The Oliviers are London's biggest theatre awards, and many successful U.K. productions hop the pond — here are the ones we will, or hope to, see in New York.
Nominations for the 2026 Olivier Awards, the highest honor in London theatre equivalent to NYC's Tony Awards, dropped today, and they're filled with stars, smashes, snubs, and surprises. But most importantly, they're filled with productions that were so successful in London, they're making the leap to NYC.
So if you wished you could see Olivier nominee Tom Hiddleston in Much Ado About Nothing or one of the many rotating stars in Every Brilliant Thing, you now have a chance to catch them stateside. Check out all the Olivier-nominated productions you can see on and off Broadway this year — plus a few juggernauts we hope will announce an NYC transfer soon.
Every Brilliant Thing
Kenrex
Oh, Mary!
The Great Gatsby
Much Ado About Nothing
Evita
Paddington The Musical
Inter Alia
Every Brilliant Thing
This interactive solo show, nominated for Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play, featured a rotating lineup of celebs in the role of a person who tracks life's small joys to cheer up their depressed mom. The Broadway transfer, now in performances, features just one star: Tony Award winner Daniel Radcliffe. Oh, and you, of course, should you volunteer.
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Kenrex
Straight from its Olivier-nominated premiere, this Best New Play contender tells the shocking true story of Ken Rex McElroy, a Missouri criminal never brought to justice. Among the show's other nominations were for actor Jack Holden and director Ed Stambollouian, both of whom reprise their roles for the Off-Broadway transfer this spring.
Get Kenrex tickets on New York Theatre Guide.
Oh, Mary!
The success of Cole Escola's Oh, Mary! in NYC launched it to London, where it picked up a nod for Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play. You can still catch the show on Broadway, currently starring John Cameron Mitchell as a lusty, cabaret-obsessed Mary Todd Lincoln and Barbie's Simu Liu as Mary's Teacher.
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The Great Gatsby
High School Musical star Corbin Bleu picked up an Olivier nod for his West End debut as Nick Carraway in The Great Gatsby — and he's reprising his performance in the Broadway musical starting March 30. Theatregoers can also feast their eyes on Paul Tate dePoo III's Art Deco sets and Linda Cho's Jazz Age costumes, also Olivier-nominated.
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Much Ado About Nothing
There's much ado about Marvel stars Tom Hiddleston and Hayley Atwell reprising their London performances as Benedick and Beatrice in Shakespeare's enemies-to-lovers comedy on Broadway. Today, the ado is for Jamie Lloyd's production being nominated for Best Revival and Hiddleston being up for Best Actor.
Check back for information on Much Ado About Nothing tickets on New York Theatre Guide.
Evita
Every Jamie Lloyd production is an event, no more so than Evita, in which Olivier nominee Rachel Zegler sang "Don't Cry For Me Argentina" for the London public on the London Palladium balcony. We don't know how the Olivier-nominated revival would adapt that stunt for NYC, but we hope we'll find out. There's been an Evita ad on 44th Street for months — maybe that means something.
Paddington The Musical
We can't bear the thought of not getting Paddington The Musical on Broadway — but with near-universal rave reviews and 11 Olivier nominations including Best New Musical, we're optimistic that this little bear has a long journey ahead.
Inter Alia
In 2023, Jodie Comer won Olivier and Tony Awards for starring in Suzie Miller's legal drama Prima Facie in London and then on Broadway. Now, it's Rosamund Pike's turn to shine in Inter Alia, Miller's latest play that earned Olivier nods for Best New Play and Best Actress. Will Inter Alia follow in Prima Facie's footsteps by transferring to NYC? We hope so.
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