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Story by Jack Foley
TELEVISION personalities, Matthew Kelly and Amanda Holden, will
compete with more established thesps, such as Kenneth Branagh
and Kristin Scott Thomas, for this year’s Laurence Olivier
Awards, which seek to honour the best in London theatre.
TV host, Kelly, has landed a best actor nomination for his performance
as Lenny, in the stage version of John Steinback’s novel,
Of Mice and Men,
while Holden is in the fray for best actress in a musical, for
her acclaimed turn in Thoroughly
Modern Millie, for which she will also compete with her co-star,
Maureen Lipman.
Branagh is nominated for Edmond, at the Cottesloe Theatre,
and Sheen for Caligula, which played at the Donmar Warehouse.
In the best actress category, meanwhile, Prime Suspect star,
Helen Mirren, received a nomination for her part in the play,
Mourning Becomes Electra, while Kristin Scott Thomas received
a nod for Three Sisters.
The best actor in a musical category includes Michael Brandon,
for his role in Jerry
Springer - The Opera, as well as his co-star, David Bedella.
They will be up against Ragtime’s Graham Bickley and
Kevyn Morrow.
Jerry Springer - The Opera is also up for best musical,
along with Thoroughly Modern Millie and Terrence McNally's
Ragtime, while best new play will be decided from Hitchcock
Blonde, The Pillowman, Elmina’s Kitchen and Democracy.
The awards will be announced on February 22.
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The nominations in full:
Best actress
Eileen Atkins - Honour
Helen Mirren - Mourning Becomes Electra
Ann Mitchell - Through The Leaves
Kelly Reilly - After Miss Julie
Kristin Scott Thomas - Three Sisters
Best actor
Roger Allan - Democracy
Kenneth Branagh - Edmond
Greg Hicks - Coriolanus
Matthew Kelly - Of Mice And Men
Michael Sheen - Caligula
Best new play
Democracy - Michael Frayn
Elmina's Kitchen - Kwame Kwei-Armah
Hitchcock Blonde - Terry Johnson
The Pillowman - Martin McDonagh
Best revival
Absolutely! (Perhaps)
Caligula
Mourning Becomes Electra
Of Mice And Men
Best performance in a supporting role
Joe Dixon - The Roman Actor
Oliver Ford Davies - Absolutely! (Perhaps)
Paul Hilton - Mourning Becomes Electra
Warren Mitchell - The Price
Best new musical
Jerry Springer - The Opera
Ragtime
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Outstanding musical production
High Society
Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Pacific Overtures
Tell Me On A Sunday
Best actress in a musical
Maria Friedman - Ragtime
Amanda Holden - Thoroughly Modern Millie
Alison Jiear - Jerry Springer - The Opera
Maureen Lipman - Thoroughly Modern Millie
Best actor in a musical
David Bedella - Jerry Springer - The Opera
Graham Bickley - Ragtime
Michael Brandon - Jerry Springer - The Opera
Kevyn Morrow - Ragtime
Best director
Stafford Arima - Ragtime
Michael Grandage - Caligula
Gary Griffin - Pacific Overtures
Stewart Lee - Jerry Springer - The Opera
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