Idina Menzel. Photo: Roy Tan
Matthew Morrison, Idina Menzel and Petula Clark will perform exclusively during this year’s Oliviers ceremony.
Emmy, Tony, and Golden-Globe nominated Morrison is best known for his onstage leading roles in Hairspray, South Pacific and The Light In the Piazza, as well as for his role as Mr Schuester in the hit TV show Glee. His solo appearance at the Olivier Awards will be the first time he has ever performed at a major event in the UK.
Menzel returns to the UK following her sell-out series of concert dates last year at the Apollo Theatre. The actress and singer originated the role of Elphaba in Wicked in both New York and London for which she won a Tony Award. Performances from nominated musicals will include Will Young and the company of Cabaret, the full companies of A Chorus Line and Top Hat in specially created pieces for the awards night, Heather Headley performing ‘I Will Always Love You’ from The Bodyguard, along with James Bourne of Busted fame giving an exclusive performance from his nominated musical Loserville.
The BBC Concert Orchestra will be playing live for all performances under the musical direction of David Charles Abell.
Guest presenters include Kim Cattrall, Lee Evans, Romola Garai, Lily James, Myleene Klass, Damian Lewis, Tim Minchin, Arlene Phillips, Daniel Radcliffe and David Suchet.
The 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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