German Musical Theater Prize 2016

As part of the German Musical Theater Prize 2016 , awards were presented to 13 award winners for their achievements in the musical field on October 10, 2016 during a gala in the tipi at the Chancellery in Berlin after the selection by a jury in September 2016. It was the third award of the German Musical Theater Prize . The award ceremony was moderated by Gayle Tufts , Carmen Nebel gave a laudation for the recipients of the honorary award Michael Kunze and Sylvester Levay .

The musical Stella - The blonde ghost from Kurfürstendamm at the Neukölln Opera in Berlin emerged as the big winner of the award ceremony. The production was nominated nine times and received awards in six categories.

Selection process and nominations 2016

All German-language musical premieres that premiered between August 15, 2015 and August 15, 2016 and were performed for at least eight performances within the competition period could be nominated for the German Musical Theater Prize 2016 . Members of the German Musical Academy and an expert jury selected the winners in September 2016.

jury

The jury for the German Musical Theater Prize 2016 consisted of

Jörg Gade (Artistic Director)
Edith Jeske (librettist and lecturer)
Andreas Luketa (producer)
Mario Mariano (choreographer)
Bettina Meske (actress and singer)

Winner and Nominees 2016

The following musicals, performances and people were awarded and nominated for the German Musical Theater Prize 2016 in 13 categories . The winners chosen by the jury will be named first.

Best musical

Stella - The blonde ghost from Kurfürstendamm (Neuköllner Oper, Berlin)
Gabi Mut - beaten by life (Schmidts Tivoli, Hamburg)
My name is Eugen (MAAG Music & Arts, Zurich)

Best composition

Stella - The blonde ghost from Kurfürstendamm (Music: Wolfgang Böhmer - Neuköllner Oper, Berlin)
Einstein - The Musical (Music: Stephan Kanyar - Theater Hof, Hof)
The tunnel (music: Thilo Wolf - Theater Fürth, Fürth)

Best book

Stella - The blonde ghost from Kurfürstendamm (book: Peter Lund - Neuköllner Oper, Berlin)
Einstein - The Musical (Book: Maren Scheel - Theater Hof, Hof)
Gabi Mut - beaten by life (book: Kathi Damerow - Schmidts Tivoli, Hamburg)

Best song lyrics

Stella - The blonde ghost from Kurfürstendamm (lyrics: Peter Lund - Neuköllner Oper, Berlin)
Einstein - Das Musical (Lyrics: Maren Scheel and Stephan Kanyar - Theater Hof, Hof)
Gabi Mut - Struck by Life (Lyrics: Kathi Damerow and Lukas Nimscheck - Schmidts Tivoli, Hamburg)

Best Actress

Frederike Haas ( Stella - The blonde ghost from Kurfürstendamm - Neuköllner Oper, Berlin)
Kathi Damerow (Gabi Mut, Struck by Life - Schmidts Tivoli, Hamburg)
Sabrina Weckerlin (Der Medicus / Spotlight Musicals, Fulda)

Thomas Klotz was awarded as the best actor

Best Actor

Thomas Klotz (Burn Out - Sabine Haydn Productions, Berlin)
Jan Simon Messerli ( My name is Eugen - MAAG Music & Arts, Zurich)
Andreas Lichtenberger (Don Camillo & Peppone - Konzert & Theater St. Gallen, St. Gallen / Vereinigte Bühnen Wien, Vienna)

The best supporting actress

Bettina Meske (The Tunnel - Theater Fürth, Fürth)
Maya Hakvoort (Don Camillo & Peppone - Konzert & Theater St. Gallen, St. Gallen / Vereinigte Bühnen Wien, Vienna)
Sophia Euskirchen (Rapunzel - Brothers Grimm Festival Hanau )

Best supporting actor

Remo Traber ( My name is Eugen - MAAG Music & Arts, Zurich)
Florian Bänsch (Einstein - Das Musical / Theater Hof, Hof)
Sebastian Lohse (Der Medicus - Spotlight Musicals, Fulda)

Best director

Stella - The blonde ghost from Kurfürstendamm (Director: Martin G. Berger - Neuköllner Oper, Berlin)
The Medicus (Director: Holger Hauer - Spotlight Musicals, Fulda)
My name is Eugen (Director: Dominik Flaschka - MAAG Music & Arts, Zurich)

Best choreography

My name is Eugen (Choreography: Jonathan Huor - MAAG Music & Arts, Zurich)
Don Camillo & Peppone (Choreography: Dennis Callahan - Konzert & Theater St. Gallen, St. Gallen / Vereinigte Bühnen Wien, Vienna)
Stella - The blonde ghost from Kurfürstendamm (Choreography: Marie-Christin Zeisset - Neuköllner Oper, Berlin)

Best stage design

The tunnel (set design: Marc Jungreithmeier ; video: Marc Jungreithmeier and Anne Chahine - Theater Fürth, Fürth)
My name is Eugen (set design: Simon Schmidmeister and René Ander-Huber ; video: Julia Maria Morf - MAAG Music & Arts, Zurich)
Stella - The blonde ghost from Kurfürstendamm (set design: Sarah Katharina Karl - Neuköllner Oper, Berlin)

Best musical design

The Medicus (arrangement: Michael Reed - Spotlight Musicals, Fulda)
Stella - The blonde ghost from Kurfürstendamm (arrangement: Wolfgang Böhmer - Neuköllner Oper, Berlin)
The tunnel (arrangement: Thilo Wolf - Theater Fürth, Fürth)

Best costume / makeup image

Rapunzel (costume design: Ulla Röhrs ; make-up design: Wiebke Quenzel - Brothers Grimm Festival Hanau )
Gabi Mut - Struck by life (costume design: Frank Kuder ; mask design: Jutta Rogler-Paries - Schmidts Tivoli, Hamburg)
My name is Eugen (costume design: Kathrin Baumberger ; make-up design: Ronald Fahm - MAAG Music & Arts, Zurich)