It has been confirmed that both Miriam-Teak Lee (&
Juliet) and Sam Tutty (Dear Evan Hansen) will perform digitally during this
weekends Olivier Awards ceremony. The ceremony which will be available to watch
on both YouTube and ITV this Sunday evening (the ITV broadcast begins at 10.20pm).
Lee and Tutty are nominated in the Best Actor / Actress in a
Musical categories at the Awards. The awards, which will be hosted by Jason
Manford have been postponed since April due to the ongoing pandemic.
In addition, Sharon D Clarke will also perform with a
tribute to Don Black, who has received the Special Award.
Executive producer of the awards Julian Bird said:
"This is not how we had originally planned to celebrate this year's
outstanding Olivier nominees, but like so many others we have adapted to these
challenging times. I am thrilled that we have been able to safely pull together
this programme that will hopefully engage and inspire audiences at home whilst
reminding them of the talent and vibrancy within our theatre industry.
"In response to the pandemic, we have set up the
Theatre Artists Fund spearheaded by Sam Mendes to help the many talented
freelancers in our industry who are in financial hardship. As part of the
broadcasts there will be a special feature with Sam and some of the recipients
of the grant."