The corporate received the award for finest musical for its manufacturing of Into the Woods final 12 months — one among six awards it received at a operate on the Wingatui Racecourse on Saturday night time.
The occasion celebrated excellent achievements in theatre in the course of the previous 12 months and introduced collectively the area’s most gifted and devoted performers, administrators and manufacturing groups.
Different high awards have been finest play, which went to Repertory Invercargill, for its manufacturing of Mum’s the Phrase 2 — Youngsters; the most effective youth manufacturing award which went to Central Southland Faculty for Sweeney Todd — The Demon Barber of Fleet Road; and the most effective director award went to Showbiz Queenstown director Marty Newell.
Showbiz Queenstown additionally received awards for finest set, finest vocal path, finest path, and finest general musical for 2025.
Among the many 24 awards offered, 4 have been offered to Musical Theatre Dunedin for his or her manufacturing of Chess, and three have been offered to Taieri Musical for Jesus Christ Celebrity.
Awards for the most effective main male performer in a play was Darren Ludlow as Nanny Fanny in Throbbin Wooden (Repertory Invercargill); finest main feminine performer in a play was Sarah McCarthy as Barbara in Mum’s the Phrase 2 — Youngsters (Repertory Invercargill); finest main male performer in a musical was James Adams as Jesus in Jesus Christ Celebrity (Taieri Musical); and finest main feminine performer in a musical was Megan Kolppanen as Donna Sheridan in Mamma Mia! (East Otago Musical Theatre).
john.lewis@odt.co.nz
