2010 Helpmann Awards: New Vaudeville, Cheeky Puppets, Cranky Fisherman, Twisted King

Jersey Boys may have won best musical honors, but Avenue Q ruled nearly every other musical theatre category at the ceremony in the Sydney Opera House. The “boldly seductive” vaudeville/cabaret revue Smoke & Mirrors was named best new Australian work and took two other prizes as well. Melbourne Theatre Co.’s Richard III dominated the drama awards, while Brett Dean’s new opera Bliss lost out to Britten’s Peter Grimes.