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7 Olivier Award-nominated shows to see now

Posted on April 2, 2019 by mkmswain

Check out these potential award-winners ahead of the weekend’s ceremony. Read my full TodayTix article here

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Audra McDonald, Leicester Square Theatre

Posted on April 14, 2017 by mkmswain

Six-time Tony winner and reigning Queen of Broadway – plus “Olivier Award…presenter”, jokes partner-in-crime Seth Rudetsky in his introduction (though surely that’s just a matter of time, with her Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill coming to Wyndham’s this … Continue reading →

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Olivier Awards 2015: Young Vic triumph heralds the era of the giant-killer

Posted on April 13, 2015 by mkmswain

The Young Vic’s victory parade came as no surprise after a bumper year, but, in an impressive night for studio and publicly funded theatre, the egalitarian 2015 Oliviers also showered affection upon the Hampstead, Donmar, RSC, Chichester, Royal Court and … Continue reading →

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theartsdesk Q&A: Choreographer Stephen Mear

Posted on April 11, 2015 by mkmswain

From Singin’ in the Rain and Anything Goes to Hello, Dolly! and Mary Poppins, Olivier Award winner Stephen Mear has done more than any other British choreographer to usher classic musicals into the modern era. But adept as he is … Continue reading →

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In the shadow of Python

Posted on May 9, 2013 by mkmswain

Goodman and Charles Productions’ The Sword and the Dope enters a crowded marketplace. Improbable as it may seem, the (loosely) historical, satirical, musical extravaganza has become theatrical dynamite, largely thanks to that West End juggernaut forever associated with wartime luncheon meat. To … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: olivier awards

7 Olivier Award-nominated shows to see now

Audra McDonald, Leicester Square Theatre

Olivier Awards 2015: Young Vic triumph heralds the era of the giant-killer

theartsdesk Q&A: Choreographer Stephen Mear

In the shadow of Python

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