Prince & ‘Matilda The Musical’ Among 2016 Helpmann Award Winners

The winners of the 2016 Helpmann Awards have been crowned, highlighting just how big the past 12 months have been for the live arts. Among the winners, the stand out from the awards is Matilda: The Musical, which brought home a record 13 awards this year. 

Matilda scored gongs in categories like Best Choreography, Best Direction, Best Female Actor and Best Supporting Female, not to mention the very affirming Best Musical nod. 

Other big winners include Kate Miller-Heidke and the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, who’s performance for MOFO 2016 took out Best Australian Contemporary Concert, which was no small feat considering the company they kept in that nomination. 

Late music mega-star Prince was honoured with a posthumous award for his Piano & A Microphone Australian Tour, which was crowned the best live international experience from last year. 

The progressive and habitually amazing WOMADelaide 2016  was deemed the best festival experience from 2016, and our beloved Tom Ballard took out Best Comedy Performer, flanked by a list of worthy peers. 

Catch the winners highlights from this year’s Helpmann Awards below, and get the scoop on the full list of winners and grinners at the Helpmann Awards website

2016 Helpmann Awards – Winners Highlights In Bold

Contemporary Music

Best Australian Contemporary Concert

Flight Facilities with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (Melbourne Festival)

Vance Joy – Fire And The Flood Tour (Frontier Touring, Unified and Village Sounds)

Kate Miller-Heidke and the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra with visuals by Amy Gebhardt (MOFO 2016)

A State Of Grace: The Music Of Tim & Jeff Buckley (Gaynor Crawford Presents, Kirsten Siddle, State of Grace Company)

Best International Contemporary Concert

Prince Piano & A Microphone Tour (Dainty Group and ICO ApS)

Brian Wilson Live At The Palais Theatre (Bluesfest Touring)

Fleetwood Mac On With The Show Tour (Fleetwood Mac and Live Nation)

Florence + The Machine (Laneway Presents, Chugg Entertainment, Sydney Opera House)

Best Contemporary Music Festival

27th Annual Bluesfest Byron Bay

WOMADelaide 2016 (Womadelaide Foundation)

St Jerome’s Laneway Festival 2016 (Laneway Presents and Chugg Entertainment)

MOFO 2016 (MONA)

Comedy

Best Comedy Performer

Julia Morris – I Don’t Want Your Honest Feedback

Zoë Coombs Marr – Trigger Warning

Tom Ballard – The World Keeps Happening

Doug Anthony Allstars – Paul McDermott, Tim Ferguson, Paul Livingston – Reunion. Rebirth

Musicals

Best Choreography in a Musical

Andrew Wright and Jaye Elster – Singin’ In The Rain

Andrew Hallsworth – Little Shop Of Horrors

Peter Darling – Matilda The Musical

Arlene Phillips – The Sound Of Music

Best Direction of a Musical

Roger Hodgman – Fiddler On The Roof

Simon Phillips – Ladies In Black

Matthew Warchus – Matilda The Musical

Dean Bryant – Little Shop Of Horrors

Best Female Actor in a Musical

Molly Barwick, Dusty Bursill, Tiana Mirra, Alannah Parfett, Sasha Rose, Georgia Taplin, Bella Thomas and Ingrid Torelli – Matilda The Musical

Amy Lehpamer – The Sound Of Music

Antoinette Halloran – Sweeney Todd

Esther Hannaford – Little Shop Of Horrors

Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical

Wendy Mae Brown – Ghost The Musical

Erika Heynatz – Singin’ In The Rain

Elise McCann – Matilda The Musical

Jacqueline Dark – The Sound Of Music

Best Male Actor in a Musical

Rob Mills – Ghost The Musical

Anthony Warlow – Fiddler On The Roof

James Millar – Matilda The Musical

Brent Hill – Little Shop Of Horrors

Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical

Jack Chambers – Singin’ In The Rain

Daniel Frederiksen – Matilda The Musical

Tyler Coppin – Little Shop Of Horrors

Simon Gallaher – Wicked

Best Musical 

The Sound Of Music

Fiddler On The Roof

Ladies In Black

Matilda The Musical

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