Congratulations to our 2009 showdown nominees and winners! Showdown awards night was held at SkyCity Theatre on Wednesday 14 October 2009 – and we congratulate the following nominees and award recipients (in orange).
Best Costume Design | ||
Prianka Govender | Vinegar Tom | Botany Downs Secondary College |
Erika Farrant | Nunsense | Diocesan School for Girls |
Jacinta Fraser, Tayla Lee-Bos & Jessica Woodcock | High School Musical | Whangaparaoa College |
Susan Murphy | The Sound of Music | Orewa College |
Fiona Polson, Debi Topham & Jeanette Verster | Beauty and the Beast | Kristin School |
Lynn Rawlinson & Gilly Wright | The Mikado | Auckland Grammar School |
Kelly Thomas & Georgina Young | The Crucible | Glendowie College |
The Insect Play | St Cuthbert’s College | |
Best Props Design | ||
Jessica Bennett & Alex Forgie | Adventures in the Skin Trade | ACG Senior College |
Min Ran Cheng, Alix Coleman & Kate Janes | Grease | Selwyn College |
Jillian Chernosky & Victoria Pryor | Oliver Twist | Rosehill College |
Michele Cooney | The Diary of Anne Frank | Rosehill College |
Sam Meagher | Bat Boy: The Musical | ACG Senior College |
Shelley Vos | The Wedding Singer | Rangitoto College |
Alex van Dam, Maureen van Dam & Jeanette Verster | Beauty and the Beast | Kristin School |
Children of the Poor | St Cuthbert’s College | |
The Mikado | Auckland Grammar School | |
Best Set Design | ||
Duncan Allen & Mark Balaza | Grease | Selwyn College |
Anton Bentley | Vinegar Tom | Botany Downs Secondary College |
Karl Buckley | The Sound of Music | Orewa College |
Sarah Davis | The Mikado | Auckland Grammar School |
Allan Roberts | The Wedding Singer | Rangitoto College |
Nick Lockhart | The Diary of Anne Frank | Rosehill College |
Dave Osbourne | Oliver Twist | Rosehill College |
Jeanette Verster | Beauty and the Beast | Kristin School |
Best Lighting Design | ||
Ryan Benjamin | Oliver Twist | Rosehill College |
Stacey Bolt | The Diary of Anne Frank | Rosehill College |
Bill Brinsley | The Mikado | Auckland Grammar School |
Paul Clayton & Kalib Lawes | We All Fall Down | Kaipara College |
Simone Murphy | Grease | Selwyn College |
Bruce Stewart | Beauty and the Beast | Kristin School |
Tim Williams | Vinegar Tom | Botany Downs Secondary College |
Best Sound Design | ||
Liam Andrew | Adventures in the Skin Trade | ACG Senior College |
Sue Banham | Oliver Twist | Rosehill College |
Daniel Carver-Shadbolt & Patrick George | Grease | Selwyn College |
Shane Parish & Taylor Wilson | The Sound of Music | Orewa College |
Ian Robinson | Beauty and the Beast | Kristin School |
Bradley Scarisbrick | The Mikado | Auckland Grammar School |
Tania Wilson | The Diary of Anne Frank | Rosehill College |
Best Choreography Performance | ||
Bat Boy: The Musical | ACG Senior College | |
Beauty and the Beast | Kristin School | |
High School Musical | Whangaparaoa College | |
The Mikado | Auckland Grammar School | |
Nunsense | Diocesan School for Girls | |
The Outsiders | Saint Kentigern College | |
The Wedding Singer | Rangitoto College | |
Best Vocal Work by a Chorus | ||
Bat Boy: The Musical | ACG Senior College | |
Beauty and the Beast | Kristin School | |
High School Musical | Whangaparaoa College | |
The Mikado | Auckland Grammar School | |
Nunsense | Diocesan School for Girls | |
The Sound of Music | Orewa College | |
The Wedding Singer Rangitoto College | ||
Best Male Soloist | ||
Alex Boyd (Lumiere) | Beauty and the Beast | Kristin School |
Fergus Burnett (Vince Fontaine) | Grease | Selwyn College |
Grayon Goffe (Roger) | Grease | Selwyn College |
Michael Lee | The Wedding Singer | Rangitoto College |
Paddy Leishman | Bat Boy: The Musical | ACG Senior College |
Rory Nolan | The Outsiders | Saint Kentigern College |
Campbell Rehu (The Mikado) | The Mikado | Auckland Grammar School |
Marcus Shepard (Mr Taylor) | Bat Boy: The Musical | ACG Senior College |
Best Female Soloist | ||
Josie Beverwijk (Julia Sullivan) | The Wedding Singer | Rangitoto College |
Felicity Craft (Linda) | The Wedding Singer | Rangitoto College |
Christina Orgias (Mrs Potts) | Beauty and the Beast | Kristin School |
Danielle Parker (Gabriella Montez) | High School Musical | Whangaparaoa College |
Kate Riegel (Reverend Hightower) | Bat Boy: The Musical | ACG Senior College |
Stephanie Waterman (Sister Robert Anne) | Nunsense | Diocesan School for Girls |
Imogen Wells (Sister Mary Amnesia) | Nunsense | Diocesan School for Girls |
Best Supporting Male in a Play | ||
Jack Barry (Bill Sykes, Mr Limbkins) | Oliver Twist | Rosehill College |
Ed Boyes (Giles Corey) | The Crucible | Glendowie College |
Andrew Gunn (Mr Allingham) | Adventures in the Skin Trade | ACG Senior College |
Joshua James | We All Fall Down | Kaipara College |
Cameron Maurice (Johnny) | The Outsiders | Saint Kentigern College |
Ben McGuinness (John Hale) | The Crucible | Glendowie College |
Scott Russell | Vinegar Tom | Botany Downs Secondary College |
Ben Shaw (Waiter – Celebration) | Pinteresque | Kristin School |
Daniel Tomlin (Dromio of Syracuse) | Comedy of Errors | Rangitoto College |
Lane Twigden (Dromio of Ephesus) | Comedy of Errors | Rangitoto College |
Best Supporting Female in a Play | ||
Floyd Alexander-Hunt | The Insect Play | St Cuthbert’s College |
Maia Brent | Children of the Poor | St Cuthbert’s College |
Hillary Fee (Suki – Celebration) | Pinteresque | Kristin School |
Devon King | We All Fall Down | Kaipara College |
Charlotte Laurent (Mary Warren) | The Crucible | Glendowie College |
Edith Poor | Children of the Poor | St Cuthbert’s College |
Imogen Prosser (Mrs Dacy) | Adventures in the Skin Trade | ACG Senior College |
Rebecca Taylor | Vinegar Tom | Botany Downs Secondary College |
Rachel Thomas | The Diary of Anne Frank | Rosehill College |
Abby Watson | The Outsiders | Saint Kentigern College |
Georgia Young | The Crucible | Glendowie College |
Best Supporting Male in a Musical | ||
Kane Adams (Rolf) | The Sound of Music | Orewa College |
Josh Cramond (Gaston) | Beauty and the Beast | Kristin School |
Grayon Goffe (Roger) | Grease | Selwyn College |
Andrew Gunn (Dr Thomas Parker) | Bat Boy: The Musical | ACG Senior College |
Jacob Meagher (Sherriff Reynolds) | Bat Boy: The Musical | ACG Senior College |
Hamish Mouat (Cogsworth) | Beauty and the Beast | Kristin School |
Rory Nolan | Beauty and the Beast | Saint Kentigern College |
Lane Twigden (George) | The Wedding Singer | Rangitoto College |
Dan Ward | The Wedding Singer | Rangitoto College |
Best Supporting Female in a Musical | ||
Nikki Gill (Holly) | The Wedding Singer | Rangitoto College |
Rebekah Kraft (Mme Le Grande Bouche) | Beauty and the Beast | Kristin School |
Hannah Powell (Ms Darbus) | High School Musical | Whangaparaoa College |
Rebecca Taylor (Fraulien Schneider) | Cabaret | Botany Downs Secondary College |
Stephanie Waterman (Sister Robert Anne) | Nunsense | Diocesan School for Girls |
Natalie Watkin Ward (Patty Simcock) | Grease | Selwyn College |
Imogen Wells (Sister Mary Amnesia) | Nunsense | Diocesan School for Girls |
Lauren Young (Shelley Parker) | Bat Boy: The Musical | ACG Senior College |
Best Leading Male in a Play | ||
Scott Ashby (Pinter) | Pinteresque | Kristin School |
Sham Birch-Robertson (Fagin) | Oliver Twist | Rosehill College |
Daniel Callum | Vinegar Tom | Botany Downs Secondary College |
Robert Joosten (Oedipus) | We All Fall Down | Kaipara College |
Timothy Lamb (Oliver) | Oliver Twist | Rosehill College |
Taylor Matthews (Sam Bennett) | Adventures in the Skin Trade | ACG Senior College |
Mark Minors (Antipholus of Syracuse) | Comedy of Errors | Rangitoto College |
Josiah New | The Diary of Anne Frank | Rosehill College |
Jesse Tuke (Ponyboy) | The Outsiders | Saint Kentigern College |
Matt Young (John Proctor) | The Crucible | Glendowie College |
Best Leading Female in a Play | ||
Samantha Haworth (Rose) | The Room | Kristin School |
Zoe Hogan | We All Fall Down | Kaipara College |
Alexandra Jackman | The Insect Play | St Cuthbert’s College |
Sam Morton | Children of the Poor | St Cuthbert’s College |
Hannah Orpin | The Diary of Anne Frank | Rosehill College |
Larissa Pedersen (Cherry Valance) | The Outsiders | Saint Kentigern College |
Lillian Shaddick (Nancy) | Oliver Twist | Rosehill College |
Megan Styles (Elizabeth Proctor) | The Crucible | Glendowie College |
Alice Tucker | Vinegar Tom | Botany Downs Secondary College |
Lauren Young (Polly Dacy) | Adventures in the Skin Trade | ACG Senior College |
Best Leading Male in a Musical | ||
Sam Burridge (Pooh Bah) | The Mikado | Auckland Grammar School |
Daniel Cullum (EmCee) | Cabaret | Botany Downs Secondary College |
Matthew Harrision | Beauty and the Beast | Saint Kentigern College |
Ben Hunt (Beast) | Beauty and the Beast | Kristin School |
Philip Kempthorne (Nanki Poo) | The Mikado | Auckland Grammar School |
Josh Kimpton (Robbie Hart) | The Wedding Singer | Rangitoto College |
Jared Lanigan (Troy Bolton) | High School Musical | Whangaparaoa College |
Taylor Matthews (Bat Boy) | Bat Boy: The Musical | ACG Senior College |
Keelan McCafferty (Pooh Bah) | The Mikado | Auckland Grammar School |
Best Leading Female in a Musical | ||
Anya Banerje (Yum Yum) | The Mikado | Auckland Grammar School |
Josie Beverwijk (Julia Sullivan) | The Wedding Singer | Rangitoto College |
Hillary Fee (Beauty) | Beauty and the Beast | Kristin School |
Emily Frost (Reverand Mother Mary Regina) | Nunsense | Diocesan School for Girls |
Louisa Kehoe (Maria) | The Sound of Music | Orewa College |
Danielle Parker (Gabriella Montez) | High School Musical | Whangaparaoa College |
Imogen Prosser (Meredith Parker) | Bat Boy: The Musical | ACG Senior College |
Morgan Smith | Beauty and the Beast | Saint Kentigern College |
AMI Showdown Performing Arts Scholarship shortlist | ||
Keelan McCafferty | Auckland Grammar School | |
Alex Carroll | Pinehurst School | |
Kate Good | Orewa College | |
Christina Orgias | Kristin School | |
Best Choreographer | ||
Mikaela Ashby, Josh Grace & Sinead Howard | High School Musical | Whangaparaoa College |
Miss Craig & Mr Kydd | The Outsiders | Saint Kentigern College |
Andrea Hellens | The Mikado | Auckland Grammar School |
Sheryl Orchard | Nunsense | Diocesan School for Girls |
Lorna Rood | Beauty and the Beast | Kristin School |
Sarah Ten Wolde | The Wedding Singer | Rangitoto College |
Best Musical Director | ||
Ewan Clarke | The Mikado | Auckland Grammar School |
Nick Duirs | Bat Boy: The Musical | ACG Senior College |
Riette Ferreira | The Sound of Music | Orewa College |
Ross Gerritsen | Beauty and the Beast | Saint Kentigern College |
David Gordon | Nunsense | Diocesan School for Girls |
Phillipa Jones | High School Musical | Whangaparaoa College |
Nick Richardson | Beauty and the Beast | Kristin School |
Markus Fritsch & Hadley Ronayne | The Wedding Singer | Rangitoto College |
Best Director | ||
Cheryl Anderton | The Sound of Music | Orewa College |
Anton Bentley | Vinegar Tom | Botany Downs Secondary College |
Stacey Bolt | The Diary of Anne Frank | Rosehill College |
Stacey Bolt | Oliver Twist | Rosehill College |
Andrea Hellens | The Mikado | Auckland Grammar School |
Alan Roberts | The Wedding Singer | Rangitoto College |
Lorna Rood | Beauty and the Beast | Kristin School |
Jo White | High School Musical | Whangaparaoa College |
People’s Choice Award | ||
Nunsense |
Diocesan School for Girls | |
Outstanding Play | ||
Adventures in the Skin Trade | ACG Senior College | |
The Crucible | Glendowie College | |
The Diary of Anne Frank | Rosehill College | |
The Insect Play | St Cuthbert’s College | |
Oliver Twist | Rosehill College | |
Vinegar Tom | Botany Downs Secondary College | |
Outstanding Musical | ||
Bat Boy: The Musical | ACG Senior College | |
Beauty and the Beast | Kristin School | |
High School Musical | Whangaparaoa College | |
The Mikado | Auckland Grammar School | |
Nunsense | Diocesan School for Girls | |
The Sound of Music | Orewa College | |
The Wedding Singer | Rangitoto College | |
Best Production of the Year | ||
Beauty and the Beast | Kristin School |