1995
Production of the Year
Brigadoon, Whitehorse Musical Theatre
Chess, Shepparton Theatre Arts Group
Guys and Dolls, Whitehorse Musical Theatre
Falsettos, Saltpillar Theatre Company
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Doorstep Productions
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Williamstown Light Opera Company
The Apple Tree, Ballarat Grammar School
* The Merry Widow, Ballarat Light Opera Company
Direction
Rob Robson, Chess, Shepparton Theatre Arts Group
Pip Mushin, Falsettos, Saltpillar Theatre Company
Brad Smith, Guys and Dolls, Whitehorse Musical Theatre
Megan Coe, HMS Pinafore, Fabulous Nobodys Theatre Company
Darylin Ramondo, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Doorstep Productions
* Fred Fargher, The Merry Widow, Ballarat Light Opera Company
Peter Nethercote, The Apple Tree, Ballarat Grammar School
Musical Direction
Sue Porter, Babes in Arms, Nova Theatre Company
* Brian Davis, Chess, Shepparton Theatre Arts Group
Sigmund Sokolowski, Die Fledermaus, Babirra Music Theatre
Sam Schwartz, Falsettos, Saltpillar Theatre Company
Sigmund Sokolowski, Joseph and the Amazing…Dreamcoat,
Williamstown Light Opera Company
Peter Tregear, Sweeney Todd, Trinity College Music Theatre
Norm Newey, The Apple Tree, Ballarat Grammar School
* Ian Govan, The Merry Widow, Ballarat Light Opera Company
Choreography
Vanessa Bate, Barnum, CLOC Musical Theatre
Lynette White, Grease, Catchment Players of Preston
Tamara Finch, Guys and Dolls, Whitehorse Musical Theatre
* Sheree Nash-Cassio, Joseph and the Amazing…Dreamcoat, Doorstep Productions
Harold Doran, Joseph and the Amazing…Dreamcoat, Williamstown Light Opera Company
Fred Fargher, The Merry Widow, Ballarat Light Opera Company
Settings
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, CLOC Musical
Theatre
Barnum, CLOC Musical Theatre
Brigadoon, Whitehorse Musical Theatre
Guys and Dolls, Whitehorse Musical Theatre
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Doorstep Productions
* The Merry Widow, Ballarat Light Opera Company
Wardrobe
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, CLOC Musical Theatre
Bats, GSODA Junior Players
Brigadoon, Whitehorse Musical Theatre
The Gypsy Baron, Latrobe Light Opera Society
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Doorstep Productions
The Apple Tree, Ballarat Grammar School
* The Merry Widow, Ballarat Light Opera Company
Lighting
Brigadoon, Whitehorse Musical Theatre
Falsettos, Saltpillar Theatre Company
The Apple Tree, Ballarat Grammar School
* The Merry Widow, Ballarat Light Opera Company
The Threepenny Opera, Altona City Theatre
Technical Achievement
Barnum, CLOC Musical Theatre
* Chess, Shepparton Theatre Arts Group
Falsettos, Saltpillar Theatre Company
Guys and Dolls, Whitehorse Musical Theatre
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Doorstep Productions
The Merry Widow, Ballarat Light Opera Company
Female Performer in a Leading Role
Pam Christie, Chess, Shepparton Theatre Arts Group
Suzanne Donald, The Merry Widow, Ballarat Light Opera Company
Elisa Gray, Falsettos, Saltpillar Theatre Company
* Patricia McCracken, Sweeney Todd, Nova Theatre Company
Cheryl McDonald, The Sound of Music, PLOS Musical Productions
Elizabeth O’Hanlon, Kismet, St Matthew’s Musical Society
Male Performer in a Leading Role
Randall Berger, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, CLOC Musical Theatre
Richard Birkett, Chess, Shepparton Theatre Arts Group
* Eli Erez, Falsettos, Saltpillar Theatre Company
Michael Fitzgerald, Sweeney Todd, Nova Theatre Company
Paul Keelan, Barnum, CLOC Musical Theatre
Michael Lindner, Guys and Dolls, Whitehorse Musical Theatre
* Ivan Williams, The Merry Widow, Ballarat Light Opera Company
Female Performer in a Supporting Role
Jo Brian, Sweet Charity, Warrnambool Theatre Company
Megan Coe, Brigadoon, Whitehorse Musical Theatre
Megan Coe, Company, Fabulous Nobodys Theatre Company
* Jan Deane, Chess, Shepparton Theatre Arts Group
Joy Sim, The Gypsy Baron, Ballarat Light Opera Company
Lani Zaitman, Falsettos, Saltpillar Theatre Company
Male Performer in a Supporting Role
Ross Barnes, The Merry Widow, Ballarat Light Opera Company
Andrew Johnson, Brigadoon, Whitehorse Musical Theatre
Karl McMillan, Little Shop of Horrors, Puppets’N’Stuff
Steve Murray, Guys and Dolls, Whitehorse Musical Theatre
Brett O’Meara, Brigadoon, Whitehorse Musical Theatre
* Cameron Wenn, Falsettos, Saltpillar Theatre Company
Junior Performer
* Jonathon Goldberg, Falsettos, Saltpillar Theatre Company
Rachel Grills, The Apple Tree, Ballarat Grammar School
* Joel Kohn, Falsettos, Saltpillar Theatre Company
Carly Laughton, The Sound of Music, PLOS Musical Productions
Vicki Jacobs, The Apple Tree, Ballarat Grammar School
Jessica Sanders, The Apple Tree, Ballarat Grammar School
Daniel Taylor, Mame, Dandenong Light Opera Company
Gladys Moncrieff Award for Notable New Talent
Elizabeth O’Hallaron
Judges’ Awards
Peter Nethercote, Ballarat Theatre Company
The Fly Crew, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,
Doorstep Productions
Andrew Mill, Performance, Barnum, CLOC Musical Theatre
Yvonne Collett
Heather Coyne
Bradley Fox
Sophie Collins
Musician’s Award
Shirley Greenwood
Edith Harrphy Award for Outstanding Service to Non-Professional Music Theatre
Terri Evans
Venue
Alexander Theatre, Monash University Clayton