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Adrien Brody scores Olivier nomination after Oscar win

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Adrien Brody was named best actor at Sunday's Oscars for his role in The Brutalist © Getty Images

US star Adrien Brody has been nominated for the UK’s most prestigious theatre awards, the Oliviers, just days after being named best actor at the Oscars.

Brody appeared on the London stage in The Fear of 13 last year, just before the start of the film awards season, which saw him win a Bafta, Golden Globe and Academy Award for his role in The Brutalist.

Other Olivier nominees this year include John Lithgow, who is also nominated for best actor, for playing Roald Dahl in the play Giant.

Lesley Manville, Ben Whishaw, Imelda Staunton, Meera Syal, Billy Crudup, Mark Strong and Paapa Essiedu are among the other acting nominees.

In The Fear of 13, Brody portrayed Nick Yarris, a man who was wrongfully convicted for murder and spent 22 years on Death Row.

Other plays in the running this year include Kyoto, Shifters, Giant and The Years, which have five nominations each.

Fiddler On The Roof scored the most nominations overall with 13 nods, including best musical revival.

That ties the record for most Olivier nominations, after musical Hamilton also received 13 nods in 2018.

The Oliviers will be hosted by singer-songwriter Beverley Knight and actor and singer Billy Porter on Sunday 6 April at the Royal Albert Hall.

The nominations in full

Best new play

  • The Fear Of 13 by Lindsey Ferrentino
  • Giant
  • Kyoto
  • Shifters
  • The Years

Best new musical

  • The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
  • MJ The Musical
  • Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812
  • Why Am I So Single?

Best new entertainment or comedy play

  • Ballet Shoes
  • Inside No 9 Stage/Fright
  • Spirited Away adapted
  • Titanique

Best revival

  • The Importance Of Being Earnest
  • Machinal
  • Oedipus
  • Waiting For Godot

Best musical revival

  • Fiddler On The Roof
  • Hello, Dolly!
  • Oliver!
  • Starlight Express

Best actress

  • Heather Agyepong for Shifters
  • Lesley Manville for Oedipus
  • Rosie Sheehy for Machinal
  • Meera Syal for A Tupperware Of Ashes
  • Indira Varma for Oedipus

Best actor

  • Adrien Brody for The Fear Of 13
  • Billy Crudup for Harry Clarke
  • Paapa Essiedu for Death Of England: Delroy
  • John Lithgow for Giant at Jerwood Theatre Downstairs
  • Mark Strong for Oedipus

Best actor (musical)

  • John Dagleish for The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
  • Adam Dannheisser for Fiddler On The Roof
  • Myles Frost for MJ The Musical
  • Simon Lipkin for Oliver!
  • Jamie Muscato for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812

Best actress (musical)

  • Chumisa Dornford-May for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812
  • Lauren Drew for Titanique
  • Clare Foster for The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
  • Lara Pulver for Fiddler On The Roof
  • Imelda Staunton for Hello, Dolly!

Best supporting actor

  • Jorge Bosch for Kyoto
  • Tom Edden for Waiting For Godot
  • Elliot Levey for Giant
  • Ben Whishaw for Bluets at Jerwood

Best supporting actress

  • Sharon D Clarke for The Importance Of Being Earnest
  • Romola Garai for Giant
  • Romola Garai for The Years
  • Gina McKee for The Years

Best director

  • Eline Arbo for The Years
  • Jordan Fein for Fiddler On The Roof
  • Nicholas Hytner for Giant
  • Robert Icke for Oedipus

Best supporting actress (musical)

  • Liv Andrusier for Fiddler On The Roof
  • Amy Di Bartolomeo for The Devil Wears Prada
  • Beverley Klein for Fiddler On The Roof
  • Maimuna Memon for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812

Best supporting actor (musical)

  • Andy Nyman for Hello, Dolly!
  • Raphael Papo for Fiddler On The Roof
  • Layton Williams for Titanique at Criterion Theatre
  • Tom Xander for Mean Girls at Savoy Theatre

Best family show

  • Brainiac Live
  • Maddie Moate’s Very Curious Christmas
  • The Nutcracker
  • Rough Magic

Best new production in affiliate theatre

  • Animal Farm
  • Boys On The Verge Of Tears
  • English
  • Now, I See by Lanre Malaolu
  • What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank

Best new dance production

  • Assembly Hall
  • Frontiers: Choreographers Of Canada
  • Theatre Of Dreams
  • An Untitled Love

Best set design

  • Spirited Away
  • Ballet Shoes
  • Coriolanus
  • Fiddler On The Roof

Best lighting design

  • Oliver!
  • Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812
  • Starlight Express
  • Fiddler On The Roof

Outstanding achievement in dance

  • Sarah Chun for her performance in Three Short Ballets at Royal Opera House
  • Tom Visser for his lighting design of Angels’ Atlas as part of Frontiers: Choreographers Of Canada
  • Eva Yerbabuena for her performance in Yerbagüena

Best theatre choreographer

  • Matthew Bourne for Oliver!
  • Julia Cheng for Fiddler On The Roof
  • Hofesh Shechter for Oedipus
  • Christopher Wheeldon for MJ The Musical
  • Hugh Durrant for Robin Hood
  • Sachiko Nakahara for Spirited Away
  • Tom Scutt for Fiddler On The Roof
  • Gabriella Slade for Starlight Express

Best sound design

  • Nick Lidster for Fiddler On The Roof
  • Christopher Shutt for Oedipus
  • Thijs van Vuure for The Years
  • Koichi Yamamoto for Spirited Away

Outstanding musical contribution

  • Mark Aspinall for Musical Supervision & Additional Orchestrations for Fiddler On The Roof
  • Darren Clark for music supervision, orchestrations & arrangements and Mark Aspinall for musical direction, music supervision, orchestrations & arrangements for The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
  • Dave Malloy for orchestrations and Nicholas Skilbeck for musical supervision for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet Of 1812
  • Asaf Zohar for compositions and Gavin Sutherland for dance arrangements & orchestration for Ballet Shoes

Best new opera production

  • Duke Bluebeard’s Castle
  • Festen
  • L’Olimpiade
  • The Tales Of Hoffmann

Outstanding achievement in opera

  • Aigul Akhmetshina for her performance in Carmen
  • Allan Clayton for his performance in Festen
  • Jung Young-doo for his direction of Lear
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Person wey Soso bring make I sign I say I no wan sign because I no see the future. Time go tell – Kcee finally addresses the long-rumoured rift with Flavour (WATCH).

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Nigerian singer Kcee has finally addressed the long standing rumours of a rift between himself and fellow artiste Flavour, shedding new light on the issue during an interview on Yanga FM. In his explanation, Kcee revisited the period when music executive Soso Soberekon allegedly introduced Flavour to him for a possible record deal, a proposal he said he turned down at the time. Recalling the moment in his own words, Kcee said, “…person wey Soso bring make I sign? I don dey drive Hummer, Navigator, dey ball before im from East come. I was a freaking big boy… I say I no wan sign because . I no see the future at that point. Time go tell.” He stressed that the rejection was not driven by personal animosity but by his inability at the time to foresee Flavour’s future in the industry.

The singer also referenced his earlier social media outburst in which he called out individuals he accused of acting like custodians of culture simply because he featured a similar artiste to Flavour in one of his projects. According to Kcee, he does not believe the reported tension between them stemmed from the rejected deal but rather from what he described as a superiority complex. He explained that some of his colleagues, in his view, underrate his talent largely because he does not openly brag about his achievements. “The truth is that when some people had written you off, hoping that you would be stagnant, and you work hard and get to a level they don’t expect you to reach, that was what happened,” he said.

Expanding further, Kcee insisted that his journey in the industry predates Flavour’s rise to fame, noting that he was already enjoying success and an affluent lifestyle before Flavour relocated to Lagos. He also said a lot of his colleagues underrate his talent, mostly because of his humility and because he doesn’t brag.

 

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I’m Married But Not In My Husband’s House; I Didn’t Have The Experience Of Living Happily Ever After – Singer Shola Allyson Reveals (Video)

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Sola Allyson, the popular Nigerian gospel singer, has revealed that she is not currently living with her husband.

The musician made this known in her latest interview on Oyinmomo TV.

While speaking about her love life, the 54-year-old who came into limelight with a love album ‘Eji Owuro’, revealed that she is married but not living with her husband.

Sharing her marital experience, the singer said she has never enjoyed the kind of happiness many people describe.

“I’m married, but I’m not in my husband’s house. We live separately. He in his house and I in mine.”

The interviewer asked: “You sang ‘Eji Owuro’, did you experience genuine love from your husband?

She replied, “We lied before. Those older than us didn’t inform us that it’s tough. They made us believe that so long as you both love each other, you will live happily ever after, but it’s a lie.

“That’s not the experience I have. I didn’t have the experience of living happily ever after. I did all I could to make it work.

“Marriage has been a big challenge. I hear people talk about joy in marriage, but I have never experienced it.”

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Drama Looms As 2Face’s Family Petitions IGP, Accuses Natasha Of Ass@ult, Financial Misappropriation, Bigamy

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The family of Innocent Idibia, the Nigerian singer better known as 2Face Idibia or 2Baba, has filed a petition with the Inspector General of Police (IGP) against his wife, Natasha Osawuru.

The family in the petition that surfaced online on Thursday, accused Natasha of financial misappropriation, assault, bigamy, alleged threat to life, and substance abuse.

The Idibia family in the viral petition dated November 12, urged Nigerian police to investigate incidents they claimed have caused the 2Face financial loss, emotional distress, and reputational damage.

The petition explained that the singer’s family received reports from him and other witnesses alleging physical assault in Abuja and the UK, alongside claims that Natasha transferred money from the 2Face’s bank accounts without his authorization.

She was also accused of withholding the musician’s international passport, and other personal documents, preventing him from honouring business engagements which has exposed him to public embarrassment, and potential financial setbacks.

While raising concerns over his safety and emotional well-being, the family urged the police to investigate alleged violation of marriage laws, and possible fraudulent misrepresentation.

According to the report, the singer was yet to complete divorce proceedings with his estranged wife, Annie Macauley Idibia before Natasha presented herself as his new wife.

“Substance abuse by Miss Natasha irobasa Osawaru alegedly resulting in violent behavior, causing Mr. Innocent Ujah idibia emotional distress and financial loss. More Importantly, his personal safety and mental wellbeing appear to be at risk.

“Information suggesting a possible violation of marriage laws (bigamy) and fraudulent misrepresentation, which we request to be properly investigated to establish the facts”, the viral petition stated.

The petition surfaced on social media days after the singer’s ex-managers, Kaka Igbokwe and Lori Tosan during an Instagram livestream with Daddy Freeze, accused Natasha of seeking “full control” over 2Face’s finances and career.

The situation escalated when the singer suddenly joined the live session to stop his former managers from discussing his private life in public. The live broadcast abruptly ended when Natasha and 2Face engaged in physical altercation.

Reacting to the distressed incident, the singer’s younger brother, Hyacinth Idibia, while addressing him on Instagram story, wrote “allow us to save you”.

Following the controversy, the Edo State House of Assembly summoned Natasha Osawaru, a member of the assembly representing Egor constituency, to appear before its committee over her viral conduct.

 

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