It is a few months yet before Broadway presents the annual Tony Awards; but on the other side of the pond, the British Theatrical Organization has announced the nominees for the 2024 edition of the English equivalent Olivier Awards.
The awards gala will be held on April 14 at the prestigious Royal Albert Hall.
Lord Andrew Lloyd Weber tops the list of nominees with the revival of his musical “Sunset Boulevard” with eleven including all four acting awards. Fans of “The Masked Singer” will notice the absence of Nicole Scherzinger this season; she is on the West End in “Sunset Boulevard” and is among the nominees.
American theatre fans will also have a chance to see the production when it transfers to Broadway later this year.
“Dear England” tops the list of nominees for plays with nine including three of the four acting awards.
The Olivier Awards have a new award this year; Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play.
The nominees for the 2024 Oliver Awards:
Best New Play:
“Dear England” by James Graham
“The Hill of California” by Jez Butterworth
“The Motive and the Cue” by Jack Thorne
“Till the Stars Come Down” by Beth Steel
Best New Musical:
“The Little Big Things”
“Next to Normal”
“Operation Mincemeat”
“A Strange Loop”
Best Revival of a Play:
“The Effect”
“Macbeth”
“Shirley Valentine”
“Vanya”
Best Musical Revival:
“Groundhog Day”
“Guys and Dolls”
“Hadestown”
“Sunset Boulevard”
Best New Entertainment or Comedy Play:
“Accidental Death of an Anarchist”
Stephen Sondheim’s “Old Friends”
“Stranger Things: The First Shadow”
“Vardy V Rooney: The Wagatha Christie Trial”
Best Supporting Actress in a Play:
Lorraine Ashbourne in “Till the Stars Come Down”
Priyanga Burford in “An Enemy of the People”
Haydn Gwynne in “When Winston Went to War with the Wireless”
Gina McKee in “Dear England”
Tanya Reynolds in “A Mirror”
Best Supporting Actor in a Play:
Will Close in “Dear England”
Paul Hilton in “An Enemy of the People”
Giles Terera in “Clyde’s”
Luke Thompson in “A Little Life”
Zubin Varla in “A Litle Life”
Best Supporting Actress in a Musical:
Grace Hodgett Young in “Sunset Boulevard”
Zoe Roberts in “Operation Mincemeat”
Amy Trigg in “The Little Big Things”
Eleanor Worthington-Cox in “Next to Normal”
Best Supporting Actor in a Musical:
Jak Malone in “Operation Mincemeat”
Cedric Neal in “Guys and Dolls”
David Thaxton in “Sunset Boulevard”
Jack Wolfe in “Next to Normal”
Best Actress in a Play:
Laura Donnelly in “The Hills of California”
Sophie Okonedo in “Medea”
Sarah Jessica Parker in “Plaza Suite”
Sheridan Smith in “Shirley Valentine”
Sarah Snook in “The Picture of Dorian Gray”
Best Actor in a Play:
Joseph Fiennes in “Dear England”
Mark Gatiss in “The Motive and the Cue”
James Norton in “A Little Life”
Andrew Scott in “Vanya”
David Tennant in “Macbeth”
Best Actress in a Musical:
Natasha Hodgson in “Operation Mincemeat”
Caissie Levy in “Next to Normal”
Nicole Scherzinger in “Sunset Boulevard”
Marisha Wallace in “Guys and Dolls”
Best Actor in a Musical:
David Cumming in “Operation Mincemeat”
Tom Francis in “Sunset Boulevard”
Daniel Mays in “Guys and Dolls”
Charlie Stemp in “Crazy for You”
Best Director:
Stephen Daldry and Justin Martin for “Strange Things: The First Shadow”
Rupert Goold for “Dear England”
Jamie Lloyd for “Sunset Boulevard”
Sam Mendes for “The Motive and the Cue”
Best Choreographer:
Fabian Aloise for “Sunset Boulevard”
Ellen Kane and Hannes Langolf for “Dear England”
Arlene Phillips and James Cousins for “Guys and Dolls”
Mark Smith for “The Little Big Things”
Susan Stroman for “Crazy for You”
Best Costume Design:
Bunny Christie and Deborah Andrews for “Guys and Dolls”
Ryan Dawson Laight for “La Cage Aux Folles”
Hugh Durrant for “Peter Pan”
Marg Horwell for “The Picture of Dorian Gray”
Best Sound Design:
Paul Arditti for “Stranger Things: The First Shadow”
Dan Balfour and Tom Gibbins for “Dear England”
Adam Fisher for “Sunset Boulevard”
Gareth Fry for “Macbeth”
Best Set Design:
Miriam Buether and 59 Productions for “Stranger Things: The First Shadow”
Bunny Christie for “Guys and Dolls”
Es Devlin and Ash J Woodward for “Dear England”
Soutra Gilmour, Nathan Amzi, and Joe Ransom for “Sunset Boulevard”
Best Lighting Design:
Jon Clark for “Dear England”
Jon Clark for “Stranger Things: The First Shadow”
Paule Constable for “Guys and Dolls”
Jack Knowles for “Sunset Boulevard”
Outstanding Musical Contribution:
Tom Brady and Charlie Rosen for “Guys and Dolls”
Matt Brind for “Just for One Day”
Steve Sidwell and Joe Bunker for “Operation Mincemeat”
Alan Williams for “Sunset Boulevard”
Best New Opera Production:
“Blue”
“Innocence”
“Picture a Day Like This”
“The Rhinegold”
Outstanding Achievement in Opera:
Antonio Pappano – musical director of the Royal Opera House
Belarus Free Theatre Company for “Kng Stakh’s Wild Hunt”
Marina Abramovic – concept and designer of “7 Deaths of Maria Callas”
Best New Dance Production:
Gregory Maqoma and Thuthuka Sibisi for “Broken Chord”
Seeta Patel for “The Rite of Spring”
Gabriela Carrizo for “La Ruta”
Michelle Dorrance, Jillian Meyers, and Tiler Peck for “Time Spell”
Outstanding Achievement in Dance:
Isabela Coracy in “NINA”
Jonzi D as artistic director of “Breakin’ Convention”
Rhiannon Faith for “Lay Down Your Burdens at The Pit”
Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre:
“Blue Mist”
“A Playlist for the Revorlution”
“Sleepova”
“The Swell”
“The Time Machine: A Comedy”
Best Family Show:
“Bluey’s Big Play”
“Dinosaur World Live”
“The House with Chicken Legs”
“The Smeds and the Smoos”