It was Sydney Dance Company's night at the 2015 Helpmann Awards - the company and its members took out four of the awards in the Dance and Physical Theatre category. In the Musical category, the productions of both Anything Goes and Les Miserables took out multiple awards.
The 2015 Helpmann Awards were presented at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre on Monday 27 July.
In the Dance and Physical Theatre category, the following awards were presented:
BEST BALLET OR DANCE WORK
"Frame of Mind"
Sydney Dance Company
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY IN A DANCE OR PHYSICAL THEATRE PRODUCTION
Rafael Bonachela
Frame of Mind
Sydney Dance Company
BEST FEMALE DANCER IN A DANCE OR PHYSICAL THEATRE PRODUCTION
Chloe Leong
William Forsythe's Quintett
Sydney Dance Company
BEST MALE DANCER IN A DANCE OR PHYSICAL THEATRE PRODUCTION
Cass Mortimer Eipper
William Forsythe's Quintett
Sydney Dance Company
BEST VISUAL AND/OR PHYSICAL THEATRE PRODUCTION
The Paper Architect
Davy and Kristin McGuire and Perth International Arts Festival
In the Musicals category, the following awards were presented:
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY IN A MUSICAL
Andrew Hallsworth
Anything Goes
Opera Australia & John Frost
BEST DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
John Tiffany
ONCE
John Frost, Barbara Broccoli, John N. Hart Jr, Patrick Milling Smith and Frederick Zollo in association with the Melbourne Theatre Company
BEST FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Kerrie Anne Greenland
Les Misérables
Cameron Mackintosh
BEST FEMALE ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Caroline O'Connor
Anything Goes
Opera Australia & John Frost
BEST MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MUSICAL
Alex Rathgeber
Anything Goes
Opera Australia & John Frost
BEST MALE ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
Simon Gleeson
Les Misérables
Cameron Mackintosh
BEST MUSICAL
Les Misérables
Cameron Mackintosh
Congratulations to all Helpmann Award winners for 2015!
For a full list of award winners in all categories, head to www.helpmannawards.com.au