London – American actor John Lithgow He won the best actor’s trophy on the London stage Olivier Awards Sunday to explore the dark side of the children’s writer Roald Dahl in “Giant”.
The biographical history back “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” was named best new musical in the awards, Britain’s equivalent to Broadway’s Tony Awards.
“Conclave” Star Lithgow added the Olivier to a prize shelf that already includes multiple Tony, Emmy and Golden Globe trophies, for representing the author of “Charlie and The Chocolate Factory” in the work of Mark Rosenblatt, which faces Dahl’s antisemy views.
“I think I’m going to pass out,” said an emotional lithogow, 79. He said he wanted to assure the British that the special “transatlantic” relationship is still firmly intact. “
“It is not always easy to welcome an American in their environment, and at this particular moment, it is probably a bit more complicated than usual,” he said.
Lesley Manvillewhose curriculum includes a season like Princess Margaret in “The Crown”, took the award for best actress for his performance as surprised at the real spouse Jocasta in “Oedipus.” The modern reinvention of director Robert Icke of the former Greek tragedy, which opens on Broadway at the end of this year, was appointed the best rebirth of a work.
Imelda Staunton – Queen Elizabeth II in two final seasons of “The Crown” – He won the fifth Olivier of his career, best actress in a musical, for “Hi, Dolly!” The best actor in a musical went to John Dagleish as the starting man who ages in reverse in “Benjamin Button.” The musical is based on a story by F. Scott Fitzgerald that also inspired a 2008 film starring Brad Pitt.
The Oliviers were delivered at a ceremony at the Royal Albert Hall in London organized by Broadway, TV and Runway Star Billy goalkeeper and British soul singer Beverley Knight.
The audience stars included the recent winner of the Adrien Brody Academy award, a candidate for the best actor Olivier for the drama of the death stage “The Fear of 13”, and Cate Blanchett, recently seen on the London stage in “The Seagull”.
“Giant” won three awards, including the best new play. “Benjamin Button” also won three, as well as a bustling outdoor production of “Fiddler on the roof” in the Regent’s Park Open Air Theater, which was called Revival Musical Best.
Maimuna Memon was appointed best cast actress in a musical for “Natasha, Pierre AND The Great Comet of 1812 “. Layton Williams took the equivalent Support Actor Award for Campy Celine Dion” Titanique “.
For theater works, the prizes of the support artist were for Elliot Levey for “Giant” and Romola Garai for “The Years”. Norwegian director Eline Arbo was appointed best director of “The Years”, an adaptation of the autobiographical book of Nobel Nobel literature Annie Ernaux.
The awards, which recognize the achievements in the theater, opera and dance, were founded in 1976 and called the name of the late actor and director Laurence Olivier. The winners are chosen by voter groups of professionals and theater attendees.
