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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2017 22:34:43 GMT
I'm calling it now, Audra deserves the win for her performance in Lady Day. It is one of, if not the best, performance by an actress I have ever seen. It's her West End debut and for that to be her debut, I think it will put her right at the forefront of peoples minds and rightly so.
Her main competition will be Imelda, who I saw in the NT Live screening with Virginia Woolf and she was brilliant too. It will ultimately come down to do we honour Imelda doing what she does best or honour Audra who gives a transformative performance, a stunning West End debut and an overall brilliant performance.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2017 7:34:26 GMT
Imelda will also be up for Best Actress in a Musical, so it's possible voters will rewards her for that. Although, I'm hearing from the rehearsal room that Janie Dee is the one to look out for!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2017 5:08:06 GMT
What about fun home? Best musical I have ever seen including Hamilton
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Post by couldileaveyou on Sept 18, 2017 5:37:39 GMT
What about fun home? Best musical I have ever seen including Hamilton That's for 2019
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Post by rumbledoll on Sept 18, 2017 15:31:32 GMT
Anybody knows the exact date for next year's Olivier Awards?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2017 17:43:56 GMT
I've been thinking about this for a while, but the Actress in a Musical catagory, am I the only one struggling to think of who makes it in? I can't think of many bar the two leads in Follies who are shoo ins to get nominations, and Audra was considered for Play at the Tonys with Lady Day, so that removes her if they go the same way. I guess Leanne Cope could get nominated for American in Paris but thr strength is really in the dancing with her, not the singing or acting, though she is great in the show. I'm hoping they put Claire Halse in for 42nd Street though, she is the only one I can think of who I would love to see, but thats of course dependant on if they consider Featured or Leading, even though she is really the female lead of that show but Sheena plays the showier, leading lady type role. Its a tough one.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2017 18:02:17 GMT
I've been thinking about this for a while, but the Actress in a Musical catagory, am I the only one struggling to think of who makes it in? I can't think of many bar the two leads in Follies who are shoo ins to get nominations, and Audra was considered for Play at the Tonys with Lady Day, so that removes her if they go the same way. I guess Leanne Cope could get nominated for American in Paris but thr strength is really in the dancing with her, not the singing or acting, though she is great in the show. I'm hoping they put Claire Halse in for 42nd Street though, she is the only one I can think of who I would love to see, but thats of course dependant on if they consider Featured or Leading, even though she is really the female lead of that show but Sheena plays the showier, leading lady type role. Its a tough one. Someone from 'Hamilton' will be in that category won't they? Christine Ebersole won the Lead Actress Tony for the Sheena Easton part in the revival of '42nd Street'. Peggy is seen as the Featured Actress role. Dame Sheena Easton is going to win anyway so who cares who else is in the category?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2017 18:26:44 GMT
It's just crazy to me that that role is considered the leading in 42nd Street when she is in literally one scene in Act 2, whilst Peggy is consistantly in the show throughout. I do wonder if the Oliviers will have a different ruling, and will be interesting to see if a different ruling also throws Audra into musical as she literally sings about 18 songs.
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Post by theatremadness on Sept 18, 2017 18:40:34 GMT
It's just crazy to me that that role is considered the leading in 42nd Street when she is in literally one scene in Act 2, whilst Peggy is consistantly in the show throughout. I do wonder if the Oliviers will have a different ruling, and will be interesting to see if a different ruling also throws Audra into musical as she literally sings about 18 songs. Maybe they might be able to have different rulings for 42nd Street, but Lady Day I'm not so sure as it's absolutely a play with music and is written/officially listed as such. We'll see, though!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2017 18:45:34 GMT
It's just crazy to me that that role is considered the leading in 42nd Street when she is in literally one scene in Act 2, whilst Peggy is consistantly in the show throughout. I do wonder if the Oliviers will have a different ruling, and will be interesting to see if a different ruling also throws Audra into musical as she literally sings about 18 songs. Maybe they might be able to have different rulings for 42nd Street, but Lady Day I'm not so sure as it's absolutely a play with music and is written/officially listed as such. We'll see, though! I agree with Lady Day that it is a play with music, but to use an example, for the Tonys and Drama Desk, they put her in Play, but the Outer Critics placed her in Musical. It will be interesting to see what they do here. Like she cared anyway, she won all three!
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Post by theatremadness on Sept 18, 2017 18:54:12 GMT
Maybe they might be able to have different rulings for 42nd Street, but Lady Day I'm not so sure as it's absolutely a play with music and is written/officially listed as such. We'll see, though! I agree with Lady Day that it is a play with music, but to use an example, for the Tonys and Drama Desk, they put her in Play, but the Outer Critics placed her in Musical. It will be interesting to see what they do here. Like she cared anyway, she won all three! Oo I didn't know that about the Outer Critics - interesting! Haha yes very good point
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Post by TallPaul on Sept 19, 2017 12:19:56 GMT
If I may add my two-penneth worth, in the Official London Theatre guide, published by SOLT, who of course also organise the Olivier Awards, Lady Day was listed as a musical.
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Post by nialld on Sept 19, 2017 19:34:08 GMT
Does anyone think Stockard Channing may be in with a chance of a Best Actress nomination for Apologia? Saw it last night and she was absolutely terrific, and a star name to boot!
I suspect maybe not as the show doesn't seem to have had much of a buzz around it and it's unlikely to stay in the Olivier memory come next year - however Ed Harris was nominated for a production with a similar amount of buzz in the same venue so it might be possible? Either way I hope Imelda wins for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, best performance I've seen on stage!
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Post by Jon on Sept 19, 2017 21:09:55 GMT
I reckon it'll be between The Ferryman and Oslo for Best New play with Ink having an outside chance.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2017 23:59:53 GMT
How do they classify what is supporting or leading actress in a play/musical - is it billing/time on stage/amount of numbers etc.
Lets say West Side Story would Anita be lead of supporting if we consider Maria is the lead female or Miss Saigon is Chris supporting if you consider the Engineer the lead male role?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2017 20:17:39 GMT
Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical is shaping up nicely into an obvious catagory it seems. With Tracie Bennett and Rachel John appearing to be the two locks, do any of the three supporting ladies in Young Frankenstein seem likely for a nomination? I've heard great things about Dianne, Summer and Lesley so I wouldn't be surprised if we get one or even two of them in there. A Strallen always seems to get in, and I doubt they will all nab a nomination, so does Dianne get bumped out as Lesley is the famous one who got great reviews?
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Post by HereForTheatre on Oct 16, 2017 20:28:34 GMT
The two others are both in it more but Dianne should get the nom out the three. Brilliant turn.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2017 9:01:32 GMT
Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical is shaping up nicely into an obvious catagory it seems. With Tracie Bennett and Rachel John appearing to be the two locks, do any of the three supporting ladies in Young Frankenstein seem likely for a nomination? I've heard great things about Dianne, Summer and Lesley so I wouldn't be surprised if we get one or even two of them in there. A Strallen always seems to get in, and I doubt they will all nab a nomination, so does Dianne get bumped out as Lesley is the famous one who got great reviews? Andrea Martin was the one out of the three ladies who got the Tony nomination as Frau Blücher, the Lesley Joseph role. I'd expect the same at the Oliviers. Christopher Fitzgerald got the nomination from the male actors as Igor. Again, I'd expect Ross Noble to be the one recognised at the Oliviers too.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2017 17:01:40 GMT
Having gone back to 42nd Street, I really hope Sheena, Clare and Stuart get nominated. I wonder if there is gonna be a discussion as to Sheena and Clares placing though, or if thry will follow the Tonys and have Sheena in lead and Clare in support? Either way, both should and coils get nominated. I think Supporting Actress is locked in now pretty much as Rachel John, Tracie Bennett, Lesley Joseph and one of the 42nd Street girls. If they add a fifth nominee, I imagine it will be another Young Frankenstein lady, and I'll throw some love to Zoe Rainey being a spoiler nominee for An American in Paris.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2017 9:17:36 GMT
Having gone back to 42nd Street, I really hope Sheena, Clare and Stuart get nominated. I wonder if there is gonna be a discussion as to Sheena and Clares placing though, or if thry will follow the Tonys and have Sheena in lead and Clare in support? Either way, both should and coils get nominated. I think Supporting Actress is locked in now pretty much as Rachel John, Tracie Bennett, Lesley Joseph and one of the 42nd Street girls. If they add a fifth nominee, I imagine it will be another Young Frankenstein lady, and I'll throw some love to Zoe Rainey being a spoiler nominee for An American in Paris. I would think if they're going to add another nominee, it'll be someone from Follies. I think Follies will feature prominently overall. Could Botcher or Barstow sneak in to supporting with Bennett maybe? Regardless, I think Bennett has that category sewn up. It'll be her third supporting win. And Staunton winning best actress? Not so sure this year. Doesn't seem to be as clear a slam dunk as in previous years. Doesn't help either that she's miscast. I think she'd be more likely to win best actress in a play for her Martha in Virginia Woolf. Follies should easily score best revival and some of the design categories.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2017 9:50:29 GMT
I'll say it, I don't think Imelda is winning either this year. Natalie Dormer I've heard is amazing, and Audra was incredible.
And Janie Dee over Imelda for Follies.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2017 11:25:41 GMT
I'll say it, I don't think Imelda is winning either this year. Natalie Dormer I've heard is amazing, and Audra was incredible. And Janie Dee over Imelda for Follies. I wouldn't be so sure. Dormer and Audra were incredible, but Imelda is an Olivier favourite.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jan 14, 2018 16:55:08 GMT
I just changed to a mastercard so i might try to get tickets this year. I think they go on sale next week. Out of interest, if anyones been, what's it like? Are you smuggled in by a side entrance as the great unwashed or do you do the whole red carpet walk even though you are a nobody?
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Post by bellboard27 on Jan 14, 2018 17:19:36 GMT
I just changed to a mastercard so i might try to get tickets this year. I think they go on sale next week. Out of interest, if anyones been, what's it like? Are you smuggled in by a side entrance as the great unwashed or do you do the whole red carpet walk even though you are a nobody? They put a blanket over your head, smuggle you in via the basement, take you to the Rausing Circle, where before entering you are sprayed in disinfectant. Don’t forget dress is formal, so black tie, underwear made from ermine and all body piercings to be replaced with diamond encrusted pins. It’s magical!
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Post by fossil on Jan 16, 2018 14:37:42 GMT
Although tickets are not supposed to be on general sale yet, out of curiosity I went to the Albert Hall web site www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/events/2018/the-olivier-awards/It let me select seats and go right through to the payment page and looks like it will accept any credit card. Not many seats showing as on sale though and £85 for a second tier seat is a bit too much for me for this event so I did not complete the transaction. I will wait and see if more tickets will become available for MasterCard holders.
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Post by HereForTheatre on Jan 16, 2018 15:19:24 GMT
Although tickets are not supposed to be on general sale yet, out of curiosity I went to the Albert Hall web site www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/events/2018/the-olivier-awards/It let me select seats and go right through to the payment page and looks like it will accept any credit card. Not many seats showing as on sale though and £85 for a second tier seat is a bit too much for me for this event so I did not complete the transaction. I will wait and see if more tickets will become available for MasterCard holders. It just takes me through to the priceless site when i try for it?
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Post by fossil on Jan 16, 2018 16:05:26 GMT
Looks like they have fixed this. On the priceless site there was a box to click to buy tickets. I can see they have removed this and added some login text instead. Looking back through my browser History I can see the web addresses I used, you could try tickets.royalalberthall.com/booking/production/bestavailable/59542You may have to log into a your account (create one if necessary) for the Albert Hall first.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2018 16:12:35 GMT
When are nominations announced for this years Oliviers? And any predictions of newer shows that aren't Hamilton thst could potentially be thrown into the mix for nominations?
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Post by madsonmelo on Jan 25, 2018 21:00:37 GMT
The nominations usually are announced in late february or first week of March.
I still believe Imelda and Garfield are winning lead Oliviers in Play.
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Post by madsonmelo on Jan 25, 2018 21:01:04 GMT
Garfield will likely win Tony and Olivier in the SAME YEAR. Has this ever happened before?
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