2009
Production of the Year
* Les Miserables, Ballarat Lyric Theatre
Miss Saigon, CLOC Musical Theatre
Seussical, Warragul Theatre Company
Sideshow, Octave Theatre
The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!), SHooSH! Productions
Cole Porter’s High Society, CLOC Musical Theatre
Jesus Christ Superstar, Old Scotch Music and Drama Club
Assassins, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
Direction
Nathan Firmin / Brad Fischer, Forbidden Broadway Greatest Hits
Volume One, SHooSH! Productions
* Stephen O’Neil, Les Miserables, Ballarat Lyric Theatre
Chris Bradtke, Miss Saigon, CLOC Musical Theatre
Karen Milkins-Hendry, West Side Story, Wonthaggi Theatrical Group
Neil Goodwin, Seussical, Warragul Theatre Company
James Cutler, Sideshow, Octave Theatre
Nathan Firmin / Brad Fischer, The Musical of Musicals (TheMusical!), SHooSH! Productions
Alan Burrows, Jesus Christ Superstar, Old Scotch Music and Drama Club
Chris Hughes, Assassins, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
Musical Direction
* Ian Govan, Les Miserables, Ballarat Lyric Theatre
Michael Loughlin, Miss Saigon, CLOC Musical Theatre
Kirk Skinner / Carmel Slater, West Side Story, Wonthaggi Theatrical Group
Ben Hudson, Fiddler on the Roof, Babirra Music Theatre
Jonathan Skovron, Sideshow, Octave Theatre
* Ben Hudson, Jesus Christ Superstar, Old Scotch Music and Drama Club
Choreography
Robbie Carmelotti / Miranda Brooks, The Wedding Singer, Fab Nobs Theatre
* Leasal Liddle-Pirouet, West Side Story, Wonthaggi Theatrical Group
Daniel Heskett / Scott Ponsford / Mark Spencer, Eurobeat – Almost Eurovision, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
Felicity Bender, BuSTCo’s 21st Birthday Showcase, BuSTCo (Burwood Student Theatre Company)
Settings
Josh Noble, Les Miserables, Ballarat Lyric Theatre
Bryan Baldwin, Guys and Dolls, Panorama Theatre Company
* Colin Mitchell, The Witches of Eastwick, Leongatha Lyric Theatre
Brenton Staples, Miss Saigon, CLOC Musical Theatre
Daniel Burger, Sideshow, Octave Theatre
Brenton Staples, Cole Porter’s High Society, CLOC Musical Theatre
Andrew Plant, Jesus Christ Superstar, Old Scotch Music and Drama Club
Barry Pearce, South Pacific, NOVA Music Theatre
Lighting
* Mystic Entertainmentz, Les Miserables, Ballarat Lyric Theatre
Matt Saario, The Witches of Eastwick, Leongatha Lyric Theatre
Stelios Karagiannis, Miss Saigon, CLOC Musical Theatre
Brad Alcock / Vanessa Burke, Footloose, Whitehorse Musical Theatre
Jason Bovaird, Fiddler on the Roof, Babirra Music Theatre
Jason Bovaird, Les Miserables, Windmill Theatre Company
Damien Calvert, Sideshow, Octave Theatre
Damien Calvert, Songs for a New World, Devanesen Productions
John Colvin / Alan Burrows, Jesus Christ Superstar, Old Scotch Music and Drama Club
Jason Bovaird, South Pacific, NOVA Music Theatre
Wardrobe
Nathan Firmin, Forbidden Broadway Greatest Hits Volume One, SHooSH! Productions
Marie Wilson, Les Miserables, Ballarat Lyric Theatre
* Colin Mitchell, The Witches of Eastwick, Leongatha Lyric Theatre
Miranda Kalgovas, Miss Saigon, CLOC Musical Theatre
Sophie Cuttriss, West Side Story, Wonthaggi Theatrical Group
Sarah Brunton, Eurobeat – Almost Eurovision, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
Costume Team, Seussical, Warragul Theatre Company
Felicity Hill, Monty Python’s Spamalot, SLAMS Music Theatre Company
Nancy Matthews, Cole Porter’s High Society, CLOC Musical Theatre
Technical Achievement
Les Miserables, Ballarat Lyric Theatre
* The Witches of Eastwick, Leongatha Lyric Theatre
Miss Saigon, CLOC Musical Theatre
Eurobeat – Almost Eurovision, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
Sideshow, Octave Theatre
Into the Woods, FAMDA (Foster Amateur Music and Drama Association)
Cole Porter’s High Society, CLOC Musical Theatre
Jesus Christ Superstar, Old Scotch Music and Drama Club
Male Performer in a Leading Role
Tony Wasley, Peter Allen, The Boy from Oz, Footlight Productions
* Andy McCalman, Jean Valjean, Les Miserables, Ballarat Lyric Theatre
George Tsatsakis, Javert, Les Miserables, Ballarat Lyric Theatre
Gil Bilson, Leo Frank, Parade, New Beat Theatre Company
Mark Doran, Christopher Scott, Miss Saigon, CLOC Musical Theatre
Jamie McGuane, The Engineer, Miss Saigon, CLOC Musical Theatre
Adrian Carr, Tevye, Fiddler on the Roof, Babirra Music Theatre
James Cutler, Curly, Oklahoma!, Mountain District Musical Society
* Shaun Kingma, Javert, Les Miserables, Windmill Theatre Company
James Cutler, various, The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!), SHooSH! Productions
Male Performer in a Supporting Role
Zoy Frangos, Enjolras, Les Miserables, Ballarat Lyric Theatre
Scott Leggo, Marius, Les Miserables, Ballarat Lyric Theatre
Brendan Bawden, Thenardier, Les Miserables, Ballarat Lyric Theatre
Tyler Hess, Britt Craig, Parade, New Beat Theatre Company
Toby Truscott, John, Miss Saigon, CLOC Musical Theatre
Jordan Reid, Jake, Sideshow, Octave Theatre
Richard Green, Patsy, Monty Python’s Spamalot, Cardinia Performing Arts Company
Samuel Kitchen, Tom Collins, Rent, Fab Nobs Theatre
* Shaun Kingma, John Wilkes Booth, Assassins, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
Angelo De Cata, Charles Guiteau, Assassins, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
David Gardette, Leon Czolgosz, Assassins, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
Female Performer in a Leading Role
Georgia Brooks, Lucille Frank, Parade, New Beat Theatre Company
Ashlee Smith, Miss Adelaide, Guys and Dolls, Panorama Theatre Company
Alexandra Clover, Maria Rainer, The Sound of Music, NOVA Music Theatre
Amelia Ryan, Baker’s Wife, Into the Woods, UMMTA (University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association)
Bianca Baykara, Kim, Miss Saigon, CLOC Musical Theatre
Dace Kapsis, Daisy Hilton, Sideshow, Octave Theatre
Mara Kapsis, Violet Hilton, Sideshow, Octave Theatre
Jaclyn Devincentis, Mary Flynn, Merrily We Roll Along, Old Paradian Theatre Company
* Megan Coe, Nellie Forbush, South Pacific, NOVA Music Theatre
Female Performer in a Supporting Role
Darylin Ramondo, Marion Woolnough, The Boy from Oz, Footlight Productions
Tessa Pavilach, Eponine, Les Miserables, Ballarat Lyric Theatre
Bridget Davies, Cosette, Les Miserables, Ballarat Lyric Theatre
Kym Ivory, Fantine, Les Miserables, Ballarat Lyric Theatre
Sophie Livitsanis, Madame Thenardier, Les Miserables, Ballarat Lyric Theatre
Kathryn Sutherland, Cinderella, Into the Woods, UMMTA (University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association)
* Annie Johnston, Little Red Ridinghood, UMMTA (University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association)
Sarah Kate Hanley, Anita, West Side Story, Wonthaggi Theatrical Group
Gemma Purdy, Ado Annie, Oklahoma!, Mountain District Musical Society
Rosa McCarty, Fantine, Les Miserables, Windmill Theatre Company
Renee Pope-Munro, various, The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!), SHooSH! Productions
Lauren Elise, Sara Jane Moore, Assassins, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
Junior Performer in an Open Production
Justin Powell, Cogsworth, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Holiday Actors
Callum Armstrong, Big Jule, Guys and Dolls, Panorama Theatre Company
* Ashlee Smith, Miss Adelaide, Guys and Dolls, Panorama Theatre Company
Julianne Wilkinson, General Cartwright, Guys and Dolls, Panorama Theatre Company
Josh Gardiner, Michael Spofford, The Witches of Eastwick, Leongatha Lyric Theatre
Trent Hopkins, Baby John, West Side Story, Wonthaggi Theatrical Group
Adam Turner, Jojo, Seussical, Warragul Theatre Company
Chernae Howlett, Sandy, Grease, BLOC Music Theatre
Gladys Moncrieff Award for First Performance in a Featured Role
Erin Gill, Sally Bowles, Cabaret, Dandenong Theatre Company
Anne Gasko, Melinda, Café Latte, Mornington CEF Players
Luke Hales, Kelly, Café Latte, Mornington CEF Players
Timoti Bramley, Jean Valjean, Les Miserables, Windmill Theatre Company
* Dace Kapsis, Daisy Hilton, Sideshow, Octave Theatre
* Mara Kapsis, Violet Hilton, Sideshow, Octave Theatre
Jaclyn Devincentis, Mary Flynn, Merrily We Roll Along, Old Paradian Theatre Company
Cameo Performance
* Alan Edmondson, Bishop of Digne, Les Miserables, Ballarat Lyric Theatre
Will Sayers, Young Soldier, Parade, New Beat Theatre Company
Matt Jakowenko, Herr Zeller, The Sound of Music, NOVA Music Theatre
Design Award
Stephen O’Neil, cart scene, Les Miserables, Ballarat Lyric Theatre
* Colin Mitchell, flying scene / welding scene / moon scene, The Witches of Eastwick, Leongatha Lyric Theatre
Kym Davies, production concept, Cabaret, Dandenong Theatre Company
Rick Pendry, scenic art, West Side Story, Wonthaggi Theatrical Group
Chris White / Brad Alcock / Vanessa Burke, railway bridge scene, Footloose, Whitehorse Musical Theatre
James Cutler, tunnel of love scene, Sideshow, Octave Theatre
Tyler Hess, production concept, Bye Bye Birdie!, BuSTCo (Burwood Student Theatre Company)
Concert Performance
* Forbidden Broadway Greatest Hits Volume One, SHooSH! Productions
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, BLOC Music Theatre
Songs for a New World, Devanesen Productions
BuSTCo’s 21st Birthday Showcase, BuSTCo (Burwood Student Theatre Company)
Panorama Salutes Tony Awards Best Musical Winners, Panorama Theatre Company
Edges: A Song Cycle, Why Not? Theatre Company
Ensemble Award
The cast, Forbidden Broadway Greatest Hits Volume One, SHooSH! Productions
The students, Les Miserables, Ballarat Lyric Theatre
The ensemble, The Wedding Singer, Fab Nobs Theatre
Male gang members, West Side Story, Wonthaggi Theatrical Group
Estonian and Russian ensembles, Eurobeat – Almost Eurovision, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
The freaks, Sideshow, Octave Theatre
Female ensemble, Bye Bye Birdie!, BuSTCo (Burwood Student Theatre Company)
Servant ensemble, Cole Porter’s High Society, CLOC Musical Theatre
* The assassins, Assassins, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
Edith Harrhy Award
Bev Woodford