1st Helpmann Awards

Date

25 March 2001

Location

Lyric Theatre, Sydney

Host

Simon Burke

Television/Radio coverage

Network

No broadcast

Helpmann Awards

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The 1st Helpmann Awards ceremony was presented by the Australian Entertainment Industry Association (AEIA) (currently known by its trade name, Live Performance Australia (LPA)), for achievements in disciplines of Australia's live performance sectors. The ceremony took place on 25 March 2001 at the Lyric Theatre, Sydney and was hosted by Simon Burke.^[1] During the ceremony, the AEIA handed out awards in twelve categories for achievements in theatre, musicals, opera, ballet, dance and concerts.^[2]

Winners and nominees

In the following tables, winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.^[3]^[4]

Production

Best Play	Best Musical
Life After George 'Art' Jimmy and Pat Meet the Queen The Small Poppies	The Boy from Oz Chicago Company The Sound of Music
Best Opera	Best Ballet or Dance Work
The Eighth Wonder Così fan tutte Wozzeck Writing to Vermeer	Skin Body of Work – A Retrospective Coppélia Hydra
Best Visual or Physical Theatre Production	Best New Australian Work
Slava's Snowshow Pom Pom The Hobbit Circus Oz	Skin Life After George The Boy from Oz The Theft of Sita
Best Special Event or Performance
Olympic Opening Ceremony Sydney 2000 Cats Plenty (2000 Adelaide Festival) 2000 Adelaide Festival

Direction and choreography

Best Direction of a Play	Best Direction of a Musical
Benedict Andrews – La Dispute Kate Cherry – Life After George Neil Armfield – The Small Poppies Simon Phillips – Measure for Measure	Gale Edwards – The Boy from Oz Nigel Jamieson – The Theft of Sita Richard Wherrett – Shout! The Legend of the Wild One Simon Phillips – Company
Best Direction of an Opera	Best Choreography in a Musical
Neil Armfield – The Eighth Wonder Barrie Kosky – Wozzeck Lindy Hume – Orlando Moffat Oxenbould – Simon Boccanegra	Ann Reinking – Chicago Anthony Van Laast – The Boy from Oz Kelley Abbey – Fame Stephen Page – The Sunshine Club
Best Choreography in a Ballet or Dance Work
Graeme Murphy – Body of Work – A Retrospective (Gala) Meryl Tankard and Steven McTaggart – Deep Sea Dreaming – Olympic Opening Ceremony Sydney 2000 Stephen Page – Skin Ted Brandsen – Carmen

Performance

Best Male Actor in a Play	Best Male Actor in a Musical
John Gaden – The Unexpected Man Bille Brown – Troilus and Cressida Geoffrey Rush – The Small Poppies Kim Gyngell – 'Art'	Todd McKenney – The Boy from Oz Anthony Warlow – Annie David Campbell – Shout! The Legend of the Wild One Rob Guest – Jolson
Best Male Performer in an Opera	Best Male Dancer in a Ballet or Dance Work
Grant Smith – The Eighth Wonder Jonathan Summers – Simon Boccanegra Jonathan Summers – Wozzeck Timothy DuFore – Così fan tutte	Steven Heathcote – In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated Christopher Harris – Mythologia Graeme Murphy – Body of Work – A Retrospective (Gala) Steven Heathcote – Bella Figura
Best Female Actor in a Play	Best Female Actor in a Musical
Caroline O'Connor – Piaf Amanda Muggleton – The Book Club Leah Purcell – Box the Pony Robyn Nevin – A Cheery Soul	Sharon Millerchip – Chicago Chrissy Amphlett – The Boy from Oz Leonie Page – Jolson Lisa McCune – The Sound of Music
Best Female Performer in an Opera	Best Female Dancer in a Ballet or Dance Work
Anke Höppner – Madama Butterfly Clare Gormley – The Eighth Wonder Regina Schörg – La traviata Yvonne Kenny – Capriccio	Miranda Coney – In the Upper Room Benazir Hussain – Carmen Janet Vernon – Body of Work – A Retrospective (Gala) Rachael Read – Bella Figura

Industry

Best Original Score	Best Musical Direction
Paul Grabowsky and I Wayan Gde Yudane – The Theft of Sita Carl Vine – Mythologia Iain Grandage – Plainsong Louis Andriessen – Writing to Vermeer	Max Lambert – The Boy from Oz Ian McDonald – Piaf Shao-Chia Lü – Madama Butterfly Simone Young – Simon Boccanegra
Best Costume Design	Best Scenic Design
Meryl Tankard and Dan Potra – Deep Sea Dreaming – Olympic Opening Ceremony Sydney 2000 Bonita Bryg – Burn the Floor Dale Ferguson – Trelawny of the 'Wells' Deborah McKendrick – Coppélia	Peter England – Awakening – Olympic Opening Ceremony Sydney 2000 Bill Haycock – Mirror Mirror Michael Scott-Mitchell – Il trovatore Michael Simon – Writing to Vermeer
Best Lighting Design	Best Sound Design
Trudy Dalgleish – The White Devil David Murray – Life After George Karen Norris – Skin Philip Lethlean – The Hobbit	Bruce Jackson – Olympic Opening Ceremony Sydney 2000 John Scandrett – Chicago John Scandrett – The Sound of Music Wyn Milsom – The Boy from Oz

References

↑ "APRA Newsletter – March 2001". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 15 February 2012.
↑ "Pandora Archive 2001 Helpmann Awards Presentation". Australian Entertainment Industry Association (AEIA). Pandora Archive. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
↑ "Pandora Archive 2001 Helpmann Awards Nominees". Australian Entertainment Industry Association (AEIA). Pandora Archive. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
↑ "Pandora Archive 2001 Helpmann Awards Winners". Australian Entertainment Industry Association (AEIA). Pandora Archive. Retrieved 15 February 2012.

External links

Helpmann Awards

Theatre	Best Play Best Direction of a Play Best Male Actor in a Play Best Female Actor in a Play Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role – Play Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role – Play

Musical	Best Musical Best Direction of a Musical Best Choreography in a Musical Best Male Actor in a Musical Best Female Actor in a Musical Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role – Musical Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role – Musical

Opera and Classical Music	Best Opera Best Symphony Orchestra Concert Best Chamber and Instrumental Ensemble Concert Best Direction of an Opera Best Male Performer in an Opera Best Female Performer in an Opera Best Male Performer in a Supporting Role – Opera Best Female Performer in a Supporting Role – Opera Best Individual Classical Music Performance

Dance and Physical Theatre	Best Ballet or Dance Work Best Visual or Physical Theatre Production Best Choreography in a Dance or Physical Theatre Production Best Male Dancer in a Dance or Physical Theatre Production Best Female Dancer in a Dance or Physical Theatre Production

Contemporary Music	Best International Contemporary Concert Best Australian Contemporary Concert Best Contemporary Music Festival

Industry	Best New Australian Work Best Original Score Best Music Direction Best Costume Design Best Scenic Design Best Lighting Design Best Sound Design

Other	Best Regional Touring Production Best Comedy Performer Best Cabaret Performer Best Presentation for Children

Special awards	JC Williamson Award Brian Stacey Memorial Award Best Special Event

Retired	Best Contemporary Concert Presentation Best Performance in an Australian Contemporary Concert

Ceremonies	2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

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