Gillian Lynne awarded with Special Award (Part 2) | Olivier Awards 2013 with Mastercard
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Channel: OfficialLondonTheatre · 2013 · Entertainment
Gillian Lynne was honoured with the Special Award for her outstanding contributions to theatre. Watch part 1 here: http://bit.ly/1aX0mKh Best known for her groundbreaking work on world-renowned musicals Cats and The Phantom Of The Opera, Lynne won the 1981 award for Outstanding Achievement of the Year in Musicals for her choreography in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats, which won the Best New Musical accolade the same year. More recently, the acclaimed director and choreographer has worked on Jerry Herman musical Dear World, which received its UK premiere in early 2013. For theatre tickets, the latest news and more about the Olivier Awards visit https://officiallondontheatre.com/oli... The Olivier Awards with Mastercard are not only world-renowned, they’re the most sought-after and highly regarded accolade in British theatre. The awards have always marked true theatrical greatness and celebrated excellence in the industry. However, they have not always been how we know them today. In 1976, the Society of West End Theatre (now known as the Society of London Theatre (SOLT) created an eponymous awards ceremony to celebrate the very best performers and creatives in the West End. Among the winners were Alan Howard, Peggy Ashcroft, Penelope Keith and Jonathan Miller.
