Laurence Olivier Awards: The Bodyguard's Beverly Knight and Alexandra Burke unite - VIDEO


April 14, 2014

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.

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Alexandra 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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Beverly 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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