Beverly Knight was proud to pass on her The Bodyguard musical duties to X Factor 2008 winner Alexandra Burke on Sunday, as she graced the red carpet for the Laurence Olivier Awards.The singer spoke to HELLO! Online before the ceremony, sharing her excitement for handing over the torch in June as she says goodbye to the character of Rachel Marron. Representing the production, made popular by the Whitney Houston movie, the stars were joined by Gok Wan at the event in London.
© Photo: Getty ImagesAlexandra Burke will star in The Bodyguard from June
This year's Olivier Awards took place at the Royal Opera House, which saw thespians rewarded for their dedication to their craft.
Rory Kinnear was named Best Actor while Lesley Manville took home the Best Actress gong.
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© Photo: Getty ImagesBeverly Knight spoke to HELLO! at the Olivier AwardsFULL WINNERS LIST FOR THE OLIVIER AWARDS 2014 WITH MASTERCARDBEST ACTOR
Rory Kinnear for Othello at the National Theatre, Olivier
BEST ACTRESS
Lesley Manville for Ghosts at the Almeida Theatre & Trafalgar Studios
BEST ACTOR IN ASUPPORTING ROLE
Jack Lowden for Ghosts at the Almeida Theatre & Trafalgar Studios
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Sharon D Clarke for The Amen Corner at the National Theatre, Olivier
AMERICAN AIRLINES BEST NEW PLAY
Chimerica at the Almeida Theatre & Harold Pinter Theatre
BEST NEW COMEDY
Jeeves & Wooster In Perfect Nonsense at the Duke of York’s Theatre
BEST DIRECTOR
Lyndsey Turner for Chimerica at the Almeida Theatre & Harold Pinter Theatre
BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Gavin Creel for The Book Of Mormon at the Prince of Wales Theatre
BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
Zrinka CvitešiÄ� for Once at the Phoenix Theatre
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Stephen Ashfield for The Book Of Mormon at the Prince of Wales Theatre
MASTERCARD BEST NEW MUSICAL
The Book Of Mormon at the Prince of Wales Theatre
BEST REVIVAL
Ghosts at the Almeida Theatre & Trafalgar Studios
BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL
Merrily We Roll Along at the Harold Pinter Theatre
BEST THEATRE CHOREOGRAPHER
Casey Nicholaw for The Book Of Mormon at the Prince of Wales Theatre
BEST ENTERTAINMENT AND FAMILY
The Wind In The Willows at the Duchess Theatre
AUTOGRAPH SOUND AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC
Once – Martin Lowe for composition & arrangements, Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová for music and lyrics
WHITE LIGHT AWARD FOR BEST LIGHTING DESIGN
Tim Lutkin & Finn Ross for Chimerica at the Almeida Theatre & Harold Pinter Theatre Paul Pyant and Jon Driscoll for Charlie And The Chocolate Factory at Theatre Royal Drury Lane
BEST SOUND DESIGN
Carolyn Downing for Chimerica at the Almeida Theatre & Harold Pinter Theatre Gareth Owen for Merrily We Roll Along at the Harold Pinter Theatre
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Mark Thompson for Charlie And The Chocolate Factory at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane
XL VIDEO AWARD FOR BEST SET DESIGN
Es Devlin for Chimerica at the Almeida Theatre & Harold Pinter Theatre
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN AN AFFILIATE THEATRE
Handbagged at the Tricycle Theatre
BEST NEW DANCE PRODUCTION
Eastman - Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui & Sadler’s Wells for Puz/zle at Sadler’s Wells
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DANCE
Michael Hulls for his body of lighting work including Ballet Boyz – The Talent at Sadler’s Wells
BEST NEW OPERA PRODUCTION
Les Vêpres Siciliennes at the Royal Opera House
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN OPERA
English Touring Opera for its brave and challenging touring productions at the Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House
BBC RADIO 2 AUDIENCE AWARD
Les Misérables at the Queen’s Theatre
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