2017 FREDDY Award Nominations Announced; Ceremony Will Be Broadcast Live from State Theatre!
By: BWW News Desk May. 11, 2017
Rehearsals for the Opening Number of the live broadcast featuring four students from each of the 29 participating schools will begin tonight, May 11th at the State Theatre.
The 2017 FREDDY Awards Ceremony will be broadcast live from the State Theatre on 69 WFMZ-TV and wfmz.com on Thursday, May 25th at 7 PM. For more information on the FREDDY Awards, visit www.freddyawards.org. Tickets for the Awards Ceremony on May 26th are made available through the participating schools.
The public can get a "sneak peak" of the 2017 FREDDY Awards TV production in action on Dress Rehearsal night, Wednesday, May 24th by purchasing a Rehearsal ticket for $25 adults/$10. The rehearsal runs from 4:30-10 pm. Tickets are available at statetheatre.org/events/2017-freddy-awards-dress-rehearsal.
2017 FREDDY Award Nominations;
Outstanding Performance by an Orchestra
Bangor Area Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Easton Area Anything Goes
Emmaus Miss Saigon (School Edition)
Freedom Peter Pan
Hackettstown 42nd Street
Liberty West Side Story
Parkland Pippin
Southern Lehigh Sister Act
Outstanding Use of Scenery
Bangor Area Disney's Beauty and the Beast
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
Wilson Area Little Shop of Horrors
Outstanding Use of Costumes
Allentown Central Catholic Anything Goes
Dieruff Jesus Christ Superstar
Emmaus Miss Saigon (School Edition)
Freedom Peter Pan
Parkland Pippin
Phillipsburg Mary Poppins
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
Tim Ferguson as Cogsworth Bangor Area Disney's Beauty and the Beast
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
Greta Walen as Bird Woman Phillipsburg Mary Poppins
Outstanding Use of Lighting
Bangor Area Disney's Beauty and the Beast
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
Kelly Brown, Ryan Reyes "Almost Paradise" North Warren Regional Footloose
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
Hackettstown 42nd Street
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
Jaden Boyd as Gaston Bangor Area Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Brayden Bambary as Moonface Martin Easton Area Anything Goes
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
Cody Jackson as Motel, the Tailor Warren Hills Regional Fiddler on the Roof
Outstanding Performance by a Featured Dancer
Gabrielle Acampora as Dream Laurey Bethlehem Catholic Oklahoma!
Alexandria Austin as Reno Sweeney Easton Area Anything Goes
Luke Csordas as Morning of the Dragon Dancer Emmaus Miss Saigon (School Edition)
ZacH Clark as Andy Lee Hackettstown 42nd Street
Alexa Tironi as Principle Dancer North Warren Regional Footloose
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
Hackettstown 42nd Street
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
Andrew Gifford as Sir Evelyn Oakleigh Easton Area Anything Goes
RoBert Lynn as Engineer Emmaus Miss Saigon (School Edition)
Garrett Richards as Officer Lockstock Moravian Academy Urinetown
Pierce McGowan as Lumiere Northern Lehigh Disney's Beauty and the Beast
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
Gabby Pedraza as Gertrude McFuzz Belvidere Seussical
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
Kristen Ahman as Golde Warren Hills Regional Fiddler on the Roof
Outstanding Production Number
Allentown Central Catholic "Anything Goes" Anything Goes
Easton Area "Blow, Gabriel, Blow" 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
Warren Hills Regional "Prologue - Tradition" Fiddler on the Roof
Whitehall "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" Monty Python's Spamalot
Outstanding Stage Crew
In honor of Capt. Christopher Seifert
Bangor Area Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Dieruff Jesus Christ Superstar
Emmaus Miss Saigon (School Edition)
Freedom Peter Pan
Hackettstown 42nd Street
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
Ryan Reyes as Ren McCormack North Warren Regional Footloose
Reese Diaz as Pippin Parkland Pippin
Jake Jackson as Tevye Warren Hills Regional Fiddler on the Roof
Anthony Richards as Clyde Barrow William Allen Bonnie & Clyde
Outstanding Overall Production by a Smaller School
Allentown Central Catholic Anything Goes
Bethlehem Catholic Oklahoma!
Hackettstown 42nd Street
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
Pictured: 2016 FREDDY Awards. Photo by Thomas Kosa.
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