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 FURTHER DETAILS ABOUT ROAD TO THE OLIVIERS ANNOUNCED; AN UNPRECEDENTED NEW, FOUR-PART SERIES CELEBRATING THIS YEAR’S OLIVIER AWARD NOMINEES

 BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT WINNER JAMIE LAMBERT, OF BAND COLLABRO, TO HOST THE FIRST EPISODE LIVE ON FRIDAY 16 MARCH ON THE OLIVIER AWARDS FACEBOOK PAGE AT 1PM

 STUDIO GUESTS TO INCLUDE: OLIVIER AWARD NOMINEES DERREN BROWN; JOHN MCCREA AND JOSIE WALKER FROM NEW BRITISH MUSICAL EVERYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE; THE STAGE EDITOR, ALISTAIR SMITH; AND BE INSPIRED CHAMPION, WILLY MUKENDI

 EXCLUSIVE FOOTAGE TO PREMIERE INCLUDING BACKSTAGE FILMS WITH COMPANY AND BEST ACTRESS NOMINEE FOR LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT, LESLEY MANVILLE

The Olivier Awards with Mastercard is delighted to announce further details about Road to the Oliviers, an unprecedented new four-part series celebrating this year’s nominations.

Britain’s Got Talent winner Jamie Lambert, of Collabro, will host the first episode on Friday 16 March at 1pm on the Olivier Awards Facebook page. Studio guests will include Olivier Award nominees, Derren Brown, whose show Underground is nominated for Best Entertainment and Family show; John McCrea and Josie Walker from Everybody’s Talking About Jamie who are nominated for Best Actor and Actress in a Musical; The Stage Editor, Alistair Smith; and Willy Mukendi, an Olivier Award Be Inspired champion. This episode will also feature exclusive backstage footage of the most nominated new play, The Ferryman, and Best Actress for Long Day’s Journey Into Night nominee, Lesley Manville.

Details of the other Road to the Oliviers episodes will be announced in due course via officiallondontheatre.com and the Olivier Awards social channels.

The Olivier Awards are also delighted to announce Taittinger as their Champagne partner.

Catherine Tate will host the Awards at the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday 8 April and they will be broadcast to the UK and worldwide. Full broadcast details will be announced at a later date. Mastercard continues its partnership with Society of London Theatre and its headline sponsorship of the Olivier Awards, bringing cardholders with a passion for theatre closer to the genre they love.

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For further information please contact Clare McCormack, Senior Publicist, Society of London Theatre & UK Theatre on [email protected] / 07989 950871

LISTING INFO

FACEBOOK LIVE BROADCASTS

DATE: 16th March TIME: 1pm EVENT: First Road to the Oliviers, an unprecedented and intimate look at the nominees with live performances, exclusive footage and interviews

DATE: 23rd March TIME: 1pm EVENT: Road to the Oliviers, an unprecedented and intimate look at the nominees with live performances, exclusive footage and interviews

DATE: 29th March TIME: 1pm EVENT: Road to the Oliviers, an unprecedented and intimate look at the nominees with live performances, exclusive footage and interviews

DATE: 6th April TIME: 1pm EVENT: Road to the Oliviers, an unprecedented and intimate look at the nominees with live performances, exclusive footage, interviews and a preview for Sunday 8th April awards ceremony

FULL NOMINATIONS LIST FOR THE OLIVIER AWARDS 2018 WITH MASTERCARD

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MUSICAL Michael Jibson for at Victoria Palace Theatre Ross Noble for Young Frankenstein at Garrick Theatre Jason Pennycooke for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre Cleve September for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MUSICAL Sheila Atim for Girl From The North Country at The Old Vic and the Noël Coward Theatre for Follies at National Theatre - Olivier Rachel John for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre Lesley Joseph for Young Frankenstein at Garrick Theatre

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC Everybody's Talking About Jamie - Music and Orchestrations by Dan Gillespie Sells, his debut as a musical theatre composer and orchestrator at Apollo Theatre Follies - The Orchestra, under the Music Supervision of Nicholas Skilbeck and Music Director Nigel Lilley at National Theatre - Olivier Girl From The North Country - Music & Lyrics by Bob Dylan, Original Orchestrations & Arrangements by Simon Hale at The Old Vic and the Noël Coward Theatre Hamilton - Composer-Lyricist: Lin-Manuel Miranda; Orchestrator: Alex Lacamoire at Victoria Palace Theatre

BEST NEW DANCE PRODUCTION Flight Pattern by for at Royal Opera House Goat by Ben Duke for Rambert at Sadler’s Wells Grand Finale by Hofesh Shechter at Sadler’s Wells Tree of Codes by Wayne McGregor, Olafur Eliasson and Jamie xx for Company Wayne McGregor and at Sadler’s Wells

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DANCE Rocío Molina for pushing the boundary of flamenco in Fallen From Heaven (Caída Del Cielo) for Dance Umbrella at the Barbican Theatre. Francesca Velicu for her performance in ’s production of ’s Le Sacre Du Printemps at Sadler’s Wells Zenaida Yanowsky for her performance in Liam Scarlett’s Symphonic Dances for The Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House.

BEST ENTERTAINMENT AND FAMILY David Walliams' Gangsta Granny at Garrick Theatre Derren Brown: Underground at Playhouse Theatre Dick Whittington at Five Guys Named Moe at Marble Arch Theatre

BEST THEATRE CHOREOGRAPHER Andy Blankenbuehler for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre Bill Deamer for Follies at National Theatre - Olivier Kate Prince for Everybody's Talking About Jamie at Apollo Theatre Randy Skinner for 42nd Street at Theatre Royal Drury Lane Christopher Wheeldon for An American In Paris at Dominion Theatre

MAGIC RADIO BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL 42nd Street at Theatre Royal Drury Lane Follies at National Theatre - Olivier On The Town at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre

BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL Ciarán Hinds for Girl From The North Country at The Old Vic and the Noël Coward Theatre John McCrea for Everybody's Talking About Jamie at Apollo Theatre Giles Terera for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre Jamael Westman for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre

BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL for Follies at National Theatre - Olivier Shirley Henderson for Girl From The North Country at The Old Vic and the Noël Coward Theatre Imelda Staunton for Follies at National Theatre - Olivier Josie Walker for Everybody's Talking About Jamie at Apollo Theatre

BEST REVIVAL Angels In America at National Theatre - Lyttelton at and Harold Pinter Theatre Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? at Harold Pinter Theatre Witness For The Prosecution at London County Hall

BEST NEW COMEDY Dry Powder at Hampstead Theatre Labour Of Love at Noël Coward Theatre Mischief Movie Night at Arts Theatre The Miser at Garrick Theatre

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN AFFILIATE THEATRE The B*easts at Bush Theatre Killology Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the , a co-production with Sherman Theatre Cardiff The Red Lion at Trafalgar Studios 2 The Revlon Girl at Park Theatre

WHITE LIGHT AWARD FOR BEST LIGHTING DESIGN Howell Binkley for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre Paule Constable for Angels In America at National Theatre - Lyttelton Paule Constable for Follies at National Theatre - Olivier Jan Versweyveld for Network at National Theatre – Lyttelton

BEST SOUND DESIGN Tom Gibbons for Hamlet at Almeida Theatre and Harold Pinter Theatre Gareth Owen for Jim Steinman’s Bat Out Of Hell The Musical at London Coliseum Eric Sleichim for Network at National Theatre - Lyttelton

Nevin Steinberg for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre

BEST COSTUME DESIGN Hugh Durrant for Dick Whittington at London Palladium Roger Kirk for 42nd Street at Theatre Royal Drury Lane Vicki Mortimer for Follies at National Theatre - Olivier Paul Tazewell for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre

BLUE-I THEATRE TECHNOLOGY AWARD FOR BEST SET DESIGN Bunny Christie for Ink at Almeida Theatre and Duke of York's Theatre Bob Crowley and 59 Productions for An American In Paris at Dominion Theatre Rob Howell for The Ferryman at and Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre Vicki Mortimer for Follies at National Theatre – Olivier

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Bertie Carvel for Ink at Almeida Theatre and Duke of York's Theatre John Hodgkinson for The Ferryman at Gielgud Theatre and Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre James McArdle for Angels In America at National Theatre - Lyttelton Peter Polycarpou for Oslo at Harold Pinter Theatre

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Bríd Brennan for The Ferryman at Gielgud Theatre and Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre Denise Gough for Angels In America at National Theatre - Lyttelton Dearbhla Molloy for The Ferryman at Gielgud Theatre and Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre Imogen Poots for Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? at Harold Pinter Theatre

BEST NEW OPERA PRODUCTION La Bohème at Trafalgar Studios 2 The Exterminating Angel at Royal Opera House Semiramide at Royal Opera House

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN OPERA Paul Brown for his set and costume designs for Iolanthe at London Coliseum Joyce DiDonato and Daniela Barcellona for their performances in Semiramide at Royal Opera House Roderick Williams for his performance in The Royal Opera’s The Return Of Ulysses at the Roundhouse

BEST ACTOR Paddy Considine for The Ferryman at Gielgud Theatre and Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre Bryan Cranston for Network at National Theatre - Lyttelton Andrew Garfield for Angels In America at National Theatre - Lyttelton Andrew Scott for Hamlet at Almeida Theatre and Harold Pinter Theatre

BEST ACTRESS Laura Donnelly for The Ferryman at Gielgud Theatre and Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre Lesley Manville for Long Day's Journey Into Night at Wyndham’s Theatre Audra McDonald for Lady Day At Emerson's Bar & Grill at Wyndham's Theatre Imelda Staunton for Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? at Harold Pinter Theatre

BEST DIRECTOR Dominic Cooke for Follies at National Theatre - Olivier Marianne Elliott for Angels In America at National Theatre - Lyttelton Rupert Goold for Ink at Almeida Theatre and Duke of York's Theatre Thomas Kail for Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre for The Ferryman at Gielgud Theatre and Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre

AMERICAN AIRLINES BEST NEW PLAY The Ferryman at Gielgud Theatre and Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court Theatre Ink at Almeida Theatre and Duke of York's Theatre Network at National Theatre - Lyttelton Oslo at Harold Pinter Theatre

MASTERCARD BEST NEW MUSICAL An American In Paris at Dominion Theatre Everybody's Talking About Jamie at Apollo Theatre Girl From The North Country at The Old Vic and the Noël Coward Theatre Hamilton at Victoria Palace Theatre Young Frankenstein at Garrick Theatre

Notes to Editors:

Established in 1976, the Olivier Awards celebrate the world-class status of London theatre and are Britain’s most prestigious stage honours. For further information visit: OlivierAwards.com

Be Inspired is a UK-wide initiative set up in 2017 to celebrate individuals who have inspired a love of theatre. For further information: officiallondontheatre.com/olivier-awards/be-inspired

Society of London Theatre (SOLT) is the not-for-profit organisation representing the London theatre industry. SOLT runs the Olivier Awards with Mastercard, Official London Theatre, West End LIVE, TKTS, Theatre Tokens, Kids Week and London Theatre’s New Year Sale. For further information: solt.co.uk

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