OPEN NOMINATIONS

Production of the Year (The Bruce McBrien Award)

• Spring Awakening, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company 
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame, OSMaD 
• Catch Me If You Can, PLOS Musical Productions
• Into the Woods, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company 
• Into the Woods, Leongatha Lyric Theatre 
• Grease, Footlight Productions 
• Young Frankenstein (West End Version), Lightbox Productions
• Falsettos, Fab Nobs Theatre

Direction (The Vin Foster Award)

• Stuart Dodge, Spring Awakening, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
• Danny Ginsberg, Catch Me If You Can, PLOS Musical Productions
• Shaun Kingma, Into the Woods, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
• Brad Macdonald, 9 to 5 The Musical, BLOC Music Theatre
• Colin Mitchell, Into the Woods, Leongatha Lyric Theatre
• Colin Armstrong, The Bridges of Madison County, Beaumaris Theatre
• Daragh Wills, Young Frankenstein (West End Version), Lightbox Productions
• Maeghan McKenzie, Falsettos, Fab Nobs Theatre

Musical Direction (The Geoff Tomkins Award)

• Stephen McMahon, Spring Awakening, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
• Malcom Huddle, Catch Me If You Can, PLOS Musical Productions
• Daniel Heskett, Into the Woods, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
• Vicki Quinn, Phantom of the Opera, MDMS
• Trevor Henley, Ruddigore, Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Victoria
• Robert Latham, Young Frankenstein (West End Version), Lightbox Productions
• Malcom Huddle, Come From Away, CLOC Musical Theatre
• Tim Bland, Falsettos, Fab Nobs Theatre

Choreography (The Marie Kumisky Award)

• Gabriele Pagano, Spring Awakening, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
• Mark MacKenzie & Michael Mitchell, Catch Me If You Can, PLOS Musical Productions
• Ashley Boyd, Strictly Ballroom, Footlight Productions
• Alice Clapperton, Alice by Heart, Fab Nobs Theatre
• Cooper Guinea, 9 to 5 The Musical, BLOC Music Theatre
• Damian Caruso, Grease, Footlight Productions
• Louise Panagiotidis, A Chorus Line, Theatrical
• Guada Banez, Young Frankenstein (West End Version), Lightbox Productions

Settings (The Grahame Murphy Award)

• Stuart Dodge, Spring Awakening, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
• Brenton Van Vliet, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, OSMaD
• Danny Ginsberg, Catch Me If You Can, PLOS Musical Productions
• Shaun Kingma, Into the Woods, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
• Michelle Thomas & Mike Fletcher, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Peoples Playhouse Theatre
• Colin Mitchell, Into the Woods, Leongatha Lyric Theatre
• Daragh Wills, Young Frankenstein (West End Version), Lightbox Productions
• Sally Martin, Come From Away, CLOC Musical Theatre

Costumes (The Hazel Rodgers Award)

• Louise Parsons, Spring Awakening, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
• Brett Wingfield, Catch Me If You Can, PLOS Musical Productions
• Victoria Horne & Bridget Dunstan, Strictly Ballroom, Footlight Productions
• Lesley Robbins, Into the Woods, Echuca Moama Theatre Company
• Colin Mitchell, Into the Woods, Leongatha Lyric Theatre
• Jeremy Bailey Smith, Into the Woods, Geelong Lyric Theatre Society
• Victoria Horne, Gypsy, Babirra Music Theatre
• Anne Dewar, Sweet Charity, MDMS

Lighting

• Daniel Jow, Jack Neill & Vanessa Burke, Spring Awakening, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
• Daniel Jow & Linda Corrin, Catch Me If You Can, PLOS Musical Productions
• Jimmi Jones-Ellis, Legally Blonde the Musical, Warragul Theatre Company
• Will McCarthy & Matt Saario, Into the Woods, Leongatha Lyric Theatre
• Tom Warren, Grease, Footlight Productions
• Guy Carrison, Iris Donaldson & Sam Victoria, Seussical, OCPAC
• Ian Scott, Into the Woods, Geelong Lyric Theatre Society
• Brad Alcock & Patsi Boddison, Come From Away, CLOC Musical Theatre

Sound

• Jake Sipcic & Nick O’Connor, Spring Awakening, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
• Marcello Lo Ricco, Steve Cooke & Patrick Edwards, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, OSMaD
• Marcello Lo Ricco & Patrick Edwards, Catch Me If You Can, PLOS Musical Productions
• Ben Anderson, The Wizard of Oz, Geelong Lyric Theatre Society
• Marcello Lo Ricco & Jake Sipcic, Phantom of the Opera, MDMS
• Marcello Lo Ricco & Nick O’Connor, Grease, Footlight Productions
• Marcello Lo Ricco & Nick O’Connor, Come From Away, CLOC Musical Theatre
• Peter Philp, David Drew, Tray Driscoll-Plavins & Jess Mullarvey, Falsettos, Fab Nobs Theatre

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

• Stuart Dodge & Ang Cuy, Properties Design, Spring Awakening, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
• Michael Fletcher & Ben Rapson, Visual Design & Live Stream of Onstage Cameras, Catch Me If You Can, PLOS Musical Productions
• Shaun Kingma, The Revolve, Into the Woods, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
• Paul Watson & Ian Scott, Projection Design, The Wizard of Oz, Geelong Lyric Theatre Society
• Jason Muller, Program Design, 9 to 5 The Musical, BLOC Music Theatre
• Michelle Thomas & Mike Fletcher, Projection Creative Design & Technical Integration, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Peoples Playhouse Theatre
• Zac Krause, Projection Design, Into the Woods, Leongatha Lyric Theatre
• Ian Scott, Projection Design, Guys and Dolls, Bendigo Theatre Company

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

• Will Woods, Melchior Gabor, Spring Awakening, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
• Zak Brown, Claude Frollo, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, OSMaD
• Aidan Niarros, Carl Hanratty, Catch Me If You Can, PLOS Musical Productions
• Jordan Poyser, Frank Abagnale Jr, Catch Me If You Can, PLOS Musical Productions
• Michael Gray, Robert Kincaid, The Bridges of Madison County, Beaumaris Theatre
• Tom Liszukiewicz, Dr Frederick Frankenstein, Young Frankenstein (West End Version), Lightbox Productions
• Aaron Taylor, Marvin, Falsettos, Fab Nobs Theatre
• Andrew Vassett, Whizzer, Falsettos, Fab Nobs Theatre

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

• Ninna Aguirre, Esmeralda, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, OSMaD
• Perri Espinoza, Fran, Strictly Ballroom, Footlight Productions
• Nicola Côdd, Christine Daaé, Phantom of the Opera, Phantom of the Opera, MDMS
• Maxine Montgomery, Violet Newstead, 9 to 5 The Musical, BLOC Music Theatre
• Candice Sweetman, Francesca Johnson, The Bridges of Madison County, Beaumaris Theatre
• Zoe Lancaster, Rose Maybud, Ruddigore, Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Victoria
• Madeleine Magetti, Charity Hope Valentine, Sweet Charity, MDMS
• *Madison Peake, Nancy, Oliver!, Western Arts Theatre

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

• Peter Noble, Frank Abagnale Sr, Catch Me If You Can, PLOS Musical Productions
• Jamie McGuane, Barry Fife, Strictly Ballroom, Footlight Productions
• Angus Hutchinson, Michael Caffrey, Billy Elliot, CLOC Musical Theatre
• David van Etten, Roger, Grease, Footlight Productions
• Nathan Fernandez, Paul, A Chorus Line, Theatrical
• Finley Oldmeadow, Igor, Young Frankenstein (West End Version), Lightbox Productions
• Daniel Cooper, The Monster, Young Frankenstein (West End Version), Lightbox Productions
• Jed Prouse, Major General Stanley, The Pirates of Penzance, Horsham Arts Council

Supporting Performer in a Female Presenting Role

• India Morris, Ilse Neumann, Spring Awakening, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
• Sophie Collins, Shirley Hastings, Strictly Ballroom, Footlight Productions
• Emillie King, Little Red Riding Hood, Into the Woods, Williamstown Musical Theatre 
• Melanie Ott, Mrs Wilkinson, Billy Elliot, CLOC Musical Theatre
• Cecily De Gooyer, Cinderella, Into the Woods, Leongatha Lyric Theatre
• Paris Walsh, Jan, Grease, Footlight Productions
• Carol Whitfield, Frau Blücher, Young Frankenstein (West End Version), Lightbox Productions
• Chelsea Hyde, Elizabeth Benning, Young Frankenstein (West End Version), Lightbox Productions

Cameo or Minor Role

• Rachael Rai, Milky White, Into the Woods, Williamstown Musical Theatre 
• Barbara Hughes, Grandma, Billy Elliot, CLOC Musical Theatre
• Michael Zinner, Kyle/Grandmaster Chad/Carlos, Legally Blonde the Musical, Warragul Theatre Company
• Samantha U’Ren, Aria Singer, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Babirra Music Theatre
• Liz Catford, Marge, The Bridges of Madison County, Beaumaris Theatre
• Wes Kingsford, Inspector Kemp / Harold the Hermit, Young Frankenstein (West End Version), Lightbox Productions
• Hannah Lock, Urleen, Footloose, Gateway Theatre Company

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

• Sebastian Sero, Billy Elliot, Billy Elliot, CLOC Musical Theatre
• Angus Hutchinson, Michael Caffrey, Billy Elliot, CLOC Musical Theatre
• Emily Bond-Fuller, Debbie Wilkinson, Billy Elliot, CLOC Musical Theatre
• Ava McInnes, Dorothy Gale, The Wizard of Oz, Geelong Lyric Theatre Society
• Reuben Koronczwk, Benji, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Babirra Music Theatre
• Cecily De Gooyer, Cinderella, Into the Woods, Leongatha Lyric Theatre
• Taine Lowe, Jack, Into the Woods, Leongatha Lyric Theatre
• Avi’el Hurvitz, Jason, Falsettos, Fab Nobs Theatre

First Feature Performance (The Gladys Moncrieff Award)

• Anna Bearsley, Alice, Alice by Heart, Fab Nobs Theatre
• Anson Kearney, Seymour Krelborn, Little Shop of Horrors, Shepparton Theatre Arts Group
• Ethan Hooper, Ren McCormack, Footloose, Gateway Theatre Company
• Makayla Fraser, Melpomene, Xanadu, SLAMS Musical Theatre Company

Dancer’s Award (The Tony McShanagh Award)

• Jesse Simpson, Strictly Ballroom, Footlight Productions
• Shaughn Pegoraro, The Music Man, CentreStage
• Jesse Simpson, The Music Man, CentreStage
• Michael Zinner, Legally Blonde the Musical, Warragul Theatre Company
• Katie Loxton, Grease, Footlight Productions
• Thomas Membury, Grease, Footlight Productions
• Lachlan Nash, Xanadu, SLAMS Musical Theatre Company
• Madeleine Magetti, Sweet Charity, MDMS

Ensemble

• The Ensemble, Spring Awakening, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
• The Church Choir, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, OSMaD
• The Onstage Ensemble, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, OSMaD
• The Ensemble, Strictly Ballroom, Footlight Productions
• The Ensemble, The Bridges of Madison County, Beaumaris Theatre
• The Company, Young Frankenstein (West End Version), Lightbox Productions
• The Company, Come From Away, CLOC Musical Theatre
• The Company, Falsettos, Fab Nobs Theatre

Concert / Revue

• Places: A Dream Role Cabaret, Lightbox Productions
• It Takes Two – Volume 2 The Greatest Duet Hits of All Time, Shepparton Theatre Arts Group
• 10 Year Anniversary Special, Western Arts Theatre
• PLOS Celebration – A Tribute to Musical Theatre, PLOS Musical Productions
• Divaz with a Z: The Cabaret, Western Arts Theatre

Individual Awards of Excellence

Awards of excellence will be presented to individuals from:

• • The Wizard of Oz, Geelong Lyric Theatre Society 
  • School of Rock, Wendy Samantha Productions
  • Young Frankenstein, Lightbox Productions
  • Come From Away, CLOC Musical Theatre

 

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

JUNIOR NOMINATIONS

Production of the Year (Catchment Players Award)

• Oliver!, Mount Scopus Memorial College
• The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Eltham College
• Chicago – Teen Edition, Caulfield Grammar School (Caulfield Campus)
• Mamma Mia!, Loyola College
• Newsies Junior, BYTESized Productions – Albury Wodonga Theatre Company
• Funny Girl, Emmaus College
• Mamma Mia!, Elisabeth Murdoch College
• Little Shop of Horrors, Adamson Theatre Company

Direction

• Gideon Szental, Oliver!, Mount Scopus Memorial College 
• Nick Waxman, The Addams Family, Haileybury College (Keysborough Campus)
• Dylan Licastro, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Eltham College
• Amy Bryans & Vanda Tolli, Mamma Mia!, Loyola College
• Elise Cavallo, Funny Girl, Emmaus College
• Linda Henderson, Chicago – Teen Edition, St Columba’s College & St Bernard’s College
• Renee Taggert, Mamma Mia!, Elisabeth Murdoch College
• Marcus Pinnell, Little Shop of Horrors, Adamson Theatre Company

Musical Direction

• Simon Stone, Chicago – Teen Edition, Peninsula Grammar School
• Malcom Huddle & Sean Donehue, Oliver!, Mount Scopus Memorial College 
• Aaron Searle & Bridget Davies, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Eltham College
• Marcus McLaughlin & Simon Walter, Chicago – Teen Edition, Caulfield Grammar School (Caulfield Campus)
• Jem Sherwill & Gemma Hedger, Mamma Mia!, Loyola College
• Jem Sherwill, Funny Girl, Emmaus College
• Simon Chiodo, Mamma Mia!, Elisabeth Murdoch College
• Heather Michael & Alistair Smith, Little Shop of Horrors, Adamson Theatre Company

Choreography

• Jaimee White, Oliver!, Mount Scopus Memorial College 
• Alessandra Tonkich, Chicago – Teen Edition, Caulfield Grammar School (Caulfield Campus)
• Gem Oktay, Mamma Mia!, Loyola College
• Linda Henderson, Kira Neilson & Monique Zammit, Chicago – Teen Edition, St Columba’s College & St Bernard’s College
• Gabrielle Pagano, Alice in Wonderland Junior, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
• Hannah Vaughan, Little Shop of Horrors, Brentwood Secondary College
• Emmalee Walters, Mamma Mia!, Elisabeth Murdoch College
• Courtney Reardon & Celia Davidson, Little Shop of Horrors, Adamson Theatre Company

Creative Design / Technical Achievement

• Lucilla Smith, Costume Design, We Will Rock You, St Michael’s Grammar School
• Zac Krause & Tyler Hess, Multimedia Design, We Will Rock You, St Michael’s Grammar School
• Gideon Szental & Matthew McLaughlin, Set Design, Oliver!, Mount Scopus Memorial College 
• Nick Waxman, Pre-Show Entertainment, The Addams Family, Haileybury College (Keysborough Campus)
• Jeanine Power, Costume Design, The Little Mermaid, Donvale Christian College
• Ian Scott (ISLX), Projection and Lighting Design, The Little Mermaid, Girton Grammar School
• Dan Barber, Set Design, Little Shop of Horrors, Adamson Theatre Company
• Dida Barry & Alexandra Aldrich, Audrey II Puppet Design, Little Shop of Horrors, Adamson Theatre Company

Lead Performer in a Male Presenting Role

• Jesse Kline, Fagin, Oliver!, Mount Scopus Memorial College 
• Luca Macali, Quasimodo, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Eltham College
• Caelan Robertson, Claude Frollo, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Eltham College
• Nikolas Parakevopoulos, Gomez Addams, The Addams Family, Caulfield Grammar School (Wheelers Hill Campus)
• Jack Thompson, Patrick Star, The SpongeBob Musical: Youth Edition, Fab Nobs Theatre
• Aidan Puls, Nick Anstein, Funny Girl, Emmaus College
• Cooper Marin, Billy Flynn, Chicago – Teen Edition, St Columba’s College & St Bernard’s College
• Theo Hegarty, Seymour Krelborn, Little Shop of Horrors, Adamson Theatre Company

Lead Performer in a Female Presenting Role

• CC Dewar, The Drowsy Chaperone, The Drowsy Chaperone Junior, Gateway Theatre Company
• Matilda Kelly, Donna Sheridan, Mamma Mia!, Loyola College
• Olivia Di Girolamo, Sophie Sheridan, Mamma Mia!, Loyola College
• Ella Wilson, Fanny Brice, Funny Girl, Emmaus College
• Cara Honan, Princess Fiona, Shrek the Musical, St Bede’s College
• Maddison Agius, Alice, Alice in Wonderland Junior, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
• Lily Buckley, Donna Sheridan, Mamma Mia!, Elisabeth Murdoch College
• Lily Hunter, Audrey, Little Shop of Horrors, Adamson Theatre Company

Supporting Performer in a Male Presenting Role

• Sebastian Asser-McCallum & Max Monfries, Khashoggi, We Will Rock You, St Michael’s Grammar School
• Giddy Datt, Artful Dodger, Oliver!, Mount Scopus Memorial College 
• Finn Stanley, Charlemagne, Pippin, Melbourne High School
• Lochlan Moffat, Davey, Newsies Junior, BYTESized Productions – Albury Wodonga Theatre Company
• Amos Almagor, Musnick, Little Shop of Horrors, Adamson Theatre Company
• Ethan Russell, Audrey II, Little Shop of Horrors, Adamson Theatre Company
• Sam Rintoul, Orin Scrivello, Little Shop of Horrors, Adamson Theatre Company
• Amelia Isatchenko, Michael Banks, Mary Poppins Junior, Hazel Glen College

Supporting Performer in a Female Presenting Role

• Zara Clelland, Matron Mama Morton, Chicago – Teen Edition, Peninsula Grammar School
• Scarlett White, Oz, We Will Rock You, St Michael’s Grammar School
• Alexis King, Alice Beineke, The Addams Family, Haileybury College (Keysborough Campus)
• Savannah Smith, Nancy, Oliver!, Brighton Grammar & Firbank Grammar Schools
• Ruby Streit, Martha Dunnstock, Heather the Musical – Teen Edition, Westbourne Grammar School
• Lela Peters, Race, Newsies Junior, BYTESized Productions – Albury Wodonga Theatre Company
• Sienna Cameron, Mrs Brice, Funny Girl, Emmaus College
• Alyssa Denni, Tanya Cresham-Leigh, Mamma Mia!, Loyola College

Performer in a Minor / Cameo Role

• Remme Mason, Emcee, Chicago – Teen Edition, Peninsula Grammar School
• Leo Sachs, Bill Sikes, Oliver!, Mount Scopus Memorial College 
• Sam Katz, Widow Corney, Oliver!, Mount Scopus Memorial College
• Mia Webber, Erma Latour, Anything Goes, Yarra Valley Grammar
• Charlotte Brown, Chef Louis, The Little Mermaid, Donvale Christian College
• Coby Ashman, Gangster #1, The Drowsy Chaperone Junior, Gateway Theatre Company
• Lauren Vong, Gingy, Shrek the Musical, St Bede’s College
• Ellie Faralla, Robertson Ay, Mary Poppins Junior, Hazel Glen College

Dancers’ Award

• Nick Waddington, Anything Goes, Yarra Valley Grammar
• Anna Reynolds, Newsies Junior, BCMA
• Lucas Ryan, Chicago – Teen Edition, Caulfield Grammar School (Caulfield Campus)
• Mia Whitehill-Field, Little Shop of Horrors, Brentwood Secondary College
• Molly Potter, Mamma Mia!, Elisabeth Murdoch College
• Dance Troupe, Little Shop of Horrors, Adamson Theatre Company
• Amelia Isatchenko, Mary Poppins Junior, Hazel Glen College
• Ellie Faralla, Mary Poppins Junior, Hazel Glen College

Ensemble

• The Church Choir, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Eltham College
• The Ensemble, Chicago – Teen Edition, Caulfield Grammar School (Caulfield Campus)
• The Ensemble, Oliver!, Brighton Grammar & Firbank Grammar Schools
• The Company, Mamma Mia!, Loyola College
• The Ensemble, Newsies Junior, BYTESized Productions – Albury Wodonga Theatre Company
• The Ensemble, Funny Girl, Emmaus College
• The Nine, Little Shop of Horrors, Brentwood Secondary College
• The Ensemble, Little Shop of Horrors, Adamson Theatre Company

Awards of Excellence

Awards of excellence will be presented to individuals from:

• The Addams Family, Haileybury College (Keysborough Campus)
• Mamma Mia!, Wantirna College