2023 Junior Nominations & Recipients

BEST SOUND - YOUTH PLAY

• Dylan Nguyen & Jaxon Lew, Redemption, Brentwood Secondary College

• Simon Perry, The Comedy of Errors, Donvale Christian College

• Troy Jansen, The 39 Steps, Huntingtower School

• Cath Garrett, Alice in Wonderland, Presbyterian Ladies' College

• Darcie Kane-Priestley, Little Girls Alone in the Woods, Ruyton Girls' School & Trinity Grammar School

• Sian Clarke / Lucas Spanu & Amanda Egglestone, Frankenstein, St Helena Secondary College

• Floyd Graham, The Book of Will, Trinity Grammar School & Ruyton Girls' School

BEST SOUND - YOUTH MUSICAL UNDER $40K

• Kyle Hoppitt, Newsies Jr, 3d Arts Company

• Lawson Franzmann, Heathers: Teen Edition, Eltham College

• Tom Hambly & Lawson Franzmann, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Eltham College

• Peter Philp, High School Musical 2, Fab Nobs Theatre

• Tyson Barker, Aladdin Jr, Fountain Gate Secondary College

• Matt Pike & Kadin Hawker, Chicago, St Helena Secondary College

• Angus Evans, Matilda the Musical, Warrandyte High School

BEST SOUND - YOUTH MUSICAL OVER $40K

• Paul Scott, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Belgrave Heights Christian School

• Gerard Hook, The SpongeBob Musical, Haileybury School

• Corey Lucas-Evans, All Shook Up, Ringwood Secondary College

• Student Sound Team, Chicago: Teen Edition, Vermont Secondary College

• Michael Honey, Anastasia, Yarra Valley Grammar

BEST LIGHTING - YOUTH PLAY

• Joel Batalha & Brenton Van Vliet, Redemption, Brentwood Secondary College

• Guy Carrison, Around the World in 80 Days, Camberwell Grammar School

• Jackson Harper, The 39 Steps, Huntingtower School

• Seth Green & Aiden Gelbart, Clue, Mount Scopus Memorial College

• Benjamin Daly, Alice in Wonderland, Presbyterian Ladies' College

• Tomas Gerasimidis & Kadin Hawker, Frankenstein, St Helena Secondary College

• Calum Fulton, The Book of Will, Trinity Grammar School & Ruyton Girls' School

BEST LIGHTING - YOUTH MUSICAL UNDER $40K

• Dylan Licastro / Tom Hambly & Benjamin Garreffa, Heathers: Teen Edition, Eltham College

• Yaz Sesta, High School Musical 2, Fab Nobs Theatre

• Tristan Mildenhall, Freaky Friday, Lilydale High School

• Sarah Brugman, Chicago, Mount Waverley Secondary College

• Simon Horsburgh, Shrek Jr, Players Theatre Company

• Thomas Gerasimidis & Peter Heath, Chicago, St Helena Secondary College

• Bryan Chin, Anastasia, Waverley Christian College

BEST LIGHTING - YOUTH MUSICAL OVER $40K

• Hannah Rushton-Smith, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Belgrave Heights Christian School

• Brenton Van Vliet, School of Rock, Brentwood Secondary College

• Nick Waxman & Matthew Sanderson, The SpongeBob Musical, Haileybury School

• Corey Lucas-Evans, All Shook Up, Ringwood Secondary College

• Dion Beauglehall, Chicago: Teen Edition, Vermont Secondary College

• Matthew Sibthorpe, Anastasia, Yarra Valley Grammar

BEST COSTUME - YOUTH PLAY

• Kaitlyn Grunow / Hana Pirrie / Madi Lastrina & Mei Kruithof, Redemption, Brentwood Secondary College

• Jennifer Bennie, Around the World in 80 Days, Camberwell Grammar School

• Linda McGloin / Hayley Robinson & Christopher Powell, Indelible Ink, Cranbourne Secondary College

• Taliah Jamison / Summer Glewis & Riley Jamison, The Comedy of Errors, Donvale Christian College

• Gail Sims, The 39 Steps, Huntingtower School

• Leonie Blackwell / Bronwyn Clague / Cath Garrett & students, Alice in Wonderland, Presbyterian Ladies' College

• Sue McLeish, Little Girls Alone in the Woods, Ruyton Girls' School & Trinity Grammar School

• Deborah Bartolemei & Magenta Laidler, Frankenstein, St Helena Secondary College

BEST COSTUME - YOUTH MUSICAL UNDER $40K

• Colette MacLaren, Newsies Jr, 3d Arts Company

• Cathie Murphy, Seussical Jr., Diamond Valley Singers

• Dylan Licastro & Alison Riggs, Heathers: Teen Edition, Eltham College

• Jane Carter & Abigail Casey, Chicago, Mount Waverley Secondary College

• Sarah Elijah & Carolyn Murphy, Seussical, Nazareth College

• Faye Rendall, Shrek Jr, Players Theatre Company

• Leah Rolfe / Erin Lalor & Amy Miles, The Wizard of Oz, St Francis Xavier College

• Sue Spratley, Anastasia, Waverley Christian College

BEST COSTUME - YOUTH MUSICAL OVER $40K

• Sue McLeish, Mamma Mia, Ruyton Girls' School & Trinity Grammar School

• Joel Batalha, School of Rock, Brentwood Secondary College

• Elise Cavallo, Little Women, Emmaus College

• Anne Dewar & Emily Dewar, Frozen Jr, Mountain District Musical Society

• Lyn Bartold, Chicago, Tintern Grammar

• Victoria Adams / Jessie Tabe & students, Chicago: Teen Edition, Vermont Secondary College

• Olivia Berry, Anastasia, Yarra Valley Grammar

BEST SET - YOUTH PLAY

• Cale MacLaren, Treasure Island, 3d Arts Company

• Katrine Naoumov / Mia Vaccaro / Natasha Winbanks / Reyansh Chandra & Roksana Sedighi Sarvestani, Redemption, Brentwood Secondary College

• Mark Wager, Around the World in 80 Days, Camberwell Grammar School

• Gideon Szental, Clue, Mount Scopus Memorial College

• Gideon Szental, Treasure Island, Mount Scopus Memorial College

• Patrick Mathews & Chris Hedger, Frankenstein, St Helena Secondary College

• Andrew Plant, The Book of Will, Trinity Grammar School & Ruyton Girls' School

BEST SET - YOUTH MUSICAL UNDER $40K

• Cale MacLaren, Newsies Jr, 3d Arts Company

• Nick Moore & Rhonda Cadman, Seussical Jr., Diamond Valley Singers

• Dylan Licastro & Patrick Clarke, Heathers: Teen Edition, Eltham College

• Jane Carter, Chicago, Mount Waverley Secondary College

• Garry Barcham, Shrek Jr, Players Theatre Company

• Patrick Matthews, Chicago, St Helena Secondary College

• Gavin D. Andrew / Lisa White & Lilli-Rose Lawrence, Matilda the Musical, Warrandyte High School

• Cale MacLaren, The Sound of Music, Waverley Christian College

BEST SET - YOUTH MUSICAL OVER $40K

• Elise Cavallo, Little Women, Emmaus College

• Nick Waxman, The SpongeBob Musical, Haileybury School

• Gideon Szental, The Wizard of Oz, Mount Scopus Memorial College

• David Godfrey, All Shook Up, Ringwood Secondary College

• Karl McNamara, Chicago, Tintern Grammar

• Victoria Adams / Dion Beauglehall & Charlotte Miller, Chicago: Teen Edition, Vermont Secondary College

• Matt Stevenson, Anastasia, Yarra Valley Grammar

OUTSTANDING STUDENT DESIGN ACHIEVEMENT - YOUTH PLAY

• Student design team, Redemption, Brentwood Secondary College

• Student design team, The 39 Steps, Huntingtower School

• Seth Green & Aiden Gelbart, Clue, Mount Scopus Memorial College

• Student choreography team, Alice in Wonderland, Presbyterian Ladies' College

• Izzy Tickner - original song, Little Girls Alone in the Woods, Ruyton Girls' School & Trinity Grammar School

OUTSTANDING DANCE NUMBER - YOUTH MUSICAL UNDER $40K

• Oh The Thinks You Can Think, Seussical Jr., Diamond Valley Singers

• Beautiful, Heathers: Teen Edition, Eltham College

• All For One, High School Musical 2, Fab Nobs Theatre

• All That Jazz, Chicago, Mount Waverley Secondary College

• All That Jazz, Chicago, St Helena Secondary College

• Revolting Children, Matilda the Musical, Warrandyte High School

• Once Upon a December, Anastasia, Waverley Christian College

OUTSTANDING DANCE NUMBER - YOUTH MUSICAL OVER $40K

• Veruca's Nutcracker Suite, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Belgrave Heights Christian School

• The Jitterbug, The Wizard of Oz, Mount Scopus Memorial College

• Let It Go, Frozen Jr, Mountain District Musical Society

• Jailhouse Rock, All Shook Up, Ringwood Secondary College

• Our Last Summer, Mamma Mia, Ruyton Girls' School & Trinity Grammar School

• Cell Block Tango, Chicago, Tintern Grammar

• Quartet at the Ballet, Anastasia, Yarra Valley Grammar

OUTSTANDING DANCER - YOUTH MUSICAL UNDER $40K

• Damien Ziday-Vom, Heathers: Teen Edition, Eltham College

• Jaymie Ashman, High School Musical 2, Fab Nobs Theatre

• Farhad Haidari, Aladdin Jr, Fountain Gate Secondary College

• Kenzie Reid, Freaky Friday, Lilydale High School

• Erica Kitney, Shrek Jr, Players Theatre Company

• Sophie Berklemans, The Wizard of Oz, St Francis Xavier College

• Alannah Jones, Anastasia, Waverley Christian College

OUTSTANDING DANCER - YOUTH MUSICAL OVER $40K

• Freya Rushton-Smith, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Belgrave Heights Christian School

• Mia Whitehill-Field, School of Rock, Brentwood Secondary College

• Natalie Anselmo, Little Women, Emmaus College

• Ella Klein, The Wizard of Oz, Mount Scopus Memorial College

• Ben Reynolds, Mamma Mia, Ruyton Girls' School & Trinity Grammar School

• Tara McLeod, Mamma Mia, Ruyton Girls' School & Trinity Grammar School

• Christiano Melges, Chicago: Teen Edition, Vermont Secondary College

• Nick Waddington, Anastasia, Yarra Valley Grammar

BEST ENSEMBLE - YOUTH PLAY

• Redemption, Brentwood Secondary College,

• The Comedy of Errors, Donvale Christian College,

• The 39 Steps, Huntingtower School,

• Clue, Mount Scopus Memorial College,

• Alice in Wonderland, Presbyterian Ladies' College,

• Little Girls Alone in the Woods, Ruyton Girls' School & Trinity Grammar School,

• The Book of Will, Trinity Grammar School & Ruyton Girls' School,

BEST ENSEMBLE - MUSICAL UNDER $40K

• Newsies Jr, 3d Arts Company,

• Heathers: Teen Edition, Eltham College,

• The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Eltham College,

• High School Musical 2, Fab Nobs Theatre,

• Chicago, Mount Waverley Secondary College,

• Shrek Jr, Players Theatre Company,

• Chicago, St Helena Secondary College,

BEST ENSEMBLE - MUSICAL OVER $40K

• School of Rock, Brentwood Secondary College,

• Little Women, Emmaus College,

• The SpongeBob Musical, Haileybury School,

• The Wizard of Oz, Mount Scopus Memorial College,

• Frozen Jr, Mountain District Musical Society,

• All Shook Up, Ringwood Secondary College,

• Chicago, Tintern Grammar,

BEST ENSEMBLE PERFORMER - YOUTH MUSICAL UNDER $40K

• Solveig Yen, Heathers: Teen Edition, Eltham College

• Cameron McLean, High School Musical 2, Fab Nobs Theatre

• Ella Baum, High School Musical 2, Fab Nobs Theatre

• Ezra Marsh, High School Musical 2, Fab Nobs Theatre

• Amelia Irving, Aladdin Jr, Fountain Gate Secondary College

• Kobus Victor, Chicago, St Helena Secondary College

• Stephanie Lawry, Matilda the Musical, Warrandyte High School

BEST ENSEMBLE PERFORMER - YOUTH MUSICAL OVER $40K

• Christopher Aggromito, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Belgrave Heights Christian School

• Mia Whitehill-Field, School of Rock, Brentwood Secondary College

• Caitlin Paull, Little Women, Emmaus College

• Claire Xia, Frozen Jr, Mountain District Musical Society

• Josh Fransisca, All Shook Up, Ringwood Secondary College

• Katie Howell, Chicago, Tintern Grammar

• Ian Mak, Anastasia, Yarra Valley Grammar

BEST CAMEO PERFORMER - YOUTH PLAY

• Emma Scharges, Treasure Island, 3d Arts Company

• Sam Hoppitt, Treasure Island, 3d Arts Company

• Dante Tassone, Around the World in 80 Days, Camberwell Grammar School

• Tahna Minty, Indelible Ink, Cranbourne Secondary College

• Sam Katz, Treasure Island, Mount Scopus Memorial College

• Jemima McLeish, The Book of Will, Trinity Grammar School & Ruyton Girls' School

• Thomas Woodman, The Book of Will, Trinity Grammar School & Ruyton Girls' School

BEST CAMEO PERFORMER - YOUTH MUSICAL UNDER $40K

• Jeremy Lim, Newsies Jr, 3d Arts Company

• Sania Maner, Chicago, Mount Waverley Secondary College

• Joshua Smith, Seussical, Nazareth College

• Clementine Lidstone, Shrek Jr, Players Theatre Company

• Erin Martin, Chicago, St Helena Secondary College

• Jesse Brown, Matilda the Musical, Warrandyte High School

• Enrique Amaya Viana, The Sound of Music, Waverley Christian College

BEST CAMEO PERFORMER - YOUTH MUSICAL OVER $40K

• Ethan Ruighaver, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Belgrave Heights Christian School

• Ben Elliott, School of Rock, Brentwood Secondary College

• Harishan Rajiv, The SpongeBob Musical, Haileybury School

• Billy Johnstone, Frozen Jr, Mountain District Musical Society

• Daniel Mirams, Frozen Jr, Mountain District Musical Society

• Zayd Chaudhry, Mamma Mia, Ruyton Girls' School & Trinity Grammar School

• Caleb Ballerini-Willis, Chicago: Teen Edition, Vermont Secondary College

BEST COMEDIC PERFORMER - YOUTH PLAY

• Madi Lastrina, Redemption, Brentwood Secondary College

• Xavier Lau, Around the World in 80 Days, Camberwell Grammar School

• Arthur Inigo Knox-Johnson, The 39 Steps, Huntingtower School

• Eleni Megas, The 39 Steps, Huntingtower School

• Maia Cukierman, Treasure Island, Mount Scopus Memorial College

• Thomas Woodman, The Book of Will, Trinity Grammar School & Ruyton Girls' School

BEST COMEDIC PERFORMER - YOUTH MUSICAL UNDER $40K

• Josh Cullen, Newsies Jr, 3d Arts Company

• Ellouise Gale, Seussical Jr., Diamond Valley Singers

• Caelan Robertson, Heathers: Teen Edition, Eltham College

• Peter Gallagher, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Eltham College

• Oliver Bain, Freaky Friday, Lilydale High School

• Grace Jemison, Shrek Jr, Players Theatre Company

• Amber Robortson, Matilda the Musical, Warrandyte High School

BEST COMEDIC PERFORMER - YOUTH MUSICAL OVER $40K

• Elsie DeGraaf, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Belgrave Heights Christian School

• Liora Jaworski, School of Rock, Brentwood Secondary College

• Archie Barker & Samuel Licciardino, The SpongeBob Musical, Haileybury School

• Sari Rosengarten, The Wizard of Oz, Mount Scopus Memorial College

• Tyson McLaughlan, All Shook Up, Ringwood Secondary College

• Sunday Williams-Starkie, Mamma Mia, Ruyton Girls' School & Trinity Grammar School

• Liam Rosewarne, Chicago, Tintern Grammar

BEST DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE - YOUTH PLAY

• Jasmin Freedman, Clue, Mount Scopus Memorial College

• Emma Huibers, Alice in Wonderland, Presbyterian Ladies' College

• Rachel Kipnis, Alice in Wonderland, Presbyterian Ladies' College

• Annabel Govenlock, Little Girls Alone in the Woods, Ruyton Girls' School & Trinity Grammar School

• Charlotte Luxton, Little Girls Alone in the Woods, Ruyton Girls' School & Trinity Grammar School

• Flynn Callow-Sussex, Little Girls Alone in the Woods, Ruyton Girls' School & Trinity Grammar School

• Eden Beveridge-Wood, Frankenstein, St Helena Secondary College

BEST SOLO SONG (MALE ROLE) - YOUTH MUSICAL UNDER $40K

• Peter Gallagher - My Unfortunate Erection, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Eltham College

• Aryan Joshi - Mr Cellophane, Chicago, Mount Waverley Secondary College

• Charleah Nisbet Osborne - Make a Move, Shrek Jr, Players Theatre Company

• Kaleb Parkinson - Big Bright Beautiful World, Shrek Jr, Players Theatre Company

• Nicholas Fowler - Mr Cellophane, Chicago, St Helena Secondary College

• Amber Robortson - All I Know, Matilda the Musical, Warrandyte High School

• Curtis Konynenburg - The Smell of Rebellion, Matilda the Musical, Warrandyte High School

BEST SOLO SONG (MALE ROLE) - YOUTH MUSICAL OVER $40K

• Jet Rushton-Smith - A Letter from Charlie Bucket, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Belgrave Heights Christian School

• John Yanko - When I Climb to the Top of Mount Rock, School of Rock, Brentwood Secondary College

• Thanh Vu - (Just a) Simple Sponge, The SpongeBob Musical, Haileybury School

• Zachary Goldman - If I Only Had a Brain, The Wizard of Oz, Mount Scopus Memorial College

• Jai D'Alessandro - In Summer, Frozen Jr, Mountain District Musical Society

• Jackson Smith - I Don't Want To, All Shook Up, Ringwood Secondary College

• Liam Rosewarne - Mr Cellophane, Chicago, Tintern Grammar

BEST SOLO SONG (FEMALE ROLE) - YOUTH MUSICAL UNDER $40K

• Ellouise Gale - The One Feathered Tail, Seussical Jr., Diamond Valley Singers

• Gabriella Brusco - The One Feathered Tail, Seussical, Nazareth College

• Amelia Davies - Morning Person, Shrek Jr, Players Theatre Company

• Caitlin Burns - Over the Rainbow, The Wizard of Oz, St Francis Xavier College

• Eden Beveridge-Wood - All That Jazz, Chicago, St Helena Secondary College

• Rhianna Cummings - This Little Girl, Matilda the Musical, Warrandyte High School

• Sophie Dibb - Naughty, Matilda the Musical, Warrandyte High School

• Beth Murley - In My Dreams, Anastasia, Waverley Christian College

• Olivia Seoud - Land of Yesterday, Anastasia, Waverley Christian College

BEST SOLO SONG (FEMALE ROLE) - YOUTH MUSICAL

• Alexia Handrinos - Days of Plenty, Little Women, Emmaus College

• Chloe Vigilante - The Fire Within Me, Little Women, Emmaus College

• Gali Berenstein - Over the Rainbow, The Wizard of Oz, Mount Scopus Memorial College

• Zoe D'Alessandro - Let It Go, Frozen Jr, Mountain District Musical Society

• Jazzlyn Lennox - There's Always Me, All Shook Up, Ringwood Secondary College

• Georgia Walmsley - The Winner Takes It All, Mamma Mia, Ruyton Girls' School & Trinity Grammar School

• Elle Fenelon - Journey to the Past, Anastasia, Yarra Valley Grammar

OUTSTANDING ACTING PARTNERSHIP - YOUTH PLAY

• Harry King & Bertie Atkin, Around the World in 80 Days, Camberwell Grammar School

• Sophie Bretel / Olivia Chadder & Sarah Hart, Around the World in 80 Days, Camberwell Grammar School

• TK Upton / Jaxon Marsh & Stewart Thomas, Indelible Ink, Cranbourne Secondary College

• Cody Brown / Tom Waters / Jenna Schroder & Annabelle Roper, The Comedy of Errors, Donvale Christian College

• Ellouise Gale & Arielle Short, The Comedy of Errors, Donvale Christian College

BEST ACTING PARTNERSHIP - YOUTH MUSICAL UNDER $40K

• Bethany Riggs & Luca Macali, Heathers: Teen Edition, Eltham College

• Jack Thompson & Luca Moutsos, High School Musical 2, Fab Nobs Theatre

• Ayla Harnett & Taylah-Mae Gundry, Freaky Friday, Lilydale High School

• Beatrice Langley & Madeleine Davis, Chicago, Mount Waverley Secondary College

• Anthi Georgas / Carys Gilmour & Clementine Lidstone, Shrek Jr, Players Theatre Company

• Eden Beveridge-Wood & Breannah Amel, Chicago, St Helena Secondary College

• Sophie Dibb & Rhianna Cummings, Matilda the Musical, Warrandyte High School

BEST ACTING PARTNERSHIP - YOUTH MUSICAL OVER $40K

• The School of Rock Band, School of Rock, Brentwood Secondary College

• Genevieve Gray & Sienna Conti, The SpongeBob Musical, Haileybury School

• Jeremy Borsky / Giddy Datt & Jesse Kline, The Wizard of Oz, Mount Scopus Memorial College

• Ava McKenzie & Mila Orchard, Frozen Jr, Mountain District Musical Society

• Juliet Bland & Sunday Williams-Starkie, Mamma Mia, Ruyton Girls' School & Trinity Grammar School

• Natasha Gillam & Lachlan Smith, Chicago, Tintern Grammar

• Charlotte Cetoupe & Natasha Ho, Chicago: Teen Edition, Vermont Secondary College

HIGHLY COMMENDED PERFORMER - YOUTH PLAY

• Silas Salim, Indelible Ink, Cranbourne Secondary College

• Kishaya Samarakoon, The 39 Steps, Huntingtower School

• Toby Gough, The 39 Steps, Huntingtower School

• Izzy Tickner, Little Girls Alone in the Woods, Ruyton Girls' School & Trinity Grammar School

• Maddi Steinfort, Frankenstein, St Helena Secondary College

• Ben Reynolds, The Book of Will, Trinity Grammar School & Ruyton Girls' School

• Sunday Williams-Stark, The Book of Will, Trinity Grammar School & Ruyton Girls' School

HIGHLY COMMENDED PERFORMANCE - YOUTH MUSICAL UNDER $40K

• Eloise Hamilton, Newsies Jr, 3d Arts Company

• Sienna Rowe, Heathers: Teen Edition, Eltham College

• Alyssa Ktistakis, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Eltham College

• Luca Macali, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Eltham College

• Summer Bush, High School Musical 2, Fab Nobs Theatre

• Stacey Pepers, Freaky Friday, Lilydale High School

• Lillyarna Waters, Shrek Jr, Players Theatre Company

• Tahlia Mills, Shrek Jr, Players Theatre Company

HIGHLY COMMENDED PERFORMANCE - YOUTH MUSICAL OVER $40K

• David Evans, School of Rock, Brentwood Secondary College

• Jasmin Bhoday, School of Rock, Brentwood Secondary College

• Sienna Cameron, Little Women, Emmaus College

• Archie Barker, The SpongeBob Musical, Haileybury School

• Rosa Pastor, The Wizard of Oz, Mount Scopus Memorial College

• Alyssa Solidaga, All Shook Up, Ringwood Secondary College

• Lucy Ryan Wilson, Chicago, Tintern Grammar

BEST PERFORMER IN A SUPPORTING FEMALE ROLE - YOUTH PLAY

• Natasha Winbanks, Redemption, Brentwood Secondary College

• Anji Tulk, The Comedy of Errors, Donvale Christian College

• Eleni Megas, The 39 Steps, Huntingtower School

• Taya Binstock, Treasure Island, Mount Scopus Memorial College

• Teagan Llewelyn, Alice in Wonderland, Presbyterian Ladies' College

• Emily Russell, Frankenstein, St Helena Secondary College

• Juliet Brand, The Book of Will, Trinity Grammar School & Ruyton Girls' School

• Riya Mandrawa, The Book of Will, Trinity Grammar School & Ruyton Girls' School

• Zoe Barnett, The Book of Will, Trinity Grammar School & Ruyton Girls' School

BEST PERFORMER IN A SUPPORTING FEMALE ROLE - YOUTH MUSICAL UNDER $40K

• Brianna Morgan, Heathers: Teen Edition, Eltham College

• Olivia Bhatia, Heathers: Teen Edition, Eltham College

• Molly Brennin, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Eltham College

• Olivia Bhatia, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Eltham College

• Neave McGeehan, Chicago, Mount Waverley Secondary College

• Jenaya Ngoma, Seussical, Nazareth College

• Elina Pinto, The Wizard of Oz, St Francis Xavier College

• Lauren Hunt, The Wizard of Oz, St Francis Xavier College

• Abbey Mason, Chicago, St Helena Secondary College

BEST PERFORMER IN A SUPPORTING FEMALE ROLE - YOUTH MUSICAL OVER $40K

• Sunday Williams-Starkie, Mamma Mia, Ruyton Girls' School & Trinity Grammar School

• Chloe Rodwell, Little Women, Emmaus College

• Ella Wilson, Little Women, Emmaus College

• Teoni Sironic, Little Women, Emmaus College

• Ruby Molnar, The SpongeBob Musical, Haileybury School

• Jazzlyn Lennox, All Shook Up, Ringwood Secondary College

• Ashley Honan, Chicago, Tintern Grammar

• Ava Gerrard, Chicago: Teen Edition, Vermont Secondary College

• Grace Goldsmith, Anastasia, Yarra Valley Grammar

BEST PERFORMER IN A SUPPORTING MALE ROLE - YOUTH PLAY

• Caleb MacLaren, Treasure Island, 3d Arts Company

• Caleb Winter, Treasure Island, 3d Arts Company

• Jesse Martin, Treasure Island, 3d Arts Company

• Ronan Strybosch, The Comedy of Errors, Donvale Christian College

• Isabella Bannister, Frankenstein, St Helena Secondary College

• Ross Laidler, Frankenstein, St Helena Secondary College

• Thomas Woodman, The Book of Will, Trinity Grammar School & Ruyton Girls' School

BEST PERFORMER IN A SUPPORTING MALE ROLE - YOUTH MUSICAL UNDER $40K

• Chelsea Moyle, Newsies Jr, 3d Arts Company

• Josh Cullen, Newsies Jr, 3d Arts Company

• Damien Ziday-Vom, Heathers: Teen Edition, Eltham College

• Luca Macali, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Eltham College

• Luca Moutsos, Seussical, Nazareth College

• Charleah Nisbet Osborne, Shrek Jr, Players Theatre Company

• Grace Jemison, Shrek Jr, Players Theatre Company

• Nicholas Fowler, Chicago, St Helena Secondary College

• Marika Lamputi, The Sound of Music, Waverley Christian College

BEST PERFORMER IN A SUPPORTING MALE ROLE - YOUTH MUSICAL OVER $40K

• Genevieve Gray, The SpongeBob Musical, Haileybury School

• Jai D'Alessandro, Frozen Jr, Mountain District Musical Society

• Luca Moutsos, Frozen Jr, Mountain District Musical Society

• Saxon Jenkins, All Shook Up, Ringwood Secondary College

• Jamie Blackburn, Mamma Mia, Ruyton Girls' School & Trinity Grammar School

• Max Simpfendorfer, Mamma Mia, Ruyton Girls' School & Trinity Grammar School

• Liam Rosewarne, Chicago, Tintern Grammar

• Nick Waddington, Anastasia, Yarra Valley Grammar

BEST PERFORMER IN A LEAD FEMALE ROLE - YOUTH PLAY

• Arielle Short, The Comedy of Errors, Donvale Christian College

• Ellouise Gale, The Comedy of Errors, Donvale Christian College

• Chika Yoshikawa, The 39 Steps, Huntingtower School

• Emma Huibers, Alice in Wonderland, Presbyterian Ladies' College

• Rachel Kipnis, Alice in Wonderland, Presbyterian Ladies' College

• Abbey Mason, Frankenstein, St Helena Secondary College

• Hannah Smith, Frankenstein, St Helena Secondary College

BEST PERFORMER IN A LEAD FEMALE ROLE - YOUTH MUSICAL UNDER $40K

• Josephine Su, Newsies Jr, 3d Arts Company

• Ellouise Gale, Seussical Jr., Diamond Valley Singers

• Bethany Riggs, Heathers: Teen Edition, Eltham College

• Beatrice Langley, Chicago, Mount Waverley Secondary College

• Madeleine Davis, Chicago, Mount Waverley Secondary College

• Caitlin Burns, The Wizard of Oz, St Francis Xavier College

• Breannah Arnel, Chicago, St Helena Secondary College

• Eden Beveridge-Wood, Chicago, St Helena Secondary College

BEST PERFORMER IN A LEAD FEMALE ROLE - YOUTH MUSICAL OVER $40K

• Chloe Vigilante, Little Women, Emmaus College

• Alexis King, The SpongeBob Musical, Haileybury School

• Alexia Brady, Frozen Jr, Mountain District Musical Society

• Zoe D'Alessandro, Frozen Jr, Mountain District Musical Society

• Georgia Walmsley, Mamma Mia, Ruyton Girls' School & Trinity Grammar School

• Ella Jones, Chicago, Tintern Grammar

• Natasha Gillam, Chicago, Tintern Grammar

BEST PERFORMER IN A LEAD MALE ROLE - YOUTH PLAY

• Andy Straw, Treasure Island, 3d Arts Company (Sep 13, 15, 16)

• Annabelle Roper, The Comedy of Errors, Donvale Christian College

• Jenna Schroder, The Comedy of Errors, Donvale Christian College

• Lachlan Kelaart, The 39 Steps, Huntingtower School

• Eden Hadass, Treasure Island, Mount Scopus Memorial College

• Maia Cuikerman, Treasure Island, Mount Scopus Memorial College

• Eden Beveridge-Wood, Frankenstein, St Helena Secondary College

• Jack Collins, Frankenstein, St Helena Secondary College

BEST PERFORMER IN A LEAD MALE ROLE - YOUTH MUSICAL UNDER $40K

• Micah Hoppitt, Newsies Jr, 3d Arts Company

• Cara Licciardo, Seussical Jr., Diamond Valley Singers

• Lara Allen, Aladdin Jr, Fountain Gate Secondary College

• Christopher De Graauw, Chicago, Mount Waverley Secondary College

• Gabrielle Singh, The Wizard of Oz, St Francis Xavier College

• Madison Kalmar, The Wizard of Oz, St Francis Xavier College

• Shakira Rizkallah, The Wizard of Oz, St Francis Xavier College

BEST PERFORMER IN A LEAD MALE ROLE - YOUTH MUSICAL OVER $40K

• Jet Rushton-Smith, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Belgrave Heights Christian School

• Kate White, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Belgrave Heights Christian School

• John Yanko, School of Rock, Brentwood Secondary College

• Thanh Vu, The SpongeBob Musical, Haileybury School

• Zachary Goldman, The Wizard of Oz, Mount Scopus Memorial College

• Jackson Smith, All Shook Up, Ringwood Secondary College

• Lachlan Smith, Chicago, Tintern Grammar

BEST CHOREOGRAPHER - YOUTH MUSICAL UNDER $40K

• Colette MacLaren & Jessica Taylor, Newsies Jr, 3d Arts Company

• Kristen McCluskey, Heathers: Teen Edition, Eltham College

• Maeghan McKenzie, High School Musical 2, Fab Nobs Theatre

• Tammy Johnston, Aladdin Jr, Fountain Gate Secondary College

• Alannah Gibson Rice / Vidushi Wickramasinghe & Madeleine Kerr, Chicago, Mount Waverley Secondary College

• Claudia Levey, Shrek Jr, Players Theatre Company

• Stephanie Gardiner, Chicago, St Helena Secondary College

BEST CHOREOGRAPHER - YOUTH MUSICAL OVER $40K

• Hannah Rushton-Smith, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Belgrave Heights Christian School

• Matthew Grande & Hannah Vaughan, School of Rock, Brentwood Secondary College

• Kirra Plavin, Little Women, Emmaus College

• Jessica Clark, Frozen Jr, Mountain District Musical Society

• Gaynor Borlase & Jess Duffy, All Shook Up, Ringwood Secondary College

• Vince Di Mitrio & Talia Di Mitrio, Chicago, Tintern Grammar

• Maya Lee & Ruby Frostick, Chicago: Teen Edition, Vermont Secondary College

BEST MUSICAL DIRECTOR - YOUTH MUSICAL UNDER $40K

• Ben Taylor, Newsies Jr, 3d Arts Company

• Aaron Searle, Heathers: Teen Edition, Eltham College

• Aaron Searle & Nicole Howard, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Eltham College

• Sally McKenzie, High School Musical 2, Fab Nobs Theatre

• Cecilia Carlill & Celeste Wells, Chicago, Mount Waverley Secondary College

• Drew Downing, Seussical, Nazareth College

• Elyse Carmichael, Shrek Jr, Players Theatre Company

• Bruce Coombs, Chicago, St Helena Secondary College

BEST MUSICAL DIRECTOR - YOUTH MUSICAL OVER $40K

• Ben Franklin, School of Rock, Brentwood Secondary College

• Susannah Phelps & John Collins, Little Women, Emmaus College

• Robert Latham, The SpongeBob Musical, Haileybury School

• Natalie Calia, The Wizard of Oz, Mount Scopus Memorial College

• Dane Sorensen, All Shook Up, Ringwood Secondary College

• Paul Smith & Elizabeth O'Hanlon, Mamma Mia, Ruyton Girls' School & Trinity Grammar School

• Alison Bezaire & Lisa Clarke, Chicago, Tintern Grammar

• Michael King, Anastasia, Yarra Valley Grammar

BEST DIRECTOR - YOUTH PLAY

• Nic Frame, The Comedy of Errors, Donvale Christian College

• Trent Bockman, The 39 Steps, Huntingtower School

• Emily Bowman, Clue, Mount Scopus Memorial College

• Gideon Szental, Treasure Island, Mount Scopus Memorial College

• Cath Garrett, Alice in Wonderland, Presbyterian Ladies' College

• Amanda Egglestone, Frankenstein, St Helena Secondary College

• Remy Prichard, The Book of Will, Trinity Grammar School & Ruyton Girls' School

BEST DIRECTOR - YOUTH MUSICAL UNDER $40K

• Cale MacLaren, Newsies Jr, 3d Arts Company

• Dylan Licastro, Heathers: Teen Edition, Eltham College

• Dean Robinson, High School Musical 2, Fab Nobs Theatre

• Madeleine Kerr, Chicago, Mount Waverley Secondary College

• Sarah Elijah, Seussical, Nazareth College

• Garry Barcham & Victoria Horsburgh, Shrek Jr, Players Theatre Company

• Laura Zinghini, Chicago, St Helena Secondary College

BEST DIRECTOR - YOUTH MUSICAL OVER $40K

• Joel Batalha, School of Rock, Brentwood Secondary College

• Elise Cavallo, Little Women, Emmaus College

• Nick Waxman, The SpongeBob Musical, Haileybury School

• Gideon Szental, The Wizard of Oz, Mount Scopus Memorial College

• Anne Dewar, Frozen Jr, Mountain District Musical Society

• Lauren Rowe, All Shook Up, Ringwood Secondary College

• Vince Di Mitrio & Karl McNamara, Chicago, Tintern Grammar

BEST YOUTH PRODUCTION - PLAY

• Redemption, Brentwood Secondary College

• The Comedy of Errors, Donvale Christian College

• The 39 Steps, Huntingtower School

• Clue, Mount Scopus Memorial College

• Treasure Island, Mount Scopus Memorial College

• Alice in Wonderland, Presbyterian Ladies' College

• Frankenstein, St Helena Secondary College

• The Book of Will, Trinity Grammar School & Ruyton Girls' School

BEST YOUTH PRODUCTION - MUSICAL UNDER $40K

• Newsies Jr, 3d Arts Company

• Heathers: Teen Edition, Eltham College

• The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Eltham College

• High School Musical 2, Fab Nobs Theatre

• Chicago, Mount Waverley Secondary College

• Seussical, Nazareth College

• Shrek Jr, Players Theatre Company

• Chicago, St Helena Secondary College

BEST YOUTH PRODUCTION - MUSICAL OVER $40K

• School of Rock, Brentwood Secondary College

• Little Women, Emmaus College

• The SpongeBob Musical, Haileybury School

• The Wizard of Oz, Mount Scopus Memorial College

• Frozen Jr, Mountain District Musical Society

• All Shook Up, Ringwood Secondary College

• Chicago, Tintern Grammar

• Anastasia, Yarra Valley Grammar