The nominations have been announced for this year's Olivier Awards, which take place on Sunday 5 April at the Royal Albert Hall.
& Juliet, a new British musical using the pop songs of Swedish hitmaker Max Martin to retell Shakespeare's classic love story, has nine nominations - including Best New Musical, Best Actress in a Musical, Best Set Design and Best Costume Design.
Trevor Nunn's revival of the 1964 musical Fiddler On The Roof, which opened at the Menier Chocolate Factory before transferring to the West End last year, is nominated eight times, with a Best Director nod for Nunn, as well as acting nominations for Andy Nyman and Judy Kuhn. There are also seven nominations for new musical Dear Evan Hansen, which opened on Broadway in 2016, and six for the Richard Eyre-directed revival of Mary Poppins currently running at the Prince Edward Theatre.
Leading the nominations for plays with five each, including Best Revival, are the Young Vic production of Death Of A Salesman and Rosmersholm at the Duke of York's Theatre. Uncle Vanya at the Harold Pinter Theatre, Present Laughter at The Old Vic and Cyrano De Bergerac at the Playhouse Theatre each have four nominations.
Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical
Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical
Best Original Score or New Orchestrations
Best New Dance Production
Outstanding Achievement in Dance
Noel Coward Award for Best Entertainment or Comedy Play
Best Theatre Choreographer
Magic Radio Best Musical Revival
Best Actor in a Musical
Best Actress in a Musical
Cunard Best Revival
Best Family Show
Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre
White Light Award for Best Lighting Design
Royal Albert Hall Award for Best Sound Design
Best Costume Design
Blue-I Theatre Technology Award for Best Set Design
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Best New Opera Production
Outstanding Achievement in Opera
Best Actor
Best Actress
Sir Peter Hall Award for Best Director
American Airlines Best New Play
Mastercard Best New Musical
Watch the full nomination announcement below:
Julian Bird, Chief Executive of Society of London Theatre and Executive Producer of the Olivier Awards, 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.'
The Nominees' Celebration will take place on Friday 13 March at The May Fair Hotel (part of Edwardian Hotels London, official hotel partner for the Olivier Awards), in association with Olivier Awards partner Cunard.
The Olivier Awards ceremony will be hosted by Jason Manford, and broadcast via official media partners ITV and Magic Radio. Further details to be announced soon.
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