Nearing Olivier Awards Cut Off — Page 2

Yeah, Sweet Charity is a great show and this was a superb revival. But I also think Hair is a great show - brilliant score and, as one of the first "concept" musicals, the original production was pretty groundbreaking - and this was also a superb revival (the ending in particular was one of the most powerful things I've ever seen on stage).

But great as they both were, I think Passion was in a different class altogether. Again a great show to begin with but the Donmar production actually took the show to a level above the original - it was spine-tingling at times - and if a revival improves on the original, that's worthy of an award IMO.

But, of course, they are three very different shows and people's opinions on their relative merits will likely be coloured by their taste in musicals and music generally.

(As for Into The Woods,I cannot comment as sadly I did not see this production - braving the elements of an open air production is a bit beyond me these days lol.)

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If you consider the Evening Standard Awards to be of any indication for the Oliviers (and as little as they are interested in MT, I believe we should), then Legally Blonde and Passion are certainly the frontrunners, aren't they? They nominated only three musicals for "Best Musical" (there are no different categories for New or Revival): Legally Blonde, Passion and the Les Mis tour at the Barbican. Passion won.