WARREN COUNTY, NJ – Local high schools in Warren County have been nominated for the annual Freddy Awards.
Phillipsburg High School was nominated for 9 Freddy Awards. Belvidere High School received 7, North Warren Regional High School received 4, Hackettstown High School received 3, and Warren Hills Regional 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 26, 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 Les Miserables: School Edition
- Easton Area 42nd Street
- Emmaus The Addams Family: School Edition
- Freedom Curtains
- Hackettstown Sister Act
- Liberty The Sound of Music
- Nazareth Area Little Shop of Horrors
- Phillipsburg Guys & Dolls
- Southern Lehigh Bye Bye Birdie
Outstanding Use of Scenery
- Bangor Area Les Miserables: School Edition
- Dieruff Godspell: 2012 Revised Version
- Emmaus The Addams Family: School Edition
- Freedom Curtains
- Liberty The Sound of Music
- Nazareth Area Little Shop of Horrors
- Parkland Mamma Mia!
Outstanding Use of Costumes
- Bangor Area Les Miserables: School Edition
- Dieruff Godspell: 2012 Revised Version
- Emmaus The Addams Family: School Edition
- Liberty The Sound of Music
- Parkland Mamma Mia!
- Southern Lehigh Bye Bye Birdie
Outstanding Performance by a Male Ensemble Member
- Charlie Strzelecki as Chef Louis/Pilot Allentown Central Catholic Disney’s Little Mermaid
- Josh Raub as Enjolras/Bishop Bangor Area Les Misérables: School Edition
- Elijah Cooke as “We Beseech Thee” Soloist Belvidere Godspell
- Joseph Valentin as Male Characters Catasauqua Chicago: High School Edition
- Lucas Nowak as Lurch Emmaus The Addams Family: School Edition
- Tyler Borneo as Benny Southstreet Phillipsburg Guys & Dolls
- Clayton Washburn as Mal Beinke Wilson Area The Addams Family: A New Musical Comedy
Outstanding Performance by a Female Ensemble Member
- Julia Ruhf as Bambi Bernet Freedom Curtains
- Ellie Prendergast as TJ Hackettstown Sister Act
- Keira Smith as Hebe Porter Moravian Academy HMS Pinafore
- Kaylee Babiak as Alice Beineke North Warren Regional The Addams Family: School Edition
- Jenna Seasholtz as Ursula Merkle Southern Lehigh Bye Bye Birdie
- Adneiry Mercedes Diaz as Marty William Allen Grease
- Denay White as Grandma Wilson Area The Addams Family: A New Musical Comedy
Outstanding Use of Lighting
- Bangor Area Les Misérables: School Edition
- Emmaus The Addams Family: School Edition
- Freedom Curtains
- Liberty The Sound of Music
- Moravian Academy HMS Pinafore
- Nazareth Area Little Shop of Horrors
- Whitehall Godspell: 2012 Revised Version
Outstanding Small Ensemble Performance
- Mak Cerrada-Shapiro, Juli VandeVeegaete, Alex VandeVeegaete, Josie Ruppert, Kavanna “Relic” Little “On the Willows” Belvidere Godspell
- Jacob Klinedinst, Payton McGlory “Live Before We Die” Emmaus The Addams Family: School Edition
- Aaron Louw, Henry Grimm “Mushnik and Son” Nazareth Area Little Shop of Horrors
- Molly McGorry, Aine Demko, Chloe Schoemaker, Charlize Bobbyn
“One Boy” Northwestern Lehigh Bye Bye Birdie - Katarina O’Mara, Jared Sussman “Take a Chance On Me” Parkland Mamma Mia!
- Jake Delesky, Tyler Borneo “Guys & Dolls” Phillipsburg Guys & Dolls
Outstanding Choreography
- Belvidere Godspell
- Dieruff Godspell: 2012 Revised Version
- Emmaus The Addams Family: School Edition
- Freedom Curtains
- Liberty The Sound of Music
- Parkland Mamma Mia!
- Whitehall Godspell: 2012 Revised Version
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
- Elizabeth Rutt as Madame Thenardier Bangor Area Les Misérables: School Edition
- Rachel Williams as Maggie Jones Easton Area 42nd Street
- Madeline Kemler as Wednesday Addams Emmaus The Addams Family: School Edition
- Keiran Lencheski as Lumiere Notre Dame Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
- Laurel Bendetti as Tanya Parkland Mamma Mia!
- Maya Marino Cappello as Miss Adelaide Phillipsburg Guys & Dolls
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
- Mak Cerrada-Shapiro as John the Baptist/Judas Belvidere Godspell
- Brendan Branosky as Billy Lawlor Easton Area 42nd Street
- Aiden Panko as Pugsley Addams Emmaus The Addams Family: School Edition
- Joey Oltman as Sir Joseph Porter Moravian Academy HMS Pinafore
- Jared Sussman as Bill Austin Parkland Mamma Mia!
- Jacob Ten Bosch as Nathan Detroit Phillipsburg Guys & Dolls
Outstanding Performance by a Featured Dancer
- Sarah Horvath as Featured Dancer Belvidere Godspell
- Julia Ressler as 42nd Street Thief Easton Area 42nd Street
- Ashley Westgate as Flapper Ancestor Emmaus The Addams Family: School Edition
- Julia Ruhf as Bambi Bernet Freedom Curtains
- Elise Stefankiewicz as The Moon North Warren Regional The Addams Family: School Edition
- Kayla Beam as Greek Spirit of Nightmares Warren Hills Regional Mamma Mia!
- Giovanni Failla as Giovanni Whitehall Godspell: 2012 Revised Version
Outstanding Chorus
- Bangor Area Les Misérables: School Edition
- Dieruff Godspell: 2012 Revised Version
- Emmaus The Addams Family: School Edition
- Parkland Mamma Mia!
- Southern Lehigh Bye Bye Birdie
- Whitehall Godspell: 2012 Revised Version
Vic Kumma Award for Outstanding Solo Vocal Performance
- Elena Wenrich-Quinones “Part of Your World” Allentown Central Catholic Disney’s Little Mermaid
- Charles “CJ” Fassl “Bring Him Home” Bangor Area Les Misérables: School Edition
- Rebekah “Bex” Vermuelen “The Sound of Music” Liberty The Sound of Music
- Alicia Gordon “Sorry Her Lot” Moravian Academy HMS Pinafore
- Paige Horvath “Somewhere That’s Green” Nazareth Area Little Shop of Horrors
- Maya Marino Cappello “Adelaide’s Lament” Phillipsburg Guys & Dolls
Outstanding Featured Performance by an Actor
- Robert Ruhl as Cornelius Hackl Bethlehem Catholic Hello Dolly!
- Aidan Heil as Billy Flynn Catasauqua Chicago: High School Edition
- James Myers as Lt. Frank Cioffi Freedom Curtains
- Jacob Kremer as Audrey II Voice Nazareth Area Little Shop of Horrors
- Jackson Hunsicker as William Barfee Northern Lehigh 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
- Jake Delesky as Nicely-Nicely Johnson Phillipsburg Guys & Dolls
- Ryan Lauer as Harry MacAfee Southern Lehigh Bye Bye Birdie
Outstanding Featured Performance by an Actress
- Kaylee Holland as Eponine Bangor Area Les Misérables: School Edition
- Hannah Kurczeski as Velma Kelly Catasauqua Chicago: High School Edition
- Payton McGlory as Morticia Addams Emmaus The Addams Family: School Edition
- Katarina O’Mara as Rosie Parkland Mamma Mia!
- Gabriella Lozada as Mimi Marquez Salisbury RENT: School Edition
- Alana Weirbach as Fiona Saucon Valley DreamWorks’ Shrek the Musical
- Kayla Lebby as Rose Alvarez Southern Lehigh Bye Bye Birdie
Outstanding Production Number
- Bangor Area “One Day More” Les Misérables: School Edition
- Catasauqua “They Both Reached for the Gun” Chicago: High School Edition
- Nazareth Area “Downtown/Skid Row” Little Shop of Horrors
- North Warren Regional “Full Disclosure” The Addams Family: School Edition
- Phillipsburg “Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat” Guys & Dolls
- Southern Lehigh “The Telephone Hour” Bye Bye Birdie
Outstanding Stage Crew (In honor of Capt. Christopher Seifert)
- Bangor Area Les Misérables: School Edition
- Emmaus The Addams Family: School Edition
- Liberty The Sound of Music
- Moravian Academy HMS Pinafore
- Northampton Mamma Mia!
- Parkland Mamma Mia!
- Southern Lehigh Bye Bye Birdie
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
- Elena Wenrich-Quinones as Ariel Allentown Central Catholic Disney’s The Little Mermaid
- Angelina Dries as Roxie Hart Catasauqua Chicago: High School Edition
- Rebekah “Bex” Vermuelen as Maria Rainer Liberty The Sound of Music
- Alicia Gordon as Josephine Moravian Academy HMS Pinafore
- Paige Horvath as Audrey Nazareth Area Little Shop of Horrors
- Brenna Pelizzoni as Sophie Sheridan Parkland Mamma Mia!
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
- Charles “CJ” Fassl as Jean Valjean Bangor Area Les Misérables: School Edition Les
- Evan Finkbeiner as Javert Bangor Area Misérables: School Edition
- Owen Gately as Jesus Belvidere Godspell
- Jacob Klinedinst as Gomez Addams Emmaus The Addams Family: School Edition
- Andrew Merkle as Gomez Addams North Warren Regional The Addams Family: School Edition
- Grant Neff as Albert Peterson Southern Lehigh Bye Bye Birdie
Outstanding Overall Production by a Smaller School
- Allentown Central Catholic Disney’s The Little Mermaid
- Belvidere Godspell
- Catasauqua Chicago: High School Edition
- Hackettstown Sister Act
- Moravian Academy HMS Pinafore
- Wilson Area The Addams Family: New Musical Comedy
Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical
- Bangor Area Les Misérables: School Edition
- Emmaus The Addams Family: School Edition
- Liberty The Sound of Music
- Parkland Mamma Mia!
- Phillipsburg Guys & Dolls
- Southern Lehigh Bye Bye Birdie
