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The Winners: Ariel Dorfman’s “Death and the Maiden” was named best play and its star, Juliet Stevenson, won best actress in the Laurence Olivier Awards presented in London. Oscar Hammerstein II’s “Carmen Jones” received the best musical prize. The award for actor in a play went to Nigel Hawthorne for his title role in “The Madness of George III,” Alan Bennett’s new play. David Hirson’s “La Bete,” which was a flop on Broadway last year, was named comedy of the year.