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 20th 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, Pennsylvania, and Warren County, New Jersey.
Phillipsburg High School won 4 Freddy Awards and North Warren Regional High School received 3.
Here is a complete list of all the 2022 Freddy Award winners:
Outstanding Performance by an Orchestra
- Easton Area HS 42nd Street
Outstanding Use of Scenery
- Liberty HS The Sound of Music
Outstanding Use of Costumes
- Bangor Area HS Les Misérables: School Edition
Outstanding Performance by a Male Ensemble Member
- Phillipsburg HS Guys & Dolls Tyler Borneo Benny Southstreet
Outstanding Performance by a Female Ensemble Member
- North Warren Regional HS The Addams Family School Edition Kaylee Babiak as Alice Beineke
Student Achievement Award
- North Warren Regional HS The Addams Family: School Edition Ava Tanis Executive Assistant
Outstanding Use of Lighting
- Freedom HS Curtains
Outstanding Small Ensemble Performance
- Phillipsburg HS Guys & Dolls Jake Delesky, Tyler Borneo Guys & Dolls
Outstanding Choreography
- Liberty HS The Sound of Music
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
- Phillipsburg HS Guys & Dolls Maya Marino Cappello as Miss Adelaide
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
- Phillipsburg HS Guys & Dolls Jacob ten Bosch Nathan Detroit
Outstanding Performance by a Featured Dancer
- North Warren Regional HS The Addams Family School Edition Elise Stefankiewicz as The Moon
West Virginia University Scholarship
- Musical Theatre Performance – Elizabeth Rutt, Bangor Area High School
Outstanding Chorus
- Emmaus HS The Addams Family School Edition
Vic Kumma Award for Outstanding Solo Vocal Performance
- Bangor Area HS Les Misérables: School Edition Charles CJ Fassl Bring Him Home
The Air Products Education/Community Impact Award
- Whitehall High School
Outstanding Featured Performance by an Actor
- Nazareth HS Little Shop of Horrors Jacob Kremer Audrey II Voice
Outstanding Featured Performance by an Actress
- Catasauqua HS Chicago: High School Edition Hannah Kurczeski Velma Kelly
Outstanding Production Number
- Bangor HS Les Misérables: School Edition One Day More
Outstanding Stage Crew (In honor of Capt. Christopher Seifert)
- Liberty HS The Sound of Music
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
- Liberty HS HS The Sound of Music Rebekah Bex Vermuelen Maria Rainer
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
- Bangor HS Les Misérables: School Edition Charles CJ Fassl Jean ValJean
Outstanding Overall Production by a Smaller School
- Catasuqua HS Chicago: High School Edition
Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical
- Bangor Area HS Les Misérables: School Edition
Additional Scholarships and Community Awards:
Civic Theatre Outstanding Student Director Award and Internship
- Emma Higton Nazareth HS
Mowad Turf Specialists Cash Award
- Charles Fassl
- Rebekah Bex Vermuelen
Pennsylvania Youth Ballet/Ballet Guild of the Lehigh Valley Summer Dance Intensive
- Sara Horvath Belvidere HS
- Julia Ressler Easton HS
- Ashley Westgate Emmaus HS
- Julia Ruhf Freedom HS
- Giovanni Failla Whitehall HS
- Elise Stefakiewicz North Warren Regional HS
- Kayla Beam Warren Hills Regional HS
- Giovanni Failla Whitehall HS
