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.
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 | |||
| Margo Lee | Stepping Out | ||
| 1986 4th | |||
| Marjorie Irving | Countess Maritza | ||
| 1987 5th | |||
| Caroline Gillmer | Nine | Saraghina | |
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| No award given | — | — | |
| 2008 26th | |||
| 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 | |||
| No award given | — | — | |
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| Robyn Nevin | My Fair Lady | Mrs Higgins | |
| Verity Hunt-Ballard | Hello, Dolly! | Irene Molloy | |
| Nancye Hayes | Brigadoon | ||
| 2018 36th | |||
| 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
- 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
- "History" Archived 21 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Green Room Awards Association. Retrieved on 17 February 2014
- "1997 Green Room Awards" Green Room Awards Association. Retrieved 23 February 2014
- "Green Room Awards 1999 - Music Theatre" Green Room Awards Association. Retrieved 23 February 2014
- "Green Room Award nominations" The Age, 19 February 2001. Retrieved on 23 February 2014
- 2001 nominations media release Green Room Awards Association. Retrieved on 23 February 2014
- "2002 nominations" Green Room Awards Association. Retrieved on 23 February 2014
- "2003 nominations" Green Room Awards Association. Retrieved on 23 February 2014
- "2005 Green Room Award nominations announced" State of the Arts, 22 February 2006. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- "Green Room Award nominations announced" Australian Stage Online, 21 February 2007. Retrieved on 17 February 2014
- 2007 Recipients and Nominations Archived 15 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Green Room Awards Association. Retrieved on 17 February 2014.
- 2008 Recipients and Nominations Archived 9 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine Green Room Awards Association. Retrieved on 17 February 2014.
- 2009 Recipients and Nominations Archived 15 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Green Room Awards Association. Retrieved on 17 February 2014
- 2010 Nominations Archived 15 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine Green Room Awards Association. Retrieved on 17 February 2014
- 2011 Recipients and Nominations Archived 9 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine Green Room Awards Association. Retrieved on 17 February 2014
- Puvanenthiran, Bhakthi (14 February 2015). "Damien Ryan and Bell Shakespeare sweep nominations for Green Room". The Age. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
- "Green Room Awards: full winners list". Daily Review. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- "Nominations for the 2017 Green Room Awards Announced | Australian Arts Review". artsreview.com.au. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- Justine, Nguyen (22 February 2018). "Nominees for the 2018 Green Room Awards announced". Limelight. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- Francis, Hannah (9 April 2018). "Whelan Browne gets comeuppance over trolls with Green Room Awards gong". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
- "2019 Nominations and Recipients – The Green Room Awards". Retrieved 16 July 2019.
See also
- Green Room Award for Female Actor in a Leading Role (Music Theatre)
- Green Room Award for Male Actor in a Leading Role (Music Theatre)
- Green Room Award for Male Actor in a Featured Role (Music Theatre)