Green Room Award for Male Actor in a Featured Role (Music Theatre)

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

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Winners and nominees

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

1980s

YearActorProductionCharacter
1983
1st
1984
2nd
John Bolton Wood The Pirates of Penzance Major-General Stanley
1985
3rd
1986
4th
Ricky May Guys and Dolls Nicely-Nicely Johnson
1987
5th
Jon Ewing Sweeney Todd Judge Turpin
1988
6th
Warren Mitchell My Fair Lady Alfred Doolittle
1989
7th
Peter Whitford Anything Goes Moonface Martin
John Bell Big River The Duke
Paul De Masson Pastrana
Drew Forsythe Big River The King
Dennis Olsen The Gondoliers Don Alhambra
Grant Smith Man of La Mancha The Padre

1990s

YearActorProductionCharacter
1990
8th
Anthony Warlow Les Misérables Enjolras
1991
9th
John Bolton Wood Iolanthe Lord Mountararat
Jonathan Biggins The Venetian Twins Lelio
Jon Ewing The Phantom of the Opera Monsieur Firmin
Ernie GrayThe Marriage of Fabio
Dennis Olsen The Venetian Twins Pancrazio
Doug Parkinson Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story The Big Bopper
1992
10th
Reg Livermore The Pirates of Penzance Major-General Stanley
Conal Coad The Pirates of Penzance Sergeant of Police
Tony Harvey Return to the Forbidden Planet Ariel
George Washingmachine Return to the Forbidden Planet Cookie
William Zappa The King and I The Kralahome
1993
11th
Bob Hornery High SocietyUncle Willie
1994
12th
Tony Sheldon Falsettos Mendel
Paul Blackwell South Pacific Luther Billis
Philip Gould South Pacific Lt. Joseph Cable
Tony Harvey Me and My Girl The Hon. Gerald Bolingbroke
Glynn Nicholas The Pirates of Penzance Major General Stanley
1995
13th
1996
14th
No award given
1997
15th [2]
Marty Fields Crazy for You Lank Hawkins
Jon English H.M.S. Pinafore Dick Deadeye
Drew Forsythe H.M.S. Pinafore Sir Joseph Porter
Tim Rogers A Little Night Music Henrik
Greg Stone A Little Night Music Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm
1998
16th
William Zappa Les Misérables Thenardier
John Bowles The Phantom of the Opera Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny
Donny Ray Evans Sisterella
Jolyon James Into the Woods Rapunzel's Prince
Anthony Weigh Chicago Amos Hart
Into the Woods Jack
1999
17th [3]
Grant Piro The Merry Widow Negus
Jonathan Biggins A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Hysterium
John Bowles A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Hero
Opell Ross Rent Angel
Justin Smith Rent Mark Cohen

2000s

YearActorProductionCharacter
2000
18th [4]
Graham Pages Prodigal Son Kane Flannery/Zach Marshall
Mitchell Butel Piaf
2001
19th [5]
Philip Gould Annie Rooster
Aaron Blabey Shout! The Legend of the Wild One Lee Gordon
Damion Scarcella Shout! The Legend of the Wild One
Philip Gould Anything Goes Lord Evelyn Oakleigh
D.J. FosterThe Sign of the Seahorse
2002
20th [6]
Mitchell Butel Hair Woof
Benjamin Nicholas Oliver! Artful Dodger
Juan Jackson Hair Ronnie
George Kapiniaris Oh! What A NightStretch
Tony Sheldon The Witches of Eastwick Clyde Gabriel
2003
21st [7]
No award given
2004
22nd
Grant Piro The Producers Carmen Ghia
Tony Sheldon The Producers Roger DeBris
Milton Craig Nealy The Full Monty Noah "Horse" T. Simmons
Barry Crocker Eureka Paddy
2005
23rd [8]
James Millar Oklahoma! Jud Fry
Mitchell Butel Oklahoma! Ali Hakim
Roger Howell Sunset Boulevard Max
Chris Parker Oklahoma! Will Parker
Nathan Wright Mamma Mia! Pepper
2006
24th [9]
Murray Bartlett The Boy From Oz Greg Connell
Bert LaBonte The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Mitch Mahoney
Tim Wright The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Leaf Coneybear
Tyler Coppin The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Douglas Panch
2007
25th [10]
Eddie Perfect Keating! John Hewson/Alexander Downer
Terry Serio Keating! Bob Hawke/John Howard
Derek Metzger Spamalot Patsy
Thern Reynolds 42nd Street Billy Lawlor
Mark Conaghan Spamalot Historian/Prince Herbert
2008
26th [11]
Liam Dodds, Thomas Doherty, Landen Hale-Brown and Joel Slater Billy Elliot the Musical Michael
Lyall Brooks The Thing About Men Man
Alex Rathgeber Mame Patrick Dennis
Mike Smith Billy Elliot the Musical Tony
David Whitney Damn Yankees Joe Boyd
2009
27th [12]
Luke Joslin [lower-alpha 1] Avenue Q Nikki / Trekkie Monster

2010s

YearActorProductionCharacter
2010
28th [13]
Philip Quast Mary Poppins Mr Banks
Rohan Browne West Side Story Riff
Rohan Browne The Drowsy Chaperone George
Adam Murphy The Drowsy Chaperone Aldolpho
Michael-John Hurney Cats Gus
2011
29th [14]
Matt Hetherington Next to Normal Dan Goodman
Lincoln Hall Rock of Ages Franz
Michael Falzon Rock of Ages Stacee Jaxx
Gareth Keegan Next to Normal Gabe
Wayne Scott Kermond Anything Goes Moonface Martin
2012
30th
Hugh Sheridan A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Hero
Rohan Browne A Chorus Line Greg
Mitchell Butel A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Hysterium
Todd McKenney Annie Rooster
2013
31st
Tyler Coppin Chitty Chitty Bang Bang The Child Catcher
Michael Griffiths Jersey Boys Bob Crewe
Matt Holly Assassins John Hinckley, Jr
Nick Simpson-Deeks Assassins Balladeer/Lee Harvey Oswald
2014
32nd [15]
Adrian Li Donni Pacific Overtures Kayama
Aljin Abella La Cage aux Folles Jacob
Cameron Macdonald Parade Britt Craig / Governor Jack Slaton
Nick Simpson-Deeks Pacific Overtures Manjiro
2015
33rd [16]
Josh Piterman Cats Gus / Growltiger / Bustopher Jones
Adam Fiorentino City of Angels Lieutenant Munoz
Drew Forsythe Strictly Ballroom Doug Hastings
Cameron Goodall The Lion King Zazu
Ross Hannaford Sweeney Todd Tobias Ragg
2016
34th [17]
Jack Chambers Singin’ in the Rain Cosmo Brown
Bobby Fox Ladies in Black
Daniel Frederiksen Matilda the Musical Mr Wormwood
Jonathan Hickey The Light in the Piazza
David Roberts Ghost the Musical
2017
35th [18] [19]
Reg Livermore My Fair Lady Alfred Doolittle
Glenn Hill Hello, Dolly! Cornelius Hackl
Michael Cormick Jesus Christ Superstar Pilate
Aljin Abella Aladdin Iago
Luke Joslin Brigadoon Jeff
2018
36th [20]
Nick Simpson-Deeks Falsettos Mendel
Mat Verevis Beautiful: The Carole King Musical Barry Mann
Tony Taylor Calamity Jane Henry
Rob Johnson Calamity Jane Francis Fryer
Phillip Lowe Mamma Mia! The Musical Harry Bright

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Notes

  1. This year had a combined male and female "actor in a featured role" category. Luke Joslin was the only male nominee, and also won the award.

Citations

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