Jersey Boys, Black Watch, God of Carnage Take Top Honors at 2009 Oliviers

The Tony-winning musical Jersey Boys won top musical honors at the 33rd Annual Laurence Olivier Awards. Also on top were the National Theatre of Scotland's production of Gregory Burke's Black Watch, which won four awards, and the Donmar Warehouse, which had garnered a total of 13 nominations, and picked up four trophies. In other notable news, former Evita star Elena Roger won the Best Actress in a Musical category for her performance in Piaf, and Yasmina Reza’s new work, God of Carnage, which is set to open on Broadway with an American cast on March 22, won Best Comedy. The event, hosted by actor James Nesbitt, was held at London's Grosvenor Hotel on March 8.

Here is a complete list of winners:

Best New Play
Black Watch by Gregory Burke

Best New Musical
Jersey Boys

Best Revival
The Histories

Best New Comedy
God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza

Best Actor
Derek Jacobi, Twelfth Night

Best Actress
Margaret Tyzack, The Chalk Garden

Best Actor in a Musical
Douglas Hodge, La Cage aux Folles

Best Actress in a Musical
Elena Roger, Piaf

Best Performance in a Supporting Role
Patrick Stewart, Hamlet

Best Performing in a Supporting Role in a Musical
Lesli Margherita, Zorro

Best Company Performance
The Histories

Best Director
John Tiffany, Black Watch

Best Theatre Choreographer
Steven Hoggett, Black Watch

Best Set Design
Todd Rosenthal, August: Osage County

Best Costume Design
Tom Piper and Emma Williams, The Histories

Best Lighting Design
Paule Constable, The Chalk Garden

Best Sound Design
Gareth Fry, Black Watch

Best Entertainment
La Clique

Best New Dance Production
Pina Bausch Tanztheater Wuppertal's Cafe Muller/The Rite of Spring

Outstanding Achievement in Dance
The company of the Royal Ballet of Flanders for their performance in Impressing the Czar

Outstanding Achivement in an Affiliate Theatre
The Pride at the Royal Court's Jerwood Theatre Upstairs

Best New Opera Production
English National Opera's Partenope

Outstanding Achievement in Opera
Edward Garner for conducting English National Opera's Boris Goduinov, Cavalliera Rusticana, Der Rosenkavalier, I Pagliacci, Riders to the Sea and Punch and Judy

The Society's Special Award
Sir Alan Ayckbourn