The Orpheum Theatre Announces the Winners of the 2016 High School Musical Theatre Awards

On Thursday, May 26, 2016 The Orpheum Theatre announced the winners of the 2016 High School Musical Theatre Awards show.

Modeled after the Tony™ Awards and now in its seventh year, The Orpheum's High School Musical Theatre Awards recognizes achievements in all areas of high school musical theatre. This event is part of the National High School Musical Theatre Awards program which includes 30 programs from across the country.

Students and supporters from 33 participating schools gathered at the Orpheum to watch upwards of 200 students perform on the Orpheum stage.

In June, the winners of the Lead Actor and Actress categories will travel to New York City to compete nationally in the Jimmy Awards held at the Minskoff Theatre on Broadway. The Orpheum Theatre congratulates the following winners!

The 2016 High School Musical Theatre Awards are presented in part by Sedgwick, Memphis Audio and Dean Film and Video. Other generous sponsors include Bill & Cheryl Stegbauer, George and Patty Alvord, The Crump Firm, Inc., Gould's Salon & Spa, Jack Pirtle's Chicken, Cordell and Tawanda Pirtle, Bill & Suzanne Landers, PNC Bank, Hicks Conventions Services & Special Events, Inc., Nolan- The Audio Video Solution, Paulsen Printing Company, Sharp Electronics Corporation, Signs First, and Yarbrough's Music.

The Winners for the 2016 High School Musical Theatre Awards

Small Ensemble (Sponsored by: PNC Bank)

Shrek the Musical, Northpoint Christian School

Large Ensemble (Sponsored by: Gould's Salon & Spa)

CATS, Hernando High School

Chorus

Smokey Joe's Café, Ridgeway High School

Student Orchestra

Kiss Me Kate, St. Benedict at Auburndale

Production Number

Saved, Smokey Joe's Café, Ridgeway High School

Dance Execution

CATS, Hernando High School

Production Materials (Sponsored by: Paulsen Printing Company)

Shrek the Musical, Northpoint Christian School

Front of House

CATS, Hernando High School

Artistic Element

Hologram, Weird Romance, Bolton High School

Outstanding Hair and Makeup

CATS, Hernando High School

Outstanding Costumes

The Little Mermaid, Wynne High School

Outstanding Lighting

Godspell, St Mary's Episcopal School

Outstanding Set

CATS, Hernando High School

Student Creative Achievement (Sponsored by: The Crump Firm, Inc.)

Jeremy Fuller, Weird Romance, Bolton High School

Student Technical Achievement (Sponsored by: Memphis Audio)

Brianna Amaba, Weird Romance, Bolton High School

Achievement in Musical Theatre (Sponsored by: Jack Pirtle's Chicken, Cordell & Tawanda Pirtle)

Once on this Island Jr., Whitehaven High School

Technical Achievement

Weird Romance, Bolton High School

Bravo Award

Sutton Fallert, Oliver! The Musical, Jackson Christian School

Lianna Stamm, Shrek the Musical, Northpoint Christian School

Benjamin Cheng, Mary Poppins, Briarcrest Christian School

People's Choice Award

The Little Mermaid, Wynne High School

Featured Dancer

Caroline Watson and Andrew Crowell, West Side Story, Evangelical Christian School

Featured Actress

Alexia Buckner as Nola, Weird Romance, Bolton High School

Featured Actor

Jesse Burns as Thelonius, Shrek the Musical, Northpoint Christian School

Supporting Actress (Sponsored by: George & Patty Alvord)

Baylee Thielemeir as Lois Lane, Kiss Me Kate, St. Benedict at Auburndale

Supporting Actor (Sponsored by: Bill & Suzanne Landers)

Alex Dean as Lord Farquaad, Shrek the Musical, Northpoint Christian School

Music Direction

Lalania Vaughn, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Tipton-Rosemark Academy

Direction by a Teacher

Jeff White, Weird Romance, Bolton High School

Lead Actress (Sponsored by: Bill & Cheryl Stegbauer)

Grace Martin as Eve/Mama Noah, Children of Eden, St. Agnes Academy

Lead Actor

Spencer Germany as Emmett, Legally Blonde, Hutchison School

Overall Production

CATS, Hernando High School

About the Orpheum Theatre Group:

The mission of the Orpheum Theatre Group is to enhance the communities we serve by utilizing the performing arts to entertain, educate and enlighten while preserving the historic Orpheum Theatre and the Halloran Centre for Performing Arts and Education.