2003
Production of the Year
Godspell, Doorstep Productions
Assassins, Night Owl Amateur Productions
Fiddler on the Roof, Geelong Lyric Theatre Society
Gigi, CLOC Musical Theatre
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Ballarat Lyric Theatre
Merrily We Roll Along, Devanesen Productions
*Pippin, CLOC Musical Theatre
Junior Production of the Year
The Mikado, Holiday Actors
Fame – The Musical, Panorama Theatre Company
Chicago, Lauriston Girls’ School/Ivanhoe Grammar School
*Sweeney Todd, St Michael’s Grammar School
Barnum, Ballarat and Clarendon College
Scrooge, The Stingiest Man in Town, Ballarat Light Opera Company Juniors
Direction
Darylin Ramondo, Godspell, Doorstep Productions
Nathan Firmin, Assassins, Night Owl Amateur Productions
Davina Smith Crowley, Fiddler on the Roof, Geelong Lyric Theatre Society
Merryn Anstee, Sweeney Todd, St Michael’s Grammar School
Chris Bradtke, Gigi, CLOC Musical Theatre
Matt Lockitt, Gypsy, Dandenong Theatre Company
Emma Dyer, Barnum, Ballarat and Clarendon College
*Tamara Finch, Pippin, CLOC Musical Theatre
Musical Direction
Amy Wert, Godspell, Doorstep Productions
Amy Wert, Fiddler on the Roof, Geelong Lyric Theatre Society
Christopher Hill, Sweeney Todd, St Michael’s Grammar School
Ben Hudson, Gigi, CLOC Musical Theatre
Ben Hudson, Calamity Jane, Mountain District Musical Society
*Ben Hudson, 42nd Street, Whitehorse Musical Theatre
Andrew Leach, Pippin, CLOC Musical Theatre
Bev Woodford, West Side Story, PLOS Musical Productions
Choreography
Natalie Marsland, Godspell, Doorstep Productions
Freya Leitch, Fiddler on the Roof, Geelong Lyric Theatre Society
Peter Wallace, Singin’ in the Rain, Nova Music Theatre
David Harford, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Ballarat Lyric Theatre
Emma Dyer, Lisa Harris and Ashlea Pyke, Barnum, Ballarat and Clarendon College
Craig Wiltshire, A Chorus Line, Glen Waverley Secondary College
Scott Hili, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Dandenong Theatre Company
James Rooney, 42nd Street, Whitehorse Musical Theatre
*Tamara Finch, Pippin, CLOC Musical Theatre
Settings
Bob McKenzie, Godspell, Doorstep Productions
Damian Muller, Sweeney Todd, Ballarat Light Opera Company
David Eyres, The Sound of Music, Whitehorse Musical Theatre
*Brenton Staples/Les Cook, Gigi, CLOC Musical Theatre
Marck Setford, Pippin, CLOC Musical Theatre
John Harding, West Side Story, PLOS Musical Productions
Brenton Staples, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Fab Nobs Theatre
Lighting
Scott Opie, One Hit Wonders, Shepparton Theatre Arts Group
Tim Butler and Bec Bernell, Godspell, Doorstep Productions
Mystic Entertainmentz, Sweeney Todd, Ballarat Light Opera Company
Jamie Ivarsen, The Sound of Music, Whitehorse Musical Theatre
Stelios Karagiannis, Gigi, CLOC Musical Theatre
Mystic Entertainmentz, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor
Dreamcoat, Ballarat Lyric Theatre
*Martin Karklins, Pippin, CLOC Musical Theatre
Wardrobe
Lida Harbord, One Hit Wonders, Shepparton Theatre Arts Group
Lyn Archer/Emily O’Brien, Sweeney Todd, St Michael’s Grammar School
*Nancy Pizzi, Gigi, CLOC Musical Theatre
Nicole Black, The Pirates of Penzance, Altona City Theatre
Marie Wilson, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Ballarat Lyric Theatre
Christine Skicko, Hello Dolly, Latrobe Theatre Company
Nancy Matthews/Marck Setford, Pippin, CLOC Musical Theatre
Felicity Hill, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Nova Music Theatre
Wendy Everest, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Fab Nobs Theatre
Technical Achievement
Godspell, Doorstep Productions
Sweeney Todd, Ballarat Light Opera Company
Sweeney Todd, St Michael’s Grammar School
*Gigi, CLOC Musical Theatre
Merrily We Roll Along, Devanesen Productions
Pippin, CLOC Musical Theatre
The Scarlet Pimpernel, Nova Music Theatre
Barnum, Ballarat and Clarendon College
Male Performer in a Leading Role
Scott McKenzie, Jesus, Godspell, Doorstep Productions
Andrew Pennycuick, Balladeer, Assassins, Night Owl Amateur Productions
*Michael Fletcher, Pseudolus, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Mornington CEF Players
Andrew Dark, Gaston, Gigi, CLOC Musical Theatre
Gordon Lindsay, Honore, Gigi, CLOC Musical Theatre
Scott Leggo, Joseph, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Ballarat Lyric Theatre
Scott McKenzie, Franklin Shepard, Merrily We Roll Along, Devanesen Productions
Lee Threadgold, Leading Player, Pippin, CLOC Musical Theatre
Tim Cant, Pippin, Pippin, CLOC Musical Theatre
Male Performer in a Supporting Role
Caleb Rixon, John the Baptist/Judas, Godspell, Doorstep Productions
Jonathan Guthrie-Jones, Francis Fryer, Calamity Jane, Mountain District Musical Society
Luke Tonkin, Pharoah, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Ballarat Lyric Theatre
Glen Turner, Charles, Me and My Girl, Leongatha Lyric Theatre
Nicholas Kong, Barnaby Tucker, Hello Dolly, Latrobe Theatre Company
Chris Buchanan, Lewis, Pippin, CLOC Musical Theatre
Tony Appleby, Action, West Side Story, PLOS Musical Productions
Paul David Watson, Motel, Fiddler on the Roof, Loyola Musical Society
Tony Burge, Hysterium, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Fab Nobs Theatre
*Keith Stubley, Senex, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to theForum, Fab Nobs Theatre
Female Performer in a Leading Role
Tanya Lee, Carmen Diaz, Fame – The Musical, Catchment Players of Darebin
*Maxine Montgomery, Mrs Lovett, Sweeney Todd, Ballarat Light Opera Company
Sally Morrison, Maria, The Sound of Music, Whitehorse Musical Theatre
Anna Marshall, Narrator, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Ballarat Lyric Theatre
Amy Larsen, Kathy Selden, Singin’ in the Rain, Warragul Theatre Company
Jessica Enes, Mary Flynn, Merrily We Roll Along, Devanesen Productions
Sophie Thomas, Catherine, Pippin, CLOC Musical Theatre
Female Performer in a Supporting Role
Amy Lehpamer, Godspell, Doorstep Productions
Shandelle Cooke, Godspell, Doorstep Productions
Melinda Gregory, Miss Sherman, Fame – The Musical, Catchment Players of Darebin
*Patricia McCracken, Mamita, Gigi, CLOC Musical Theatre
Pamela Charleston, Aunt Alicia, Gigi, CLOC Musical Theatre
Brooke Soutar, Irene Molloy, Hello Dolly, Latrobe Theatre Company
Angeline Thompson, Anita, West Side Story, SLAMS Music Theatre Company
The Amazing Fabulettes (Hayley Bellis, Corenna Rogers, Angelie O’Brien), The Pirates of Penzance, Cardinia Performing Arts Company
Laura Fitzpatrick, Beth, Merrily We Roll Along, Devanesen Productions
Kendrie Luca, Annie, 42nd Street, Whitehorse Musical Theatre
Junior Performer (Male)
Brandon Burns, Frederic, Pirates of Penzance, Geelong Lyric Youth Theatre
Steven Walker, Mary Sunshine, Chicago, Lauriston Girls’ School/Ivanhoe Grammar School
Chris Roberts, Sweeney Todd, Sweeney Todd, St Michael’s Grammar School
Michael Wahr, Judge Turpin, Sweeney Todd, St Michael’s Grammar School
Nicholas Kong, Barnaby Tucker, Hello Dolly, Latrobe Theatre Company
*Phil Smith, P.T. Barnum, Barnum, Ballarat and Clarendon College
Beau Sandford, Sweeney Todd, Sweeney Todd, Geelong High School Performing Arts
Brent Trotter, Fred, Scrooge, The Stingiest Man in Town, Ballarat Light Opera Company Juniors
Junior Performer (Female)
Michaela Powell, Pirates of Penzance, Geelong Lyric Youth Theatre
Martine Wengrow, Addaperle, The Wiz, St Leonard’s College
*Anna O’Byrne, Mrs Lovett, Sweeney Todd, St Michael’s Grammar School
Sophie Strangio, Beggar Woman, Sweeney Todd, St Michael’s Grammar School
Danielle Baldwin, Nellie Forbush, South Pacific, Mentone Girls ’ Grammar School/Mentone Grammar
Shana-Sandra Buriani-Gennai, Madame Thenardier, Les Miserables, Parade College/Our Lady of Mercy College Heidelberg
Ashlea Pyke, Joice Heath/Blues Singer, Barnum, Ballarat and Clarendon College
Amy Garner, Charity Barnum, Barnum, Ballarat and Clarendon College
Dancer’s Award
Lisa Delecca, Kathy Selden, Singin’ in the Rain, Nova Music Theatre
Andrew Perry, Don Lockwood, Singin’ in the Rain, Nova Music Theatre
Heather Coyne, Potiphar’s Wife, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Ballarat Lyric Theatre Company
Tanya Lee, Carmen Diaz, Fame – The Musical, Catchment Players of Darebin
Francis Lawrence, Kiss Me Kate, ARC (Amateur Repertory Company)
Brendan Yeates, Hello Dolly, Latrobe Theatre Company
Janette Rivers, Tintinabula, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Altona City Theatre
*Luke Taylor, Pippin, CLOC Musical Theatre
Gladys Moncrieff Award for Best New Talent
Andrew Pennycuick, Balladeer, Assassins, Night Owl Amateur Productions
Andre Van Der Putt, Winged Monkey, The Wiz, Windmill Theatre Company
Anna O’Byrne, Mrs Lovett, Sweeney Todd, St Michael’s Grammar School
*Phil Smith, P.T. Barnum, Barnum, Ballarat and Clarendon College
Greg Whitehead, Marius/Frederic, Les Miserables/The Pirates of Penzance, Cardinia Performing Arts Company
Design Award
Crucifixion scene (Bob McKenzie), Godspell, Doorstep Productions
Fruma-Sara scene (Davina Smith Crowley), Fiddler on the Roof, Geelong Lyric Theatre Society
Design concept (Chris Curran), Gypsy, Dandenong Theatre Company
Pirelli’s cart (Damian Muller), Sweeney Todd, Ballarat Light Opera Company
Staging of “The Lonely Goatherd” (Erin McMahon/Andrew Johnson), The Sound of Music, Whitehorse Musical Theatre
Vintage car (Brenton Staples/Les Cook), Gigi, CLOC Musical Theatre
Ancestors’ costumes (Colin Mitchell), Me and My Girl, Leongatha Lyric Theatre
Millinery (Christine Skicko), Hello Dolly, Latrobe Theatre Company
Rain effect, Singin’ in the Rain, Warragul Theatre Company
*Ghost of Christmas-Yet-To-Come puppet (Damian Muller), Scrooge,
The Stingiest Man in Town, Ballarat Light Opera Company Juniors
Cameo Performance
*Amy Lehpamer, Fiddler, Fiddler on the Roof, Geelong Lyric Theatre Society
Lynne Hobbs, Miss Cratchitt, Gypsy, Dandenong Theatre Company
Robert Harvey, Uncle Jocko, Gypsy, Dandenong Theatre Company
Bill McLorinan, Erronius, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Mornington CEF Players
Andre Van Der Putt, Winged Monkey, The Wiz, Windmill Theatre Company
Brigid DeNeefe, Evilene, The Wiz, Windmill Theatre Company
Luke McLean, Tom Thumb, Barnum, Ballarat and Clarendon College
Lisa Farrell, Grandma Tzeitel, Fiddler on the Roof, Loyola Musical Society
Judges’ Awards
Geoff Tomkins: Angus Macpherson, Musical Direction, The Mikado, Holiday Actors
Alan Stone: Zack Pretlove, Koko, The Mikado, Holiday Actors
MT Byrne: Dean Snook, Valjean, Les Miserables, Cardinia Performing Arts Company
Val Pagram: Rupert Nelson, Perchik, Fiddler on the Roof, Loyola Musical Society
Darrell Boyd: Caroline Benzie, Chava, Fiddler on the Roof, Loyola Musical Society
John Davitt: Richard Foster, ensemble, Calamity Jane, Mountain District Musical Society
Rob Constable: Laura Wilson, ensemble, Godspell, Doorstep Productions
Graeme Cope: David Higgins, Director, The Wiz, Windmill Theatre Company.
Edith Harry Award
Joyce Baker-Dawber
Venue
Frankston Arts Centre