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Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical

annual award for London's West End theatre (1979 onwards)
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Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical

Summary

Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical is an award for best leading actor[1]. It draws 23 Wikipedia views per month (award_for_best_leading_actor category, ranking #17 of 29).[2]

Key Facts

  • Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical won the Anton Rodgers[3].
  • Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical won the Denis Quilley[4].
  • Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical won the Michael Crawford[5].
  • Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical won the Roy Hudd[6].
  • Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical won the Denis Lawson[7].
  • Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical won the Paul Clarkson[8].
  • Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical is in the country of United Kingdom[9].
  • Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical's instance of is recorded as award for best leading actor[10].
  • Laurence Olivier is named after Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical[11].
  • Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical's part of is recorded as Laurence Olivier Awards[12].
  • Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical's Commons category is recorded as Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical[13].
  • Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical's opposite of is recorded as Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical[14].
  • +1979-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical[15].
  • Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0404bmy[16].
  • Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical's official website is recorded as https://officiallondontheatre.com/olivier-awards/[17].
  • Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as London[18].
  • Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical's conferred by is recorded as The Society of London Theatre[19].
  • Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical's replaces is recorded as Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Musical[20].
  • Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical's MusicBrainz series ID is recorded as b2d24e1d-4379-4f70-b70e-7b7e285de78a[21].
  • Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical's topic has template is recorded as Template:OlivierAward MusicalActor[22].
  • Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical's different from is recorded as Laurence Olivier Award for Actor of the Year in a New Play[23].
  • Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical's different from is recorded as Laurence Olivier Award for Actor of the Year in a Revival[24].
  • Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical's different from is recorded as Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor[25].
  • Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical's category for recipients of this award is recorded as Category:Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical winners[26].

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Recognition

Wins include Anton Rodgers[3], an actor[27], 1933–2007[28], of United Kingdom[29], awarded the Laurence Olivier Awards[30]; Denis Quilley[4], a stage actor[31], 1927–2003[32], of United Kingdom[33], awarded the Laurence Olivier Awards[34]; Michael Crawford[5], a film actor[35], b. 1942[36], of United Kingdom[37], awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire[38]; Roy Hudd[6], an actor[39], 1936–2020[40], of United Kingdom[41], awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire[42]; Denis Lawson[7], a film actor[43], b. 1947[44], of United Kingdom[45], awarded the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical[46]; and Paul Clarkson[8], a theatrical director[47], b. 1959[48], of United Kingdom[49], awarded the Laurence Olivier Awards[50].

Why It Matters

Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical draws 23 Wikipedia views per month (award_for_best_leading_actor category, ranking #17 of 29).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

FAQs

What awards did Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical receive?

Honors received include Anton Rodgers[3], Denis Quilley[4], Michael Crawford[5], and Roy Hudd[6].

Related Entities

Alan Bennett John Barrowman Jonathan Pryce Laurence Olivier London Mickey Rooney Nathan Lane United Kingdom

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Class ancestry

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

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  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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