Hamilton becomes most nominated show ever at Olivier awards
It is one of the most adored theatre shows of recent times so there was little surprise when the musical Hamilton set a new Olivier awards record as the most nominated production ever.
The musical received a remarkable 13 nominations for what are the UK’s most prestigious theatre prizes, breaking a record jointly held by Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and Hairspray, both with 11.
The nominations for the 2018 awards were revealed on Tuesday by Elaine Paige and Alexandra Burke at an event broadcast live on Facebook.
Away from Hamilton, the standout candidates were the National Theatre, London, with 22 nominations for four separate productions, including 10 for Follies; the Royal Court’s production of Jez Butterworth’s The Ferryman, with eight nominations; the Almeida theatre in Islington, with seven; and Imelda Staunton, nominated for best actress in both a play and a musical.
But it was the unstoppable juggernaut of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hip-hop musical, telling the story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton, that made Olivier award history with nominations in 10 categories.
Newcomer Jamael Westman, who plays Hamilton, and Giles Terera, who plays his nemesis Aaron Burr, are both nominated for best actor in a musical, along with Ciarán Hinds for the Old Vic’s Girl from the North Country, which uses the music of Bob Dylan, and John McCrea for Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, a feelgood musical about a boy who wants to dress in girls’ clothes.
The musical received a remarkable 13 nominations for what are the UK’s most prestigious theatre prizes, breaking a record jointly held by Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and Hairspray, both with 11.
The nominations for the 2018 awards were revealed on Tuesday by Elaine Paige and Alexandra Burke at an event broadcast live on Facebook.
Away from Hamilton, the standout candidates were the National Theatre, London, with 22 nominations for four separate productions, including 10 for Follies; the Royal Court’s production of Jez Butterworth’s The Ferryman, with eight nominations; the Almeida theatre in Islington, with seven; and Imelda Staunton, nominated for best actress in both a play and a musical.
But it was the unstoppable juggernaut of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hip-hop musical, telling the story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton, that made Olivier award history with nominations in 10 categories.
Newcomer Jamael Westman, who plays Hamilton, and Giles Terera, who plays his nemesis Aaron Burr, are both nominated for best actor in a musical, along with Ciarán Hinds for the Old Vic’s Girl from the North Country, which uses the music of Bob Dylan, and John McCrea for Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, a feelgood musical about a boy who wants to dress in girls’ clothes.
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theguardian
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