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Last night was the primetime broadcast of the 2017 Olivier Awards on ITV! Fans finally got to see for themselves the glitz and glamour of Sunday's star-studded event and watch their #StageFaves perform songs from nominated shows. There was an awful lot of fan love in particular for Gary Barlow, Amber Riley and Lin-Manuel Miranda, but they were far from being the only stars worthy of praise. Here are our 18 favourite (and some of the funniest) audience tweets while watching the show. (You must scroll down to see young Jena's reaction to Amber!)...

How did #StageFaves celebrate their Olivier Award wins on social media? Reactions from Andy Karl, Amber Riley, Adam J Bernard, Rebecca Trehearn, Andrew Lloyd Webber and the teams behind this year's award-winning shows...

The #OlivierAwards ceremony may have ended at 10pm, but the night went on until morning! Here's our collection of favourite tweets from the party bus, the celebration, and the aftermath!

10 Apr
2017

We were blown away by the performances from last night's Olivier Awards ceremony at the Royal Albert Hall! Check out these photos of five #StageFave musicals vying for top spot - taken by people in the room! Who's jealous!?

10 Apr
2017

What a weekend! Our #StageFaves vlogger Perry O'Bree spent Sunday afternoon at the Royal Albert Hall on the red carpet at the 2017 Olivier Awards! Catch his interviews with the likes of Tim Minchin, Audra McDonald, Tyrone Huntley and the cast of Gary Barlow's THE GIRLS...

09 Apr
2017

For the first time ever, the Olivier Awards are broadcasting a Red Carpet Live show from 4.30pm to 6.00pm. You can watch it here live and on replay... Who are you rooting for?

On a sunny day in London the day before the 2017 Olivier Awards, what are the crew who make theatre's biggest night of the year doing? Working very very hard. Here's a little Twitter moment to give you a glimpse of what's happening behind the scenes in preparation...

Only a few days (or are you already counting the hours) to the 2017 Olivier Awards ceremony this Sunday (9 April) at the Royal Albert Hall, but today we want to wind the clock back rather than forward. Do you remember just how much excitement was generated around the openings of the Best New Musical nominees: DREAMGIRLS, THE GIRLS, GROUNDHOG DAY and SCHOOL OF ROCK?

04 Apr
2017

They're already celebrating a collective Olivier Award nomination (tune in Sunday to see if they win). Now five #StageFaves from the original cast of OUR LADIES OF PERPETUAL SUCCOUR can also look forward to their West End debuts as they're confirmed to accompany the National Theatre of Scotland production as it transfers next month to the Duke of York's Theatre...

It's 9 days until the 2017 Olivier Awards are held at Royal Albert Hall on Sunday 9 April. The #StageFaves team have put our heads together to come up with 9 things you should be doing to prepare for the big night...

The Olivier Awards are going primetime on ITV this year. And that's in addition to other coverage on radio and social media on the night. Which #StageFaves performances are you most looking forward to as part of the show?

The #OlivierAwards nominees were announced on Monday, and the celebrations continue today at the Nominee Celebration lunch! Let's recap the reactions to the best actor nominations.

The #OlivierAwards nominees were announced on Monday, and the celebrations continue today at the Nominee Celebration lunch! With everyone in high spirits, let's take a closer look at the reactions to the nominations.

The #OlivierAwards nominees were announced on Monday, and the celebrations continue today at the Nominee Celebration lunch! With everyone in high spirits, let's take a closer look at the reactions to the nominations.

The #OlivierAwards nomination celebrations continue today at the official Nominees Celebration lunch. Let's have a look at the reactions to the #StageFaves up for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical...

Today (6th March) was Olivier Awards nominations day! Congratulations to all the brilliant nominees! You can visit our 2017 Olivier Awards event page to #GetSocial with all the #StageFaves musicals and stars nominated today. Here are some of our favourite reactions from our Stage Faves in 10 top tweets…

In the 2017 Olivier Awards shortlists, which were announced today, the #StageFaves musicals battling for supremacy include Groundhog Day, Dreamgirls, The Girls, Half a Sixpence, Jesus Christ Superstar, School of Rock and Sunset Boulevard - the last three of which were all composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber...

We're in a frenzy of excitement as the 2017 Olivier Awards shortlists are announced today. Which #StageFaves performers and musicals will make the shortlists? We're streaming the announcement broadcast and live-tweeting throughout. Join in!