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Rachel Zegler's balcony performance saw crowds gather outside the Palladium every night
Rachel Zegler has been nominated for an Olivier Award, for her leading role in a production of Evita that saw her sing from the London Palladium's outdoor balcony.
The US actress appeared in Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's musical last year, and made headlines for leaving the stage during each performance to perform Don't Cry For Me Argentina to the general public.
Other actors nominees at this year's Oliviers include Cate Blanchett, Bryan Cranston, Tom Hiddleston, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Rosamund Pike and Paapa Essiedu.
Paddington the Musical and a new production of Stephen Sondheim's Into The Woods have the most nominations overall, with 11 each.
11 nominations - Paddington the Musical, Into The Woods
6 - Kenrex, All My Sons, Stereophonic
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Bryan Cranston and Marianne Jean-Baptiste are nominated for their roles in All My Sons
Zegler's triumphant appearance in Jamie Lloyd's adaptation of Evita came after a shaky start to the year, when she starred in a troubled live-action remake of Snow White.
A headline-grabbing stunt for Evita, which saw her perform on the outdoor balcony every night, drew huge crowds to the concourse outside the Palladium, sparking a debate about whether it was fair to the ticket buyers sitting inside the theatre.
Cranston, Jean-Baptiste and Essiedu are all nominated for a new production of Arthur Miller's play All My Sons.
Blanchett is recognised for her role in Chekhov's The Seagull, Tom Hiddleston for Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, and Pike for Suzie Miller's Inter Alia.
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Paddington The Musical (pictured) and Into The Woods have 11 nominations each
- All My Sons
- Arcadia
- Much Ado About Nothing
- The Seagull
- American Psycho
- Evita
- Into The Woods
- The Producers
- 1536
- Inter Alia
- Kenrex
- Punch
- Here We Are
- Paddington The Musical
- Shucked
- The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry
- Cate Blanchett, The Seagull
- Marianne Jean-Baptiste, All My Sons
- Julia McDermott, Weather Girl
- Rosamund Pike, Inter Alia
- Rosie Sheehy, Guess How Much I Love You?
- Bryan Cranston, All My Sons
- Tom Hiddleston, Much Ado About Nothing
- Sean Hayes, Good Night, Oscar
- Jack Holden, Kenrex
- David Shields, Punch
Best actress in a musical
- Katie Brayben, Into The Woods
- Danielle Fiamanya & Georgina Onuorah, Brigadoon
- Jane Krakowski, Here We Are
- Jenna Russell, The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry
- Rachel Zegler, Evita
- Marc Antolin, The Producers
- James Hameed & Arti Shah, Paddington The Musical
- Andy Nyman, The Producers
- Jamie Parker, Into The Woods
- Diego Andres Rodriguez, Evita
- Hammed Animashaun, Dealer's Choice
- Paapa Essiedu, All My Sons
- Zachary Hart, The Seagull
- Zachary Hart, Stereophonic
- Giles Terera, Oh, Mary!
- Isis Hainsworth, Arcadia
- Julie Hesmondhalgh, Punch
- Lucy Karczewski, Stereophonic
- Hayley Squires, All My Sons
- Sophie Thompson, When We Are Married
Best supporting actor in a musical
- Trevor Ashley, The Producers
- Corbin Bleu, The Great Gatsby
- Tom Edden, Paddington The Musical
- Jo Foster, Into The Woods
- Oliver Savile, Into The Woods
Best supporting actress in a musical
- Tracie Bennett, Here We Are
- Amy Booth-Steel, Paddington The Musical
- Kate Fleetwood, Into The Woods
- Victoria Hamilton-Barritt, Paddington The Musical
- Georgina Onuorah, Shucked
- Jordan Fein, Into The Woods
- Luke Sheppard, Paddington The Musical
- Ed Stambollouian, Kenrex
- Lyndsey Turner, 1536
- Ivo van Hove, All My Sons
Best new entertainment or comedy play
- The Comedy About Spies
- Every Brilliant Thing
- Oh, Mary!
- Paranormal Activity
Best new dance production
- Into The Hairy
- Mimi's Shebeen
- Random Taranto
- She's Auspicious
Best new production in affiliate theatre
- Ben And Imo
- The Glass Menagerie
- The Ministry Of Lesbian Affairs
- Miss Myrtle's Garden
- The Shitheads
- The Boy At The Back Of The Class
- The Boy With Wings
- The Firework Maker's Daughter
- The Three Little Pigs
Best new opera production
- Dead Man Walking
- The Makropulos Case
- Tosca
- Die Walküre
- Adam Fisher, Into The Woods
- Gareth Owen, Paddington The Musical
- Ryan Rumery, Stereophonic
- Giles Thomas, Kenrex
Outstanding musical contribution
- Matt Brind, Paddington The Musical
- Will Butler & Justin Craig, Stereophonic
- John Patrick Elliott, Kenrex
- Chris Fenwick & Sean Hayes, Good Night, Oscar
- Robbie Butler, Punch
- Jon Clark, Evita
- Aideen Malone & Roland Horvath, Into The Woods
- Joshua Pharo, Kenrex
- Paul Tate dePoo III, The Great Gatsby - A New Musical
- Tom Pye & Ash J Woodward, Paddington The Musical
- Tom Scutt, Into The Woods
- David Zinn, Stereophonic
- Enver Chakartash, Stereophonic
- Linda Cho, The Great Gatsby
- Tom Scutt, Into The Woods
- Gabriella Slade & Tahra Zafar, Paddington The Musical
Best theatre choreographer
- Fabian Aloise, Evita
- Ellen Kane, Paddington The Musical
- Drew McOnie, Brigadoon
- Lynne Page, American Psycho
