The Olivier Awards – which, if you didn't already know it, honour West End theatre - have added a new category to their range of gongs, and the new accolade, for Favourite Long Running Show, will be voted for by the general public. Voters have until midday on 1 Feb to cast their vote for one of the twenty eligible shows on the list, which will then be reduced to a shortlist. Go here to join in the fun: www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/olivier_awards/vote
And here, just to make this story look a little longer, are the shows that are eligible:
Blood Brothers
Hairspray
Jersey Boys
Mamma Mia
La Cage Aux Folles
War Horse
Les Misérables
The 39 Steps
Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story On Stage
The Woman in Black
The Mousetrap
Avenue Q
Grease
Stomp
Billy Elliot - The Musical
The Phantom of the Opera
Wicked
The Lion King
Chicago
We Will Rock You