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Finleys 07- The Nominees Are

Thu, 3 Jan 2008, 10:57 am
Melz77 posts in thread

Yes... the ITA have announced the list of Nominees for The Finley Awards 2007.

All will be revealed on the glamorous night - Saturday 19th Jan 2008 at the Lady Wardle Performing Arts Centre, St Mary's Anglican Girls School, Elliott Rd, Karrinyup.  Doors open at 6.30pm with a 7pm start!!  Tickets $22 - Book through BOCS 9484 1133 http://www.bocsticketing.com.au/get_events_info.asp?id=FIN08

List of Nominees are:

Best Actor:
Bryn Coldrick (Black Books, Blak Yak)
Nathan Da Cunha (Blood Brothers, Melville Theatre Co.)
Tim Prosser (One Day of the Year, Stirling Players)
Leon Ousby (Owl and the Pussycat, Kwinana Theatre Workshop)
Wayne Garton (Man and Boy, Garrick Theatre)
Dean Schulze (Art, Old Mill Theatre)

Best Actress:
Val Riches (Navigating, Melville Theatre)
Analisa Bell (Vagina Monologues, Playlovers)
Jacqui Warner (Birthday Party, Grads)
Gemma Northover (Picasso's WOmen, Blak Yak)
Clare Pintenge (Owl and the Pussycat, Kwinana Theatre Workshop)

Best Musical Theatre Performer:
Priscilla Busher (Music Man, Murray Music & Drama)
Eddie Stowers (Jesus Christ Superstar, Darlington Theatre)
Tim How (By Jeeves, Roleystone)
Dixie Farinosi (Cabaret, Wanneroo Rep)
Cynthia Fenton (Eurobat, Playlovers)
Tamara Woolrych (Eurobeat, Playlovers)

Best Director:
Katy Mitton (My Very Own Story, Darlington Theatre)
Kim Martin (The Club, Roleystone)
Les Ashenden (The Owl and the Pussycat, Kwinana Theatre Workshop)
Ailsa Travers (Man and Boy, Garrick Theatre)
Sue Hayward (Vagina Monologues, Playlovers)
Siobhan OGara (Necessary Targets, Old Mill Theatre)
Pat Stroud (A Hard God, Harbour Theatre)

Best Musical Direction:
Priscilla Busher (Music Man, Murray Music and Drama)
Craig Dalton (Cabaret, Wanneroo Repertory Club)
Kate McIntosh (Jesus Christ Superstar, Darlington Theatre)
Kimberley Shaw (Eurobeat, Playlovers)

Best Newcomer:
David Holle (Journey's End, Goldfields Repertory)
Nathan Da Cunha (Blood Brothers, Melville Theatre Co.)

Best Other Than A Lead - Male:
Alan Kennedy (A Hard God, Harbour Theatre)
David Bruce (The Importance of Being Ernest, GRADS)
Tim Nolan (Orphans, Old Mill Theatre)
Scott Northover (Black Books, Blak Yak)
Matt Longman (A Hard God, Harbour Theatre)
David Gregory (The Birthday Party, GRADS)
Andrew Milne (Pride and Prejudice, Melville Theatre Co.)

Best Other Than A Lead - Female:
Jacqui Warner (Romeo & Juliet, Darlington Theatre)
Jayma Knudsen (Pride and Prejudice, Melville Theatre Co.)
Rosemary Longhurst (Necessary Targets, Old Mill Theatre)
Elizabeth Jansen (Vagina Monologues, Playlovers)
Olivia Darby (Quality Street, Garrick Theatre)

Best Costumes:
Journey's End - Goldfields Rep Club
Pride and Prejudice - Melville Theatre Co.
Romeo and Juliet - Darlington Theatre Players
Eurobeat - Playlovers
Cabaret - Wanneroo Repertory Club
House of Frankenstein - Garrick Theatre
Camelot - Stirling Players

Best Set:
Orphans - Old Mill Theatre
Habeus Corpus - Wanneroo Repertory Club
A Passionate Woman - Melville Theatre Co.
Man and Boy - Garrick Theatre
Journeys End - Goldfields Repertory Club
Cabaret - Wanneroo Repertory Club
Playlovers - Out of Order

See you at the Finleys

Award for choreography

Wed, 9 Jan 2008, 10:27 pm
Walter Plinge
Personally I think an award for choreography is very important and should be reviewed. I speak as a choreographer to those who are not. The hours (days, weeks, months) of time, blood, sweat and tears (literally) that go into a show are huge. Not to mention the expertise of creating an interpretation of story and music. My view is that the choreography is over looked and not recognized for enhancing and creating mood, expression, atmosphere, storyline, visual effect, etc etc etc… The Director is given the words and basic directions to create their vision, the Musical Director is given the music (most times) and does the arrangement. It is not like the choreographer is given the steps and told to put their own slant on it. They have to create. The choreography can make or break a show, particularly the big musicals. (although I have seen a few musicals where the choreography has been limited to a bunch of people doing steps to a rhythm). I’m not trying to minimize what people do or their expertise but it upsets me to be compared to a category such as makeup that comes in the last few weeks. I've worked on a few big shows (the last one being 'We Will Rock You' and yes it wasn't entered in the awards but should have been)and the choreography is hard work and it is not often appreciated or reviewed. Anyway I've had my winge now JennyFer

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