American-themed plays sweep Olivier Awards

By Jayson Mansaray
Updated April 8 2019 - 7:53am, first published 7:49am
Matthew Lopez's "The Inheritance" won big at the Olivier Awards in London.
Matthew Lopez's "The Inheritance" won big at the Olivier Awards in London.

Productions about gay men in New York City, friendship after the September 11 attacks and love in Mississippi have dominated Britain's prestigious Olivier Awards for best theatre in London.