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Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical is an annual award presented by The Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial British theatre. The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976, and, renamed in 1984 in honour of English actor Lord Olivier. The Olivier Awards are the most prestigious theatrical awards in the United Kingdom and are the UK equivalent of the Tony Awards. As of 2013, the actor who holds the most awards in this category is Philip