Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director of a Musical

Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director of a Musical
Awarded for	Best Director of a Musical
Location	England
Presented by	Society of London Theatre
First awarded	1991
Last awarded	1995
Website	officiallondontheatre.com/olivier-awards/

The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Director of a Musical was an annual award presented by the Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial London theatre. The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976, and renamed in 1984 in honour of English actor and director Laurence Olivier.

This award was introduced in 1991, along with Best Director of a Play, when the original (and singular) Best Director award was divided. The new pair of awards were last presented in 1995, after which the original Best Director award returned to the roster of Olivier Awards.

Winners and nominees

1990s

Year	Director	Production
1991
	Richard Jones	Into the Woods
	Charles Augins	Five Guys Named Moe
	Ian Judge	Show Boat
	Steven Pimlott	Sunday in the Park with George
1992
	Simon Callow	Carmen Jones
	Judi Dench	The Boys from Syracuse
	Ken Hill	The Phantom of the Opera
	Steven Pimlott	Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
1993
	Nicholas Hytner	Carousel
	Sam Mendes	Assassins
	Mike Ockrent	Crazy for You
	Harold Prince	Kiss of the Spider Woman
1994
	Declan Donnellan	Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
	Michael Blakemore	City of Angels
	John Caird	The Beggar's Opera
	Sam Mendes	Cabaret
1995
	Scott Ellis	She Loves Me
	Sam Mendes	Oliver!
	David Toguri and Gwenda Hughes	Once on This Island

See also

• Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical
• Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical

References

• London Theatre Guide (2008). "The Laurence Olivier Awards: Full List of Winners, 1976-2008" (.PDF). 1976-2008. The Society of London Theatre. p. 20. Retrieved 2008-08-30.

External links

• Official website