2023 Junior Nominations

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

The 2023 Lyrebird Youth Awards – Judges Awards

Youth Play

Awarded by Leah Anderson to:

  • Andy Straw & Caleb Winter for excellent improvisation skills incorporating a wardrobe malfunction in 3d Arts Company's Treasure Island

  • Ben Andrews for a magnificent program design including the dramaturgical information insert for Trinity Grammar & Ruyton Girls' Schools' The Book of Will

Awarded by Marg Henley to:

  • Breannah Arnel & Molly Odgers for impressive use of makeup to create scarring in St Helena Secondary College's Frankenstein

  • Cranbourne Secondary College for the innovative use of a fragmentary set in Indelible Ink

Awarded by Mudit Dhami to:

  • Donvale Christian College for the diverting ping pong opening sequence of The Comedy of Errors

  • Cranbourne Secondary College for effectively incorporating varying theatrical styles in Indelible Ink

Youth Musical Under $40K

Awarded by Gaynor Downie to:

  • Arabella Bailey for her superb acrobatic skills on silks in Warrandyte Secondary College's Matilda the Musical

  • The cast of Eltham College's The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee for executing an beautiful Auslan performance

Awarded by Mudit Dhami to:

  • Jessica Tran for a memorable saxophone solo to open Mt Waverley Secondary College's Chicago

  • Nazareth College for the visually spectacular pool effects in Seussical

Awarded by Warren Dorling to:

  • Eltham College for the captivating live action movie sequence in Heathers: Teen Edition

  • Waverley Christian College for the creative and precise moving train sequence in Anastasia

Awarded by Wayne Smith to:

  • Eltham College for the cleverly choreographed fight scene in Heathers: Teen Edition

  • The excellent male dance troupe in Tintern Grammar's Chicago

Youth Musical Over $40K

Awarded by Colin Hartley to:

  • Vermont Secondary College for the creative use of theatre space to make Chicago an immersive experience for the audience

  • The student tech team at Ringwood Secondary College for outstanding work on All Shook Up

Awarded by Jen Biggs:

  • Yarra Valley Grammar for the flawless train motion effect in Anastasia

  • Alexander Meagher for impressive Foley Artist Fish SFX in Haileybury College's The SpongeBob Musical

Awarded by Natasha Harvey:

  • Mountain District Musical Society for the amazing transformation of Elsa's dress in Frozen Jr

  • Mount Scopus Memorial College for the phenomenal artwork displayed in the foyer at The Wizard of Oz

Awarded by Wayne Smith to:

  • Haileybury College for the amusing entertainment both pre-show and during the interval of The SpongeBob Musical

  • Mount Scopus Memorial College for the creative way to melt the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz