By Marie-Louise Gumuchian<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
LONDON, April 12 (Reuters) – Paddington Bear is in \u2060the \u2060running for pawfuls of Olivier \u2060Awards at Britain’s top theatre honours on Sunday, where a stage adaptation \u200bof the beloved children’s books along with fellow musical “Into The Woods” lead the nominations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Oscar winner Cate Blanchett, “Loki” \u200cactor Tom Hiddleston, “Breaking Bad” star Bryan \u200cCranston and “Snow White” leading actor Rachel Zegler are among the famous names in the running \u2060for an \u2060Olivier Award for their performances in London stage productions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
“Paddington: The Musical”, based \u200bon author Michael Bond’s books and the 2014 film adaptation, brings to life the marmalade sandwich-loving bear, a refugee from Peru who is named after the London train station where he is found. The show, with \u200bmusic and lyrics by musician Tom Fletcher, has 11 nominations, including for the two actors \u2060who \u2060together portray the title character.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
“Into \u2060the Woods”, \u200ba new production of Stephen Sondheim’s musical featuring Brothers Grimm characters, also has 11 nominations at \u200bthe awards, which this \u2060year celebrate their 50th anniversary.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Blanchett is up for best actress for her performance in Anton Chekhov’s “The Seagull”, competing against the likes of Rosamund Pike for legal drama “Inter Alia” and Marianne Jean-Baptiste for Arthur Miller’s “All My Sons”. The latter’s co-stars, Cranston and Paapa Essiedu, who plays Professor Snape in the \u2060upcoming “Harry Potter” television series, are also nominated for best actor and best supporting actor \u2060respectively.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Hiddleston is in the running for best actor for “Much Ado About Nothing”. Zegler is nominated for best actress in a musical for her portrayal of Argentine first lady Eva Peron in “Evita”, which saw her performing the show’s big number “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina” live from a balcony outside the theatre.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Named after actor Laurence Olivier and first handed out in 1976, the awards are Britain’s most prestigious theatrical honours. Sunday’s ceremony, held at the Royal Albert Hall, will see veteran stage actor Elaine Paige receive a special \u2060award in recognition of her “extraordinary career” which “has made a defining contribution to musical theatre”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cAs we celebrate 50 years of the Olivier Awards, it is especially fitting to honour a performer whose artistry, dedication and generosity have inspired generations of audiences and artists alike,” \u200bKash Bennett, president of the Society of London Theatre, said in a \u200bstatement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
(Reporting by Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Editing by Hugh Lawson)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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