2017 FREDDY Award Winners Announced

The 2017 FREDDY Awards recipients were announced last night, May 25th, during the 15th Annual live ceremony from the State Theatre, broadcast on WFMZ Channel 69 and wfmz.com.
Scroll down to find a complete list of award recipients and Scholarship/Community Awards recipients. The 2017 FREDDY Awards can be seen again in a re-broadcast on Saturday, June 3rd at 7 PM on WFMZ-TV.

For more information on the FREDDY Awards, visit www.freddyawards.org.

Outstanding Performance by an Orchestra

Emmaus HS Miss Saigon (School Edition)

Outstanding Use of Scenery

William Allen HS Bonnie & Clyde

Outstanding Use of Costumes

Parkland HS Pippin

Outstanding Performance by a Male Ensemble Member

Dieruff HS Jesus Christ Superstar Danny Garcia as King Herod/Simon Zealotes

Outstanding Performance by a Female Ensemble Member

Parkland HS Pippin Kayleigh Scott as Berthe

Student Achievement Award - Caitlin Srager, Liberty High School

Outstanding Use of Lighting

Emmaus HS Miss Saigon (School Edition)

Outstanding Small Ensemble Performance

Emmaus HS Miss Saigon (School Edition) Julia Bezems, Thomas Riley Sun & Moon

Outstanding Choreography

Hackettstown HS 42nd Street

Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

Whitehall HS Monty Python's Spamalot Taylor DeFranco as Lady of the Lake

Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

Parkland HS Pippin Alex Atiyeh as Charlemagne

Outstanding Performance by a Featured Dancer

Bethlehem Catholic HS Oklahoma! Gabrielle Acampora as Dream Laurey

West Virginia Scholarship

Theatre Design and Technology - Tyler Roth, Northern Lehigh HS

Musical Theatre Performance - Meghan Altemose , Saucon Valley HS

Outstanding Chorus

Parkland HS Pippin

Vic Kumma Award for Outstanding Solo Vocal Performance

Bethlehem Catholic HS Oklahoma! Liam Nixon Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin'

The JUST BORN Education/Community Impact Award - Southern Lehigh HS

Outstanding Featured Performance by an Actor

Northern Lehigh HS Disney's Beauty and the Beast Pierce McGowan as Lumiere

Outstanding Featured Performance by an Actress

Notre Dame HS Curtains Dannielle Hibshman as Carmen Bernstein

Outstanding Production Number

Emmaus HS Miss Saigon (School Edition) The Morning of the Dragon

Outstanding Stage Crew (In honor of Capt. Christopher Seifert)

Emmaus HS Miss Saigon (School Edition)

Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Emmaus HS Miss Saigon (School Edition) Julia Bezems as Kim

Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Parkland HS Pippin Reese Diaz as Pippin

Outstanding Overall Production by a Smaller School

Moravian Academy Urinetown

Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical

Emmaus HS Miss Saigon (School Edition)

ADDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS & COMMUNITY AWARDS

DeSales University Scholarship

Recipients: Taylor DeFranco Whitehall HS

Alex Atiyeh Parkland HS

Julia Bezems Emmaus HS

Reese Diaz Parkland HS

Muhlenberg College Scholarship

Recipient: Thomas Riley Emmaus HS

East Stroudsburg University Musical Theatre Scholarship

Recipient: Jolon Mathis Freedom HS

Northampton Community College Scholarship -

Recipient: Charles Kelshaw Northampton Area HS

Civic Theatre Outstanding Student Director Award and Internship

Recipients: Logan Farley Belvidere HS

R. Richard Knauss Foundation Cash Award

Recipients: Emmaus High School

Moravian Academy

Mowad Turf Specialists Cash Award

Recipients: Resse Diaz Parkland HS

Julie Bezems Emmaus HS

Pennsylvania Youth Ballet/Ballet Guild of the Lehigh Valley Summer Dance Intensive

Recipients: Alexa Tironi North Warren Regional HS

Alexandria Austin Easton Area HS

Jeannie Muldoon Saucon Valley HS

Gabrielle Acampora Bethlehem Catholic HS

Evelyn Carlin Notre Dame HS

Luke Csordas Emmaus HS

ZacH Clark Hackettstown HS

Arts Community of Easton Performing Arts Scholarship

Recipient: Kelly Donah Freedom HS