2008
Production of the Year
bare – the musical, SHooSH! Productions
Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida, Devanesen Productions
The Boy From Oz, CLOC Musical Theatre
Thoroughly Modern Millie, Catchment Players of Darebin
* Seussical, Whitehorse Musical Theatre
Thoroughly Modern Millie, PLOS Musical Productions
I Love You Because, SHooSH! Productions
Into the Woods, Limelight Theatre Company
Hot Shoe Shuffle, CLOC Musical Theatre
Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida, Whitehorse Musical Theatre
Les Miserables, Old Scotch Collegians’ Association
Zombie Prom, Fab Nobs Theatre
Direction
Nathan Firmin / Brad Fischer, bare – the musical, SHooSH! Productions
Wendy Holgate, The Producers, Ballarat Lyric Theatre
Elizabeth Bradtke, You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown, UMMTA (The
University of Melbourne Musical Theatre Association)
*Chris White / Lynette White, Seussical, Whitehorse Musical Theatre
Rob Robson, Oliver!, Shepparton Theatre Arts Group
Steven McTaggart, Cats, Altona City Theatre
Shaun Kingma, Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida, Whitehorse Musical Theatre
Paul Watson, Calamity Jane, Babirra Music Theatre
James Cutler, Zombie Prom, Fab Nobs Theatre
Musical Direction
Ian Govan, The Producers, Ballarat Lyric Theatre
Drew Downing, Disco Inferno, Fab Nobs Theatre
Trevor Jones, Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida, Devanesen Productions
Gregory Smith, The Boy From Oz, CLOC Musical Theatre
Ben Hudson, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Catchment Players of Darebin
Philip Osborne, Seussical, Whitehorse Musical Theatre
Sue Fletcher, Thoroughly Modern Millie, PLOS Musical Productions
Mal Fawcett, Rent, Players Theatre Company
Bev Woodford, Hot Shoe Shuffle, CLOC Musical Theatre
Andrew Leach, Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida, Whitehorse Musical Theatre
*John Ferguson, Les Miserables, Old Scotch Collegians’ Association
David George / Daniel Puckey, Zombie Prom, Fab Nobs Theatre
Choreography
Susan Lewis, The Boy From Oz, CLOC Musical Theatre
James Rooney / Nathan Toovey, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Catchment Players of Darebin
Lynette White, Seussical, Whitehorse Musical Theatre
Steven McTaggart, Cats, Altona City Theatre
Craig Wiltshire, Thoroughly Modern Millie, PLOS Musical Productions
*Susan Lewis, Hot Shoe Shuffle, CLOC Musical Theatre
Tamara Finch, Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida, Whitehorse Musical Theatre
James Cutler, Zombie Prom, Fab Nobs Theatre
Settings
Barry Pearce, The King and I, NOVA Music Theatre
Brenton Staples, The Boy From Oz, CLOC Musical Theatre
John Burrett, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Catchment Players of Darebin
*Chris White, Seussical, Whitehorse Musical Theatre
Tad Hendry / Rick Pendry, Les Miserables, Wonthaggi Theatrical Group
Dave Sutton, Cats, Altona City Theatre
Alberto Salvato, Thoroughly Modern Millie, PLOS Musical Productions
Barry Pearce, Hot Shoe Shuffle, CLOC Musical Theatre
*John Burrett / Brenton Staples, Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida, Whitehorse Musical Theatre
Jeremy Bailey-Smith, Calamity Jane, Babirra Music Theatre
Ben Shearer, Les Miserables, Old Scotch Collegians’ Association
Lighting
Stelios Karagiannis, The Boy From Oz, CLOC Musical Theatre
*Brad Alcock, Seussical, Whitehorse Musical Theatre
Jason Bovaird, Cats, Windmill Theatre Company
Jason Bovaird, Thoroughly Modern Millie, PLOS Musical Productions
Jason Bovaird, Hot Shoe Shuffle, CLOC Musical Theatre
Brad Alcock / Jason Lord, Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida, Whitehorse Musical Theatre
Wardrobe
Allan Paul, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Catchment Players of Darebin
*Miranda Kalgovas, Seussical, Whitehorse Musical Theatre
Katherine Branch, The Merry Widow, Babirra Music Theatre
Warren Gooch, Cats, Altona City Theatre
Vicky Horne, Thoroughly Modern Millie, PLOS Musical Productions
Barbara Stocks, Into the Woods, Limelight Theatre Company
Vicky Horne, Hot Shoe Shuffle, CLOC Musical Theatre
Tamara Finch, Shaun Kingma, Gillian Goodall, Wendy Everest and team, Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida, Whitehorse Musical Theatre
Technical Achievement
Bare – the musical, SHooSH! Productions
The Wedding Singer, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
The Boy From Oz, CLOC Musical Theatre
Seussical, Whitehorse Musical Theatre
Thoroughly Modern Millie, PLOS Musical Productions
*Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida, Whitehorse Musical Theatre
Calamity Jane, Babirra Music Theatre
Male Performer in a Leading Role
Nicholas Kong, Peter, bare – the musical, SHooSH! Productions
Chris Buchanan, Jason, bare – the musical, SHooSH! Productions
Andrew Seeary, Max Bialystock, The Producers, Ballarat Lyric Theatre
*Karl McNamara, The Cat in the Hat, Seussical, Whitehorse Musical Theatre
Shaun Kingma, Horton the Elephant, Seussical, Whitehorse Musical Theatre
David Bleier, Jamie Wellerstein, The Last Five Years, Devanesen Productions
Christian Cavallo, Austin Bennet, I Love You Because, SHooSH! Productions
Scott Mackenzie, Bat Boy, Bat Boy, Octave Theatre
Mark Doran, Radames, Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida, Whitehorse Musical Theatre
Tony Appleby, Jerry Lukowski, The Full Monty, Catchment Players of Darebin
Gerard Schneider, Jean Valjean, Les Miserables, Old Scotch Collegians’ Association
Jon Ricketson, Javert, Les Miserables, Old Scotch Collegians’ Association
Karl McNamara, Jonny Warner, Zombie Prom, Fab Nobs Theatre
Male Performer in a Supporting Role
Dave Young, Mereb, Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida, Devanesen Productions
Jez Hunghanfoo, General Genghis Kahn Schmitz, Seussical, Whitehorse Musical Theatre
Steven Krygger, Oscar Lindquist, Sweet Charity, JYM Theatre Company
Adam Bianco, Camille de Rosillon, The Merry Widow, Babirra Music Theatre
Robert Smith, Rum Tug Tugger, Cats, Warragul Theatre Company
Tim Barsby, Skrimbleshanks, Cats, Altona City Theatre
Peter Stanbrook, Trevor Graydon, Thoroughly Modern Millie, PLOS Musical Productions
David Peake, Alan, I Sing, The Old Paradian Theatre Company
Samuel Kitchen, Tom Collins, Rent, New Beat Theatre Company
Karl McNamara, Rick Taylor, Bat Boy, Octave Theatre
*Drew Downing, Jack, Into the Woods, Limelight Theatre Company
Joe Main, Ko-Ko, Hot Mikado, Altona City Theatre
Tim Maloney, Dave Bukatinsky, The Full Monty, Catchment Players of Darebin
Jay Miller, Miss Delilah Strict, Zombie Prom, Fab Nobs Theatre
James Antonas, Eddie Flagrante, Zombie Prom, Fab Nobs Theatre
Female Performer in a Leading Role
Elethea Sartorelli, Ivy, bare – the musical, SHooSH! Productions
Jessie Yates, Aida, Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida, Devanesen Productions
*Amy Larsen, Millie Dillmount, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Catchment Players of Darebin
Emily Doran, Gertrude McFuzz, Seussical, Whitehorse Musical Theatre
Emily Doran, Cathy Hiatt-Wellerstein, The Last Five Years, Devanesen Productions
Jess Barlow, Millie Dillmount, Thoroughly Modern Millie, PLOS Musical Productions
Hannah Pietsch, Marcy Fitzwilliams, I Love You Because, SHooSH! Productions
Jayde Kirchert, Baker’s Wife, Into the Woods, Limelight Theatre Company
Jessie Yates, Aida, Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida, Whitehorse Musical Theatre
Gemma Purdy, Calamity Jane, Calamity Jane, Babirra Music Theatre
Female Performer in a Supporting Role
Sophie Livitsanis, Hold Me-Touch Me, The Producers, Ballarat Lyric Theatre
Sophie Weiss, Amneris, Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida, Devanesen Productions
Angeline Thompson, Lady Thiang, The King and I, NOVA Music Theatre
Elizabeth Dark, Judy Garland, The Boy From Oz, CLOC Musical Theatre
*Bree Cahill, Liza Minnelli, The Boy From Oz, CLOC Musical Theatre
Beryle Frees, Marion Woolnough, The Boy From Oz, CLOC Musical Theatre
Alana Kiely, Miss Dorothy Brown, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Catchment Players of Darebin
Jessica Carbone, Mayzie La Bird, Seussical, Whitehorse Musical Theatre
Sallyanne Read, Mrs Mayor, Seussical, Whitehorse Musical Theatre
Lauren Selway, Miss Dorothy Brown, Thoroughly Modern Millie, PLOS Musical Productions
Catherine Booth, Little Red Riding Hood, Into the Woods, Limelight Theatre Company
Jessica May, Maureen Johnson, Rent, Players Theatre Company
Alana Kiely, Amneris, Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida, Whitehorse Musical Theatre
Laura Slavin, Cosette, Les Miserables, Old Scotch Collegians’ Association
Marianne Pierce, Eponine, Les Miserables, Old Scotch Collegians’ Association
Junior Performer in an Open Production
Justin Powell, Pontius Pilate, Jesus Christ Superstar, Holiday Actors
Thomas New, Young Peter, The Boy From Oz, CLOC Musical Theatre
Jackson Laidlaw, Young Peter, The Boy From Oz, CLOC Musical Theatre
*Anthony Sheppard, Jojo, Seussical, Whitehorse Musical Theatre
Britt Lewis, Eponine, Les Miserables, Wonthaggi Theatrical Group
Sam Hill, Nathan Lukowski, The Full Monty, Phoenix Theatre Company
Meg Dunn, Rebecca, The Piper of Hamelin, Nuworks Theatre
Dancer’s Award
Matt Holly, The Wedding Singer, Panorama Theatre Company
David Harrison, The Wedding Singer, Panorama Theatre Company
Tom Bradley, Mr Mistofelees, Cats, Altona City Theatre
Amy Evison, Victoria, Cats, Altona City Theatre
The Tap Brothers, Hot Shoe Shuffle, CLOC Musical Theatre
*James Rooney, Wing, Hot Shoe Shuffle, CLOC Musical Theatre
Elizabeth Salpietro, Victoria, Cats, MLOC Productions
Gladys Moncrieff Award for First Performance in a Featured Role
Kate Suter, Ulla, The Producers, Ballarat Lyric Theatre
*Jessie Yates, Aida, Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida, Devanesen Productions
Kathryn White, Nancy, Oliver!, Mountain District Musical Society
Mark Rees, Fagin, Oliver!, Panorama Theatre Company
Amy Evison, Victoria, Cats, Altona City Theatre
Sam Hill, Nathan Lukowski, The Full Monty, Phoenix Theatre Company
Geoff Earle, Gus / Growltiger, Cats, MLOC Productions
Cameo Performance
*Howard Dandy, Gus, Cats, Footlight Productions
Jordan Sullivan, Little Wooden Boy, The Producers, Ballarat Lyric Theatre
Paul Henry Basilio, Imelda Marcos, The Wedding Singer, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
Blake Testro, Ronald Reagan, The Wedding Singer, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
Ezra Tepania, Tina Turner, The Wedding Singer, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
Peter Roberts, Gus, Cats, Windmill Theatre Company
Design Award
Nathan Firmin / Brad Fischer, church window, bare – the musical, SHooSH! Productions
*Chris White, Whoville set, Seussical, Whitehorse Musical Theatre
Tad Hendry, barricade, Les Miserables, Wonthaggi Theatrical Group
Gary McPhedran (floor design) / Josephine Cobb (floor painter), Cats, Altona City Theatre
Rebecca Holcdorf / Daniel Burger, puppetry, Bat Boy, Octave Theatre
Mario Mohorko / Julia Roper, Over the Moon scene, Rent, Players Theatre Company
Wendy Everest, couture costumes, Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida, Whitehorse Musical Theatre
Jeremy Bailey-Smith / Colin Robinson, stagecoach, Calamity Jane, Babirra Music Theatre
Concert Performance
*A PEP Perspective, PEP Productions
Platform, BuSTCo
Judges’ Awards
Judges’ Awards will be presented to individuals associated with productions by Fab Nobs Theatre, CLOC Musical Theatre, Old Scotch Collegians’ Association, MLOC Productions, SPX Waterdale Players and Panorama Theatre Company.
Lyn Laister, Heath Harney, Stewart McGhee, Ensemble Zombie
Prom, Tessa Fox, Luis Rivera, Rachael Findlay, Riley Spadaro, Richard Stansbury, Stuart Dodge, Ang Cuy, Hayley Edwards.
Edith Harrhy Award
Gwen Quick
Venue
Her Majesty’s Theatre Ballarat
Host Company
BLOC Music Theatre
There were 70 Open Section productions in 2008.