INTERNATIONAL NEWS - Hip hop musical Hamilton has swept the board at the Olivier Awards, picking up seven gongs from its 13 nominations.
It equals Matilda's 2012 record for most Olivier Awards won by a musical.
The West End production of Lin-Manuel Miranda's show about US founding father Alexander Hamilton won best new musical and outstanding achievement in music.
But its creator had to stay away from the London awards, the biggest event in the UK theatrical calendar, having been diagnosed with shingles.
Olivier Awards 2018: Hip hop musical Hamilton dominates
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Posted on: 09:58 Mon, 09 April 2018
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