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
