

2021 OSTAs Nominees and Winners:
Best Makeup & Hair
Invercargill Musical Theatre – “Les Misérables”
Musical Theatre Dunedin - “Les Misérables”
Showbiz Queenstown – “Legally Blonde”
Taieri Musical Society – “That Bloody Woman”
WINNER - Taieri Musical Society – “That Bloody Woman”
Best Properties - SPONSORED BY GORE MUSICAL THEATRE
Dunstan High School – “Little Shop of Horrors”
Gore Musical Theatre– “Chicago”
Repertory Invercargill – “Blackadder: The Golden Age”
Showbiz Queenstown – “Legally Blonde”
Taieri Musical Society - “Moana Junior”
WINNER - Repertory Invercargill – “Blackadder: The Golden Age”
Best Sound - SPONSORED BY GORE MUSICAL THEATRE
Gore Musical Theatre– “Chicago”
Invercargill Musical Theatre – “Les Misérables”
Musical Theatre Dunedin - “Les Misérables”
Taieri Musical Society – “That Bloody Woman”
WINNER - Musical Theatre Dunedin - “Les Misérables”
Best Lighting & Visual Augmentation - SPONSORED BY GRAVITY EVENTS
Invercargill Musical Theatre – “Les Misérables”
Musical Theatre Dunedin - “Les Misérables”
Taieri Musical Society – “That Bloody Woman”
Taieri Musical Society - “Moana Junior”
WINNER - Musical Theatre Dunedin - “Les Misérables”
Best Wardrobe
Gore Musical Theatre– “Chicago”
Repertory Invercargill – “Blackadder: The Golden Age”
Showbiz Queenstown – “Legally Blonde”
Taieri Musical Society - “Moana Junior”
Taieri Musical Society – “That Bloody Woman”
WINNER - Gore Musical Theatre– “Chicago”
Best Set - SPONSORED BY JOHN HERBER LTD
Dunstan High School – “Little Shop of Horrors”
East Otago Musical Theatre - Showtime
Fine Thyme Theatre – “Shortland Street: The Musical”
Repertory Invercargill – “Blackadder: The Golden Age”
Gore Musical Theatre– “Chicago”
WINNER - Repertory Invercargill – “Blackadder: The Golden Age”
Best Vocal Direction - SPONSORED BY THE VOICE LAB NZ
Cheryl Anderson - Gore Musical Theatre– “Chicago”
Margaret O’Hanlon - Showbiz Queenstown – “Legally Blonde”
Charlotte McKay - Taieri Musical Society - “Moana Junior”
Jeff Rea, Michelle Cox - West Otago Theatrical Society - “Annie”
WINNER - Margaret O’Hanlon - Showbiz Queenstown – “Legally Blonde”
Best Ensemble Number
Gore Musical Theatre– “Chicago” – “We Both Reached for the Gun”
Invercargill Musical Theatre – “Les Misérables” – “One Day More”
Musical Theatre Dunedin - “Les Misérables” – “One Day More”
Showbiz Queenstown – “Legally Blonde” – ““Legally Blonde” Remix”
WINNER - Musical Theatre Dunedin - “Les Misérables” – “One Day More”
Best Cameo Performance
Tama Anthony-Whigham, Lucia Morey, Elzanne Hamman – The Crab (Tamatoa and Claws) - Taieri Musical Society - “Moana Junior”
Bernie McKone – Franklin D Roosevelt – West Otago Theatrical Society - “Annie”
Petr Seda – FedX Man – Showbiz Queenstown – “Legally Blonde”
Craig Wadsworth – Bert Healy – West Otago Theatrical Society - “Annie”
WINNER - Petr Seda – FedX Man – Showbiz Queenstown – “Legally Blonde”
Best Supporting Male in a Play
Michael Buick - Lord Melchett - Repertory Invercargill – “Blackadder: The Golden Age”
Travis Luke - Lord Percy Percy - Repertory Invercargill – “Blackadder: The Golden Age”
WINNER - Travis Luke - Lord Percy Percy - Repertory Invercargill – “Blackadder: The Golden Age”
Best Supporting Female in a Musical
Harriet Moir – Madame Thenardier - Musical Theatre Dunedin - “Les Misérables”
Ruth McSoriley - Madame Thenardier - Invercargill Musical Theatre – “Les Misérables”
Emma Pullar – Paulette Bonafonte – Showbiz Queenstown – “Legally Blonde”
Janine Weatherly – Mary Leavitt - Taieri Musical Society – “That Bloody Woman”
WINNER - Emma Pullar – Paulette Bonafonte – Showbiz Queenstown – “Legally Blonde”
Best Supporting Male in a Musical
Scott Bezett - Enjolras – Musical Theatre Dunedin – “Les Misérables”
Tapani Maka - Enjolras – Invercargill Musical Theatre – “Les Misérables”
Barry Macdonald - Thenadier – Invercargill Musical Theatre – “Les Misérables”
WINNER - Scott Bezett - Enjolras – Musical Theatre Dunedin – “Les Misérables”
Best Leading Female in a Play
WINNER: Maggie Pirie - Queenie - Repertory Invercargill – “Blackadder: The Golden Age”
Best Leading Male in a Play
WINNER: Callum Fowler - Blackadder - Repertory Invercargill – “Blackadder: The Golden Age”
Best Leading Female in a Musical - SPONSORED BY MTNZ
Elizabeth Flatt – Miss Hanningan – West Otago Theatre Society - “Annie”
Amy Lee - Eponine – Invercargill Musical Theatre – “Les Misérables”
Anna Langford - Eponine – Musical Theatre Dunedin – “Les Misérables”
Anna Langford – Kate Sheppard – Taieri Musical Society – “That Bloody Woman”
Janine Weatherly - Fantine – Musical Theatre Dunedin – “Les Misérables”
Kayla Wilcox – Roxie Hart – Gore Musical Theatre- “Chicago”
WINNER - Anna Langford – Kate Sheppard – Taieri Musical Society – “That Bloody Woman”
Best Leading Male in a Musical - SPONSORED BY DENISE HENDERSON STUDIO
Dave McMeeking – Jean Valjean – Invercargill Musical Theatre – “Les Misérables”
James Adams - Jean Valjean – Musical Theatre Dunedin – “Les Misérables”
Greg MacLeod - Javert – Musical Theatre Dunedin – “Les Misérables”
Max Beal – Richard “King Dick” Seddon – Tairei Musical Society – “That Bloody Woman”
Maz Cameron – Seymour Krelborn – Dunstan High School – “Little Shop of Horrors”
WINNER - Dave McMeeking – Jean Valjean – Invercargill Musical Theatre – “Les Misérables”
Best Choreography - SPONSORED BY TAIERI MUSICAL SOCIETY
Nikoia McKelvie - Gore Musical Theatre – “Chicago”
Cadyne Geary - Taieri Musical Society - “Moana Junior”
Leoni Sullivan - Showbiz Queenstown – “Legally Blonde”
Zoe Barham, Brooklyn McLeod, Carmen Woodhouse - Wakatipu High School - “Grease”
WINNER - Nikoia McKelvie - Gore Musical Theatre – “Chicago”
Best Musical Direction - SPONSORED BY MUSICAL THEATRE DUNEDIN
Sam van Betuw – East Otago Musical Theatre – Showtime
Michael Grant – Musical Theatre Dunedin – “Les Misérables”
Clare Lenihan – Invercargill Musical Theatre – “Les Misérables”
Bridget Telfer-Milne – Taieri Musical Society – “That Bloody Woman”
WINNER - Clare Lenihan – Invercargill Musical Theatre – “Les Misérables”
Best Direction - SPONSORED BY iTICKET
Stephanie Burke – Gore Musical Theatre- “Chicago”
Lisa-Jane Easter – Invercargill Musical Theatre – “Les Misérables”
Anna Langford - Taieri Musical Society – “Moana Junior”
Kim Morgan - Taieri Musical Society – “That Bloody Woman”
Stephen Robertson – Musical Theatre Dunedin – “Les Misérables”
WINNER - Kim Morgan - Taieri Musical Society – “That Bloody Woman”
Best Youth Production - SPONSORED BY BLIS TECHNOLOGIES
Dunstan High School - “Little Shop of Horrors”
Tairei Musical Society - “Moana Junior”
Wakatipu High School - “Grease”
WINNER - Tairei Musical Society - “Moana Junior”
Best Overall Production - SPONSORED BY BLIS TECHNOLOGIES
Gore Musical Theatre- “Chicago”
Invercargill Musical Theatre – “Les Misérables”
Musical Theatre Dunedin – “Les Misérables”
Showbiz Queenstown – “Legally Blonde”
Taieri Musical Society – “That Bloody Woman”
WINNER: Musical Theatre Dunedin – “Les Misérables”
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