Lyrebird Award Nominations

[Talissa]

2004 LYREBIRD AWARDS NOMINATIONS ( IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)

ONE ACT PLAY
COMPANY PRODUCTION
Bust Co. Ip Dip
Sherbrooke Theatre Co. Inc. Pheromone Frenzy
The Basin Theatre Group Gosforth's Fete

CHILDREN'S ENTERTAINMENT
COMPANY CHILDREN'S ENTERTAINMENT
Adlib Children's Theatre Adventure in Storyland
Adlib Children's Theatre - Berwick Hook's Return
Gemco Players Community Theatre Inc Alice by the Lake

YOUTH PRODUCTION
COMPANY YOUTH PRODUCTION
GEMCO Players Rat Trap
Knox Gateway Productions Alice's Adventure in Wonderland
Knox Gateway Productions The Wizard of Oz

FEMALE YOUTH PERFORMER
COMPANY PRODUCTION FEMALE YOUTH PERFORMER
Knox Gateway Productions Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Bethany Fisher
Knox Gateway Productions The Wizard of Oz Ashlee Zaharin
Knox Gateway Productions The Wizard of Oz Julianna Marshall

MALE YOUTH PERFORMER
COMPANY PRODUCTION MALE YOUTH PERFORMER
Adlib Children's Theatre Wind In The Willows Ben Giraud
Gemco Players Community Theatre Inc Rat Trap Peter Garratt
Knox Gateway Productions The Wizard of Oz Tony Njanja

SOUND MUSICAL OR VARIETY UNDER 30000
COMPANY PRODUCTION SOUND
Burwood Student Theatre Co Pin - Up: A Journey Beyond the Icons Damien Calvert & Denton Arthur
Croydon Parish Players Guys and Dolls Keith Chatwin
Dandenong Theatre Company There's No Business Like Showbusiness Phillip Ward

SOUND MUSICAL OR VARIETY OVER 30000
COMPANY PRODUCTION SOUND
Babirra Music Theatre Inc Guys and Dolls Greg Ginger
Nova Music Theatre Inc. Follies Steve Hobbins
Nova Music Theatre Inc. Jekkyl and Hyde Steve Hobbins

SOUND DRAMA OR COMEDY
COMPANY PRODUCTION SOUND
Mitcham Theatre Group One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest Jeff Saliba
The 1812 Theatre Katherine Howard Peter Frid and Christine Grant
Waverley Theatre Inc. Amadeus Gary Cohen and Chris Baldock
Waverley Theatre Inc. Same Time Next Year Gary Cohen and Shari Cohen

SET MUSICAL OR VARIETY UNDER 30000
COMPANY PRODUCTION SET
Dandenong Theatre Company There's No Business Like Showbusiness Scott Hili
Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Company The Venetian Twins Alan Burrows
Windmill Theatre Co Inc Sweet Charity Andrew Edge

SET MUSICAL OR VARIETY OVER 30000
COMPANY PRODUCTION SET
Babirra Music Theatre Inc Guys and Dolls Claire Marmur
Babirra Music Theatre Inc Pirates of Penzance Paul Watson
Nova Music Theatre Inc. Jekkyl and Hyde Noel Browne, Steve Hobbins, John Wadelton and Craig Dewar

SET IN COMEDY OR DRAMA
COMPANY PRODUCTION SET
Mitcham Theatre Group One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest George Tranter
The 1812 Theatre Katherine Howard Garry Teychenné
Waverley Theatre Inc. Amadeus George Tranter

BEST LIGHTING IN MUSICAL OR VARIETY UNDER 30000
COMPANY PRODUCTION LIGHTING
Dandenong Theatre Company There's No Business Like Showbusiness Jason Bovaird
Fab Nobs Theatre Inc. Is There Life After High School Stelios Karagiannis
Fab Nobs Theatre Inc. Nunsense Steve Brown

BEST LIGHTING IN MUSICAL OR VARIETY OVER 30000
COMPANY PRODUCTION LIGHTING
Babirra Music Theatre Inc Guys and Dolls Jason Bovaird
Babirra Music Theatre Inc Pirates of Penzance Jason Bovaird
Nova Music Theatre Inc. Jekkyl and Hyde Noel Browne and Jason Bovaird

BEST LIGHTING IN COMEDY OR DRAMA
COMPANY PRODUCTION LIGHTING
Encore Theatre Stepping Out Russell Allsop
Sherbrooke Theatre Co. Inc. Murdered to Death Lisa Vanderberg
The 1812 Theatre Katherine Howard Robin Le Blond
Waverley Theatre Inc. Amadeus Stelios Karagiannis

BEST COSTUME IN MUSICAL OR VARIETY UNDER 30000
COMPANY PRODUCTION COSTUMES
Burwood Student Theatre Co Pin - Up: A Journey Beyond the Icons Alexia Herrera
Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Company The Venetian Twins Russell Johnson, Sylvia Carr, Joyce Millson, and Elaine Nichols
Windmill Theatre Co Inc Hot Mikado Karen Collins

BEST COSTUME IN MUSICAL OR VARIETY OVER 30000
COMPANY PRODUCTION COSTUMES
Babirra Music Theatre Inc Guys and Dolls Lorraine Page
Babirra Music Theatre Inc Pirates of Penzance Maddy Connellan
Nova Music Theatre Inc Jekkyl and Hyde Felicity Hill
Slams Music Theatre Company Les Miserables Claire Bygrave & Elizabeth Finch

BEST COSTUME IN COMEDY OR DRAMA
COMPANY PRODUCTION COSTUMES
HATS Inc. An Ideal Husband Jocelyn Creed
The 1812 Theatre Katherine Howard Angela Macdonald, Annie Simmons & The Ladies of The 1812
Waverley Theatre Inc. Amadeus Maureen McInerney, Esther Gross & Judy Crisp

HIGHLY COMMENDED PERFORMANCE IN A MUSICAL
COMPANY PRODUCTION HIGHLY COMM.
Babirra Music Theatre Guys & Dolls Jo Buckingham
Babirra Music Theatre Pirates of Penzance Kevin Kelly
Croydon Parish Players Guys & Dolls Meagan de Koning
GEMCO Footloose Victoria Fleming

HIGHLY COMMENDED PERFORMANCE IN A VARIETY
COMPANY PRODUCTION HIGHLY COMMENDED
Burwood Student Theatre Co Pin - Up: A Journey Beyond the Icons Alex Cheatley
Burwood Student Theatre Co Pin - Up: A Journey Beyond the Icons Danielle Koch
Burwood Student Theatre Co Pin - Up: A Journey Beyond the Icons Janette Diab
Hillbilly Productions Musical! - The Musical Sarah Millway

HIGHLY COMMENDED PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY
COMPANY PRODUCTION HIGHLY COMM.
BATS Theatre Co. Dinkum Assorted Carmel Walton
BATS Theatre Co. Dinkum Assorted Melanie Foster
Hillbilly Productions Much Ado About Nothing Danny Medica
Sherbrooke Theatre Co. Inc Murdered to Death Mark Collard

HIGHLY COMMENDED PERFORMANCE IN A DRAMA
COMPANY PRODUCTION HIGHLY COMM.
Encore Theatre Lost In Yonkers Glenda May
Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Co. Rehearsal For Murder Jennifer Byrne
The 1812 Theatre Katherine Howard Dexter Bourke
The 1812 Theatre The Cemetery Club Carolyn Ebdon

BEST ENSEMBLE ITEM IN A VARIETY
COMPANY PRODUCTION ENSEMBLE ITEM
Burwood Student Theatre Co Pin - Up: A Journey Beyond the Icons New York, New York
Mountain District Musical Society An Autumn Afternoon Four on the floor
Mountain District Musical Society An Autumn Afternoon Don’t Fence me In
Mountain District Musical Society An Autumn Afternoon Lambeth Walk

MOST ENTERTAINING ITEM IN A VARIETY
COMPANY PRODUCTION MOST ENTERTAINING ITEM
Burwood Student Theatre Co Pin - Up: A Journey Beyond the Icons Mein Herr
Dandenong Theatre Co. Inc. There's No Business Like Showbusiness Alone in the Universe
Fab Nobs Theatre Fabaret 2004 I Dreamed a Dream
Fab Nobs Theatre Fabaret 2004 Mister Cellophane

BEST MUSICAL DIRECTOR IN A MUSICAL OR VARIETY
COMPANY PRODUCTION MUSICAL DIRECTOR
Mountain District Musical Society Me and My Girl Alannah Guthrie-Jones
Nova Music Theatre Inc. Jekkyl and Hyde Michael Loughlin
Windmill Theatre Co Inc Hot Mikado Nicholas Buc

BEST CHOREOGRAPHER IN MUSICAL OR VARIETY
COMPANY PRODUCTION CHOREOGRAPHER
Babirra Music Theatre Inc. Guys and Dolls Di Shepherd
Gemco Players Community Theatre Inc. Footloose Sally Kortekaas
Mountain District Musical Society Me and My Girl Victoria Rendell & Susan Lewis
Windmill Theatre Co Inc Sweet Charity Karen Collins

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
COMPANY PRODUCTION SUPP FEMALE ACTOR
Cardinia Performing Arts Company The Sound of Music Nicola Bull
Slams Music Theatre Company Les Miserables Mylinda Joyce
Windmill Theatre Co Inc Hot Mikado Leah Anderson

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
COMPANY PRODUCTION SUPP MALE ACTOR
Babirra Music Theatre Inc Guys and Dolls Scott Hili
Mountain District Musical Society Me and My Girl Rodney Hunter
Slams Music Theatre Company Les Miserables Chris Busietta

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
COMPANY PRODUCTION SUPP FEMALE ACTOR
BATS Theatre Co. Dinkum Assorted Susan Collier
Croydon Parish Players The Importance of being Earnest Marissa Barter-Waters
Encore Theatre Stepping Out Debra Ball

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY
COMPANY PRODUCTION SUPP MALE ACTOR
Encore Theatre Stepping Out Colin Sephton
HATS Theatre Inc An Ideal Husband Robert Tuttleby
Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Co. It Runs In The Family Joe Tuppenney

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
COMPANY PRODUCTION SUPP FEMALE ACTOR
Encore Theatre Lost In Yonkers Billie Russell
The 1812 Theatre The Cemetery Club Barbara Stewart
Waverley Theatre Inc. Amadeus Laura Brent

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA
COMPANY PRODUCTION SUPP MALE ACTOR
Mitcham Theatre Group One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest Juan Modinger
Mitcham Theatre Group One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest Adrian Vanda
Waverley Theatre Inc. Amadeus Ross Ditcham

BEST FEMALE PERFORMER IN A VARIETY
COMPANY PRODUCTION FEMALE PERFORMER
Burwood Student Theatre Co Pin - Up: A Journey Beyond the Icons Natasha Jacobs
Fab Nobs Theatre Fabaret 2004 Lizzie Matjacic
Mountain District Musical Society An Autumn Afternoon Alannah Guthrie-Jones
Mountain District Musical Society An Autumn Afternoon Carly Hobbs

BEST MALE PERFORMER IN A VARIETY
COMPANY PRODUCTION MALE PERFORMER
Burwood Student Theatre Co Pin - Up: A Journey Beyond the Icons Chris Doran
Fab Nobs Theatre Fabaret 2004 Greg Beresniak
Fab Nobs Theatre Fabaret 2004 Mark Dooley

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BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL
COMPANY PRODUCTION LEAD FEMALE ACTOR
Cardinia Performing Arts Company The Sound of Music Hayley Bellis
Fab Nobs Theatre Inc. Is There Life After High School Lizzie Majacic
Windmill Theatre Co Inc Hot Mikado Annie Hildebrand

BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
COMPANY PRODUCTION LEAD MALE ACTOR
Fab Nobs Theatre Inc. Is There Life After High School Chris Buchanan
Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Co. The Venetian Twins Fernando Testa
Mountain District Musical Society Me and My Girl Jonathan Guthrie-Jones

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
COMPANY PRODUCTION LEAD FEMALE ACTOR
Croydon Parish Players The Importance of being Earnest Jennifer Walter
The 1812 Theatre Forget Me Knot Ange Ellis
Waverley Theatre Inc. Same Time Next Year Wendy McRae

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
COMPANY PRODUCTION LEAD MALE ACTOR
HATS Theatre Inc An Ideal Husband Tyson White
Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Co. It Runs In The Family Rod Flanagan
Waverley Theatre Inc. The Cripple of Inishmaan Rob McPherson

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
COMPANY PRODUCTION LEAD FEMALE ACTOR
Encore Theatre Lost In Yonkers Helen Ellis
Mitcham Theatre Group One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest Annie Bieniek
The 1812 Theatre Katherine Howard Deborah McKelvey

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA
COMPANY PRODUCTION LEAD MALE ACTOR
Mitcham Theatre Group One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest Keith Hutton
The 1812 Theatre Katherine Howard Malcolm Sussman
Waverley Theatre Inc. Amadeus Rob Constable

BEST DIRECTOR - MUSICAL
COMPANY PRODUCTION DIRECTOR
Fab Nobs Theatre Inc. Is There Life After High School Shaun Kingma
Fab Nobs Theatre Inc. Nunsense Randi Grose
Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Co. The Venetian Twins Alan Burrows

BEST DIRECTOR - VARIETY
COMPANY PRODUCTION DIRECTOR
Burwood Student Theatre Co Pin - Up: A Journey Beyond the Icons Denton Arthur
Dandenong Theatre Co. Inc. There's No Business Like Showbusiness Scott Hili
Fab Nobs Theatre Fabaret 2004 Mark Dooley

BEST DIRECTOR - COMEDY
COMPANY PRODUCTION DIRECTOR
Encore Theatre Stepping Out Jan Sheppard
The 1812 Theatre Forget Me Knot Noel Gordon
Waverley Theatre Inc. Same Time Next Year Trevor Bickerstaff

BEST DIRECTOR - DRAMA
COMPANY PRODUCTION DIRECTOR
Mitcham Theatre Group One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest Peter Newling
The 1812 Theatre Katherine Howard Christine Grant
Waverley Theatre Inc. Amadeus Chris Baldock

BEST PRODUCTION - MUSICAL
COMPANY PRODUCTION
Fab Nobs Theatre Inc. Is There Life After High School
Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Co. The Venetian Twins
Nova Music Theatre Inc Jekyll & Hyde

BEST PRODUCTION - VARIETY
COMPANY PRODUCTION
Burwood Student Theatre Co Pin - Up: A Journey Beyond the Icons
Dandenong Theatre Co. Inc. There's No Business Like Showbusiness
Fab Nobs Theatre Fabaret 2004

BEST PRODUCTION - COMEDY
COMPANY PRODUCTION
Encore Theatre Stepping Out
The 1812 Theatre Forget Me Knot
Waverley Theatre Inc. Same Time Next Year

BEST PRODUCTION - DRAMA
COMPANY PRODUCTION
Encore Theatre Lost In Yonkers
Mitcham Theatre Group One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
The 1812 Theatre Katherine Howard
Waverley Theatre Inc. Amadeus

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When are they are announced?

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[Talissa]

Late Jan, Early Feb, I think. Don't remember the exact date off the top of my head.