MAMMA MIA Star and Kate Monster to Host 2011 Top Honor Awards, 6/6

Hordes of high school students are sure to get a thrill when a Broadway groom and a furry little teacher take the stage at the California Theatre this Monday. Happy Mahaney, starring as the hunky "Sky" in MAMMA MIA! at Broadway San Jose, is joining forces with "Kate Monster," the plucky puppet heroine from AVENUE Q, to host San Jose Stage Company's 2011 Top Honor Awards, a celebration of excellence in high school musical theatre in the Bay Area. The ceremony will take place at The California Theatre, 345 South First Street, downtown San Jose, at 7pm Monday, June 6, 2011. Tickets are available by calling San Jose Stage Company's box office at 408.283.7142 or at The Stage's website at www.thestage.org.

The two Top Honor Award winners will get an all-expenses-paid trip to the Big Apple with the opportunity to participate in intensive theatre workshops with top industry professionals. Winners will also get the chance to perform on a Broadway stage in front of a national panel of judges at the National High School Musical Theatre Awards, a national celebration of outstanding student achievement in high school musical theater. This chance-of-a-lifetime experience is sponsored by Broadway San Jose, the South Bay stop for nationally touring Broadway shows. The program is spearheaded by San Jose Stage Company's Director of Education Spencer Williams, who has served as an adjudicator for the Papermill Playhouse's "Rising Star" program in New Jersey. For more information or to make a gift to arts education, please contact Broadway San Jose at 408-792-4571.

Broadway San Jose - A Nederlander Presentation in association with Team San Jose proudly brings seven top Broadway shows to San Jose next season, beginning with SHREK (September 20-25, 2011). The line-up continues with CATS (December 27, 2011- January 1, 2012), WEST SIDE STORY (Jan. 17-22, 2012), BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (March 6-11, 2012), IN THE HEIGHTS (April 17-22, 2012), Million Dollar Quartet (May 8-13, 2012) and MARY POPPINS (May 29-June 10, 2012).

The nominees are:

BEST GRAPHIC DESIGN:
• Mason Kimont - Archbishop Mitty High School - The Drowsy Chaperone
• Katya Austin - The King's Academy - 42nd Street
• Michelle Su & Anna Woods - Piedmont Hills High School - All Shook Up
• Sonia Lai - Pinewood School - Bye Bye Birdie
• Charlie Royce - San Mateo High School - The Wedding Singer
• Judi Fuller & Jami Smith - Valley Christian School - Fiddler on the Roof

BEST HAIR/MAKE-UP DESIGN:
• Sophie Brown - Castilleja School - Urinetown
• Laura Raitt - Heritage High School - The Scarlet Pimpernel
• Loryn Schroeder, Randy Schroeder & Victoria Whitaker - Irvington High School -
Starmites
• Rande Harris & Sidney Wilson - The King's Academy - 42nd Street
• Kristina Nakagawa - Pinewood School - Bye Bye Birdie
• Lisa Cross & Marisa Bonahoom - San Mateo High School - The Wedding Singer

BEST COSTUME DESIGN:
• Troy River - American High School - Little Women
• Caela Fujii & Mallika Dhalliwal - The Harker School - Pippin
• Tacy Heath & Tammy Vance - Heritage High School - The Scarlet Pimpernel
• Melanie Giusti, Hannah Velichko & Sarah Velichko - The King's Academy - 42nd Street
• Arriana Henry, Hieu Vo & Laura Westley - Piedmont Hills High School - All Shook Up
• Jeanne McCaleb & Lisa Milano - San Mateo High School - The Wedding Singer

LIGHTING DESIGN:
• Ken Ochi - Castilleja School - Urinetown
• Natti Pierce Thomson - The Harker School - Pippin
• Ryan Willer - Irvington High School - Starmites
• Noah Price - The King's Academy - 42nd Street
• Chad Bonaker - San Mateo High School - The Wedding Singer
• Matthew McGill - Westmont High School - Curtains

SCENIC DESIGN:
• Troy River - American High School - Little Women
• Patrick Klein - Archbishop Mitty High School - The Drowsy Chaperone
• Matt Cabot - The King's Academy - 42nd Street
• Chris Downer, Kayleigh Laymon & Derek McCaw - Notre Dame High School - Aida
• Doug Eivers - Pinewood School - Bye Bye Birdie
• Daniel Cadigan - San Mateo High School - The Wedding Singer

DIRECTION:
• Troy River - American High School - Little Women
• Doug Santana - Archbishop Mitty High School - The Drowsy Chaperone
• Kristin Walter - Castilleja School - Urinetown
• Laura Lang-Lee - The Harker School - Pippin
• Katie Steipp - The King's Academy - 42nd Street
• Bradley Friedman - San Mateo High School - The Wedding Singer

CHOREOGRAPHY:
• Laura Leng-Lee & Katie O'Bryan - The Harker School - Pippin
• Lauren Benjamin - Irvington High School - Starmites
• Stephanie Misson & Charlotte Self - The King's Academy - 42nd Street
• Rachelle Taylor & Tiffany Woods - Piedmont Hills High School - All Shook Up
• Robyn Tribuzi - San Mateo High School - The Wedding Singer
• Kevin Hammont - Valley Christian High School - Fiddler on the Roof

MUSICAL DIRECTION:
• Richard Wong - American High School - Little Women
• Amie Jan & Erin Lahm - Archbishop Mitty High School - The Drowsy Chaperone
• Catherine Snider - The Harker School - Pippin
• Laura Carrion & Steve Ernest - Heritage High School - The Scarlet Pimpernel
• Jim Sluyter - The King's Academy - 42nd Street
• Attilo Tribuzi - San Mateo High School - The Wedding Singer

ORCHESTRA:
• Christopher Wu - Archbishop Mitty High School - The Drowsy Chaperone
• Steve Ernest - Heritage High School - The Scarlet Pimpernel
• Tiffany Sarchet - Irvington High School - Starmites
• Kent Kurrus - Menlo-Atherton High School - The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
• Kathy Tippets - Piedmont Hills High School - All Shook Up
• Attilio Tribuzi - San Mateo High School - The Wedding Singer

CHORUS:
• Archbishop Mitty High School - The Drowsy Chaperone
• The Harker School - Pippin
• Irvington High School - Starmites
• The King's Academy - 42nd Street
• Piedmont Hills High School - All Shook Up
• San Mateo High School - The Wedding Singer

BEST FEATURED ACTRESS/ACTOR:
• Aurora Real de Asua (Hot Blades Harry) - Urinetown - Castilleja School
• Lindsay Meyer (Anytime Annie) - 42nd Street - The King's Academy
• Sara Evans (Nehebka) - Aida - Notre Dame High School
• Taylor Hix (Fruma-Sarah) - Fiddler on the Roof - Valley Christian High School
• Kristina Wallace (Ozzie Shapiro) - Curtains - Westmont High School
• Darrell Hubbard (Mr. William Cartwright) - The Mystery of Edwin Drood - Wilcox High
School

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
• Jordan Joly (Marmee March) - Little Women - American High School
• Natalie Shell (Officer Lockstock) - Urinetown - Castilleja School
• Maddie Rostami (Olive Ostrovsky) - The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee -Menlo-Atherton High School
• Michaela Jose (Bambi) - Curtains - Westmont High School
• Megan Fairchild (Tzeitel) - Fiddler on the Roof - Valley Christian High School
• Emily Schneiderman (Princess Puffer) - The Mystery of Edwin Drood - Wilcox High School

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
• Gabriel Gonzalvez (Aldopho) - The Drowsy Chaperone - Archbishop Mitty High School
• Max Ashcroft - (Armand St. Just) - The Scarlet Pimpernel - Heritage High School
• Kennzeil Love (Jim Haller) - All Shook Up - Piedmont Hills High School
• Dante Fraioli (Hugo Peabody) - Bye Bye Birdie - Pinewood School
• Talmage Wise (Mr. MacAfee) - Bye Bye Birdie - Pinewood School
• Alex Drinnan (George) - The Wedding Singer - San Mateo High School

BEST LEADING ACTOR:
• Trevor Bates (Man in the Chair) - The Drowsy Chaperone - Archbishop Mitty High School
• Daniel Cho (Leading Player) - Pippin - The Harker School
• John Ammatuna (Pippin) - Pippin - The Harker School
• Tyler Miclean (Julian Marsh) - 42nd Street - The King's Academy
• Peter Gallagher (Conrad Birdie) - Bye Bye Birdie - Pinewood School
• Nicholas Wetherbee (Robbie Hart) - The Wedding Singer - San Mateo High School

BEST LEADING ACTRESS:
• Adrienne Eller (Janet van de Graff) - The Drowsy Chaperone - Archbishop Mitty High
School
• Maya Maniar (Hope) - Urinetown - Castilleja School
• Lauren Meyer (Peggy Sawyer) - 42nd Street - The King's Academy
• Anna Crosetti (Julia Sullivan) - The Wedding Singer - San Mateo High School
• Briana Rapa (Niki Harris) - Curtains - Westmont High School
• Christina Lea (Edwin Drood) - The Mystery of Edwin Drood - Wilcox High School
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STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN TECHNICAL THEATRE:
• Michael Ackley - The Scarlet Pimpernel - Heritage High School
• Trevor Longbottom - Bye Bye Birdie - Pinewood School
• Sana Yamaguchi - The Wedding Singer - San Mateo High School

BEST OVERALL PRODUCTION:
• American High School - Little Women
• Archbishop Mitty High School - The Drowsy Chaperone
• The Harker School - Pippin
• The King's Academy - 42nd Street
• Pinewood School - Bye Bye Birdie
• San Mateo High School - The Wedding Singer

TOP HONOR NOMINATIONS BY PRODUCTION:
• (15) San Mateo High School - The Wedding Singer
• (13) The King's Academy - 42nd Street
• (10) Archbishop Mitty High School - The Drowsy Chaperone
• (09) The Harker School - Pippin
• (08) Pinewood School - Bye Bye Birdie
• (06) American High School - Little Women
• (06) Castilleja School - Urinetown
• (06) Heritage High School - The Scarlet Pimpernel
• (06) Piedmont Hills High School - All Shook Up
• (05) Irvington High School - Starmites
• (04) Valley Christian High School - Fiddler on the Roof
• (04) Westmont High School - Curtains
• (03) Wilcox High School - The Mystery of Edwin Drood
• (02) Menlo-Atherton High School - The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
• (02) Notre Dame High School - Aida