The six finalists - Georgina Hopson, Blake Appelqvist, Hilary Cole, recipient Daniel Assetta, Ashleigh Rubenach and Robert McDougall - perform on stage at the Rob Guest Endowment Gala 2015, at the Lyric Theatre in Sydney, on Monday, 9 November 2015.  <br /> <br /> Hosted by David Campbell and Lucy Durack, guest artists performing at the concert included musical theatre performers Rob Mills, Caroline O'Connor and Jemma Rix, Dirty Dancing star Mark Vincent, 2014 Rob Guest Endowment winner Josh Robson, and cast members from CATS and Matilda the Musical.<br /> <br /> The competition was judged by three of Australian musical theatre's finest creatives, Kelly Abbey, Peter Casey and Gale Edwards.<br /> <br /> The 2015 Rob Guest Endowment Award recipient was Daniel Assetta. <br /> <br /> The Melbourne's East End Theatre District Artist Development Award, an initiative of Mike Walsh and the Marriner family awarding a $5,000 cash prize to a promising young music theatre talent, went to Robert McDougall. <br /> <br /> The Playbill Future Prospect Award went to Rubin Matters. This award, generously sponsored by Playbill, is a $1,500 cash prize to a semi-finalist who didn't make the finals but the judges wanted to encourage to return to the competition next year.<br /> <br /> The Rob Guest Endowment Technical Award in Honour of Sue Nattrass was awarded to Drew Cipollone, and the Rob Guest Endowment Musician Award was won by Jack Earl.
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