Multi-award-winning American star Darren Criss’ London encore concert will now play an extra show at the Royal Albert Hall after the 7pm performance sold out.
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Olivier Awards star presenters confirmed
A star-studded group of guest presenters has been assembled for this weekend’s Olivier Awards with Cunard ceremony at London’s Royal Albert Hall.
Royal Variety Performance 2025 date and line-up confirmed
West End shows Kinky Boots, Les Misérables, Just One Day and Paddington The Musical will feature in this year’s Royal Variety Performance.
Les Misérables The Arena Spectacular – more 2026 dates
Further 2026 dates have been confirmed for the acclaimed world touring production Les Misérables – The Arena Spectacular.
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.
Stars to come out for 2025 Olivier Awards
Final details have been released for this weekend’s Olivier Awards with Mastercard ceremony at London’s Royal Albert Hall.
Beverley Knight and Billy Porter to host Olivier Awards 2025
Olivier and MOBO Award-winner Beverley Knight and Tony, Emmy and Grammy Award-winner Billy Porter will host this year’s Olivier Awards with Mastercard.
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.
Date set for Olivier Awards 2024
The Olivier Awards with Mastercard 2024 will take place on 14 April 2024 at the Royal Albert Hall.
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.
Henshall and Manford to reunite as hosts of Magic at the Musicals
Ruthie Henshall and Jason Manford will return as hosts for this year’s Magic At The Musicals at the Royal Albert Hall on 18 September 2022. Produced by TBI Media and Magic Radio, the popular annual event will once again feature performances from the casts of some of the West End’s biggest and best-loved shows with […]
BBC Proms – Cynthia Erivo: Legendary Voices – Royal Albert Hall
Cynthia Erivo: Legendary Voices was performed at the Royal Albert Hall, London as part of the BBC Proms. Star rating: five stars ★★★★★ There was a sense, I think, among London theatregoers that when Cynthia Erivo moved to New York to star in the Broadway transfer of The Color Purple that we might have lost to America for […]
September date announced for Magic At The Musicals concert
Magic Radio’s popular Magic At The Musicals will return to the Royal Albert Hall on 18 September 2022. Announced by Ronan Keating and Harriet Scott on their Magic Radio breakfast show, tickets for the all-star celebration of the best of musical theatre will be available to buy from the Magic Radio website from 9am on […]
Watch Musical Theatre Review’s exclusive video from the Olivier Awards Green Carpet
In this exciting video Musical Theatre Review’s Green Carpet host Andy Oliver chats to nominees and guests at the Olivier Awards on Sunday 10 April 2022 at London’s Royal Albert Hall (with huge thanks to Marc Jason Ali from The Fan Carpet). This was the first time the Olivier Awards had been held as a […]
Cast for The Car Man’s Royal Albert Hall season
Will Bozier and Richard Winsor will share the title role when Matthew Bourne’s multi-award-winning dance thriller The Car Man returns for 14 performances only as part of the Royal Albert Hall’s 150th anniversary celebrations this summer. Presented by New Adventures and the Royal Albert Hall, the acclaimed work inspired by Bizet’s Carmen has been re-imagined […]
Cabaret triumphs with seven awards at Olivier Awards 2022 while Back To The Future wins Best New Musical
The winners have been unveiled for this year’s Olivier Awards with Mastercard, British theatre’s biggest night, which took place at London’s Royal Albert Hall in London, hosted by Jason Manford. The biggest winner of the night was Cabaret, a revival of the 1966 Kander and Ebb musical which has transformed the West End’s Playhouse Theatre […]
After two-year hiatus plans are revealed for the Olivier Awards 2022
Returning after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Olivier Awards 2022 will take place on Sunday 10 April at the Royal Albert Hall, hosted by Jason Manford. Returning after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, this year’s event will be closely aligned with headline sponsor Mastercard’s sustainability focus, with the aim of […]
Date announced for Olivier Awards 2022
It has been confirmed that the Olivier Awards 2022 with Mastercard will take place on Sunday 10 April at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Established in 1976 and run by the Society of London Theatre (SOLT), the Olivier Awards celebrate the world-class status of London theatre and are Britain’s most prestigious stage honours. The last full […]
Lea Salonga to bring new tour to UK in 2022
West End and Broadway star Lea Salonga will return to the UK with her new Dream Again tour next summer. Presented by Cuffe & Taylor, the tour which will play nine dates across the UK including a performance at the Royal Albert Hall on 28 June 2022, will mark the first time the singer and […]
Mazz Murray to reprise the role of Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard at the Royal Albert Hall
Mazz Murray will reprise her performance as fading movie star Norma Desmond for a one night only special concert performance of Sunset Boulevard at the Royal Albert Hall in December. Presented by The Alpha Family, in association with Quick Fantastic, the performance will reunite Murray (We Will Rock You, Mamma Mia!) with Ramin Karimloo (Les […]
Ruthie Henshall and Jason Manford to host Magic At The Musicals
Ruthie Henshall and Jason Manford will host this year’s Magic At The Musicals when it returns to the Royal Albert Hall on 17 October 2021 Produced by TBI Media and Magic Radio, the popular annual event will once again feature performances from the casts of some of the West End’s biggest and best-loved shows. Commenting […]
The Best of the West End – Royal Albert Hall
The Best of the West End at the Royal Albert Hall, London Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The breathtaking Best of the West End, presented by Alpha at the Royal Albert Hall, lived up to its name with some of the best stars in musical theatre taking to the stage for a […]
Fundraising Best of the West End concert at Royal Albert Hall announced
A host of the West End’s brightest stars will take to the stage at the Royal Albert Hall for a special concert in aid of Acting For Others on 21 July 2021. Presented by Alpha as part of the iconic venue’s 150th anniversary season, the third concert in the popular The Best of the West […]
Bourne’s The Car Man to drive into the Royal Albert Hall for a limited run in 2021
Matthew Bourne’s multi-award-winning dance thriller The Car Man will return for 14 performances only as part of the Royal Albert Hall’s 150th anniversary celebrations in 2021. Presented by New Adventures and the Royal Albert Hall, the acclaimed work inspired by Bizet’s Carmen will be re-imagined for the iconic venue utilising the full expanse of the […]
Royal Albert Home streams show from Marisha Wallace
Musical theatre star Marisha Wallace will appear on Sunday 3 May 2020 as part of Royal Albert Home, the Royal Albert Hall’s series of exclusive streamed shows. Musical theatre star Marisha Wallace starred on Broadway in Disney’s Aladdin, The Book of Mormon and Something Rotten, before heading to the West End to appear in Dreamgirls […]
Phantom of the Opera 25th anniversary show to stream via The Shows Must Go On
The next show to stream via Universal’s free YouTube channel The Shows Must Go On will be the 25th anniversary version of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, filmed at the Royal Albert Hall in 2011. The show features Ramin Karimloo as the Phantom and Sierra Boggess as Christine. As usual, theatre fans […]
TV and radio specials to celebrate Olivier Awards
ITV will broadcast a special Olivier Awards 2020 with Mastercard programme on 5 April 2020 at 10.15pm in place of this year’s Royal Albert Hall show which was cancelled following the Government’s advice on social distancing. Hosted by Jason Manford, the hour-long Olivier Awards – Greatest Moments will take a look back at the last […]
Olivier Awards 2020 ceremony cancelled
The team behind the Olivier Awards 2020 with Mastercard has made the not unexpected announcement that next month’s ceremony has been cancelled following the Government’s advice on social distancing. Due to be held on 5 April 2020 at the Royal Albert Hall, the news that the prestigious event will be cancelled follows on from the […]
Jason Manford to host the Olivier Awards for a third year
Comedian and actor Jason Manford will return to host the Olivier Awards 2020 with Mastercard at the Royal Albert Hall on 5 April 2020. Commenting on his third stint at the helm of the prestigious ceremony, the star of the current touring production of Kander and Ebb’s Curtains, said: ‘It’s great to be back hosting […]
The Warner Brothers Story – BBC Proms – Royal Albert Hall
The Warner Brothers Story at the BBC Proms was performed at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ John Wilson celebrated The Warner Brothers Story by giving us a matinee and an evening performance of the studio’s musical attainments to a packed Royal Albert Hall. It can have been no easy job […]
Guys and Dolls – Royal Albert Hall
Guys and Dolls was performed at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ The legendary Royal Albert Hall turned into musical comedy heaven for a weekend. Though the venue will never be the ideal venue for musical theatre, and there have been better productions lately of Guys and […]
Guys and Dolls at the Royal Albert Hall – Exclusive gallery of images
Hailed as the perfect musical comedy, Guys and Dolls is performed at the Royal Albert Hall this weekend with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra and an all-star cast in a semi-staged concert directed by Stephen Mear (Gypsy, Singin’ in the Rain) and narrated by Stephen Mangan. And you are in for a treat because Musical Theatre Review’s official photographer Roy Tan has taken this fabulous […]
Lara Pulver and Stephen Mangan join cast of Guys and Dolls at the Royal Albert Hall
Lara Pulver, Stephen Mangan, Sharon D. Clarke and Paul Nicholas are the latest star names to be added to the cast of double Olivier Award winner Stephen Mear’s semi-staged version of the classic musical Guys and Dolls at the Royal Albert Hall next month. An Olivier Award winner for her performance in the hit revival […]
On the Town – BBC Proms – Royal Albert Hall
On the Town at the BBC Proms was performed at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ There was a buzz in the air at the Royal Albert Hall because the audience attending a John Wilson concert know what’s in store and they were not disappointed. It was a celebratory […]
Catherine Tate to host 2018 Olivier Awards
Award winning actress and writer Catherine Tate will take to the stage to host the 2018 Olivier Awards with Mastercard at the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday 8 April. Commenting on her involvement in the prestigious ceremony which will be broadcast live to the UK and worldwide, Tate said: “I’m delighted to be hosting this […]
Olivier Awards return to the Royal Albert Hall
The Olivier Awards with Mastercard will take place at the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday 8 April 2018. The nominations will be streamed live on Tuesday 6 March. The Be Inspired campaign will also return this year. Members of the public and industry can nominate those individuals who have motivated others with their love and […]
Olivier Awards – all the essential details for tuning in on Sunday
A glittering line-up of famous faces will take to the stage to present this year’s Olivier Awards at the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday (tomorrow). The presenters will include David Baddiel, Alfie Boe, John Boyega, Michaela Coel, Leanne Cope, Julian Clary, Robert Fairchild, Ben Forster, Phoebe Fox, Andrew Garfield, Denise Gough, Matt Henry, Ruthie Henshall, […]
Jason Manford will host the Olivier Awards 2017
Comedian and actor Jason Manford will host this year’s Olivier Awards with Mastercard. The 2017 awards are set to be the biggest yet, as they make their debut at the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday 9 April. Jason Manford is an award-winning comedian, broadcaster and actor. His stage credits include the multi Olivier Award-winning production of […]
Betty Buckley and Lorna Luft join cast for Follies in Concert at Royal Albert Hall
Betty Buckley, Lorna Luft, Charlotte Page, Peter Polycarpou, Amy Ellen Richardson and Jos Slovick complete the cast of Follies in Concert, with The City of London Philharmonic Orchestra, at the prestigious Royal Albert Hall on Tuesday 28 April 2015, alongside ensemble members Sarah Bakker, CJ Field, Jennifer Davison, Emily Warner, Lucy James and Luke Fetherstone. They join the previously announced Christine Baranski, playing Phyllis Stone (Into the Woods, The Good Wife, Mamma Mia!), Alistair Brammer, playing Young Ben (Miss Saigon, War Horse, Les Misérables), Anita Dobson, playing […]
Follies in Concert – Jennifer Coolidge and Stefanie Powers join cast
Further star casting has been announced for Follies in Concert at the Royal Albert Hall on Tuesday 28 April 2015 in celebration of Stephen Sondheim’s 85th birthday year, including Jennifer Coolidge, Alexander Hanson, Stefanie Powers, Alistair Brammer and Laura Pitt-Pulford. The musical will be directed by Strictly Come Dancing’s Craig Revel Horwood and will also feature […]
Follies concert will feature Christine Baranski and Ruthie Henshall
SilverBlue Entertainment, in association with Elliot Davis are presenting Follies in Concert, with The City of London Philharmonic Orchestra, at the Royal Albert Hall in celebration of composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim’s 85th birthday year. The show will be playing on Tuesday 28 April for one matinee (at 3pm) and one evening performance (at 7.30pm) only. The all-star cast includes Christine Baranski (Into the Woods, The Good Wife, Mamma Mia!), Anita Dobson (EastEnders, Chicago), Anita Harris (Carry On Doctor and Follow That Camel, Cats), Ruthie Henshall (original Roxy in Chicago, Les Misérables), […]
