Green Room Award for Female Actor in a Leading Role (Music Theatre)

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The Green Room Award for Actress in a Leading 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
Judi Connelli
1984
2nd
Geraldine Turner Oliver! Nancy
1985
3rd
1986
4th
Nancye Hayes Guys and Dolls Miss Adelaide
1987
5th
Christine Douglas Cho Cho SanCho Cho San
1988
6th
No award given
1989
7th
Geraldine Turner Anything Goes Reno Sweeney
Geneviève Bujold Joan of Arc at the Stake Joan of Arc
Jodie Gillies Man of La Mancha Aldonza/Dulcinea
Caroline Gillmer Only Heaven Knows Guinea
Suzanne Johnston The Gondoliers Tessa

1990s

YearActorProductionCharacter
1990
8th
Marina Prior Les Misérables Cosette
1991
9th
Marina Prior The Phantom of the Opera Christine Daaé
Rhonda Burchmore Iolanthe Queen of the Fairies
Anna ButeraBlack Cargo
Cate McQuillen Hair Sheila
Helen Noonan The Venetian Twins Beatrice
Tamsin West The Wizard of Oz Dorothy
1992
10th
Evelyn Krape GingerMeg Ginger
Elizabeth Campbell The Pirates of Penzance Ruth
Colleen Hewett Return to the Forbidden Planet Science Officer
Sharon Prero The Pirates of Penzance Mabel
Bernadette Robinson You Might As Well Live
1993
11th
Josephine Byrnes High Society Tracey Lord
1994
12th
Gina Riley Falsettos Trina
Mary SitarenosThe Last Supper
1995
13th [lower-alpha 1]
Jill Perryman Hello, Dolly! Dolly Levi
Robyn Arthur Beauty and the Beast Mrs Potts
Heather Bolton Assassins Sara Jane Moore
Kim DeaconI Only Want To Be With You
Christen O'Leary Assassins Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme
1996
14th
No award given
1997
15th [2]
Kelley Abbey Sweet Charity Charity Hope Valentine
Fiona Benjamin Crazy for You Polly Baker
Maria Mercedes Sunset Boulevard Norma Desmond
Helen Morse A Little Night Music Desiree Armfeld
1998
16th
Caroline O'Connor Chicago Velma Kelly
Chelsea Gibb Chicago Roxie Hart
Amanda LevyThe Journey GirlAnnie
Della Miles Sisterella Ella
Jane Scali Grease Sandy
1999
17th [3]
Christine Anu Rent Mimi Márquez
Marina Prior Show Boat Magnolia

2000s

YearActorProductionCharacter
2000
18th [4]
Caroline O'Connor Piaf Édith Piaf
Kelley Abbey Fame Carmen Diaz
Lisa McCune The Sound of Music Maria
2001
19th [5]
Anne Wood Mamma Mia! Donna
Rachael Beck Singin' in the Rain Kathy Seldon
Maryanne McCormack How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Rosemary Pilkington
Caroline O'Connor Mack and Mabel Mabel Normand
Tamsin Carroll Shout! The Legend of The Wild One Marianne Renate
2002
20th [6]
Tamsin Carroll Oliver! Nancy
Robyn Arthur Putting It Together
Meredith Chipperton Hair
2003
21st [7]
Lisa McCune Cabaret Sally Bowles
Sharon Millerchip They're Playing Our Song Sonia Walsk
Kate Hoolihan We Will Rock You Scaramouche
2004
22nd
Chloe Dallimore The Producers Ulla
Lisa McCune Urinetown Hope Cladwell
2005
23rd [8]
Caroline Gillmer Menopause the Musical Power Woman
Marina Prior Kiss Me, Kate Lilli Vanessi
Amanda Harrison Leader of the Pack – The Ellie Greenwich Musical Ellie Greenwich
2006
24th [9]
Tamsin Carroll Dusty – The Original Pop Diva Dusty Springfield
Marina Prior The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Rona Lisa Peretti
Amanda LevyVirginsTracey/Lauren/Holly
Julia Zemiro Eurobeat: Almost EurovisionBronya
2007
25th [10]
Laurie Cadevida Miss Saigon Kim
Ana Marina The Phantom of the Opera Christine Daaé
Sharon Millerchip Sweet Charity Charity Hope Valentine
Donna Lee Menopause the Musical The Dubbo Housewife
Lucinda Shaw Spamalot Lady of the Lake
2008
26th [11]
Genevieve Lemon Billy Elliot the Musical Mrs Wilkinson
Lisa Marie Charalambous john & jen Jen
Lucy Durack Wicked Glinda
Amanda Harrison Wicked Elphaba
Lisa McCune Guys and Dolls Miss Sarah Brown
2009
27th [12]
Esther Hannaford Once We Lived Here Amy
Sharon Millerchip Chicago Roxie Hart
Chelsea PlumleyLife's A CircusVivien

2010s

YearActorProductionCharacter
2010
28th [13]
Verity Hunt-Ballard Mary Poppins Mary Poppins
Jaz Flowers Hairspray Tracy Turnblad
Christie Whelan Sugar Sugar Kane
Delia Hannah Cats Grizabella
2011
29th [14]
Pamela Rabe Grey Gardens Edith Bouvier Beale/"Little" Edie Beale
Nancye Hayes TurnsMarjorie Joy
Amy Lehpamer Rock of Ages Sherrie
Anna O'Byrne Love Never Dies Christine Daaé
2012
30th
Silvie Paladino Chess Florence
Fem Belling From Genesis to Broadway
Anita Louise Combe A Chorus Line Cassie
Lisa McCune South Pacific Nellie Forbush
2013
31st
Esther Hannaford King Kong Ann Darrow
Rachael Beck Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Truly Scrumptious
Alinta Chidzey Singin' in the Rain Kathy Selden
Claire Lyon The Pirates of Penzance Mabel
2014
32nd [15]
Madeleine Jones Once Girl
Alinta Chidzey Show Boat Magnolia
Lisa McCune The King and I Anna Leonowens
Chelsea Plumley Guys and Dolls Miss Adelaide
Queenie van de Zandt Into the Woods The Witch
2015
33rd [16]
Verity Hunt-Ballard Sweet Charity Charity Hope Valentine
Esther Hannaford Nice Work If You Can Get It Billie Bendix
Anna O'Byrne West Side Story Maria
Caroline O'Connor Anything Goes Reno Sweeney
Phoebe Panaretos Strictly Ballroom Fran
2016
34th [17] [18]
Caroline O’Connor Funny Girl Fanny Brice
Dusty Bursill, Tiana Mirra, Alannah Parfett and Ingrid Torelli Matilda the Musical Matilda
Jayme-Lee Hanekom The Color Purple
Verity Hunt-Ballard The Last Five Years
Sarah Morrison Ladies in Black
2017
35th [19] [20]
Christie Whelan Browne Vigil
Anna O'Byrne My Fair Lady Eliza Doolittle
Marina Prior Hello, Dolly! Dolly Levi
Genevieve Kingsford Brigadoon
2018
36th [21]
Esther Hannaford Beautiful: The Carole King Musical Carole King
Virginia Gay Calamity Jane Calamity Jane
Natalie O’Donnell Mamma Mia! The Musical Donna
Tina Arena Evita Eva Perón

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Notes

  1. This year had a combined 'best performance by a female artist' category, rather than separate categories for lead and featured.

Citations

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