Music Theatre Guild of Victoria 2014 Nominations
Nominations have been announced for Victoria's 2014 Music Theatre Guild Awards, the Annual Bruce Awards, which will be presented on December 13, 2014, at an awards night at the George Woods Performing Arts Centre, Yarra Valley Grammar.
The Music Theatre Guild of Victoria Inc. is a not-for-profit organisation for the ongoing support, encouragement and development of non-professional music theatre in the state of Victoria.
Bookings: 0438 711 378
Music Theatre Guild of Victoria
Open Section
NOMINATIONS 2014
Production of the Year (Bruce McBrien Award)
My Fair Lady, Footlight Productions
The Phantom of the Opera, Ballarat Lyric Theatre
The Phantom of the Opera, Ballarat Lyric Theatre
42nd Street, CLOC Musical Theatre
Jesus Christ Superstar, Wonthaggi Theatrical Group
The Phantom of the Opera, Babirra Music Theatre
Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida, UMMTA (The University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association)
The Addams Family, OCPAC (Old Carey Performing Arts Club)
Crazy for You, Babirra Music Theatre
The Producers, OSMaD (Old Scotch Music and Drama Club)
Frankenstein, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
The Phantom of the Opera, Babirra Music Theatre
Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida, UMMTA (The University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association)
The Addams Family, OCPAC (Old Carey Performing Arts Club)
Crazy for You, Babirra Music Theatre
The Producers, OSMaD (Old Scotch Music and Drama Club)
Frankenstein, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
Direction (Vin Foster Award)
Stephen O’Neil, The Phantom of the Opera, Ballarat Lyric Theatre
Alan Burrows, 42nd Street, CLOC Musical Theatre
Wayne Moloney, Jesus Christ Superstar, Wonthaggi Theatrical Group
Grace Agnew, Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida, UMMTA (The University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association)
Connor Crawford, The Addams Family, OCPAC (Old Carey Performing Arts Club) Tyler Hess, Crazy for You, Babirra Music Theatre
Richard Perdriau, The Producers, OSMaD (Old Scotch Music and Drama Club) Shaun Kingma, Frankenstein, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
Richard Perdriau, The Producers, OSMaD (Old Scotch Music and Drama Club) Shaun Kingma, Frankenstein, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
Musical Direction
John Shawcross, My Fair Lady, Footlight Productions
Ian Govan, The Phantom of the Opera, Ballarat Lyric Theatre
Ian Govan, Chicago, BLOC Music Theatre
Ian Govan, The Phantom of the Opera, Ballarat Lyric Theatre
Ian Govan, Chicago, BLOC Music Theatre
Bev Woodford, 42nd Street, CLOC Musical Theatre
Kirk Skinner, Jesus Christ Superstar, Wonthaggi Theatrical Group
Phil Osborne, The Phantom of the Opera, Babirra Music Theatre
Danny Forward, Guys and Dolls, Mountain District Musical Society
Anthony Bingham, Oliver!, PLOS Musical Productions
Daniel Donovan, The Addams Family, OCPAC (Old Carey Performing Arts Club) Danny Forward, Crazy for You, Babirra Music Theatre
Ben Hudson, The Producers, OSMaD (Old Scotch Music and Drama Club)
Phil Osborne, The Phantom of the Opera, Babirra Music Theatre
Danny Forward, Guys and Dolls, Mountain District Musical Society
Anthony Bingham, Oliver!, PLOS Musical Productions
Daniel Donovan, The Addams Family, OCPAC (Old Carey Performing Arts Club) Danny Forward, Crazy for You, Babirra Music Theatre
Ben Hudson, The Producers, OSMaD (Old Scotch Music and Drama Club)
Choreography (Marie Cumisky Award)
Susan Lewis, 42nd Street, CLOC Musical Theatre
Louise Adkins, Jesus Christ Superstar, Wonthaggi Theatrical Group
Emmalee Meisels, Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida, UMMTA (The University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association)
Mandy Vugler, The Addams Family, OCPAC (Old Carey Performing Arts Club) Craig Wiltshire, Crazy for You, Babirra Music Theatre
Emmalee Meisels, Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida, UMMTA (The University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association)
Mandy Vugler, The Addams Family, OCPAC (Old Carey Performing Arts Club) Craig Wiltshire, Crazy for You, Babirra Music Theatre
Settings (Grahame Murphy Award)
Matt Sheehan, Avenue Q, Three’s A Crowd
Damian Muller, Chicago, BLOC Music Theatre
Damian Muller, Chicago, BLOC Music Theatre
Graham McGuffie / Merinda Backway,42nd Street, CLOC Musical Theatre
Tad Hendry, Jesus Christ Superstar, Wonthaggi Theatrical Group
Paul Watson, Rent, CenterStage Geelong
Tom Fellowes, Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida, UMMTA (The University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association)
Merinda Backway, Crazy for You, Babirra Music Theatre
Richard Perdriau, The Producers, OSMaD (Old Scotch Music and Drama Club)
Paul Watson, Rent, CenterStage Geelong
Tom Fellowes, Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida, UMMTA (The University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association)
Merinda Backway, Crazy for You, Babirra Music Theatre
Richard Perdriau, The Producers, OSMaD (Old Scotch Music and Drama Club)
Wardrobe (Hazel Rodgers Award)
Rodney Green, The Phantom of the Opera, Ballarat Lyric Theatre
Victoria Horne, 42nd Street, CLOC Musical Theatre
Colin Mitchell, Jesus Christ Superstar, Wonthaggi Theatrical Group
Shonaid Uccellini, The Addams Family, OCPAC (Old Carey Performing Arts Club) Victoria Horne, Crazy for You, Babirra Music Theatre
Shonaid Uccellini, The Addams Family, OCPAC (Old Carey Performing Arts Club) Victoria Horne, Crazy for You, Babirra Music Theatre
Ros Turnley, The Producers, OSMaD (Old Scotch Music and Drama Club)
Lighting
Mystic Entertainmentz (Matthew Heenan / Scott Snowden), The Phantom of the Opera, Ballarat Lyric Theatre
Mystic Entertainmentz (Scott Snowden), Chicago, BLOC Music Theatre
Ewan Cole / Trevor Wyhoon, Jesus Christ Superstar, Wonthaggi Theatrical Group Jason Bovaird, The Phantom of the Opera, Babirra Music Theatre
Mystic Entertainmentz (Scott Snowden), Chicago, BLOC Music Theatre
Ewan Cole / Trevor Wyhoon, Jesus Christ Superstar, Wonthaggi Theatrical Group Jason Bovaird, The Phantom of the Opera, Babirra Music Theatre
Brad Alcock, Rent, CenterStage Geelong
Jason Bovaird, Crazy for You, Babirra Music Theatre
Jason Bovaird / Deryk Hartwick, Frankenstein, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
Jason Bovaird, Crazy for You, Babirra Music Theatre
Jason Bovaird / Deryk Hartwick, Frankenstein, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
Technical Achievement (Nigel Wallace Award)
The Phantom of the Opera, Ballarat Lyric Theatre
Chicago, BLOC Music Theatre
The Phantom of the Opera, Babirra Music Theatre
The Phantom of the Opera, Babirra Music Theatre
Crazy for You, Babirra Music Theatre
42nd Street, CLOC Musical Theatre
Frankenstein, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
Frankenstein, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
Male Performer in a Leading Role (Harold Burrows Award)
Matthew Clayton, Curly, Oklahoma!, PLOS Musical Productions
Jamie McGuane, Henry Higgins, My Fair Lady, Footlight Productions
Mitchell Stewart, The Man, Whistle Down the Wind, CPAC (Cardinia Performing Arts Company)
Tom Green, Jesus, Jesus Christ Superstar, Wonthaggi Theatrical Group
Mike Fletcher, Fagin, Oliver!, PLOS Musical Productions
James Terry, Joseph, Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat, Windmill Theatre Company
Nelson Gardner, Gomez Addams, The Addams Family, OCPAC (Old Carey Performing Arts Club)
Jonathan Guthrie-Jones, Bobby Child, Crazy for You, Babirra Music Theatre
Jamie McGuane, Henry Higgins, My Fair Lady, Footlight Productions
Mitchell Stewart, The Man, Whistle Down the Wind, CPAC (Cardinia Performing Arts Company)
Tom Green, Jesus, Jesus Christ Superstar, Wonthaggi Theatrical Group
Mike Fletcher, Fagin, Oliver!, PLOS Musical Productions
James Terry, Joseph, Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat, Windmill Theatre Company
Nelson Gardner, Gomez Addams, The Addams Family, OCPAC (Old Carey Performing Arts Club)
Jonathan Guthrie-Jones, Bobby Child, Crazy for You, Babirra Music Theatre
Robbie Smith, Leo Bloom, The Producers, OSMaD (Old Scotch Music and Drama Club)
Mark Doran, The Creature, Frankenstein, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
Mark Doran, The Creature, Frankenstein, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
Female Performer in a Leading Role (Doreen Burrows Award)
Molly Fry, Christine Daae, The Phantom of the Opera, Ballarat Lyric Theatre
Amy Larsen, Eliza Doolittle, My Fair Lady, NOVA Music Theatre
Melanie Ott, Peggy Sawyer - 42nd Street, CLOC Musical Theatre
Kerryn Lockhart, Mary Magdalene, Jesus Christ Superstar, Wonthaggi Theatrical Group
Georgia Wilkinson, Christine Daae, The Phantom of the Opera, Babirra Music Theatre
Carla White, Narrator, Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat, Windmill Theatre Company
Carla White, Narrator, Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat, Windmill Theatre Company
Rosa McCarty, Florence Vassy, Chess, Catchment Players
Lucy Ross, Morticia Addams, The Addams Family, OCPAC (Old Carey Performing Arts Club)
Emily McKenzie, Jo March, Little Women, OXAGEN Productions
Kristen Beayni, Polly Baker, Crazy for You, Babirra Music Theatre
Lucy Ross, Morticia Addams, The Addams Family, OCPAC (Old Carey Performing Arts Club)
Emily McKenzie, Jo March, Little Women, OXAGEN Productions
Kristen Beayni, Polly Baker, Crazy for You, Babirra Music Theatre
Tori Stones, Miss Adelaide, Guys and Dolls Jr, CenterStage Geelong
Male Performer in a Supporting Role (Rob Constable Award)
Scott Hili, Ali Hakim, Oklahoma!, PLOS Musical Productions
Lachlan Turner, Alfred Doolittle, My Fair Lady, Footlight Productions
Howard Dandy, Colonel Pickering, My Fair Lady, Footlight Productions
Lee Threadgold, Herbie, Gypsy, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
Tony Wasley, Rooster Hannigan, Annie, Geelong Lyric Theatre Society
Nathan Slevin, Dennis, All Shook Up, ARC (Amateur Repertory Company)
Lachlan Turner, Alfred Doolittle, My Fair Lady, Footlight Productions
Howard Dandy, Colonel Pickering, My Fair Lady, Footlight Productions
Lee Threadgold, Herbie, Gypsy, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
Tony Wasley, Rooster Hannigan, Annie, Geelong Lyric Theatre Society
Nathan Slevin, Dennis, All Shook Up, ARC (Amateur Repertory Company)
Pasquale Bartalotta, Mereb, Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida, UMMTA (The University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association)
Dennis Clements, Alexander Molokov, Chess, Cachment Players
Mario Mohorko, Uncle Fester, The Addams Family, OCPAC (Old Carey Performing Arts Club)
David Torr, Lank Larkins, Crazy for You, Babirra Music Theatre
Warren Logan, Franz Liebkind, The Producers, OSMaD (Old Scotch Music and Drama Club)
Dennis Clements, Alexander Molokov, Chess, Cachment Players
Mario Mohorko, Uncle Fester, The Addams Family, OCPAC (Old Carey Performing Arts Club)
David Torr, Lank Larkins, Crazy for You, Babirra Music Theatre
Warren Logan, Franz Liebkind, The Producers, OSMaD (Old Scotch Music and Drama Club)
Connor Sheedy, Nicely Nicely, Guys and Dolls Jr, CenterStage Geelong
Female Performer in a Supporting Role
Lindy Yeates, Aunt Eller, Oklahoma!, PLOS Musical Productions
Sam Heskett, Gary Coleman, Avenue Q, Three’s A Crowd
Sarah Kate Hanley, Louise, Gypsy, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
Sam Heskett, Gary Coleman, Avenue Q, Three’s A Crowd
Sarah Kate Hanley, Louise, Gypsy, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
Barbara Hughes, Tessie Tura, Gypsy, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
Pam Christie Birkett, Dorothy Brock, 42nd Street, CLOC Music Theatre
Mary Mirtschin, Carlotta, The Phantom of the Opera, Warragul Theatre Company Denise Devlin, Joanne, Rent, CenterStage Geelong
Jess Barlow, Maureen, Rent, CenterStage Geelong
Monique Dawes, Wednesday Addams, The Addams Family, OCPAC (Old Carey Performing Arts Club)
Alana Lane, Ulla, The Producers, OSMaD (Old Scotch Music and Drama Club)
Jess Barlow, Maureen, Rent, CenterStage Geelong
Monique Dawes, Wednesday Addams, The Addams Family, OCPAC (Old Carey Performing Arts Club)
Alana Lane, Ulla, The Producers, OSMaD (Old Scotch Music and Drama Club)
essica Barlow, Justine, Frankenstein, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
Junior Performer in an Open Production
Fintan McCrave, Oliver, Oliver!, PLOS Musical Productions
Molly Fry, Christine Daae, The Phantom of the Opera, Ballarat Lyric Theatre
Karina Thompson, Baby June, Gypsy, SPX Waterdale Players
Sofia Bilic, Young Louise, Gypsy, SPX Waterdale Players
Tayla Gartner, Annie, Annie, Geelong Lyric Theatre Society
Taylah Trew, Christine Daae, The Phantom of the Opera, Warragul Theatre Company Bella Runnalls, Annie, Annie, Wangaratta Players
Molly Fry, Christine Daae, The Phantom of the Opera, Ballarat Lyric Theatre
Karina Thompson, Baby June, Gypsy, SPX Waterdale Players
Sofia Bilic, Young Louise, Gypsy, SPX Waterdale Players
Tayla Gartner, Annie, Annie, Geelong Lyric Theatre Society
Taylah Trew, Christine Daae, The Phantom of the Opera, Warragul Theatre Company Bella Runnalls, Annie, Annie, Wangaratta Players
First Performance in a Featured Role (Gladys Moncrieff Award)
Molly Fry, Christine Daae, The Phantom of the Opera, Ballarat Lyric Theatre
Mitchell Stewart, The Man, Whistle Down the Wind, CPAC (Cardinia Performing Arts Company)
Tom Green, Jesus, Jesus Christ Superstar, Wonthaggi Theatrical Group
Monique Dawes, Wednesday Addams, The Addams Family, OCPAC (Old Carey Performing Arts Club)
Tom Green, Jesus, Jesus Christ Superstar, Wonthaggi Theatrical Group
Monique Dawes, Wednesday Addams, The Addams Family, OCPAC (Old Carey Performing Arts Club)
Dancer’s Award (Tony McShanagh Award)
Robbie Smith, Tulsa, Gypsy, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
The Dancers, 42nd Street, CLOC Musical Theatre
Meg Jinnette, Jesus Christ Superstar, Wonthaggi Theatrical Group
Taylah Ritchie, Fame, Altona City Theatre
Cameo Performance
Andrew Roberts, Uncle Jocko, Gypsy, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
Ian Moore, LeFevre / Passarino, The Phantom of the Opera, Warragul Theatre Company
Jeremy Zuber, Bert Healy, Annie, Wangaratta Players
Jeremy Zuber, Bert Healy, Annie, Wangaratta Players
Nick Wilson, Palace Guard 1, Judith Prior’s What’s New Pussycat?, Horsham Arts Council
Ensemble Performance
The ensemble, My Fair Lady, Footlight Productions
The ensemble, Jesus Christ Superstar, Wonthaggi Theatrical Group
The Storytellers, Children of Eden, PEP Productions
The “children”, Blood Brothers, Leongatha Lyric Theatre
The Ancestors, The Addams Family, OCPAC (Old Carey Performing Arts Club)
The ensemble, Jesus Christ Superstar, Wonthaggi Theatrical Group
The Storytellers, Children of Eden, PEP Productions
The “children”, Blood Brothers, Leongatha Lyric Theatre
The Ancestors, The Addams Family, OCPAC (Old Carey Performing Arts Club)
The Little Old Ladies, The Producers, OSMaD (Old Scotch Music and Drama Club)
The Op-Shop Ladies, Judith Prior’s What’s New Pussycat?, Horsham Arts Council
The ensemble, Frankenstein, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company
Design Award (Peter Blizzard-Allen Award)
Ben Leonard / Les Thornton, scenic art, Avenue Q, Three’s A Crowd
Kathryn McAllister / Michael Wolfe, program, Avenue Q, Three’s A Crowd Musical Theatre
Wayne Moloney / John Cuttriss, crucifixion scene, Jesus Christ Superstar, Wonthaggi Theatrical Group
Kathryn McAllister / Michael Wolfe, program, Avenue Q, Three’s A Crowd Musical Theatre
Wayne Moloney / John Cuttriss, crucifixion scene, Jesus Christ Superstar, Wonthaggi Theatrical Group
Graham McGuffie / Merinda Backway, Buffalo Train Scene42nd Street, CLOC Musical Theatre
Nadia Gianinotti / Dale Brander, graphics / animations, Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat, Windmill Theatre Company
Andrew McDougall, puppets, Little Shop of Horrors, SPX Waterdale Players
Breanna Fowler, make up, The Addams Family, OCPAC (Old Carey Performing Arts Club)
Jacqui Day, transformation dress, Crazy for You, Babirra Music Theatre
Nadia Gianinotti / Dale Brander, graphics / animations, Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat, Windmill Theatre Company
Andrew McDougall, puppets, Little Shop of Horrors, SPX Waterdale Players
Breanna Fowler, make up, The Addams Family, OCPAC (Old Carey Performing Arts Club)
Jacqui Day, transformation dress, Crazy for You, Babirra Music Theatre
Concert/Revue Performance
Bend It Like Broadway, Wonthaggi Theatrical Group
O2: OXAGEN’s Fifth Anniversary Gala, OXAGEN Productions
O2: OXAGEN’s Fifth Anniversary Gala, OXAGEN Productions
Broadway Stitched Up, SLAMS Music Theatre
MTGV Panelists are precluded from participating in discussion of a show with which they have been associated and other productions of the same show in the same year. Panelists are not eligible for Awards.
There were 61 Open Section productions in 2014.
Subscribe to our E-Newsletter, buy our latest print edition or find a Performing Arts book at Book Nook.
