This year’s biggest winner at the Olivier Awards 2026 was Paddington The Musical, with seven awards including Cunard Best New Musical.
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Paddington The Musical – Savoy Theatre
Paddington The Musical continues at the Savoy Theatre, London, booking until 25 October 2026. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ When Paddington is found, his label reads ‘please look after this bear’. And that is exactly what everyone involved in this production has done.
Starlight Express – Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre
Starlight Express continues at the Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre, London, currently booking until 1 March 2026. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ Starlight Express celebrated its first full year back in London with a gala performance.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Fiddler on the Roof each win three prizes at the Olivier Awards 2025
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Fiddler on the Roof were among the most awarded shows at the Olivier Awards with Mastercard at London’s Royal Albert Hall, hosted by Beverley Knight and Billy Porter.
Company scoops five Tony Awards but there are big wins for Six, MJ and A Strange Loop too
While Marianne Elliott’s production of Company received five prizes at the 75th Annual Tony Awards, it was quite a democratic night for the nominated musicals with Six: The Musical, A Strange Loop, MJ, Paradise Square and Girl From the North Country all having something to celebrate. The gender-swapped staging of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s Company repeated a large […]
Company and Six are big winners at the Drama Desk Awards 2022
Both Company and Six each won in four categories at the Drama Desk Awards 2022, held this week at Sardi’s Restaurant in New York. Kimberly Akimbo was named the Outstanding Musical. The newly created Ensemble Award went to SIX: The Musical’s Adrianna Hicks, Andrea Macasaet, Brittney Mack, Abby Mueller, Samantha Pauly and Anna Uzele. Founded in 1955, the Drama Desk Awards […]
The Cher Show – Opera House, Manchester
The Cher Show continues at the Opera House, Manchester until 21 May 2022 and tours the UK until 18 March 2023. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ It’s hard to believe that it took until 2018 for there to be a full-blown Broadway musical based on Cher’s life. The rags-to-riches tale of gawky, deep-voiced Cherilyn Sarkisian’s […]
Triple award glory for Six at Outer Critics Circle Awards
Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss’ hit British musical Six The Musical continues to make waves on the other side of the Atlantic with three wins at the 71st annual Outer Critics Circle Awards. Currently playing to packed houses at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre in New York, the musical which was puts the spotlight on the […]
The Cher Show tour – full cast announced
The full cast has been unveiled for the UK and Ireland tour of hit Broadway jukebox musical The Cher Show ahead of the production’s opening run at Leicester Curve next month. As previously announced the cast will be headed by Debbie Kurup (The Bodyguard at the Adelphi Theatre, The Prince of Egypt, Dominion Theatre), Danielle […]
The three faces of The Cher Show revealed
Debbie Kurup, Danielle Steers and Millie O’Connell will play the three stages in the sequin-drenched life of the legendary Cher when hit Broadway jukebox musical The Cher Show launches in the UK this spring. Directed by Arlene Phillips reuniting with ex Strictly pro Oti Mabuse as choreographer, with the musical’s all-important costumes designed by Six […]
Six – Vaudeville Theatre
Six continues at the Vaudeville Theatre, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ As with almost every live theatrical event, Covid didn’t do Six any favours (and that’s not just in the UK; Broadway closed down just three hours before its big opening night on the Great White Way). Eventually, the show […]
Arlene Phillips and Oti Mabuse head creative team for The Cher Show’s UK and Ireland debut
Arlene Phillips and Oti Mabuse are joining forces to help bring hit Broadway jukebox musical The Cher Show to the UK and Ireland next year with a major production launching at Leicester Curve. The Strictly alumni will head the creative team with Phillips taking charge as director and Mabuse stepping up as choreographer of the […]
West End stars and industry figures to unite for Magic With The Musicals at the Palladium
Magic Radio will bring together over 70 leading figures from across the industry for a special Magic With The Musicals day at the London Palladium aimed at raising awareness of the plight of the theatre industry. Produced by Magic and TBI Media, the event on 17 September 2020 will result in a special three-hour show […]
Finalists for ninth annual Offies announced
Southwark Playhouse’s hit production of The Rink leads the finalists in the musical theatre categories of the 2019 Offies Awards. The critically-acclaimed production’s six finalists across the eight genre-specific categories are included in the 89 finalists across the 28 awards categories. Selected from 400 shows at over 80 Off West End venues by the Offies panel […]
