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For the theatre awards, a longlist is compiled by a panel made up of members of the public, and submitted to SOLT members to vote on. Members may still vote outside of the list at this stage, except for in the four
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performers). The members’ votes are collated with those of the panellists to create the list of nominees. The nominees list is then voted on by both members and panellists to produce the winners.
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73:Best in London theatre
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2203:Are Olivier Nominees"
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1583:A Little Night Music
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2662:Family Show
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2539:New Musical
2112:Tony Awards
2001:, 2012 for
1933:Liza Sadovy
1868:. In 1985,
1866:Anna Neagle
1730:Miss Saigon
1725:Lea Salonga
1711:Con O'Neill
1593:Karla Burns
1567:Sheila Atim
1494:Trevor Nunn
1468:Four wins:
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1398:Individuals
1379:(1995) and
1277:(1999) and
1187:(2017) and
1154:(1993) and
1109:All My Sons
1091:Black Watch
1058:(1995) and
1028:(1980) and
990:(2018) and
956:Productions
801:Dance/Opera
648:Magic Radio
640:BBC Radio 2
537:Lenny Henry
426:Prima Facie
385:Jamie Lloyd
345:Tom Francis
299:Sarah Snook
286:Mark Gatiss
207:Magic Radio
180:Tony Awards
172:BRIT Awards
70:Awarded for
62:The Old Vic
3293:Stagecraft
3267:Categories
3208:Depictions
2772:Ceremonies
2595:Set Design
2390:30 January
2254:30 January
2229:18 January
2128:References
2018:Life of Pi
1551:Judi Dench
1490:Sam Mendes
1416:Judi Dench
1220:Life of Pi
1037:Life of Pi
762:Production
685:Best Actor
472:Café Royal
271:Best Actor
199:prime time
3197:On Acting
2070:In 2018,
2045:The Girls
1999:Hairspray
1898:Hairspray
1800:Hairspray
1672:In 1985,
1602:Show Boat
1559:Janie Dee
1331:(2006),
1190:Hairspray
1097:Hairspray
1043:Chimerica
622:Broadcast
618:in 2017.
445:Best Play
154:in 1984.
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1827:(2013),
1803:(2008),
1789:(2007),
1775:(2003),
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1733:(1990),
1719:(1988),
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1337:(2004),
1325:(2005),
1319:(2013),
1313:(2015),
1307:(2016),
1301:(2017),
1295:(2018),
1289:(2019),
1280:Carousel
1274:Oklahoma
1271:(2002),
1265:(2005),
1259:(2006),
1253:(2012),
1247:(2015),
1241:(2019),
1235:(2019),
1229:(2020),
1223:(2022),
1217:(2023),
1211:(2024),
1205:(2024),
1181:(2022),
1175:(2024),
1169:(2018).
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1157:Carousel
1148:(1994),
1142:(1994),
1139:Machinal
1136:(1997),
1130:(1999),
1127:Oklahoma
1124:(2006),
1118:(2006),
1112:(2001),
1106:(2004),
1100:(2008),
1094:(2009),
1088:(2010),
1082:(2011),
1076:(2014),
1070:(2016),
1052:(2007),
1046:(2014),
1040:(2022),
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987:Hamilton
984:(2022),
978:(2024),
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176:Broadway
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3162:Macbeth
3098:Henry V
2851:1989/90
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2532:Musical
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2503:Revival
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2168:7 March
2004:Matilda
1977:Cabaret
1916:Cabaret
1860:at the
1838:Cabaret
1813:(2012)
1810:Matilda
1678:Fantine
1346:Ragtime
1250:Matilda
1244:Memphis
1238:Company
1196:Follies
1178:Cabaret
1133:Stanley
1006:Cabaret
998:Matilda
993:Matilda
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465:History
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3101:(1944)
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