Sarah Jessica Parker, Sarah Snook, Andrew Scott vie for prizes at London’s Olivier theater awards
LONDON — Sarah Jessica Parker, Andrew Scott and Sarah Snook are among the many stars battling for accolades Sunday on the Olivier Awards recognizing work on the London stage.
The Oliviers — Britain’s equal of Broadway’s Tony Awards — are celebrating a bumper yr for brand new reveals within the West Finish, which is lastly bouncing again from the COVID-19 pandemic. “Ted Lasso” star Hannah Waddingham is because of host an exuberant ceremony at London’s Royal Albert Corridor.
“Intercourse and the Metropolis” stalwart Parker is a best-actress nominee for her efficiency in Neil Simon’s romantic comedy “Plaza Suite,” during which she starred reverse husband Matthew Broderick. “Succession” star Snook is up for her solo present, “The Image of Dorian Grey.” Greatest-actor contender Scott – “Fleabag”’s Sizzling Priest — can be nominated for a one-person present, the Anton Chekhov adaptation “Vanya.”
An acclaimed revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Hollywood noir “Sundown Boulevard” leads the sphere with 11 nominations, together with greatest actress in a musical for Nicole Scherzinger, a former member of woman group the Pussycat Dolls, and greatest actor in a musical for Tom Francis. The Jamie Lloyd-directed manufacturing is because of switch to Broadway later this yr.
James Graham’s “Expensive England” — a have a look at the nation’s tormented relationship with its nationwide soccer crew — has 9 nominations, together with greatest new play and greatest actor for Joseph Fiennes, who performs England supervisor Gareth Southgate.
The opposite nominees for greatest new play are Jez Butterworth’s “The Hills of California,” Jack Thorne’s “The Motive and the Cue” and Beth Metal’s “Until the Stars Come Down.”
Lead actress contenders, along with Parker and Snook are Sophie Okonedo for “Medea,” Sheridan Smith for “Shirley Valentine” and Laura Donnelly for “The Hills of California.”
In addition to Fiennes and Scott, one of the best actor nominees are Mark Gatiss for “The Motive and the Cue,” James Norton for “A Little Life” and David Tennant for “Macbeth.”
Musical efficiency contenders embody Daniel Mays and Marisha Wallace for the Bridge Theater’s immersive “Guys and Dolls,” which can be nominated for greatest musical revival.
One of the best new musical contenders are “The Little Huge Issues,” “Subsequent to Regular,” “Operation Mincemeat” and “A Unusual Loop.”
The prizes, which acknowledge achievements in theater, opera and dance, had been based in 1976 and named for the late actor-director Laurence Olivier. Winners are chosen by voting teams of stage professionals and theatergoers.
Final yr’s performing winners included Paul Mescal for “A Streetcar Named Need” and Jodie Comer for “Prima Facie.”
Viewers can watch highlights of Sunday’s ceremony on ITV within the U.Ok. and BritBox within the U.S. and Canada. The ceremony shall be streamed reside on YouTube in the remainder of the world from 1700GMT.
