Laurence Olivier Award for Best Theatre Choreographer
Annual award for London theatre
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The Gillian Lynne Award for Best Theatre Choreographer is an annual award presented by the Society of London Theatre in recognition of the "world-class status of London theatre."[1][2] 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.
Awarded forBest Theatre Choreographer
Location
England
EnglandPresented bySociety of London Theatre
First award1991
| Gillian Lynne Award for Best Theatre Choreographer | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best Theatre Choreographer |
| Location | England |
| Presented by | Society of London Theatre |
| First award | 1991 |
| Currently held by | Fabian Aloise for Evita (2026) |
| Website | officiallondontheatre |
This award was introduced in 1991 as the Best Theatre Choreographer award and was renamed in honor of English choreographer Gillian Lynne in 2023.[3]
Winners and nominees
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
| Year | Choreographer | Production |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ||
| Matthew Bourne and Stephen Mear | Mary Poppins | |
| Fabian Aloise | Evita | |
| Matt Cole (based on original choreography by Jerome Robbins) | Fiddler on the Roof | |
| Jennifer Weber | & Juliet | |
| 2021 | Not presented due to extended closing of theatre productions during COVID-19 pandemic[A] | |
| 2022[A] | ||
| Kathleen Marshall | Anything Goes | |
| Finn Caldwell | Life of Pi | |
| Julia Cheng | Cabaret | |
| Sonya Tayeh | Moulin Rouge! | |
| 2023 | ||
| Matt Cole | Newsies | |
| Lynne Page | Standing at the Sky's Edge | |
| Kate Prince | Sylvia | |
| Basil Twist | My Neighbour Totoro | |
| 2024 | ||
| Arlene Phillips with James Cousins | Guys and Dolls | |
| Fabian Aloise | Sunset Boulevard | |
| Ellen Kane & Hannes Langolf | Dear England | |
| Mark Smith | The Little Big Things | |
| Susan Stroman | Crazy for You | |
| 2025 | ||
| Christopher Wheeldon | MJ the Musical | |
| Matthew Bourne | Oliver! | |
| Julia Cheng | Fiddler on the Roof | |
| Hofesh Shechter | Oedipus | |
- Due to late March 2020[4] to late July 2021[5] closing of London theatre productions during the COVID-19 pandemic in England, the 2022 awards recognise productions that launched anytime from February 2020 to February 2022[6]
Multiple awards and nominations for Best Theatre Choreographer
Awards
- Five awards
- Three awards
- Two awards
Nominations
- Ten nominations
Seven nominations
- Six nominations
- Four nominations
- Three nominations
- Fabian Aloise
- Bill Deamer
- Arlene Phillips
- Kate Prince
- Anthony Van Laast
- Two nominations
- Julia Cheng
- Matt Cole
- Javier de Frutos
- Craig Revel Horwood
- Bill T. Jones
- Ellen Kane
- Kathleen Marshall
- Rob Marshall
- Casey Nicholaw
- Lynne Page
- Dein Perry
- Ann Reinking
- Christopher Wheeldon
- Andrew Wright