Olivier Awards 2020 Nominations Announced

The nominations for the Olivier Awards 2020 have been announced this morning with & Juliet receiving nine nominations. The Olivier Awards are being held at the Royal Albert Hall on 5 April 2020.

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Gavin Creel and Alexia McIntosh announced the nominations for the Olivier Awards 2020 this morning with & Juliet leading the musical theatre nominations ahead of the awards ceremony on the 5 April. New jukebox musical & Juliet based on the hits of Max Martin received 9 nominations including Best New Musical, Best Actress in a Musical, Best Set Design and Best Costume Design.

Miriam Teak Lee and Company of & Juliet. Photo: Johan Persson Trevor Nunn's revival of Fiddler On The Roof which originated at the Menier Chocolate Factory before transferring to the Playhouse Theatre received 8 nominations, whilst Broadway hit musical Dear Evan Hansen received 7 nominations including Best Actor in a musical for its 21 year-old leading man Sam Tutty. Cameron Mackintosh's revival of Mary Poppins received 6 nominations and saw Sir Matthew Bourne nomination again (he received a Special Recognition Award last year).

Sharon D Clarke (Linda) and Wendell Pierce (Willy Loman) in Death Of A Salesman. Photo: Brinkhoff Mogenberg

The highly acclaimed Young Vic production of Arthur Miller's Death Of A Salesman saw Sharon D Clarke, and Arinzé Kene nominated for 5 awards, alongside Rosersmholm which saw Hayley Atwell nominated for Best Actress.

Classic plays Uncle Vanya, Present Laughter and Cyrano De Bergerac received 4 nominations each. Lucy Preeble's A Very Expensive Poison, and Tom Stoppard's Leopoldstadt were both nominated for Best New Play.

Petula Clark as the Bird Woman. Photo: Johan Persson Congratulations too to Petula Clarke for her Best Supporting Actress nomination as the Bird Lady in Mary Poppins at the Prince Edward Theatre.

Julian Bird - Chief Executive of the Society Of London Theatre said ‘2020’s nominations demonstrate the range of productions, talent and enterprise on our stages over the last year, with a mix of breadth and diversity that showcases the modern British theatre landscape. We look forward to celebrating all this incredible, world-leading talent on Sunday 5 April.’

OLIVIER AWARDS 2020 NOMINATIONS IN FULL Best new play           

A Very Expensive Poison at The Old Vic

The Doctor at Almeida Theatre Leopoldstadt at Wyndham’s Theatre London

The Ocean At The End Of The Lane at National Theatre – Dorfman

Best new musical  

& Juliet at Shaftesbury Theatre

Amélie The Musical at The Other Palace

Dear Evan Hansen at Noël Coward Theatre

Waitress at Adelphi Theatre Best actor         

Toby Jones for Uncle Vanya at Harold Pinter Theatre

James McAvoy for Cyrano De Bergerac at Playhouse Theatre

Wendell Pierce for Death Of A Salesman at Young Vic and Piccadilly Theatre

Andrew Scott for Present Laughter at The Old Vic

Best actress

Hayley Atwell for Rosmersholm at Duke of York's Theatre

Sharon D. Clarke for Death Of A Salesman at Piccadilly Theatre

Juliet Stevenson for The Doctor at Almeida Theatre

Phoebe Waller-Bridge for Fleabag at Wyndham’s Theatre

Best actor in a musical     

Andy Nyman for Fiddler On The Roof at Playhouse Theatre

Charlie Stemp for Mary Poppins at Prince Edward Theatre

Sam Tutty for Dear Evan Hansen at Noël Coward Theatre

Jac Yarrow for Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at The London Palladium

Best actress in a musical

Audrey Brisson for Amélie The Musical at The Other Palace

Judy Kuhn for Fiddler On The Roof at Playhouse Theatre

Miriam-Teak Lee for & Juliet at Shaftesbury Theatre

Zizi Strallen for Mary Poppins at Prince Edward Theatre

Best actor in a supporting role

Arinzé Kene for Death Of A Salesman at Young Vic

Colin Morgan for All My Sons at The Old Vic

Adrian Scarborough for Leopoldstadt at Wyndham’s Theatre

Reece Shearsmith for A Very Expensive Poison at The Old Vic

Best actress in a supporting role

Michele Austin for Cyrano De Bergerac at Playhouse Theatre

Sophie Thompson for Present Laughter at The Old Vic

Indira Varma for Present Laughter at The Old Vic

Josie Walker for

The Ocean At The End Of The Lane at National Theatre – Dorfman

Best actor in a supporting role in a musical          

David Bedella for & Juliet at Shaftesbury Theatre

Stewart Clarke for Fiddler On The Roof at Playhouse Theatre

Jack Loxton for Dear Evan Hansen at Noël Coward Theatre

Rupert Young for Dear Evan Hansen at Noël Coward Theatre

Best actress in a supporting role in a musical

Lucy Anderson for Dear Evan Hansen at Noël Coward Theatre

Petula Clark for Mary Poppins at Prince Edward Theatre

Cassidy Janson for & Juliet at Shaftesbury Theatre

Lauren Ward for Dear Evan Hansen at Noël Coward Theatre

Best revival              

Cyrano De Bergerac at Playhouse Theatre

Death Of A Salesman at Young Vic and Piccadilly Theatre

Present Laughter at The Old Vic

Rosmersholm at Duke of York's Theatre

Best musical revival           

Evita at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre

Fiddler On The Roof at Playhouse Theatre

Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at The London Palladium

Mary Poppins at Prince Edward Theatre

Sir Peter Hall award for best director

Marianne Elliott and Miranda Cromwell for Death Of A Salesman at Young Vic and Piccadilly Theatre

Jamie Lloyd for Cyrano De Bergerac at Playhouse Theatre

Trevor Nunn for Fiddler On The Roof at Playhouse Theatre

Ian Rickson for Uncle Vanya at Harold Pinter Theatre

Best original score or new orchestrations     

& Juliet - New Orchestrations by Bill Sherman and Dominic Fallacaro at Shaftesbury Theatre

Amélie The Musical - Musical Supervisor and Arrangements by Barnaby Race at The Other Palace

Dear Evan Hansen - Music and Lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, Orchestration by Alex Lacamoire at Noël Coward

Theatre

Fiddler On The Roof – New Orchestrations by Jason Carr at Playhouse Theatre

Waitress - Music and Lyrics by Sara Bareilles at Adelphi Theatre

Best lighting design        

Neil Austin for Rosmersholm at Duke of York's Theatre

Paule Constable for The Ocean At The End Of The Lane at National Theatre – Dorfman

Howard Hudson for & Juliet at Shaftesbury Theatre

Bruno Poet for Uncle Vanya at Harold Pinter Theatre

Best sound design

Gregory Clarke for Rosmersholm at Duke of York's Theatre

Emma Laxton for Emilia at Vaudeville Theatre

Ben and Max Ringham for ANNA at National Theatre – Dorfman

Ben and Max Ringham for Cyrano De Bergerac at Playhouse Theatre

Best costume design      

Hugh Durrant for Goldilocks And The Three Bears at The London Palladium

Jonathan Lipman for Fiddler On The Roof at Playhouse Theatre

Joanna Scotcher for Emilia at Vaudeville Theatre

Paloma Young for & Juliet at Shaftesbury Theatre

Best set design      

Bob Crowley for Mary Poppins at Prince Edward Theatre

Soutra Gilmour for & Juliet at Shaftesbury Theatre

Rae Smith for Rosmersholm at Duke of York's Theatre

Rae Smith for Uncle Vanya at Harold Pinter Theatre

Best theatre choreographer               

Fabian Aloise for Evita at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre

Matthew Bourne and Stephen Mear for Mary Poppins at Prince Edward Theatre

Jerome Robbins and Matt Cole for Fiddler On The Roof at Playhouse Theatre

Jennifer Weber for & Juliet at Shaftesbury Theatre

Noel Coward award for best entertainment or comedy play

Emilia at Vaudeville Theatre

Fleabag at Wyndham’s Theatre

Magic Goes Wrong at Vaudeville Theatre

The Upstart Crow at Gielgud Theatre

Best family show

Mr Gum And The Dancing Bear - The Musical! at National Theatre – Dorfman

Oi Frog & Friends! at Lyric Theatre

To The Moon And Back at Barbican Theatre

The Worst Witch at Vaudeville Theatre

Outstanding achievement in an affiliate theatre

Baby Reindeer at Bush Theatre

Blues In The Night at Kiln Theatre

Our Lady Of Kibeho at Theatre Royal Stratford East

Seven Methods Of Killing Kylie Jenner at Jerwood Theatre Upstairs at the Royal Court Theatre

Warheads at Park Theatre

Best new dance production

La Fiesta by Israel Galván at Sadler’s Wells

Ingoma by Mthuthuzeli November for Ballet Black at Royal Opera House - Linbury Theatre

MÁM by Michael Keegan-Dolan for Teaċ Daṁsa at  Sadler’s Wells

Vessel by Damien Jalet & Kohei Nawa at  Sadler’s Wells

Outstanding achievement in dance

Sara Baras for her choreography and performance in Ballet Flamenco – Sombras at Sadler’s Wells

Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker for her performance in Mitten Wir Im Leben Sind/Bach6Cellosuiten at Sadler’s Wells

Gisèle Vienne for her choreography of Crowd, presented by Dance Umbrella at Sadler’s Wells

Best new opera production

Berenice at Royal Opera House - Linbury Theatre

Billy Budd at Royal Opera House

Hansel And Gretel at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre

Noye’s Fludde at Theatre Royal Stratford East

Outstanding achievement in opera

Jette Parker Young Artists for their performances in Berenice, Death In Venice and Phaedra at Royal Opera House

The Children’s Ensemble for their performance in Noye’s Fludde at Theatre Royal Stratford East

Martyn Brabbins and James Henshaw for their conducting of The Mask Of Orpheus for English National Opera at London Coliseum

Olivier Awards 2020