Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious win for 'Poppins'

SYDNEY -- "Mary Poppins" -- a Disney, Cameron Mackintosh co-production playing at Sydney's Capitol Theater -- required home an archive eight kudos in the Helpmann Honours, Australia's equal to the Tonys, in Sydney on Monday evening. "Mary Poppins" won best musical, its leads Verity Search-Ballard and Matt Lee nabbed men and women stars inside a musical and Philip Quast won for the best supporting actor. Lee beat vet and favorite Anthony Warlow who had been nommed for that new tuner, "Physician Zhivago." "Mary Poppins" also snagged best direction for Richard Eyre and Matthew Bourne choreography of the musical for Bourne and Stephen Mear best seem design for Peter Grubb and finest music direction for Stephen Brooker and Michael Tyack. Geoffrey Hurry and Neil Armfield required home best actor and finest director of the play for his or her revival of "Diary of the Madman" at Belvoir, while Cate Blanchett won for female actor inside a play on her submit "Uncle Vanya" for that Sydney Theater Company, that is presently touring Washington. Blanchett will start a performance in the Kennedy Center now so couldn't attend the kudocast. Best new Aussie work visited comic Tim Minchin for his musical show "Tim Minchin versus Sydney Symphony" and Oz rockers Powderfinger required best contemporary concert for that "Florida sunsets" farewell tour. The eleventh Helpmanns, staged by Live Show Australia, recognition all types of live entertainment across 41 groups. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com