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.
[1][2] Nominations for the Radio 2 Audience Award for Best Musical were announced in October 2016,[3] followed by the full list of nominations in November 2016.
[4] The ceremony was presented by Rob Brydon and co-hosted by Elton John and Evgeny Lebedev.
[2] 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.