Freddy Awards area nominees listed
The 2017 Freddy Awards Ceremony will be broadcast at 7 p.m. May 25 on 69 WFMZ-TV and wfmz.com from the State Theatre for the Arts, Easton.
Emmaus High School’s “Miss Saigon” received 18 Freddy nominations, the most of any nominated high school musical production in the 2017 Freddy Awards.
Parkland High School’s “Pippin” was next with 17. Southern Lehigh High School’s “Sister Act” received 12. Dieruff High School’s “Jesus Christ Superstar” received 12. Rounding out the Top Five, also in double-digits, was Freedom High School’s “Peter Pan,” with 10.
Other productions featured in the Focus section “High School Musicals” series and their nominations:
Allentown Central Catholic, “Anything Goes,” 8; Moravian Academy, “Urinetown,” 8; Nazareth Area, “Mary Poppins,” 8; Liberty, “West Side Story,” 7; William Allen, “Bonnie & Clyde,” 6;
Also: Bethlehem Catholic, “Oklahoma!,” 5; Notre Dame, “Curtains,” 5; Whitehall, “Monty Python’s Spamalot,” 5; Saucon Valley, “Nice Work If You Can Get It,” 4; Salisbury, “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” 2; Northwestern Lehigh, “Legally Blonde The Musical,” 1.
Here is the list of 2017 Freddy Awards nominations of productions featured in the Focus section “High School Musicals” series:
Outstanding Performance by an Orchestra
Emmaus, “Miss Saigon (School Edition)”
Freedom, “Peter Pan”
Liberty, “West Side Story”
Parkland, “Pippin”
Southern Lehigh, “Sister Act”
Outstanding Use of Scenery
Dieruff, “Jesus Christ Superstar”
Emmaus, “Miss Saigon (School Edition)”
Freedom, “Peter Pan”
Nazareth Area, “Mary Poppins”
Parkland, “Pippin”
Southern Lehigh, “Sister Act”
William Allen, “Bonnie & Clyde”
Outstanding Use of Costumes
Allentown Central Catholic, “Anything Goes”
Dieruff, “Jesus Christ Superstar”
Emmaus, “Miss Saigon (School Edition)”
Freedom, “Peter Pan”
Parkland, “Pippin”
Saucon Valley, “Nice Work If You Can Get It”
Whitehall, “Monty Python’s Spamalot”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Ensemble Member
Dylan Brown as Elisha J. Whitney, Allentown Central Catholic, “Anything Goes”
Alex Kolesnikov as Ali Hakim, Bethlehem Catholic, “Oklahoma!”
Danny Garcia as King Herod-Simon Zealotes, Dieruff, “Jesus Christ Superstar”
Jalon Mathis as Smee, Freedom, “Peter Pan”
Shane Hurley as Neleus, Nazareth Area, “Mary Poppins”
Max Hakim as Lewis, Parkland, “Pippin”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Ensemble Member
Blake McGill as Aunt Eller Williams, Bethlehem Catholic, “Oklahoma!”
Leigha Montes as Annas, Dieruff, “Jesus Christ Superstar”
Hailey Durner as Bird Woman, Nazareth Area, “Mary Poppins”
Meghan McGorry as Brooke Wyndham, Northwestern Lehigh, “Legally Blonde The Musical”
Evelyn Carlin as Bambi Bernet, Notre Dame, “Curtains”
Kayleigh Scott as Berthe, Parkland, “Pippin”
Outstanding Use of Lighting
Dieruff, “Jesus Christ Superstar”
Emmaus, “Miss Saigon (School Edition)”
Liberty, “West Side Story”
Moravian Academy, “Urinetown”
Nazareth Area, “Mary Poppins”
Parkland, “Pippin”
William Allen, “Bonnie & Clyde”
Outstanding Small Ensemble Performance
Julia Bezems, Thomas Riley, “Sun & Moon,” Emmaus, “Miss Saigon (School Edition)”
Brielle Rivera, Alyssa Rosario, “A Boy Like That”-”I Have a Love,” Liberty, “West Side Story”
Dannielle Hibshman, Eddie Nuber, Meg Bennett, Chris Bianchi, “What Kind of Man?,” Notre Dame, “Curtains”
Reese Diaz, Lisa Conte, “Love Song,” Parkland, “Pippin”
Giuliana Augello, Lexi Brown, “Here Within These Walls,” Southern Lehigh, “Sister Act”
Emma Marhefka, DeLacey Lora, “You Love Who You Love,” William Allen, “Bonnie & Clyde”
Outstanding Choreography
Allentown Central Catholic, “Anything Goes”
Dieruff, “Jesus Christ Superstar”
Emmaus, “Miss Saigon (School Edition)”
Freedom, “Peter Pan”
Moravian Academy, “Urinetown”
Nazareth Area, “Mary Poppins”
Parkland, “Pippin”
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Erin McGowan as Ellen, Emmaus, “Miss Saigon (School Edition)”
Alyssa Rosario as Anita, Liberty, “West Side Story”
Abby Ellis as Jane, Nazareth Area, “Mary Poppins”
Lisa Conte as Catherine, Parkland, “Pippin”
Caleigh Schmid as Sister Mary Robert, Southern Lehigh, “Sister Act”
Lauren Jardine as Sister Mary Patrick, Southern Lehigh, “Sister Act”
Taylor DeFranco as Lady of the Lake, Whitehall, “Monty Python’s Spamalot”
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Sebastian Mora as Thuy, Emmaus, “Miss Saigon (School Edition)”
Alejandro Rodriguez as John, Emmaus, “Miss Saigon (School Edition)”
Jon Riker as Mr. Caldwell B. Cladwell, Moravian Academy, “Urinetown” Alex Atiyeh as Charlemagne, Parkland, “Pippin”
Outstanding Performance by a Featured Dancer
Gabrielle Acampora as Dream Laurey, Bethlehem Catholic, “Oklahoma!”
Luke Csordas as Morning of the Dragon Dancer, Emmaus, “Miss Saigon (School Edition)”
Evelyn Carlin as Bambi Bernet, Notre Dame, “Curtains”
Jillian Sinko as Jeannie Muldoon, Saucon Valley, “Nice Work If You Can Get It”
Outstanding Chorus
Allentown Central Catholic, “Anything Goes”
Dieruff, “Jesus Christ Superstar”
Emmaus, “Miss Saigon (School Edition)”
Freedom, “Peter Pan”
Moravian Academy, “Urinetown”
Parkland, “Pippin”
Southern Lehigh, “Sister Act”
Vic Kumma Award for Outstanding Solo Vocal Performance
Abby Garza, “I Get a Kick Out of You,” Allentown Central Catholic, “Anything Goes”
Liam Nixon, “Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin,’” Bethlehem Catholic, “Oklahoma!”
Alejandro Rodriguez, “Bui-Doi,” Emmaus, “Miss Saigon (School Edition)”
Liam Mulligan, “Something’s Coming,” Liberty, “West Side Story”
Jon Riker, “Don’t Be the Bunny,” Moravian Academy, “Urinetown”
Reese Diaz, “Corner of the Sky,” Parkland, “Pippin”
Caleigh Schmid, “The Life I Never Led,” Southern Lehigh, “Sister Act”
Outstanding Featured Performance by an Actor
Xavier Morales as Judas Iscariot, Dieruff, “Jesus Christ Superstar”
Robert Lynn as Engineer, Emmaus, “Miss Saigon (School Edition)”
Garrett Richards as Officer Lockstock, Moravian Academy, “Urinetown”
Nicholas Bonilla as Sir Robin, Whitehall, “Monty Python’s Spamalot”
Ean McCloud, as Patsy, Whitehall, “Monty Python’s Spamalot”
Outstanding Featured Performance by an Actress
Prescious Correa as Pontius Pilate, Dieruff, “Jesus Christ Superstar”
Ryan Taylor as Little Sally, Moravian Academy, “Urinetown”
Dannielle Hibshman as Carmen Bernstein, Notre Dame, “Curtains”
Jessette Long as Sally Brown, Salisbury, “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown”
Lexi Brown as Mother Superior, Southern Lehigh, ”Sister Act”
Outstanding Production Number
Allentown Central Catholic, “Anything Goes,” “Anything Goes”
Emmaus, “The Morning of the Dragon,” “Miss Saigon (School Edition)”
Nazareth Area, “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious,” “Mary Poppins”
Parkland, “Magic to Do,” “Pippin”
Southern Lehigh, “Raise Your Voice,” “Sister Act”
Whitehall. “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life,” “Monty Python’s Spamalot”
Outstanding Stage Crew
In honor of Capt. Christopher Seifert
Dieruff, “Jesus Christ Superstar”
Emmaus, “Miss Saigon (School Edition)”
Freedom, “Peter Pan”
Parkland, “Pippin”
Salisbury, “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown”
Southern Lehigh, ”Sister Act”
William Allen, “Bonnie & Clyde”
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Abby Garza as Reno Sweeney, Allentown Central Catholic, “Anything Goes”
Julia Bezems as Kim, Emmaus, “Miss Saigon (School Edition)”
Kelly Donah as Peter Pan, Freedom, “Peter Pan”
Brielle Rivera as Maria, Liberty, “West Side Story”
Marissa Dibilio as Mary Poppins, Nazareth Area, “Mary Poppins”
Mara Cohen as Leading Player, Parkland, “Pippin”
Meghan Altemose as Billie Bendix, Saucon Valley, “Nice Work If You Can Get It”
Giuliana Augello as Deloris Van Cartier, Southern Lehigh, “Sister Act”
Emma Marhefka as Bonnie Parker, William Allen, “Bonnie & Clyde”
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Mark Yowakim as Jesus of Nazareth, Dieruff, “Jesus Christ Superstar”
Thomas Riley as Chris Emmaus, “Miss Saigon (School Edition)”
Michael Harding as Captain Hook, Freedom, “Peter Pan”
Liam Mulligan as Tony, Liberty, “West Side Story”
Reese Diaz as Pippin, Parkland, “Pippin”
Anthony Richards as Clyde Barrow, William Allen, “Bonnie & Clyde”
Outstanding Overall Production by a Smaller School
Allentown Central Catholic, “Anything Goes”
Bethlehem Catholic, “Oklahoma!”
Moravian Academy, “Urinetown” Notre Dame, “Curtains”
Saucon Valley, “Nice Work If You Can Get It”
Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical
Dieruff, “Jesus Christ Superstar”
Emmaus, “Miss Saigon (School Edition)”
Freedom, “Peter Pan”
Parkland, “Pippin”
Southern Lehigh, “Sister Act”
For the full Freddy nominations categories list: TheLehighValleyPress.com