The nominations for the 2013 Helpmann Awards have been announced at events in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Hobart and Perth. It’s the first time that nomination events have been held simultaneously in all six cities.
The Helpmann Awards honour achievements in the live performance industry. Below are listed a selection of nominations for awards relating to the dance sector. In addition to these awards a number of dance productions and artists associated with dance productions have been nominated for awards that are not limited to dance/physical theatre/musicals – you can see the full list of awards at www.helpmannawards.com.au.
Best Choreography in a Dance or Physical Theatre Production
- Antony Hamilton - Black Project 1 & 2, Arts House & Antony Hamilton Projects
- Antony Hamilton - Keep Everything, Chunky Move
- Stephanie Lake - Dual, Arts House & Stephanie Lake
- Frances Rings - TERRAIN, Bangarra Dance Theatre
Best Choreography in a Musical
- Tony Bartuccio - Chess, The Production Company
- Christopher Gattelli - South Pacific, Opera Australia in association with John Frost
- Jerry Mitchell - Legally Blonde The Musical, Howard Panter for The Ambassador Theatre Group & John Frost for Gordon Frost Organisation
- Sergio Trujillo - The Addams Family, Rodney Rigby together with Stuart Oken, Roy Furman, Michael Leavitt & Five Cent Productions by special arrangement with Elephant Eye Theatrical
Best Direction of a Musical
- Jerry Mitchell - Legally Blonde The Musical, Howard Panter for The Ambassador, Theatre Group & John Frost for Gordon Frost Organisation
- Simon Phillips - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, John Frost
- Bartlett Sher - South Pacific, Opera Australia in association with John Frost
- Jerry Zaks - The Addams Family, Rodney Rigby together with Stuart Oken, Roy Furman, Michael Leavitt & Five Cent Productions by special arrangement with Elephant Eye Theatrical
Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical
- Russell Dykstra - The Addams Family, Rodney Rigby together with Stuart Oken, Roy Furman, Michael Leavitt & Five Cent Productions by special arrangement with Elephant Eye Theatrical
- Chris Ryan - King Kong, Global Creatures
- Hugh Sheridan - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, John Frost
- Mike Snell - Legally Blonde The Musical, Howard Panter for The Ambassador Theatre Group & John Frost for Gordon Frost Organisation
Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical
- Helen Dallimore - Legally Blonde The Musical, Howard Panter for The Ambassador Theatre Group & John Frost for Gordon Frost Organisation
- Erika Heynatz - Legally Blonde The Musical, Howard Panter for The Ambassador Theatre Group & John Frost for Gordon Frost Organisation
- Katrina Retallick - The Addams Family, Rodney Rigby together with Stuart Oken, Roy Furman, Michael Leavitt & Five Cent Productions by special arrangement with Elephant Eye Theatrical
- Jennifer Vuletic - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Tim Lawson
Best Visual or Physical Theatre Production
- Concrete & Bones Sessions - Branch Nebula, Performing Lines & Sydney Festival
- It's Dark Outside by Tim Watts, Arielle Gray & Chris IsaacsPerth Theatre Company,
- Murder - Erth Visual & Physical Inc, Produced by Intimate Spectacle, Presented by Adelaide Festival, Sydney Festival & Ten Days on the Island
- S - Circa
Best Male Dancer in a Dance or Physical Theatre Production
- James O'Hara - Faun - In the Spirit of Diaghilev, STRUT Dance & Eastman (Belgium)
- Daniel Gaudiello - Don Quixote,The Australian Ballet
- Alisdair Macindoe - Dual, Arts House & Stephanie Lake
- Alisdair Macindoe - Keep Everything, Chunky Move
Best Female Dancer in a Dance or Physical Theatre Production
- Deborah Brown - TERRAIN, Bangarra Dance Theatre
- Victoria Hunt - Copper Promises, Performance Space
- Lauren Langlois - Keep Everything, Chunky Move
- Amber Scott - Swan Lake (Baynes), The Australian Ballet
Best Male Actor in a Musical
- David Harris - Legally Blonde The Musical, Howard Panter for The Ambassador Theatre Group & John Frost for Gordon Frost Organisation
- Geoffrey Rush - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, John Frost
- Wayne Scott Kermond - The Producers, The Production Company
- John Waters - The Addams Family, Rodney Rigby together with Stuart Oken, Roy Furman, Michael Leavitt & Five Cent Productions by special arrangement with Elephant Eye Theatrical
Best Female Actor in a Musical
- Chloe Dallimore - The Addams Family, Rodney Rigby together with Stuart Oken, Roy Furman, Michael Leavitt & Five Cent Productions by special arrangement with Elephant Eye Theatrical
- Lucy Durack - Legally Blonde The Musical, Howard Panter for The Ambassador Theatre Group & John Frost for Gordon Frost Organisation
- Esther Hannaford - King Kong, Global Creatures
- Silvie Paladino - Chess, The Production Company
Best Ballet or Dance Work
- Black Project 1 & 2 - Arts House & Antony Hamilton Projects
- Cacti - Sydney Dance Company
- Keep Everything - Chunky Move
- TERRAIN - Bangarra Dance Theatre
Best Musical
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum - John Frost
- Legally Blonde The Musical - Howard Panter for The Ambassador Theatre Group & John Frost for Gordon Frost Organisation
- South Pacific - Opera Australia in association with John Frost
- The Addams Family - Rodney Rigby together with Stuart Oken, Roy Furman, Michael Leavitt & Five Cent Productions by special arrangement with Elephant Eye Theatrical