Photo Flash: Klein Oak High Readies for 2013 Tommy Tune Awards

By: Mar. 27, 2013
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The Klein Oak Fine Arts Department, whose recent production of SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET, earned Tommy Tune Award nominations in 14 of the 15 categories will participate in the Awards show on April 16. Below, we bring you a look back at the production and cast which played in early January.

Klein Oak High School was nominated in the following 14 categories:
Best Musical
Best Direction
Best Choreography/Musical Staging
Best Musical Direction
Best Orchestra
Best Scenic Design
Best Costume Design
Best Lighting Design
Best Crew and Technical Execution
Best Ensemble/Chorus
Best Leading Actor - Ryne Nardecchia / Sweeney Todd
Best Leading Actress - Morgan Starr / Mrs. Lovett
Best Supporting Actress - Sarah Holevinski / Johanna
Best Featured Performer - Alec Michael Ryan / Judge Turpin

Klein Oak will participate in the Tommy Tune Awards show at 7 pm April 16 at The Hobby Center. The televised event will feature Klein Oak students in the Best Musical category and in the medleys for best leading actor and leading actress, as well as in the opening and closing numbers. Tickets to the Tommy Tune show go on sale to the general public April 3. For more information, visit the TUTS site. The Tommy Tune Awards are a founding member of the National High School Musical Theatre Awards, known as The Jimmy Awards, celebrated annually in June in NYC. The winner in the Leading Actor and Leading Actress categories will represent Houston musical theatre programs at the Jimmys.
Since its inception in 2002 the Tommy Tune Awards has grown to be the largest celebration of High School Musical Theatre in Houston. The annual awards ceremony sponsored by Theatre Under the Stars recognizes excellence by high school students and teachers throughout the nine county metropolitan area. Forty-five area high schools participated in the 2013 competition.
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Photo Flash: Klein Oak High Readies for 2013 Tommy Tune Awards

Photo Flash: Klein Oak High Readies for 2013 Tommy Tune Awards
Sweeney Todd (Ryne Nardecchia) and Mrs. Lovett (Morgan Starr)

Photo Flash: Klein Oak High Readies for 2013 Tommy Tune Awards
Cast

Photo Flash: Klein Oak High Readies for 2013 Tommy Tune Awards

 

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