Local high schools in Warren County have been nominated for the annual Freddy Awards.
Hackettstown High School and Warren Hills Regional High School were both nominated for 6 Freddy Awards. Belvidere High School and North Warren Regional High School both received 2, and Phillipsburg High School received 1.
The FREDDY© Awards program is designed to recognize and reward exceptional accomplishments in the production and performance of musical theatre in local high schools. The 3-hour LIVE broadcast includes a stellar opening number, performances by nominated musicals, actors and actresses, and presentation of the 2019 FREDDY© Awards in 21 award categories.
The winners will be announced on a live broadcast on Thursday, May 23, at 7:00 p.m. on WFMZ-TV Channel 69 or stream at WFMZ.com.
Here’s the complete list of nominees:
Outstanding Performance by an Orchestra
- Bangor Area Mamma Mia!
- Easton Area Oklahoma!
- Freedom Anything Goes
- Nazareth Area Curtains
- Parkland Curtains
- Phillipsburg Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
- Saucon Valley Curtains
- Southern Lehigh Les Misérables: School Edition
- Warren Hills Regional The Addams Family
Outstanding Use of Scenery
- Bangor Area Mamma Mia!
- Dieruff Once on This Island
- Easton Area Oklahoma!
- Emmaus Les Misérables: School Edition
- Freedom Anything Goes
- Liberty Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
- North Warren Regional Mamma Mia!
- Parkland Curtains
Outstanding Use of Costumes
- Bangor Area Mamma Mia!
- Bethlehem Catholic Meet Me in St. Louis
- Easton Area Oklahoma!
- Freedom Anything Goes
- Hackettstown Tuck Everlasting
- Moravian Academy The Boy Friend
- Parkland Curtains
- William Allen Sister Act
Outstanding Performance by a Male Ensemble Member
- Brendan Kern as Gangster #2 Allentown Central The Drowsy Chaperone
- Logan Holva as Pepper Bangor Area Mamma Mia!
- Jonathan Burrus as Ali Hakim Easton Area Oklahoma!
- Lorenzo Antigua as Enjolras Emmaus Les Misérables: School Edition
- Trevor Yost as Bobby Pepper Nazareth Area Curtains
- Iyan Kariuki as Lurch Warren Hills Regional The Addams Family
- David Bennett Ulloa-Estrada as T.J. William Allen Sister Act
Outstanding Performance by a Female Ensemble Member
- Riley Loz as Kitty Allentown Central The Drowsy Chaperone
- Deirdre Kelly as Katie Bethlehem Catholic Meet Me in St. Louis
- Allison Fuller as Aunt Eller Easton Area Oklahoma!
- Abby Ellis as Bambi Bernet Nazareth Area Curtains
- Elaina Bastow as Mrs. Brill Northampton Area Mary Poppins
- Emily Hunsicker as Ursula Northern Lehigh Bye Bye Birdie
- Abigail Altemose as Bambi Bernet Saucon Valley Curtains
Outstanding Use of Lighting
- Bangor Area Mamma Mia!
- Dieruff Once on This Island
- Easton Area Oklahoma!
- Emmaus Les Misérables: School Edition
- Freedom Anything Goes
- Liberty Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
- Nazareth Area Curtains
- Parkland Curtains
Outstanding Small Ensemble Performance
- Brookel Sabella, Gianna Graziano, Morgan Shriver “Dancing Queen” Bangor Area Mamma Mia!
- Danny Garcia, Nikki Perez, Sierra Cruz “Ti Moune” Dieruff Once on This Island
- Amanda Ackerman, Teddy Walsh, Kye Deithorn
- “Story of the Tucks” Hackettstown Tuck Everlasting
- Julia Hockenberry, Trevor Yost, Owen Baur, Lucas Drosnock, Nathan Schmidt
- “It’s a Business” Nazareth Area Curtains
- Olivia Behr, Matt Melchior, Robbie Moore, Mackenzie Lynch
- “What Kind of Man?” Parkland Curtains
- Maggie Toner, Patrick Zuber, Aidan Zawodny, Jenna Skillinge
- “What Kind of Man?” Saucon Valley Curtains
- Orlando Crooms, Makayla Schmid, McKenzie Hagenbuch
- “A Heart Full of Love” Southern Lehigh Les Misérables: School Edition
Outstanding Choreography
- Allentown Central The Drowsy Chaperone
- Bangor Area Mamma Mia!
- Dieruff Once on This Island
- Freedom Anything Goes
- Hackettstown Tuck Everlasting
- Nazareth Area Curtains
- Parkland Curtains
- William Allen Sister Act
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
- Sam Austin as The Drowsy Chaperone Allentown Central The Drowsy Chaperone
- Gianna Graziano as Tanya Bangor Area Mamma Mia!
- Alena Slak as Cosette Emmaus Les Misérables: School Edition
- Angel D’Andria as Hope Harcourt Freedom Anything Goes
- Lindsey Sommons as Mrs. Potts Liberty Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
- Paige Horvath as Georgia Hendricks Nazareth Area Curtains
- Mackenzie Lynch as Georgia Hendricks Parkland Curtains
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
- Dylan Brown as Aldolpho Allentown Central The Drowsy Chaperone
- Marino Bubba as Bill Austin Bangor Area Mamma Mia!
- Danny Garcia as Tonton Julian Dieruff Once on This Island
- Tyson Velazquez as Jud Fry Easton Area Oklahoma!
- Ryan Murphy as Marius Emmaus Les Misérables: School Edition
- Ryan Hill as Lord Evelyn Oakleigh Freedom Anything Goes
- Addyson Hamilton as Lumiere Liberty Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
Outstanding Performance by a Featured Dancer
- Lauren Lukachek as Dream Laurey Easton Area Oklahoma!
- Maria Taglienti as Spirit/Carnival Dancer Hackettstown Tuck Everlasting
- Elisabeth Lee as Silly Girl / Napkin Liberty Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
- Natalie Brimfield as African dancer Lincoln Leadership A Little Princess
- Abby Ellis as Bambi Bernet Nazareth Area Curtains
- Kaileigh Cagnassola as The Moon Warren Hills Regional The Addams Family
- Madison Bauman as Mermaid/Little Lamb Wilson Area Big Fish
Outstanding Chorus
- Bangor Area Mamma Mia!
- Dieruff Once on This Island
- Emmaus Les Misérables: School Edition
- Freedom Anything Goes
- Liberty Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
- Nazareth Area Curtains
- Parkland Curtains
- Warren Hills Regional The Addams Family
Vic Kumma Award for Outstanding Solo Vocal Performance
- Sam Austin “As We Stumble Along” Allentown Central The Drowsy Chaperone
- Brookel Sabella “The Winner Takes It All” Bangor Area Mamma Mia!
- Alexis Connolly “I Get a Kick Out of You” Freedom Anything Goes
- Brooke Brida “Being Mrs. Banks” Northampton Area Mary Poppins
- Mason McGowan “Put on a Happy Face” Northern Lehigh Bye Bye Birdie
- Matt Melchior “I Miss the Music” Parkland Curtains
- Alyssa Vella “No More Fear” Salem Christian Freaky Friday
Outstanding Featured Performance by an Actor
- Michael Fleck as Man in Chair Allentown Central The Drowsy Chaperone
- Brennan Anderson as Cinderella’s Prince/Wolf Belvidere Into the Woods
- Thomas Murgitroyde as Thenardiér Emmaus Les Misérables: School Edition
- Trevor Warren as Javert Emmaus Les Misérables: School Edition
- Teddy Walsh as Jesse Tuck Hackettstown Tuck Everlasting
- Connor Roberts as Lefou Liberty Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
- Trent Herman as Harry MacAfee Northern Lehigh Bye Bye Birdie
Outstanding Featured Performance by an Actress
- Hannah Almanzar as Sophie Sheridan Bangor Area Mamma Mia!
- Hailee Knapik as Witch Belvidere Into the Woods
- Milaijah Torres as Papa Ge Dieruff Once on This Island
- Analise Edwards as Fantine Emmaus Les Misérables: School Edition
- Makenna Mohn as Niki Harris Nazareth Area Curtains
- Evie Carlin as Muzzy Van Hossmere Notre Dame Thoroughly Modern Millie
- Alexsondra Jordan as Sophie Sheridan Whitehall Mamma Mia!
Outstanding Production Number
- Bangor Area “Voulez-Vous” Mamma Mia!
- Dieruff “Why We Tell the Story” Once on This Island
- Emmaus “One Day More” Les Misérables: School Edition
- Freedom “Anything Goes” Anything Goes
- Liberty “Be Our Guest” Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
- Parkland “Show People” Curtains
- Southern Lehigh “Master of the House” Les Misérables: School Edition
Outstanding Stage Crew (In honor of Capt. Christopher Seifert)
- Bangor Area Mamma Mia!
- Easton Area Oklahoma!
- Emmaus Les Misérables: School Edition
- Freedom Anything Goes
- Liberty Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
- Nazareth Area Curtains
- Northwestern Lehigh The Addams Family
- Southern Lehigh Les Misérables: School Edition
- Warren Hills Regional The Addams Family
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
- Brookel Sabella as Donna Sheridan Bangor Area Mamma Mia!
- Madison Dowdell as Laurey Williams Easton Area Oklahoma!
- Alexis Connolly as Reno Sweeney Freedom Anything Goes
- Mariah Nagle as Belle Liberty Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
- Celia Doll as Mary Poppins Northampton Area Mary Poppins
- Harper Hogan as Millie Dillmount Notre Dame Thoroughly Modern Millie
- Olivia Behr as Carmen Bernstein Parkland Curtains
- Alyssa Vella as Ellie Blake Salem Christian Freaky Friday
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
- Brayden Bambary as Curly McClain Easton Area Oklahoma!
- Sebastian Mora as Jean Valjean Emmaus Les Misérables: School Edition
- Josh Konschnik as Billy Crocker Freedom Anything Goes
- Steven Fuquay as Lt. Frank Cioffi Nazareth Area Curtains
- Mason McGowan as Albert Peterson Northern Lehigh Bye Bye Birdie
- Christian Clausnitzer as Jean Valjean Southern Lehigh Les Misérables: School Edition
- Cody Jackson as Gomez Addams Warren Hills Regional The Addams Family
Outstanding Overall Production by a Smaller School
- Allentown Central Catholic The Drowsy Chaperone
- Bethlehem Catholic Meet Me in St. Louis
- Hackettstown Tuck Everlasting
- North Warren Regional Mamma Mia!
- Northern Lehigh Bye Bye Birdie
- Saucon Valley Curtains
Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical
- Bangor Area Mamma Mia!
- Easton Area Oklahoma!
- Emmaus Les Misérables: School Edition
- Freedom Anything Goes
- Nazareth Area Curtains
- Parkland Curtains
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