62nd Evening Standard Theatre Awards

The 62nd Evening Standard Theatre Awards were awarded, on 13 November 2016 at The Old Vic, in recognition of the 2016–17 London Theatre season. Nominations for the Radio 2 Audience Award for Best Musical were announced in October 2016, followed by the full list of nominations in November 2016. The ceremony was presented by Rob Brydon and co-hosted by Elton John and Evgeny Lebedev.

Eligibility and nominators
Shows were eligible if they opened in London between 22 November 2015 and 30 September 2016.

The advisory judging panel comprised Daily Mail columnist Baz Bamigboye, WhatsOnStage writer Sarah Crompton, Evening Standard chief theatre critic Henry Hitchings, The Guardian culture writer and broadcaster Mark Lawson, Evening Standard editor Sarah Sands and New York Times International London theatre critic Matt Wolf.

Presenters

 * Eileen Atkins presented Best Revival
 * James McAvoy presented the Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress

Performances

 * Elton John and the cast of The Lion King performed "Circle of Life"
 * Amber Riley performed "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" from Dreamgirls

Sponsors
Burberry, Christian Louboutin and Hiscox were partners of the event, the latter of which was the official arts partner.

The following awards were presented in partnership:


 * Best Play was awarded in partnership with Hiscox
 * Emerging Talent was awarded in partnership with Burberry

Non-competitive awards
The Beyond Theatre Award was awarded to David Attenborough for his contribution to broadcasting.

The Editor's Award was awarded to Good Chance Theatre.

The Lebedev Award was awarded to Kenneth Branagh in recognition of his plays at the Garrick Theatre.

Multiple awards
2 awards


 * Jesus Christ Superstar

Multiple nominations
3 nominations


 * Groundhog Day
 * Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
 * Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

2 nominations


 * The Flick
 * Funny Girl
 * Jesus Christ Superstar
 * The Master Builder
 * No Man's Land
 * Platonov
 * Sunset Boulevard