| Helpmann Award for Best Musical | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best Musical |
| Location | Australia |
| Presented by | Live Performance Australia |
| Currently held by | Barbara and the Camp Dogs(2019) |
| Website | HelpmannAwards.com.au |
TheHelpmann Award for Best Musical is a musical theatre award, presented by Live Performance Australia (LPA) at the annualHelpmann Awards since 2001.[1] The award is for a production in Australia, and is open to both new musicals and revivals. This is a list of winners and nominations for the Helpmann Award for Best Musical.
| Year | Title | Production compan(y/ies) |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 (10th) | ||
| Jersey Boys | Dodger Theatricals, Rodney Rigby and Dainty Consolidated Entertainment | |
| The Drowsy Chaperone | Melbourne Theatre Company | |
| Avenue Q | Arts Asia Pacific and Power Arts | |
| The Wizard of Oz | Windmill Theatre | |
| 2011 (11th) | ||
| Mary Poppins | Disney andCameron Mackintosh | |
| Love Never Dies | Really Useful Group (Asia Pacific) and Asia Pacific and Arts Capital Trust | |
| Hairspray | Paul Dainty, Dainty Group, Joel Pearlman and Roadshow Live | |
| Doctor Zhivago | John Frost, Anita Waxman/Tom Dokton, Latitude Link, Power Arts, Chun-Soo Shin and Corcoran Productions | |
| 2012 (12th) | ||
| A Chorus Line | Tim Lawson andAdelaide Festival Centre | |
| An Officer and a Gentleman | Sharleen Cooper Cohen and John Frost | |
| Rock of Ages | Rodney Rigby and the Rock of Ages Australia Management | |
| Grey Gardens | The Production Company | |
| 2013 (13th) | ||
| Legally Blonde | Howard Panter for theAmbassador Theatre Group and John Frost | |
| The Addams Family | Rodney Rigby, Stuart Oken, Roy Furman, Michael Leavitt, Five Cent Productions and Elephant Eye Theatrical | |
| A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum | John Frost | |
| South Pacific | Opera Australia and John Frost | |
| 2014 (14th) | ||
| The King and I | Opera Australia and John Frost | |
| The Rocky Horror Show | Howard Panter for theAmbassador Theatre Group and John Frost | |
| Strictly Ballroom | Global Creatures | |
| Sweet Charity | Luckiest Productions & Neil Gooding Productions in association withHayes Theatre Co | |
| 2015 (15th) | ||
| Les Misérables | Cameron Mackintosh and Michael Cassel | |
| Anything Goes | Opera Australia and John Frost | |
| Once | John Frost, Barbara Broccoli, John N. Hart Jr, Patrick Milling Smith and Frederick Zollo in association with the Melbourne Theatre Company | |
| Dirty Dancing – The Classic Story on Stage | John Frost, Karl Sydow, Martin McCallum and Joye Entertainment in association with Lionsgate & Magic Hour | |
| 2016 (16th) | ||
| Matilda the Musical | TheRoyal Shakespeare Company and Louise Withers, Michael Coppel and Michael Watt with Chokey Productions, Just for Laughs Theatricals, Glass Half Full Productions, Paula Marie Black, Greenleaf Productions and Michael Lynch | |
| Fiddler on the Roof | Tim Lawson for TML Enterprises | |
| Ladies in Black | Queensland Theatre Company | |
| The Sound of Music | Andrew Lloyd Webber,David Ian, John Frost andThe Really Useful Group | |
| 2017 (17th) | ||
| The Book of Mormon | Anne Garefino, Scott Rudin, Important Musicals, John Frost, Roger Berlind, Scott M. Delman, Jean Doumanian, Roy Furman, Stephanie P. McClelland, Kevin Morris, Jon B. Platt, Sonia Friedman Productions | |
| Aladdin | Disney Theatrical (Australia) | |
| My Fair Lady | Opera Australia & John Frost | |
| Kinky Boots | Michael Cassel by special arrangement with Daryl Roth & Hal Luftig | |
| 2018 (18th) | ||
| Beautiful: The Carole King Musical | Michael Cassel in association with Paul Blake,Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Mike Bosner | |
| Mamma Mia! | Michael Coppel, Louise Withers and Linda Bewick | |
| Dream Lover: The Bobby Darin Musical | John Frost and Gilbert Theatrical | |
| Muriel's Wedding | Sydney Theatre Company andGlobal Creatures | |
| 2019 (19th)[4] | ||
| Barbara and the Camp Dogs | Belvoir in association with Vicki Gordon Music Productions | |
| In the Heights | Sydney Opera House and The Arthouse Wyong Presents, produced by Blue Saint Productions in association with Neil Gooding | |
| Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | John Frost, Craig Donnell,Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures, Langley Park Productions andNeal Street Productions | |
| Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour: West Side Story | Opera Australia |