The Green Room Award for Female Actor in a Featured Role (Music Theatre) is an annual award recognising excellence in the performing arts in Melbourne. The peer-based Green Room Awards were first presented in February 1984 for productions held in 1983.[1]

Winners and nominees

Winners are in bold; nominees are provided when all nominees in that year are known.

1980s

Year Actor Production Character
1983
1st
Donna Lee Oklahoma! Ado Annie
1984
2nd
June Bronhill The Pirates of Penzance Ruth
1985
3rd
1986
4th
Marjorie Irving Countess Maritza
1987
5th
1988
6th
Madge Ryan My Fair Lady Mrs Higgins
1989
7th
Jacqui Rae Anything Goes Erma
Venetta Fields Big River Alice
Maggie Kirkpatrick Anything Goes Mrs. Evangeline Harcourt
Karen Knowles Big River Mary Jane Wilks
Marian Mackenzie Pastrana Johanna Lent

1990s

Year Actor Production Character
1990
8th
Robyn Arthur Les Misérables Madame Thenardier
1991
9th
Pamela Rabe The Wizard of Oz Wicked Witch of the West
Carrie Barr Hair Mary
Meredith Chipperton Hair Astrid
Tara Morice The Venetian Twins Colombina
1992
10th
Louie Reyes The King and I Lady Thiang
Carrie Barr King of Country Vicki
Tomi Kalinski Ginger Mick Ginger
Julie Mullins Return to the Forbidden Planet Miranda
Shu-Cheen Yu The King and I Tuptim
1993
11th
Helen Buday High Society Liz Imbrie
1994
12th
Caroline O'Connor West Side Story Anita
Beth Daly Falsettos Dr Charlotte
Christine Ewing Me and My Girl Lady Jacqueline Carstone
Sharon Millerchip Falsettos Cordelia
The Fabulous Singlettes – Anna Butera, Suzie French, Melissa Langton The Pirates of Penzance Major-General Stanley's Daughters
1995
13th
1996
14th
No award given — —
1997
15th[2]
Christen O’Leary A Little Night Music Petra
Andrea McEwan A Little Night Music Fredrika Armfeldt
Pamela Rabe A Little Night Music Countess Charlotte
Delia Hannah Chess Svetlana
Anne Wood Crazy for You Irene
1998
16th
Caroline Gillmer Chicago Matron "Mama" Morton
Rachael Beck Les Misérables Fantine
Donna Lee Les Misérables Madame Thenardier
Geraldene Morrow Into the Woods Jack's Mother
Helen Noonan The Phantom of the Opera Carlotta
1999
17th[3]
Chrissy Amphlett The Boy From Oz Judy Garland
Genevieve Davis Rent Joanne
Estelle Mays-Cotton Show Boat Julie
Jill Perryman The Boy From Oz Marion Woolnough
Jacqui Rae Show Boat Ellie

2000s

Year Actor Production Character
2000
18th[4]
Christen O’Leary Company Amy
Pia Morley The Sound of Music Liesl
Caroline Gillmer Company Joanne
Nicki Wendt Company Sarah
Amanda Levy Prodigal Son Maddy Sinclair
Anne Wood The Sound of Music Elsa Schraeder
2001
19th[5]
Julie McGregor Always... Patsy Cline Louise Seger
Lara Mulcahy Mamma Mia! Rosie
Rhonda Burchmore Mamma Mia! Tanya
Trisha Noble Shout! The Legend of the Wild One Thelma O'Keefe
Leonie Page Mack & Mabel Lottie Ames
2002
20th[6]
Cherine Peck Hair Diane
Ana Maria Belo Hair Jeanie
Pamela Rabe The Wizard of Oz Wicked Witch of the West
Sally-Anne Upton Oliver! Widow Corney/Mrs Bumble
Judith Roberts A New Brain Mimi Schwinn
2003
21st[7]
Nadine Garner Cabaret Fräulein Kost
Judi Connelli Cabaret Fräulein Schneider
Annie Crummer We Will Rock You Killer Queen
2004
22nd
Carrie Barr Carousel Carrie Pipperidge
Nicki Wendt Annie Get Your Gun Dolly Tate
Queenie van de Zandt The Full Monty Vicki Nichols
2005
23rd[8]
Lisa Sontag Grease Frenchy
Amanda Harrison Oklahoma! Ado Annie
Chelsea Plumley Sunset Boulevard Betty Schaefer
Lelda Kapsis Dirty Dancing Lisa Houseman
Nancye Hayes Oklahoma! Aunt Eller
2006
24th[9]
Colleen Hewett The Boy From Oz Marion Woolnough
Nicki Wendt Thoroughly Modern Millie Mrs Meers
Natalie O’Donnell The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Olive Ostrovsky
Monique Chanel Pitsakis Hello Again The Young Wife
Kelly Rode Virgins Veronica/Link/Namida
Magda Szubanski The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee William Barfée
2007
25th[10]
No award given — —
2008
26th[11]
Penny McNamee Wicked Nessarose
Judi Connelli Follies Carlotta
Rosemarie Harris Shane Warne: The Musical Simone Warne
Nancye Hayes My Fair Lady Mrs Higgins
Sharon Millerchip The Rocky Horror Show Columbia
2009
27th[12]
No award given[a] — —
Lisa Adam Jersey Boys Mary Delgado, Angel and others
Sally Bourne Once We Lived Here Claire
Nancye Hayes A Little Night Music Madame Armfeldt
Christie Whelan Once We Lived Here Lucy

2010s

Year Actor Production Character
2010
28th[13]
Esther Hannaford Hairspray Penny Pingleton
Christen O’Leary The Boy From Oz Judy Garland
Robyn Arthur The Boy From Oz Marion Woolnough
Alinta Chidzey West Side Story Anita
Lisa Marie Parker Cats Jellylorum/Griddlebone
2011
29th[14]
Emma Jones The Hatpin Clara Makin
Francine Cain Rock of Ages Regina
Sharon Millerchip Love Never Dies Meg Giry
Cherine Peck Xanadu Melpomene/Medusa
Chelsea Plumley Kismet Lalume
2012
30th
Alinta Chidzey Chess Svetlana
Julie Lea Goodwin Annie Grace
Chelsea Plumley Promises, Promises Marge MacDougall
Christie Whelan-Browne A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Philia
2013
31st
Christina Tan Gypsy Louise
Helen Dallimore Legally Blonde Paulette Bonafonte
Nancye Hayes Sunday in the Park with George Old Lady/Blair Daniels
Jennifer Vuletic Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Baroness Bomburst
Christie Whelan-Browne Singin' in the Rain Lina Lamont
2014
32nd[15]
Yong Ying Woo The King and I Eliza / Ensemble
Lucy Maunder Into the Woods Cinderella
Lisa-Marie Parker Blood Brothers Linda
Shu-Cheen Yu The King and I Lady Thiang
2015
33rd[16]
Heather Mitchell Strictly Ballroom Shirley Hastings
Amy Berrisford Cats Demeter
Debora Krizak Sweet Charity Nickie / Ursula
Anne Wood City Of Angels Alaura / Carla
Buyi Zama The Lion King Rafiki
2016
34th[17]
Naomi Price Ladies in Black
Robyn Arthur Singin’ in the Rain
Madison Green The Light in the Piazza
Elise McCann Matilda the Musical
Christen O’Leary Ladies in Black
2017
35th[18][19]
Robyn Nevin My Fair Lady Mrs Higgins
Verity Hunt-Ballard Hello, Dolly! Irene Molloy
Nancye Hayes Brigadoon
2018
36th[20]
Johanna Allen A Little Night Music Countess Charlotte Malcolm
Jackie Rees A Little Night Music Madam Armfeldt
Lucy Maunder Beautiful: The Carole King Musical Cynthia Weil
Elandrah Feo Bring It On: The Musical Danielle
Jayde Westaby Mamma Mia! The Musical Tanya

References

Notes

  1. ^ This year had a combined female and male "actor in a featured role" category. As a male actor won the award, no award was given for a female actor. The female nominees are listed.

Citations

  1. ^ "History" Archived 21 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Green Room Awards Association. Retrieved on 17 February 2014
  2. ^ "1997 Green Room Awards" Green Room Awards Association. Retrieved 23 February 2014
  3. ^ "Green Room Awards 1999 - Music Theatre" Green Room Awards Association. Retrieved 23 February 2014
  4. ^ "Green Room Award nominations" The Age, 19 February 2001. Retrieved on 23 February 2014
  5. ^ 2001 nominations media release Green Room Awards Association. Retrieved on 23 February 2014
  6. ^ "2002 nominations"[dead link] Green Room Awards Association. Retrieved on 23 February 2014
  7. ^ "2003 nominations" Green Room Awards Association. Retrieved on 23 February 2014
  8. ^ "2005 Green Room Award nominations announced" State of the Arts, 22 February 2006. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  9. ^ "Green Room Award nominations announced" Australian Stage Online, 21 February 2007. Retrieved on 17 February 2014
  10. ^ 2007 Recipients and Nominations Archived 15 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Green Room Awards Association. Retrieved on 17 February 2014.
  11. ^ 2008 Recipients and Nominations Archived 9 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine Green Room Awards Association. Retrieved on 17 February 2014.
  12. ^ 2009 Recipients and Nominations Archived 15 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Green Room Awards Association. Retrieved on 17 February 2014
  13. ^ 2010 Nominations Archived 15 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Green Room Awards Association. Retrieved on 17 February 2014
  14. ^ 2011 Recipients and Nominations Archived 9 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine Green Room Awards Association. Retrieved on 17 February 2014
  15. ^ Puvanenthiran, Bhakthi (14 February 2015). "Damien Ryan and Bell Shakespeare sweep nominations for Green Room". The Age. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  16. ^ "Green Room Awards: full winners list". Daily Review. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  17. ^ "Nominations for the 2017 Green Room Awards Announced | Australian Arts Review". artsreview.com.au. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  18. ^ Justine, Nguyen (22 February 2018). "Nominees for the 2018 Green Room Awards announced". Limelight. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  19. ^ Francis, Hannah (9 April 2018). "Whelan Browne gets comeuppance over trolls with Green Room Awards gong". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  20. ^ "2019 Nominations and Recipients – The Green Room Awards". Retrieved 16 July 2019.

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