The 7th Annual Helpmann Awards for live performance in Australia were held on 6 August 2007 at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney.

Winners and nominees

In the following tables, winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. The nominees are listed below the winner and not in boldface.

Theatre

Best PlayBest Direction of a Play
The Lost Echo – Sydney Theatre Company Holding the Man – Griffin Theatre Company Parramatta Girls – Company B The Season at Sarsaparilla – Sydney Theatre CompanyBarrie Kosky – The Lost Echo Benedict Andrews – The Season at Sarsaparilla Wesley Enoch – Parramatta Girls Michael Hill – Waiting for Godot (State Theatre Company of South Australia)
Best Female Actor in a PlayBest Male Actor in a Play
Ursula Yovich – Capricornia (Company B) Elena Kalinina – Uncle Vanya (Sydney Festival) Pamela Rabe – Mother Courage and Her Children (Sydney Theatre Company) Alison van Reeken – The Carnivores (Black Swan Theatre Company)Jefferson Mays – I Am My Own Wife (Melbourne Theatre Company, Sydney Theatre Company and Hothouse Theatre) Peter Carroll – The Season at Sarsaparilla John Gaden – The Lost Echo Cameron Goodall – Hamlet (State Theatre Company of South Australia and Queensland Theatre Company)
Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a PlayBest Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play
Deborah Mailman – The Lost Echo Hayley McElhinney – Mother Courage and Her Children Rebecca Massey – It Just Stopped (Company B and Malthouse Theatre) Bojana Novakovic – Eldorado (Malthouse Theatre)Paul Capsis – The Lost Echo Matthew Newton – The History Boys (Melbourne Theatre Company) Sean Taylor – Uncle Vanya (State Theatre Company of South Australia) Dan Wyllie – The Pillowman (Melbourne Theatre Company)

Musicals

Best Musical
Keating! – Company B Hedwig and the Angry Inch – Showtune Productions Miss Saigon – Michael Coppel, Louise Withers and Linda Bewick Priscilla Queen of the Desert the Musical – Liz Koops and Garry McQuinn for Back Row Productions, Alan Scott, Michael Chugg for Chugg Entertainment, Michael Hamlyn for Specific Films and John Frost
Best Direction of a MusicalBest Choreography in a Musical
Neil Armfield – Keating! Laurence Connor – Miss Saigon Craig Ilott – Hedwig and the Angry Inch Simon Phillips – Priscilla Queen of the Desert the MusicalKelley Abbey & Kenny Ortega – The Boy from Oz (BFO Arena) Ross Coleman – Pippin (Peter Cousens' Kookaburra: The National Musical Theatre Company) Ross Coleman – Priscilla Queen of the Desert the Musical Geoffrey Garratt & Bob Avian – Miss Saigon
Best Female Actor in a MusicalBest Male Actor in a Musical
Laurie Cadevida – Miss Saigon Chrissy Amphlett – The Boy from Oz Sharon Millerchip – Pippin Silvie Paladino – Sideshow Alley (McPherson Ink)iOTA – Hedwig and the Angry Inch David Harris – Miss Saigon Hugh Jackman – The Boy from Oz Tony Sheldon – Priscilla Queen of the Desert the Musical
Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a MusicalBest Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical
Colleen Hewett – The Boy from Oz Robyn Arthur – Sideshow Alley Genevieve Lemon – Priscilla Queen of the Desert the Musical Trisha Noble – PippinTerry Serio – Keating! Juan Jackson – Miss Saigon RJ Rosales – Miss Saigon Michael Caton – Priscilla Queen of the Desert the Musical

Opera and Classical Music

Best OperaBest Direction of an Opera
Rusalka – Opera Australia Alcina – Opera Australia The Love of the Nightingale – West Australian Opera, Perth International Arts Festival, Victorian Opera, Opera Queensland, Queendsland Music Festival and Queensland Performing Arts Centre Satyagraha – State Opera of South Australia, Leigh Warren & Dancers, The Adelaide Vocal ProjectDouglas Horton – The Hive (ChamberMade) Olivia Fuchs – Rusalka Lindy Hume – The Love of the Nightingale Leigh Warren – Satyagraha
Best Female Performer in an OperaBest Male Performer in an Opera
Emma Matthews – The Love of the Nightingale Cheryl Barker – Rusalka Susan Bullock – Tristan und Isolde (West Australian Opera) Elvira Fatykhova – La traviata (Opera Australia)Jonathan Summers – Rigoletto (Opera Australia) Tobias Cole – Julius Caesar (Opera Australia) Julian Gavin – Rusalka Adam Goodburn – Satyagraha
Best Female Performer in a Supporting Role in an OperaBest Male Performer in a Supporting Role in an Opera
Orla Boylan – The Love of the Nightingale Bernadette Cullen – Tristan und Isolde Taryn Fiebig – La clemenza di Tito (Opera Australia) Pamela Helen Stephen – Julius CaesarJames Egglestone – The Love of the Nightingale Christopher Field – Julius Caesar Harry Peeters – Tristan und Isolde
Best Classical Concert PresentationBest Performance in a Classical Concert
Revolution – Australian Chamber Orchestra Ashkenazy conducts Rachmaninov – Sydney Symphony Rossini Gala – Sydney Symphony Mozart Symphony No 36 KV425, Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 – Vienna Philharmonic presented by Sydney Opera HouseMelbourne Symphony Orchestra – Master Series - Courage under fire Shostakovich Symphony No 7 Leningrad (Melbourne Symphony Orchestra) Robert Adam – Carmina Burana/Chichester Psalms/Knoxville Concert (Opera Australia) Vadim Repin – Vadin Repin plays Sibelius (West Australian Symphony Orchestra) Terry Riley – 2006 Alfred Hook Lecture and Recital by Terry Riley as part of the Aurora Festival (Aurora New Music)

Dance and Physical Theatre

Best Ballet or Dance WorkBest Visual or Physical Theatre Production
Structure & Sadness – Lucy Guerin Company Lawn – Brisbane Powerhouse Monumental – Melbourne International Arts Festival and Ros Warby zero degrees – Les Ballets C. De La B. and Akram Khan Company presented by Sydney FestivalHonour Bound – Sydney Opera House and Malthouse Theatre The 7 Fingers – The Arts Centre La Clique – Spiegletent International presented by Sydney Festival and the Victorian Arts Centre The Space Between – Circa presented by Sydney Festival
Best Choreography in a Dance or Physical Theatre Work
Akram Khan and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui – zero degrees Lucy Guerin – Structure & Sadness Michael Kantor, Gideon Obarzanek & Lucy Guerin – Tense Dave (Malthouse Theatre) Splintergroup – Lawn
Best Female Dancer in a Dance or Physical Theatre WorkBest Male Dancer in a Dance or Physical Theatre Work
Ros Warby – Monumental Lucinda Dunn – Don Quixote (The Australian Ballet) Michelle Heaven – Tense Dave Kirstie McCracken – Structure & SadnessAkram Khan – zero degrees Bradley Chatfield – CUT (Sydney Dance Company) Byron Perry – Headlock (Malthouse Theatre) Byron Perry – Structure & Sadness

Contemporary Music

Best Australian Contemporary ConcertBest Performance in an Australian Contemporary Concert
Murundak – Melbourne International Arts Festival and Arts House The Countdown Spectacular – The Frontier Touring Company & Michael Gudinski Damien Leith "The Winner's Journey - Live" – The Harbour Agency David Campbell "Wild With Style" – newtheatricals, Sydney Opera House and Lunchbox Theatrical ProductionsDavid Campbell – Wild With Style Damien Leith – The Winner's Journey - Live Kylie Minogue – Showgirl Homecoming Tour (The Frontier Touring Company) Olivia Newton-John – Olivia Newton-John with the Sydney Symphony (Sydney Symphony)
Best Contemporary Music FestivalBest International Contemporary Music Concert
The 18th East Coast Blues and Roots Music Festival – Peter Noble, Chugg Entertainment, Definitive Events WOMADelaide – WOMADelaide Foundation St Jeromes Laneway Festival – Rockin Roll Circus & Chugg Entertainment Big Day Out Festival 2007 – Vivian Lees and Ken West, Creative Festival EntertainmentPink - I'm Not Dead! Tour – Michael Coppel Chick Corea and Gary Burton with the Sydney Symphony – Sydney Symphony Lou Reed's Berlin – Arts at St. Ann's and Sydney Festival Robbie Williams: Close Encounters Tour – Chugg Entertainment

Other

Best Special EventBest Comedy Performer
Billy Crystal – 700 Sundays – DCE, Janice Crystal, Larry Magid and Face Productions Gate Theatre Beckett Season – Gate Theatre Dublin presented by Sydney Festival Operatunity Oz performance of "Rigoleto" – Opera Australia Walking with Dinosaurs - the Live Experience – WW T-RexAdam Hills – Joymonger (Token Events) Tom Gleeson – Tom On! (A-List Entertainment) Fiona O'Loughlin – Fiona O'Loughlin (Andrew Tayor Management) Akmal Saleh – Akmal Live! (A-List Entertainment)
Best Presentation for ChildrenBest Regional Touring Production
Jackie French's Hitler's Daughter – Monkey Baa Theatre for Young People The Adventures of Snugglepot & Cuddlepie and Little Ragged Blossom – Windmill Performing Arts and Company B in association with Sydney Festival, Perth International Arts Festival & Adelaide Festival Centre Emily Loves to Bounce! – Patch Theatre Company The Fairies Live On Stage – Andrew Kay & Associates, GGA & ABCSix Dance Lessons in Six Weeks – Ensemble Productions in association with Christine Dunstan Productions Clan – Bangarra Dance Theatre Cosentino "Evolution" – Cosentino Entertainment The Messiah – HotHouse Theatre

Industry

Best New Australian Work
Barrie Kosky and Tom Wright – The Lost Echo Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott – Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Nigel Jamieson – Honour Bound Alan John and John Clarke with Doug MacLeod – The Adventures of Snugglepot & Cuddlepie and Little Ragged Blossom Lucy Guerin – Structure & Sadness Richard Mills and Timberlake Wertenbaker – The Love of the Nightingale
Best Original ScoreBest Music Direction
Paul Keelan & Gary Young – Sideshow Alley James Brett – Walking with Dinosaurs - the Live Experience Alan John – Mother Courage and Her Children Richard Mills – The Love of the NightingaleRichard Mills – The Love of the Nightingale Casey Bennetto – Keating! Stephen 'Spud' Murphy – Priscilla Queen of the Desert the Musical Guy Simpson – Miss Saigon
Best Scenic DesignBest Costume Design
Brian Thomson – The Boy from Oz Robert Cousins – The Season at Sarsaparilla Dan Potra – The Love of the Nightingale Richard Roberts – Raymonda (The Australian Ballet)Tim Chappel & Lizzie Gardiner – Priscilla Queen of the Desert the Musical Anna French – Raymonda Roger Kirk – The Pirates of Penzance (Opera Australia) Tess Schofield – The Adventures of Snugglepot & Cuddlepie and Little Ragged Blossom
Best Lighting DesignBest Sound Design
Al Gurdon – Robbie Williams: Close Encounters Tour Jon Buswell – Raymonda Bruno Poet – Rusalka John Rayment – Walking with Dinosaurs - the Live ExperienceMichael Waters – The Woman in Black (Lunchbox Theatrical Productions, Singapore Repertory Theatre and newtheatricals) Steve Francis – Keating! Peter Grubb for System Sound – Miss Saigon Michael Waters – The Boy from Oz

Lifetime Achievement

JC Williamson Award
Professor Barry Tuckwell AC OBE Dame Margaret Scott AC DBE

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