The 16th Annual Helpmann Awards for live performance in Australia were held on 25 July 2016 at the Sydney Lyric Theatre .[1]
The Australian production of Matilda the Musical received thirteen awards including every award for musicals. Griffin Theatre Company 's drama The Bleeding Tree received three awards including Best Play . Brisbane Baroque's production of Handel's Agrippina received four awards including Best Opera , and Bangarra Dance Theatre 's Sheoak received three awards including Best Ballet or Dance Work . New musical Ladies in Black was named Best New Australian Work .
Winners and nominees [ ]
In the following tables, winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. The nominees are listed below the winner and not in boldface.
Theatre [ ]
Musicals [ ]
Opera and classical music [ ]
Dance and physical theatre [ ]
Contemporary music [ ]
WOMADelaide 2016 – The World's Festival – Womadelaide Foundation
Prince 'Piano & a Microphone Tour' 2016 – Prince, Dainty Group and ICO ApS
Brian Wilson Live at the Palais Theatre – Brian Wilson and Bluesfest Touring
Florence and the Machine – Florence and The Machine, Laneway Presents, Chugg Entertainment in association with Sydney Opera House
On With the Show Tour 2015 – Fleetwood Mac and Live Nation
Other [ ]
Industry [ ]
Best New Australian Work
Carolyn Burns and Tim Finn with Simon Phillips – Ladies in Black
Future D. Fidel – Prize Fighter
Dan Giovannoni and Luke Kerridge – Bambert's Book of Lost Stories
Christopher Latham, Omar Faruk Tekbilek , Gareth Farr , Richard Nunns , Graeme Koehne AO , Peter Sculthorpe AO OBE , Elena Kats-Chernin , Kamran Ince , Ross Harris, Andrew Schultz , Ross Edwards and Demir Demirkan – The Gallipoli Symphony (Department of Veterans' Affairs, Queensland Government, QPAC and Qantas Airways )
Frances Rings , Deborah Brown and Waangenga Blanco – lore (Bangarra Dance Theatre )
Tom Wright – Picnic at Hanging Rock (Malthouse Theatre and Black Swan State Theatre Company )
Best Original Score
Lifetime achievement [ ]
References [ ]
External links [ ]
Theatre Musical Opera and Classical Music Dance and Physical Theatre Contemporary Music Industry Other Special awards Retired Ceremonies