Awards

Olivier Award Winners Announced - LEGALLY BLONDE Takes Best Musical

Sheridan Smith & Pongo in LEGALLY BLONDE THE MUSICAL © Ellie Kurttz

The winners of the 2011 Laurence Olivier Awards have been announced.  Legally Blonde has piced up three awards, including Best New Musical, as ones for Sheridan Smith and Jill Halfpenny. 

In drama categories, Howard Davies won for the Best Director award for his staging of The White Guard at the National Theatre.  The production also picked up awards for Best Lighting (Neil Austin) and Set Design (Bunny Christie).  The Best New Play award has gone to Bruce Norris for Clybourne Park.

You can read more about the Oliviers at the official website:  >www.olivierawards.com

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