Olivier Award Nominations Announced The Olivier Awards, which honor achievement in London's West End theatre scene, have been announced. Nominees for the White Light Award for Best Lighting Design, the nominees include Neil Austin, for the acclaimed (and gender-switched) version of the musical Company; Howell Binkley, for the London transfer of the Broadway hit Come From Away; Jon Clark, for The Inheritance, the two-part gay history play by the American writer Matthew Lopez, produced at the Young Vic and Noël Coward Theatres; and Lee Curran, for the Almeida Theatre revival of Tennessee Williams' Summer and Smoke, which transferred to the Duke of York's Theatre. Nominees for the Royal Albert Hall Award for Best Sound Design include Paul Arditti and Christopher Reid, for The Inheritance; Mike Beer, for A Monster Calls, produced at The Old Vic; Carolyn Downing, for Summer and Smoke; Gareth Owen, for Come From Away; and Nick Powell, for The Lehman Trilogy, produced at the National Theatre and soon to be seen at Park Avenue Armory in New York. Nominees for Blue-I Theatre Technology Award for Best Set Design include Bunny Christie, for Company; Bob Crowley, for The Inheritance; Es Devlin, for The Lehman Trilogy and Anna Fleischle for Home, I'm Darling, produced at the National and Duke of York's Theatres. Costume design nominees include Fly Davis, for a new production of the Broadway musical Caroline, or Change, at Playhouse Theatre; Anna Fleischle, for Home, I'm Darling; Gabriella Slade for the musical, Six; and Catherine Zuber, for the London transfer of the recent Broadway revival of The King and I. The awards will be given out on April 7. Other nominees include: Mastercard Best New Musical
Come From Away
Fun Home at Young Vic
Six
Tina: The Tina Turner Musical American Airlines Best New Play
The Inheritance
The Lehman Trilogy
Misty , Trafalgar Studios 1
Sweat, Donmar Warehouse Best New Comedy
Home, I'm Darling
Nine Night, National Theatre and Trafalgar Studios 1
Quiz, Noël Coward Theatre Best Actor in a Musical
Marc Antolin for Little Shop of Horrors, Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical
Zubin Varlan, Fun Home
Ken Watanabe, The King and I Best Actress in a Musical
Sharon D. Clarke, Caroline, or Change
Rosalie Craig, Company
Kelli O'Hara, The King and I
Adrienne Warren, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical Best Actor
Adam Godley, Ben Miles, and Simon Russell Beale for The Lehman Trilogy
Arinzé Kene, Misty
Ian McKellen, King Lear
Kyle Soller, The Inheritance
David Suchet, The Price, Wyndham's Theatre Best Actress
Gillian Anderson, All About Eve, Noël Coward Theatre
Eileen Atkins, The Height of the Storm, Wyndham's Theatre
Patsy Ferran, Summer and Smoke
Sophie Okonedo, Antony and Cleopatra, National Theatre
Katherine Parkinson, Home, I'm Darling Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical
Jonathan Bailey, Company
Clive Carter, Come From Away
Richard Fleeshman, Company
Robert Hands, Come From Away Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical
Patti LuPone, Company
Ruthie Ann Miles, The King and I
Aimie Atkinson, Alexia McIntosh, Millie O'Connell, Natalie Paris, Maiya Quansah-Breed, and Jarneia Richard-Noel, Six
Rachel Tucker, Come From Away Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Keir Charles, Quiz
Adam Gillen, Killer Joe, Trafalgar Studios 1
Adrian Lukis, The Price
Malcolm Sinclair, Pressure, Ambassadors Theatre
Chris Walley, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Noël Coward Theatre Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Susan Brown, Home, I'm Darling
Monica Dolan, All About Eve
Cecilia Noble, Nine Night
Vanessa Redgrave, The Inheritance Outstanding Achievement in Music
Come From Away-Book, Music and Lyrics: David Hein and Irene Sankoff; Music Supervisor, Arrangements: Ian Eisendrath; Orchestrations: August Eriksmoen; Musical Director/UK Music Supervisor: Alan Berry; and the band of Come From Away
Fun Home-Composer: Jeanine Tesori; Lyricist/Bookwriter: Lisa Kron
The Inheritance-Composer: Paul Englishby
A Monster Calls-Original music composed by Benji Bower and performed live by Benji with Will Bower (The Bower Brothers)
Six-Original score, orchestrations and vocal arrangements: Toby Marlow, Lucy Moss, Tom Curran and Joe Beighton Magic Radio Best Musical Revival
Caroline, or Change
Company
The King and I Cunard Best Revival
King Lear
The Lieutenant of Inishmore
The Price
Summer and Smoke Sir Peter Hall Award for Best Director
Christopher Ashley for Come From Away
Stephen Daldry for The Inheritance
Marianne Elliott for Company
Rebecca Frecknall for Summer and Smoke
Sam Mendes for The Lehman Trilogy Best Theater Choreographer
Kelly Devine for Come From Away
Christopher Gattelli based on original choreography by Jerome Robbins for The King and I
Carrie-Anne Ingrouille for Six
Liam Steel for Company Best New Dance Production
16 + A Room/Solo Echo/Bill by Ballet British Columbia at Sadler's Wells
Blkdog by Botis Seva at Sadler's Wells
Playlist (Track 1, 2) by William Forsythe for English National Ballet at Sadler's Wells
The Unknown Soldier by Alastair Marriott for The Royal Ballet at Royal Opera House Outstanding Achievement in Dance
Akram Khan for his performance in Xenos at Sadler's Wells
John Macfarlane for his design of Swan Lake at Royal Opera House
Dimitris Papaioannou for his choreography of The Great Tamer at Sadler's Wells Best Entertainment and Family
A Monster Calls
Snow White at The London Palladium
Songs for Nobodies at Ambassadors Theatre
The Wider Earth at Jerwood Gallery, Natural History Museum Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theater
Moe Bar-El for his performance in Every Day I Make Greatness Happen at Hampstead Theatre Downstairs
Flesh and Bone at Soho Theatre
Jonathan Hyde for his performance in Gently Down the Stream at Park Theatre
The Phlebotomist at Hampstead Theatre Downstairs
Athena Stevens for Schism at Park Theatre Best New Opera Production
Katya Kabanova at Royal Opera House
Lessons in Love and Violence at Royal Opera House
The Turn of the Screw at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre Outstanding Achievement in Opera
David Butt Philip and Roderick Williams for their performances in War Requiem at London Coliseum
The English National Opera chorus for Paul Bunyan at Wilton's Music Hall
Andris Nelsons for his conducting of Lohengrin at Royal Opera House
The ensemble of Porgy and Bess at London Coliseum 
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