Rehearsing last September at the Regent Theatre for Taieri Musical’s Jesus Christ Superstar, which picked up three awards in the Otago Southland Theatre Awards, are (from left) James Adams (Jesus), Max Beal (Judas) and Sophie Whibley (Mary). PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSONMusical theatre company Showbiz Queenstown was the big winner at the 12th annual Otago Southland Theatre Awards at the weekend. Showbiz Queenstown also won awards for best set, best vocal direction, best direction, and best overall musical for 2025. Among the 24 awards presented, four were presented to Musical Theatre Dunedin for their production of Chess, and three were presented to Taieri Musical for Jesus Christ Superstar. (East Otago Musical Theatre).

Source: Otago Daily Times February 01, 2026 16:49 UTC