The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival is an annual award presented by the Society of London Theatre in recognition of the "world-class status of 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. From 1997 to 2007, the award was presented as Outstanding Musical Production.
Winners and nominees 1990s Year Musical Book Music Lyrics 1991 Show Boat Oscar Hammerstein II Jerome Kern Oscar Hammerstein II The Fantasticks Tom Jones Harvey Schmidt Tom Jones The Rocky Horror Show Richard O'Brien 1992 The Boys from Syracuse George Abbott Richard Rodgers Lorenz Hart Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Frank Dunlop Andrew Lloyd Webber Tim Rice 1993 Carousel Oscar Hammerstein II Richard Rodgers Oscar Hammerstein II Annie Get Your Gun Herbert and Dorothy Fields Irving Berlin Lady, Be Good Guy Bolton and Fred Thompson George and Ira Gershwin 1994 Sweeney Todd Hugh Wheeler Stephen Sondheim Cabaret Joe Masteroff John Kander Fred Ebb Grease Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey The Beggar's Opera John Gay 1995 She Loves Me Joe Masteroff Jerry Bock Sheldon Harnick The Card Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall Tony Hatch Anthony Drewe Oliver! Lionel Bart The Threepenny Opera Bertolt Brecht Kurt Weill Bertolt Brecht 1997 The Who's Tommy Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff Pete Townshend By Jeeves Alan Ayckbourn Andrew Lloyd Webber Alan Ayckbourn Jesus Christ Superstar Tom O'Horgan Andrew Lloyd Webber Tim Rice Smokey Joe's Cafe Jerry Zaks Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller 1998 Chicago Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse John Kander Fred Ebb Damn Yankees George Abbott and Douglass Wallop Richard Adler Jerry Ross Kiss Me, Kate Samuel and Bella Spewack Cole Porter 1999 Oklahoma! Oscar Hammerstein II Richard Rodgers Oscar Hammerstein II Annie Thomas Meehan Charles Strouse Martin Charnin Into the Woods James Lapine Stephen Sondheim Show Boat Oscar Hammerstein II Jerome Kern Oscar Hammerstein II
2000s Year Musical Book Music Lyrics 2000 Candide Hugh Wheeler Leonard Bernstein Richard Wilbur A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart Stephen Sondheim Dick Whittington Gillian Lynne, Stephen Clarke and Chris Walker The Pajama Game George Abbott and Richard Bissell Richard Adler and Jerry Ross 2001 Singin' in the Rain Betty Comden and Adolph Green Nacio Herb Brown Arthur Freed H.M.S. Pinafore W. S. Gilbert Arthur Sullivan W. S. Gilbert The King and I Oscar Hammerstein II Richard Rodgers Oscar Hammerstein II The Mikado W. S. Gilbert Arthur Sullivan W. S. Gilbert The Pirates of Penzance W. S. Gilbert Arthur Sullivan W. S. Gilbert 2002 My Fair Lady Alan Jay Lerner Frederick Loewe Alan Jay Lerner Kiss Me, Kate Samuel and Bella Spewack Cole Porter South Pacific Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan Richard Rodgers Oscar Hammerstein II 2003 Anything Goes Timothy Crouse and John Weidman Cole Porter Oh, What a Lovely War! Joan Littlewood and Theatre Workshop Various Artists 2004 Pacific Overtures John Weidman and Hugh Wheeler Stephen Sondheim High Society Arthur Kopit Cole Porter Cole Porter and Susan Birkenhead Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Frank Dunlop Andrew Lloyd Webber Tim Rice Tell Me on a Sunday Don Black Andrew Lloyd Webber Don Black 2005 Grand Hotel Luther Davis Robert Wright and George Forrest A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart Stephen Sondheim Simply Heavenly Langston Hughes David Martin Langston Hughes Sweeney Todd Hugh Wheeler Stephen Sondheim 2006 Guys and Dolls Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows Frank Loesser H.M.S. Pinafore W. S. Gilbert Arthur Sullivan W. S. Gilbert 2007 Sunday in the Park with George James Lapine Stephen Sondheim Cabaret Joe Masteroff John Kander Fred Ebb Evita Tim Rice Andrew Lloyd Webber Tim Rice The Sound of Music Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse Richard Rodgers Oscar Hammerstein II 2008 The Magic Flute Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Mark Dornford-May Various Artists Fiddler on the Roof Joseph Stein Jerry Bock Sheldon Harnick Little Shop of Horrors Howard Ashman Alan Menken Howard Ashman 2009 La Cage aux Folles Harvey Fierstein Jerry Herman Piaf Pam Gems Various Artists Sunset Boulevard Don Black and Christopher Hampton Andrew Lloyd Webber Don Black and Christopher Hampton West Side Story Arthur Laurents Leonard Bernstein Stephen Sondheim
2010s Year Musical Book Music Lyrics 2010 Hello, Dolly! Michael Stewart Jerry Herman Annie Get Your Gun Herbert and Dorothy Fields Irving Berlin A Little Night Music Hugh Wheeler Stephen Sondheim Oliver! Lionel Bart 2011 Into the Woods James Lapine Stephen Sondheim Passion James Lapine Stephen Sondheim Sweet Charity Neil Simon Cy Coleman Dorothy Fields 2012 Crazy for You Ken Ludwig George Gershwin Ira Gershwin Singin' in the Rain Betty Comden and Adolph Green Nacio Herb Brown Arthur Freed South Pacific Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan Richard Rodgers Oscar Hammerstein II The Wizard of Oz Andrew Lloyd Webber and Jeremy Sams Andrew Lloyd Webber and Harold Arlen Tim Rice and E. Y. Harburg 2013 Sweeney Todd Hugh Wheeler Stephen Sondheim A Chorus Line James Kirkwood, Jr. and Nicholas Dante Marvin Hamlisch Edward Kleban Cabaret Joe Masteroff John Kander Fred Ebb Kiss Me, Kate Samuel and Bella Spewack Cole Porter 2014 Merrily We Roll Along George Furth Stephen Sondheim The Sound of Music Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse Richard Rodgers Oscar Hammerstein II Tell Me on a Sunday Don Black Andrew Lloyd Webber Don Black 2015 City of Angels Larry Gelbart Cy Coleman David Zippel Cats T. S. Eliot Andrew Lloyd Webber T. S. Eliot, additional by Trevor Nunn and Richard Stilgoe Miss Saigon Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg Claude-Michel Schönberg Alain Boublil and Richard Maltby, Jr. Porgy and Bess Dorothy Heyward, DuBose Heyward and Suzan-Lori Parks George Gershwin and Diedre Murray Dorothy Heyward, DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin 2016 Gypsy Arthur Laurents Jule Styne Stephen Sondheim Bugsy Malone Alan Parker Paul Williams Guys and Dolls Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows Frank Loesser Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Lawrence Kasha and David Landay Gene de Paul, Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn Johnny Mercer, Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn2017 Jesus Christ Superstar Tim Rice Andrew Lloyd Webber Tim Rice Funny Girl Isobel Lennart Jule Styne Bob Merrill Show Boat Oscar Hammerstein II Jerome Kern Oscar Hammerstein II and P. G. Wodehouse Sunset Boulevard Don Black and Christopher Hampton Andrew Lloyd Webber Don Black and Christopher Hampton2018FolliesJames GoldmanStephen Sondheim42nd StreetMichael Stewart and Mark BrambleHarry WarrenAl Dubin and Johnny MercerOn the TownBetty Comden and Adolph GreenLeonard BernsteinBetty Comden and Adolph Green2019CompanyGeorge FurthStephen SondheimCaroline, or ChangeTony KushnerJeanine TesoriTony KushnerThe King and IOscar Hammerstein IIRichard RodgersOscar Hammerstein II
2020s Year Musical Book Music Lyrics2020Fiddler on the RoofJoseph SteinJerry BockSheldon HarnickEvitaTim RiceAndrew Lloyd WebberTim RiceJoseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Tim Rice Andrew Lloyd WebberTim RiceMary PoppinsJulian FellowesRichard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, and George StilesRichard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, and Anthony Drewe 2021 Not presented due to extended closing of theatre productions during COVID-19 pandemic2022CabaretJoe MasteroffJohn KanderFred EbbAnything GoesGuy Bolton, Russel Crouse, Timothy Crouse, Howard Lindsay, John Weidman and P.G. WodehouseCole PorterSpring AwakeningSteven SaterDuncan SheikSteven Sater2023 Oklahoma!Oscar Hammerstein II Richard Rodgers Oscar Hammerstein IIMy Fair LadyAlan Jay LernerFrederick LoeweAlan Jay LernerSister ActCheri Steinkellner and Bill SteinkellnerAlan MenkenGlenn SlaterSouth PacificOscar Hammerstein II and Joshua LoganRichard RodgersOscar Hammerstein II2024 Sunset Boulevard Don Black and Christopher Hampton Andrew Lloyd Webber Don Black and Christopher HamptonGroundhog DayDanny RubinTim Minchin Guys and Dolls Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows Frank LoesserHadestownAnais Mitchell2025Fiddler on the RoofJoseph SteinJerry BockSheldon HarnickHello, Dolly!Michael StewartJerry HermanOliver!Lionel BartStarlight ExpressAndrew Lloyd Webber and Richard Stilgoe2026Into The WoodsJames LapineStephen SondheimAmerican PsychoRoberto Aguirre-SacasaDuncan SheikEvitaTim RiceAndrew Lloyd WebberThe ProducersMel Brooks and Thomas MeehanMel Brooks
Multiple awards and nominations Awards Two awards Fiddler on the Roof Into the Woods Oklahoma! Sweeney Todd
Nominations Four nominations
Cabaret
Three nominations Evita Fiddler on the Roof Guys and Dolls Into the Woods Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Kiss Me Kate Oliver! Show Boat South Pacific Sunset Boulevard Sweeney Todd
Two nominations Annie Get Your Gun Anything Goes A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Hello, Dolly! H.M.S. Pinafore Jesus Christ Superstar The King and I My Fair Lady Oklahoma! Singin' in the Rain The Sound of Music Tell Me on a Sunday
See also Critics' Circle Award for Best Musical Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Musical Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical
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