Hackettstown, Warren Hills, Phillipsburg and Belvidere High Schools win Freddy Awards

EASTON, PA (Northampton County) – Students across several high schools from the Lehigh Valley and Warren County were at The State Theatre Center for the Arts in Easton Thursday night for the annual Freddy Awards.

The Freddy Awards are to recognize and reward exceptional accomplishments in the production and performance of musical theater in high schools in Lehigh and Northampton Counties in Pennsylvania, and Warren County in New Jersey.

Hackettstown High School won 2 Freddy Awards, and Warren Hills Regional, Belvidere and Phillipsburg High Schools each received 1.

Here is a complete list of all the 2023 Freddy Award winners:

Outstanding Performance by an Orchestra

• WINNER: Emmaus Fiddler on the Roof
• Easton Area Once Upon A Mattress
• Hackettstown Pippin
• Liberty How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying
• Nazareth Area Bye Bye Birdie
• Parkland Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
• Phillipsburg The Addams Family: A New Musical Comedy
• Warren Hills Regional Anastasia

Outstanding Use of Scenery

• WINNER: Freedom Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
• Bangor Area Anastasia
• Emmaus Fiddler on the Roof
• Northern Lehigh The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical
• Parkland Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
• Phillipsburg The Addams Family: A New Musical Comedy
• Saucon Valley Mary Poppins

Outstanding Use of Costumes

• WINNER: Parkland Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
• Bangor Area Anastasia
• Emmaus Fiddler on the Roof
• Hackettstown Pippin
• Phillipsburg The Addams Family: A New Musical Comedy
• Southern Lehigh Rock of Ages: Teen Edition
• William Allen Little Shop of Horrors

Outstanding Performance by a Male Ensemble Member

• WINNER: RJ Kloecker as Mal Beineke Phillipsburg The Addams Family: A New Musical Comedy
• Nick Janneck as Count Ipolitov/Tsar Nicholas II Bangor Area Anastasia
• Eoin Egbert as King Bethlehem Catholic Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella
• John Jabbour as Lefou Freedom Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
• Keegan Ramsay as Benny Southstreet Notre Dame Guys and Dolls
• Carter Searfoss as Franz Klinemann Southern Lehigh Rock of Ages: Teen Edition

Outstanding Performance by a Female Ensemble Member

• WINNER: Addison Treat as Aunt Eller Parkland Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
• Skye Santiago as Disciple Allentown Central Catholic Godspell: 2012 Revised Version
• Aliya Johnson as Madame De La Grande Bouche Lehigh Valley Academy Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
• Emily Kozero as Miss Andrew Saucon Valley Mary Poppins
• Allie Ranton as Justice Charlier Southern Lehigh Rock of Ages: Teen Edition
• Isabella Dayton as Berthe Wilson Area Pippin

Outstanding Use of Lighting

• WINNER: Emmaus Fiddler on the Roof
• Bangor Area Anastasia
• Freedom Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
• Hackettstown Pippin
• Moravian Academy The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
• Parkland Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
• Whitehall 9 to 5 the Musical
• Warren County Technical The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical

Outstanding Small Ensemble Performance

• WINNER: Angelina Dries, Aidan Heil “On The Right Track” Catasauqua Pippin
• Jace Paynter, Elizabeth Rutt, Andrew Spagnola “Learn to Do It” Bangor Area Anastasia
• Aaron Losco, Bella Smith “Follow Your Heart” Belvidere Urinetown
• Emily Brown, Julia Brown, Hannah Kern “Matchmaker” Emmaus Fiddler on the Roof
• Emily Bachl, Addison Treat, Eric Wood “The Surrey With The Fringe On Top” Parkland Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
• Leah Lazurek, Jenna Seasholtz “I Can’t Fight This Feeling” Southern Lehigh Rock of Ages: Teen Edition
• Ian Higgins, Abigail Lamour “In a Crowd of Thousands” Warren Hills Regional Anastasia

Outstanding Use of Choreography and Musical Staging

• WINNER: Parkland Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
• Bangor Area Anastasia
• Emmaus Fiddler on the Roof
• Freedom Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
• Hackettstown Pippin
• Liberty How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying
• Northampton Area Chicago: Teen Edition

Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

• WINNER: Emily Novak as Golde Emmaus Fiddler on the Roof (TIE)
• WINNER: Kaylee Babiak as Catherine Hackettstown Pippin (TIE)
• Skyler Young as Penelope Pennywise Belvidere Urinetown
• Lilyanna Nowak as Smitty Liberty How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying
• Anna Lorenzo as Ado Annie Carnes Parkland Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
• Lindsay Simonsen as The Dowager Empress Warren Hills Regional Anastasia

Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

• WINNER: Patrick D’Amico as Stacee Jaxx Southern Lehigh Rock of Ages: Teen Edition (TIE)
• WINNER: Tyrik Iman-Washington, Jr. as Gleb Warren Hills Regional Anastasia (TIE)
• Karter Mobley as Gleb Bangor Area Anastasia
• Connor McClure as Gaston Freedom Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
• Vasilis Motsenigos as Will Parker Parkland Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
• Jacob ten Bosch as Lucas Beineke Phillipsburg The Addams Family: A New Musical Comedy

Outstanding Performance by a Featured Dancer

• WINNER: Gabriela Baran as Dream Laurey Parkland Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
• Julia Ressler as Nightingale of Sarmakand Easton Area Once Upon A Mattress
• Ja’nayia Campbell as Napkin #2 Lehigh Valley Academy Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
• Sara Clegg as Featured Dancer North Warren Regional Anastasia
• Kayla Luybli as Neleus Saucon Valley Mary Poppins
• Abigail Cagnassola as Odette The Swan Princess Warren Hills Regional Anastasia

Outstanding Ensemble

• WINNER: Emmaus Fiddler on the Roof
• Bangor Area Anastasia
• Belvidere Urinetown
• Freedom Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
• Liberty How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying
• Parkland Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
• Southern Lehigh Rock of Ages: Teen Edition

Vic Kumma Award for Outstanding Solo Vocal Performance

• WINNER: Grace Spellacy “Get Out And Stay Out” Salisbury 9 to 5 the Musical
• Elizabeth Rutt “In My Dreams” Bangor Area Anastasia
• Aidan Heil “Corner Of The Sky” Catasauqua Pippin
• Hannah Relvas “Happily Ever After” Easton Area Once Upon A Mattress
• Jacob Klinedinst “If I Were A Rich Man” Emmaus Fiddler on the Roof
• Kaylee Babiak “I Guess I’ll Miss the Man” Hackettstown Pippin
• Dylan Penyak “Corner Of The Sky” Wilson Area Pippin

The Air Products Education/Community Impact Award

• WINNER: Salisbury High School

lehighvalleylive.com + The Express-Times Student Achievement

• WINNER: Maeve Yanes – Stage Manager/Volunteer Coordinator Emmaus Fiddler on the Roof
• Estelle Fox – Student Vocal Director Easton Area Once Upon A Mattress
• Harley Cooper – Stage Manager Liberty How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying
• Lauren Ressler – Costumer Nazareth Area Bye Bye Birdie
• Emily Platt – Costume Manager North Warren Regional Anastasia
• Jackson Hunsicker – Assistant Lighting Designer/Electrician Northern Lehigh The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical

Outstanding Featured Performance by an Actor

• WINNER: Mak Cerrada-Shapiro as Officer Lockstock Belvidere Urinetown
• Jace Paynter as Vlad Bangor Area Anastasia
• M. Melo as Horton the Elephant Dieruff Seussical The Musical
• Theo Haddock as Minstrel Easton Area Once Upon A Mattress
• Devin Klotz as Leaf Coneybear Moravian Academy The 25 th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
• Austyn Bunker as Vlad North Warren Regional Anastasia
• Tyler Borneo as Fester Addams Phillipsburg The Addams Family: A New Musical Comedy

Outstanding Featured Performance by an Actress

• WINNER: Jenna Seasholtz as Lonny Barnett Southern Lehigh Rock of Ages: Teen Edition
• Sara Greene as Countess Lily Bangor Area Anastasia
• Emily Anderson as Little Sally Belvidere Urinetown
• Natalia Vicente as Jojo Dieruff Seussical The Musical
• Kyra Kelly as Fiddler Emmaus Fiddler on the Roof
• Rowan Taylor as Olive Ostrovsky Moravian Academy The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
• Aine Demko as Sister Mary Downey Northwestern Lehigh Disaster!

Outstanding Production Number

• WINNER: Liberty “Brotherhood of Man” How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying
• Emmaus “Tradition” Fiddler on the Roof
• Freedom “Be Our Guest” Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
• Northampton Area “We Both Reached for the Gun” Chicago: Teen Edition
• Parkland “The Farmer and The Cowman” Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
• Phillipsburg “When You’re An Addams” The Addams Family: A New Musical Comedy
• Saucon Valley “Step in Time” Mary Poppins

Outstanding Stage Crew (In honor of Capt. Christopher Seifert)

• WINNER: Bangor Area Anastasia
• Easton Area Once Upon A Mattress
• Emmaus Fiddler on the Roof
• Freedom Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
• Liberty How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying
• Parkland Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
• Saucon Valley Mary Poppins
• Whitehall 9 to 5 the Musical

Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

• WINNER: Angelina Dries as Leading Player Catasauqua Pippin
• Elizabeth Rutt as Anya Bangor Area Anastasia
• Marion Keller as Belle Freedom Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
• Emily Bachl as Laurey Parkland Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
• Tori Davis as Sherrie Christian Southern Lehigh Rock of Ages: Teen Edition
• Nico Rodriguez as Audrey William Allen Little Shop of Horrors

Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

• WINNER: Jacob Klinedinst as Tevye Emmaus Fiddler on the Roof
• Andrew Spagnola as Dmitry Bangor Area Anastasia
• Connor Dinwiddie as J. Pierrepont Finch Liberty How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying
• Eric Wood as Curly Parkland Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
• Jake Delesky as Gomez Addams Phillipsburg The Addams Family: A New Musical Comedy
• Eli Mercedes as Seymour Krelborn William Allen Little Shop of Horrors

Outstanding Overall Production by a Smaller School

• WINNER: Hackettstown Pippin
• Allentown Central Catholic Godspell: 2012 Revised Version
• Belvidere Urinetown
• Moravian Academy The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
• Saucon Valley Mary Poppins
• Wilson Area Pippin

Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical

• WINNER: Emmaus Fiddler on the Roof
• Bangor Area Anastasia
• Freedom Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
• Parkland Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
• Southern Lehigh Rock of Ages: Teen Edition

Additional Scholarships & Community Awards

R. Richard Knauss Foundation Cash Award

• Emmaus
• Hackettstown

Mowad Turf Specialists, LLC Cash Award

• Angelina Dries
• Jacob Klinedinst

Pennsylvania Youth Ballet/Ballet Guild of the Lehigh Valley Summer Dance Intensive

• Julia Ressler Easton Area
• Ja’nayia Campbell Lehigh Valley Academy
• Sara Clegg North Warren Regional
• Gabriela Baran Parkland
• Kayla Luybli Saucon Valley
• Abigail Cagnassola Warren Hills Regional

Muhlenburg College Scholarship

• Dorianelys Ruiz, William Allen