nominations & Awards

The quest for musical excellence has seen WMTC productions consistently recognised by the Music Theatre Guild of Victoria. With over sixty member companies, the Guild awards are an annual celebration of achievement in non professional theatre. WMTC has received the following nominations.

2024

Production of the Year
Spring Awakening
Into the Woods

Direction
Stuart Dodge, Spring Awakening
Shaun Kingma, Into the Woods

Musical Direction
Stephen McMahon, Spring Awakening
Daniel Heskett, Into the Woods

Choreography
Gabriele Pagano, Spring Awakening
Gabriele Pagano, Alice in Wonderland Junior

Settings
Stuart Dodge, Spring Awakening
Shaun Kingma, Into the Woods

Costumes
Louise Parsons, Spring Awakening

Lighting
Daniel Jow, Jack Neill & Vanessa Burke, Spring Awakening

Sound
Jake Sipcic & Nick O’Connor, Spring Awakening

Creative Design and/or Technical Achievement
Stuart Dodge & Ang Cuy, Properties Design, Spring Awakening
Shaun Kingma, The Rock Revolve, Into the Woods

Lead Performer in a Male Presenting Role
Will Woods, Melchior Gabor, Spring Awakening

Lead Performer in a Female Presenting Role
Maddison Agius, Alice, Alice in Wonderland Junior

Supporting Performer in a Female Presenting Role
India Morris as Ilse Neumann, Spring Awakening
Emillie King as Little Red Riding Hood, Into the Woods

Cameo or Minor Role
Rachel Rai, Milky White, Into the Woods

Ensemble
The Ensemble, Spring Awakening (Winner)

2023

Production of the Year
Sweeney Todd
Frozen Junior

Musical Direction
Daniel Heskett, Sweeney Todd

Choreography
Ashley Tynan & Tailem Tynan, The Boy From Oz

Creative Design
Gaetano Contarino, Elsa Costume Change Sequence, Frozen Junior
Dean Pearce, Olaf & Sven Puppet Design, Frozen Junior

Settings
Nicholas Kong, Sweeney Todd

Costumes
Louise Parsons, Sweeney Todd

Sound
Marcello Lo Ricco & Nick O’Connor, Sweeney Todd

Creative Design and/or Technical Achievement
Dean Pearce & Paul Santzaridis, The Barber Chair, Sweeney Todd

Lead Performer in a Male Presenting Role
Will Hanley, Peter Allen, The Boy From Oz (Winner)
Joshua White, Hans, Frozen Junior

Lead Performer in a Female Presenting Role
Madison Agius, Anna, Frozen Junior

Dancer’s Award
Will Hanley, The Boy From Oz

Minor / Cameo Role
Jacob Smith, Duke of Weselton, Frozen Junior

Ensemble
The Ensemble, Sweeney Todd

2022

Production of the Year
Mamma Mia

Direction
Stuart Dodge, Mamma Mia

Settings
Stuart Dodge, Mamma Mia

Costumes
Nicole Black, Mamma Mia (Winner)

Sound
Marcello Lo Ricco, Mamma Mia

Dancer’s Award
Ashley Tynan, Mamma Mia
Bryce Dunn, Mamma Mia

Ensemble
Mamma Mia

2020/ 2021

Direction
Tamara Finch, A Chorus Line

Musical Direction
Stephen McMahon, A Chorus Line

Male in a Supporting Role
Will Hanley, Paul San Marco, A Chorus Line (Winner)
Jamie Bray, Mike Costa, A Chorus Line

Female in a Supporting Role
Sarah Kate Hanley, Diana Morales, A Chorus Line

Dancer’s Award
Ashley Tynan, Laurie, A Chorus Line
Will Hanley, A Chorus Line

Cameo or Minor Role
Ashley Tynan, Laurie, A Chorus Line

2019

Production of the Year
Side Show
Rock of Ages

Direction
Nicko Kong, Side Show
Stuart Dodge, Rock of Ages

Musical Direction
Daniel Heskett, Side Show

Choreography
Steve Rostron, Side Show
Ashley Tynan, Rock of Ages

Design
Stuart Dodge for Production Design, Aladdin Jr

Settings
Stuart Dodge, Rock of Ages

Wardrobe
Jodi Hope, Side Show

Lighting
Vanessa Burke, Rock of Ages

Sound
Marcello Lo Ricco, Rock of Ages

Male Performer in a Leading Role
Frank Kerr as Lonny Barnett, Rock of Ages

Female Performer in a Leading Role
Amy Larsen as Violet Hilton, Side Show
Rosa McCarty as Daisy Hilton, Side Show

Male Performer in a Supporting Role
Will Hanley as Buddy, Side Show

Ensemble Performance
Whole Ensemble, Side Show
Whole Ensemble, Rock of Ages

2018

Junior Male in a Leading Role
Campbell Bonello, Buddy, Elf Jnr

2017

Ensemble Performance
Angel City Four, City of Angels – Bradley Dylan, Amelia Ropé, Hayley Jane & Giancarlo Salamanca

Junior Female in a Supporting Role
Phoebe Hogarth, Gertrude McFuzz, Seussical Jnr

Direction of a Junior Production
Ang Cuy and Stuart Dodge, Seussical Jnr

Choreography of a Junior Production
Stuart Dodge, Seussical Jnr

2016

Choreography
Ashley Tynan, The Addams Family
Steven Rostron, Catch Me If You Can

Sound
Marcello Lo Ricco, The Addams Family

Female Performer in a Supporting Role
Rachel Rai as Brenda Strong, Catch Me If You Can

2015

Choreography
Steven Rostron, The Witches of Eastwick

Cameo Performance
Sarah Kate Hanley as Brenda Parley, The Witches of Eastwick

Ensemble Performance
The Ensemble, The Witches of Eastick

Junior Female in a Leading Role
Sheridan Adams as Ariel, The Little Mermaid Jr

Junior Female in a Supporting Role
Madison Peake as Ursula, The Little Mermaid Jr
Gabriella Barbagallo as Sebastian, The Little Mermaid Jr

2014

Production of the Year
Frankenstein

Director
Shaun Kingma, Frankenstein

Lighting
Jason Bovaird & Deryk Hartwick, Frankenstein (Winner)

Technical Achievement
Frankenstein

Male Performer in a Leading Role
Mark Doran, The Creature, Frankenstein

Male Performer in a Supporting Role
Lee Threadgold, Herbie, Gypsy

Female Performer in a Supporting Role
Sarah Kate Hanley, Louise, Gypsy (Winner)
Barbara Hughes, Tessie Tura, Gypsy
Jessica Barlow, Justine, Frankenstein

Dancer’s Award
Robbie Smith, Tulsa, Gypsy

Cameo Performance
Andrew Roberts, Uncle Jocko, Gypsy

Ensemble Performance
The Ensemble, Frankenstein

2013

Settings
Norm Cassidy-Anderson, Urinetown

Female Performer in a Leading Role
Alana Kiely, Charity Hope Valentine, Sweet Charity

Male Performer in a Supporting Role
Blake Testro, Vittorio Vidal, Sweet Charity

Female Performer in a Supporting Role
Ashley Tynan, Nickie, Sweet Charity
Stephanie Hickey, Little Sally, Urinetown

2012

Production of the Year
Next to Normal

Direction
Shaun Kingma, Next to Normal (Winner)

Musical Direction
Tyson Legg, Next to Normal

Settings
Shaun Kingma, Next to Normal

Lighting
Jason Bovaird and Deryk Hartwick, Next to Normal

Male Performer in a Leading Role
Paul Watson, Next to Normal

Female Performer in a Leading Role
Rosa McCarty, Next to Normal (Winner)

Male Performer in a Supporting Role
Bradley Dylan, Next to Normal

2011

Production of the Year
Chicago

Direction
Paul Watson, Chicago

Musical Direction
Daniel Heskett, Chicago

Choreography
Venessa Paech, Chicago

Settings
Paul Watson, Chicago

Wardrobe
Suzanne Ellt, Chicago

Lighting
Jason Bovaird, Chicago (Winner)

Female Performer in a Leading Role
Rosa McCarty, Dusty, Dusty – The Original Pop Diva
Erin Cooke, Velma Kelly, Chicago
Katie Weston, Roxie Hart, Chicago (Winner)

Male Performer in a Supporting Role
Angelo De Cata, Billy Flynn, Chicago (Winner)

Male Performer in a Supporting Role
Stuart Dodge, Amos Hart, Chicago

Female Performer in a Supporting Role
Philippa Chalke, Mary O’Brien, Dusty – The Original Pop Diva

Junior Performer in an Open Production
Campbell Bonello, Lefou, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Jr

2010

Male Performer in a Leading Role
Nick Kong, Freddie Benson, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Female Performer in a Supporting Role
Anna Marinelli, Muriel, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

2009

Production of the Year
Assassins

Direction
Chris Hughes, Assassins

Choreography
Daniel Heskett / Scott Ponsford / Mark Spencer, Eurobeat – Almost Eurovision

Wardrobe
Sarah Brunton, Eurobeat – Almost Eurovision

Technical Achievement
Eurobeat – Almost Eurovision

Male Performer in a Supporting Role
Shaun Kingma, John Wilkes Booth, Assassins (Winner)
Angelo De Cata, Charles Guiteau, Assassins
David Gardette, Leon Czolgosz, Assassins

Female Performer in a Supporting Role
Lauren Elise, Sara Jane Moore, Assassins

Ensemble Award
Estonian and Russian ensembles, Eurobeat – Almost Eurovision
The assassins, Assassins (Winner)

WMTC Inc also received a Judges Award for “The Hosts” in Eurobeat – Almost Eurovision – Awarded to- Lisa Pilkington and Blake Testro (Winner)

2008

Technical Achievement
The Wedding Singer

Cameo Performance
Paul Henry Basilio, Imelda Marcos, The Wedding Singer
Blake Testro, Ronald Reagan, The Wedding Singer
Ezra Tepania, Tina Turner, The Wedding Singer

2007

Technical Achievement
Little Shop of Horrors

2006

SHOUT! The Legend of the Wild One
Choreographer – Danielle Carlisle
Musical Director – Adrian Szondy
Male Performer in a Leading Role – Chris Hughes

WMTC Inc also received a Judges Award for “The Delltones” in SHOUT! The Legend of the Wild One – Awarded to- Patt Ryan, Scott McConnell, Adam Tonking & Eric Wawra (Winner)

2000

The King And I
Dancers Award – Nicole Ryan

1998

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Production of the Year
Director – Andrew Johnson
Male performer in a Leading Role – Andrew Roberts – Pseudolus

The Wiz
Junior Production of the Year
Wardrobe
Junior Performer – Chantelle Fava – Scarecrow
Junior Performer – Liam Wilson – Tinman