Mormon a Big Winner at 2014 Olivier Awards

XL VIDEO AWARD FOR BEST SET DESIGN Es Devlin for Chimerica at the Almeida Theatre & Harold Pinter Theatre BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MUSICAL Stephen Ashfield for The Book Of Mormon at the Prince of Wales Theatre BEST NEW DANCE PRODUCTION Eastman – Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui & Sadler’s Wells for Puz/zle at Sadler’s Wells The 38th annual Olivier Awards, the top honor for London theater, were announced on April 13 at the Royal Opera House. Hosted by stage and screen stars Gemma Arterton and Stephen Mangan, the ceremony featured performances by two-time Tony winner Bernadette Peters and also ABBA’s Benny Anderson and Björn Ulvaeus, who in celebration of Mamma Mia’s 15th anniversary, reunited alongside members of the show’s current West End cast. The Book Of Mormon dominated the musical categories winning four awards including Best New Musical and Best Actor in a Musical for Gavin Creel. Meanwhile, the Almeida Theatre was also a big winner as West End transfers Chimerica and Ghosts scooped eight Awards for the Islington theatre. Below is a complete list of honorees. BBC RADIO 2 AUDIENCE AWARD Les Misérables at the Queen’s Theatre BEST SOUND DESIGN Carolyn Downing for Chimerica at the Almeida Theatre & Harold Pinter Theatre Gareth Owen for Merrily We Roll Along at the Harold Pinter Theatre BEST COSTUME DESIGN Mark Thompson for Charlie And The Chocolate Factory at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL Zrinka Cvitešic  for Once at the Phoenix Theatre BEST DIRECTOR Lyndsey Turner for Chimerica at the Almeida Theatre & Harold Pinter Theatre BEST NEW OPERA PRODUCTION Les Vepres Siciliennes at the Royal Opera House OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DANCE  Michael Hulls for his body of lighting work including Ballet Boyz – The Talent at Sadler’s Wells BEST THEATRE CHOREOGRAPHER Casey Nicholaw for The Book Of Mormon at the Prince of Wales Theatre BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL Merrily We Roll Along at the Harold Pinter Theatre AUTOGRAPH SOUND AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC Once – Martin Lowe for composition & arrangements, Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová for music & lyrics BEST ENTERTAINMENT AND FAMILY The Wind In The Willows at the Duchess Theatre BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Sharon D Clarke for The Amen Corner at the National Theatre, Olivier WHITE LIGHT AWARD FOR BEST LIGHTING DESIGN Tim Lutkin & Finn Ross for Chimerica at the Almeida Theatre & Harold Pinter Theatre Paul Pyant and Jon Driscoll for Charlie And The Chocolate Factory at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane BEST ACTRESS Lesley Manville for Ghosts at the Almeida Theatre & Trafalgar Studios MASTERCARD BEST NEW MUSICAL The Book Of Mormon at the Prince of Wales Theatre BEST REVIVAL Ghosts at the Almeida Theatre & Trafalgar Studios BEST NEW COMEDY Jeeves & Wooster In Perfect Nonsense at the Duke of York’s Theatre AMERICAN AIRLINES BEST NEW PLAY Chimerica at the Almeida Theatre & Harold Pinter Theatre BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Jack Lowden for Ghosts at the Almeida Theatre & Trafalgar Studios BEST ACTOR Rory Kinnear for Othello at the National Theatre, Olivier View Comments OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN AN AFFILIATE THEATRE Handbagged at the Tricycle Theatre OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN OPERA English Touring Opera for its brave and challenging touring productions at the Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL Gavin Creel for The Book Of Mormon at the Prince of Wales Theatre