On Wednesday, 6 November, Westlake Productions once more enjoyed tremendous success. At a packed Bruce Mason Centre, in front of Westlake parents, staff, and students, and students and staff from 21 other schools, Westlake Productions achieved five awards including the coveted supreme award: the Auckland Live Outstanding Production of 2024, for the Three Musketeers.
Westlake competed with 21 other schools and 23 productions across 27 categories! Westlake Productions were handsomely rewarded last night with:
- Best Properties Design – Carlos J Allport (student), Christine Bader, Nick Brown, Aurelie Kerbellec & Michael Wassell (The Three Musketeers)
- Outstanding Stage Management – Kasey Hani Lui (The Three Musketeers)
- Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical – Katie Brown (Crazy for You)
- Best Director – Nick Brown (The Three Musketeers)
- Auckland Live Showdown Award for Outstanding Production of 2024 (the supreme award) – The Three Musketeers
Along with our awards, Westlake Productions’ cast members gave two terrific performances from Crazy for You:
- ‘Naughty Baby’ sung by Grace Blackwell, with Saniel Dones, Tobey Cunningham, Nathan Davies, and Sam Lund
And…
- ‘They Can’t Take That Away From Me‘ sung by Arnav Pillai, and ‘But Not For Me‘ sung by Katie Brown
What a spectacular effort – well done to everyone involved!