Olivier Awards 2019: Ian McKellen and Gillian Anderson among nominees for theatre roles

Musicals are up for the most trophies on the night at the annual celebration of Britain's stage productions

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Musicals Come From Away and Company lead the race for Britain's Olivier theater awards with nine nominations apiece.

Come From Away, about a Newfoundland town that sheltered stranded air travellers on 9/11, is up for Best New Musical, while a gender-switched production of Stephen Sondheim's Company is nominated for Best Musical Revival.

Drama The Inheritance has eight nominations including Best New Play, best actor for Kyle Soller and Best Supporting Actress for Vanessa Redgrave.

A revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's The King and I starring Kelli O'Hara and Ken Watanabe has six nominations.

Other acting contenders announced on Tuesday include Ian McKellen for King Lear, Gillian Anderson for All About Eve and Sophie Okonedo for Antony and Cleopatra.

Winners for the Olivier Awards - the British equivalent of the Tony Awards - will be announced on April 7 at London's Royal Albert Hall.

Read the full list of nominees below.

Gillian Anderson has been nominated for Best Actress. Victor Besa for The National
Gillian Anderson has been nominated for Best Actress. Victor Besa for The National

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

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

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

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

Best Entertainment and Family

A Monster Calls at The Old Vic
Snow White at The London Palladium
Songs For Nobodies at Ambassadors Theatre
The Wider Earth at Jerwood Gallery, Natural History Museum

Best Theatre 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 Musical Revival 

Caroline, Or Change at Playhouse Theatre
Company at Gielgud Theatre
The King And I at The London Palladium

Best Actor in a Musical

Marc Antolin for Little Shop Of Horrors
Kobna Holdbrook-Smith for Tina - The Tina Turner Musical 
Zubin Varla for Fun Home 
Ken Watanabe for The King And I

Best Actress in a Musical 

Sharon D Clarke for Caroline, Or Change 
Rosalie Craig for Company
Kelli O'Hara for The King And I 
Adrienne Warren for Tina - The Tina Turner Musical

Best Revival

King Lear at Duke of York's Theatre
The Lieutenant Of Inishmore at Noel Coward Theatre
The Price at Wyndham's Theatre
Summer And Smoke at Almeida Theatre and Duke of York's Theatre

Best New Comedy
Home, I'm Darling at National Theatre - Dorfman and Duke of York's Theatre
Nine Night at National Theatre - Dorfman and Trafalgar Studios 1
Quiz at Noel Coward Theatre

Outstanding Achievement in Affiliate Theatre
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 Lighting Design

Neil Austin for Company 
Howell Binkley for Come From Away 
Jon Clark for The Inheritance 
Lee Curran for Summer And Smoke

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

Best Costume Design

Fly Davis for Caroline, Or Change 
Anna Fleischle for Home, I'm Darling 
Gabriella Slade for Six 
Catherine Zuber for The King And I

Best Set Design

Bunny Christie for Company
Bob Crowley for The Inheritance 
Es Devlin for The Lehman Trilogy 
Anna Fleischle for Home, I'm Darling

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Keir Charles for Quiz
Adam Gillen for Killer Joe 
Adrian Lukis for The Price 
Malcolm Sinclair for Pressure 
Chris Walley for The Lieutenant Of Inishmore

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Susan Brown for Home, I'm Darling 
Monica Dolan for All About Eve 
Cecilia Noble for Nine Night 
Vanessa Redgrave for The Inheritance

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 
The English National Opera chorus for Paul Bunyan 
Andris Nelsons for his conducting of Lohengrin
The ensemble of Porgy And Bess

Best Actor

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

Best Actress

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

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Sir Peter Hall 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 New Play

The Inheritance at Young Vic and Noel Coward Theatre
The Lehman Trilogy at National Theatre - Lyttelton
Misty at Trafalgar Studios 1
Sweat at Donmar Warehouse

Best New Musical

Come From Away at Phoenix Theatre
Fun Home at Young Vic
Six at Arts Theatre
Tina - The Tina Turner Musical at Aldwych Theatre