2024 Junior Nominations & Recipients

BEST SOUND - YOUTH PLAY

  • Aaron Bell & Caleb Winter, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 3d Arts Company

  • Hannah Denny, Sense and Sensibility, Belgrave Heights Christian School

  • Andrew Stocker, Danton's Death, Camberwell Grammar School

  • Nicole Smith & Erica D'Angelo, Was & Will Be: A First Nation Anthology, Haileybury College

  • Gideon Szental, Pride & Prejudice, Mount Scopus Memorial College

  • Caleb Elbourne & Jonathan Lam, Snow White, St Andrews Christian College

  • Floyd Graham, Rhinoceros, Trinity Grammar School & Ruyton Girls' School

BEST SOUND - YOUTH MUSICAL UNDER $40K

  • Isaac Winter, Seussical, 3d Arts Company

  • Katarina Mizzi, Rock of Ages, Cranbourne Secondary College

  • Peter Philp, The SpongeBob Musical (Youth Edition), Fab Nobs Theatre

  • Adrian Violi, Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, Kambrya College

  • David Cook, Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, Oxley Christian College

  • Michael Honey, Anything Goes, Yarra Valley Grammar

BEST SOUND - YOUTH MUSICAL OVER $40K

  • Michael Curtis, The Little Mermaid, Donvale Christian College

  • Gerard Hook, The Addams Family, Haileybury College

  • Aaron Fabrikant, The Addams Family, Huntingtower School

  • Corey Lucas-Evans, School of Rock, Ringwood Secondary College

  • Lachlan Campbell, The Addams Family, Tintern Grammar

BEST LIGHTING - YOUTH PLAY

  • Nicole Smith & Nick Waxman, Was & Will Be: A First Nation Anthology, Haileybury College

  • Matt Silk & Danny Issko, A Wrinkle in Time, Mount Scopus Memorial College

  • Danny Issko, Pride & Prejudice, Mount Scopus Memorial College

  • Ben Daly, Radium Girls, Presbyterian Ladies' College

  • Isabelle Smith, Snow White, St Andrews Christian College

  • Tomas Geramedies, Our Town, St Helena Secondary College

  • Calum Fulton, Rhinoceros, Trinity Grammar School & Ruyton Girls' School

BEST LIGHTING - YOUTH MUSICAL UNDER $40K

  • Dylan Licastro, Tom Hambly & Ben Garreffa, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Eltham College

  • Yaz Sesta, The SpongeBob Musical (Youth Edition), Fab Nobs Theatre

  • Reuben Clarke & Charlotte Canning, Anastasia, Glen Waverley Secondary College

  • Leya Mackus & Oscar Wright, Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, Kambrya College

  • Mark Anderson, Shrek: The Musical, Koonung Secondary College

  • Ben Daly, Cinderella, Presbyterian Ladies' College

  • Bryan Chin, The Drowsy Chaperone, St Andrews Christian College

BEST LIGHTING - YOUTH MUSICAL OVER $40K

  • Brenton Van Vliet, Little Shop of Horrors, Brentwood Secondary College

  • Matthew Sanderson & Nick Waxman, The Addams Family, Haileybury College

  • Troy Jansen, The Addams Family, Huntingtower School

  • Corey Lucas-Evans, School of Rock, Ringwood Secondary College

  • Sienna Gallagher, The Addams Family, Tintern Grammar

  • Andrew Lewis, Mamma Mia!, Wantirna College

BEST COSTUME - YOUTH PLAY

  • Colette MacLaren & Hayley Thompson, Alice's Adventure in Wonderland, 3d Arts Company

  • Courtney White, Sense and Sensibility, Belgrave Heights Christian School

  • Jennifer Bennie, Danton's Death, Camberwell Grammar School

  • Nicole Smith, Was & Will Be: A First Nation Anthology, Haileybury College

  • Anastasia La Fey, Odette Hollenbach & Students, Lady MacBeth, Preshil, The Margaret Lyttle Memorial School

  • Bdeborah Bartholemei & Magenta Laidler, Our Town, St Helena Secondary College

  • Yvonne Vas, Rhinoceros, Trinity Grammar School & Ruyton Girls' School

BEST COSTUME - YOUTH MUSICAL UNDER $40K

  • Colette MacLaren, Seussical, 3d Arts Company

  • Katie Elliott, Anastasia, Glen Waverley Secondary College

  • Katherine Harding & Sue Clarkson, Shrek: The Musical, Koonung Secondary College

  • Jayne Coney, Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, Oxley Christian College

  • Victoria Horsburgh & Faye Rendall, The Little Mermaid Jr, Players Theatre Company

  • Bronwyn Clague, Cinderella, Presbyterian Ladies' College

  • Olivia Berry, Anything Goes, Yarra Valley Grammar

BEST COSTUME - YOUTH MUSICAL OVER $40K

  • Alice Krieger, Little Shop of Horrors, Brentwood Secondary College

  • Pete Tserbis, The Addams Family, Caulfield Grammar School

  • Elise Cavallo, Funny Girl, Emmaus College

  • Gail Sims, The Addams Family, Huntingtower School

  • Lyn Bartold & Karl McNamara , The Addams Family, Tintern Grammar

  • Michaela Piritidis, Mamma Mia!, Wantirna College

BEST SET - YOUTH PLAY

  • Cale MacLaren, Alice's Advertures in Wonderland, 3d Arts Company

  • Kenny Wong, Sense and Sensibility, Belgrave Heights Christian School

  • Mark Wager, Danton's Death, Camberwell Grammar School

  • Nick Waxman with Christina Logan-Bell, Was & Will Be: A First Nation Anthology, Haileybury College

  • Gideon Szental, Pride & Prejudice, Mount Scopus Memorial College

  • Patrick Matthews, Our Town, St Helena Secondary College

BEST SET - YOUTH MUSICAL UNDER $40K

  • Cale MacLaren, Seussical, 3d Arts Company

  • Patrick Clarke & Dylan Licastro, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Eltham College

  • Leya Mackus, Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, Kambrya College

  • Claire Hogan & Gabrielle Bail, Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, Oxley Christian College

  • Michelle Thomas, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Peoples Playhouse Theatre Inc

  • Karen Elbourne, The Drowsy Chaperone, St Andrews Christian College

  • Patrick Matthews, Mamma Mia!, St Helena Secondary College

BEST SET - YOUTH MUSICAL OVER $40K

  • Brenton Van Vliet, Little Shop of Horrors, Brentwood Secondary College

  • Elise Cavallo & Jacob Battista, Funny Girl, Emmaus College

  • Gideon Szental & Matthew McLaughlin, Oliver!, Mount Scopus Memorial College

  • David Godfrey , School of Rock, Ringwood Secondary College

  • Karl McNamara, The Addams Family, Tintern Grammar

  • Andrew Lewis, Beryl Birrell & Mel Zulfic, Mamma Mia!, Wantirna College

OUTSTANDING STUDENT DESIGN ACHIEVEMENT - YOUTH PLAY

  • Student Hair and Make Up Team, Alice's Adventure in Wonderland, 3d Arts Company

  • Choregraphy/Lighting/Costume Teams, Curtain Calls & Chronicles, Lilydale High School

  • Avery Lloyd , Lady Macbeth, Preshil, The Margaret Lyttle Memorial School

  • Alexander Thoraval, Lady Macbeth, Preshil, The Margaret Lyttle Memorial School

OUTSTANDING DANCE NUMBER - YOUTH MUSICAL UNDER $40K

  • Don't Be The Bunny, Urinetown, Box Hill High School

  • Bruce (Part 1), Matilda The Musical Jnr, Genazzano FCJ College

  • What's Up Duloc, Shrek: The Musical, Koonung Secondary College

  • Money Money Money, Mamma Mia!, Mount Waverley Secondary College

  • Under The Sea, The Little Mermaid, Players Theatre Company

  • Does You're Mother Know, Mamma Mia!, St Helena Secondary College

  • Anything Goes, Anything Goes, Yarra Valley Grammar

OUTSTANDING DANCE NUMBER - YOUTH MUSICAL OVER $40K

  • Skid Row, Little Shop of Horrors, Brentwood Secondary College

  • Pick-A-Pocket, Oliver!, Mount Scopus Memorial College

  • Stick It To The Man, School of Rock, Ringwood Secondary College

  • When You're An Addams, The Addams Family, Tintern Grammar

  • Money, Money, Money, Mamma Mia!, Wantirna College

OUTSTANDING DANCER - YOUTH MUSICAL UNDER $40K

  • Chloe MacLaren , Seussical, 3d Arts Company

  • Jess Blakemore, Seussical, 3d Arts Company

  • Birri Brown, Rock of Ages, Cranbourne Secondary College

  • Farhad Haidari, Chicago, Fountain Gate Secondary College

  • Anabella Ly, Anastasia the Musical, Glen Waverley Secondary College

  • Sienna Soutter, All Shook Up, Melba College

  • Audrey Polidoros, High School Musical 2, Wendy Samantha Productions

OUTSTANDING DANCER - YOUTH MUSICAL OVER $40K

  • Mia Whitehill-Field, Little Shop of Horrors, Brentwood Secondary College

  • Sophie Langford, Little Shop of Horrors, Brentwood Secondary College

  • Braya Jade Hanssen, The Addams Family, Haileybury College

  • Indiana Renna, The Addams Family, Haileybury College

  • Bree Phillips, School of Rock, Ringwood Secondary College

BEST ENSEMBLE - YOUTH PLAY

  • Was & Will Be: A First Nation Anthology, Haileybury College

  • A Wrinkle in Time, Mount Scopus Memorial College

  • Lady Macbeth , Preshil, The Margaret Lyttle Memorial School

  • Snow White, St Andrews Christian College

  • Our Town, St Helena Secondary College

  • Rhinoceros, Trinity Grammar School & Ruyton Girls' School

BEST ENSEMBLE - MUSICAL UNDER $40K

  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Eltham College

  • Into the Woods, Eltham Little Theatre

  • Shrek: The Musical, Koonung Secondary College

  • Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, Oxley Christian College

  • The Little Mermaid Jr, Players Theatre Company

  • Cinderella, Presbyterian Ladies' College

  • The Drowsy Chaperone, St Andrews Christian College

BEST ENSEMBLE - MUSICAL OVER $40K

  • Little Shop of Horrors, Brentwood Secondary College

  • The Addams Family, Caulfield Grammar School

  • Funny Girl, Emmaus College

  • Oliver!, Mount Scopus Memorial College

  • School of Rock, Ringwood Secondary College

  • The Addams Family, Tintern Grammar

  • Mamma Mia!, Wantirna College

BEST ENSEMBLE PERFORMER - YOUTH MUSICAL UNDER $40K

  • Chloe MacLaren, Seussical, 3d Arts Company

  • Ava Walsh, Urinetown, Box Hill High School

  • Maple Rosbrook, Frozen Jnr, Diamond Valley Singers

  • Chloe Van Den Broek, Charlie & The Chocolate Factoryory, Oxley Christian College

  • Sanayah Dubash, Cinderella, Presbyterian Ladies' College

  • Erin Linton, Mamma Mia!, St Helena Secondary College

  • Ella Roche, Head Over Heels, Vermont Secondary College

  • Daniel Geng, Anything Goes, Yarra Valley Grammar

BEST ENSEMBLE PERFORMER - YOUTH MUSICAL OVER $40K

  • Alex Steinfort, The Little Mermaid, Donvale Christian College

  • Ben Zerafa, The Addams Family, Haileybury College

  • Emmanuelle Fink, Oliver!, Mount Scopus Memorial College

  • Katie Howell, The Addams Family, Tintern Grammar

  • Eloise Rogers, Mamma Mia!, Wantirna College

BEST CAMEO PERFORMER - YOUTH PLAY

  • Charlotte Kha, Alice's Adventure in Wonderland, 3d Arts Company

  • Kovi Shoot , A Wrinkle in Time, Mount Scopus Memorial College

  • Adeline Crosbie, Lady Macbeth, Preshil, The Margaret Lyttle Memorial School

  • Esmarie Victor, Our Town, St Helena Secondary College

BEST CAMEO PERFORMER - YOUTH MUSICAL UNDER $40K

  • Lucas Atkinson, Seussical, 3d Arts Company

  • Emily Ford, Urinetown, Box Hill High School

  • Sarah Pregara, Rock of Ages, Cranbourne Secondary College

  • Anesu Mudavanhu, Mary Poppins, CREST Performing Arts

  • Lucian Ruberto, Hunchback, Eltham College

  • Nash Stainer, Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, Kambrya College

  • Eliza McGregor - Mrs Green, Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, Oxley Christian College

  • Claire Ross, Head Over Heels, Vermont Secondary College

BEST CAMEO PERFORMER - YOUTH MUSICAL OVER $40K

  • Damien Quinlan, The Addams Family, Caulfield Grammar School

  • Charlotte Brown , The Little Mermaid , Donvale Christian College

  • Zoe Young, The Little Mermaid , Donvale Christian College

  • Mace Bray, Funny Girl, Emmaus College

  • Adrian Bisignano, The Addams Family , Tintern Grammar

BEST COMEDIC PERFORMER - YOUTH PLAY

  • Caleb Winter, Alice's Adventure in Wonderland, 3d Arts Company

  • Jesse Martin, Alice's Adventure in Wonderland, 3d Arts Company

  • York Newell, Curtain Calls & Chronicles, Lilydale High School

  • Shaynie Lewin, Pride and Prejudice, Mount Scopus Memorial College

  • Tuesday Moses, Lady Macbeth, Preshil, The Margaret Lyttle Memorial School

  • Caleb Elbourne, Snow White, St Andrews Christian College

BEST COMEDIC PERFORMER - YOUTH MUSICAL UNDER $40K

  • Dannielle Eddington, Matilda The Musical Jnr, Alkira Secondary College

  • Alex Brewer, Rock of Ages, Cranbourne Secondary College

  • Ash Geary-Smith, All Shook Up, Melba College

  • Lucy Destry, Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, Oxley Christian College

  • Xavier Brown, The Little Mermaid, Players Theatre Company

  • Teagan Llewelyn, Cinderella, Presbyterian Ladies' College

  • Joel Jayanthan, The Drowsy Chaperone, St Andrews Christian College

  • Ian Mak, Anything Goes, Yarra Valley Grammar

BEST COMEDIC PERFORMER - YOUTH MUSICAL OVER $40K

  • Nyss Fyfield, The Addams Family, Huntingtower School

  • Saxon Jenkins , School of Rock, Ringwood Secondary College

  • Harry Bridgford, The Addams Family, Tintern Grammar

  • Jess Blakemore, The Little Mermaid, Donvale Christian College

  • Zach Day, Mamma Mia!, Wantirna College

BEST DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE - YOUTH PLAY

  • Lachlan Millard , Danton's Death, Camberwell Grammar School

  • Samuel Licciardino, Was & Will Be: A First Nation Anthology, Haileybury College

  • Maxwell Caulfield, Curtain Calls & Chronicles, Lilydale High School

  • Issy Bidmead, The Glove Thief, Trinity Grammar School & Ruyton Girls' School

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

  • Noelle Muir (Shimbleshanks), Cats, 3d Arts Company

  • Luca Macali (Out There), Hunchback, Eltham College

  • Jack Valance (Mr Cellophane), Chicago, Mater Christi College

  • Keishi Sasuga (Candy Man), Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, Oxley Christian College

  • Jackson Sweatman (Fregliys Apology), Diary of A Wimpy Kid, Peoples Playhouse Theatre Inc

  • Grace Jemison (Les Poissons), The Little Mermaid, Players Theatre Company

  • Harrison Fearnley (Be Like the Bluebird), Anything Goes, Yarra Valley Grammar

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

  • Lucas Amerasekera (Grow for Me), Little Shop of Horrors, Brentwood Secondary College

  • Grace Sketcher (What If), The Addams Family, Caulfield Grammar School

  • Jaeden Vaithianathan (The Moon and Me), The Addams Family, Haileybury College

  • Jesse Kline (Reviewing The Sit), Oliver!, Mount Scopus Memorial College

  • Sean Kelly (When I Climbed Mount Rock), School of Rock, Ringwood Secondary College

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

  • Kate Phillips (Memory), CATS, 3d Arts Company

  • Lillyarna Waters (This Little Girl), Matilda The Musical Jnr, Alkira Secondary College

  • Cara Licardio (Let It Go) , Frozen Jr, Diamond Valley Singers

  • Maia Mandez (Morning Person), Shrek: The Musical , Koonung Secondary College

  • Madeleine Davis (Winner Takes It All) , Mamma Mia!, Mount Waverley Secondary College

  • Kiara Vasquez (As We Stumble Along), The Drowsy Chaperone, St Andrews Christian College

  • Madison Kalmar (Journey to the Past), Anastasia, St Francis Xavier College

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

  • Liora Jaworski (Somewhere That's Green), Little Shop of Horrors, Brentwood Secondary College

  • Alexia Enriquez (Poor Unfortunate Soul) , The Little Mermaid, Donvale Christian College

  • Alexis King (Waiting) , The Addams Family, Haileybury College

  • Maia Cukierman (As Long As He Needs Me), Oliver!, Mount Scopus Memorial College

  • Mackenzie Ross (Winner Takes It All), Mamma Mia!, Wantirna College

OUTSTANDING ACTING PARTNERSHIP - YOUTH PLAY

  • Josh Broadhead & Josh Milton, Alice's Adventure in Wonderland, 3d Arts Company

  • Jessica Brewster & Ethan Ruighaver, Sense & Sensibility, Belgrave Heights Christian School

  • Simon Liu & Sam Licciardino , Was & Will Be: A First Nation Anthology, Haileybury College

  • The Acrobats (Aruna Bown & Jade McCullough), Curtain Calls & Chronicles, Lilydale High School

  • The Witches, Lady Macbeth, Preshil, The Margaret Lyttle Memorial School

  • Charlotte McFarlane & Isabelle Bannister, Our Town, St Helena Secondary College

  • Riya Mandrawa & Jake Lai , Rhinoceros, Trinity Grammar School & Ruyton Girls' School

BEST ACTING PARTNERSHIP - YOUTH MUSICAL UNDER $40K

  • Berrigan Moyle & Rose Blakston, Seussical, 3d Arts Company

  • Bethany Riggs & Nathaniel Clarke, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Eltham College

  • Charlie Vujnovic & Jack Thompson , The SpongeBob Musical (Youth Edition), Fab Nobs Theatre

  • Bethani Bingley & Alysha Clegg, Shrek: The Musical , Koonung Secondary College

  • Maksim Recht & Rhys Aubrey, Diary of A Wimpy Kid, Peoples Playhouse Theatre Inc

  • Kay Lee Wong & Abygail Xiao, The Drowsy Chaperone, St Andrews Christian College

  • Veronika Bisak & Lauren Hunt, Anastasia, St Francis Xavier College

BEST ACTING PARTNERSHIP - YOUTH MUSICAL OVER $40K

  • Lucas Amerasekera & Edric Yong, Little Shop of Horrors, Brentwood Secondary College

  • Nicholas Paraskaropoulos & Jessica Gribi, The Addams Family, Caulfield Grammar School

  • Trinity Astley & Abby Cawthorn, The Little Mermaid, Donvale Christian College

  • Eden Hadass & Sam Katz, Oliver!, Mount Scopus Memorial College

  • Stephanie Coffey & Tiarnna Handley, Mamma Mia!, Wantirna College

HIGHLY COMMENDED PERFORMER - YOUTH PLAY

  • Esther Nelson, Alice's Adventure in Wonderland, 3d Arts Company

  • Jesse Martin, Alice's Adventure in Wonderland, 3d Arts Company

  • Alexis King , Was & Will Be: A First Nation Anthology, Haileybury College

  • Holly Allen, Was & Will Be: A First Nation Anthology, Haileybury College

  • Emily Geerling, Curtain Calls & Chronicles, Lilydale High School

  • Audrey Wong, Rhinoceros, Trinity Grammar School & Ruyton Girls' School

HIGHLY COMMENDED PERFORMANCE - YOUTH MUSICAL UNDER $40K

  • Eloise Hamilton , CATS, 3d Arts Company

  • Maple Rosbrook , 'Frozen Jnr', Diamond Valley Singers

  • Anya Nanayakkara, Matilda The Musical Jnr, Genazzano FCJ College

  • Anna Hou , Matilda The Musical Jnr, Genazzano FCJ College

  • Indiana Iannotti , Shrek: The Musical , Koonung Secondary College

  • Jackson Sweatman , Diary of A Wimpy Kid, Peoples Playhouse Theatre Inc

  • Grace Jemison , The Little Mermaid, Players Theatre Company

HIGHLY COMMENDED PERFORMANCE - YOUTH MUSICAL OVER $40K

  • Lucas Anthonisz, Little Shop of Horrows, Brentwood Secondary College

  • Grace Sketcher , The Addams Family, Caulfield Grammar School

  • Avaya Pola , The Addams Family, Huntingtower School

  • Kayla Paton , The Addams Family, Tintern Grammar

  • Bianca Mizzi , Mamma Mia!, Wantirna College

BEST PERFORMER IN A SUPPORTING FEMALE ROLE - YOUTH PLAY

  • Esther Nelson, Alice's Advertures in Wonderland, 3d Arts Company

  • Amelie de Graaf, Sense and Sensibility, Belgrave Heights Christian School

  • Gail Scott, Sense and Sensibility, Belgrave Heights Christian School

  • Leila Averbukh, Pride & Prejudice, Mount Scopus Memorial College

  • Maia Cukierman, Pride & Prejudice, Mount Scopus Memorial College

  • Adeline Crosbie, Lady MacBeth, Preshil, The Margaret Lyttle Memorial School

  • Noraan Elnakeeb, Rhinoceros, Trinity Grammar School & Ruyton Girls' School

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

  • Noelle Muir, Seussical, 3d Arts Company

  • Opal Dettman , Urinetown, Box Hill High School

  • Daniella Hupertz, Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, Oxley Christian College

  • Jessica Graham , Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, Oxley Christian College

  • Sharntai Niemann , Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, Oxley Christian College

  • Zara Verghese , Cinderella, Presbyterian Ladies' College

  • Kiara Vasquez , The Drowsy Chaperone, St Andrews Christian College

  • Mia Webber , Anything Goes, Yarra Valley Grammar

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

  • Sophie Corea, Little Shop of Horrors, Brentwood Secondary College

  • Sophie Langford, Little Shop of Horrors, Brentwood Secondary College

  • Sienna Cameron , Funny Girl, Emmaus College

  • Alexis King , The Addams Family, Haileybury College

  • Olivia Woodhouse , The Addams Family, Huntingtower School

  • Ari Humphreys , School of Rock, Ringwood Secondary College

  • Emily Stokes , The Addams Family, Tintern Grammar

BEST PERFORMER IN A SUPPORTING MALE ROLE - YOUTH PLAY

  • Caleb MacLaren, Alice's Advertures in Wonderland, 3d Arts Company

  • Caleb Winter, Alice's Advertures in Wonderland, 3d Arts Company

  • Samual Hoppitt , Alice's Adventure in Wonderland, 3d Arts Company

  • Harry Bruce-Tennant, Sense and Sensibility, Belgrave Heights Christian School

  • Jesse Kline, Pride & Prejudice, Mount Scopus Memorial College

  • Noah Lever, Pride & Prejudice, Mount Scopus Memorial College

  • Manny Anasson, Lady MacBeth, Preshil, The Margaret Lyttle Memorial School

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

  • Nathaniel Clarke , The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Eltham College

  • Jack Thompson , The SpongeBob Musical (Youth Edition), Fab Nobs Theatre

  • Alysha Cleg , Shrek: The Musical, Koonung Secondary College

  • James England , Shrek: The Musical, Koonung Secondary College

  • Ash Geary-Smith, All Shook Up, Melba College

  • Wil Armstrong, Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, Oxley Christian College

  • Joel Jayanthan , The Drowsy Chaperone, St Andrews Christian College

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

  • Bailey Amerasekera, Little Shop of Horrors, Brentwood Secondary College

  • Cooper Dawson , Funny Girl, Emmaus College

  • Giddy Datt , Oliver!, Mount Scopus Memorial College

  • Harry Bridgford , The Addams Family, Tintern Grammar

  • Harrison Bedford , Mamma Mia!, Wantirna College

  • Jeremy Coath , Mamma Mia!, Wantirna College

  • William Davis, Mamma Mia!, Wantirna College

BEST PERFORMER IN A LEAD FEMALE ROLE - YOUTH PLAY

  • Chloe Daly, Alice's Adventure in Wonderland, 3d Arts Company

  • Chloe MacLaren, Alice's Adventure in Wonderland, 3d Arts Company

  • Amy Greenwood, Sense and Sensibility, Belgrave Heights Christian School

  • Shenny Thalagala, Radium Girls, Presbyterian Ladies' College

  • Tess Phillips-Williams, Radium Girls, Presbyterian Ladies' College

  • Issy Bidmead, The Glove Thief, Ruyton Girls' School & Trinity Grammar School

  • Siena Laidler, Our Town, St Helena Secondary College

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

  • Bethany Riggs , The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Eltham College

  • Kitty Blaze , Matilda The Musical Jnr, Genazzano FCJ College

  • Luella Clarke , Anastasia, Glen Waverley Secondary College

  • Maia Mendez , Shrek: The Musical, Koonung Secondary College

  • Beatrice Langley , Mamma Mia!, Mount Waverley Secondary College

  • Madeleine Davis , Mamma Mia!, Mount Waverley Secondary College

  • Annabelle Tay , The Drowsy Chaperone, St Andrews Christian College

  • Madison Kalmar , Anastasia: The Musical, St Francis Xavier College

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

  • Liora Jaworski , Little Shop of Horrors, Brentwood Secondary College

  • Alexia Enriquez , The Little Mermaid, Donvale Christian College

  • Ella Wilson , Funny Girl, Emmaus College

  • Ruby Rankin, The Addams Family, Huntingtower School

  • Maia Cukierman , Oliver!, Mount Scopus Memorial College

  • Scarlett O'Connor, The Addams Family, Tintern Grammar

  • Mackenzie Ross , Mamma Mia!, Wantirna College

BEST PERFORMER IN A LEAD MALE ROLE - YOUTH PLAY

  • Jasper Chao, Danton's Death, Camberwell Grammar School

  • Lachlan Millard, Danton's Death, Camberwell Grammar School

  • Giddy Datt, Pride & Prejudice, Mount Scopus Memorial College

  • Christine Lee, Radium Girls, Presbyterian Ladies' College

  • Jesse Pollitt, Lady MacBeth, Preshil, The Margaret Lyttle Memorial School

  • Isaac Thompson , Our Town, St Helena Secondary College

  • Ben Reynolds, Rhinoceros, Trinity Grammar School & Ruyton Girls' School

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

  • Zachary Holmes, Rock of Ages, Cranbourne Secondary College

  • Luca Macali , The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Eltham College

  • Ruby Falkiner , Chicago, Fountain Gate Secondary College

  • Saskia Kirby, Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, Kambrya College

  • Cindy Chen , Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, Oxley Christian College

  • Keishi Sasuga , Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, Oxley Christian College

  • Caleb Elbourne, The Drowsy Chaperone, St Andrews Christian College

  • Nick Waddington , Anything Goes, Yarra Valley Grammar

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

  • Nikolas Paraskevopoulos, The Addams Family, Caulfield Grammar School

  • Aidan Puls , Funny Girl, Emmaus College

  • Nicolas Cookson , The Addams Family, Huntingtower School

  • Jesse Kline , Oliver!, Mount Scopus Memorial College

  • Mia Singer , Oliver!, Mount Scopus Memorial College

  • Sean Kelly , School of Rock, Ringwood Secondary College

  • Liam Rosewarne , The Addams Family, Tintern Grammar

BEST CHOREOGRAPHER - YOUTH PLAY

  • Kenzie Reid, Curtain Calls & Chronicles, Lilydale High School

  • Jaimee White, Pride & Prejudice, Mount Scopus Memorial College

  • Jaimee White, A Wrinkle in Time, Mount Scopus Memorial College

BEST CHOREOGRAPHER - YOUTH MUSICAL UNDER $40K

  • Jessica Taylor, Seussical, 3d Arts Company

  • Meaghan Buckley, Matilda The Musical Jnr, Genazzano FCJ College

  • Clarice Wijaya, Anastasia, Glen Waverley Secondary College

  • Kaia Duong, Shrek: The Musical, Koonung Secondary College

  • Jasmine Sien & Simone Martin, Chicago, Mater Christi College

  • Claire Hogan & Stephanie Barnden, Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, Oxley Christian College

  • Mikyla Battey, The Drowsy Chaperone, St Andrews Christian College

BEST CHOREOGRAPHER - YOUTH MUSICAL OVER $40K

  • Hannah Vaughan, Little Shop of Horrors, Brentwood Secondary College

  • Pete Tserbis & Courtney Reardon, The Addams Family, Caulfield Grammar School

  • Kirra Plavin, Funny Girl, Emmaus College

  • Guada Banez & Savannah Young, The Addams Family, Huntingtower School

  • Jaimee White, Oliver!, Mount Scopus Memorial College

  • Gaynor Borlase & Jess Duffy, School of Rock, Ringwood Secondary College

  • Talia Di Mitrio, The Addams Family, Tintern Grammar

BEST MUSICAL DIRECTOR - YOUTH MUSICAL UNDER $40K

  • Aaron Searle & Bridget Davies, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Eltham College

  • Peter Lego & Brad Slater, Anastasia, Glen Waverley Secondary College

  • Penelope Latham & Jennifer Molloy, Shrek: The Musical, Koonung Secondary College

  • Aaron Chan & Stephanie Barnden, Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, Oxley Christian College

  • Damien Mizzi & Katarina Mizzi, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Peoples Playhouse Theatre Inc

  • Ben Hudson, Cinderella, Presbyterian Ladies' College

  • Luke Batty, The Drowsy Chaperone, St Andrews Christian College

BEST MUSICAL DIRECTOR - YOUTH MUSICAL OVER $40K

  • Lauren Davine, Little Shop of Horrors, Brentwood Secondary College

  • Jem Sherwill, Funny Girl, Emmaus College

  • Robert Latham, The Addams Family, Haileybury College

  • David Mowat & Kayla Sims, The Addams Family, Huntingtower School

  • Malcom Huddle & Sean Donehue, Oliver!, Mount Scopus Memorial College

  • Vicki Quinn & Elise Frederiksen & Declan Trounson, School of Rock, Ringwood Secondary College

  • Alison Bezaire & Lisa Clarke, The Addams Family, Tintern Grammar

BEST DIRECTOR - YOUTH PLAY

  • Cale MacLaren & Seb Lister, Alice's Adventure in Wonderland, 3d Arts Company

  • Leah Nicholls, Sense and Sensibility, Belgrave Heights Christian School

  • Andrew Stocker, Danton's Death, Camberwell Grammar School

  • Nick Waxman, Nicole Smith, Candice Anderson, Emma Maggio , Was & Will Be: A First Nation Anthology, Haileybury College

  • Gideon Szental, Pride & Prejudice, Mount Scopus Memorial College

  • Emily Bowman, Radium Girls, Presbyterian Ladies' College

  • Laurence Page, Lady MacBeth, Preshil, The Margaret Lyttle Memorial School

BEST DIRECTOR - YOUTH MUSICAL UNDER $40K

  • Cale MacLaren, Seussical, 3d Arts Company

  • Dylan Licastro, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Eltham College

  • Claire Hogan & Gabrielle Bail, Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, Oxley Christian College

  • Michelle Thomas, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Peoples Playhouse Theatre Inc

  • Cath Garrett, Cinderella, Presbyterian Ladies' College

  • Karen Elbourne, The Drowsy Chaperone, St Andrews Christian College

  • Victoria Adams & Fiona Cowan, Head Over Heels: High School Edition, Vermont Secondary College

BEST DIRECTOR - YOUTH MUSICAL OVER $40K

  • Alice Krieger, Little Shop of Horrors, Brentwood Secondary College

  • Elise Cavallo, Funny Girl, Emmaus College

  • Trent Bockman, The Addams Family, Huntingtower School

  • Gideon Szental, Oliver!, Mount Scopus Memorial College

  • Lauren Rowe, School of Rock, Ringwood Secondary College

  • Karl McNamara, The Addams Family, Tintern Grammar

  • Surya Ganesan & Beryl Birrell, Mamma Mia!, Wantirna College

BEST YOUTH PRODUCTION - PLAY

  • Alice's Adventure in Wonderland, 3d Arts Company

  • Sense and Sensibility, Belgrave Heights Christian School

  • Danton's Death, Camberwell Grammar School

  • Was & Will Be: A First Nation Anthology, Haileybury College

  • Pride & Prejudice, Mount Scopus Memorial College

  • Lady MacBeth, Preshil, The Margaret Lyttle Memorial School

  • Rhinoceros, Trinity Grammar School & Ruyton Girls' School

BEST YOUTH PRODUCTION - MUSICAL UNDER $40K

  • Seussical, 3d Arts Company

  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Eltham College

  • Anastasia, Glen Waverley Secondary College

  • Shrek: The Musical, Koonung Secondary College

  • Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, Oxley Christian College

  • Cinderella, Presbyterian Ladies' College

  • The Drowsy Chaperone, St Andrews Christian College

BEST YOUTH PRODUCTION - MUSICAL OVER $40K

  • Little Shop of Horrors, Brentwood Secondary College

  • Funny Girl, Emmaus College

  • The Addams Family, Haileybury College

  • The Addams Family, Huntingtower School

  • Oliver!, Mount Scopus Memorial College

  • School of Rock, Ringwood Secondary College

  • The Addams Family, Tintern Grammar

  • Mamma Mia!, Wantirna College

The 2024 Lyrebird Youth Awards
Judges Awards

Youth Play

Awarded by Candice Atkinson to:

  • Belgrave Heights Christian School for their unique way of using a live orchestra amongst a soundscape in Sense and Sensibility

  • St Helena Secondary College for their preshow entertainment including set, costume and actor interactions before Our Town.

Awarded by Marg Henley to:

  • Presbyterian Ladies' College for their program and poster design and overall design concept for their production of Radium Girls.

  • Mount Scopus Memorial College for the strong movement and tableauxs in their production of A Wrinkle In Time.

Awarded by Jane Court and Margot Sephton to:

  • St Andrews Christian College production of Snow White for a highly creative production using minimal resources. Lilydale High School for using the style of course acting to create the production of Curtain Call & Chronicles.

Youth Musical Under $40K

Awarded by Gaynor Downie to:

  • St Helena Secondary College production of Mamma Mia! for their engaging mega mix which got the entire audience up on their feet dancing and singing. Fab Nobs Theatre for their creative pre show announcement during their production of The SpongeBob Musical (Youth Edition).

Awarded by Natasha Harvey to:

  • Box Hill High School for extending on the Urinetown theme of sustainability through the canteen.

  • Presbyterian Ladies' College for the outstanding student poster design competition for their program cover for Cinderella.

Awarded by Lynette Williams to:

  • Koonung Secondary College for the integrated team work in bringing the puppet of dragon to life in their production of Shrek: The Musical.

  • Kambrya College for the innovative use of technology in shrinking Mike TeeVee in their production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Awarded by Wayne Smith to:

  • Alysha Clegg from Koonung Secondary College who soldiered on with all the singing and dancing for the role of Donkey, despite having a broken arm in a sling. Vermont Secondary College for the superb stage crew for their lightning fast transition and despite a power failure during interval during their production of Head Over H

Youth Musical Over $40K

Awarded by Colin Hartley to:

  • Haileybury College for their original and creative artwork design for their production of The Addams Family.

  • Huntingtower School for their amazing student lead teams across all aspects of the production during their production of The Addams Family.

Awarded by Jen Biggs:

  • Brentwood Secondary College for their outstanding use and handling of Audrey II during their production of Little Shop of Horrors.

  • Caulfield Grammar School Wheelers Hill for their modernized approach and creative interpretation of 'Death Is Just Around The Corner' during their production of The Ad

Awarded by Wayne Smith to:

  • Ringwood Secondary College for the clever marketing lead by the students to message Jack Black in the lead up to their production of School of Rock.

  • Mount Scopus Memorial School and their FOH crew and ushers for their enthusiastic and willingness to help the audience during their production of Oliver!