The award nominations will be made by last year's Best Actor and Best Actress winners, Roger Allam and Nancy Carroll, respectively. It can be viewed live at www.olivierawards.com.
Voting is already open for the BBC Radio 2 Olivier Audience Award, the shortlist for which was revealed on Elaine Paige's weekly radio show on the station on March 11. The candidates are Billy Elliot the Musical, Jersey Boys, Les Misérables and Wicked. Voting is now open at www.olivierawards.com/vote/.
The winners of the Laurence Olivier Awards will be announced in a ceremony April 15 at the Royal Opera House.
