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Olivier Awards 2022 nominations in full

Published on

March 9, 2022

By

douglasmayo

The Olivier Awards 2022 nominations have been announced and the competition is of a very high standard. Have you picked your favourites?

The Olivier Awards 2022 nominations have been announced with Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club leading the pack with eleven nominations. Those elevn nominations include Best Musical Revival and Best Actor and Best Actress for Eddie Redmayne and Jessie Buckley respectively.

Life of Pi at the Wyndham's Theatre has recieved nine nominations including Best New Play.

The awards ceremony is scheduled to take place at the Royal Albert Hall on 10 April 2022.

The nominations were announced on YouTube by Sam Tutty and Miriam-Teak Lee

This results can be found here.

https://youtu.be/US8BR1MpPFw

OLIVIER AWARDS 2022 NOMINATIONS IN FULL Best revival

 A Number at the Old Vic

 Constellations, a Donmar Warehouse production at the Vaudeville Theatre



The Normal Heart at the Olivier, National Theatre

The Tragedy of Macbeth at the Almeida Theatre Best entertainment or comedy play

 The Choir of Man at the Arts Theatre

Pantoland at the Palladium at the London Palladium

Pride and Prejudice* (*Sort Of) at the Criterion Theatre

The Shark Is Broken at the Ambassadors Theatre

Best musical revival

 Anything Goes at the Barbican Theatre Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse Theatre

Spring Awakening at the Almeida Theatre

Best costume design

 Jon Morrell for Anything Goes at the Barbican Theatre Christopher Oram for Frozen at Theatre Royal Drury Lane Tom Scutt for Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse Theatre Catherine Zuber for Moulin Rouge! The Musical at the Piccadilly Theatre Best sound design



Ian Dickinson for 2:22 A Ghost Story at the Noël Coward Theatre

Carolyn Downing for Life of Pi at Wyndham’s Theatre Nick Lidster for Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse Theatre Gareth Owen for Back to the Future the Musical at the Adelphi Theatre Best original score or new orchestrations Bill Elliott, David Chase and Rob Fisher (new orchestrations) for Anything Goes at the Barbican Theatre Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard (composers) and Ethan Popp and Bryan Crook (orchestrations) for Back to the Future the Musical at the Adelphi Theatre Simon Hale (orchestrator) for Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical at the Lyric Theatre Andrew T Mackay (composer) for Life of Pi at Wyndham’s Theatre Best theatre choreographer

 Finn Caldwell for Life of Pi at Wyndham’s Theatre Julia Cheng for Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse Theatre Kathleen Marshall for Anything Goes at the Barbican Theatre Sonya Tayeh for Moulin Rouge! The Musical at the Piccadilly Theatre Best actor in a supporting role

 7 actors who play the Tiger for Life of Pi at Wyndham’s Theatre

Dino Fetscher for The Normal Heart at the Olivier, National Theatre

Nathaniel Parker for The Mirror And The Light at the Gielgud Theatre

Danny Lee Wynter for The Normal Heart at the Olivier, National Theatre

Best actress in a supporting role



Tori Burgess for Pride and Prejudice* (*Sort Of) at the Criterion Theatre

Liz Carr for The Normal Heart at the Olivier, National Theatre

Christina Gordon for Pride and Prejudice* (*Sort Of) at the Criterion Theatre

Akiya Henry for The Tragedy of Macbeth at the Almeida Theatre

Best set design

 Tim Hatley for design and Nick Barnes and Finn Caldwell for puppets for Life of Pi at Wyndham’s Theatre Tim Hatley for design and Finn Ross for video design for Back to the Future the Musical at the Adelphi Theatre Derek McLane for Moulin Rouge! The Musical at the Piccadilly Theatre Tom Scutt for Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse Theatre Best lighting design

 Neil Austin for Frozen at Theatre Royal Drury Lane Isabella Byrd for Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse Theatre Tim Lutkin for Back to the Future the Musical at the Adelphi Theatre Tim Lutkin and Andrzej Goulding for Life of Pi at Wyndham’s Theatre Best actress in a supporting role in a musical

 Gabrielle Brooks for Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical at the Lyric Theatre Victoria Hamilton-Barritt for Cinderella at the Gillian Lynne Theatre Carly Mercedes Dyer for Anything Goes at the Barbican Theatre Liza Sadovy for Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse Theatre Best actor in a supporting role in a musical

 Clive Carter for Moulin Rouge! The Musical at the Piccadilly Theatre Hugh Coles for Back to the Future the Musical at the Adelphi Theatre Elliot Levey for Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse Theatre Gary Wilmot for Anything Goes at the Barbican Theatre Outstanding achievement in opera



Christine Rice for her performance in 4/4 at Royal Opera House

takis for set and costume design of HMS Pinafore by English National Opera at the London Coliseum

Peter Whelan and the Irish Baroque Orchestra for Bajazet at the Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House

Best new opera production



Bajazet at the Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House

The Cunning Little Vixen by English National Opera at the London Coliseum

Jenůfa at the Royal Opera House

Theodora at the Royal Opera House

Best actor in a musical

 Olly Dobson for Back to the Future the Musical at the Adelphi Theatre Arinzé Kene for Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical at the Lyric Theatre Robert Lindsay for Anything Goes at the Barbican Theatre Eddie Redmayne for Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse Theatre Best actress in a musical



Jessie Buckley for Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse Theatre

Sutton Foster for Anything Goes at the Barbican Theatre Beverley Knight for The Drifters Girl at the Garrick Theatre Stephanie McKeon for Frozen at Theatre Royal Drury Lane Outstanding achievement in dance



Acosta Danza for De Punta a Cabo in 100% Cuban at Sadler’s Wells

Dancers for NDT2 Tour at Sadler’s Wells

Arielle Smith for her choreography of Jolly Folly in Reunion by English National Ballet at Sadler’s Wells

Edward Watson for his performance in The Dante Project at Royal Opera House

Best new dance production



Draw fom Within by Rambert Dance Company at Sadler’s Wells

Revisor by Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young / Kidd Pivot at Sadler’s Wells

Transverse Orientation by Dance Umbrella and Sadler’s Wells at Sadler’s Wells

Best actress



Lily Allen for 2:22 A Ghost Story at the Noël Coward Theatre

Sheila Atim for Constellations, a Donmar Warehouse production at the Vaudeville Theatre

Emma Corrin for Anna X at the Harold Pinter Theatre

Cush Jumbo for Hamlet at the Young Vic

Best actor

 Hiran Abeysekera for Life of Pi at Wyndham’s Theatre

Ben Daniels for The Normal Heart at the Olivier, National Theatre

Omari Douglas for Constellations, a Donmar Warehouse production at the Vaudeville Theatre

Charles Edwards for Best of Enemies at the Young Vic

Best director

 Rebecca Frecknall for Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club at the Playhouse Theatre

Michael Longhurst for Constellations, a Donmar Warehouse production at the Vaudeville Theatre

Kathleen Marshall for Anything Goes at the Barbican Theatre Max Webster for Life of Pi at Wyndham’s Theatre Outstanding achievement in affiliate theatre



10 Nights at Bush Theatre

Folk at Hampstead Theatre Downstairs

The Invisible Hand at Kiln Theatre

Old Bridge at Bush Theatre

A Place For We at Park Theatre

Best family show



Billionaire Boy at Garrick Theatre

Dragons And Mythical Beasts at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre

What the Ladybird Heard at Palace Theatre

Wolf Witch Giant Fairy at Royal Opera House - Linbury Theatre

Best new play

2:22 A Ghost Story at Noël Coward Theatre

Best of Enemies at Young Vic

Cruise at Duchess Theatre

Life of Pi at Wyndham’s Theatre Best new musical

 Back to the Future the Musical at Adelphi Theatre The Drifters Girl at Garrick Theatre Frozen at Theatre Royal Drury Lane Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical at Lyric Theatre Moulin Rouge! The Musical at Piccadilly Theatre

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