The biggest winner of the night at this year’s Olivier Awards with Mastercard at London’s Royal Albert Hall was Sunset Boulevard with seven wins, while Mastercard Best New Musical was awarded to Operation Mincemeat.
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Olivier Awards 2024 – show performances, presenters and broadcast details
Want to know more about the Olivier Awards 2024 ceremony on Sunday 14 April at London’s Royal Albert Hall?
Hannah Waddingham to return as host of the Olivier Awards with Mastercard
Emmy Award-winner and triple Olivier nominee Hannah Waddingham will host this year’s Olivier Awards with Mastercard at the Royal Albert Hall on 14 April 2024.
Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas – Apple TV+
Hannah Waddingham: Home for Christmas is available on Apple TV+. Star rating: five stars ★★★★★ Move over, Mariah, there’s a new Christmas queen in town.
Hannah Waddingham Christmas show to debut on Apple TV+
Actress of the moment Hannah Waddingham will take centre stage in an Apple TV Christmas Special recorded live at the London Coliseum.
Standing At The Sky’s Edge and Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! win flagship musical prizes at the Olivier Awards
RSC’s My Neighbour Totoro triumphs with six awards including the Noël Coward Award for Best Entertainment or Comedy Play and the Sir Peter Hall Award for Best Director Best Actress was awarded to Jodie Comer and Paul Mescal took home the Best Actor award Standing At The Sky’s Edge won Mastercard Best New Musical Rodgers […]
Star presenters revealed for Olivier Awards
A star studded line-up of presenters and attendees has been announced for Sunday’s Olivier Awards 2023 at the Royal Albert Hall.
Broadcast details and show line-up announced for the Olivier Awards 2023
The Olivier Awards 2023 with Mastercard have officially announced the shows performing in this year’s ceremony. The awards will take place on Sunday 2 April at London’s Royal Albert Hall, hosted by Hannah Waddingham.
Hannah Waddingham is the new Olivier Awards host
Emmy Award-winner and triple Olivier nominee Hannah Waddingham will take over from Jason Manford as host of the Olivier Awards 2023 with Mastercard.
Tickets for a live screening of the sold-out Sondheim’s Old Friends Gala to be released
Tickets for a live screening at the Prince Edward Theatre of the sold-out Sondheim’s Old Friends Gala are to be released today, 30 March 2022. Priority will be given to the thousands of people who signed up in the hope of securing tickets but couldn’t be accommodated for the performance at the Sondheim Theatre. Booking […]
An all-star cast of Old Friends will celebrate Sondheim at the Sondheim
Cameron Mackintosh has invited many of Stephen Sondheim’s old friends to join him in celebrating his extraordinary talents and legacy at the theatre which was recently rebuilt in Sondheim’s honour. The all-star cast for OLD FRIENDS so far includes Michael Ball, Petula Clark, Judi Dench, Daniel Evans, Bonnie Langford, Adrian Lester, Damian Lewis, Julia Mckenzie, […]
Celebrating Sondheim – Chichester Festival Theatre
Celebrating Sondheim – Encore, streaming from Chichester Festival Theatre until 25 March 2021. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Timed as a 91st birthday tribute to the only composer to have theatres named in his honour on Broadway and in the West End, this reissue of the Celebrating Sondheim concert filmed at […]
Chichester Festival Theatre offers another chance to see its Sondheim Celebration
Home viewers will get a second chance to enjoy Chichester Festival Theatre’s sold-out concert Celebrating Sondheim, an encore screening marking Stephen Sondheim’s 91st birthday on 22 March 2021. Hosted by the popular venue’s artistic director Daniel Evans, the star-studded celebration of the music of the legendary composer featured Evans’ co-star for the London and Broadway […]
Chichester’s Sondheim Celebration to be live-streamed
Home viewers will get their chance to enjoy Chichester Festival Theatre’s sold-out concert Celebrating Sondheim: Sunday In The Park With Daniel when the star-studded celebration of the music of Stephen Sondheim is streamed live from the Festival Theatre on 1 November at 1pm. Marking the legendary writer’s 90th birthday Celebrating Sondheim: Sunday In The Park With […]
Sondheim celebration planned for Chichester Festival Theatre autumn season
A star-studded celebration of the music of Stephen Sondheim looks set to be among the highlights of a live, socially distanced autumn season of entertainment unveiled by the team at the Chichester Festival Theatre. After hosting the crowd-pleasing Concert In The Park in August, artistic director Daniel Evans will take to the stage once again […]
Pirate Queen UK premiere concert raises over £10,000 for charity
First-time theatre producer Tom Gribby has presented Leukaemia UK with a cheque for over £10,000 raised from the special charity performance of Boublil and Schönberg’s The Pirate Queen at the London Coliseum in February. Handing over a cheque for £10,058, Gribby [pictured left] said: “I am delighted at the amount raised from the Pirate Queen […]
Daily online conversation series Theatre Camp: Live! launched
Stars from across the West End and Broadway are supporting a new online series set up to support LGBTQ and vulnerable young people. Music director Benjamin Rauhala, journalist William J Connolly and Darren Bell for concert promoters Club 11 London have launched Theatre Camp: Live! – a daily online discussion series and charity fundraiser. Launching […]
Dame Vera Lynn headlines morale-boosting music video ‘We’ll Meet Again
Alfie Boe has joined the previously announced line-up of socially distanced West End stars for a unique video version of ‘We’ll Meet Again’ featuring a special message of love and best wishes from Dame Vera Lynn. The inspirational face and voice of the Second world War is working her magic once again in a special […]
West End stars join Dame Vera Lynn for We’ll Meet Again video
Dame Vera Lynn is uniting with a host of socially distanced West End stars for a special morale-boosting video aimed at the theatre industry. The inspirational face and voice of the Second World War will work her magic once again by providing a personal message of love and best wishes for a unique video version […]
Daniel Evans and Jenna Russell to lead series of Donmar shows
Olivier Award-winners Daniel Evans and Jenna Russell are reuniting to curate a series of special musical theatre-themes evening shows at the Donmar Warehouse. The pair who won Olivier Awards for their performances in the acclaimed 2007 production of Sunday in the Park With George, will join forces once again next month for four cabaret-style shows […]
The Pirate Queen – London Coliseum
The Pirate Queen – A Charity Concert was staged for one night charity gala at the London Coliseum on 23 February 2020. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ The historical swashbuckler written by composer Claude-Michel Schönberg and lyricist Alain Boublil (with additional lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr and John Dempsey) – and inspired […]
Final casting news for The Pirate Queen
Earl Carpenter and Daniel Boys will complete the line-up of West End stars assembled for the special charity performance of Boublil and Schönberg’s The Pirate Queen at the London Coliseum later this month. Carpenter, whose extensive musical theatre credits include leading roles in Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera, Sunset Boulevard and Evita, will […]
Hannah Waddingham, Steph Parry and Emma Norman join The Pirate Queen charity performance
Hannah Waddingham, Steph Parry and Emma Norman are the latest additions to the line-up for the special charity performance of Boublil and Schönberg’s The Pirate Queen at the London Coliseum on Sunday 23 February 2020. A triple Olivier Award nominee for her performances in Kiss Me, Kate, A Little Night Music and Spamalot, Waddingham will […]
Remembering Charles Aznavour
The singer-songwriter and actor left school at age nine having been encouraged by his father to become a performer. Thus began a career that lasted for over 85 years. He was still working, touring in Japan, until a few weeks before he died on 1 October 2018. Michael Darvell recalls the genius talent that was […]
Hannah Waddingham to play concert at London Hippodrome
Stage and screen favourite Hannah Waddingham will play a one night only show at London’s Hippodrome Casino next month. Presented by Club 11 London and The Hippodrome, the performance on Thursday 27 April will feature the actress who has just finished filming a recurring role in US cult hit series 12 Monkeys, with her ‘Mini […]
Of Thee I Sing – Royal Festival Hall
Of Thee I Sing was performed at the Royal Festival Hall, London. Star rating: 4 stars ★ ★ ★ ★ For their second presentation at the South Bank Centre, Senbla with Elliot Davis presented Of Thee I Sing, the first musical to win a Pulitzer Prize for Drama when it was produced on Broadway in 1931. […]
Of Thee I Sing concert – Hannah Waddingham and Hadley Fraser cast
West End leading lady and Game of Thrones star Hannah Waddingham leads the cast of the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical comedy Of Thee I Sing, presented in concert at the Royal Festival Hall on Thursday 30 July. Waddingham will play Diane Deveraux, alongside Hadley Fraser as President John P Wintergreen and Tom Edden as Vice President Alexander Throttlebottom. The first […]
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying – Royal Festival Hall
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying at the Royal Festival Hall, London. Star rating: 4 stars ★ ★ ★ ★ Frank Loesser’s musical satire of self-help books and office politics enjoyed a one-night concert performance on London’s South Bank, courtesy of the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra and a truly stellar cast. The 1961 show – […]
Cynthia Erivo and Clarke Peters join How to Succeed concert line-up
Further cast details have been announced today for the Gala Concert Presentation of Frank Loesser’s classic 1961 musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Produced by independent promoter Senbla in association with Elliot Davis, British/American actor Clarke Peters (The Wire, Treme) and Cynthia Erivo (The Color Purple, Dessa Rose, A Midsummer Night’s Dream) join […]
Jonathan Groff leads How to Succeed concert at Festival Hall
Direct from his current role in Hamilton at the Public Theater in New York, Jonathan Groff (HBO’s Looking, Glee) will play J. Pierrepont Finch in a concert production of Frank Loesser’s classic 1961 musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying at the Royal Festival Hall on 19 May. Also in the cast are Game of Thrones and […]
Mormon’s Gavin Creel appears in Singular Sensations series
Ahead of Olivier Award winner Gavin Creel’s Singular Sensations appearance on 20 April at the Charing Cross Theatre, the actor and singer has revealed that fans can expect an exclusive treat – a performance of one his own tracks. This is a charity event in support of Creel’s nominated charity West End Serves and some […]
