying the Banner"/"Brooklyn's Here"/"Seize the Day"
 * Shanay Holmes with the Arts Education Choir - "Seasons of Love" (In Memoriam)
 * The cast of The Book of Mormon - "Hello"
 * Miri Mesika with Alon Abutbul - "Omar Sharif"
 * Jay Perry, Sharon Rose, Beverley Knight, Kelly Agbowu and the cast of Sylvia - "March, Women, March"
 * Maimuna Memon, Bobbie Little, Samuel Jordan and the cast of Standing at the Sky's Edge - "Standing at the Sky's Edge"
 * Darren Bennett, Jocasta Almgill, Olivia Moore, Dan Partridge and the cast of Grease - "Grease"/"Greased Lightnin'"/"Born to Hand Jive"/"You're the One That I Want"/"Summer Nights"

Winners and nominees
The nominations were announced in 26 categories on 28 February 2023.

Multiple wins
The following 6 productions received multiple awards:


 * 6: My Neighbour Totoro
 * 3: A Streetcar Named Desire
 * 2: Oklahoma, Prima Facie, Standing at the Sky's Edge, Tammy Faye

Multiple nominations
The following 17 productions and 2 operas received multiple nominations:


 * 9: My Neighbour Totoro
 * 8: Standing at the Sky's Edge
 * 7: Oklahoma
 * 6: A Streetcar Named Desire, The Band's Visit, To Kill a Mockingbird
 * 5: Prima Facie
 * 4: Good, Tammy Faye
 * 3: Blues for an Alabama Sky, Jack and the Beanstalk, Patriots, Sylvia
 * 2: Alcina, The Crucible, For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy, Sibyl, Sister Act, South Pacific