Helpmann Award for Best Choreography in a Musical

Helpmann Award for
Best Choreography in a Musical
Helpmann Award for ; Best Choreography in a Musical
Awarded for	Best Choreography in a Musical
Location	Australia
Presented by	Live Performance Australia
Currently held by	Jerry Mitchell for Kinky Boots (2017)
Website	HelpmannAwards.com.au

Awarded forBest Choreography in a Musical

LocationAustralia

Presented byLive Performance Australia

Currently held byJerry Mitchell for Kinky Boots (2017)

The Helpmann Award for Best Choreography in a Musical is a musical award, presented by Live Performance Australia (LPA) at the annual Helpmann Awards since 2001.^[1] This is a list of winners and nominations for the Helpmann Award for Best Choreography in a Musical.

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Year	Choreographer(s)	Production
2001 (1st)
	Ann Reinking	Chicago
	Anthony Van Laast	The Boy from Oz
	Kelley Abbey	Fame
	Stephen Page	The Sunshine Club
2002 (2nd)
	David Atkins	Singin' in the Rain
	Tony Bartuccio	The Pirates of Penzance
	Kim Gavin	Oh! What a Night
	Anthony Van Laast	Mamma Mia!
2003 (3rd)
	Cynthia Onrubia and Rob Marshall	Cabaret
	Kelley Abbey	Footloose
	Geoff Garratt and Matthew Bourne	Oliver!
	Stephen Mear and Bob Avian	The Witches of Eastwick
2004 (4th)
	Garth Fagan	The Lion King
	Kim Gavin	Oh! What A Night
	Jerry Mitchell	The Full Monty
	Arlene Phillips	We Will Rock You
2005 (5th)
	Susan Stroman	The Producers
	Ross Coleman	Urinetown
	Paul Mercurio	Annie Get Your Gun
	Arlene Phillips	Saturday Night Fever
2006 (6th)
	Ross Coleman	Dusty – The Original Pop Diva
	Ross Coleman	The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
	Andrew Hallsworth	Leader of the Pack
	Andrew Hallsworth	Menopause The Musical
2007 (7th)
	Kelley Abbey and Kenny Ortega	The Boy from Oz
	Geoffrey Garratt and Bob Avian	Miss Saigon
	Ross Coleman	Pippin
	Ross Coleman	Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
2008 (8th)
	Peter Darling	Billy Elliot the Musical
	Rob Ashford	Guys and Dolls
	Ross Coleman	Sweet Charity
	Ross Coleman	Shout! The Legend Of The Wild One
2009 (9th)
	Wayne Cilento	Wicked
	Gideon Obarzanek	Shane Warne: The Musical
	Jo Stone	Metro Street
	Nathan M. Wright	Gutenberg! The Musical!

Year	Choreographer(s)	Production
2010 (10th)
	Kelley Abbey	Fame
	Andrew Hallsworth	The Drowsy Chaperone
	Sergio Trujillo	Jersey Boys
	Nathan M. Wright	Avenue Q
2011 (11th)
	Matthew Bourne and Stephen Mear	Mary Poppins
	Jason Coleman	Hairspray
	Kelly Devine	Dr Zhivago
	Graeme Murphy	Love Never Dies
2012 (12th)
	Kelly Devine	Rock of Ages
	Kelly Aykers	Annie
	Michael Bennett	A Chorus Line
	Andrew Hallsworth	An Officer and a Gentleman
2013 (13th)
	Jerry Mitchell	Legally Blonde
	Sergio Trujillo	The Addams Family
	Christopher Gattelli	South Pacific
	Tony Bartuccio	Chess
2014 (14th)
	Andrew Hallsworth	Sweet Charity
	John O'Connell	Strictly Ballroom The Musical
	David Atkins and Dein Perry	Hot Shoe Shuffle
	Susan Kikuchi	The King and I
2015 (15th)
	Andrew Hallsworth	Anything Goes
	Michael Ashcraft and Geoffrey Garratt	Les Misérables
	Steven Hoggett	Once
	Kate Champion and Michelle Lynch	Dirty Dancing - The Classic Story on Stage
2016 (16th)
	Peter Darling	Matilda the Musical
	Andrew Hallsworth	Little Shop of Horrors
	Arlene Phillips	The Sound of Music
	Andrew Wright	Singin' in the Rain
2017 (17th)
	Jerry Mitchell	Kinky Boots
	Christopher Gattelli	My Fair Lady
	Casey Nicholaw	Aladdin
	Casey Nicholaw	The Book of Mormon
2018 (18th)	Tom Hodgson	Mamma Mia!
	Karen Bruce	The Bodyguard
	Josh Prince	Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
	Andrew Hallsworth	Muriel's Wedding
2019 (19th)^[4]	Malik Le Nost and Mitchell Woodcock	Saturday Night Fever
	Amy Campbell	In the Heights
	Joshua Bergasse	Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
	Julio Monge	Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour: West Side Story

v t e Helpmann Awards
Theatre	Best Play Best Direction of a Play Best Male Actor in a Play Best Female Actor in a Play Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role – Play Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role – Play
Musical	Best Musical Best Direction of a Musical Best Choreography in a Musical Best Male Actor in a Musical Best Female Actor in a Musical Best Male Actor in a Supporting Role – Musical Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role – Musical
Opera and Classical Music	Best Opera Best Symphony Orchestra Concert Best Chamber and Instrumental Ensemble Concert Best Direction of an Opera Best Male Performer in an Opera Best Female Performer in an Opera Best Male Performer in a Supporting Role – Opera Best Female Performer in a Supporting Role – Opera Best Individual Classical Music Performance
Dance and Physical Theatre	Best Ballet or Dance Work Best Visual or Physical Theatre Production Best Choreography in a Dance or Physical Theatre Production Best Male Dancer in a Dance or Physical Theatre Production Best Female Dancer in a Dance or Physical Theatre Production
Contemporary Music	Best International Contemporary Concert Best Australian Contemporary Concert Best Contemporary Music Festival
Industry	Best New Australian Work Best Original Score Best Music Direction Best Costume Design Best Scenic Design Best Lighting Design Best Sound Design
Other	Best Regional Touring Production Best Comedy Performer Best Cabaret Performer Best Presentation for Children
Special awards	JC Williamson Award Sue Nattrass Award Best Special Event
Retired	Best Contemporary Concert Presentation Best Performance in an Australian Contemporary Concert Brian Stacey Memorial Award
Ceremonies	2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
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