'We've Missed you,' Camilla Tells Actors at Olivier Stage Awards

Britain's Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. (Reuters)
Britain's Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. (Reuters)
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'We've Missed you,' Camilla Tells Actors at Olivier Stage Awards

Britain's Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. (Reuters)
Britain's Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. (Reuters)

Britain's Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, urged theater actors to stay strong in the face of pandemic adversity as she presented lyricist Don Black with the Special Olivier Award at a virtual ceremony on Sunday evening.

“I should like to thank those of you whose profession is in the theater for your determination and your flexibility,” the wife of Prince Charles said. “Please remain resilient – we need you and we have missed you.”

London’s theaters have in theory been able to open to socially distanced audiences since mid-August, but only a handful have done so.

Black received his award for a body of work including the James Bond theme songs he co-wrote with composer John Barry for “Thunderball” and “Diamonds Are Forever”.

Among other recipients of Oliver awards, Ian McKellen was recognized for his 80th birthday solo tour while Sharon D. Clarke was named best actress.

Clarke won for her performance in the Young Vic theatre’s production of Arthur Miller’s “Death of A Salesman”, while best actor was Andrew Scott in Noel Coward’s “Present Laughter” at the Old Vic.

“Dear Evan Hansen,” the story of a lonely student who fabricates a friendship with a dead boy, won the best new musical award. The Jamie Lloyd Company won best revival for its production of Cyrano De Bergerac at the Playhouse Theater.

McKellen’s one-man touring show includes a reading from Lord of the Rings, anecdotes about his Shakespeare days, and a revival of his pantomime dame Widow Twankey. It was his seventh Olivier award.

Another repeat winner was choreographer Matthew Bourne who collected his ninth, making him the individual with the most Olivier awards. Bourne won best theater choreographer alongside Stephen Mear for “Mary Poppins”.

Established in 1976, the awards named after legendary actor Laurence Olivier are Britain’s most prestigious stage honors.



Shakira Cancels Colombia Concert Over Venue Safety Concerns

A fan holds a cassette of Shakira in front of the clinic where the Colombian singer is hospitalized in Lima on February 16, 2025. (AFP)
A fan holds a cassette of Shakira in front of the clinic where the Colombian singer is hospitalized in Lima on February 16, 2025. (AFP)
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Shakira Cancels Colombia Concert Over Venue Safety Concerns

A fan holds a cassette of Shakira in front of the clinic where the Colombian singer is hospitalized in Lima on February 16, 2025. (AFP)
A fan holds a cassette of Shakira in front of the clinic where the Colombian singer is hospitalized in Lima on February 16, 2025. (AFP)

Shakira has canceled a concert in Colombia, among dozens of dates on her world tour, due to a damaged stage roof that posed safety concerns, event organizers said on Friday.

The Colombian singer-songwriter is on her first world tour in seven years, with nearly 50 performances scheduled in Latin America through June, followed by more concerts in the United States and Canada.

"During the process of setting up the show scheduled for February 24, the stage roof installed by a local production company suffered damage that put the artist's safety at risk," event organizer Paramo Presenta wrote on social media on Friday.

The company added that it hoped to reschedule the concert, which was due to take place at the Atanasio Girardot Stadium in Medellin.

The 48-year-old four-time Grammy winner had already been forced to scrap a tour date in Peru after she received treatment in hospital last week for an abdominal condition.

Titled "Las mujeres ya no lloran" (Women Don't Cry Anymore), the tour kicked off in Rio de Janeiro this month just a few days after she received a Grammy for best Latin pop album.

She returned to her hometown of Barranquilla, where she was welcomed on Thursday by tens of thousands of fans at the Metropolitano stadium.

With more than 90 million records sold worldwide, Shakira is one of the most popular Latin artists of all time.

She has back-to-back concerts scheduled in Bogota on Wednesday and Thursday, according to her website.