The AWGIE Award for Music Theatre is awarded by the Australian Writers Guild at the annual AWGIE Awards for Australian performance writing.
The award is for the script/text, lyrics or book of works written for the theatre in which music plays an integral part, such as opera libretti, musicals, revue, musical theatre, theatre restaurant and original cabaret. To be eligible, works must have had their first formal production in the previous year. +YearRecipient Writer(s)Recipient WorkNomineesRef(s)2003Hilary BellThe Anatomy Lesson of Doctor Ruysch-2004Jonathan Biggins with Ignatius Jones & Philip ScottOrpheus in the UnderworldDean Bryant for Jumpin' the Q2005Jonathan Biggins, Drew Forsythe & Phil ScottThe Republic of Myopia-2006Melvyn MorrowShakespearean IdolMelvyn Morrow with John Michael Howson and David Mitchell for Dusty2007Janis BalodisElectric LeninMelissa Reeves for Tough Girls2008Sean PeterEverything’s Fucked-2009Not awarded2010Sue SmithRembrandt’s WifeTracy Harvey and Doug Macleod for Call Girl the Musical2011Cathryn StricklandThe Musical ChildSarah Carradine for The Cockatoos2012Not awarded2013Not awarded2014Not awarded2015Nicki BloomLittle Bird-2016Lally KatzThe Rabbits-2017Danny Ginges with Philip FoxmanAtomic-2018PJ Hogan with Kate Miller-Heidke & Keir Nuttall (lyrics)and Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus & Stig Anderson (lyrics)Muriel's Wedding the MusicalAlana Valentine with Ursula Yovich for Barbara and the Camp DogsStephen Vizard for Vigil2019Not awarded2020Yve BlakeFangirlsAlana Valentine for Flight MemoryJustin Fleming for Whiteley2021Alana ValentineNotre-Dame -2022Not awarded2024Alana Valentine and Christos TsiolkasWatershed: The Death of Dr DuncanDaniel Cullen with James Cullen for Dubbo Championship Wrestling2025Blake Erickson and Jay James-Moody (book), Laura Murphy (lyrics and music)The Dismissal: An Extremely Serious Musical ComedyJules Orcullo for Forgetting Tim MinchinChristine Evans for Three Marys 2026Sheridan Harbridge and Dean Bryant with Mathew FrankMy Brilliant CareerVan Badham and Richard Wise for The Questions
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