Gillian Lynne at work on the set of Dear World. Photo: Roy Tan
Acclaimed director and choreographer Gillian Lynne will receive a Special Award at the Oliviers 2013 in honour of her outstanding contribution to theatre and the arts.
Lynne has most recently been in action as director of the UK premiere of Jerry Herman’s Dear World at London’s Charing Cross Theatre, but probably her best-known work has been creating the iconic staging of Cats and The Phantom of the Opera.
Since beginning her career as a dancer with Sadler’s Wells Ballet, as well as directing what was regarded as the first working-class musical, The Matchgirls, Lynne has staged and choreographed more than 50 Broadway, West End and international stage productions.
The Special Award winners will be presented at the 37th Olivier Awards ceremony, taking place at the Royal Opera House on Sunday, 28 April, hosted by Hugh Bonneville and Sheridan Smith. The ceremony will be live on BBC Radio 2 from 6.30pm with a highlights package broadcast on ITV later in the evening.
The TV programme will include the winners’ speeches and extracts of featured performances. Further coverage on the night will be provided at www.oliviers.com, on Twitter via @OlivierAwards.com.
The public can also gather in Covent Garden Piazza for special live performances from top London shows before watching a live relay of the ceremony on big screens.
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