The musicals “New York, New York,” “Shucked” and “& Juliet” each got nine and “Kimberly Akimbo” picked up eight. Several major stars earned nominations.
J. Harrison Ghee of “Some Like It Hot” was nominated in the best leading actor in a musical category, and Alex Newell of “Shucked” was nominated in the best featured actor in a musical category.
Despite growing up hundreds of kilometres from a capital city, Kara Lane, Gretel Scarlett, and Lorinda May Merrypor say their formative years in this Queensland city helped shape their future success.