The Lyrebird Awards Committee Inc.

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Fostering the Spirit of Entertainment

2004 Recipients

Congratulations to all nominees in the 2004 Lyrebird Awards. Listed here are the recipients of the awards.

Best One Act Play
'Ip Dip' BuST Co.


Best Children's Entertainment

'Alice by the Lake' GEMCO Players Community Theatre


Best Youth Production
'Rat Trap' GEMCO Players Community Theatre


Best Female Youth Performer
Ashlee Zaharin 'The Wizard of Oz' Knoxgateway Productions


Best Male Youth Performer
Peter Garratt 'Rat Trap' GEMCO Players Community Theatre


Best Sound in a Musical or Variety Under $30,000

Paul McKinnon 'Pin-up A Journey Beyond the Icons BuST Co.


Best Sound in a Musical or Variety Over $30,000

Greg Ginger 'Guys and Dolls' Babirra Music Theatre


Best Sound in a Comedy or Drama
Gary Cohen and Chris Baldock 'Amadeus' Waverley Theatre Inc.


Best Set in a Musical or Variety Under $30,000
Andrew Edge 'Sweet Charity' Windmill Theatre Co.


Best Set in a Musical or Variety Over $30,00

Noel Browne, Steve Hobbins 'Jekyll and Hyde' Nova Music Theatre


Best Set in a Comedy or Drama

George Tranter "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest' Mitcham Theatre Group


Best Lighting in a Musical or Variety Under $30,000
Jason Bovaird 'There's no business like show business' Dandenong Theatre Co.


Best Lighting in a Musical or Variety Over $30,000

Jason Bovaird and Noel Browne 'Jekyll and Hyde' Nova Music Theatre


Best Lighting in a Comedy or Drama

Lisa Vanderberg 'Murdered to Death' Sherbrooke Theatre Co.


Best Costumes in a Musical or Variety Under $30,000
Russell Johnson and ATC Ladies 'The Venetian Twins' Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Co.


Best Costumes in a Musical or Variety Over $30,000
Felicity Hill 'Jekyll and Hyde' Nova Music Theatre


Best Costumes in a Comedy or Drama

Maureen McInerney, Esther Gross 'Amadeus' Waverley Theatre Inc.


Highly Commended Performance in a Musical

Jo Buckingham 'Guys and Dolls' Babirra Music Theatre


Highly Commended Performance in a Variety
Sarah Milway 'Musical! The Musical' Hillbilly Productions


Highly Commended Performance in a Comedy
Mark Collard 'Murdered to Death' Sherbrooke Theatre Co.


Highly Commended Performance in a Drama

Carolyn Ebdon 'The Cemetery Club' The 1812 Theatre


Best Ensemble Performance in a Variety
'Four on the Floor' 'An Autumn Afternoon' Mountain District Musical Society


Most Entertaining Item in a Variety
'Mein Herr' 'Pin-up: A Journey beyond the Icons BuST CO.


Best Musical Director of a Musical or Variety
Michael Loughlin 'Jekyll and Hyde' Nova Music Theatre


Best Choreographer of a Musical or Variety
Di Sheperd 'Guys and Dolls' Babirra Music Theatre


Best Supporting Actress in a Musical
Mylinda Joyce 'Les Miserables' SLAMS Music Theatre


Best Supporting Actor in a Musical
Scott Hili 'Guys and Dolls' Babirra Music Theatre


Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy
Debra Ball 'Stepping Out' Encore Theatre


Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy

Colin Sephton 'Stepping Out' Encore Theatre

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama
Laura Brent 'Amadeus' Waverley Theatre


Best Supporting Actor in a Drama

Ross Ditcham 'Amadeus' Waverley Theatre


Best Female Performer in a Variety
Lizzie Matjacic 'Fabaret 2004' Fab Nobs Theatre


Best Male Performer in a Variety
Greg Beresniak 'Fabaret 2004' Fab Nobs Theatre


Best Actress in a Musical

Hayley Bellis 'The Sound of Music' Cardinia Performing Arts Company


Best Actor in a Musical
Fernando Testa 'The Venetian Twins' Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre


Best Actress in a Comedy
Jennifer Walter 'The Importance of being Earnest' Croydon Parish Players


Best Actor in a Comedy
Rob McPherson 'The Cripple of Inishmaan' Waverley Theatre


Best Actress in a Drama
Helen Ellis 'Lost in Yonkers' Encore Theatre


Best Actor in a Drama
Rob Constable 'Amadeus' Waverley Theatre


Best Director of a Musical

Shaun Kingma 'Is There Life After High School?' Fab Nobs Theatre


Best Director of a Variety

Denton Arthur 'Pin-up: A Journey beyond the Icons BuST CO.


Best Director of a Comedy

Jan Sheppard 'Stepping out' Encore Theatre


Best Director of a Drama
Chris Baldock 'Amadeus' Waverley Theatre


Hall Of Fame Recipient
Russell Johnson
Joan Crossland


Best Musical Production
'Jekyll and Hyde' Nova Music Theatre


Best Variety Production
'Pin-up: A Journey beyond the Icons' BuST CO.


Best Comedy Production
'Stepping Out' Encore Theatre


Best Drama Production

'Amadeus' Waverley Theatre