| Nominations for 2007 Helpmann Awards |
| Thursday, 12 July 2007 13:29 |
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Live Performance Australia (LPA) have announced the List of Nominations in each of the 41 categories for the 2007 Helpmann Awards. The announcement was made simultaneously at The Lyric Theatre, Star City, Sydney, and at Her Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne. In addition, Dame Margaret Scott AC DBE and Barry Tuckwell AC OBE, were announced as the recipients of the prestigious J C Williamson Award that recognizes an outstanding contribution to the Australian live performance industry. Kathryn Sadler, Chair of the Stacey Memorial Trust, announced that Dane Lam is the winner of the Brian Stacey Memorial Award for Emerging Australian Conductors and presented him with a $5,000 prize. Dane is the 10th person to win this award and will soon be the first Australian to study conducting at New York’s Julliard School. The 2007 Helpmann Awards Ceremony will be held on Monday 6 August at 6.30pm at The Capitol Theatre, Sydney, whilst the After Party will be held at the Sydney Entertainment Centre. Acclaimed actor, broadcaster and comedian Jonathan Biggins will MC the Awards Ceremony; Wayne Harrison will Direct the event; Max Lambert will be Musical Director; and Andrew Hallsworth will Choreograph. The Ceremony will include performances by the casts of Billy Elliott, Company, Dead Man Walking, Eurobeat, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Miss Saigon, and Priscilla Queen of the Desert – The Musical. LPA's Chief Executive, Evelyn Richardson, said "the Helpmann Awards are the pinnacle industry event for Australia's live performance industry, recognising the very best in live performances that annually attract over 13.7 million people to shows across the nation with revenues of over $A834 million, and growing". The Awards Ceremony will be televised live and exclusively on Foxtel’s Bio. Tickets for the 2007 Helpmann Awards ceremony go on sale to the general public on Saturday 14 July through Ticketmaster. www.helpmannawards.com.au Full list of nominees Live Performance Australia (LPA) have announced the List of Nominations in each of the 41 categories for the 2007 Helpmann Awards. The announcement was made simultaneously at The Lyric Theatre, Star City, Sydney, and at Her Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne. In addition, Dame Margaret Scott AC DBE and Barry Tuckwell AC OBE, were announced as the recipients of the prestigious J C Williamson Award that recognizes an outstanding contribution to the Australian live performance industry. Kathryn Sadler, Chair of the Stacey Memorial Trust, announced that Dane Lam is the winner of the Brian Stacey Memorial Award for Emerging Australian Conductors and presented him with a $5,000 prize. Dane is the 10th person to win this award and will soon be the first Australian to study conducting at New York’s Julliard School. The 2007 Helpmann Awards Ceremony will be held on Monday 6 August at 6.30pm at The Capitol Theatre, Sydney, whilst the After Party will be held at the Sydney Entertainment Centre. Acclaimed actor, broadcaster and comedian Jonathan Biggins will MC the Awards Ceremony; Wayne Harrison will Direct the event; Max Lambert will be Musical Director; and Andrew Hallsworth will Choreograph. The Ceremony will include performances by the casts of Billy Elliott, Company, Dead Man Walking, Eurobeat, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Miss Saigon, and Priscilla Queen of the Desert – The Musical. LPA's Chief Executive, Evelyn Richardson, said "the Helpmann Awards are the pinnacle industry event for Australia's live performance industry, recognising the very best in live performances that annually attract over 13.7 million people to shows across the nation with revenues of over $A834 million, and growing". The Awards Ceremony will be televised live and exclusively on Foxtel’s Bio. Tickets for the 2007 Helpmann Awards ceremony go on sale to the general public on Saturday 14 July through Ticketmaster. www.helpmannawards.com.au Full list of nominees REGIONAL TOURING AWARD Clan Bangarra Dance Theatre Cosentino “Evolution” Cosentino Entertainment Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks Ensemble Productions in association with Christine Dunstan Productions The Messiah HotHouse Theatre BEST PRESENTATION FOR CHILDREN Emily Loves to Bounce! Patch Theatre Company Jackie French’s “Hitler’s Daughter” Monkey Baa Theatre for Young People Ltd The Adventures of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie and Little Ragged Blossom Windmill Performing Arts and Company B in association with Sydney Festival, UWA Perth International Arts Festival and Adelaide Festival Centre The Fairies Live On Stage AKA, GGA and ABC BEST PLAY Holding the Man Griffin Theatre Company Parramatta Girls Company B The Lost Echo Sydney Theatre Company The Season at Sarsaparilla Sydney Theatre Company BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY Barrie Kosky The Lost Echo Sydney Theatre Company Benedict Andrews The Season at Sarsaparilla Sydney Theatre Company Michael Hill Waiting for Godot State Theatre Company of South Australia Wesley Enoch Parramatta Girls Company B BEST MALE ACTOR IN A PLAY Cameron Goodall Hamlet State Theatre Company of South Australia and Queensland Theatre Company Jefferson Mays I Am My Own Wife Melbourne Theatre Company, Sydney Theatre Company and Hothouse Theatre John Gaden The Lost Echo Sydney Theatre Company Peter Carroll The Season at Sarsaparilla Sydney Theatre Company BEST FEMALE ACTOR IN A PLAY Alison van Reeken The Carnivores Black Swan Theatre Company Elena Kalinina Uncle Vanya Sydney Festival Pamela Rabe Mother Courage and Her Children Sydney Theatre Company Ursula Yovich Capricornia Company B BEST MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A PLAY Dan Wyllie The Pillowman Melbourne Theatre Company Matthew Newton The History Boys Melbourne Theatre Company Paul Capsis The Lost Echo Sydney Theatre Company Sean Taylor Uncle Vanya State Theatre Company of South Australia BEST FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A PLAY Bojana Novakovic Eldorado Malthouse Theatre Deborah Mailman The Lost Echo Sydney Theatre Company Hayley McElhinney Mother Courage and Her Children Sydney Theatre Company Rebecca Massey It Just Stopped Company B/Malthouse Theatre BEST BALLET OR DANCE WORK Lawn Brisbane Powerhouse Monumental Melbourne International Arts Festival and Ros Warby Structure and Sadness Lucy Guerin Company Zero Degrees Les Ballets C. de la B. and Akram Khan Company, presented by Sydney Festival BEST CHOREOGRAPHY IN A BALLET OR DANCE WORK Akram Khan and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui Zero Degrees Les Ballets C. de la B. and Akram Khan Company, presented by Sydney Festival Lucy Guerin Structure and Sadness Lucy Guerin Company Michael Kanto, Gideon Obarzanek and Lucy Guerin Tense Dave Chunky Move Splintergroup Lawn Brisbane Powerhouse BEST MALE DANCER IN A BALLET OR DANCE WORK Akram Khan Zero Degrees Les Ballets C. de la B. and Akram Khan Company, presented by Sydney Festival Bradley Chatfield CUT Sydney Dance Company Byron Perry Headlock Malthouse Theatre Byron Perry Structure and Sadness Lucy Guerin Company BEST FEMALE DANCER IN A BALLET OR DANCE WORK Kirstie McCracken Structure and Sadness Lucy Guerin Company Lucinda Dunn Don Quixote The Australian Ballet Michelle Heaven Tense Dave Chunky Move Ros Warby Monumental Melbourne International Arts Festival and Ros Warby BEST VISUAL OR PHYSICAL THEATRE PRODUCTION Honour Bound Malthouse Theatre and Sydney Opera House La Clique Spiegletent International presented by Sydney Festival The 7 Fingers The Arts Centre The Space Between Spiegletent International and Circa, presented by Sydney Festival BEST OPERA Alcina Opera Australia Rusalka Opera Australia Satyagraha State Opera of South Australia, Leigh Warren and Dancers, The Adelaide Vocal Project The Love of the Nightingale West Australian Opera (WAO), UWA Perth International Arts Festival (Perth Festival), Opera Queensland, Queensland Music Festival, Queensland Performing Arts Centre and Victorian Opera BEST DIRECTION OF AN OPERA Douglas Horton The Hive ChamberMade Leigh Warren Satyagraha State Opera of South Australia Lindy Hume The Love of the Nightingale West Australian Opera (WAO), UWA Perth International Arts Festival (Perth Festival), Opera Queensland, Queensland Music Festival, Queensland Performing Arts Centre and Victorian Opera Olivia Fuchs Rusalka Opera Australia BEST MALE PERFORMER IN AN OPERA Adam Goodburn Satyagraha State Opera of South Australia Jonathan Summers Rigoletto Opera Australia Julian Gavin Rusalka Opera Australia Tobias Cole Giulio Cesare (Julius Caesar) Opera Australia BEST FEMALE PERFORMER IN AN OPERA Cheryl Barker Rusalka Opera Australia Elvira Fatykhova La traviata Opera Australia Emma Mathews The Love of the Nightingale West Australian Opera (WAO), UWA Perth International Arts Festival (Perth Festival), Opera Queensland, Queensland Music Festival, Queensland Performing Arts Centre and Victorian Opera Susan Bullock Tristan und Isolde West Australian Opera BEST MALE PERFORMER IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN AN OPERA Christopher Field Giulio Cesare (Julius Caesar) Opera Australia Harry Peeters Tristan und Isolde West Australian Opera James Egglestone The Love of the Nightingale West Australian Opera (WAO), UWA Perth International Arts Festival (Perth Festival), Opera Queensland, Queensland Music Festival, Queensland Performing Arts Centre and Victorian Opera BEST FEMALE PERFORMER IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN AN OPERA Bernadette Cullen Tristan und Isolde West Australian Opera Orla Boylan The Love of the Nightingale West Australian Opera (WAO), UWA Perth International Arts Festival (Perth Festival), Opera Queensland, Queensland Music Festival, Queensland Performing Arts Centre and Victorian Opera Pamela Helen Stephen Giulio Cesare (Julius Caesar) Opera Australia Taryn Fiebig La clemenza di Tito Opera Australia BEST CLASSICAL CONCERT PRESENTATION Ashkenazy conducts Rachmaninov Sydney Symphony Mozart Symphony No 36, KV425 Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 Vienna Philharmonic – Presented by the Sydney Opera House Revolution Australian Chamber Orchestra Rossini Gala Sydney Symphony BEST PERFORMANCE IN A CLASSICAL CONCERT Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Master Series – Courage Under Fire, Shostakovich Symphony No 7 Leningrad Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Robert Adam Carmina Burana/Chichester Psalms/Knoxville Concert Opera Australia Terry Riley 2006 Alfred Hook Lecture and Recital by Terry Riley as part of the Aurora Festival Aurora Festival with the Sydney Conservatorium of Music Vadim Repin Vadim Repin plays Sibelius West Australian Symphony Orchestra BEST INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY CONCERT Chick Corea and Gary Burton with the Sydney Symphony Sydney Symphony Lou Reed’s Berlin Arts at St Ann’s and Sydney Festival Pink – I’m Not Dead! Tour Michael Coppel Robbie Williams Close Encounters Tour Chugg Entertainment BEST AUSTRALIAN CONTEMPORARY CONCERT Damian Leith in Concert The Harbour Agency David Campbell “Wild With Style” newtheatricals, Sydney Opera House and Lunchbox Theatrical Productions Murundak Melbourne International Arts Festival and Arts House The Countdown Spectacular The Frontier Touring Company and Michael Gudinski BEST CONTEMPORARY MUSIC FESTIVAL Big Day Out Festival 2007 Vivian Lees and Ken West, Creative Festival Entertainment East Coast Blues and Roots Festival Chugg Entertainment St Jeromes Laneway Festival Rockin Roll Circus and Chugg Entertainment WOMADelaide WOMADelaide Foundation BEST PERFORMANCE IN AN AUSTRALIAN CONTEMPORARY CONCERT Damian Leith Damian Leith in Concert The Harbour Agency David Campbell Wild With Style newtheatricals, Sydney Opera House and Lunchbox Theatrical Productions Kylie Minogue Showgirl Homecoming Tour The Frontier Touring Company Olivia Newton-John Olivia Newton-John with the Sydney Symphony Sydney Symphony and Sydney Opera House BEST MUSICAL Hedwig and the Angry Inch Showtune Productions Keating! Company B Miss Saigon Miss Saigon(Australia 2007/08) Pty Ltd Priscilla Queen of the Desert - The Musical Liz Koops and Gary Mcquinn for Back Row Productions, Alan Scott, Michael Chugg for Chugg Entertainment, Michael Hamlyn for Specific Films and John Frost BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL Craig llott Hedwig and the Angry Inch Showtune Productions Laurence Connor Miss Saigon Miss Saigon (Australia 2007/08) Pty Ltd Neil Armfield Keating! Company B Simon Phillips Priscilla Queen of the Desert - The Musical Liz Koops and Gary Mcquinn for Back Row Productions, Alan Scott, Michael Chugg for Chugg Entertainment, Michael Hamlyn for Specific Films and John Frost BEST CHOREOGRAPHY IN A MUSICAL Geoffrey Garratt and Bob Avian Miss Saigon Miss Saigon (Australia 2007/08) Pty Ltd Kelley Abbey and Kenny Ortega The Boy From Oz BFO Arena Pty Ltd Ross Coleman Pippin Peter Cousens’ Kookaburra - The National Musical Theatre Company Ross Coleman Priscilla Queen of the Desert - The Musical Liz Koops and Gary Mcquinn for Back Row Productions, Alan Scott, Michael Chugg for Chugg Entertainment, Michael Hamlyn for Specific Films and John Frost BEST MALE ACTOR IN A MUSICAL David Harris Miss Saigon Miss Saigon (Australia 2007/08) Pty Ltd Hugh Jackman The Boy From Oz BFO Arena Pty Ltd iOTA Hedwig and the Angry Inch Showtune Productions Tony Sheldon Priscilla Queen of the Desert - The Musical Liz Koops and Gary Mcquinn for Back Row Productions, Alan Scott, Michael Chugg for Chugg Entertainment, Michael Hamlyn for Specific Films and John Frost BEST FEMALE ACTOR IN A MUSICAL Chrissy Amphlett The Boy From Oz BFO Arena Pty Ltd Laurie Cadevida Miss Saigon Miss Saigon (Australia 2007/08) Pty Ltd Sharon Millerchip Pippin Peter Cousens’ Kookaburra - The National Musical Theatre Company Silvie Paladino Sideshow Alley McPherson Ink Pty Ltd BEST MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MUSICAL Juan Jackson Miss Saigon Miss Saigon (Australia 2007/08) Pty Ltd Michael Caton Priscilla Queen of the Desert - The Musical Liz Koops and Gary Mcquinn for Back Row Productions, Alan Scott, Michael Chugg for Chugg Entertainment, Michael Hamlyn for Specific Films and John Frost R J Rosales Miss Saigon Miss Saigon (Australia 2007/08) Pty Ltd Terry Serio Keating! Company B BEST FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MUSICAL Colleen Hewett The Boy From Oz BFO Arena PTY Ltd Genevieve Lemon Priscilla Queen of the Desert - The Musical Liz Koops and Gary Mcquinn for Back Row Productions, Alan Scott, Michael Chugg for Chugg Entertainment, Michael Hamlyn for Specific Films and John Frost Robyn Arthur Sideshow Alley McPherson Ink Pty Ltd Trisha Noble Pippin Peter Cousens’ Kookaburra - The National Musical Theatre Company BEST NEW AUSTRALIAN WORK Proudly sponsored by the Australia Council Alan John and John Clarke with Doug Macleod The Adventure of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie and Little Ragged Blossom Windmill Performing Arts and Company B in association with Sydney Festival, UWA Perth International Arts Festival and Adelaide Festival Centre Barrie Kosky and Tom Wright The Lost Echo Sydney Theatre Company Lucy Guerin Structure and Sadness Lucy Guerin Company Nigel Jamieson Honour Bound Malthouse Theatre and Sydney Opera House Richard Mills and Timberlake Wertenbaker The Love of the Nightingale West Australian Opera (WAO), UWA Perth International Arts Festival (Perth Festival), Opera Queensland, Queensland Music Festival, Queensland Performing Arts Centre and Victorian Opera Stephan Elliot and Alan Scott Priscilla Queen of the Desert - The Musical Liz Koops and Gary Mcquinn for Back Row Productions, Alan Scott, Michael Chugg for Chugg Entertainment, Michael Hamlyn for Specific Films and John Frost BEST SPECIAL EVENT Billy Crystal 700 Sundays DCE, Janice Crystal, Larry Magid and Face Productions Gate Theatre Beckett Season Gate Theatre, Dublin, Presented by Sydney Festival Operatunity Oz performance of “Rigoletto” Opera Australia Walking With Dinosaurs – The Live Experience WW T-Rex Pty Ltd BEST ORIGINAL SCORE Alan John Mother Courage and Her Children Sydney Theatre Company James Brett Walking with Dinosaurs – The Live Experience WW T-Rex Pty Ltd Keelan Young Sideshow Alley McPherson Ink Pty Ltd Richard Mills The Love of the Nightingale West Australian Opera (WAO), UWA Perth International Arts Festival (Perth Festival), Opera Queensland, Queensland Music Festival, Queensland Performing Arts Centre and Victorian Opera BEST MUSIC DIRECTION Casey Bennetto Keating! Company B Guy Simpson Miss Saigon Miss Saigon (Australia 2007/08) Pty Ltd Richard Mills The Love of the Nightingale West Australian Opera (WAO), UWA Perth International Arts Festival (Perth Festival), Opera Queensland, Queensland Music Festival, Queensland Performing Arts Centre and Victorian Opera Stephen “Spud” Murphy Priscilla Queen of the Desert - The Musical Liz Koops and Gary Mcquinn for Back Row Productions, Alan Scott, Michael Chugg for Chugg Entertainment, Michael Hamlyn for Specific Films and John Frost BEST COSTUME DESIGN Anna French Raymonda The Australian Ballet Roger Kirk The Pirates of Penzance Opera Australia Tess Schofield The Adventure of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie and Little Ragged Blossom Windmill Performing Arts and Company B in association with Sydney Festival, UWA Perth International Arts Festival and Adelaide Festival Centre Tim Chappel and Lizzie Gardiner Priscilla Queen of the Desert - The Musical Liz Koops and Gary Mcquinn for Back Row Productions, Alan Scott, Michael Chugg for Chugg Entertainment, Michael Hamlyn for Specific Films and John Frost BEST SCENIC DESIGN Brian Thomson The Boy From Oz BFO Arena Pty Ltd Dan Potra The Love of the Nightingale West Australian Opera (WAO), UWA Perth International Arts Festival (Perth Festival), Opera Queensland, Queensland Music Festival, Queensland Performing Arts Centre and Victorian Opera Richard Roberts Raymonda The Australian Ballet Robert Cousins The Season at Sarsaparilla Sydney Theatre Company BEST LIGHTING DESIGN Al Gurdon Robbie Williams Close Encounters Tour Chugg Entertainment Bruno Poet Rusalka Opera Australia Jon Buswell Raymonda The Australian Ballet Mr John Rayment Walking With Dinosaurs – The Live Experience WW T-Rex Pty Ltd BEST SOUND DESIGN Michael Waters The Boy From Oz BFO Arena Pty Ltd Michael Waters The Women in Black Lunchbox Theatrical Productions, Singapore Repertory Theatre and newtheatricals Peter Grubb for System Sound Miss Saigon Miss Saigon (Australia 2007/08) Pty Ltd Steve Francis Keating! Company B BEST COMEDY PERFORMER Adam Hills Adam Hills – Joymonger Token Events Akmal Saleh Akmal Live! A-List Entertainment Fiona O’Loughlin Fiona O’Loughlin Andrew Taylor Management Tom Gleeson Tom On! A-List Entertainment |
