The nominations for the 2026 Olivier Awards are in, and ALW Musicals are once again in the spotlight. Following its iconic summer run at the London Palladium, Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Evita, directed by Jamie Lloyd and produced by Michael Harrison for Lloyd Webber Harrison Musicals and The Jamie Lloyd Company, has received five Olivier Award nominations, including Best Musical Revival and Best Actress for Rachel Zegler as Eva Perón in her West End debut.
See the full list of nominations below:
Best Musical Revival – Evita, The London Palladium 2026
Best Actress in a Musical - Rachel Zegler
Best Actor in a Musical – Diego Andres Rodriguez
Best Theatre Choreographer – Fabian Aloise
Best Lighting Design – Jon Clark
The Olivier Awards will take place on Sunday 12 April at the Royal Albert Hall in London and will be broadcast on BBC television and radio. This year they will be shining a spotlight on the last 50 years of the awards; it will truly be a night of a thousand stars.
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