Green Room Awards 43rd Annual
The 43rd Annual Green Room Awards were presented in Melbourne on March 16.
Major winners at the the peer voted awards include:
Beetlejuice the Musical which took out four awards in the commercial musical category including production of the year.
The James Terry Collective production of Tarzan the stage musical won three awards in the independent musical theatre category including production of the year.
Outstanding production of the year by a theatre company was Meow Meow’s The Red Shoes presented by Malthouse Theatre co-produced with Belvoir and Black Swan State Theatre Company
Opera of the year was Orpheus & Eurydice presented by Opera Australia and Opera Queensland with Circa
The Melbourne Theatre Company picked up six awards for direction, lighting, ensemble and individual performances.
Green Room Awards - Music Theatre - Commercial
OUTSTANDING VISUAL DESIGN
WINNER: Kenneth Posner (Lighting) for Beetlejuice the Musical presented by Michael Cassel Group and Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures
OUTSTANDING COSTUME AND MAKEUP DESIGN
WINNER: Roger Kirk (Costume) for Follies presented by Victorian Opera
OUTSTANDING NEW AUSTRALIAN WRITING
WINNER: Eddie Perfect for Beetlejuice the Musical presented by Michael Cassel Group and Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE
WINNER: The Ensemble for Kimberly Akimbo: A Musical presented by Melbourne Theatre Company and State Theatre Company South Australia
OUTSTANDING ARTIST IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
WINNER: Debora Krizak for Annie presented by John Frost for Crossroads Live Australia with Fowles Entertainment and Power Arts
OUTSTANDING ARTIST IN A LEADING ROLE
WINNER: Michael Paynter for Jesus Christ Superstar presented by John Frost, David Ian for Crossroads Live and Worklight Productions
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY
WINNER: Christopher Wheeldon OBE for MJ the Musical presented by Michael Cassel Group, Lia Vollack, John Branca and John McClain
OUTSTANDING MUSICAL DIRECTION
WINNER: Michael Azzopardi for MJ the Musical presented by Michael Cassel Group, Lia Vollack, John Branca and John McClain
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION
WINNER: Alex Timbers for Beetlejuice the Musical presented by Michael Cassel Group and Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
WINNER: Beetlejuice the Musical presented by Michael Cassel Group and Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures
BETTY POUNDER AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING AUSTRALIAN CHOREOGRAPHY
WINNER: Yvette Lee for Follies presented by Victorian Opera
Green Room Awards - Music Theatre - Independent
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A LEADING ROLE
WINNER: Kirby Lunn for As You Like It presented by Melbourne Shakespeare Company
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
WINNER: Sebastian Li for The Beep Test presented by Theatre Works and Neylon & Peele
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE
WINNER: The Company of As You Like It presented by Melbourne Shakespeare Company, Corey Saylor-Brunskill, Emma Austin, Emma Woods, Gareth Isaac, Harley Dasey, Imogen Rabbitte, Jamie Garner, Kirby Lunn, Luisa Scrofani, Sebastian Li, Sonya Suares, Yuan Lu
OUTSTANDING DESIGN (TWO AWARDS)
WINNER: Rob Sowinski (Set) for Colour and Light: The Art of Sondheim presented by Theatre Works and Watch This
WINNER: Justin Harrison (Video) for The Lucky Country presented by Vidya Makan & Sonya Suares in association with Melbourne Fringe/ MELT Festivals
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY
WINNER: Michael Ralph for TARZAN The Stage Musical presented by James Terry Collective
OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION
WINNER: Dr. Trevor Jones for Colour and Light: The Art of Sondheim presented by Theatre Works and Watch This
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION
WINNER: Alister Smith for TARZAN The Stage Musical presented by James Terry Collective
OUTSTANDING NEW AUSTRALIAN MUSIC THEATRE WRITING
WINNER: Sammy J for Fiasco - A Burke and Wills Musical presented by Sammy J & Melbourne Fringe
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
WINNER: TARZAN The Stage Musical presented by James Terry Collective
Green Room Awards - Opera
OUTSTANDING PERFORMER IN A LEADING ROLE (TWO AWARDS)
WINNER: Desiree Frahn for Katya Kabanova presented by Victorian Opera
WINNER: Rosario La Spina for Samson et Dalila presented by Melbourne Opera
OUTSTANDING PERFORMER IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (TWO AWARDS)
WINNER: Emily Edmonds for Katya Kabanova presented by Victorian Opera
WINNER: Michael Petrucelli for Katya Kabanova presented by Victorian Opera
OUTSTANDING DESIGN
WINNER: Robert Brown (Video Design) Niklas Pajanti (lighting) for Katya Kabanova presented by Victorian Opera
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION
WINNER: Yaron Lifschitz for Orpheus & Eurydice presented by Opera Australia and Opera Queensland with Circa
OUTSTANDING CREATIVE CONTRIBUTION & DIRECTION
WINNER: Ben Sheen (assistant director and cinematographer) for Katya Kabanova presented by Victorian Opera
OUTSTANDING MUSICAL ACHIEVEMENT
WINNER: Alexander Briger (Conductor) ANAM Orchestra for Katya Kabanova presented by Victorian Opera
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
WINNER: Orpheus & Eurydice presented by Opera Australia and Opera Queensland with Circa
NEW AUSTRALIAN OPERA
WINNER: Evan J Lawson (Music) Daniel Szesiong Todd (Libretto) for Labyrinth presented by Forest Collective
Green Room Awards - Theatre Companies
OUTSTANDING NEW AUSTRALIAN WRITING
WINNER: Dylan van den Berg for Whitefella Yella Tree presented by University of Melbourne Arts and Culture presents Griffin Theatre Company
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE
WINNER: The Comeuppance presented by Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre
AYA, Julia Grace, Kevin Hofbauer, Khisraw Jones-Shukoor, Douglas Lyons, Tess Masters
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN:
WINNER: Paul Jackson for Body of Work
(Truth and Troy presented by Malthouse Theatre, Rebecca presented by Melbourne Theatre Company)
OUTSTANDING SET AND OR COSTUME DESIGN:
WINNER: Sophie Woodward (Set & Costume) for Destiny presented by Melbourne Theatre Company
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION
WINNER: Anne-Louise Sarks for Rebecca presented by Melbourne Theatre Company
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE (TWO AWARDS)
WINNER: Nadie Kammallaweera for The Wrong Gods presented by Melbourne Theatre Company, co-produced with Belvoir St Theatre.
WINNER: Pamela Rabe for Rebecca presented by Melbourne Theatre Company
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
WINNER: Meow Meow’s The Red Shoes presented by Malthouse Theatre co-produced with Belvoir and Black Swan State Theatre Company
OUTSTANDING MOVEMENT, FIGHT AND OR INTIMACY
WINNER: Nigel Poulton (Movement & Fight) for Henry 5 presented by Bell Shakespeare
Green Room Awards - Cabaret
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
WINNER: Jude Perl Tries to Finish a Sentence presented by Token Events as part of Melbourne International Comedy Festival
OUTSTANDING ARTISTE
WINNER: Jude Perl for Jude Perl Tries to Finish a Sentence presented by Token Events as part of Melbourne International Comedy Festival
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE
WINNER: Bernie Dieter’s Club Kabarett presented by Velvick Bernie Dieter, Jarred Dewey, Jacqueline Furey, Soliana Ersie, Iva Rosebud, Danik Abishev, Leopold Pentland
OUTSTANDING MUSICAL DIRECTION
WINNER: Shanon Whitelock for The Party’s Over – Reuben Kaye presented by Century Entertainment as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION
WINNER: Desiree Munro & Ash Flanders for Jude Perl Tries to Finish a Sentence presented by Token Events as part of Melbourne International Comedy Festival
OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL SONGS
WINNER: Jude Perl for Jude Perl Tries to Finish a Sentence presented by Token Events as part of Melbourne International Comedy Festival
OUTSTANDING WRITING
WINNER: Jude Perl for Jude Perl Tries to Finish a Sentence presented by Token Events as part of Melbourne International Comedy Festival
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DESIGN
WINNER: Design team for ButohBAR 番狂わせ OUT OF ORDER II presented by Abbotsford Convent and Asia TOPA, Arts Centre Melbourne
Jacqui Stockdale (Visual Artist), Ai Yamamoto (Sound Design), Emma Lockhart-
Wilson (Lighting Design), Taka Takiguchi 滝口貴 (Website & Graphic Design), Vikk Shayen
(Photographer), Takeshi Kondo (Videographer), Tamura Sake Bar and Izakaya by Tamura
(Food & Sake)
Green Room Awards - CEP
OUTSTANDING WORK
WINNER: Jason Maling for Diagrammatica presented by Strange Engine with Fed Square and RISING
OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
WINNER: The Rabble for UNWOMAN (The Protest) presented by Melbourne Fringe and produced by Performing Lines
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE
WINNER: The ensemble of Flesh Mirror presented by Arts House and Melbourne Fringe
Anthony Riddel, David Baker, Emma Norton, Janice Florence, Trevor Dunn, Sonia Marcon, Sylva Storm, Marco Cher and Rebecca Jensen
OUTSTANDING SOUND WORK
WINNER: Vijay Thillaimuthu for Oblation presented by the Substation and Asia TOPA, Arts Centre Melbourne
OUTSTANDING DESIGN
WINNER: Opera for the Dead (祭歌) presented by Asia TOPA, Arts Centre Melbourne
OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
WINNER: The Quieter You Become presented by The Substation and Melbourne Fringe
OUTSTANDING WORK BY OR FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES
WINNER: Sensorium Theatre for Wonderbox presented by Arts Centre Melbourne with ArtPlay and produced by Performing Lines
OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO SECTOR AND COMMUNITY
WINNER: A Climate for Art
GEOFFREY MILNE AWARD
WINNER: Madeleine Flynn and Tim Humphreys
Green Room Awards Nominations - Dance
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE
WINNER: Seeing through Darkness presented by Restless Dance Company presented by The Australian Ballet as part of DanceX
OUTSTANDING DUO
WINNER: Chandler ‘Cheeky’ Connell and Alexander Abbot in The Other Side of Me by Gary Lang NT Dance Company presented by The Australian Ballet as part of DanceX
OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY
WINNER: Agitato by Jo Lloyd, presented by Dancehouse
OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN
WINNER: Rama Parwata for Pulau by Melanie Lane presented by NGV and Asia TOPA, Arts Centre Melbourne
OUTSTANDING VISUAL DESIGN (TWO AWARDS)
WINNER: Creature Technology Co. (Exoskeleton Design and Fabrication), Benjamin Cisterne (Lighting Design), Future Loundry (Costume Design), Ashley Buchanan and Antony Hamilton (Production Design) for U>N>I>T>E>D by Chunky Move, presented by Asia TOPA and Chunky Move
WINNER: Jennifer Irwin (Costumes) for Yuldea by Bangarra Dance Theatre presented by The Australian Ballet as part of DanceX
OUTSTANDING PERFORMER (TWO AWARDS)
WINNER: Brooke Stamp in Mickey, presented by Rising
WINNER: Tyrel Dulvarie in Pulau by Melanie Lane, presented by NGV and AsiaTOPA
BREAKING GROUND AWARD
WINNER: The Bastard by Gabriella Imrichova presented by Dancehouse
OUTSTANDING CREATION
WINNER: Monolith, by Joel Bray presented by Arts House and Rising
Green Room Awards - Independent Theatre
OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE
WINNER: One of These Things First presented by Hot Lunch
Rebekah Carton, Tom Richards, Delta Brooks
OUTSTANDING PERFORMER (TWO AWARDS)
WINNER: Emily Carr for Pride & Prejudice presented by Darebin Arts Speakeasy and Bloomshed
WINNER: Damon Baudin for Smokescreen presented by Bare Witness Theatre Company
OUTSTANDING COSTUME AND MAKEUP DESIGN
WINNER: Pummel Squad (Costume & Makeup) for How the King Learned to Live Forever presented by Pummel Squad in association with fortyfivedownstairs
OUTSTANDING LIGHTING & AV DESIGN
WINNER: Richard Vabre (Lighting) for Goldfish presented by Arts House and Asia TOPA, Arts Centre Melbourne
OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN
WINNER: Ayami Sasaki (FAIFAI) / 佐々木文美（快快）for Goldfish presented by Arts House and Asia TOPA, Arts Centre Melbourne
OUTSTANDING SOUND DESIGN
WINNER: Samuel Kreusler & Kate Neal for One Night Only presented by Darebin Arts Speakeasy
OUTSTANDING WRITING
WINNER: Cynda Beare for Poems of a Transsexual Nature presented by Melbourne Fringe
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION
WINNER: Kouhei Narumi (Dainanagekijo) / 鳴海康平（第七劇場) & Sam Routledge for Goldfish presented by Arts House and Asia TOPA, Arts Centre Melbourne
OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION
WINNER: THE BLOK! presented by Darebin Arts Speakeasy and Melbourne Fringe
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