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So, the Olivier awards are like the Tony awards of British theater, and the Tony awards, for the sadly uninformed, are like the Grammys or Oscars of the American theater world. And they were yesterday.

So my show, Spring Awakening, had a British incarnation from like... Jan-May of this past year, so they apparently fell into the eligibility for these Olivier awards.

I didn't expect them to do well as they practically flopped in London, and predictions weren't looking good for them.

WE WERE WRONG HOLY SHIT.

Time for a nerdy table of what awards they were up for, what they won, and what they were nominated for/won at the Tony Awards in 2007 as a comparison. AND THEN AT THE END I'LL EMBED VIDEOS.



I'll BOLD winning categories.

Major Awards for Spring Awakening


TONY AWARD (Original Broadway cast in 2007)For who?Equivalent OLIVIER AWARD (Original West End cast in 2009/2010)For who?
Best MusicalSpring AwakeningBest New MusicalSpring Awakening
Best Book of a MusicalSteven SaterNo equivalent awardN/A
Best Original ScoreDuncan SheikNo equivalent awardN/A
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a MusicalJonathan Groff (for Melchior)Best Actor in a Musical or EntertainmentAneurin Barnard (for Melchior)
No nominationN/ABest Actress in a Musical or EntertainmentCharlotte Wakefield (for Wendla)
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a MusicalJohn Gallagher Jr. (for Moritz)Best Supporting Performance in a Musical or EntertainmentIwan Rheon (for Moritz)
Best Direction of a MusicalMichael MayerNo nominationN/A
Best ChoreographyBill T JonesBest Theatre ChoreographerBill T Jones
Best OrchestrationsDuncan SheikNo equivalent awardN/A
Best Scenic Design of a MusicalChristine JonesNo nominationNo nomination
Best Costume Design of a MusicalSusan HilfertyNo nominationNo nomination
Best Lighting Design of a MusicalKevin AdamsBest Lighting DesignKevin Adams
An equivalent award didn't exist until 2008N/ABest Sound DesignBrian Ronan


Overall, SA won more awards in New York, but then again, two of the big Tony awards don't have British equivalents, and SA London got best actor and a Best Actress nomination for Wendla while Lea didn't get nominated in NY. They definitely get props for that. I'm just sort of in shock. Ironically, I thought they'd get maybe Lighting and nothing else, and that was one of the only Oliviers they didn't get :P

Also, even though she didn't win, British Wendla Charlotte Wakefield looked really lovely.

Iwan, Aneurin, and Steven all gave nice speeches, and OUTSIDE THE CUT BECAUSE THE WORLD NEEDS TO SEE I'll add the performance of Don't Do Sadness/Blue Wind. I am so in love with Iwan's voice as Moritz I can't even tell you.









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