2001
Production of the Year
* Chicago, Doorstep Productions
Into the Woods, Dandenong Theatre Company
Les Miserables, Bendigo Community Theatre
42nd Street, Nova Music Theatre
West Side Story, CLOC Musical Theatre
Les Miserables, Altona City Theatre
Pirates of Penzance, Fabulous Nobodys Theatre Company
Cole, Geelong Lyric Theatre Society
Chicago, Catchment Players of Darebin
Chicago, CLOC Musical Theatre
Junior Production of the Year
South Pacific, Panorama Youth Theatre
Convict, GSODA Junior Players
* Into The Woods, Mentone Girls’ Grammar School and Mentone Grammar School
Sweet Charity, Glen Waverley Secondary College
Direction
* Darylin Ramondo, Chicago, Doorstep Productions
Rob Robson, Les Miserables, Bendigo Community Theatre
Neil Goodwin, 42nd Street, Nova Music Theatre
Chris Bradtke, West Side Story, CLOC Musical Theatre
Anna Marinelli, Les Miserables, Altona City Theatre
Tony Bird, Pirates of Penzance, Fabulous Nobodys Theatre Company
Laurie Lane, Cole, Geelong Lyric Theatre Society
Aaron Joyner, Chicago, Catchment Players of Darebin
Musical Direction
John Shawcross, Chicago, Doorstep Productions
Kirk Skinner, Into the Woods, Dandenong Theatre Company
Michael Loughlin, West Side Story, CLOC Musical Theatre
* Ben Hudson, Damn Yankees, Mountain District Musical Society
Rick Prakhoff, Les Miserables, Altona City Theatre
Chris Shute, Pirates of Penzance, Fabulous Nobodys Theatre Company
* Geoff Tomkins, Cole, Geelong Lyric Theatre Society
Ben Hudson, Chicago, Catchment Players of Darebin
Choreography
* Kirsty Reilly, Chicago, Doorstep Productions
Peter Wallace, 42nd Street, Nova Music Theatre
Brooke Soutar, The King and I, Latrobe Theatre Company
Kendrie Luca, Chicago, Catchment Players of Darebin
* Tamara Finch, Chicago, CLOC Musical Theatre
Todd Patrick, Little Shop of Horrors, Monash University Musical Company (MUMCo)
Settings
David Horne, Chicago, Doorstep Productions
Chris White, Into the Woods, Dandenong Theatre Company
Barry Pearce, 42nd Street, Nova Music Theatre
Damian Muller, Oliver, Ballarat Light Opera Company
John Harding, West Side Story, CLOC Musical Theatre
Helene Neuwirth, Les Miserables, Altona City Theatre
* Marck Setford, Pirates of Penzance, Fabulous Nobodys Theatre Company
John Burrett, Chicago, CLOC Musical Theatre
Marie Mackrell, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Heidelberg Theatre Company
Lighting
Bernadette Haldane, Chicago, Doorstep Productions
Mystic Entertainmentz, Oliver, Ballarat Light Opera Company
Sean McKinty, Maid of the Mountains, Babirra Music Theatre
Marck Setford, Peter Hough and Richard van’t Riet, Pirates of Penzance, Fabulous Nobodys Theatre Company
George Kulikovskis, Camelot, Babirra Music Theatre
* George Kulikovskis, Chicago, CLOC Musical Theatre
Wardrobe
Nicola Booth, Chicago, Doorstep Productions
Kathrine Ashton, Les Miserables, Altona City Theatre
* Leane Gooding, Pirates of Penzance, Fabulous Nobodys Theatre Company
Fiona Golland, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Plenty Ranges Theatre Company
Wendy Tomkins/Julie Hall, Cole, Geelong Lyric Theatre Society
Miranda Kalgovas, Chicago, CLOC Musical Theatre
Peter Nethercote, Baby, Ballarat Theatre Company
John Azzopardi. The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Heidelberg Theatre Company
Technical Achievement
Chicago, Doorstep Productions
Into the Woods, Dandenong Theatre Company
Les Miserables, Bendigo Community Theatre
West Side Story, CLOC Musical Theatre
* Chicago, CLOC Musical Theatre
Male Performer in a Leading Role
Chris Tonkin, Billy Flynn, Chicago, Doorstep Productions
Chris Ryan, Wolf/Cinderella’s Prince, Into the Woods, Dandenong Theatre Company
Ric Birkett, Jean Valjean, Les Miserables, Bendigo Community Theatre
* Warren Davies, Julian Marsh, 42nd Street, Nova Music Theatre
Shane Lowrencev, Javert, Les Miserables, Altona City Theatre
Fernando Testa, Pirate King, Pirates of Penzance, Fabulous Nobodys Theatre Co
Paul David Watson, Frederic, Pirates of Penzance, Fabulous Nobodys Theatre Co
Don Nicholson, Tevye, Fiddler on the Roof, Shepparton Theatre Arts Group
Tristan Lutze, Seymour, Little Shop of Horrors, Altona City Theatre
Shaun Kingma, John Jasper, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Heidelberg Theatre Co
Male Performer in a Supporting Role
Michael Snell, Mikado, Hot Mikado, Night Owl Amateur Productions
Leigh Roncon, Amos Hart, Chicago, Doorstep Productions
Luke Tonkin, Nicely-Nicely, Guys and Dolls, Ballarat Lyric Theatre
Steve Burrows, Marius, Les Miserables, Altona City Theatre
Ralph Strasser, Major-General Stanley, Pirates of Penzance, Fabulous Nobodys Theatre Company
Damien Wardle, Motel, Fiddler on the Roof, Shepparton Theatre Arts Group
John Larcombe, Alfred Doolittle, My Fair Lady, Dandenong Theatre Company
Matt Sheehan, Mordred, Camelot, Babirra Music Theatre
* Jason McMurray, Amos Hart, Chicago, Bendigo Community Theatre
Chris Hughes, Mr Bazzard, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Heidelberg Theatre Co
David Parsons, Deputy, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Heidelberg Theatre Company
Female Performer in a Leading Role
Lizzie Moore, Velma Kelly, Chicago, Doorstep Productions
* Natalie Marsland, Roxie Hart, Chicago, Doorstep Productions
Michelle Van Raay, Miss Adelaide, Guys and Dolls, Catchment Players of Darebin
Mandy Lowery, Peggy Sawyer, 42nd Street, Nova Music Theatre
Sally Morrison, Maria, West Side Story, CLOC Musical Theatre
Katrina Soucoultanos, Mabel, Pirates of Penzance, Fabulous Nobodys Theatre Co
Christie Whelan, Roxie Hart, Chicago, Catchment Players of Darebin
Claire Barker, Velma Kelly, Chicago, Catchment Players of Darebin
Carolyn Waddell, Nancy, Oliver, PLOS Musical Productions
Elizabeth Dark, Velma Kelly, Chicago, CLOC Musical Theatre
Emma Langridge, Roxie Hart, Chicago, CLOC Musical Theatre
Abi Richardson, Princess Puffer, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Heidelberg Theatre Co
Female Performer in a Supporting Role
* Davina Smith Crowley, Mama Morton, Chicago, Doorstep Productions
Pam Christie Burkett, Fantine, Les Miserables, Bendigo Community Theatre
Ruth Wilkin, Eponine, Les Miserables, Bendigo Community Theatre
Trish Carr, Maggie Jones, 42nd Street, Nova Music Theatre
Emma Langridge, Anita, West Side Story, CLOC Musical Theatre
Noni McCallum, Eponine, Les Miserables, Altona City Theatre
Suzanne Martin, Ruth, Pirates of Penzance, Fabulous Nobodys Theatre Company
Cindy Lee Morgan, Sister Mary Amnesia, Nunsense III, Port Fairy Theatre Company
Felicity Hill, Agnes Gooch, Mame Nova Music Theatre
The Ronnettes (Natalie Calia, Amy Lockwood, Kathleen Spaull and
Laura Koomen), Little Shop of Horrors, Monash University Musical Company (MUMCo)
Junior Performer (Male)
Michael Snell, Mikado, Hot Mikado, Night Owl Amateur Productions
* Jacob Cunningham, Emile de Becque, South Pacific, Panorama Youth Theatre
Matt Kosub, Luther Billis, South Pacific, Panorama Youth Theatre
Timothy Keogh, Gavroche, Les Miserables, Bendigo Community Theatre
Jackson Thomas, Will Armstrong, Convict, GSODA Junior Players
Eamonn George, Gavroche, Les Miserables, Altona City Theatre
Robert Dora, Herman, Sweet Charity, Glen Waverley Secondary College
Junior Performer (Female)
Emily Christopher, Lady Macbeth, Macbeth: A Rock Opera, Patterson River Secondary College
Melanie Martin, The Witch, Into the Woods, Mentone Girls’ Grammar School and Mentone
Grammar School
Ally Bruce, Little Red Riding Hood, Into the Woods, Mentone Girls’ Grammar School and Mentone Grammar School
Kylie McGrath, Dulcie, The Boyfriend, Emmaus College Drama Society
Jessie Jacobs, Tinkerbell, Peter Pan, SLAMS Music Theatre Company
* Janine Atwill, Charity, Sweet Charity, Glen Waverley Secondary College
Dancer’s Award
Lizzie Moore, Velma Kelly, Chicago, Doorstep Productions
Natalie Marsland, Roxie Hart, Chicago, Doorstep Productions
Male corps, Chicago, Doorstep Productions
Elizabeth Garnsworthy, Musicals on Show, PLOS Musical Productions
* Mandy Lowery, Peggy Sawyer, 42nd Street, Nova Music Theatre
Rhys Gray, Simon of Legree, The King and I, Latrobe Theatre Company
Michelle Frendo, Eliza/Fan Dancer, The King and I, Latrobe Theatre Company
Elizabeth Dark, Velma Kelly, Chicago, CLOC Musical Productions
Gladys Moncrieff Award for Best New Talent
Jacob Cunningham, Emile de Becque, South Pacific, Panorama Youth Theatre
Matt Kosub, Luther Billis, South Pacific, Panorama Youth Theatre
* Mandy Lowery, Peggy Sawyer, 42nd Street, Nova Music Theatre
Janine Atwill, Charity, Sweet Charity, Glen Waverley Secondary College
Melanie Martin, The Witch, Into the Woods, Mentone Girls’ Grammar School and Mentone Grammar School
Jason McMurray, Amos Hart, Chicago, Bendigo Community Theatre
Design Award
Brownlow house, Oliver, Holiday Actors (Steve Bell)
Sewer scene, Guys and Dolls, Catchment Players of Darebin (John Burrett)
* Miss Adelaide’s wardrobe and millinery, Guys and Dolls, Aspect Inc. (Fran Smith)
Masks, for “The Small House of Uncle Thomas”, The King and I, Latrobe Theatre Company (Carol Dickenson)
Make-up/hairdressing, for Thai women and children, The King and I, Latrobe Theatre Company (Sue Thompson/Marietta Brand)
Anatevka station scene, Fiddler on the Roof, Shepparton Theatre Arts Group (Don Nicholson)
Staging, “Me and My Baby”, Chicago, Bendigo Community Theatre (Terence Carroll, Lisa Gellel and Megan Beckwith)
Judges’ Awards
Rebecca Adkins, Performance, Anything Goes, Whitefriars Theatrical Players
Rodger Clark, Performance, Baby, Ballarat Theatre Company
Gavin Dean, Direction, Hot Mikado, Night Owl Amateur Productions
Sean Ross, Musical Direction, Oliver!, PLOS Musical Productions
Angeline Thompson, Performance, My Fair Lady, St Matthew’s Musical Society
Lisa Trigili, Performance, West Side Story, CLOC Musical Theatre
Musician’s Award
Sarah Cliff
Special Awards for Notable Service to Non-Professional Music Theatre
Andrew Wild
Peter Fitzpatrick
Edith Harry Award
No Award Given
Venue
Geelong Performing Arts Centre