In less than two months, thousands of students from Northampton, Lehigh, and Warren counties are expected to begin presenting their spring musicals to hundreds of spectators.

A record 31 high schools are participating in the 24th annual FREDDY© Awards, prior to the ceremony May 21 held in the State Theatre Center for the Arts, Easton, and telecast and streamed live on WFMZ-TV.

“Seeing 31 schools participate is a true testament to the importance this area places on the performing arts,” said Kori Lotito, FREDDY© Awards Coordinator.

“We are thrilled to be the place where these schools congregate and create a vibrant, supportive and joyful community,” Lotito said.

The 2026 FREDDY© Award nominations will be announced at noon May 7, and the live broadcast of the awards ceremony airs at 7 p.m. May 21 on WFMZ Channel 69 and streaming on WFMZ+.

Thanks to the State Theatre’s producing partner, WFMZ-TV, the FREDDYs have been televised live from the very beginning.

Throughout its 99th season, the State Theatre has encouraged its patrons to experience the magic of theater. The art that FREDDY students create yearly is often described as inspirational, and the friendships, memories, and community they gain are nothing short of magical, a sensation that can be sense even through a TV screen.

“We couldn’t be more excited,” said State Theatre Center for the Arts President and CEO Shelley Brown.

“We are welcoming an all-time high number of high schools to the program this year. The format will remain the same, but with more schools, the energy in the room will be higher than ever,” Brown said.

Here is the list of schools, shows, curtain times and ticket information for the 2025 Freddys:

Freddys schools,

shows, tickets

Allentown Central Catholic, “Disney’s Frozen,” 7 p.m. April 16, 17; 1 p.m., 7 p.m. April 18. Tickets available March 15: Ticket Link

Bangor Area, “The Phantom of the Opera,” 7:30 p.m. April 17; 2 p.m., 7:30 p.m. April 18; 2 p.m. April 19. Tickets available Feb. 2: Ticket Link

Belvidere, “The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical,” 7 p.m. March 6; 1 p.m., 7 p.m. March 7. Tickets available Feb. 1: Ticket Link

Bethlehem Catholic, “Bye Bye Birdie,” 7 p.m. April 10, 11, 17, 18; 3 p.m. April 12. Tickets on sale now: Ticket Link

Catasauqua, “Seussical,” 7 p.m. March 13, 14; 2 p.m. March 15. Tickets available Feb. 1: Ticket Link

Dieruff, “Chicago: Teen Edition,” 7 p.m. April 23, 24, 25; 2 p.m. April 26.

Tickets available Feb. 23: Ticket Link

Easton Area, “Legally Blonde,” 7 p.m. March 12, 13, 14; 1:30 p.m. March 15. Tickets available Feb. 6: Ticket Link

Emmaus, “Jekyll & Hyde,” 7 p.m. March 24, 25, 26, 27; 2 p.m., 7 p.m. March 28; 2 p.m. March 29. Tickets available Jan. 20: Ticket Link

Freedom, “Something Rotten!,” 7 p.m. April 10, 11; 1 p.m. April 11, 12.

Tickets available Feb. 1: Ticket Link

Hackettstown, “Lionel Bart’s Oliver!,” 7 p.m. April 23, 24, 25; 2 p.m. April 26. Tickets available April 1: Ticket Link

Lehigh Christian Academy, “The Prince of Egypt the Musical,” 6 p.m. March 19, 20; noon, 6 p.m. March 21. Tickets on sale now: Ticket Link

Lehigh Valley Academy, “Bye Bye Birdie,” 1 p.m., 7 p.m. March 21; 1 p.m. March 22. Tickets available March 1: Ticket Link

Liberty, “Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Broadway Version),” 7 p.m. April 16, 17; 1 p.m., 7 p.m. April 18. Tickets available March 1: Ticket Link

Moravian Academy, “Me and My Girl,” 7:30 p.m. Feb. 27, 28; 2 p.m. March 1. Tickets available Feb. 13th: Ticket Link

Nazareth Area, “Grease,” 7 p.m. April 16, 17; 1 p.m., 7 p.m. April 18; 1 p.m. April 19. Tickets available March 1: Ticket Link

North Warren Regional, “Sleeping Beauty,” 6 p.m. March 20, 21; 1 p.m. March 22. Tickets available Feb. 2: Ticket Link

Northampton Area, “Newsies,” 7 p.m. March 27; 1 p.m., 7 p.m. March 28; 1 p.m. March 29. Tickets availability to be announced: Ticket Link

Northern Lehigh, “Anastasia: The Musical,” 7 p.m. March 12, 13, 14; 2 p.m. March 15. Tickets on sale now: Ticket Link

Northwestern Lehigh, “Something Rotten!,” 7 p.m. Feb. 26, 27, 28; 2 p.m. March 1. Tickets available Feb. 16: Ticket Link

Notre Dame, “Disney’s The Little Mermaid,” 7 p.m. March 6, 7; 2 p.m. March 8. Tickets on sale now: Ticket Link

Parkland, “How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying,” 7 p.m. April 8, 9, 10, 11; 3 p.m. April 12. Tickets available Feb 2: Ticket Link

Pen Argyl Area, “The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical,” 7 p.m. March 20, 21; 1 p.m. March 22. Tickets available Feb. 2: Ticket Link

Phillipsburg, “Disney’s Frozen,” 7 p.m. April 17, 1 p.m., 7 p.m. April 18; 1 p.m. April 19. Tickets available Feb. 12: Ticket Link

Salisbury, “The Prom,” 7 p.m. March 12, 13, 14; 2 p.m. March 15. Tickets available March 1: Ticket Link

Saucon Valley, “The Drowsy Chaperone,” 6:30 p.m. April 16, 17, 18; 2 p.m. April 19. Tickets availability to be announced.

Southern Lehigh, “ Little Shop of Horrors (Broadway Version),” 7 p.m. March 4, 5, 6, 7; 2 p.m. March 8. Tickets available Feb. 1: Ticket Link

Warren County Technical, “Working (Localized Version),” 7:30 p.m. April 18, 24; 2 p.m. April 19, 26. Tickets available April 1: wctech.theatre@gmail.com

Warren Hills Regional, “Big Fish: School Edition,” 7 p.m. March 26, 27; 1 p.m., 7 p.m. March 28. Tickets available Feb. 26: Ticket Link

Whitehall, “The Wedding Singer,” 7 p.m. March 26, 27, 28; 2 p.m. March 29. Tickets available Feb. 1: Ticket Link

William Allen, “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown (Revised),” 7 p.m. March 26, 27; 2 p.m. March 28. Tickets availability to be announced: Ticket Link

Wilson Area, “Anastasia: The Musical,” 7:30 p.m. Feb. 27, 28; 2:30 p.m. March 1. Tickets available Jan. 20: Ticket Link

Participating schools, productions, curtain times, ticket purchasing links:

https://www.statetheatre.org/freddy-awards/

Information about the FREDDY Awards: https://www.statetheatre.org/education/