Victoria’s theatre industry came together last night (Monday May 5th) at the Comedy Theatre Melbourne and the recipients are still celebrating.
The night’s big winners with 3 or more awards were:
COUNTING AND CRACKING (7), MY BRILLIANT CAREER (5), CANDIDE (5), THE PASSION OF SAINT NICHOLAS (4), SHARE HOUSE – THE MUSICAL (4), THE GRINNING MAN (3), THE CRYING ROOM: EXHUMED (3) and GROUNDHOG DAY (3). The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Margaret Haggart OAM for her illustrious career in opera.
The ceremony was co-hosted by Alison Whyte and Joti Gore and the line-up of performers included Kala Gare who got the ceremony off to a stunning start as she performed a 2-song medley from MY BRILLIANT CAREER; an exhilarating dance performance by Christopher Gurusamy from ANADA: DANCE OF JOY followed; then Judi Perl rocked the house with her performance of One Bedroom Apartment from SHARE HOUSE – THE MUSICAL; comedian Alex Hines delighted the audience with her parody song on fashion; co-host Joti Gore closed the evening with his rendition of Minnie The Moocher from his nominated cabaret show.
Attendees at the ceremony included Reuben Kaye, Nadine Garner, Robert Grubb, Ruva Ngwenya, Tyran Parke, Anne-Louise Sarks, Stuart Maunder, Elise McCann, Dean Bryant, Jude Perl and many more. Photos from the arrivals and ceremony will be available later today.
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