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finley nominations for musicals.

Mon, 3 Jan 2011, 11:04 am
kerri64 posts in thread
The Finley nominations for musicals are as follows. Best costumes: Honk - Nine Lives Productions. Mame - Murray Music and Drama Jonah - Playlovers Spamalot - Playlovers. My Fair Lady - Darlington Best Set: Into the Woods - Roleystone Jonah - Playlovers Nine - Playlovers My Fair Lady - Darlington Spamalot - Playlovers. Breakthrough Charlie Darlington - Malice in Wunderland- Darlington Imogen Guest - Sound of Music, Stage Left Alistair Smith - Sound of Music, Stage Left Charlotte Devenport - Devil Downtown - UDS Emma Davis - Nine - Roleystone. Youth Award Ashlea Tunbridge - Honk, Nine Lives Productions. Charlie Darlington - Malice in Wunderland , Darlington Tess Hutchinson - Delicious House, Mesh Scott Blachford - Honk, Nine Lives productions. Best Musical Theatre Performer - Female Charlotte Devenport - Devil Downtown - UDS Carolyn Latter - Jonah , Playlovers. Cassandra Kotchie - My Fair Lady- Darlington Kerryn Lockhart - Sound of Music , Stage Left Louisa Fitzharding - Reefer Madness - Blak Yak Best Musical Theatre Performer - Male Tyler Jones - Spamalot - Playlovers Travis Hooper - Sound of Music, Stage Left Allan Schintu - My Fair Lady, Darlington Rod Worth - Jonah , Playlovers Jon Lambert - Honk, Nine Lives productions. Tyler Jones - Jonah , Playlovers. Best Choreography Kylie Baker - Altar Boyz - Mesh Joanne Neesham - Reefer Madness - Blak Yak Jess Dunn - Devil Downtown - UDS Hilary Readings - Jesus Christ Superstar - Wanneroo Kristen Twynham Perkins - Spamalot - Playlovers. Best Musical Direction Tim How - Altar Boyz- Mesh Matt Austin - Reefer Madness - Blak Yak Andrew Dobosz - My Fair Lady - Darlington Alistair Smith - Jonah- Playlovers Matt Austin - Into the Woods - Roleystone Kate McIntosh - Jesus Christ Superstar - Wanneroo. Best Director of a Musical Lorna Mackie - Reefer Madness - Blak Yak John Milson - Jonah - Playlovers. Ryan Taaffe - Jesus Christ Superstar - Wanneroo Kimberley Shaw - Spamalot - Playlovers.

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Tue, 4 Jan 2011, 01:07 am
Walter Plinge
Wait a sec, I don't think this was ever meant to be a rant about the injustices of the awards..surely Jmuzz and everyone can realise that it's just a case of someone expressing their opinion, and yes some people do get carried away with their own opinions sometimes, but they're entitled to express them. It is difficult when you see a show that has had a sold out season, solid feedback and standout performances from individual performers, and yet zero nominations to its name. OK, so being 'rejected' so to speak, is a half-expected reality in theatre. It doesn't mean it isn't a letdown when it happens. There surely were enough categories that it would have been more than eligible, even just for one. And that goes for other worthy productions this year. The number restriction is, in many ways, quite unfair in terms of failing to recognise EVERY great production that has been performed this year. The only other way to avoid it would be to not have the awards at all, but not many people would like that. I understand the pressures on the adjudicators though, and appreciate the difficulties of working within the limitations of the criteria. Nonetheless, well done to all nominees. It would be nice not to have these controversies draw attention away from a good list of noteworthy productions. Chookas to all.

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