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It's the biggest night in London Theatre! The Olivier Awards 2016 with MasterCard - the most prestigious event in the UK's theatrical calendar - take place tonight at the Royal Opera House, hosted by Michael Ball. This year's list of Olivier Award nominees includes Gemma Arterton, Kenneth Branagh, Kenneth Cranham, Benedict Cumberbatch, Judi Dench, Mark Gatiss, Denise Gough, Preeya Kalidas, Nicole Kidman, Adrian Lester, Lara Pulver, Mark Rylance, Imelda Staunton, Tom Sturridge and David Suchet. Check back right here at BroadwayWorld tonight at 5pm EST to watch the Oliviers live stream!

The Olivier Awards 2016 with MasterCard - the most prestigious event in the UK's theatrical calendar - has revealed further details of the star-studded ceremony, hosted by two-time Olivier Award winner Michael Ball on Sunday 3 April at the Royal Opera House.

The Olivier Awards with MasterCard are delighted to announce that two world-wide musical stars will be joining the line-up for the 40th Anniversary Ceremony. Grammy and Tony Award-winning musician Cyndi Lauper is set to perform both on her own and in a unique collaboration following the seven nominations for Kinky Boots, which features music written by Cyndi. Michael Feinstein, master of The Great American Songbook, will also be performing on the night, joining a variety of past winners in a special 40th anniversary segment.

The Olivier Awards 2016 with MasterCard announced today the details for this year's ceremony broadcast, including its first wave of presenters and more.

Aspiring Broadway teens will soon have the chance to work one-on-one with Eden Espinosa at Next Step Prep, a summer academy designed to give high school hopefuls an intense grounding in the triple threat skills of Acting, Dance and Music.

In celebration of this season's ON THE TOWN, we've collected 10 of our favorite dance musicals. From classics like ANYTHING GOES, 42ND STREET, A CHORUS LINE and WEST SIDE STORY to modern marvels such as NEWSIES and STRICTLY BALLROOM, the way choreography is used to tell a story continues to evolve and inspire.

In an extraordinary show of Nevada pride and camaraderie, the artists, entertainers and celebrities who call the Silver State home came together last night at The Smith Center to celebrate the Nevada Sesquicentennial with a star-studded concert before a sold-out crowd, which included Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval, Lt. Gov. Brian Krolicki and other dignitaries. Scroll down for photos!

Internationally celebrated performer and vocalist Elaine Paige headlines a new weekly theatre-themed talk show titled THE ELAINE PAIGE SHOW and a First Look at the actress interviewing acclaimed lyricist Tim Rice is now available to view.

Internationally celebrated performer and vocalist Elaine Paige headlines a new weekly theatre-themed talk show titled THE ELAINE PAIGE SHOW and a First Look at the actress interviewing acclaimed lyricist Tim Rice is now available to view.

Internationally celebrated performer and vocalist Elaine Paige headlines a new weekly theatre-themed talk show titled THE ELAINE PAIGE SHOW and a First Look at the actress interviewing acclaimed lyricist Tim Rice is now available to view.

Internationally celebrated performer and vocalist Elaine Paige headlines a new weekly theatre-themed talk show titled THE ELAINE PAIGE SHOW and a first look at the actress performing a PIPPIN showstopper is now available to view.

Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: HONOR BOUND opens off-Broadway, Elaine Paige launches her new show and ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS kicks off its UK tour!

Elaine Paige's new six-part series, 'The Elaine Paige Show', for Sky Arts 1 HD launches tonight, May 14th, and the show has announced its schedule. Scroll down for details!

Elaine Paige's new six-part series, 'The Elaine Paige Show', for Sky Arts 1 HD launches on May 14th, and the show has announced its schedule.

Neil Morrissey will join the cast of RELATIVE VALUES, at the Harold Pinter Theatre, from Monday 26th May until Saturday 21st June, taking over the role of Crestwell from Rory Bremner, whose 10 week run ends on Saturday 24th May.

The Olivier Awards with MasterCard – the most prestigious event in the UK's theatrical calendar – has revealed further details of the 2014 awards ceremony to be held on Sunday 13 April at the Royal Opera House and broadcast from 22:15 that evening on ITV in a full highlights package.

The nominations for The Olivier Awards 2014 with MasterCard - the most prestigious event in the UK's theatrical calendar - were announced today (Monday, March 10) by Nigel Harman and Leigh Zimmerman with the full list of nominations available below and online at www.olivierawards.com.

In a new initiative, the nominations for The Olivier Awards 2014 will be announced at Rosewood London, the Olivier Awards official hotel partner, and simultaneously live streamed to audiences worldwide at 11.30am (06.30am USA EST) on Monday 10 March.

January and February have seen sell-out performances at the Crazy Coqs and March and April look set to continue the trend.