Music Theatre Guild of Victoria Open Section Nominations 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nominations have been announced for the Music Theatre Guild of Victoria's 27th Annual Bruce Awards, to be presented on December 14, 2013 at Wendouree Centre for Performing Arts, Ballarat. Bookings: 0438 711 378.

Nominations for the Open Section are:

Production of the Year (Bruce McBrien Award)

Les Miserables, Footlight Productions

The Phantom of the Opera, CLOC Musical Theatre

Anything Goes, BLOC Music Theatre

Fiddler on the Roof, MDMS (Mountain District Musical Society)

The Phantom of the Opera, Windmill Theatre Company

Little Shop of Horrors, PLOS Musical Productions

The Wedding Singer, CenterStage Geelong

The Music Man, OSMaD (Old Scotch Music and Drama Club)

 

Direction (Vin Foster Award)

Christopher Parker, Les Miserables, Footlight Productions

Chris Bradtke, The Phantom of the Opera, CLOC Musical Theatre

Peter Tulloch, Anything Goes, BLOC Music Theatre

Paul Watson, Fiddler on the Roof, MDMS (Mountain District Musical Society)

Matt Sheehan, Grey Gardens, Three’s A Crowd

Chris Hughes, The Phantom of the Opera, Windmill Theatre Company

Danny Ginsberg, Little Shop of Horrors, PLOS Musical Productions

Paul Watson, The Wedding Singer, CenterStage Geelong

Josh Ellwood, Seussical the Musical, Old Carey Performing Arts Club

Richard Perdriau, The Music Man, OSMaD (Old Scotch Music and Drama Club)

 

Musical Direction

John Shawcross, Les Miserables, Footlight Productions

Andy McCalman, The Phantom of the Opera, CLOC Musical Theatre

Ian Govan, Anything Goes, BLOC Music Theatre

Danny Forward, Annie, Babirra Music Theatre

Julia Buchanan, The Phantom of the Opera, Windmill Theatre Company

Brad Treloar, The Phantom of the Opera, Geelong Lyric Theatre Society

Ben Hudson, The Music Man, OSMaD (Old Scotch Music and Drama Club)

Peter Caffyn, Gypsy, NOVA Music Theatre

 

Choreography (Marie Cumisky Award)

Luke Rice, Anything Goes, BLOC Music Theatre

Susan Lewis, Annie, Babirra Music Theatre

Kaela Brushett, Fiddler on the Roof, MDMS (Mountain District Musical Society)

Venessa Paech, The Wedding Singer, CenterStage Geelong

Louisa May Mitchell, The Music Man, OSMaD (Old Scotch Music and Drama Club)

 

Settings (Grahame Murphy Award)

Andrew Bellchambers, Les Miserables, Footlight Productions

Brenton Staples, The Phantom of the Opera, CLOC Musical Theatre

Nathan Weyers, Anything Goes, BLOC Music Theatre

Paul Watson, Fiddler on the Roof, MDMS (Mountain District Musical Society)

Alberto Salvato, The Phantom of the Opera, Windmill Theatre Company

Mike Fletcher, Little Shop of Horrors, PLOS Musical Productions

Paul Watson/Keith Greenwood, The Wedding Singer, CenterStage Geelong

David Dare, Carousel, Babirra Music Theatre

Norm Cassidy-Anderson, Urinetown, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company

 

Wardrobe (Hazel Rodgers Award)

Nerissa Saville, The Phantom of the Opera, CLOC Musical Theatre

Lynne Muller, Anything Goes, BLOC Music Theatre

Ann Hubbard, Annie, Babirra Music Theatre

John Azzopardi, The Phantom of the Opera, Windmill Theatre Company

Peter McAlpine/Heather Drury, The Wizard of Oz, Leongatha Lyric Theatre

Susan Marshall/Robyn Pidcock/Marie Klein/Tiffany Carter, The Geisha, Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Victoria

Elia Katsiabanis, Carousel, Babirra Music Theatre

Ros Turnley, The Music Man, OSMaD (Old Scotch Music and Drama Club)

 

Lighting

Shane Haugh, Les Miserables, Footlight Productions

Jason Bovaird, Sweeney Todd, NOVA Music Theatre

Matthew Heenan, Anything Goes, BLOC Music Theatre

Michael Brasser/Jason Bovaird, Fiddler on the Roof, MDMS (Mountain District Musical Society)

Jason Bovaird, The Phantom of the Opera, Windmill Theatre Company

Brad Alcock, Little Shop of Horrors, PLOS Musical Productions

Brad Alcock, The Wedding Singer, CenterStage Geelong

Jason Bovaird, Carousel, Babirra Music Theatre

Technical Achievement (Nigel Wallace Award)

Les Miserables, Footlight Productions

The Phantom of the Opera, CLOC Musical Theatre

The Producers, JYM theatre co.

Anything Goes, BLOC Music Theatre

The Phantom of the Opera, Windmill Theatre Company

Little Shop of Horrors, PLOS Musical Productions

The Music Man, OSMaD (Old Scotch Music and Drama Club)

 

Male Performer in a Leading Role (Harold Burrows Award)

Toby Truscott, Archibald Craven, The Secret Garden, PLOS Musical Productions

Brad Beales, Jean Valjean, Les Miserables, Footlight Productions

Jamie McGuane, Javert, Les Miserables, Footlight Productions

Toby Truscott, The Phantom, The Phantom of the Opera, CLOC Musical Theatre

Adrian Carr, Tevye, Fiddler on the Roof, MDMS (Mountain District Musical Society)

Richard Thomas, The Phantom, The Phantom of the Opera, Windmill Theatre Company

Mark Yeates, The Cat in the Hat, Seussical the Musical, Old Carey Performing Arts Club

James Cutler, Harold Hill, The Music Man, OSMaD (Old Scotch Music and Drama Club)

 

Female Performer in a Leading Role (Doreen Burrows Award)

Alana Kiely, Charity Hope Valentine, Sweet Charity, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company

Kate Burns, Mrs Lovett, Sweeney Todd, NOVA Music Theatre

Penny Larkins, Edith Beale (1941) / Edie Beale (1973), Grey Gardens, Three’s A Crowd

Bev Geldard, Edith Beale, (1973), Grey Gardens, Three’s A Crowd

Kate Amos, Christine Daae, The Phantom of the Opera, Windmill Theatre Company

Jess Barlow, Julia, The Wedding Singer, CenterStage Geelong

Georgia Van Etten, Christine Daae, The Phantom of the Opera, Geelong Lyric Theatre Society

Jaclyn De Vincentis, Rose Hovick, Gypsy, NOVA Music Theatre

 

Male Performer in a Supporting Role (Rob Constable Award)

Zoy Frangos, Enjolras, Les Miserables, Footlight Productions

Blake Testro, Vittorio Vidal, Sweet Charity, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company

Joel Lazar, Franz Leibkind, The Producers, JYM theatre co.

Chris Buchanan, Raoul, The Phantom of the Opera, Windmill Theatre Company

Michael Laity, Orin Scrivello, Little Shop of Horrors, PLOS Musical Productions

Mike Fletcher, Mr Mushnik, Little Shop of Horrors, PLOS Musical Productions

Lee Threadgold, Jigger Craigin, Carousel, Babirra Music Theatre

David Mackay, Monsieur Andre, The Phantom of the Opera, Geelong Lyric Theatre Society

Bryce Baumgarten, Monsieur Firmin, The Phantom of the Opera, Geelong Lyric Theatre Society

Rob Clark, Herbie Sommers, Gypsy, NOVA Music Theatre

Jay Miller, Carmen Ghia, The Producers, MLOC Productions

 

Female Performer in a Supporting Role

Darylin Ramondo, Madame Thenardier, Les Miserables, Footlight Productions

Ashley Tynan, Nickie, Sweet Charity, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company

Beryle Frees, Madame Giry, The Phantom of the Opera, CLOC Musical Theatre

Samantha Du Rennes, Carlotta Giudicelli, The Phantom of the Opera, CLOC Musical Theatre

Lauren McCormack, Grace Farrell, Annie, Babirra Music Theatre

Cassandra Beckitt, Carlotta Giudicelli, The Phantom of the Opera, Windmill Theatre Company

Melanie Ott, Holly, The Wedding Singer, CenterStage Geelong

Felicity Eastwood, Nettie Fowler, Carousel, Babirra Music Theatre

Ashleigh Watson, Meg Giry, The Phantom of the Opera, Geelong Lyric Theatre Society

Stephanie Hickey, Little Sally, Urinetown, Williamstown Musical Theatre Company

 

Junior Performer in an Open Production

Eliza Bennetts O’Connor, Mary Lennox, The Secret Garden, PLOS Musical Productions

Molly Jones, Young Cosette, Les Miserables, Footlight Productions

Lillian Van Donk, Tracy Turnblad, Hairspray, Camperdown Theatre Company

Leah Delaland, Hope Harcourt, Anything Goes, BLOC Music Theatre

Quinn Cameron, Annie, Annie, Babirra Music Theatre

Anita Karabajakian, Annie, Annie, Babirra Music Theatre

Molly Haringsma, Brigitta, The Sound of Music, Players Theatre Company

Ben Jason-Easton, Winthrop Paroo, The Music Man, OSMaD (Old Scotch Music and Drama Club)

First Performance in a Featured Role (Gladys Moncrieff Award)

Alex Kangur, Tracy Turnblad, Hairspray, CPAC (Cardinia Performing Arts Company)

Ben Jason-Easton, Winthrop Paroo, The Music Man, OSMaD (Old Scotch Music and Drama Club)

Eliza Mignot, Louise Bigelow, Carousel, Babirra Music Theatre

William Tucker, Gabe, Next to Normal, Pursued by Bear

Dan Smorgon, Henry, Next to Normal, Pursued by Bear

 

Dancer’s Award (Tony McShanagh Award)

Annie Aitken, Cassie, A Chorus Line, Trinity College Musical Theatre Society

Peter Leithhead, The Phantom of the Opera, CLOC Musical Theatre

Ben Stokes, Cosmo Brown, Singin’ in the Rain, ARC (Amateur Repertory Company)

Eliza Mignot, Louise Bigelow, Carousel, Babirra Music Theatre

Ju-Han Soon, Tulsa, Gypsy, NOVA Music Theatre

 

Cameo Performance

Beryle Frees, Mrs Winthrop, The Secret Garden, PLOS Musical Productions

Brendan Ford, various, The Producers, JYM theatre co.

Chris Handley, Bert Healy / Roosevelt’s attendant, Annie, Babirra Music Theatre

Zak Marrinan, General Schmitz, Seussical the Musical, Old Carey Performing Arts Club

 

Ensemble Performance

The cast, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, ARC (Amateur Repertory Company)

The cast, Five Guys Named Moe, SLAMS Music Theatre Company

The orphans, Annie, Babirra Music Theatre

The ensemble, Seussical the Musical, Old Carey Performing Arts Club

The Quartet (Geordie Worland/Tom Goodwin/Chris Handley/Damien Calvert), The Music Man, OSMaD (Old Scotch Music and Drama Club)

 

Design Award (Peter Blizzard-Allen Award)

Darren Garraway, Pegasus, Xanadu, BLOC Musical Theatre

Brenton Staples, lake scene, The Phantom of the Opera, CLOC Musical Theatre

Brian Cheung, graphic design, Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat, HOSA (Huntingtower Old Students’ Association)

“Barcelona” scene, Company, Geelong Lyric Theatre Society/Geelong Repertory Theatre Company

David Dare, the carousel, Carousel, Babirra Music Theatre

 

Concert/Revue Performance

Five Guys Named Moe, SLAMS Music Theatre Company

Warped, OXAGEN Productions

Songs for a New World, Mornington CEF Players Songs for a New World, Holiday Actors

Tribute: A Rock Legends Revue, Altona City Theatre Variety High, PEP Productions

 

MTGV Panelists are precluded from participation in discussion of a show with which they or their partners have been associated or any other productions of the same show in the same year. Nor are they eligible for Awards.

There were 68 Open Section Productions in 2013.