The win adds to a series of accolades given to the show, which has grossed more than $60m (£41.9m) in advance ticket sales and has been sold out for months. The musical won the 2016 Grammy Award for best musical theatre album, and Miranda was given the 2015 MacArthur Genius Grant.
Just Giving - Sir Elton John has topped the list of the most generous celebrities, having given away nearly £27m to charity in the last year. Much of that was given to his Aids foundations in the US and UK, according to the Sunday Times Giving List. JK Rowling was second on the list, with £10.3m raised and donated by her two charities, The Lumos Foundation and the Volant Charitable Trust.
Other stars who have given away significant amounts include Ringo Starr, who has raised more than £6m through an auction of Beatles memorabilia. A percentage has gone to his Lotus Foundation, which funds projects which help people with cerebral palsy, those who have drug addictions and domestic violent victims, to name but a few.
David Beckham raised £5m and Coldplay donated £1.7m. One Direction, Queen stars Brian May and Roger Taylor and chef Jamie Oliver also made the list.
On The High Street - Little Shop of Horrors is to return for a UK tour later this year. The musical comedy will feature former X Factor< contestant Rhydian as the Dentist. The show will begin its tour on 4 August at Bournemouth's Pavilion Theatre, before visiting locations including Belfast, Aylesbury, Birmingham, Cardiff, Manchester and Edinburgh.
The tour is currently scheduled to end in November at the Grand Theatre in Blackpool. The production will be directed by Tara Wilkinson, with choreography by Matthew Cole and music supervision by Mark Crossland. It is produced by Sell a Door Theatre Company and Damien Tracey Productions.
Changing Faces - Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose will replace AC/DC frontman Brian Johnson for the remainder of their latest tour, the Australian rock band has confirmed. They postponed the Rock or Bust tour in March after Johnson, who joined AC/DC after Bon Scott's death in 1980, was told he was at risk of going deaf.
Rose will join their European and postponed North American dates, before returning to his band in the summer. In a statement, AC/DC said they were "fortunate" to have Rose's "support". "As much as we want this tour to end as it started, we understand, respect and support Brian's decision to stop touring and save his hearing," they said. "We are dedicated to fulfilling the remainder of our touring commitments to everyone that has supported us over the years."
(Jim Evans)
