Nominees Announced For 9th Annual Betty Lynn Buckley Awards, Held 5/21

Casa Mañana is excited to announce the nominees for this year's Ninth Annual Betty Lynn Buckley Awards, held May 21 at Casa Mañana Theatre.

Casa's Betty Lynn Buckley Awards celebrate excellence in high school musical theatre across Tarrant County. A panel of distinguished judges, comprised of local theatre professionals, critics and educators, vote for a winner in each of 15 award categories. Winners in select categories are rewarded with a $500 college scholarship.

Best Musical

Birdville High School, The Boyfriend

Central High School, Urinetown

Colleyville Heritage High School, Anything Goes

Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts, The Sound of Music

Fort Worth Country Day School, Back to The Eighties

Trinity Valley School, Kiss Me Kate

Best Female Actor

Cassandra Beltran, Crowley High School, Little Shop of Horrors

Kylie Arnold, Mansfield High School, Honk

Brie Kelly, Birdville High School, The Boyfriend

Sophie Bohannon, Boswell High School, The Sound of Music

Roxy Reynolds, The Oakridge School, The Secret Garden

Mallory Moser, Trinity Valley School, Kiss Me Kate

Audrey Davis, Nolan Catholic School, Sweet Charity

Best Male Actor

Cody Jenkins, Fort Worth Country Day School, Back to The Eighties

Dax Moore, The Oakridge School, The Secret Garden

Sean Patrick Gallagher, Trinity Valley School, Kiss Me Kate

John Patrick Maddock, Nolan Catholic School, Sweet Charity

Travis Threlkeld, Central High School, Urinetown

Patrick McDonald, Mansfield High School, Honk

Patrick Thomas, Colleyville Heritage High School, Anything Goes

For the complete list of nominees and more information about the Ninth Annual Betty Lynn Buckley Awards, visit www.casamanana.org/education/blba/. For ticket information call the Casa Mañana box office, 817-332-2272.