Flume, Laneway, Springsteen, Adele, Jimmy Barnes & Bluesfest among Helpmann nominees
Flume, Jimmy Barnes, Bruce Springsteen, Missy Higgins, Deborah Conway & Willy Zygler. Adele and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds are among the artists nominated for the 17th Helpmann Awards.
Three contemporary music categories are among the 42, which also include dance, musical theatre, opera, children’s and ballet.
But some artists also appear in other categories.
Best Australian Contemporary Concert
Deborah Conway & Willy Ziegler’s The Beginning & The End
Flume
Missy Higgins Orchestral Concert Series 2016
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Best Contemporary Music Festival
Mona Foma 2017
St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival
The 28thAnnual Bluesfest Byron Bay
Womadelaide 2017
Best International Contemporary Concert
Adele Live 2017
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band – Summer ‘17
Patti Smith and her Band Australian Tour 2017
PJ Harvey
Jimmy Barnes’ Working Class Boy: An Evening of Stories & Songs was nominated in the Best Cabaret Performance.
Vying for Best Original Score were Paul Kelly and Camille O’Sullivan with Feargal Murray for the production of Ancient Rain. It’s up against an eclectic range of productions,includingSatan Jawa, Attractor and The Book of Mormon.
Keyboard player and composer Chong Lim got a gong in Best Musical Direction for Rolling Thunder Vietnam.
Leading the nominations overall are Opera Australia’s My Fair Lady with nine, The Book of Mormon with eight, and Kinky Boots and Aladdin with seven each.
Winners will be announced on Monday July 24 at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre on the set of Kinky Boots.
The Helpmanns are organised by Live Performance Australia.
“This year has been a remarkable year for live performances in Australia reflecting a vibrant industry with more than 18 million people attending shows across the country and ticket revenues of $1.4 billion,” LPA Chief Executive Evelyn Richardson said.
“Over the past seventeen years, the Helpmann Awards have received over 10,000 entries and announced 2,600 nominations, which further illustrates the scale of the live performance industry in Australia.
“We are thrilled to be announcing on July 24 a further 42 winners to add to the existing 550 Helpmann Awards alumni.”
The awards are held in Sydney via the support of the NSW Government through its tourism and major events agency Destination NSW.
NSW Minister for Tourism and Major Events Adam Marshall commented, “It’s been another remarkable year for live performance in Australia and this year’s Nominees reflect the strength and vibrancy of this sector.”
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