Denver Center Announces 2015 Bobby G Award Nominees; Ceremony Set for May 28
By: BWW News Desk May. 04, 2015
Denver Center for the Performing Arts Broadway announces the 2015 nominees for The Bobby G Awards - the Colorado regional awards program for The National High School Musical Theatre Awards. The awards ceremony, on May 28 at 7pm at The Buell Theatre, includes performances from the shows nominated for outstanding overall production, a medley featuring the nominees for Outstanding Performance by an Actor/Actress in a Leading Role and honors outstanding achievements by students and educators in the areas of performance, design, direction, choreography, orchestration, technical production and overall production excellence. Tickets for The Bobby G Awards ceremony are $10 and are now on sale at BobbyGAwards.org.
Thirty public and private high schools in Colorado participated. These schools include: Bear Creek High School, Castle View High School, Chaparral High School, Cherokee Trail High School, Cherry Creek High School, CIVA Charter High School, Colorado Academy, Denver School of the Arts, Discovery Canyon Campus High School, Durango High School, Erie High School, Fairview High School, Front Range Christian School, Gateway High School, Glenwood Springs High School, Grandview High School, Green Mountain High School, Lakewood High School, Legacy High School, Montezuma-Cortez High School, Mountain View High School, Mullen High School, Palmer Ridge High School, Pomona High School, Resurrection Christian School, Rock Canyon High School, St. Mary's Academy High School, Valor Christian High School, Westminster High School and Wheat Ridge High School.
The 2015 Bobby G Award recipients of the Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role and Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role progress to represent Colorado in The National High School Musical Theatre Awards.
Adjudicators made up of professional Working Theatre artists attended the 30 participating high schools' musical theatre productions. Using the standards set by The Bobby G Awards training and criteria, as well as their own professional experience, these adjudicators complete extensive evaluation forms offering detailed feedback on all of the various elements involved with staging a musical production. Participating schools receive a copy of the forms complete with each adjudicator's comments, praise, and constructive criticism designed to motivate growth and recognize success. These evaluations serve as a foundation for the nominations.
The Bobby G Awards 2015 Nominees:
Outstanding Achievement in Hair and Make-up Design
The Addams Family
Cherokee Trail High School
Mackenzie Campbell & Esther Eckberg
Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella
Cherry Creek High School
Miranda Cochran
Hello, Dolly!
Lakewood High School
Timothy Campbell & Erin Cole
Aida
Mountain View High School
Dakota Parker, Karla Quinones, Raquel Reynolds & Hannah Tester
Beauty and the Beast
Valor Christian High School
Elissa Haney, Rachel Jeffries, Haley Nicas & Trisha Rouleau
Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design
Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella
Cherry Creek High School
Jim Miller & Weldon Steinke
LES MISERABLES
Durango High School
Diane Hoffman, Madison Norcross & Isabel Whitehead
Shrek The Musical
Front Range Christian School
Mariah Hart & Jenn Horrom
Aida
Mountain View High School
Jen Bleem, Jerri Hartshorn, Brynn Ledermann, Jen Likes & Cindy Sipes
Oklahoma!
Wheat Ridge High School
Teri Nydegger, Amy Sares, Denise Wood & Sarah Wood
Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Design
Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella
Cherry Creek High School
Yasmin Farsad
LES MISERABLES
Durango High School
Blake Martin, Nico Schiavone & Walker White
Anything Goes
Fairview High School
Lanny Boyer & Caleb Werkmeister
Aida
Mountain View High School
Jenny Horstmeyer
Rent
Westminster High School
John Kirk & Travis Roth
Outstanding Achievement in Scenic Design
Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella
Cherry Creek High School
Jack Hagen, Yukki Hashimoto, Max Post & Joe Woodard
LES MISERABLES
Durango High School
Elise Christiansen, Sam Coleman, Mia Irwin & Walker White
Hello, Dolly!
Lakewood High School
Brandon Davis, Sarah DeLaet, Jace Smykil & Anna Tiberi
Aida
Mountain View High School
Phil Foreman, Tyler King, Even Meyers & Rebecca Reynolds
Rent
Westminster High School
Brandon PT Davis, Peter Lutz & Trenton Wright
Outstanding Achievement in Choreography
Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella
Cherry Creek High School
Ronni Gallup
Anything Goes
Fairview High School
Karen Cassel
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Grandview High School
Piper Arpen
Aida
Mountain View High School
Tammy Johnson, Owen Whitman & Lauren Valdez
Rent
Westminster High School
Rachel Ilk, Starr Palmer & Lea Schoengarth
Outstanding Achievement in Musical Direction
Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella
Cherry Creek High School
Adam Cave & Sara Wynes
Hairspray
Denver School of the Arts
Brian Stinar
LES MISERABLES
Durango High School
Tom Kyser, Katherine Reed & Ivy Walker
Aida
Mountain View High School
Logan DeBord, Phil Foreman, Alana Reed & Peter Toews
Guys and Dolls
Rock Canyon High School
Marsha Anema & Julia Dale
Outstanding Performance by a Chorus
Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella
Cherry Creek High School
LES MISERABLES
Durango High School
Anything Goes
Fairview High School
Aida
Mountain View High School
Rent
Westminster High School
Outstanding Performance by an Orchestra
Puck's Potion
Chaparral High School
Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella
Cherry Creek High School
Hairspray
Denver School of the Arts
LES MISERABLES
Durango High School
Anything Goes
Fairview High School
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
The Addams Family
Cherokee Trail High School
Josette Axne
Alice Beineke
The Addams Family
Cherokee Trail High School
Tessa Robinson
Wednesday Addams
Hairspray
Denver School of the Arts
Sarah Doerner
Velma Von Tussle
Aida
Legacy High School
Carly Lyman
Nehebka
Aida
Mountain View High School
Lauren Valdez
Nehebka
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Puck's Potion
Chaparral High School
Jack Griffen
Nick
The Addams Family
Cherokee Trail High School
Caden Montgomery
Lucas Beineke
Beauty and the Beast
Valor Christian High School
Mason Askamit
Gaston
Rent
Westminster High School
Jairo Guerrero
Angel Dumont
Oklahoma!
Wheat Ridge High School
Drew Seidel
Ali Hakem
Rising Star
Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella
Cherry Creek High School
Luccio Dellepiane
Herald
Bye, Bye Birdie
Discovery Canyon Campus
Lili Yocum
Mae Peterson
Beauty and the Beast
Green Mountain High School
Emelia Kamadulski
Chip
Beauty and the Beast
Valor Christian High School
Elleon Dobias
Madame de la Grande Bouche
Beauty and the Beast
Valor Christian High School
Xander Doege
Chip
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
LES MISERABLES
Durango High School
Emma Buchanan
Eponine
Anything Goes
Fairview High School
Alei Russo
Reno Sweeney
Aida
Mountain View High School
Taylor Lang
Aida
Aida
Mountain View High School
Raegan DeBord
Amneris
Rent
Westminster High School
Lea Schoengarth
Mimi Marquez
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Puck's Potion
Chaparral High School
Ty Eatherton
Puck
LES MISERABLES
Durango High School
Evatt Salinger
Jean Valjean
Anything Goes
Fairview High School
Charlie Kolbrener
Moonface Martin
Guys and Dolls
Rock Canyon High School
Sam Hulsizer
Nathan Detroit
Beauty and the Beast
Valor Christian High School
Dylan Ruder
Beast
Outstanding Achievement in Direction
LES MISERABLES
Durango High School
Landon Newton & Kristin Winchester
Anything Goes
Fairview High School
Michael Bizzaro & Janice Vlachos
Aida
Mountain View High School
Phil Foreman & Karla Quinones
Guys and Dolls
Rock Canyon High School
Cindy Baker
Rent
Westminster High School
Andre` Rodriguez
Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical
The Addams Family
Cherokee Trail High School
LES MISERABLES
Durango High School
Anything Goes
Fairview High School
Aida
Mountain View High School
Rent
Westminster High School
Special Achievement Award-Winners:
Outstanding Special Achievement in Sound Design
The Addams Family
Cherokee Trail High School
Abigail Kieffer
Outstanding Special Achievement in Stage Management
Aida
Mountain View High School
Shailyn Clay
Outstanding Special Achievement in Leadership
Rent
Westminster High School
Gabriella Bailey
For more information on The Bobby G Awards, visit BobbyGAwards.org. For more information on The National High School Musical Theatre Awards, go to nhsmta.com. Follow the Denver Center for the Performing Arts @DenverCenter or on Facebook.
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