CAT AWARDS 2019 NOMINATIONS
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BEST SET FOR A PLAY
Andrew Kay (design) and Russell Brown (coordination)
The Art of Coarse Acting
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A Doll’s House, Canberra Repertory Society, Canberra
Andrew Kay (design) and Russell Brown (coordination)
Waiting in the Wings, Canberra Repertory Society and Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre, Canberra and Queanbeyan
Jon Benn, Ashley Connell, Nicky Bath and Robyn Minihan
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Bay Theatre Players Youth Theatre Group, Batemans Bay
Michael Sparks (design), Russell Brown (set coordination)
The Woman in the Window, Canberra Repertory Society, Canberra
Sam Lloyd
Macbeth, Bay Theatre Players, Batemans Bay
BEST SET FOR A MUSICAL, VARIETY OR DANCE PRODUCTION
Amy Copeland
Into The Woods, So Popera Productions, Wollongong
Andrew Colley and Shane Summerton
Aladdin Jr, Carillon Junior Theatrical Society, Bathurst
Cate Clelland
Kinky Boots, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
Chris Baldock (design) Russell Brown (coordination)
The World Goes ‘Round, Canberra Repertory Society, Canberra
Heath Neville
Legally Blonde, Griffith Regional Theatre, Griffith
Scott Halls
Jesus Christ Superstar, Orange Theatre Company, Orange
Tim Hawkins & team
Singin’ in the Rain, So Popera Productions, Wollongong
BEST COSTUMES FOR A PLAY
Anna Senior (design) Jeanette Brown (coordination)
The Woman in the Window, Canberra Repertory Society, Canberra
Anna Senior (design) Jeanette Brown (coordination)
Waiting in the Wings, Canberra Repertory Society and Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre, Canberra and Queanbeyan
Helen Drum (design), Jeanette Brown (coordination)
A Doll’s House, Canberra Repertory Society, Canberra
BEST COSTUMES FOR A MUSICAL OR VARIETY SHOW
Amy Copeland
Into The Woods, So Popera Productions, Wollongong
Fiona Leach
Kinky Boots, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
Janetta McRae
Hello Dolly!, Queanbeyan Players, Queanbeyan
Nicki Simmons
The Addams Family
AND
Wicked, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, Nowra
Nina Schuurman and Katrina Wimhurst
Kinky Boots, Albury Wodonga Theatre Company, Albury
BEST COSTUMES FOR A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PRODUCTION
Aileen Priest
Future’s Past, Kinross Wolaroi Preparatory School, Orange
Ange Fewtrell and Karen Malam
Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There, Child Players ACT, Canberra
Jo Howard and Lauren Reid
The Treasure of Peter Pan, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
Julia Armstrong (design), with Rosie Lake, Alicia Parker, Jenny Binns and Alison Goodwin
Aladdin Jr, Junior Albatross Musical (JAM), Nowra
Leisa Ebdon and team
Beauty and the Beast, Nowra Anglican College, Nowra
Lyn Townsend and the costume team
Shrek the Musical Jr, Parkes Musical & Dramatic Society, Parkes
Regia Brennan and Lyn Sterling
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Bay Theatre Players Youth Theatre Group, Batemans Bay
Sharon Lockhart and Yasmine Hall
Aladdin Jr, Carillon Junior Theatrical Society, Bathurst
The costume team
The Land of Stories, Classical Ballet Centre Canberra
The costume team
TOYS: To infinity & beyond, Bom Funk Dance Studio, Jerrabomberra
The “Legs” teachers
Peter Pan … and Our Lost Treasures, “Legs” Dance, Canberra
BEST LIGHTING
Andrew Gordon and Freddie Duncan
We Will Rock You, Chevalier College, Bowral
Chris Ellyard
The Woman in the Window, Canberra Repertory Society, Canberra
Helen Nosworthy
The World Goes ‘Round, Canberra Repertory Society, Canberra
Joey Gardiner
The Treasure of Peter Pan, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
Martyn Lloyd
Macbeth, Bay Theatre Players, Batemans Bay
Matthew Mackenzie
Aladdin Jr, Junior Albatross Musical (JAM), Nowra
AND
Beauty and the Beast, Nowra Anglican College, Nowra
AND
The Addams Family, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, Nowra
TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT
Alexander Unikowski
Original arrangement of ‘Cabaret’, The World Goes ‘Round, Canberra Repertory Society, Canberra
Charles Xu, Gabreilla Gross and Patrick Holloway
Video and audio-visual production, How to Train Your Doctor, ANU Med Revue, Canberra
Darren Hunt
Sound design and operation, Avenue Q, Revolution Theatre, Albury
John Webb
Design and construction of the rain system, Singin’ in the Rain, So Popera Productions, Wollongong
Liza Lloyd Jones, Deb Wilson, Erica Drewsen, Joanne Borg, Daniel Lloyd Jones and Jodie Eberle
Make-up, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Bay Theatre Players Youth Theatre Group, Batemans Bay
Martyn Lloyd
Soundscape, Macbeth, Bay Theatre Players, Batemans Bay
The technical team
The crucifixion scene, Jesus Christ Superstar, Orange Theatre Company, Orange
JOHN THOMSON THEATRE MAGIC
A cappella singing by the cast
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Griffith & Regional Association for the Performing Arts (GRAPA), Griffith
Appearance of Macbeth’s severed head
Macbeth, Bay Theatre Players, Batemans Bay
Arrival of the motorcycle cop
The Booze Brothers, Molong Players, Molong
Entry and assembly of the flying house
Wicked, Canberra Girls Grammar School, Canberra
Ladies appearing over the fence with ‘He’s a Bastard’ in ‘The Bastard Song’
Ladies in Black, Spectrum Theatre Group, Merimbula
The crying bride and other ancestors in the theatre pre-show
The Addams Family, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, Nowra
The shadow puppets
Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There, Child Players ACT, Canberra
BEST ORIGINAL WORK
Alex Wood, Ben Harris, Gabriella Gross, Kathryn Parker and Will Dunlop
Script for How to Train Your Doctor, ANU Med Revue, Canberra
Gerry Greenland
Script for ‘Suzie Meets Her Match’, Ten X 10 playfest, Wagga Wagga School of Arts Inc SOACT, WaggaWagga
Greg Gould
Script for ‘The Hold Up’, Ten X 10 playfest, Wagga Wagga School of Arts Inc SOACT, Wagga Wagga
Linda Heald
Research and compilation of radio plays, Magical Moments Radio Show, The Moruya Red Door Theatre, Moruya
BEST ORIGINAL WORK FOR A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PRODUCTION
Bill Dickson
Original music, The Treasure of Peter Pan, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
Helen Dickson
Script adaptation, The Treasure of Peter Pan, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
Paul Bissett and Rachel Campbell
Concept development and compilation of musical score, Still, We Rise, The Australian Voice Collective
The Faumuis
‘Don’t Know’, Soaring: Step Into the Limelight, ACT Education Directorate, Canberra
BEST ENSEMBLE IN A PLAY
The cast
The Art of Coarse Acting, Canberra Repertory Society, Canberra
The cast
The Vicar of Dibley, Pinnacle Players, Orange
The Fairies
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Griffith & Regional Association for the Performing Arts (GRAPA), Griffith
The residents of The Wings
Waiting in the Wings, Canberra Repertory Society and Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre, Canberra and Queanbeyan
BEST ENSEMBLE IN A MUSICAL OR VARIETY SHOW
Alex Perrit and Anthony Rule
As Cinderella’s Prince and Rapunzel’s Prince, Into The Woods, So Popera Productions, Wollongong
Jason Bensen as Leo and Demi Smith as Ulla
‘That Face’, The Producers, Dramatic Productions, Canberra
Stafford Ray and the Moon Lighters
Magical Moments Radio Show, The Moruya Red Door Theatre, Moruya
The cast
Company, Pigs Fly Productions, Bowral
The Angels
Kinky Boots, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
The cast
Avenue Q, Revolution Theatre, Albury
The cast and band
The World Goes ‘Round, Canberra Repertory Society, Canberra
Will Collett, Demi Smith, Max Macmillan and Emily Pogson
Cornelius, Irene, Barnaby and Minnie in ‘Elegance’, Hello Dolly!, Queanbeyan Players, Queanbeyan
BEST ENSEMBLE IN A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PRODUCTION
Josey Gazard, Miranda Kennedy-Hine, Hugo Korte and Jesse Lane
As Hermia, Helena, Demetrius and Lysander, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Canberra Grammar School, Canberra
Senior Concert Band
Soaring: Step Into the Limelight, ACT Education Directorate, Canberra
The band
Little Shop of Horrors, Canberra Grammar School, Canberra
The cast
Still, We Rise, The Australian Voice Collective, Canberra
The dance ensemble
The Treasure of Peter Pan, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
The Knights
Spamalot, St Mary MacKillop College, Canberra
Wassa Wassa, Red Hill Primary School
African Drumming, Soaring: Step Into the Limelight, ACT Education Directorate
PATRICIA KELSON ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD
Andrew Kershaw
Betto di Signa in Gianni Schicchi and ensemble in Cavalleria Rusticana, Canberra Opera Inc., Canberra
Imogen Steele
Fiona, Shrek the Musical Jr, Parkes Musical & Dramatic Society, Parkes
Jai Ellevsen
Gavroche, Les Miserables, Wollmington Productions, Wollongong
James Gardner
Young Cosmo, Singin’ in the Rain, So Popera Productions, Wollongong
Jarrod McWilliams
Young Don, Singin’ in the Rain, So Popera Productions, Wollongong
Jasper Newbury
Quirinus Quirrell and Severus Snape, A Very Potter Musical, Campbell High School, Canberra
Keola Aho
Enjolras, Les Miserables, Parkes Musical & Dramatic Society, Parkes
Mel Donges
First time directing, LOVEBiTES, Wagga Wagga School of Arts Inc SOACT, Wagga Wagga
BEST YOUTH ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY
Brad Worthington
As Reverend John Hale in The Crucible, Oxley College, Bowral
Ethan Cowie
As Humpty Dumpty in Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There, Child Players ACT, Canberra
Liam Isbister
As The Cook in Mother Courage and her Children, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
Monty Lloyd Jones
As Witch’s driver in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Bay Theatre Players Youth Theatre Group,Batemans Bay
Oliver McLauchlan
As Humpty Dumpty in Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There, Child Players ACT, Canberra
Thomas Rapp
As 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 MUSICAL
Harrison Shepherd
As Cogsworth in Beauty and the Beast, Nowra Anglican College, Nowra
Josh Nicholls
As Nathan in The Full Monty, Supa Productions, Canberra
Krishan Kandeepan
As Major Schneider in Future’s Past, Kinross Wolaroi Preparatory School, Orange
Lachlan Saba
As Pugsley Addams in The Addams Family, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, Nowra
Leo Marris
As Doctor Dillamond in Wicked, Canberra Girls Grammar School, Canberra
Luke McClay
As Brit in We Will Rock You, Chevalier College, Bowral
Oliver Saba
As Sultan in Aladdin Jr, Junior Albatross Musical (JAM), Nowra
Samuel Parker
As Gaston in Beauty and the Beast, Nowra Anglican College, Nowra
Zach Vella
As Buddy in We Will Rock You, Chevalier College, Bowral
BEST YOUTH ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY
Angela Parnell
As Jeffrey Lu in Jasper Jones, Budding Theatre, Canberra
Claire Allan
As Tituba in The Crucible, Oxley College, Bowral
Georgie Wiley
As Yvette Pottier in Mother Courage and her Children, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
Sienna Knowles
As Mary Warren in The Crucible, Oxley College, Bowral
Sophia Marzano
As The Chaplain in Mother Courage and her Children, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
BEST YOUTH ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Annie Turner
As Scaramouche in We Will Rock You, Chevalier College, Bowral
Eloise O’Connell
As Carlotta in The Phantom of the Opera, Trinity Anglican College Albury, Albury
Jemima Roberts
As Oz in We Will Rock You, Chevalier College, Bowral
Libby Pepper
As The Dragon in Shrek the Musical Jr, Parkes Musical & Dramatic Society, Parkes
Mackenzie Lawrence
As Madame de la Grande Bouche in Beauty and the Beast, Nowra Anglican College, Nowra
Samantha Legzdin
As Mrs Potts in Beauty and the Beast, Nowra Anglican College, Nowra
Stella Klironomakis
As Tess Tyler in Camp Rock the Musical, BYTESized Productions, Albury Wodonga
Zara Eggers
As Ms Darbus in High School Musical, The Illawarra Grammar School, Mangerton
BEST YOUTH ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY
Callum Doherty
As Charlie Bucktin in Jasper Jones, Budding Theatre, Canberra
Harry Kilcullen
As Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Canberra Grammar School, Canberra
Hayden Hamilton
As Swiss Cheese in Mother Courage and her Children, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
Thomas Rapp
As John Proctor in The Crucible, Oxley College, Bowral
BEST YOUTH ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY
Erin Drewsen
As Lucy in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Bay Theatre Players Youth Theatre Group, Batemans Bay
Jade Gillis
As Elizabeth Proctor in The Crucible, Oxley College, Bowral
Jorja Scott
As Gillian in Dags, Bay Theatre Players, Batemans Bay
Lillia Bank
As Mother Courage in Mother Courage and her Children, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
Wynter Grainger
As Kattrin in Mother Courage and her Children, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
BEST YOUTH ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Finn Lochrin
As Aladdin in Aladdin Jr, Junior Albatross Musical (JAM), Nowra
John Whinfield
As King Arthur in Spamalot, St Mary MacKillop College, Canberra
Lachlan Mills
As Troy Bolton in High School Musical, The Illawarra Grammar School, Mangerton
Max Kielly
As Jafar in Aladdin Jr, Junior Albatross Musical (JAM), Nowra
AND
As The Beast in Beauty and the Beast, Nowra Anglican College, Nowra
Max Kendrick
As Aladdin in Aladdin Jr, Carillon Junior Theatrical Society, Bathurst
Sam Malone
As Galileo in We Will Rock You, Chevalier College, Bowral
Tom Buesnell
As Donkey in Shrek the Musical Jr, Parkes Musical & Dramatic Society, Parkes
Willum Hollier-Smith
As Oliver in Oliver!, Queanbeyan Players, Queanbeyan
BEST YOUTH ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Alexandra Nicholl
As Gabriella Montez in High School Musical, The Illawarra Grammar School, Mangerton
Amelie Stanford
As Sharpay Evans in High School Musical, The Illawarra Grammar School, Mangerton
Annabel Mulcahy
As Elphaba in Wicked, Canberra Girls Grammar School, Canberra
Genevieve Lane
As Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors, Canberra Grammar School, Canberra
Georgia Brian
As Lisa in Ladies in Black, Spectrum Theatre Group, Merimbula
Georgia Duncan
As Belle in Beauty and the Beast, Nowra Anglican College, Nowra
Hattie Evans
As Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera, Trinity Anglican College Albury, Albury
Krystle-Lee McMurray
As Anne Shirley in Anne of Green Gables, Parkes Musical & Dramatic Society, Parkes
Maya Bracks
As Georgiana “Mac” Vinci in Future’s Past, Kinross Wolaroi Preparatory School, Orange
Shenae Boulton
As Genie in Aladdin Jr, Junior Albatross Musical (JAM), Nowra
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 PLAY
Adam Salter
In ‘A Ten Minute Mystery’, Hang on a Second: A night of short plays (and one song), Have a Butchers Productions,Canberra
Josh Steadman
Steve in ‘Suzie Meets Her Match’
AND
Jakov in ‘Silent (At Last) Night’, Ten X 10 playfest, Wagga Wagga School of Arts Inc SOACT, Wagga Wagga
Melissa Donges
Cate 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 ENSEMBLE
Andrew Rushby
Connor Bailey and other roles, The Land of Stories, Classical Ballet Centre Canberra, Canberra
Garrett Kelly
‘Big Black Man’, The Full Monty, Supa Productions, Canberra
Level 2 and Level 3 Acro
‘Machinery’, Peter Pan … and Our Lost Treasures, “Legs” Dance, Canberra
National Senior Team
‘Bohemian Rhapsody’
AND
‘The Tree’, Peter Pan … and Our Lost Treasures, “Legs” Dance, Canberra
The dance ensemble
‘Smooth Criminal’, 10 Years, Eden Dance Academy, Queanbeyan
The dance ensemble
‘The Broadway Ballet’, Singin’ in the Rain, So Popera Productions, Wollongong
Vince Sorilla
Sarge/Allen, TOYS: To infinity & beyond, Bom Funk Dance Studio, Jerrabomberra
BEST ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY
Jeremy C Kemp
As Macduff in Macbeth, Bay Theatre Players, Batemans Bay
Matt English
As Lieutenant George in Blackadder Goes Forth, Furey Theatre Company, Mittagong
Michael Sparks
As Korzh in The Woman in the Window, Canberra Repertory Society, Canberra
Richard Bromwich
As General Melchett in Blackadder Goes Forth, Furey Theatre Company, Mittagong
Robert de Fries
As Torvald Helmer in A Doll’s House, Canberra Repertory Society, Canberra
Rod Jones
As Hugo in The Vicar of Dibley, Pinnacle Players, Orange
Sam Hannan-Morrow
As Nils Krogstad in A Doll’s House, Canberra Repertory Society, Canberra
BEST ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Bejay Van De Haar
As Cosmo in Singin’ in the Rain, So Popera Productions, Wollongong
Garrett Kelly
As Horse in The Full Monty, Supa Productions, Canberra
Kieran McKinnon
As Lucas Bieneke in The Addams Family, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, Nowra
Paul Fraser
As Uncle Fester in The Addams Family, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, Nowra
Paul Sweeney
As Roger de Bris in The Producers, Dramatic Productions, Canberra
Trevor Burdon
As The Narrator/Mysterious Man in Into The Woods, So Popera Productions, Wollongong
Zack Drury
As Franz Liebkind in The Producers, Dramatic Productions, Canberra
Zach Ferguson
As Caiaphas in Jesus Christ Superstar, Orange Theatre Company, Orange
BEST ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A PLAY
Alexandra Pelvin
As Kristine Linde in A Doll’s House, Canberra Repertory Society, Canberra
Amanda Brown
As Tusya in The Woman in the Window, Canberra Repertory Society, Canberra
Lainie Hart
As Lili Kalinovskaya in The Woman in the Window, Canberra Repertory Society, Canberra
Martina Selwood
As Alice in The Vicar of Dibley, Pinnacle Players, Orange
Rina Onorato
As Dora/Doreen in Waiting in the Wings, Canberra Repertory Society and Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre, Canberra and Queanbeyan
Victoria Dixon
As Ruth Bucktin in Jasper Jones, Budding Theatre, Canberra
BEST ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Amy Murray
As Lauren in Kinky Boots, Albury Wodonga Theatre Company, Albury
Annalivia Keaveny
As Rapunzel in Into The Woods, So Popera Productions, Wollongong
Bec Jarvis
As Alice Bieneke in The Addams Family, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, Nowra
Erinn Rimmer
As Joanna Jefferson in Rent, Orange Theatre Company, Orange
Michelle Pettigrove
As Magda in Ladies in Black, Spectrum Theatre Group, Merimbula
Nicole Coakes
As Jack’s Mother in Into The Woods, So Popera Productions, Wollongong
Olivia Aughton
As Tanya in Mamma Mia!, Albury Wodonga Theatre Company, Albury
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY
Adam Salter
As Dr Watson in Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Dramatic Productions, Canberra
Alvaro Marques
As Marc in Art, Pinnacle Players, Orange
Jackson Balme
As Leonard Vole in Witness for the Prosecution, Wagga Wagga School of Arts Inc SOACT, Wagga Wagga
Mark Coster
As Yvan in Art, Pinnacle Players, Orange
Michael Sparks
As Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird, Canberra Repertory Society, Canberra
Nick Tucknott
As Serge in Art, Pinnacle Players, Orange
BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Abu Kebe
As Lola in Kinky Boots, Albury Wodonga Theatre Company, Albury
Alan Moxey
As Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar, Orange Theatre Company, Orange
Alex Perritt
As Jason “JD” Dean in Heathers the Musical, Rising Arts Productions, Camden
Colin Milner
As Gianni Schicchi in Gianni Schicchi, Canberra Opera Inc., Canberra
Darren Lester
As Gomez Addams in The Addams Family, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, Nowra
Dave Smith
As Jerry in The Full Monty, Supa Productions, Canberra
Jason Bensen
As Leo Bloom in The Producers, Dramatic Productions, Canberra
Sam Hamilton
As Jack in Into The Woods, So Popera Productions, Wollongong
Will Collett
As Cornelius Hackl in Hello Dolly!, Queanbeyan Players, Queanbeyan
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A PLAY
Cinda Jackson
As Geraldine in The Vicar of Dibley, Pinnacle Players, Orange
Karen Vickery
As Anna Akhmatova in The Woman in the Window, Canberra Repertory Society, Canberra
Melanie Toscan
As Hermia in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Griffith & Regional Association for the Performing Arts (GRAPA),Griffith
Stephanie WilsonAs Mayella Ewell in To Kill a Mockingbird, Canberra Repertory Society, Canberra
Susannah Frith
As Nora Helmer in A Doll’s House, Canberra Repertory Society, Canberra
BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Beckie Zandstra
As Morticia Addams in The Addams Family, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, Nowra
Bonnie Browne
As Elle Woods in Legally Blonde, Griffith Regional Theatre, Griffith
Hannah Garbo
As Galinda/Glinda in Wicked, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, Nowra
Jessica Farrell
As Cinderella in Into The Woods, So Popera Productions, Wollongong
Kimberly Ryan
As Eponine in Les Miserables, Parkes Musical & Dramatic Society, Parkes
Mary McCorry
As Kathy Seldon in Singin’ in the Rain, So Popera Productions, Wollongong
Molly Stewart
As Little Red Riding Hood in Into The Woods, So Popera Productions, Wollongong
AND
As Elphaba in Wicked, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, Nowra
Tylah Heany
As Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, Nowra
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Caitlin Schilg
The World Goes ‘Round, Canberra Repertory Society, Canberra
Michele Heine
Kinky Boots, Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
Rachel Thornton
The Producers, Dramatic Productions, Canberra
Susan Vaccaro
Mamma Mia!, Albury Wodonga Theatre Company, Albury
Teagan McKeen and Dane Sanderson
Singin’ in the Rain, So Popera Productions, Wollongong
BEST MUSICAL DIRECTION FOR A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PRODUCTION
Barbara Griffin
We Will Rock You, Chevalier College, Bowral
Jane McIntosh
Beauty and the Beast, Nowra Anglican College, Nowra
Neil Westcott with vocal coaches Gail Smith and Rachael Westcott
Shrek the Musical Jr, Parkes Musical & Dramatic Society, Parkes
Paul Fraser, Marie De La Torre and Simon Pavitt
Aladdin Jr, Junior Albatross Musical (JAM), Nowra
BEST DIRECTION OF A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PLAY
Belinda Quick
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Bay Theatre Players Youth Theatre Group, Batemans Bay
Joe Woodward
Mother Courage and her Children, Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
Phil Cunich
The Crucible, Oxley College, Bowral
BEST DIRECTION OF A SCHOOL OR YOUTH MUSICAL
Bronni Colley
Aladdin Jr, Carillon Junior Theatrical Society, Bathurst
Jane McIntosh and Laura Turner
Beauty and the Beast, Nowra Anglican College, Nowra
Julia Armstrong
Aladdin Jr, Junior Albatross Musical (JAM), Nowra
Kate Price
We Will Rock You, Chevalier College, Bowral
Lyn Townsend
Shrek the Musical Jr, Parkes Musical & Dramatic Society, Parkes
Romko Hordynsky
Future’s Past, Kinross Wolaroi Preparatory School, Orange
BEST MUSICAL DIRECTION
Alexander Unikowski
The World Goes ‘Round, Canberra Repertory Society, Canberra
Ewan
The Producers, Dramatic Productions, Canberra
Jenna Hinton and Jude Colquhoun
Oliver!, Queanbeyan Players, Queanbeyan
Kat Tang
The Full Monty, Supa Productions, Canberra
Michelle Mordecai
Avenue Q, Revolution Theatre, Albury
Olivia Corish and Ryley Gillen
The Addams Family, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, Nowra
Peter Copeland Into The Woods
AND
Singin’ in the Rain, So Popera Productions, Wollongong
Rob Hughes, with vocal coaches Sarah Wotton and Greg Oehm
Company, Pigs Fly Productions, Bowral
BEST DIRECTION OF A PLAY
Chris Baldock
The Art of Coarse Acting, Canberra Repertory Society, Canberra
Liz Bradley
The Woman in the Window, Canberra Repertory Society, Canberra
Stephen Pike
Waiting in the Wings, Canberra Repertory Society and Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre, Canberra and Queanbeyan
BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL OR VARIETY SHOW
Amy Copeland Into The Woods
AND
Singin’ in the Rain, So Popera Productions, Wollongong
Benjamin May and Laura Turner
Wicked, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, Nowra
Emma Mancer
Avenue Q, Revolution Theatre, Albury
Frankie J Holden
Ladies in Black, Spectrum Theatre Group, Merimbula
Jarrad West
The World Goes ‘Round, Canberra Repertory Society, Canberra
Jeremy Zuber and Claire Moodie
Kinky Boots, Albury Wodonga Theatre Company, Albury
Naomi Dootson and Ron Hawthorne
The Addams Family, Albatross Musical Theatre Company, Nowra
BEST DANCE PRODUCTION
Peter Pan … and Our Lost Treasures
“Legs” Dance, Canberra
The Land of Stories
Classical Ballet Centre Canberra, Canberra
TOYS: To infinity & beyond
Bom Funk Dance Studio, Jerrabomberra
BEST PRODUCTION OF A SCHOOL OR YOUTH MUSICAL
Aladdin Jr
Carillon Junior Theatrical Society, Bathurst
Aladdin Jr
Junior Albatross Musical (JAM), Nowra
Beauty and the Beast
Nowra Anglican College, Nowra
High School Musical
The Illawarra Grammar School, Mangerton
Shrek the Musical Jr
Parkes Musical & Dramatic Society, Parkes
Spamalot
St Mary MacKillop College, Canberra
We Will Rock You
Chevalier College, Bowral
BEST PRODUCTION OF A SCHOOL OR YOUTH PLAY
Mother Courage and her Children
Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
The Crucible
Oxley College, Bowral
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Bay Theatre Players Youth Theatre Group, Batemans Bay
BEST PRODUCTION OF A VARIETY SHOW OR OTHER MUSICAL THEATRE PIECE
Come Alive: Southern Stars 2019
NSW Department of Education, Albion Park
How to Train Your Doctor
ANU Med Revue, Canberra
Soaring: Step Into the Limelight
ACT Education Directorate, Canberra
Still, We Rise
The Australian Voice Collective, Canberra
The Big Blue: Queanbeyan Schools Arts Festival
Karabar High School, Queanbeyan
The World Goes ‘Round
Canberra Repertory Society, Canberra
BEST PRODUCTION OF A PLAY
A Doll’s House
Canberra Repertory Society, Canberra
Art
Pinnacle Players, Orange
The Woman in the Window
Canberra Repertory Society, Canberra
Waiting in the Wings
Canberra Repertory Society and Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre, Canberra and Queanbeyan
BEST PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL
Avenue Q
Revolution Theatre, Albury
Into The Woods
So Popera Productions, Wollongong
Jesus Christ Superstar
Orange Theatre Company, Orange
Kinky Boots
Albury Wodonga Theatre Company, Albury
Kinky Boots
Free-Rain Theatre Company, Canberra
Ladies in Black
Spectrum Theatre Group, Merimbula
Singin’ in the Rain
So Popera Productions, Wollongong
The Addams Family
Albatross Musical Theatre Company, Nowra
The Producers
Dramatic Productions, Canberra
Wicked
Albatross Musical Theatre Company, Nowra
CAT AWARDS COMMENDATION
NOTE: This is a non-award category.
The CAT Awards commends the following companies and individuals, and acknowledges the specialcontribution they have made over the last year to theatre and to the community.
Cowra Music and Dramatic Society, Cowra
For donating proceeds from the production of Agatha Crusty and the Village Hall Murders to maintain the 103-year-old Billimari Hall.
Daramalan Theatre Company, Canberra
For donations to youth health initiatives, through The Treasure of Peter Pan.
Dramatic Productions
For donating $16,281.60 from proceeds of The Producers to Dainere’s Rainbow, The Newborn Intensive CareFoundation, 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, Wollongong
For 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, Parkes
For 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 Directorate
For coordinating over 2000 students, teachers, parents and others to create a seamless and professional production of Soaring: Step Into the Limelight.
Revolution Theatre, Albury
For donating 50% of proceeds from all shows to Albury Wodonga Community Chest.
Rising Arts Productions, Camden
For support for Headspace through the production of Heathers the Musical.
Wagga Wagga School of Arts Inc SOACT
Celebrating 160th anniversary of the Wagga Wagga School of Arts.