phLast night, America celebrated the best of Broadway at the 76th Tony Awards and there were some familiar faces that won the gold. Leopoldstadt won both Best Play and Best Direction of a Play and Best Costume Design, making it the 5th year in a row that the Tony Award for Best Play and Best Direction of a Play have been won by British productions and British directors!
British plays such as The Life Of Pi swept the play design categories this year, winning Best Scenic Design, Best Lighting Design, and Best Sound Design. As was the case at this year’s Olivier Awards Jodie Comer won Best Actress in a Play for her performance in Prima Facie.
Is there any theatre accolade better than being the owner of an Olivier Award and a Tony Award? We’ve put together a list of shows that have won both and are still available to see in the West End.
The Book Of Mormon
9 Tony Awards in 2011 including Best Musical and 4 Olivier Awards in 2014, including Best New Musical.
Hamilton
11 Tony Awards in 2016, including Best Musical, 7 Olivier Awards in 2018 including Best New Musical.
Harry Potter And The Cursed Child
9 Olivier Awards in 2017 including Best New Play and 6 Tony Awards in 2018 including Best Play.
Jersey Boys
4 Tony Awards in 2006 including Best Musical and the Olivier Award for Best New Musical in 2009.
The Lion King
5 Tony Awards including Best Musical in 1998 and 2 Olivier Awards in 1999.
Matilda The Musical
7 Olivier Awards in 2012, including Best New Musical and 5 Tony Awards in 2013.
Les Misérables
An Olivier Award for Patti LuPone in 1985 and 8 Tony Awards in 1987, including Best Musical.
Moulin Rouge! The Musical
10 Tony Awards in 2020, including Best Musical and the Olivier Awards for Best Costume Design in 2022.
Disney’s Newsies
2 Tony Awards in 2012 and the Olivier Award for Best Theatre Choreographer in 2023.
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
2 Tony Awards in 2019 including Best Revival of a Musical and 2 Olivier Awards including Best Musical Revival.
The Phantom Of The Opera
2 Olivier Awards including Best New Musical in 1986 and 7 Tony Awards in 1988 including Best Musical.
Tina – The Tina Turner Musical
An Olivier Award for Kobna Holdbrook-Smith in 2019 and a Tony Award for Adrienne Warren in 2020.