| Laurence Olivier Award for Most Popular Show | |
| Awarded For: | Most Popular Show |
| Presenter: | Society of London Theatre |
| Year2: | 2016 |
The Laurence Olivier Award for Most Popular Show was an annual award presented by the Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial London theatre. The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976, and renamed in 1984 in honour of English actor and director Laurence Olivier.
This award, which is determined solely by a fan-vote, was introduced in 2002, was not presented for 2003–2009, then was presented from 2010 through 2016, after which it was discontinued.[1]
On the eight occasions that fans submitted votes on this award, it consistently went to a musical production, including twice each for The Phantom of the Opera, Wicked and Les Misérables.
| Year | Production |
|---|---|
| 2002 | |
| The Phantom of the Opera | |
| Cats | |
| Mamma Mia! | |
| Reduced Shakespeare Company |
| Year | Production |
|---|---|
| 2010 | |
| Wicked | |
| Billy Elliot | |
| The Phantom of the Opera | |
| War Horse | |
| We Will Rock You | |
| 2011 | |
| We Will Rock You | |
| Billy Elliot | |
| Jersey Boys | |
| Les Misérables | |
| 2012 | |
| Les Misérables | |
| Billy Elliot | |
| Jersey Boys | |
| Wicked | |
| 2013 | |
| Billy Elliot | |
| Matilda | |
| The Phantom of the Opera | |
| Wicked | |
| 2014 | |
| Les Misérables | |
| Matilda | |
| The Phantom of the Opera | |
| Wicked | |
| 2015 | |
| Wicked | |
| Billy Elliot | |
| Jersey Boys | |
| Matilda | |
| 2016 | |
| The Phantom of the Opera | |
| Jersey Boys | |
| Les Misérables | |
| Matilda |