German Musical Theater Prize
The German Musical Theater Award is an award since 2014 Theater Award for musicals and connected with the musical people, which is awarded by the German Musical Academy. The German Musical Academy, whose members also include Stage Entertainment , is the industry association for the German musical field.
History and purpose
After more than a year of preparation, the German Musical Academy was founded in September 2013 by 19 people, including Thomas Hermanns , Gayle Tufts , Norbert Hunecke, Bettina Meske and Thomas Zaufke , from the informal group “Musical Interest Group”. One of the purposes of the association defined in the statutes was the creation and award of the German Musical Theater Prize . The aim of the award is to honor artistic achievements in the musical genre with a corresponding award and to give them greater public attention. The annual German Musical Theater Prize is an undoped theater prize for the German-speaking area, which aims to draw attention to the diversity, performance and artistic charisma of the musical stage. The award was introduced in 2014 in the form of an honorary award to Helmut Baumann and expanded to a total of 13 categories in 2015. In 2018 the new category "Best Revival" was added, in which new productions of German-language musicals are awarded. At the same time, the participating artists in these productions, but not the authors, were admitted to their respective categories.
jury
The board of directors of the German Musical Academy appoints a jury for each season, which sifts through the registered productions and whose voting is included in the selection of the winners with a voting weight of 50%. The previous jury members included Bernd Steixner (former musical director of the Theater des Westens in Berlin), Hartmut H. Forche (director and translator), Thomas Zaufke (composer) and Edith Jeske (librettist and lecturer).
nomination
To be nominated for the German Musical Theater Prize , registration by the producer of the musical is required. You can register for musicals that premier in German in the respective season (August 15 and ends on August 14) and are produced by public theaters or professional private theaters, production companies and festivals. The musical must be a new piece with new music, so compilation musicals and revues are not permitted. The jury visits all productions admitted to the competition and makes the nominations at the end of the season.
choice
The jury members and all full members of the Deutsche Musical Akademie eV choose the winners from the nominees in a secret ballot, whereby 50% of the voting weight is allocated to both groups.
Categories
The German Musical Theater Prize has been awarded in 13 categories since 2015 . In addition to awards that relate to the musical as a work (best musical, best composition, best book, best song lyrics), prizes are also given for the respective ensemble. The best actress, the best actor, the best supporting actress and the best supporting actor are also honored. There are also prizes for the staff (best direction, best choreography, best stage design, best musical design, best costume / make-up design). In 2015, an honorary award and a special award were also awarded.
Previous winners
In 2014 Helmut Baumann was honored for his life's work. The prize has been awarded in the aforementioned categories since 2015.
- Best musical
- 2015: Dangerous Liaisons ( Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz , Munich)
- 2016: Stella - The blonde ghost from Kurfürstendamm ( Neuköllner Oper , Berlin)
- 2017: Around the world in 80 days ( Landestheater Linz )
- 2018: Fack Ju Göhte - Se Mjusicäl ( Stage Entertainment - WERK7, Munich)
- 2019: The hare with the amber eyes ( Landestheater Linz )
- Best revival
- 2018: Erwin Kannes - Consolation of Women (Letterland) ( Theater for Lower Saxony, Hildesheim )
- 2019: Parents' evening ( Theater for Lower Saxony, Hildesheim )
- Best composition
- 2015: Dangerous Liaisons ( Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz , Munich) - Music: Marc Schubring
- 2016: Stella - The blonde ghost from Kurfürstendamm ( Neuköllner Oper , Berlin) - Music: Wolfgang Böhmer
- 2017: Vivaldi - The fifth season ( Volksoper Vienna ) - Music: Christian Kolonovits
- 2018: Heart of Gold (Theater Augsburg) - Music: Stephan Kanyar
- 2019: The rabbit with the amber eyes ( Landestheater Linz ) - Music: Thomas Zaufke
- Best book
- 2015: Grimm! (Next Liberty Youth Theater, Graz / Oper Graz) - Book: Peter Lund
- 2016: Stella - The blonde ghost from Kurfürstendamm ( Neuköllner Oper , Berlin) - Book: Peter Lund
- 2017: Class struggle (Heimathafen Neukölln & Constanze Behrends, Berlin) - Book: Constanze Behrends
- 2018: Welcome to Hell ( Neuköllner Oper , Berlin) - Book: Peter Lund
- 2019: Drachenherz ( Theater Chemnitz ) - Book : Peter Lund
- Best song lyrics
- 2015: Alma and the genius (stem cell formation, Berlin) - lyrics: Tom van Hasselt
- 2016: Stella - The blonde ghost from Kurfürstendamm ( Neuköllner Oper , Berlin) - Lyrics: Peter Lund
- 2017: Vom Fischer und seine Frau (Brothers Grimm Festival, Hanau) - Lyrics: Kevin Schroeder
- 2018: Jana & Janis - Just Say Jein ( Schmidtchen.Theater.Reeperbahn , Hamburg) - Lyrics: Lukas Nimscheck, Franziska Kuropka
- 2019: The rabbit with the amber eyes ( Landestheater Linz ) - Lyrics: Henry Mason
- Best Actress in a Leading Role
- 2015: Julia Klotz - Dangerous Liaisons ( Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz , Munich)
- 2016: Frederike Haas - Stella - The blonde ghost from Kurfürstendamm ( Neuköllner Oper , Berlin)
- 2017: Anna Montanaro - Vom Fischer and his wife (Brothers Grimm Festival, Hanau)
- 2018: Janne Marie Peters - Jana & Jannis - Just Say Jein ( Schmidtchen.Theater.Reeperbahn , Hamburg)
- 2019: Anja Pahl - Go Trabi Go ( Comödie Dresden )
- Best Actor in a Leading Role
- 2015: Christof Messner - Grimm! (Next Liberty Youth Theater, Graz / Oper Graz)
- 2016: Thomas Klotz - Burn Out (Sabine Haydn Productions, Berlin)
- 2017: Drew Sarich - Vivaldi - The fifth season (Volksoper Vienna)
- 2018: Florian Stanek - Puss in Boots (Next Liberty Youth Theater, Graz / Oper Graz )
- 2019: Armin Kahl - Three Men in the Snow ( Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz , Munich)
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- 2015: Elisabeth Hübert - The Miracle of Bern (Stage Entertainment, Hamburg)
- 2016: Bettina Meske - The Tunnel (Theater Fürth, Fürth)
- 2017: Elena Zvirbulis - Cindy Reller ( Schmidts Tivoli, Hamburg )
- 2018: Franziska Becker - Erwin Kannes - Consolation of Women (Letterland) ( Theater for Lower Saxony, Hildesheim )
- 2019: Angelika Mann - The Man with the Laughing ( State Operetta Dresden )
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- 2015: David Jakobs - The Miracle of Bern (Stage Entertainment, Hamburg)
- 2016: Remo Traber - My name is Eugen (MAAG Music & Arts, Zurich)
- 2017: Rob Pelzer - Around the World in 80 Days ( Landestheater Linz )
- 2018: Christoph Marti - Coco ( Concert Theater Bern )
- 2019: Peter Neustifter - Three Men in the Snow (Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz, Munich)
- Best director
- 2015: Ost Side Story (Theater am Hechtplatz, Just4Fun Entertainment / shake company, Zurich) - Director: Dominik Flaschka
- 2016: Stella - The blonde ghost from Kurfürstendamm ( Neuköllner Oper , Berlin) - Director: Martin G. Berger
- 2017: Around the world in 80 days ( Landestheater Linz ) - Director: Matthias Davids
- 2018: Erwin Kannes - Trost der Frauen (Letterland) ( Theater for Lower Saxony, Hildesheim ) - Director: Werner Bauer
- Best choreography
- 2015: The Miracle of Bern - soccer choreography: Simon Eichenberger (choreography), Florian Bücking and Brendan Shelper (vertical choreography)
- 2016: My name is Eugen - Choreography: Jonathan Huor
- 2017: Around the world in 80 days (Landestheater Linz) - Choreography: Simon Eichenberger
- 2019: Jörn-Felix Alt - Go Trabi Go ( Comödie Dresden )
- Best stage design
- 2015: The Miracle of Bern (Stage Entertainment, Hamburg) - Set design: Jens Kilian
- 2016: The tunnel (Theater Fürth, Fürth) - set design: Marc Jungreithmeier ; Video: Marc Jungreithmeier and Anne Chahine
- 2017: Around the world in 80 days (Landestheater Linz) - Stage design: Hans Kudlich
- 2018: Different by tradition - Das Lilienmusical (Staatstheater Darmstadt) - Set design: Sarah Katharina Karl & Roman Rehor
- Best arrangement
- 2016: Der Medicus (Spotlight Musicals, Fulda) - Arrangement: Michael Reed
- 2017: Vivaldi - The fifth season (Volksoper Vienna) - Arrangements: Christian Kolonovits
- 2018: Heart of Gold ( Theater Augsburg ) - Arrangements: Stephan Kanyar
- 2019: The hare with the amber eyes - arrangements: Markus Syperek
- Best musical design
- 2015: Dangerous Liaisons (Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz, Munich) - Musical director: Andreas Kowalewitz
- Best costume / makeup image
- 2015: Dangerous Liaisons (Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz, Munich) - Costume design: Alfred Mayerhofer
- 2016: Rapunzel ( Brothers Grimm Festival Hanau ) - Costume design: Ulla Röhrs ; Make-up image: Wiebke Quenzel
- 2017: Around the world in 80 days (Landestheater Linz) - Costume design: Susanne Hubrich
- 2019: How William Shakespeare became (Next Liberty Youth Theater, Graz) - Costume design: Johanna Ralser
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- Honorary award
- 2014: Helmut Baumann
- 2015: Peter Weck
- 2016: Michael Kunze and Sylvester Levay
- 2017: Ute Lemper
- 2018: Pia Douwes
- 2019: Joop van den Ende
- Special Price
- 2015: Child actor from The Miracle of Bern
- 2019: Children's ensemble from My Silent Night ( Landestheater Salzburg )
Awards ceremonies
- German Musical Theater Prize 2014 in the Komische Oper Berlin , moderation: Thomas Hermanns , honorary award for Helmut Baumann
- German Musical Theater Prize 2015 in the Tipi at the Chancellery in Berlin, moderation: Thomas Hermanns and Katharine Mehrling , honorary award for Peter Weck
- German Musical Theater Prize 2016 in the Tipi at the Chancellery in Berlin, moderation: Gayle Tufts , honorary award for Michael Kunze and Sylvester Levay (with a laudation by Carmen Nebel )
- German Musical Theater Prize 2017 in the Varieté Wintergarten in Berlin, moderation: Gayle Tufts, honorary award for Ute Lemper (with a laudation from Klaus Wowereit )
- German Musical Theater Prize 2018 at Schmidts Tivoli in Hamburg , moderation: Ole Lehmann , honorary award for Pia Douwes (with a laudation from Michael Kunze )
- German Musical Theater Prize 2019 at Schmidts Tivoli in Hamburg , moderation: Gayle Tufts
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Announcement on the establishment of the German Musical Academy In: deutschemusicalakademie.de. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
- ^ Industry association "Deutsche Musical Akademie" founded in Berlin In: musicalinsider.io. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
- ^ Statutes of the German Musical Academy In: deutschemusicalakademie.de. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
- ^ Announcement for the German Musical Theater Prize 2015 In: deutschemusicalakademie.de. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
- ↑ Selection process 2015 In: deutschemusicalakademie.de. Retrieved September 20, 2015.