In Memoriam - 'Seasons Of Love' | Olivier Awards 2023 with Mastercard

Seasons Of Love performed by Shanay Holmes for In Memoriam, where the Olivier Awards take a moment during the ceremony to remember those members of the London theatre community who have sadly passed away in the previous year.
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During the Olivier Awards ceremony, we take a moment to remember those that significantly contributed to the London theatre community and had sadly passed away within the previous year. For information on who we are able to include in the ceremony, please visit: officiallondontheatre.com/olivier-awards/in-memoriam/. All names notified to us are included on our website. We appreciate all feedback on the screen time and will pass this on.

[@GrandiaKnight]

The timing to get "laughter and strife" to line up with Paul O'Grady was beautiful

[@popsyturvee5112]

I didn’t know Paul O’Grady died.

[@gavinstrachan1373]

Thanks for video and music seeing people we lost this year i don't know them all brings back memories of people in my family i lost am the last of my family alive now so every week i try be helpful to others and be kind i run scout troop who we have a nice group young people i enjoy running trips to deferent places the uptake is amazing R..I.P people we lost gavin in Hastings east Sussex.

[@garthjones6692]

So sad they didn't mention Matt Zimmerman , probably one of the best known theatre actors in London musicals. wonderful actor, numerous West End Musicals and of course The Thunderbirds. You are sadly missed.

[@mrmbsdr]

Absolutely beautiful! What a gorgeous tribute! And I love how dancers and instrumentalists were also remembered, unlike here in the States.

[@melv5566]

one of the most beautiful renditions ive ever heard oh my

[@AntoinneBarnes]

love this arrangement and the singer!!!!such a great tribute to friends and loved ones!!!

[@kellytyrrell1253]

A beautiful and heartfelt tribute to!

[@KatMusic2009]

Fantastic performance. May all those departed be Resting In Peace.

[@gavinstrachan1373]

Thanks for lovely music choir thinking all we lost R.I.P. gone home..

[@melaniamonicacraciun9900]

R.I.P. Mary Quant, fans are invited to bring a tribute, eternal gratitude awesome performers that made of our lives a better place, how they had the courage to be revolutionary...hurts so bad losing people that made us feel so .. humans, condolences the family, good bye adorable angel

[@melissashilkoff]

Thank god they added Chaim Topol!!! The Oscars left him out of their in memoriam and it really upset me

[@kierracunningham5962]

It’s a beautiful arrangement

[@pepsiyummie1]

She has a beautiful voice.

[@MsSongSiren]

Wow she has such a beautiful voice!!! Great tribute!

[@oyabi76]

Simple and beautiful tribute

[@martymartin6191]

Amazing Tribute!!!!

[@hannae9872]

I love that they chose such a life affirming song

[@swtpaige1004]

Beautiful arrangement❤

[@lloydmonday3635]

Beautifully done. Would have liked to see those passed given a couple more seconds of screen time.

[@tommoncrieff1154]

I know, it was very rushed. I liked the performance but you can’t concentrate on it when you’re reacting to the loss of so many talented people. I know it’s meant to show that the next generation will eventually fill their places but it’s a bit conflicting.

[@curtisrobinson7962]

I think beautifully done is generous. I feel like I am watching an episode of Dr Who and being instructed to Don't Blink or I will miss someone of note.

[@scoopersmith5]

Fantastic tribute.

[@Lottie105_]

❤Angela ❤ This song is beautiful 😢

[@maryfitzpatrick3252]

Bravo 👏

[@nikyboyable]

I forgot angela landbsury had passed 😢😢

[@LBUKRK]

👏🏻💐

[@neriashleycabajar1985]

Harry Potter fans will never forget David!❤

[@Shaspid]

México lo hizo primero en los Metro pero ambos fueron hermosos.

[@StreetlightsFactory]

nice

[@dannayras3065]

Waddingham is a great presenter

[@chiyunlulu]

Just checked the full list and Olivia Newton John was forgotten 💔

[@_MSD75_]

I think it's because they are honouring people involved in theatre, over people primarily involved in tv/film (like Olivia), which have their own dedicated awards.

[@RB-747]

Wasn't she in last year's awards?

[@_MSD75_]

@@RB-747 no, she died in August 2022, and the awrds were in April.

[@_MSD75_]

I check the awards site and under the memoriam section it states "to be included, the person must have done a significant body of work in Society of London Theatre member theatres in London"

[@tommoncrieff1154]

These are theatre awards and everyone featured must have made a significant contribution to West End theatre.

[@kellytyrrell1253]

An enormous loss

[@ShanaiCollins]

R.I.P Paul O’Grady 💔

[@davidgarrard3218]

No mention of Johnathon Larson of whom wrote this memorial ballad of love?

[@micawoodburn9250]

i mean, that’d make sense, but he didn’t die this year

[@katiejoan3796]

it's supposed to be for people who have died between last years oliviers and this years oliviers so between april last year and the awards this year, he died in 1996 so if he were honoured or mentioned it would have been then

[@bowtoyoursensei554]

This is a memorial for people who died in the last year. Jonathon Larson died nearly 30 years ago.

[@wabisabi7755]

Bob should have been in the in memoriam

[@jema2609]

Did they forget Robbie Coltrane?!

[@AnnaLizzyRose]

Perhaps they could have slowed down the transition between photos to be respectful to those who are gone.

[@ozvoyager]

And not chosen photos in which faces were not visible!!

[@Liz86000]

Oh, I didn't know Hilary Mantel had died !

[@hadasnr1597]

CHaim toplol❤

[@erarung28]

too bad they didn’t do the climax of the song so can be much more delivered yet still beautiful

[@rosemarymagrino772]

What about Olivia Newton John?

[@retnavybrat]

Did she ever act in the theater?

[@bowtoyoursensei554]

The Oliviers are for people who appear in West End theatre productions. Olivia's acting was only on film.

[@bowtoyoursensei554]

@@retnavybrat No.

[@retnavybrat]

@@bowtoyoursensei554 I didn't think so, but I didn't really follow her career as closely from the 90s onward as I did in the 80s.

[@jennifermorris6848]

Bernard Cribbins.

[@nahuelma97]

Am I the only one who didn't like the arrangement of the song? No shade to the choir and the soloist, since they executed it as intended, but I just didn't like the changes they made to what is a beautiful song. It sort of lost its emotive potential to me, idk. The choir sounded really good and the soloist's talent, though she was clearly nervous, was noticeable as well. I just wish they'd got to do a run of the original arrangement so they could all shine a bit better than with this, which didn't let the song flow at all

[@dylankilday8768]

It’s like the took the soul out of it

[@royetteyyy4013]

Yea it was like they had ambition to do something a little extra and different but weren’t able to execute properly. They were doing a little too much with all the repeating and the soloist seemed like she was more concerned about her vocal flourishes than the emotion the song and arrangement was trying to evoke.

[@ED-ho5lz]

That’s a beautiful tribute and arrangement- but it’s really anticlimactic without the high C- it could have ended with her floating a C (or B flat) which would have honored the original composition

[@georgia.newman]

How can they do this song and not have Jonathan Larson on there

[@RandelHenryKirklandIII-pb5nc]

Irene Cara

[@UildineiSousa]

Em 00:35 do vídeo ❤

[@cdl6953]

Olivia Newton John?

[@fluoxetoon]

This is for people who worked in theatre. She would be included in ones for film or music.

[@samanthah7145]

She died last year

[@bowtoyoursensei554]

No. These are stage awards. I don't understand why people keep asking about her. She never appeared on Broadway or on the West End. Olivia was one of the world's greatest recording stars did some acting on film (Grease and Xanadu) but she was not a theatrical actor.

[@gnirolnamlerf593]

Has Ms. Holmes done a significant amount of work in the theatre? If so, does she realize that she will get 2.5 seconds of airtime in the In Memoriam segment someday while some singer gets four minutes? All awards shows should cut the live performance. Even though this was not as bad as at the Oscars -- at least we were able to see the photos and names, if fleetingly, of all the honorees -- I have no idea why the distraction of a live performance is desirable. Perhaps have a currently working actor read the words to "Seasons of Love." and then have a quiet orchestral rendition playing in the background during the presentation of the photos. Cutting the live performance will allow each photo to be on the screen longer or a few-second film clip to be shown, or for more people to be honored.

[@grahamjv]

Was it really showing those who have given hours and hours of entertainment who sadly have passed away, or was it to show case this singer (didn't like the version, to much wobbling around notes). It went so fast through the photos, it was hard to keep up, plus as has been mentioned all ready on here, there were missing stars that passed away this year. Bernard Cribbins has given years of entertainment... 2 seconds of air time, and Paul o'Grady, who recently passed away, was shoved in there somewhere. They need to go back to the old school video editing, those people who knew how to show respect to these people.

[@ThemeParkLuke]

The arrangement was....... Idk... Nope

[@curtisrobinson7962]

This wasn't well done. Folks swept by too quickly. But there was plenty of time given to focus on the singer. A yip, poorly done.

[@jefferypolston3741]

What a horrible arrangement of the anthem. This just made sad to listen to it. 😒

[@karenlloydlondon]

It was a beautiful tribute for an obituary section of an Award Ceremony...it was for this a perfect arrangement and worked perfectly in context .

[@MrMjizzz]

Perhaps you’d like to arrange next years?

[@jefferypolston3741]

@@karenlloydlondon Sorry the song itself is perfection and did not need to be re-imagined.

[@jefferypolston3741]

@@MrMjizzz No I just want the song to be sung as written,that's all.

[@DerryPope]

I agree, you can’t better Larson’s original so why try?

[@joeburinskas8672]

Eh. These should be more about those who passed and not the performers. It was better when they just had background classical music.

[@melaniamonicacraciun9900]

R.I.P. Mary Quant, fans are invited to bring a tribute, eternal gratitude awesome performers that made of our lives a better place, how they had the courage to be revolutionary...hurts so bad losing people that made us feel so .. humans, condolences the family, good bye adorable angel