OPEN COMMENDATIONS

Production of the Year (The Bruce McBrien Award)

• Strictly Ballroom, Footlight Productions
• Alice by Heart, Fab Nobs Theatre
• Billy Elliot, CLOC Musical Theatre
• Legally Blonde the Musical, Warragul Theatre Company
• 9 to 5 The Musical, BLOC Music Theatre
• The Bridges of Madison County, Beaumaris Theatre

Direction (The Vin Foster Award)

• Joel Batalha, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, OSMaD
• Lynette White & Chris White, Billy Elliot, CLOC Musical Theatre
• *Liam Charleston & Kasinda Dalton, Legally Blonde the Musical, Warragul Theatre Company
• Richard Perdriau, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Babirra Music Theatre
• Christian Cavallo, Grease, Footlight Productions
• Lauren McKinnon, The Addams Family, Stars and the Moon
• Rob Robson, Come From Away, CLOC Musical Theatre
• Amy Miles, Alice by Heart, Fab Nobs Theatre

Musical Direction (The Geoff Tomkins Award)

• Tristian Knight & Mei Wah Chan, Alice by Heart, Fab Nobs Theatre
• David Clausen-Wisken, Billy Elliot, CLOC Musical Theatre
• Mal Fawcett, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Babirra Music Theatre
• Geoff Martin & Gareth Grainger, 9 to 5 The Musical, BLOC Music Theatre
• Phil Kearney, Grease, Footlight Productions
• Sue Fletcher, The Bridges of Madison County, Beaumaris Theatre
• Jane Chambers & Toni Osborne, Bright Star, Wonthaggi Theatrical Group
• Vicki Quinn, Sweet Charity, MDMS

Choreography (The Marie Kumisky Award)

• Lochie Erard, The Music Man, CentreStage
• Lynette White, Billy Elliot, CLOC Musical Theatre
• Kayla Precht, Legally Blonde the Musical, Warragul Theatre Company
• Guada Banez, School of Rock, Windmill Theatre Company
• El Daly, Falsettos, Fab Nobs Theatre

Settings (The Grahame Murphy Award)

• Chris White, Billy Elliot, CLOC Musical Theatre
• *Liam Charleston, Legally Blonde the Musical, Warragul Theatre Company
• Scott Snowden, 9 to 5 The Musical, BLOC Music Theatre
• Christian Cavallo & Patrick Wills, Grease, Footlight Productions

Costumes (The Hazel Rodgers Award)

• Penn Valk & Colin Hartley, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, OSMaD
• Amy Planner, Alice by Heart, Fab Nobs Theatre
• *Liam Charleston, Legally Blonde the Musical, Warragul Theatre Company
• Lauren Mitchell, Stania Tresize, Pollyfilla Productions, Guys and Dolls, Bendigo Theatre Company
• Maeghan McKenzie, Falsettos, Fab Nobs Theatre

Lighting

• Peter Verhagen, Andrew Davies & Julian Brignell, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, OSMaD
• Daniel Jow, Jack Neill & Vanessa Burke, Into the Woods, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
• Brad Alcock & Patsi Boddison, Billy Elliot, CLOC Musical Theatre
• Jason Bovaird, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Babirra Music Theatre
• Tristan Mildenhall & Anthony Craig, Oliver!, Western Arts Theatre

Sound

• Marcello Lo Ricco & Marly Pierce, Strictly Ballroom, Footlight Productions
• Ben Anderson, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Theatre of the Damned
• Aaron Rivett, 9 to 5 The Musical, BLOC Music Theatre

Creative Design and/or Technical Achievement (The Peter Blizzard-Allen & Nigel Wallace Award)

• Brenton Van Vliet, Saint Aphrodisius Costume Design, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, OSMaD
• Dean Pearce, Puppet Design, Into the Woods, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
• Richard Perdriau, Bus Technical Design, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Babirra Music Theatre
• Colin Mitchell, The Witch’s Transformation Sequence, Into the Woods, Leongatha Lyric Theatre
• Emily Chadwick, The Witch’s Makeup Design, Into the Woods, Leongatha Lyric Theatre
• Justin Stephens, Rain Effect Design, Xanadu, SLAMS Musical Theatre Company

Lead Performer in a Male Presenting Role (The Harold Burrows Award)

• Matthew Tomlin, Quasimodo, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, OSMaD
• Andrew Lorenzo, Lawrence Jameson, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Theatre of the Damned
• Sebastian Sero, Billy Elliot, Billy Elliot, CLOC Musical Theatre
• Anson Kearney, Seymour Krelborn, Little Shop of Horrors, Shepparton Theatre Arts Group
• Jonah Van Stekelenburg, Jimmy Ray Dobbs, Bright Star, Wonthaggi Theatrical Group
• Liam Erck, Jack, Into the Woods, Geelong Lyric Theatre Society
• Mitchell Groves, Sonny Malone, Xanadu, SLAMS Musical Theatre Company
• Leigh Roncon, Oscar Lindquist, Sweet Charity, MDMS

Lead Performer in a Female Presenting Role (The Doreen Burrows Award)

• Anna Bearsley, Alice, Alice by Heart, Fab Nobs Theatre
• Lauren Lee Innis-Youren, Lilli Vanessi / Katherine, Kiss Me Kate, Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Victoria 
• Ava McInnes, Dorothy Gale, The Wizard of Oz, Geelong Lyric Theatre Society
• Saskia Penn, Judy Garland, The Boy From Oz, Theatrical
• Kristen Ryan, Gertrude McFuzz, Seussical, OCPAC
• Lizzie Matjacic, Rose, Gypsy, Babirra Music Theatre
• Melanie Verhagen, Kira / Clio, Xanadu, SLAMS Musical Theatre Company
• Kelly Wild, Trina, Falsettos, Fab Nobs Theatre

Supporting Performer in a Male Presenting Role (The Rob Constable Award)

• Daniel Steer, Moritz Stiefel, Spring Awakening, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
• Pasquale Bartalotta, Clopin, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, OSMaD
• Harry Kenna, Josh, Zombie Prom, SLAMS Musical Theatre Company
• Chris Versteegen, Donkey, Shrek the Musical, Horsham Arts Council
• Jake Turner-Clarkson, Rapunzel’s Prince / Wolf, Into the Woods, Williamstown Musical Theatre 
• Stephen McMahon, Cinderella’s Prince / Wolf, Into the Woods, Williamstown Musical Theatre 
• Jonah van Stekelenburg, Cinderella’s Prince, Into the Woods, Leongatha Lyric Theatre
• Thomas Membury, Kenickie, Grease, Footlight Productions

Supporting Performer in a Female Presenting Role

• Ella O’Connor, Martha Bessell, Spring Awakening, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
• Emilie Toby, Brenda Strong, Catch Me If You Can, PLOS Musical Productions
• Roisin O’Neill, Snail & Others, A Year with Frog and Toad, Beaumaris Theatre
• Meg Wagner, Queen of Hearts / Red Cross Nurse, Alice by Heart, Fab Nobs Theatre 
• Mary McCarthy, Cinderella, Into the Woods, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
• Taylah Trew, Paulette Bonafonte, Legally Blonde the Musical, Warragul Theatre Company
• Felicity Eastwood, Carlotta Giudicelli, Phantom of the Opera, MDMS
• Isabella Capelli, Betty Rizzo, Grease, Footlight Productions

Cameo or Minor Role

• Nelfio Di Marco, Rico, Strictly Ballroom, Footlight Productions
• Elise Stevens, Billy’s Mum, Billy Elliot, CLOC Musical Theatre

Junior Performing in an Open Production (The Anna Marinelli Award)

• Abbey Jones, Kylie Hastings, Strictly Ballroom, Footlight Productions
• Campbell Van Elst, Luke Hastings, Strictly Ballroom, Footlight Productions
• Maksim Recht, Greg, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Peoples Playhouse Theatre
• Rhys Albury, Rowley, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Peoples Playhouse Theatre
• Mason Litsos, The Artful Dodger, Oliver!, Western Arts Theatre

First Feature Performance (The Gladys Moncrieff Award)

• Maksim Recht, Greg, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Peoples Playhouse Theatre
• Rhys Albury, Rowley, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Peoples Playhouse Theatre
• Aoife O’Connell, Little Red Riding Hood, Into the Woods, Leongatha Lyric Theatre

Dancer’s Award (The Tony McShanagh Award)

• Ali Simpson, Strictly Ballroom, Footlight Productions
• Madeline Pratt, A Chorus Line, Theatrical
• Ethan Hooper, Footloose, Gateway Theatre Company

Ensemble

• The Ensemble, Catch Me If You Can, PLOS Musical Productions
• The Ensemble, Alice by Heart, Fab Nobs Theatre
• The Three Players, A Year with Frog and Toad, Beaumaris Theatre
• The Company, Into the Woods, Williamstown Musical Theatre 
• The Ensemble, Legally Blonde the Musical, Warragul Theatre Company
• The Ensemble, 9 to 5 The Musical, BLOC Music Theatre
• The Company, Into the Woods, Leongatha Lyric Theatre
• The Ensemble, Grease, Footlight Productions

 

* Ineligible to be an award recipient due to involvement as MTGV judge

JUNIOR COMMENDATIONS

Production of the Year

• Chicago – Teen Edition, Peninsula Grammar School
• The Addams Family, Tintern Grammar
• The Addams Family, Haileybury College (Keysborough Campus)
• Alice in Wonderland Junior, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
• Chicago – Teen Edition, St Columba’s College & St Bernard’s College
• Anastasia, Glen Waverley Secondary College
• School of Rock, Ringwood Secondary College
• Little Shop of Horrors, Brentwood Secondary College

Direction

• Tyler Hess, We Will Rock You, St Michael’s Grammar School
• Madeline Pratt, Frozen Junior, Leibler Yavneh College
• Michael Kent, Oliver!, Brighton Grammar & Firbank Grammar Schools
• Dayna Tinline, Chicago – Teen Edition, Caulfield Grammar School (Caulfield Campus)
• Pete Tserbis, The Addams Family, Caulfield Grammar School (Wheelers Hill Campus)
• Emma Mancer & Alicen Waugh, Newsies Junior, BYTESized Productions – Albury Wodonga Theatre Company
• Lauren Rowe, School of Rock, Ringwood Secondary College
• Alice Krieger, Little Shop of Horrors, Brentwood Secondary College

Musical Direction

• Darcy Foley, Spamalot – School Edition, Adamson Theatre Company
• Alison Bezaire & Lisa Clarke, The Addams Family, Tintern Grammar
• Robert Latham, The Addams Family, Haileybury College (Keysborough Campus)
• Susie Heggie & Christine Heald, Oliver!, Brighton Grammar & Firbank Grammar Schools
• Joe Tobias, Rhianna Brophy & Jacqui Rodden, The Addams Family, Dromana Secondary College
• Ed Chan, Chicago – Teen Edition, St Columba’s College & St Bernard’s College
• Josh White & Stephen McMahon, Alice in Wonderland Junior, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
• Vicki Quinn & Declan Trounson, School of Rock, Ringwood Secondary College

Choreography

• Emma Waxman, The Addams Family, Haileybury College (Keysborough Campus)
• Chris Horsey, Oliver!, Brighton Grammar & Firbank Grammar Schools
• Emily Grimes & Jane Moyle, The Little Mermaid, Donvale Christian College
• Kristen McCluskey, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Eltham College
• Georgia Moorman, Newsies Junior, BYTESized Productions – Albury Wodonga Theatre Company
• Kirra Plavin & Robert Mulholland, Funny Girl, Emmaus College
• Clarice Wijaya, Anastasia, Glen Waverley Secondary College
• Jayne Carfi, Chicago – Teen Edition, Gladstone Park Secondary College

Creative Design / Technical Achievement

• Dylan Licastro, Brianna Morgan & Jen Bismire, Costume Design, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Eltham College
• Dylan Licastro & Patrick Clarke, Set Design, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Eltham College
• Ben Wilson, Program Design, Newsies Junior, BYTESized Productions – Albury Wodonga Theatre Company
• Amy Bryans & Vanda Tolli, Lay All Your Love Swim Sequence, Mamma Mia!, Loyola College
• Matthew Parkinson & Jessica Kidd, Gold Carriage Design, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Nexus Bendigo Youth Theatre
• Gaetano Contarino, Costume Design, Alice in Wonderland Junior, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
• Mel Zulfic, Set Design, Mamma Mia!, Wantirna College
• Harvey McGrath & Luke Evans, Audrey II Puppeteers, Little Shop of Horrors, Brentwood Secondary College

Lead Performer in a Male Presenting Role

• Joe Appleton, JD, Heathers the Musical – Teen Edition, The BallaRat Pack
• Liam Rosewarme, Gomez Addams, The Addams Family, Tintern Grammar
• Mia Singer, Oliver, Oliver!, Mount Scopus Memorial College 
• Zac Ferguson, Sebastian, The Little Mermaid, Donvale Christian College
• Cory Vass, Man in Chair, The Drowsy Chaperone Junior, Gateway Theatre Company
• Rory Harrap, Jack Kelly, Newsies Junior, BYTESized Productions – Albury Wodonga Theatre Company
• Roy Marshall, The White Rabbit, Alice in Wonderland Junior, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
• Rex Hatfield, Dewey Finn, School of Rock, Ringwood Secondary College

Lead Performer in a Female Presenting Role

• Alanah Hutchinson, Velma Kelly, Chicago – Teen Edition, Peninsula Grammar School
• Tia Phillips Mason, Scaramouche, We Will Rock You, St Michael’s Grammar School
• Madison Kalmar, Ariel, The Little Mermaid Junior, Players Theatre Company
• Julian Pedro, Edna Turnblad, Hairspray, St Monica’s College
• Isla Christie, Katherine Plummer, Newsies Junior, BCMA
• Bethany Riggs, Esmerelda, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Eltham College
• Luella Clarke, Anastasia, Anastasia, Glen Waverley Secondary College
• Issy Chauchi, Sophie Sheridan, Mamma Mia!, Elisabeth Murdoch College

Supporting Performer in a Male Presenting Role

• Seth Fiteni, Link Larkin, Hairspray, St Monica’s College
• Nathaniel Clarke, Phoebus de Martin, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Eltham College
• Jack Brien, Bill Austin, Mamma Mia!, Loyola College
• Kai Simpson, Harry Bright, Mamma Mia!, Loyola College
• Luke Whillance, Sam Carmichael, Mamma Mia!, Loyola College
• Flynn Hunter, Donkey, Shrek the Musical, St Bede’s College
• Tom Marchant, Jean-Michel, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Nexus Bendigo Youth Theatre
• Eli Agius, Sam Carmichael, Mamma Mia!, Elisabeth Murdoch College

Supporting Performer in a Female Presenting Role

• Maia Cukierman, Nancy, Oliver!, Mount Scopus Memorial College 
• Alex Matula, Catherine, Pippin, Melbourne High School
• Emilia Bogoevski, Velma Von Tussle, Hairspray, St Monica’s College
• Cassie Barker-McLaren, Mamma Morton, Chicago – Teen Edition, Caulfield Grammar School (Caulfield Campus)
• Madison Baker, Rosie Mulligan, Mamma Mia!, Loyola College
• Alice McKellar, Marie, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Nexus Bendigo Youth Theatre
• Molly Potter, Tanya Cresham-Leigh, Mamma Mia!, Elisabeth Murdoch College
• Tara Noy, Rosie Mulligan, Mamma Mia!, Elisabeth Murdoch College

Performer in a Minor / Cameo Role

• Adrian Bisignano, Lurch, The Addams Family, Tintern Grammar
• Lachlan O’Dowd, Pepper, Mamma Mia!, Loyola College
• Inti A. Munoz, Florenz Siegfeld, Funny Girl, Emmaus College
• Sienna Alexander, Emcee, Chicago – Teen Edition, St Columba’s College & St Bernard’s College
• Lachlan Tegoni, Chef Louis, The Little Mermaid, Aitken College
• Kara Mahon, Small Alice, Alice in Wonderland Junior, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
• Jeremy Logan, Emcee, Chicago – Teen Edition, The Geelong College
• Conor Ivory, Mr Greenway, Elf Junior, ACTion Youth Theatre

Dancer’s

• Ariya Hirchson, Frozen Junior, Leibler Yavneh College
• Jemma Thompson, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Heathdale Christian College
• Liam Murphy, Newsies Junior, BCMA
• Alessia Pipolo, Mamma Mia!, Loyola College
• Emily Prajogo, Anastasia, Glen Waverley Secondary College
• Anna Ly, Anastasia, Glen Waverley Secondary College
• Jeremy Logan, Chicago – Teen Edition, The Geelong College
• Dion Sanelli, Mamma Mia!, St Helena Secondary College

Ensemble

• The Ensemble, Chicago – Teen Edition, Peninsula Grammar School
• The Ensemble, The Addams Family, Tintern Grammar
• The Ensemble, Oliver!, Mount Scopus Memorial College
• The Ensemble, The Addams Family, Caulfield Grammar School (Wheelers Hill Campus)
• The Stage Ensemble, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Eltham College
• The Ensemble, Alice in Wonderland Junior, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
• Emily Beamer, Kiki Mahon & Summer Mongta, The Cheshire Cat, Alice in Wonderland Junior, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
• The Ensemble, Mamma Mia!, Elisabeth Murdoch College