Gillian Anderson, Nicole Scherzinger and James McAvoy earn Olivier Award nominations

LONDON, March 9 (UPI) — {i:Memphis: The Musical} led the field with nine mentions when nominations for the Olivier Awards for excellence in London theater were announced Monday.

Coming in close behind is {i:Beautiful: The Carole King Musical} with eight nods.

Winners are to be announced April 12 at a ceremony at the Royal Opera House.

The nominees for the top awards are:

{b:Best New Play}
{i:King Charles III}
{i:The Nether}
{i:Taken at Midnight}
{i:Wolf Hall} and {i:Bring Up the Bodies}

{b:Best Revival of Play}
{i:A View From the Bridge}
{i:A Streetcar Named Desire}
{i:The Crucible}
{i:My Night with Reg}
{i:Skylight}

{b:Best New Musical}
{i:Beautiful: The Carole King Musical}
{i:Here Lies Love}
{i:Memphis: The Musical}
{i:Sunny Afternoon}

{b:Best Musical Revival}
{i:Cats}
{i:City of Angels}
{i:The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess}
{i:Miss Saigon}

{b:Best Director}
Rupert Goold for {i:King Charles III}
Jeremy Herrin for {i:Wolf Hall} and {i:Bring Up the Bodies}
Josie Rourke for {i:City of Angels}
Ivo Van Hove for {i:A View From the Bridge}

{b:Best Actor}
Richard Armitage for {i:The Crucible}
James McAvoy for {i:The Ruling Class}
Tim Pigott-Smith for {i:King Charles III}
Mark Strong for {i:A View From the Bridge}

{b:Best Actress}
Gillian Anderson for {i:A Streetcar Named Desire}
Kristin Scott Thomas for {i:Electra}
Imelda Staunton for {i:Good People}
Penelope Wilton for {i:Taken At Midnight}

{b:Best Actor in a Musical}
Jon Jon Briones for {i:Miss Saigon}
John Dagleish for {i:Sunny Afternoon}
Killian Donnelly for {i:Memphis: The Musical}
Brandon Victor Dixon for {i:The Scottsboro Boys}

{b:Best Actress in a Musical}
Gemma Arterton for {i:Made in Dagenham}
Katie Brayben for {i:Beautiful: The Carole King Musical}
Tamsin Greig for {i:Women On the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown: The Musical}
Beverley Knight for {i:Memphis: The Musical}

{b:Best Actor in a Supporting Role}
David Calder for {i:The Nether}
Richard Goulding for {i:King Charles III}
John Light for {i:Taken at Midnight}
Nathaniel Parker {i:Wolf Hall} and {i:Bring Up the Bodies}

{b:Best Actress in a Supporting Role}
Phoebe Fox for {i:A View From the Bridge}
The Girls playing Iris for {i:The Nether}
Angela Lansbury for {i:Blithe Spirit}
Lydia Wilson for {i:King Charles III}

{b:Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical}
Rolan Bell for {i:Memphis: The Musical}
George Maguire for {i:Sunny Afternoon}
Ian McIntosh for {i:Beautiful: The Carole King Musical}
Jason Pennycooke for {i:Memphis: The Musical}

{b:Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical}
Samantha Bond for {i:Dirty Rotten Scoundrels: The Musical}
Haydn Gwynne for {i:Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown: The Musical}
Nicole Scherzinger for {i:Cats}
Lorna Want for {i:Beautiful: The Carole King Musical}