Lily Allen has scored a prestigious Olivier Award nomination for her theatrical debut, alongside Eddie Redmayne and The Crown star Emma Corrin in the acting categories for the 2022 ceremony.
Leading the pack with 11 nominations across the board is the musical revival of Cabaret, which transformed the West End’s Playhouse Theatre into the Kit Kat Club.
Life Of Pi at Wyndham’s Theatre and the classic musical revival of Anything Goes at the Barbican Theatre follow, with nine nominations each.
Clearly delighted at her nomination for her performance in 2:22 A Ghost Story, Lily, who also triumphed at last month’s WhatsOnStage Awards alongside Eddie, shared the news to her Instagram with a still of herself from the production.
‘A nominee,’ she wrote. ‘Thanks to lots of people not least @dunster_matthew @isabelclaire01 @juliacchan @hadleyfraser @mrjakewood and of course my darling @dkharbour who encouraged me to take this leap,’ acknowledging her Stranger Things star husband David Harbour.
She also took to her Stories to share the announcement of the nominees, which she gleefully captioned: ‘Not me with a best actress nomination at the Oliviers!!! He he he.’
Eddie has received the nod for best actor in a musical for his portrayal of Emcee, the flamboyant master of ceremonies, in Cabaret.
He will face competition on the night from Olly Dobson for the musical adaptation of Back To The Future, Arinze Kene for Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical and Robert Lindsay for Anything Goes.
Meanwhile in the female category, musical veteran Sutton Foster has received a nomination for her role as Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes, for which she previously won a Tony award.
She will go up against Jessie Buckley for Cabaret, who is also an Oscar and Bafta nominee this year for her role in The Lost Daughter, Beverley Knight for The Drifters Girl and Stephanie McKeon for Frozen.
In the best actress category, The Crown star Corrin has been nominated for her role in Anna X alongside singer Lily Allen for 2:22 A Ghost Story, Sheila Atim for Constellations and Cush Jumbo for Hamlet.
Omari Douglas has received a best actor nod for his role in Constellations, as well as Charles Edwards for Best Of Enemies, Ben Daniels for The Normal Heart and Hiran Abeysekera for Life Of Pi.
2:22 A Ghost Story at Noel Coward Theatre, Best Of Enemies at Young Vic, Cruise at Duchess Theatre and Life Of Pi are all up for the best play gong.
Meanwhile, the coveted best new musical award will see five popular productions compete for the gong, including the stage adaptation of cult 1980s film Back To The Future and the theatre version of Disney’s Frozen.
The Drifters Girl, Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical and Moulin Rouge! The Musical are all also up for the award.
Julian Bird, chief executive of the Society of London Theatre and executive producer of the Olivier Awards, said: ‘I want to offer enormous congratulations to all the 2022 Olivier Awards nominees.
‘This year’s fantastic array truly demonstrates the breadth and diversity of London’s world-leading theatre industry, and its extraordinary creativity and resilience during an extremely challenging period for our sector.
‘After a two-year hiatus, we are delighted to be able to bring the theatre community together again to celebrate our brightest talents.
‘I’m sure the atmosphere in the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday 10 April will be absolutely electric.’
The Olivier Awards ceremony will take place on April 10 at the Royal Albert Hall.
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