24TH CANBERRA AREA THEATRE AWARDS 2018 Nominations · The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Bay Theatre Players Youth Theatre Group, Batemans Bay Michael Sparks (design), Russell

24THCANBERRA AREA

THEATRE AWARDS 2018

NominationsMonday 10 December 2018

Theatre 3, Canberra ACT

25TH

2019

Sunday 15 December 2019

2 2019 Canberra Area Theatre Awards

CAT AWARDS RULES AND DEFINITIONSScope of the AwardsFully-professional productions are excluded; only amateur and pro–am productions will be considered.Professional inputPersonnel who are engaged on a fully professional basis in any capacity are not eligible for an award. For the purposes of the CAT Awards, a professional is someone who is being paid at or near Equity rates and/or who makes their living predominantly as (or is recognised as) a theatre professional, including performer, director, designer or technician.Youth productions and categories‘Youth’ is considered to finish at the end of high school, therefore university theatre companies are considered in open categories.School and youth productions are also eligible for nomination in open categories that do not have a corresponding youth category.Young people performing children’s roles in non-youth productions (for example, Oliver, Annie, the Banks children, young Peter Allen) are eligible for awards in youth performance categories.Adults appearing in a school or youth production are eligible for awards in the open categories, not the youth categories.Lead vs featured rolesIn deciding whether a role is leading or featured, the judges are guided by how it is categorised in the website stageagent.com.Number of nominations in each categoryThere is no limit to the number of categories in which a production can receive nominations, nor is there a limit to the number of times a company can appear in the final nomination list for any category.The judges will usually make only six nominations and one award in each category. However if the standard is particularly high in some categories we may make more than six nominations, and may make joint awards.Judges participating in productionsJudges are not expected to withdraw from active participation in productions. However, if they are involved in a production, their contribution is not eligible for an award.Judges take no part in discussions or decisions on shows with which they are associated and leave the room during any such discussion.Judges act as individuals and not as representative of any company that they are associated with.

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CONTENTSCAT Awards Rules and Definitions ............................................................2Best Set for a Play ..................................................................................5Best Set for a Musical, Variety or Dance Production ....................................5Best Costumes for a Play .........................................................................6Best Costumes for a Musical or Variety Show .............................................6Best Costumes for a School or Youth Production ..........................................7Best Lighting ..........................................................................................8Technical Achievement ............................................................................8John Thomson Theatre Magic ...................................................................9Best Original Work .................................................................................9Best Original Work for a School or Youth Production ................................. 10Best Ensemble in a Play ......................................................................... 10Best Ensemble in a School or Youth Production ..........................................11Best Ensemble in a Musical or Variety Show .............................................11Patricia Kelson Encouragement Award ..................................................... 12Best Youth Actor in a Featured Role in a Play ............................................ 13Best Youth Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical ...................................... 14Best Youth Actress in a Featured Role in a Play ......................................... 15Best Youth Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical .................................... 15Best Youth Actor in a Leading Role in a Play............................................. 16Best Youth Actress in a Leading Role in a Play .......................................... 16Best Youth Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical ....................................... 17Best Youth Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical ..................................... 18Best Variety Performance by an Individual or Ensemble .............................. 19Best Performance in a Monologue or One-act Play .................................... 19Best Dance Performance by an Individual or Ensemble ..............................20Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Play ....................................................20Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical ............................................... 21Best Actress in a Featured Role in a Play .................................................. 21Best Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical ............................................. 22


Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play ..................................................... 22Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical ................................................ 23Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Play ................................................... 23Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical .............................................. 24Best Choreography ............................................................................... 24Best Musical Direction for a School or Youth Production ............................. 25Best Direction of a School or Youth Play ................................................... 25Best Direction of a School or Youth Musical ............................................. 25Best Musical Direction ........................................................................... 26Best Direction of a Play ......................................................................... 26Best Direction of a Musical or Variety Show ............................................. 27Best Dance Production .......................................................................... 27Best Production of a School or Youth Musical ........................................... 28Best Production of a School or Youth Play ................................................ 28Best Production of a Variety Show or Other Musical Theatre Piece .............. 29Best Production of a Play ....................................................................... 29Best Production of a Musical .................................................................. 30CAT Awards Commendation .................................................................. 30

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BEST SET FOR A PLAYAndrew Kay (design) and Russell Brown (coordination)The Art of Coarse ActingANDA Doll’s House, Canberra Repertory Society, CanberraAndrew Kay (design) and Russell Brown (coordination)Waiting in the Wings, Canberra Repertory Society and Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre, Canberra and QueanbeyanJon Benn, Ashley Connell, Nicky Bath and Robyn MinihanThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Bay Theatre Players Youth Theatre Group, Batemans BayMichael Sparks (design), Russell Brown (set coordination)The Woman in the Window, Canberra Repertory Society, CanberraSam LloydMacbeth, Bay Theatre Players, Batemans Bay

BEST SET FOR A MUSICAL, VARIETY OR DANCE PRODUCTIONAmy CopelandInto The Woods, So Popera Productions, WollongongAndrew Colley and Shane SummertonAladdin Jr, Carillon Junior Theatrical Society, BathurstCate ClellandKinky Boots, Free-Rain Theatre Company, CanberraChris Baldock (design) Russell Brown (coordination)The World Goes ‘Round, Canberra Repertory Society, CanberraHeath NevilleLegally Blonde, Griffith Regional Theatre, GriffithScott HallsJesus Christ Superstar, Orange Theatre Company, OrangeTim Hawkins & teamSingin’ in the Rain, So Popera Productions, Wollongong


BEST COSTUMES FOR A PLAYAnna Senior (design) Jeanette Brown (coordination)The Woman in the WindowAnna Senior (design) Jeanette Brown (coordination)Waiting in the Wings, Canberra Repertory Society and Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre, Canberra and QueanbeyanHelen Drum (design), Jeanette Brown (coordination)A Doll’s House, Canberra Repertory Society, Canberra

BEST COSTUMES FOR A MUSICAL OR VARIETY SHOWAmy CopelandInto The Woods, So Popera Productions, WollongongFiona LeachKinky Boots, Free-Rain Theatre Company, CanberraJanetta McRaeHello Dolly!, Queanbeyan Players, QueanbeyanNicki SimmonsThe Addams FamilyANDWicked, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, NowraNina Schuurman and Katrina WimhurstKinky Boots, Albury Wodonga Theatre Company, Albury

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BEST COSTUMES FOR A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PRODUCTIONAileen PriestFuture’s Past, Kinross Wolaroi Preparatory School, OrangeAnge Fewtrell and Karen MalamThrough the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There, Child Players ACT, CanberraJo Howard and Lauren ReidThe Treasure of Peter Pan, Daramalan Theatre Company, CanberraJulia Armstrong (design), with Rosie Lake, Alicia Parker, Jenny Binns and Alison GoodwinAladdin Jr, Junior Albatross Musical (JAM), NowraLeisa Ebdon and teamBeauty and the Beast, Nowra Anglican College, NowraLyn Townsend and the costume teamShrek the Musical Jr, Parkes Musical & Dramatic Society, ParkesRegia Brennan and Lyn SterlingThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Bay Theatre Players Youth Theatre Group, Batemans BaySharon Lockhart and Yasmine HallAladdin Jr, Carillon Junior Theatrical Society, BathurstThe costume teamThe Land of Stories, Classical Ballet Centre CanberraThe costume teamTOYS: To infinity & beyond, Bom Funk Dance Studio, JerrabomberraThe “Legs” teachersPeter Pan ... and Our Lost Treasures, “Legs” Dance, Canberra


BEST LIGHTINGAndrew Gordon and Freddie DuncanWe Will Rock You, Chevalier College, BowralChris EllyardThe Woman in the Window, Canberra Repertory Society, CanberraHelen NosworthyThe World Goes ‘Round, Canberra Repertory Society, CanberraJoey GardinerThe Treasure of Peter Pan, Daramalan Theatre Company, CanberraMartyn LloydMacbeth, Bay Theatre Players, Batemans BayMatthew MackenzieAladdin Jr, Junior Albatross Musical (JAM), NowraANDBeauty and the Beast, Nowra Anglican College, NowraANDThe Addams Family, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, Nowra

TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENTAlexander UnikowskiOriginal arrangement of ‘Cabaret’, The World Goes ‘Round, Canberra Repertory Society, CanberraCharles Xu, Gabreilla Gross and Patrick HollowayVideo and audio-visual production, How to Train Your Doctor, ANU Med Revue, CanberraDarren HuntSound design and operation, Avenue Q, Revolution Theatre, AlburyJohn WebbDesign and construction of the rain system, Singin’ in the Rain, So Popera Productions, WollongongMartyn LloydSoundscape, Macbeth, Bay Theatre Players, Batemans BayLiza Lloyd Jones, Deb Wilson, Erica Drewsen, Joanne Borg, Daniel Lloyd Jones and Jodie EberleMake-up, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Bay Theatre Players Youth Theatre Group, Batemans BayThe technical teamThe crucifixion scene, Jesus Christ Superstar, Orange Theatre Company, Orange

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JOHN THOMSON THEATRE MAGICA cappella singing by the castA Midsummer Night’s Dream, Griffith & Regional Association for the Performing Arts (GRAPA), GriffithAppearance of Macbeth’s severed headMacbeth, Bay Theatre Players, Batemans BayArrival of the motorcycle copThe Booze Brothers, Molong Players, MolongEntry and assembly of the flying houseWicked, Canberra Girls Grammar School, CanberraLadies appearing over the fence with ‘He’s a Bastard’ in ‘The Bastard Song’Ladies in Black, Spectrum Theatre Group, MerimbulaThe crying bride and other ancestors in the theatre pre-showThe Addams Family, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, NowraThe shadow puppetsThrough the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There, Child Players ACT, Canberra

BEST ORIGINAL WORKAlex Wood, Ben Harris, Gabriella Gross, Kathryn Parker and Will DunlopScript for How to Train Your Doctor, ANU Med Revue, CanberraGerry GreenlandScript for ‘Suzie Meets Her Match’, Ten X 10 playfest, Wagga Wagga School of Arts Inc SOACT, Wagga WaggaGreg GouldScript for ‘The Hold Up’, Ten X 10 playfest, Wagga Wagga School of Arts Inc SOACT, Wagga WaggaLinda HealdResearch and compilation of radio plays, Magical Moments Radio Show, The Moruya Red Door Theatre, Moruya


BEST ORIGINAL WORK FOR A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PRODUCTIONPaul Bissett and Rachel CampbellConcept development and compilation of musical score, Still, We Rise, The Australian Voice CollectiveThe Faumuis‘Don’t Know’, Soaring: Step Into the Limelight, ACT Education Directorate, CanberraBill DicksonOriginal music, The Treasure of Peter Pan, Daramalan Theatre Company, CanberraHelen DicksonScript adapation, The Treasure of Peter Pan, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra

BEST ENSEMBLE IN A PLAYThe castThe Art of Coarse Acting, Canberra Repertory Society, CanberraThe castThe Vicar of Dibley, Pinnacle Players, OrangeThe FairiesA Midsummer Night’s Dream, Griffith & Regional Association for the Performing Arts (GRAPA), GriffithThe residents of The WingsWaiting in the Wings, Canberra Repertory Society and Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre, Canberra and Queanbeyan

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BEST ENSEMBLE IN A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PRODUCTIONJosey Gazard, Miranda Kennedy-Hine, Hugo Korte & Jesse LaneHermia, Helena, Demetrius and Lysander, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Canberra Grammar School, CanberraSenior Concert BandSoaring: Step Into the Limelight, ACT Education Directorate, CanberraThe bandLittle Shop of Horrors, Canberra Grammar School, CanberraThe castStill, We Rise, The Australian Voice Collective, CanberraThe dance ensembleThe Treasure of Peter Pan, Daramalan Theatre Company, CanberraThe KnightsSpamalot, St Mary MacKillop College, CanberraWassa Wassa, Red Hill Primary SchoolAfrican Drumming, Soaring: Step Into the Limelight, ACT Education Directorate

BEST ENSEMBLE IN A MUSICAL OR VARIETY SHOWAlex Perrit and Anthony RuleCinderella’s Prince and Rapunzel’s Prince, Into The Woods, So Popera Productions, WollongongJason Bensen as Leo and Demi Smith as Ulla‘That Face’, The Producers, Dramatic Productions, CanberraStafford Ray and the Moon LightersMagical Moments Radio Show, The Moruya Red Door Theatre, MoruyaThe castCompany, Pigs Fly Productions, BowralThe AngelsKinky Boots, Free-Rain Theatre Company, CanberraThe castAvenue Q, Revolution Theatre, AlburyThe cast and bandThe World Goes ‘Round, Canberra Repertory Society, CanberraWill Collett, Demi Smith, Max Macmillan and Emily PogsonCornelius, Irene, Barnaby and Minnie in ‘Elegance’, Hello Dolly!, Queanbeyan Players, Queanbeyan


PATRICIA KELSON ENCOURAGEMENT AWARDAndrew KershawBetto di Signa in Gianni Schicchi and ensemble in Cavalleria Rusticana, Canberra Opera Inc., CanberraImogen SteeleFiona, Shrek the Musical Jr, Parkes Musical & Dramatic Society, ParkesJai EllevsenGavroche, Les Miserables, Wollmington Productions, WollongongJames GardnerYoung Cosmo, Singin’ in the Rain, So Popera Productions, WollongongJarrod McWilliamsYoung Don, Singin’ in the Rain, So Popera Productions, WollongongJasper NewburyQuirinus Quirrell and Severus Snape, A Very Potter Musical, Campbell High School, CanberraKeola AhoEnjolras, Les Miserables, Parkes Musical & Dramatic Society, ParkesMel DongesFirst time directing, LOVEBiTES, Wagga Wagga School of Arts Inc SOACT, Wagga Wagga

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BEST YOUTH ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAYBrad WorthingtonAs Reverend John Hale in The Crucible, Oxley College, BowralEthan CowieAs Humpty Dumpty in Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There, Child Players ACT, CanberraLiam IsbisterAs The Cook in Mother Courage and her Children, Daramalan Theatre Company, CanberraMonty Lloyd JonesAs Witch’s driver in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Bay Theatre Players Youth Theatre Group, Batemans BayOliver McLauchlanAs Humpty Dumpty in Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There, Child Players ACT, CanberraThomas RappAs Mr Tumnus in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Southern Highlands Youth Arts Council (SHYAC), Bowral


BEST YOUTH ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICALHarrison ShepherdAs Cogsworth in Beauty and the Beast, Nowra Anglican College, NowraJosh NichollsAs Nathan in The Full Monty, Supa Productions, CanberraKrishan KandeepanAs Major Schneider in Future’s Past, Kinross Wolaroi Preparatory School, OrangeLachlan SabaAs Pugsley Addams in The Addams Family, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, NowraLeo MarrisAs Doctor Dillamond in Wicked, Canberra Girls Grammar School, CanberraLuke McClayAs Brit in We Will Rock You, Chevalier College, BowralOliver SabaAs Sultan in Aladdin Jr, Junior Albatross Musical (JAM), NowraSamuel ParkerAs Gaston in Beauty and the Beast, Nowra Anglican College, NowraZach VellaAs Buddy in We Will Rock You, Chevalier College, Bowral

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BEST YOUTH ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAYAngela ParnellAs Jeffrey Lu in Jasper Jones, Budding Theatre, CanberraClaire AllanAs Tituba in The Crucible, Oxley College, BowralGeorgie WileyAs Yvette Pottier in Mother Courage and her Children, Daramalan Theatre Company, CanberraSienna KnowlesAs Mary Warren in The Crucible, Oxley College, BowralSophia MarzanoAs The Chaplain in Mother Courage and her Children, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra

BEST YOUTH ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICALAnnie TurnerAs Scaramouche in We Will Rock You, Chevalier College, BowralEloise O’ConnellAs Carlotta in The Phantom of the Opera, Trinity Anglican College Albury, AlburyJemima RobertsAs Oz in We Will Rock You, Chevalier College, BowralLibby PepperAs The Dragon in Shrek the Musical Jr, Parkes Musical & Dramatic Society, ParkesMackenzie LawrenceAs Madame de la Grande Bouche in Beauty and the Beast, Nowra Anglican College, NowraSamantha LegzdinAs Mrs Potts in Beauty and the Beast, Nowra Anglican College, NowraStella KlironomakisAs Tess Tyler in Camp Rock the Musical, BYTESized Productions, Albury WodongaZara EggersAs Ms Darbus in High School Musical, The Illawarra Grammar School, Mangerton


BEST YOUTH ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAYCallum DohertyAs Charlie Bucktin in Jasper Jones, Budding Theatre, CanberraHarry KilcullenAs Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Canberra Grammar School, CanberraHayden HamiltonAs Swiss Cheese in Mother Courage and her Children, Daramalan Theatre Company, CanberraThomas RappAs John Proctor in The Crucible, Oxley College, Bowral

BEST YOUTH ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAYErin DrewsenAs Lucy in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Bay Theatre Players Youth Theatre Group, Batemans BayJade GillisAs Elizabeth Proctor in The Crucible, Oxley College, BowralJorja ScottAs Gillian in Dags, Bay Theatre Players, Batemans BayLillia BankAs Mother Courage in Mother Courage and her Children, Daramalan Theatre Company, CanberraWynter GraingerAs Kattrin in Mother Courage and her Children, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra

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BEST YOUTH ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICALFinn LochrinAs Aladdin in Aladdin Jr, Junior Albatross Musical (JAM), NowraJohn WhinfieldAs King Arthur in Spamalot, St Mary MacKillop College, CanberraLachlan MillsAs Troy Bolton in High School Musical, The Illawarra Grammar School, MangertonMax KiellyAs Jafar in Aladdin Jr, Junior Albatross Musical (JAM), NowraANDAs The Beast in Beauty and the Beast, Nowra Anglican College, NowraMax KendrickAs Aladdin in Aladdin Jr, Carillon Junior Theatrical Society, BathurstSam MaloneAs Galileo in We Will Rock You, Chevalier College, BowralTom BuesnellAs Donkey in Shrek the Musical Jr, Parkes Musical & Dramatic Society, ParkesWillum Hollier-SmithAs Oliver in Oliver!, Queanbeyan Players, Queanbeyan


BEST YOUTH ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICALAlexandra NichollAs Gabriella Montez in High School Musical, The Illawarra Grammar School, MangertonAmelie StanfordAs Sharpay Evans in High School Musical, The Illawarra Grammar School, MangertonAnnabel MulcahyAs Elphaba in Wicked, Canberra Girls Grammar School, CanberraGenevieve LaneAs Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors, Canberra Grammar School, CanberraGeorgia BrianAs Lisa in Ladies in Black, Spectrum Theatre Group, MerimbulaGeorgia DuncanAs Belle in Beauty and the Beast, Nowra Anglican College, NowraHattie EvansAs Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera, Trinity Anglican College Albury, AlburyKrystle-Lee McMurrayAs Anne Shirley in Anne of Green Gables, Parkes Musical & Dramatic Society, ParkesMaya BracksAs Georgiana “Mac” Vinci in Future’s Past, Kinross Wolaroi Preparatory School, OrangeShenae BoultonAs Genie in Aladdin Jr, Junior Albatross Musical (JAM), Nowra

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BEST VARIETY PERFORMANCE BY AN INDIVIDUAL OR ENSEMBLE‘Believe’Featuring Ruby Hawken and the Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High School Circus, Come Alive: Southern Stars 2019, NSW Department of Education, Albion Park‘Blackbird’Koebi Faumi and Jarrell Cubarrubia with the Limelight Featured Artists in Soaring: Step Into the Limelight, ACT Education Directorate, Canberra‘Cabaret’Cast and band, The World Goes ‘Round, Canberra Repertory Society, Canberra‘Hunchback of Notre Dame – Topsy-Turvy’Year 5-6 Dance Group, Thank You Mr Disney, Orange Public School, Orange‘Ocean Adventures’ Bungendore Public School, in The Big Blue: Queanbeyan Schools Arts Festival, Karabar High School, Queanbeyan‘Phantom of the Opera’Southern Stars Orchestra, Come Alive: Southern Stars 2019, NSW Department of Education, Albion Park

BEST PERFORMANCE IN A MONOLOGUE OR ONE-ACT PLAYAdam SalterIn ‘A Ten Minute Mystery’, Hang on a Second: A night of short plays (and one song), Have a Butchers Productions, CanberraJosh SteadmanSteve in ‘Suzie Meets Her Match’ANDJakov in ‘Silent (At Last) Night’, Ten X 10 playfest, Wagga Wagga School of Arts Inc SOACT, Wagga WaggaMelissa DongesCate Blanchett in ‘Cate Blanchett Wants to be My Friend on Facebook,’ Ten X 10 playfest, Wagga Wagga School of Arts Inc SOACT, Wagga Wagga


BEST DANCE PERFORMANCE BY AN INDIVIDUAL OR ENSEMBLEAndrew RushbyConnor Bailey and other roles, The Land of Stories, Classical Ballet Centre Canberra, CanberraGarrett Kelly‘Big Black Man’, The Full Monty, Supa Productions, CanberraLevel 2 and Level 3 Acro‘Machinery’, Peter Pan ... and Our Lost Treasures, “Legs” Dance, CanberraNational Senior Team‘Bohemian Rhapsody’AND‘The Tree’, Peter Pan ... and Our Lost Treasures, “Legs” Dance, CanberraThe dance ensemble ‘Smooth Criminal’, 10 Years, Eden Dance Academy, QueanbeyanThe dance ensemble‘The Broadway Ballet’, Singin’ in the Rain, So Popera Productions, WollongongVince SorillaSarge/Allen, TOYS: To infinity & beyond, Bom Funk Dance Studio, Jerrabomberra

BEST ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAYJeremy C KempAs Macduff in Macbeth, Bay Theatre Players, Batemans BayMatt EnglishAs Lieutenant George in Blackadder Goes Forth, Furey Theatre Company, MittagongMichael SparksAs Korzh in The Woman in the Window, Canberra Repertory Society, CanberraRichard BromwichAs General Melchett in Blackadder Goes Forth, Furey Theatre Company, MittagongRobert de FriesAs Torvald Helmer in A Doll’s House, Canberra Repertory Society, CanberraRod JonesAs Hugo in The Vicar of Dibley, Pinnacle Players, OrangeSam Hannan-MorrowAs Nils Krogstad in A Doll’s House, Canberra Repertory Society, Canberra

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BEST ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICALBejay Van De HaarAs Cosmo in Singin’ in the Rain, So Popera Productions, WollongongGarrett KellyAs Horse in The Full Monty, Supa Productions, CanberraKieran McKinnonAs Lucas Bieneke in The Addams Family, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, NowraPaul FraserAs Uncle Fester in The Addams Family, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, NowraPaul SweeneyAs Roger de Bris in The Producers, Dramatic Productions, CanberraTrevor BurdonAs The Narrator/Mysterious Man in Into The Woods, So Popera Productions, WollongongZack DruryAs Franz Liebkind in The Producers, Dramatic Productions, CanberraZach FergusonAs Caiaphas in Jesus Christ Superstar, Orange Theatre Company, Orange

BEST ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAYAlexandra PelvinAs Kristine Linde in A Doll’s House, Canberra Repertory Society, CanberraAmanda BrownAs Tusya in The Woman in the Window, Canberra Repertory Society, CanberraLainie HartAs Lili Kalinovskaya in The Woman in the Window, Canberra Repertory Society, CanberraMartina SelwoodAs Alice in The Vicar of Dibley, Pinnacle Players, OrangeRina OnoratoAs Dora/Doreen in Waiting in the Wings, Canberra Repertory Society and Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre, Canberra and QueanbeyanVictoria DixonAs Ruth Bucktin in Jasper Jones, Budding Theatre, Canberra


BEST ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICALAmy MurrayAs Lauren in Kinky Boots, Albury Wodonga Theatre Company, AlburyAnnalivia KeavenyAs Rapunzel in Into The Woods, So Popera Productions, WollongongBec JarvisAs Alice Bieneke in The Addams Family, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, NowraErinn RimmerAs Joanna Jefferson in Rent, Orange Theatre Company, OrangeMichelle PettigroveAs Magda in Ladies in Black, Spectrum Theatre Group, MerimbulaNicole CoakesAs Jack’s Mother in Into The Woods, So Popera Productions, WollongongOlivia AughtonAs Tanya in Mamma Mia!, Albury Wodonga Theatre Company, Albury

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAYAdam SalterAs Dr Watson in Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Dramatic Productions, CanberraAlvaro MarquesAs Marc in Art, Pinnacle Players, OrangeJackson BalmeAs Leonard Vole in Witness for the Prosecution, Wagga Wagga School of Arts Inc SOACT, Wagga WaggaMark CosterAs Yvan in Art, Pinnacle Players, OrangeMichael SparksAs Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird, Canberra Repertory Society, CanberraNick TucknottAs Serge in Art, Pinnacle Players, Orange

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BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICALAbu KebeAs Lola in Kinky Boots, Albury Wodonga Theatre Company, AlburyAlan MoxeyAs Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar, Orange Theatre Company, OrangeAlex PerrittAs Jason “JD” Dean in Heathers the Musical, Rising Arts Productions, CamdenColin MilnerAs Gianni Schicchi in Gianni Schicchi, Canberra Opera Inc., CanberraDarren LesterAs Gomez Addams in The Addams Family, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, NowraDave SmithAs Jerry in The Full Monty, Supa Productions, CanberraJason BensenAs Leo Bloom in The Producers, Dramatic Productions, CanberraSam HamiltonAs Jack in Into The Woods, So Popera Productions, WollongongWill CollettAs Cornelius Hackl in Hello Dolly!, Queanbeyan Players, Queanbeyan

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAYCinda JacksonAs Geraldine in The Vicar of Dibley, Pinnacle Players, OrangeKaren VickeryAs Anna Akhmatova in The Woman in the Window, Canberra Repertory Society, CanberraMelanie ToscanAs Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Griffith & Regional Association for the Performing Arts (GRAPA), GriffithStephanie WilsonAs Mayella Ewell in To Kill a Mockingbird, Canberra Repertory Society, CanberraSusannah FrithAs Nora Helmer in A Doll’s House, Canberra Repertory Society, Canberra


BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICALBeckie ZandstraAs Morticia Addams in The Addams Family, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, NowraBonnie BrowneAs Elle Woods in Legally Blonde, Griffith Regional Theatre, GriffithHannah GarboAs Galinda/Glinda in Wicked, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, NowraJessica FarrellAs Cinderella in Into The Woods, So Popera Productions, WollongongKimberly RyanAs Eponine in Les Miserables, Parkes Musical & Dramatic Society, ParkesMary McCorryAs Kathy Seldon in Singin’ in the Rain, So Popera Productions, WollongongMolly StewartAs Little Red Riding Hood in Into The Woods, So Popera Productions, WollongongANDAs Elphaba in Wicked, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, NowraTylah HeanyAs Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, Nowra

BEST CHOREOGRAPHYCaitlin SchilgThe World Goes ‘Round, Canberra Repertory Society, CanberraMichele HeineKinky Boots, Free-Rain Theatre Company, CanberraRachel ThorntonThe Producers, Dramatic Productions, CanberraSusan VaccaroMamma Mia!, Albury Wodonga Theatre Company, AlburyTeagan McKeen and Dane SandersonSingin’ in the Rain, So Popera Productions, Wollongong

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BEST MUSICAL DIRECTION FOR A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PRODUCTIONBarbara GriffinWe Will Rock You, Chevalier College, BowralJane McIntoshBeauty and the Beast, Nowra Anglican College, NowraNeil Westcott with vocal coaches Gail Smith and Rachael WestcottShrek the Musical Jr, Parkes Musical & Dramatic Society, ParkesPaul Fraser, Marie De La Torre and Simon PavittAladdin Jr, Junior Albatross Musical (JAM), Nowra

BEST DIRECTION OF A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PLAYBelinda QuickThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Bay Theatre Players Youth Theatre Group, Batemans BayJoe WoodwardMother Courage and her Children, Daramalan Theatre Company, CanberraPhil CunichThe Crucible, Oxley College, Bowral

BEST DIRECTION OF A SCHOOL OR YOUTH MUSICALBronni ColleyAladdin Jr, Carillon Junior Theatrical Society, BathurstJane McIntosh and Laura TurnerBeauty and the Beast, Nowra Anglican College, NowraJulia ArmstrongAladdin Jr, Junior Albatross Musical (JAM), NowraKate PriceWe Will Rock You, Chevalier College, BowralLyn TownsendShrek the Musical Jr, Parkes Musical & Dramatic Society, ParkesRomko HordynskyFuture’s Past, Kinross Wolaroi Preparatory School, Orange


BEST MUSICAL DIRECTIONAlexander UnikowskiThe World Goes ‘Round, Canberra Repertory Society, CanberraEwanThe Producers, Dramatic Productions, CanberraJenna Hinton and Jude ColquhounOliver!, Queanbeyan Players, QueanbeyanKat TangThe Full Monty, Supa Productions, CanberraMichelle MordecaiAvenue Q, Revolution Theatre, AlburyOlivia Corish and Ryley GillenThe Addams Family, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, NowraPeter CopelandInto The WoodsANDSingin’ in the Rain, So Popera Productions, WollongongRob Hughes, with vocal coaches Sarah Wotton and Greg OehmCompany, Pigs Fly Productions, Bowral

BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAYChris BaldockThe Art of Coarse Acting, Canberra Repertory Society, CanberraLiz BradleyThe Woman in the Window, Canberra Repertory Society, CanberraStephen PikeWaiting in the Wings, Canberra Repertory Society and Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre, Canberra and Queanbeyan

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BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL OR VARIETY SHOWAmy CopelandInto The WoodsANDSingin’ in the Rain, So Popera Productions, WollongongBenjamin May and Laura TurnerWicked, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, NowraEmma MancerAvenue Q, Revolution Theatre, AlburyFrankie J HoldenLadies in Black, Spectrum Theatre Group, MerimbulaJarrad WestThe World Goes ‘Round, Canberra Repertory Society, CanberraJeremy Zuber and Claire MoodieKinky Boots, Albury Wodonga Theatre Company, AlburyNaomi Dootson and Ron HawthorneThe Addams Family, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, Nowra

BEST DANCE PRODUCTIONPeter Pan ... and Our Lost Treasures

“Legs” Dance, CanberraThe Land of StoriesClassical Ballet Centre Canberra, CanberraTOYS: To infinity & beyondBom Funk Dance Studio, Jerrabomberra


BEST PRODUCTION OF A SCHOOL OR YOUTH MUSICALAladdin JrCarillon Junior Theatrical Society, BathurstAladdin JrJunior Albatross Musical (JAM), NowraBeauty and the BeastNowra Anglican College, NowraHigh School MusicalThe Illawarra Grammar School, MangertonShrek the Musical JrParkes Musical & Dramatic Society, ParkesSpamalotSt Mary MacKillop College, CanberraWe Will Rock YouChevalier College, Bowral

BEST PRODUCTION OF A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PLAYMother Courage and her ChildrenDaramalan Theatre Company, CanberraThe CrucibleOxley College, BowralThe Lion, the Witch and the WardrobeBay Theatre Players Youth Theatre Group, Batemans Bay

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BEST PRODUCTION OF A VARIETY SHOW OR OTHER MUSICAL THEATRE PIECECome Alive: Southern Stars 2019NSW Department of Education, Albion ParkHow to Train Your DoctorANU Med Revue, CanberraSoaring: Step Into the LimelightACT Education Directorate, CanberraStill, We RiseThe Australian Voice Collective, CanberraThe Big Blue: Queanbeyan Schools Arts FestivalKarabar High School, QueanbeyanThe World Goes ‘RoundCanberra Repertory Society, Canberra

BEST PRODUCTION OF A PLAYA Doll’s HouseCanberra Repertory Society, CanberraArtPinnacle Players, OrangeThe Woman in the WindowCanberra Repertory Society, CanberraWaiting in the WingsCanberra Repertory Society and Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre, Canberra and Queanbeyan


BEST PRODUCTION OF A MUSICALAvenue QRevolution Theatre, AlburyInto The WoodsSo Popera Productions, WollongongJesus Christ SuperstarOrange Theatre Company, OrangeKinky BootsAlbury Wodonga Theatre Company, AlburyKinky BootsFree-Rain Theatre Company, CanberraLadies in BlackSpectrum Theatre Group, MerimbulaSingin’ in the RainSo Popera Productions, WollongongThe Addams FamilyAlbatross Musical Theatre Company, NowraThe ProducersDramatic Productions, CanberraWickedAlbatross Musical Theatre Company, Nowra

CAT AWARDS COMMENDATIONNOTE: This is a non-award category. The CAT Awards commends the following companies and individuals, and acknowledges the special contribution they have made over the last year to theatre and to the community. Cowra Music and Dramatic Society, CowraFor donating proceeds from the production of Agatha Crusty and the Village Hall Murders to maintain the 103-year-old Billimari Hall.Daramalan Theatre Company, CanberraFor donations to youth health initiatives, through The Treasure of Peter Pan.

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Dramatic ProductionsFor donating $16,281.60 from proceeds of The Producers to Dainere’s Rainbow, The Newborn Intensive Care Foundation, Soldier On, Kippax Uniting Care, Canteen, Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children, Diversity ACT, The Canberra Hospital Foundation, Everyman, GIVIT ACT, RSPCA ACT and HOME Queanbeyan.Griffith & Regional Association for the Performing Arts (GRAPA)For attracting youthful cast and audience to Shakespeare with A Midsummer Night’s Dream.Matthew Burge, WollongongFor exceptional contribution to Come Alive: Southern Stars 2019. A Year 11 student at Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts and a member of the Southern Stars orchestra since Year 5, Matthew featured this year as a cello soloist, conducted the orchestra for three items, and arranged the music for several items. Matthew is currently playing in the Sydney Youth Orchestra and is studying for his Licentiate Diploma in bassoon.Parkes Musical & Dramatic Society, ParkesFor making productions accessible to people with special needs through presenting a special autism-friendly performance and providing closed captioning for the hearing-impaired.Renee Newton Production manager and creative team, ACT Education DirectorateFor coordinating over 2000 students, teachers, parents and others to create a seamless and professional production of Soaring: Step Into the Limelight.Revolution Theatre, AlburyFor donating 50% of proceeds from all shows to Albury Wodonga Community Chest.Rising Arts Productions, CamdenFor support for Headspace through the production of Heathers the Musical.Wagga Wagga School of Arts Inc SOACTCelebrating 160th anniversary of the Wagga Wagga School of Arts.

201925TH GALA AWARDS NIGHT

For information and bookings, see our websitewww.catawards.com.au

Hosted by Ian McLean AM CSC and Simon Gallaher

LLEWELLYN HALL6 pm Saturday 15 February 2019

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24TH CANBERRA AREA THEATRE AWARDS 2018 Nominations · The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Bay Theatre Players Youth Theatre Group, Batemans Bay Michael Sparks (design), Russell