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Post by nadine on Jun 27, 2006 12:15:02 GMT 11
Helpmann Award Nominees have been announced. A complete list of nominees. Spelling Bee led the nominees with 10 while Dusty got 9. David Campbell picked up a double nomination. |
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Post by Talissa on Jun 29, 2006 9:03:18 GMT 11
Damn, a good bunch in there this year. Well, at least whoever wins, we shouldn't be disappointed!
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Post by Talissa on Jul 31, 2006 12:53:44 GMT 11
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Post by nadine on Jul 31, 2006 22:45:20 GMT 11
David Campbell won for Sunset Boulevard, Tamsin Carroll won for Dusty in the musical categories.
Greg Stone won for Stuff Happens and Caroline O'Connor won for End of the Rainbow in the drama categories.
Congrats to Stella and the Moon Man for Kids Performance - I saw that as part of the STC last year and to see kids eyes light up at it was great to see.
Spelling Bee won some minor categories since David highlighted it in his speech.
The two big awards (aka Best Play and Best Musical) are still to be announced.
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Post by Talissa on Jul 31, 2006 23:17:13 GMT 11
Any sign of Supporting yet?
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Post by nadine on Jul 31, 2006 23:29:17 GMT 11
Any sign of Supporting yet? They were presented before hand - but someone from Spelling Bee won either supporting, directing, sound, etc - because David saluted all his SB buddies who had won. They should announce those winners shortly - they've just done the Dance Awards. Stuff Happens just took Best Play. |
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Post by Talissa on Jul 31, 2006 23:37:36 GMT 11
Well, it has to be at least two of either Direction, Choreography, Bert or Tyler, or Christen. So fingers crossed.
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Post by nadine on Jul 31, 2006 23:39:57 GMT 11
Well I would have laughed my ass off if Ross Coleman tied with himself for Choreography  but that wouldn't have happened he would have won for one of the two not a tie. I think you'll find it was most likely direction and Christen. Final award of the night.... Winner of Best Musical goes to *drumroll* The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee The favourites have all won tonight, so the BM award went with the flow. |
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Post by nadine on Jul 31, 2006 23:46:29 GMT 11
Okay pre-televised awards. Cristen won for Spelling Bee Spud won for Best Musical Score for Dusty I'm positive Tyler won though not 100% sure. Sorry I missed getting the dance / opera ones during the actual televised segment. TOTAL WINNERS: Best Musical - The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee - MTC Best Male Actor in a Musical - David Campbell - Sunset Boulevard Best Female Actor in a Musical - Tamsin Carroll - Dusty: The Original Pop Diva Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical - Tyler Coppin - The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical - Christen O'Leary - The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Best Musical Direction - Stephen Murphy - Dusty: The Original Pop Diva Best Play - Stuff Happens Best Male Actor in a Play - Greg Stone - Stuff Happens Best Female Actor in a Play - Caroline O'Connor - End of the Rainbow Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play - Russell Dykstra - Stuff Happens Best Direction of a Play - Marion Potts - Edward Albee's The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? Best Female Performer in an Opera - Emma Matthews - Lakmé - OA Best Comedy Performer - Colin Lane and Frank Woodley - Lano & Woodley - Goodbye Best Performance in an Austrailan Contemporary Concert - Paul Capsis - Boulevard Delirium Best New Australian Work - Garry Stewart - Garry Stewart and Louis-Philippe Demers' Devolution Best Contemporary Music Festival - The 17th Annual East Coast Blues and Roots Festival JC Williamson Award - Graeme Bell ETA: Ninemsn has the release up. Dusty won 4 so it won 2 out of the following 4 categories: Sound Design, Choreography, Direction in a Musical or Scenic Design. Note Direction in a Musical and Musical Direction are two separate categories. |
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Post by Talissa on Aug 1, 2006 0:08:28 GMT 11
Thanks for all that, Nadine  I assume Dusty got Best Direction, too? And... what else? The NineMSN release says it got four awards. |
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Post by nadine on Aug 1, 2006 0:14:14 GMT 11
Well it won either Sound Design, Scenic Design, Choreography or Direction in a Musical. Since Dusty was nominated in those 4 categories, the other two wins came from those categories. Because they're against all forms of live performance in 2 of those 4 categories it depends if Ross knocked himself out again in Choreography which he has a habit of doing. I have to say this though regardless of the flack that musical has received it was great to see Spud winning Best Musical Direction, especially since he had to do so many rewrites before opening night for the show. |
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Post by Talissa on Aug 1, 2006 0:16:11 GMT 11
Ooops, I missed Sound and Scenic when I was scanning nominations.
Those ones weren't shown, then?
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Post by nadine on Aug 1, 2006 0:21:09 GMT 11
Found them on Factiva (phew) - Ross Coleman won for Dusty and they got their last award for Scenic Design - Simon Phillips won Direction for SB.
Fed: 2006 Helpmann Award winners
Australian Associated Press General News
List of winners for the 2006 Helpmann Awards -
Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical - Tyler Coppin, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Melbourne Theatre Company
Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical - Christen O'Leary, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Melbourne Theatre Company
Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play - Russell Dykstra, Stuff Happens, Company B and Newtheatricals
Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play - Alison Bell, Doubt, Sydney Theatre Company
Best Costume Design - Zoe Atkinson, The Odyssey, Malthouse Theatre
Best Scenic Design - Anna Tregloan, The Odyssey, Malthouse Theatre
Best Lighting Design - Louis-Philippe Demers, Garry Stewart and Louis-Philippe Demers's Devolution, Adelaide Bank Festival of Arts 2006, Australian Dance Theatre and Sydney Festival
Best Sound Design - Michael Waters, Dusty: The Original Pop Diva
Best Male Performer in a Supporting Role in an Opera - Peter Coleman-Wright, Death in Venice, Opera Australia
Best Female Performer in a Supporting Role in an Opera - Catherine Carby, The Rake's Progress, Opera Australia
Best International Contemporary Concert - Il Divo, Dainty Consolidated Entertainment
Best Australian Contemporary Concert - Boulevard Delirium, Malthouse Theatre in association with Schauspielhaus Vienna
Best Contemporary Music Festival - The 17th Annual East Coast Blues and Roots Festival, Peter Noble, Chugg Entertainment, Talentworks and Definitive Events
Best Special Event - Festival Melbourne2006, Arts Projects Australia
Best Performance in a Classical Concert - Lisa Gasteen, Tristan und Isolde, Queensland Music Festival and the Australian Youth Orchestra
Best Original Score - Casey Bennetto, Keating! a country soul opera, Catherine Woodfield
Best Music Direction - Stephen "Spud" Murphy, Dusty: The Original Pop Diva
Best Choreography in a Ballet or Dance Work - Debra Batton and Mark Murphy, On the Case, Legs on the Wall
Best Choreography in a Musical - Ross Coleman, Dusty: The Original Pop Diva
Best Direction of a Musical - Simon Phillips, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Melbourne Theatre Company
Best Direction of an Opera - John Cox, The Rake's Progress, Opera Australia
Best Direction of a Play - Marion Potts, Edward Albee's The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?, State Theatre Company of South Australia
Best Visual or Physical Theatre Production - On the Case, Legs on the Wall
Best Male Actor in a Play - Greg Stone, Stuff Happens, Company B and Newtheatricals
Best Female Actor in a Play - Caroline O'Connor, End of the Rainbow, Ensemble Productions
Best Male Dancer in a Ballet or Dance Work - Daryl Brandwood, A Midsummer Night's Dream, West Australian Ballet
Best Female Dancer in a Ballet or Dance Work - Lana Jones, Jiri (Forgotten Land, Petite Mort), The Australian Ballet
Best Classical Concert Presentation - Tristan und Isolde, Queensland Music Festival and the Australian Youth Orchestra
Best Male Actor in a Musical - David Campbell, Sunset Boulevard, The Production Company
Best Female Actor in a Musical - Tamsin Carroll, Dusty: The Original Pop Diva
Best Presentation for Children - Stella and the Moon Man, Kim Carpenter's Theatre of Image with Sydney Theatre Company and Australian Youth Orchestra
Best Performance in an Australian Contemporary Concert - Paul Capsis, Boulevard Delirium, Malthouse Theatre in association with Schauspielhaus Vienna
Best New Australian Work - Garry Stewart and Louis-Philippe Demers's Devolution, Adelaide Bank Festival of Arts 2006, Australian Dance Theatre and Sydney Festival
Best Comedy Performer - Colin Lane and Frank Woodley, Lano & Woodley
Best Male Performer in an Opera - Philip Langridge, Death in Venice, Opera Australia
Best Female Performer in an Opera - Emma Matthews, Lakme, Opera Australia
Best Opera - Flight, Adelaide Bank Festival of Arts 2006, Glyndebourne Festival Opera and State Opera of South Australia
Best Ballet or Dance Work - Jiri, The Australian Ballet
Best Play - Stuff Happens, Company B and Newtheatricals
Best Musical - The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Melbourne Theatre Company
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Post by Talissa on Aug 1, 2006 0:28:07 GMT 11
Well done, Sherlock! ;D Now, way past my bedtime. Damn.
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Post by Yonkers on Aug 1, 2006 0:35:25 GMT 11
But how bad was that presentation! It has great potential as a television show but what happened? What happened to the advertised numbers from SPELLING BEE and MENOPAUSE? Sure there was a number from MENOPAUSE but a company number would have served the show better (though it hardly needs the publicity). The show that came off the best was FIDDLER which was remarkable considering someone forgot to give them any light. Couldn't Tamsin Carroll have at least brought a costume and wig?The KEATING number outstayed its welcome as did the Wharf revue people (why bother?).
They should also consider limiting time for speeches like the Tony Awards where they are told before the presentation they have 30 seconds to acknowledge/thank people before the music starts. What is the point of nominating plays that have only been seen in one city? Shouldn't that be left to local award givers? I think for plays/shows/operas to be nominated they should be seen in at least two/three(?) cities. After all these are national awards.
As an entertaining program it failed for me. Any thoughts?
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but that wouldn't have happened he would have won for one of the two not a tie. I think you'll find it was most likely direction and Christen. 
I assume Dusty got Best Direction, too? And... what else? The NineMSN release says it got four awards.