2nd Helpmann Awards

2nd Helpmann Awards
Date	6 May 2002
Location	Star City Show Room, Sydney
Host	Simon Burke
Television/Radio coverage
Network	No broadcast

The 2nd 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 6 May 2002 at the Star City Show Room in Sydney and was hosted by Simon Burke for the second year in a row. During the ceremony, the AEIA handed out awards in twelve categories for achievements in theatre, musicals, opera, ballet, dance and concerts.^[1]

The ceremony received criticism for its rules and voting procedures, and was compared to the previous ceremony's "polished awards night".^[2]

Winners and nominees

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

Production

Best Play	Best Musical
Cloudstreet Master Class The Tempest Three Sisters	Mamma Mia! Singin' in the Rain Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street The Wizard of Oz
Best Opera	Best Ballet or Dance Work
Batavia L'elisir d'amore Parsifal The Fiery Angel	Requiem Corroboree Eidos:Telos Tivoli
Best Visual or Physical Theatre Production	Best New Australian Work
Same, Same But Different Circus Oz (Sydney season) Puppetry of the Penis Stringraphy Ensemble	Batavia A Man with Five Children Corroboree Mavis Goes to Timor
Best Special Event or Performance	Best Live Music Presentation
Inaugural Steps of Sydney Opera House (paid performance) Carmen (12 September [2000] Performance, New York City) The Alfred Deakin Lectures The Celestial Bells	Capsis vs Capsis Mahler Symphony No. 8 Testimony Tim Draxl in Concert
Best Presentation for Children
Hi-5 Alive Mad, Bad and Spooky Mice – A Cheesy Little Musical The Sign of the Seahorse

Direction and choreography

Best Direction of a Play	Best Direction of a Musical
Neil Armfield – Cloudstreet Benedict Andrews – Three Sisters Rodney Fisher – Master Class Simon Phillips – The Tempest	Gale Edwards – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street David Atkins – Singin' in the Rain Phyllida Lloyd – Mamma Mia! Graeme Murphy – Tivoli
Best Direction of an Opera	Best Choreography in a Musical
Lindy Hume – Batavia Stephen Medcalf – Going Into Shadows Elke Neidhardt – Parsifal Simon Phillips – L'elisir d'amore	David Atkins – Singin' in the Rain Tony Bartuccio – The Pirates of Penzance Kim Gavin – Oh! What a Night Anthony Van Laast – Mamma Mia!
Best Choreography in a Ballet or Dance Work
Stephen Page – Corroboree Stephen Baynes – Requiem William Forsythe – Eidos:Telos François Klaus – Don Quixote

Performance

Best Male Actor in a Play	Best Female Actor in a Play
John Bell – Richard III Peter Carroll – The Christian Brothers Willem Dafoe – The Hairy Ape John Stanton – The Tempest	Amanda Muggleton – Master Class Essie Davis – The School for Scandal Kris McQuade – Cloudstreet Caroline O'Connor – Bombshells
Best Male Actor in a Musical	Best Female Actor in a Musical
Peter Coleman-Wright – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Martin Crewes – Oh! What a Night Robert Grubb – Mamma Mia! Wayne Scott Kermond – Singin' in the Rain	Judi Connelli – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Deborah Conway – Always … Patsy Cline Lara Mulcahy – Mamma Mia! Pamela Rabe – The Wizard of Oz
Best Male Performer in an Opera	Best Female Performer in an Opera
Jonathan Summers – Parsifal Bruce Martin – Batavia Glenn Winslade – Lohengrin Angus Wood – The Gypsy Princess	Lisa Gasteen – Tristan und Isolde Kate Ladner – The Marriage of Figaro Margaret Medlyn – Parsifal Elizabeth Whitehouse – Andrea Chénier
Best Male Dancer in a Ballet or Dance Work	Best Female Dancer in a Ballet or Dance Work
Steven Heathcote – Giselle Daryl Brandwood – Beyond Tears Joshua Horner – Tivoli David McAllister – Giselle	Kate Champion – About Face Tracey Carrodus – Tivoli Miranda Coney – Requiem Sheree da Costa – Singin' in the Rain

Industry

Best Original Score	Best Musical Direction
Iain Grandage – Cloudstreet David Chisholm – The Shrinking Ledge Ian McDonald – The Tempest Richard Mills – Batavia	Simone Young – Andrea Chénier Robert Gavin – Always … Patsy Cline Jeffrey Tate – Parsifal Simone Young – Tristan und Isolde
Best Costume Design	Best Scenic Design
Kristian Fredrikson – The School for Scandal Roger Kirk – The Gypsy Princess Paula Ryan – Singin' in the Rain Gabriela Tylesova – L'elisir d'amore	Peter England – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Michael Anania and Eamon D'Arcy – Singin' in the Rain Dale Ferguson – The Seagull Michael Scott-Mitchell – L'elisir d'amore
Best Lighting Design	Best Sound Design
Mark Howett – Cloudstreet Nigel Levings – The Old Masters John Rayment – Up for Grabs Nick Schlieper – Parsifal	The Wooster Group – The Hairy Ape Max Lyandvert – Three Sisters Wyn Milsom and Michael Waters – Singin' in the Rain David Page and Steve Francis – Corroboree

References

↑ "Pandora Archive 2002 Helpmann Awards Presentation". Australian Entertainment Industry Association (AEIA). Pandora Archive. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
↑ Bryce Hallet (17 February 2012). "Categorically, Bobby needs a makeover". The Age. The Age Company Ltd. (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 16 April 2002.
↑ "Pandora Archive 2002 Helpmann Awards Nominees". Australian Entertainment Industry Association (AEIA). Pandora Archive. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
↑ "Pandora Archive 2002 Helpmann Awards Winners". Australian Entertainment Industry Association (AEIA). Pandora Archive. Retrieved 17 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 2015

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