EASTON, PA (Northampton County) – Warren Hills Regional High School won three awards Thursday night at the annual Freddy Awards, held at the State Theatre Center for the Arts in Easton.
The Freddy Awards celebrate outstanding achievement in high school musical theater across Lehigh and Northampton counties in Pennsylvania and Warren County, New Jersey.
Warren Hills Regional received 10 nominations ahead of the ceremony, leading all Warren County schools. Hackettstown High School and Phillipsburg High School each earned five nominations. Belvidere High School received two, while North Warren Regional High School and Warren County Technical School each received one nomination.
Students from across the region gathered for the ceremony, which recognizes excellence in acting, direction, choreography, production design, and overall performance.
The Freddy Awards were established to promote and support high school theater while encouraging young performers to continue pursuing the arts beyond the classroom.
Outstanding Technical Design By A Smaller School
- Moravian Academy The Drowsy Chaperone
Outstanding Technical Design
- Freedom Nice Work If You Can Get It
Outstanding Use of Costumes
- Nazareth Area Seussical
Outstanding Performance by a Male Ensemble Member
- Dominic Oviedo as Reuben Bethlehem Catholic Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Outstanding Performance by a Female Ensemble Member
- Tailisha Montanez Vargas as Lucy William Allen Avenue Q: School Edition
Air Products 2025 Education and Community Impact Award
- Bethlehem Catholic
Outstanding Small Ensemble Performance
- Milo Dominguez, Echo Picone “Something To Believe In” Warren Hills Regional Newsies
Outstanding Use of Choreography and Musical Staging
- Warren Hills Regional Newsies
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
- Kiersten Rubery as Duchess Estonia Dulworth Freedom Nice Work If You Can Get It
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
- Cole Faccinetto as Cookie McGee Freedom Nice Work If You Can Get It
Vic Kumma Award for Outstanding Solo Vocal Performance
- Emerson Tyrell “Ireland” Southern Lehigh Legally Blonde the Musical
Outstanding Production Number
- Bangor Area “Topsy Turvy (Parts 1 and 2)” The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Outstanding Technical Contribution By A Student
- Lauren Summers Costume Design Nazareth Area Seussical
Outstanding Performance by an Orchestra
- Nazareth Area Seussical
Outstanding Featured Performance by an Actor
- Nick Janneck as Dom Claude Frollo Bangor Area The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Outstanding Featured Performance by an Actress
- Hailey Achey as Miss Trunchbull Northampton Area Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical
Outstanding Stage Crew In memory of Capt. Christopher Seifert
- Nazareth Area Seussical
Outstanding Performance by a Featured Dancer
- Hailey Laury as Mrs. Wormwood Northampton Area Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
- Audrey Wood as Matilda Northampton Area Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical
Outstanding Ensemble
- Warren Hills Regional Newsies
lehighvalleylive.com Student Achievement Award
- Cecilia Ruyak Stage Manager Emmaus Mamma Mia!
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
- Dylan Penyak as Quasimodo Wilson Area The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Outstanding Overall Production by a Smaller School
- Moravian Academy The Drowsy Chaperone
Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical
- Nazareth Area Seussical
