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Nicole Scherzinger wins Olivier Award for ‘Sunset Boulevard,’ thanking family in Hawaii
LONDON (HawaiiNewsNow) – Hawaii’s Nicole Scherzinger can add Olivier Award winner to her resume.
Scherzinger won Sunday night for best actress in a musical for her performance in “Sunset Boulevard.”
The Olivier Awards is Britain’s version of the Tony Awards.
The 45-year-old plays the lead role in the West End revival of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical.
In her acceptance speech, Scherzinger thanked her family in Hawaii.
“As a little girl from Hawaii, and growing up in Kentucky, from humble beginnings, I always wanted to be a singer and do musicals, and I dreamed of so many roles I wanted to do. And honestly this role, Norma Desmond, was not one of those roles,” she said.
“Sunset Boulevard” racked up seven awards, including best director and actor in a musical.
The London production of the musical will open on Broadway in the fall.
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