The 18th Annual Helpmann Awards for live performance in Australia was held across two nights; the Curtain Raiser Ceremony on 15 July 2018 at the Sydney Town Hall and the Awards Ceremony on 16 July 2018 at the Capitol Theatre, Sydney .[1] Nominations were announced on 18 June 2018.[1]
Major recipients included dance work Bennelong (six awards including Best New Australian Work and Best Dance Production), musicals Beautiful (five awards including Best Musical ) and Muriel's Wedding (five awards including Best Original Score ), opera Hamlet (four awards including Best Opera ), and play The Children (three awards including Best Play ).
Recipients and nominations [ ]
Nominees and winners of the 2018 Helpmann Awards were:[2]
Theatre [ ]
Musicals [ ]
Opera and Classical Music [ ]
Dance and Physical Theatre [ ]
Best Ballet
Best Dance Production
Best Visual or Physical Theatre Production
Best Choreography in a Ballet, Dance or Physical Theatre Production
Tide – BLEACH* Festival & The Farm
Carrion – Justin Shoulder
Limbo Unhinged – Strut & Fret Production House
White Spirit – Zaman Production & Galerie Itinerrance in collaboration with the Musée Du Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac and Perth Festival
Best Female Dancer in a Ballet, Dance or Physical Theatre Production
Best Male Dancer in a Ballet, Dance or Physical Theatre Production
Beau Dean Riley Smith – Bennelong
Contemporary Music [ ]
Best Australian Contemporary Concert
Best International Contemporary Concert
Paul McCartney – One On One World Tour 2017 – Paul McCartney, Frontier Touring , Mpl & Marshall Arts
Best Contemporary Music Festival
Other [ ]
Industry [ ]
Best New Australian Work
Best Special Event
Taylor Mac: A 24 Decade History Of Popular Music
Best Original Score
Best Music Direction
Best Scenic Design
Best Costume Design
Best Lighting Design
Best Sound Design
Nick Schlieper – Bennelong
Lifetime Achievement [ ]
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