Overview
- Paddington The Musical won seven Olivier Awards on Sunday at the Royal Albert Hall, including Best New Musical.
- James Hameed and Arti Shah shared Best Actor in a Musical for their joint take on Paddington using voice work and an in-suit performance.
- Director Luke Sheppard won the Sir Peter Hall Award as the production also took set and costume design and both supporting musical acting prizes.
- Rachel Zegler won Best Actress in a Musical for Evita, Rosamund Pike won Best Actress for Inter Alia, and Into The Woods earned Best Musical Revival and a lighting award.
- The 50th anniversary ceremony aired on BBC Two and iPlayer and highlighted a West End with record ticket demand but higher show budgets.