The 2016 Olivier Award nominations have recently been announced, with much excitement amongst the performing arts industry. The nominations were revealed in London, and are presented by the Society of London Theatre. They will be announced at a ceremony at the Royal Opera House on 3 April, as the 40th anniversary year of the awards. New for this year, the ceremony will be live streamed on Youtube for the first time.
The dance nominations in particular are a follows:
Best New Dance Production:
He Who Falls (Celui Qui Tombe) by Compagnie Yoann Bourgeois (part of London International Mime Festival) Romeo Et Juliette by Les Ballets de Monte Carlo The Royal Ballet’s Woolf Works by Wayne McGregor
Outstanding Achievement in Dance:
Alessandra Ferri for performances in Chéri and Woolf Works Javier De Frutos for his choreography of Anatomy Of A Passing Cloud Sasha Waltz for her choreography of Sacre
Best Theatre Choreographer:
Carlos Acosta and Andrew Wright for Guys And Dolls Drew McOnie for In the Heights Jerry Mitchell for Kinky Boots Stephen Mear for Gypsy
Other nominations for the Awards were dominated by theatre heavyweights Imelda Staunton, Judi Dench and Kenneth Branagh. Musicals Gypsy and Kinky Boots received the most nominations, eight and seven respectively. Branagh has been nominated for best actor, and Dench, who was nominated for best supporting actress, received her 15th nomination. Staunton received her 11th Olivier award nomination, for Gypsy, in the best actress in a musical category.
Musicals Kinky Boots, Bend It Like Beckham, In the Heights and Mrs Henderson Presents are all nominated for best new musical, with Bugsy Malone, Guys and Dolls, Gypsy and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers all nominated for best musical revival.