2019 Olivier Awards

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 3/5/19 at 9:00am

I’m curious about the lack of waitress. Did it not open in time or was it just not nominated? https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/COMPANY-and-COME-FROM-AWAY-Lead-Olivier-Award-Nominations-Full-List-20190305

[Itonlytakesajourney]

Posted: 3/5/19 at 9:04am

THRILLED that Company has garnered so many nominations. So well-deserved, and, unless a surprise happens, they’re bound to win most of them.
While it’s not a masterpiece, Six is one of my favorite British musicals in recent years. It’s fun, funny, and clever, and I’m happy to see them getting recognized. Interesting that all of the Queens are nominated together.

[Fordham2015]

Posted: 3/5/19 at 9:27am

Call_me_jorge said: "I’m curious about the lack of waitress. Did it not open in time or was it just not nominated?https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/COMPANY-and-COME-FROM-AWAY-Lead-Olivier-Award-Nominations-Full-List-20190305"

Waitress hasn't officially opened yet- this week, I believe.

[Dallas Theatre Fan]

Posted: 3/5/19 at 10:09am

I don’t like that they grouped all six actresses from “SiX” into one slot for best supporting actress. Either nominate the best or don’t nominate any of them. 

Happy “Fun Home” got some love. I was scared they would be forgotten.  But, Zubin Vara was by far the weakest link in the show. 

I noticed that “Heathers” got no love which is not surprising.

finally, why did Ruthie Ann Miles get a nomination? She 100% deserves but she didn’t open the show. I thought people who opened the show always got the nomination.

[IdinaBellFoster]

Posted: 3/5/19 at 10:09am

The Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical category is insane. LuPone, Miles, Tucker AND all the SIX women?

[TotallyEffed]

Posted: 3/5/19 at 10:09am

These nominations are silly.

[CedricOates]

Posted: 3/5/19 at 10:12am

No Hadestown?

[freewilma]

Posted: 3/5/19 at 10:27am

CedricOates said: "No Hadestown?"

 

that jumped out at me too; as well as Heathers. 

 

[disneybroadwayfan22]

Posted: 3/5/19 at 10:31am

I’m so thrilled for Adrienne, Rachel and the K&I cast. 


Are Hadestown and Heathers not eligible for some reason? Such a shame about Waitress missing the deadline. I really hope Katherine, Marissa and Jack are remembered because so many more shows will be opened long then and they won’t be there next year

Updated On: 3/5/19 at 10:31 AM

[Alice147]

Posted: 3/5/19 at 10:32am

Call_me_jorge said: "I’m curious about the lack of waitress. Did it not open in time or was it just not nominated?https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/COMPANY-and-COME-FROM-AWAY-Lead-Olivier-Award-Nominations-Full-List-20190305"

Waitress is still in previews at the moment so it's not eligible - I expect it'll get some nominations next year though. 

I'm really happy to see Jonathan Bailey and Richard Fleeshman get nominations. Bailey was an absolute standout and Fleeshman was fab in Barcelona! 

We had a bit of discussion at work about the three leads in The Lehman Trilogy getting a joint nomination - interesting choice. We were also a bit surprised to see no Hadestown, even in song categories; I was expecting a bit of love for the show even if it didn't get lots of nods. 

I'm really pleased to see A Monster Calls and Fun Home on the list too :)

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 3/5/19 at 10:36am

I don’t like that they grouped all six actresses from “SiX” into one slot for best supporting actress. Either nominate the best or don’t nominate any of them. 

They also nominated the three men from The Lehman Trilogy as one for Best Actor in a Play.  The Oliviers have a history of doing that because they rightly make their own determinations based on their own rules and methods.

These nominations are silly.

All of them?  What makes them "silly"?

 

Here is the full list:

Best New Musical
Come From Away
Fun Home
Six
Tina – The Tina Turner Musical

Best New Play
The Inheritance
The Lehman Trilogy
Misty
Sweat

 

Best Musical Revival
Caroline, Or Change
Company
The King And I

Best Revival
King Lear
The Lieutenant Of Inishmore
The Price
Summer And Smoke

Best New Comedy
Home, I’m Darling
Nine Night
Quiz

Best Actor
Adam Godley, Ben Miles and Simon Russell Beale, The Lehman Trilogy
Arinzé Kene, Misty
Ian McKellen, King Lear
Kyle Soller, The Inheritance
David Suchet, The Price

Best Actress
Gillian Anderson, All About Eve
Eileen Atkins, The Height Of The Storm
Patsy Ferran, Summer And Smoke
Sophie Okonedo, Antony And Cleopatra
Katherine Parkinson, Home, I’m Darling

Best Actor in a Musical
Marc Antolin, Little Shop Of Horrors
Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical
Zubin Varla, 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 Director
Christopher Ashley, Come From Away
Stephen Daldry, The Inheritance 
Marianne Elliott, Company
Rebecca Frecknall, Summer And Smoke
Sam Mendes, The Lehman Trilogy

Best Theatre Choreographer
Kelly Devine, Come From Away
Christopher Gattelli based on original choreography by Jerome Robbins, The King And I
Carrie-Anne Ingrouille, Six
Liam Steel, Company

Best Entertainment and Family
A Monster Calls
Snow White
Songs For Nobodies
The Wider Earth

Best Set Design
Bunny Christie, Company
Bob Crowley, The Inheritance
Es Devlin, The Lehman Trilogy
Anna Fleischle, Home, I’m Darling

Best Costume Design
Fly Davis, Caroline, Or Change
Anna Fleischle, Home, I’m Darling
Gabriella Slade, Six
Catherine Zuber, The King And I

Best Lighting Design
Neil Austin, Company
Howell Binkley, Come From Away
Jon Clark, The Inheritance
Lee Curran, Summer And Smoke

Best Sound Design
Paul Arditti and Christopher Reid, The Inheritance
Mike Beer, A Monster Calls
Carolyn Downing, Summer And Smoke
Gareth Owen, Come From Away
Nick Powell, The Lehman Trilogy

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)
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)
Six (Original score, orchestrations and vocal arrangements: Toby Marlow, Lucy Moss, Tom Curran and Joe Beighton)

Best Actor In A Supporting Role
Keir Charles, Quiz
Adam Gillen, Killer Joe
Adrian Lukis, The Price
Malcolm Sinclair, Pressure
Chris Walley, The Lieutenant Of Inishmore

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

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
“The Queens” – Aimie Atkinson, Alexia McIntosh, Millie O’Connell, Natalie Paris, Maiya Quansah-Breed, and Jarneia Richard-Noel, Six
Rachel Tucker, Come From Away

Best New Dance Production
16 + A Room/Solo Echo/Bill by Ballet British Columbia
Blkdog by Botis Seva
Playlist (Track 1, 2) by William Forsythe for English National Ballet
The Unknown Soldier by Alastair Marriott for The Royal Ballet

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 Affiliate Theatre
Moe Bar-El, Every Day I Make Greatness Happen at Hampstead Theatre Downstairs
Flesh And Bone at Soho Theatre
Jonathan Hyde, Gently Down The Stream at Park Theatre
The Phlebotomist at Hampstead Theatre Downstairs
Athena Stevens, Schism at Park Theatre

Outstanding Achievement In Dance
Akram Khan for his performance in Xenos
John Macfarlane for his design of Swan Lake
Dimitris Papaioannou for his choreography of The Great Tamer

Outstanding Achievement In Opera
David Butt Philip and Roderick Williams for their performances in War Requiem
The English National Opera Chorus for Paul Bunyan
Andris Nelsons for his conducting of Lohengrin
The ensemble of Porgy and Bess

[RippedMan]

Posted: 3/5/19 at 11:19am

Really surprised at the Hadestown shutout. Was it not well received there? Considering it's pretty much a shoo-in for Best Musical here. And same with Heathers. It seems to be doing well here, and I think it's score is top-notch. Just listened to the cast recording and it still holds up.

[BritCrit]

Posted: 3/5/19 at 11:44am

Mister Matt said: "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)
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)
Six(Original score, orchestrations and vocal arrangements: Toby Marlow, Lucy Moss, Tom Curran and Joe Beighton)"

 

A Monster Calls is one of my favorite novels, so I'm pleased that it got three nominations. However, I'm a bit confused by the decision to put it in the Best Score category. In a year with so many strong musicals, it feels somewhat unfair to honor a play such as this. The score was very good, and the Second Tale had a strong musical element, but why give it a third nomination when Hadestown doesn't have any? Nonetheless, A Monster Calls really deserves greater recognition, and I think that it is the favorite to win the Best Entertainment and Family Category...

[BritCrit]

Posted: 3/5/19 at 11:44am

Mister Matt said: "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)
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)
Six(Original score, orchestrations and vocal arrangements: Toby Marlow, Lucy Moss, Tom Curran and Joe Beighton)"

 

A Monster Calls is one of my favorite novels, so I'm pleased that it got three nominations. However, I'm a bit confused by the decision to put it in the Best Score category. In a year with so many strong musicals, it feels somewhat unfair to honor a play such as this. The score was very good, and the Second Tale had a strong musical element, but why give it a third nomination when Hadestown doesn't have any? Nonetheless, A Monster Calls really deserves greater recognition, and I think that it is the favorite to win the Best Entertainment and Family Category...

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 3/5/19 at 11:48am

The Hadestown omissions are the most surprising.  I would have thought at the very least it would replace Tina for Best New Musical.

[RippedMan]

Posted: 3/5/19 at 12:06pm

Did it not do very well there?

[BritCrit]

Posted: 3/5/19 at 12:14pm

RippedMan said: "Did it not do very well there?"

The critics seemed to like Hadestown a lot. I wouldn't be surprised if it was omitted because the National Theatre could only put forward a certain number of productions. I expected their production of Anthony and Cleopatra to do a lot better at the Olivier Awards (it only received one nomination) given its success at other award ceremonies this season...

Overall, this has been an excellent year for British theatre, so doing badly at the Olivier Awards is not the end of the world...

[freewilma]

Posted: 3/5/19 at 12:14pm

disneybroadwayfan22 said: "I’m so thrilled for Adrienne, Rachel and the K&I cast.


Are Hadestown and Heathers not eligible for some reason?Such a shame about Waitress missing the deadline. I really hope Katherine, Marissa and Jack are remembered because so many more shows will be opened long then and they won’t be there next year"

List of all Eligible productions

 

[Ourtime992]

Posted: 3/5/19 at 12:17pm

I'm so baffled by the Hadestown omissions that I assumed it must have been ineligible for some reason. My friends in London adored and raved about the show. I'm really surprised to see it ignored across the board like that. Then again, it was a foreign production with a short run. Also, the Oliviers have a logic all their own - they wouldn't be what they are if I didn't scratch my head at them every year.

[BritCrit]

Posted: 3/5/19 at 12:32pm

I feel like the Olivier Awards need to give out more nominations. If there were five nominations instead of four, Hadestown and Heathers would be doing a lot better. The Tonys stick to five nominations even in weak seasons like 2017-18, so why can't we do this in the West End when there are far more productions, and they tend to be superior?

[reginula]

Posted: 3/5/19 at 12:43pm

Surprised as well with the lack of Hadestown nominations. I hope that won't affect the Broadway buzz. I'm very happy about the Company nominations. Is Jonathan Bailey a lock?

[lilac3]

Posted: 3/5/19 at 1:42pm

Hadestown was eligible but its reception was very mixed here. Some people loved it, some hated it, but from what I've seen most people thought it was okay to good, but not great.

Very happy about the Company noms!

[RippedMan]

Posted: 3/5/19 at 1:57pm

Wish Fun Home had more love too.

[Impossible2]

Posted: 3/5/19 at 2:16pm

freewilma said: "CedricOates said: "No Hadestown?"



that jumped out at me too; as well as Heathers.

"

It didn't deserve any.

To anyone in the know it was an 'out of town' work in progress and it showed.

I think people who hadn't seen Comet probably enjoyed it more than those who had. For me even American Clock was far better directed.

Plus up against Six, Come From Away and Company it wasn't even close to their level.

Updated On: 3/5/19 at 02:16 PM

[Impossible2]

Posted: 3/5/19 at 2:24pm

Mister Matt said: "The Hadestown omissions are the most surprising. I would have thought at the very least it would replace Tina for Best New Musical."

Because it's not new?