Olivier Awards 2026: Rachel Zegler's heroes, Brian Cranston's nap schedule and more moments from the night

Olivier Awards 2026: Rachel Zegler's heroes, Brian Cranston's nap schedule and more moments from the night2 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleAnnabel RackhamCulture reporter, Royal Albert HallGetty ImagesRachel Zegler took home the award for best actress in a musical for EvitaSunday night's Olivier Awards were all about Paddington, Rosamund Pike's celebratory return to the West End and Rachel Zegler's love letter to theatre.Here's six things we learned from the UK's biggest night in theatre.Olivier Awards red carpet: Stars arrive for theatre's biggest nightRachel Zegler's theatre heroes are Elaine Page and her parentsGetty ImagesRachel Zegler said her musical hero was Elaine PageOne of Sunday night's most touching moments was watching Rachel Zegler enter the winner's room after accepting the award for best actress in a musical for Evita and noticing Elaine Page - who was the first actress to play Eva Perón in the 1978 debut of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical."I spent my life listening to her sing Memory from Cats," Rachel said adoringly.She also said she "felt astonished by the whole evening" and couldn't believe some of the famous faces cheering her on as she accepted her award.Rachel also told the BBC that the win "felt crazy" considering her breakthrough into musical theatre, as she won the role of Maria in the 2021 film version of West Side Story after responding to an open casting call on social media."It was me and 30,000 other women who went up for Maria. I was just very lucky that my parents let me. I kind of did it without asking them, but they were very supportive so I'm very thankful".She ended our chat with a message to others who were hoping for their big break and said: "For every good thing, there are so many bad things but remember that the bad makes you appreciate the good so much more". Paddington musical dominates Olivier...