2013 Green Room Award Winners
In its 31st year of acknowledging excellence in the performing arts on the Melbourne stage, the Green Room Awards Association presented the 2013 Awards for performances between January 1st and December 31st 2013 at a ceremony held at the Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, tonight Monday April 28.
Recipients
Alternative and Hybrid Performance
Outstanding Hybrid or Alternative Work- 5 Short Blasts - Madeleine Flynn & Tim Humphrey - City of Melbourne.
Outstanding Contemporary Performance - Whelping Box - Branch Nebula, Matt Prest & Clare Britton - Intimate Spectacle
Innovation In Circus- Casus
Cabaret
Production - Between The Cracks - Yana Alana
Artiste- Yana Alana - Between The Cracks
Writing- Tommy Bradson - Tommy Bradson’s Sweet Sixteen Or The Birthday Party Massacre
Musical Direction- John Thorn - Tommy Bradson’s Sweet Sixteen or The Birthday Party Massacre
Original Songs- Gilian Cosgriff - This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things
Lifetime Contribution to Cabaret- John Newman
Dance
Concept and Realisation- Conversation Piece - Lucy Guerin Inc. and Belvoir Theatre Company
Best Male Dancer- Daniel Gaudiello - ‘Basilio’ Don Quixote and ‘The Prince’ Cinderella - The Australian Ballet
Best Female Dancer- Dalisa Pigrum - Gudirr Gudirr - Marrugeku
Shirley McKechnie Award for Choreography- Alexei Ratmansky – Cinderella The Australian Ballet
Visual Design- Jérôme Kaplan (Costume and Set Design) – Cinderella - The Australian Ballet
Visual Design - Thomas Pauchard (Video & Video Engineering), Mark Pennington (Lighting Design) & Geoff Cobham (Design Consultant)– Proximity- Australian Dance Theatre
Ensemble - Cast of Proximity- Australian Dance Theatre
Composition - Alisdair Macindoe- Black Project 2- Anthony Hamilton
Music Theatre
Actress In A Leading Role - Esther Hannaford- King Kong- Gerry Ryan & Carmen Pavlovic on behalf of Global Creatures
Actor In A Leading Role - David Harris - Legally Blonde - Howard Panter for the Ambassador Theatre Group and John Frost, supported by Marriner Group, in association with MGM ON Stage, Darcie Denkert and Dean Stolber
Actor In A Supporting Role- Tyler Coppin - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Tim Lawson Enterprises
Actress In A Supporting Role- Christina Tan – Gypsy - The Production Company
Ensemble- The King’s Men - King Kong - Gerry Ryan & Carmen Pavlovic on behalf of Global Creatures
Betty Pounder Award for Excellence in Choreography- David Atkins & Dein Perry - Hot Shoe Shuffle - David Atkins Enterprises
Musical Direction - Peter Casey - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Tim Lawson Enterprises
Design (Lighting)- Peter Mumford - King Kong - Gerry Ryan & Carmen Pavlovic on behalf of Global Creatures
Design (Sound) - Peter Hylenski - King Kong - Gerry Ryan & Carmen Pavlovic on behalf of Global Creatures
Design (Set/Costume)- Roger Kirk (Costume) - King Kong - Gerry Ryan & Carmen Pavlovic on behalf of Global Creatures
Direction- Stuart Maunder - Sunday In The Park With George - Victorian Opera
Opera
Outstanding Director- Christopher Alden – Partenope - Opera Australia
Outstanding Production - Nixon In China- Victorian Opera
Outstanding Conductor- Fabian Russell - Nixon In China - Victorian Opera
Female Lead- Csilla Boross - ‘Amelia’ A Masked Ball - Opera Australia
Female In A Supporting Role- Eva Jinhee Kong - ‘Chiang Ch’ing’ Nixon In China - Victorian Opera
Male Lead - Bradley Daley ‘Mao Tse-tung’ Nixon In China - Victorian Opera
Male In A Supporting Role- Kanen Breen - ‘Emilio’ Partenope - Opera Australia
Outstanding Design- Andrew Lieberman (Set), Jon Morrell (Costume) & Adam Silverman (Lighting) – Partenope - Opera Australia
Ensemble- Cast of The Magic Pudding - Victorian Opera
Theatre – Companies
Female Actor- Alison Whyte ‘Ensemble’ The Bloody Chamber - Malthouse Theatre
Male Actor- Steve Mouzakis - ‘Lohakhin’ The Cherry Orhcard - Melbourne Theatre Company
Lighting Design- Danny Pettingill (Bluebottle) - Other Desert Cities - Melbourne Theatre Company
Set, Costume and AV Design - Peter Mumford (Set Design) Fox Finder Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre
Sound/Composition- David Chisholm (Composer) & Jethro Woodward (Sound Design) The Bloody Chamber - Malthouse Theatre
Direction - Neil Armfield - The Book of Everything - Melbourne Theatre Company presents A Belvoir and Kim Carpenter’s Theatre of Image Co-Production
Production- The Bloody Chamber - Malthouse Theatre
Ensemble - Cast of The Book of Everything - Melbourne Theatre Company presents A Belvoir and Kim Carpenter’s Theatre of Image Co-Production
Writing/Adaptation for the Australian Stage - Tom E. Lewis & Michael Kantor - The Shadow King - Malthouse Theatre\
Theatre - Independent
Male Performer- Ash Flanders - ‘Ensemble’ The Sovereign Wife - Sisters Grimm/NEON
Female Performer- Genevieve Giufre - Berdine’ Psycho Beach Party - Little Ones Theatre/TheatreWorks
Ensemble- Cast of M + M Daniel Schlusser Ensemble, TheatreWorks and Melbourne International Arts Festival
Set and Costume Design - Marg Horwell (Set and Costume Design) – Savages - fortyfive downstairs
Lighting Design- Andy Turner – Savages - fortyfive downstairs
Sound/Music- Michael Pulsford, Darrin Verhaegen and James Paul (Design and Composition) - M+M - Daniel Schlusser Ensemble, TheatreWorks and Melbourne International Arts Festival
Direction- Susie Dee – Savages - fortyfive downstairs
Production- The Sovereign Wife - Sisters Grimm/NEON
Writing- Patricia Cornelius – Savages - fortyfive downstairs
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Green Room Association Award for Industry Contribution
Ilbijerri Theatre
Lifetime Achievement
Jack Charles
Technical Achievement
Global Creatures
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