Webber leads British charge

THe Brits are either going to be butchered on Broadway at the Tony awards — or bring beaucoup trophies home to Blighty.

andrew Lloyd Webber is a shooin to take home gold — he’s being honoured with a lifetime achievement at radio city Music Hall.

Glenda Jackson is a best actress favourite for edward albee’s sublime Three Tall Women. Harry Potter and The cursed child is up for ten awards, including best drama, with acting nods for Jamie Parker, anthony Boyle and Noma Dumezweni. Potter producer Sonia Friedman is also a producing partner on Tina Fey’s delicious Mean Girls and the Menier chocolate revival of Tom Stoppard’s Travesties, starring Tom Hollander (all nominated).

Marianne elliott’s National Theatre production of angels In america has 11 nominations.

and Gavin Lee is contending for SpongeBob SquarePants, while Diana rigg and Harry HaddenPaton are up for Bartlett Sher’s production of My Fair Lady.