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!