Oliviers: Live coverage of the 2013 nominations

Among the shows eligible this year are West End musicals Sweeney Todd, Top Hat, and The Bodyguard, while the plays categories are likely to feature the likes of The Effect, Constellations, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time and The Judas Kiss.

The nominations will be announced from 11.30am during a ceremony hosted by last year’s Best Actress winner Ruth Wilson and Elaine Paige – it will be broadcast live on Radio 2. Whatsonstage.com will be also be there, providing live coverage on Twitter (@Whatsonstage), which you can also view in the box below. Get involved using the hashtag #wosoliviers…

The Oliviers mark the culmination of awards season in Theatreland, which also includes the Evening Standard, Critics’ Circle and our own Whatsonstage.com Awards – winners of which were announced last month (17 February 2013) during a star-studded concert at the Palace Theatre.

As previously announced, choreographer Gillian Lynne and writer Michael Frayn will both
receive Special Awards at this year’s Oliviers, in recognition of their
contribution to theatre and the arts.