Orpheum Theatre Reveals Winners of High School Musical Theatre Awards!

On Monday, May 11th, The Orpheum Theatre announced the winners of the 2015 High School Musical Theatre Awards show.

Modeled after the Tony Awards and now in its sixth year, The Orpheum's High School Musical Theatre Awards recognizes achievements in all areas of high school musical theatre. This event is part of the National High School Musical Theatre Awards program which includes 30 programs from across the country.

Students and supporters from thirty participating schools gathered at The Orpheum to watch over 200 students perform and accept awards on The Orpheum stage.

Best known for his starring roles on Broadway in Pippin, Next to Normal, Wicked, and Xanadu, Arkansas native Kyle Dean Massey was the Host of the evening and performed in the opening number with over 80 high school students from the midsouth.

In June, the winners of the Lead Actor and Actress categories will travel to New York City to compete nationally in the Jimmy Awards held at the Minskoff Theatre on Broadway. The Orpheum Theatre congratulates the following nominees.

Winners for the 2015 High School Musical Theatre Awards

Outstanding Front of House sponsored by Nolan The Audio Visual Solution
Beauty and the Beast, St. Mary's Episcopal School

Outstanding Production Materials sponsored by Winston Wolfe
She Loves Me, Christian Brothers High School

Outstanding Artistic Element
The Parfumerie Shop, She Loves Me, Christian Brothers High School

Outstanding Chorus
An Evening with the Characters of Pride & Prejudice, Tipton-Rosemark Academy

Outstanding Small Ensemble
The Witches, Big Fish, Germantown High School

Outstanding Large Ensemble
Avenue Q, Cordova High School

Outstanding Student Orchestra sponsored by Yarbrough's Music
Big Fish, Germantown High School

Outstanding Music Direction sponsored by Hick's Convention Services
Leiza Collins, Little Women, Hutchison School

Outstanding Dance Execution
Legally Blonde, Jr., Whitehaven High School

Outstanding Production Number
Bend and Snap, Legally Blonde, Jr., Whitehaven High School

Outstanding Hair and Makeup
Shrek the Musical, Evangelical Christian School

Outstanding Costumes- *TIE*
Shrek the Musical, Evangelical Christian School

Beauty and the Beast, Jackson Christian School

Outstanding Set Design
Little Women, Hutchison School

Outstanding Lighting Design
Little Women, Hutchison School

Outstanding Technical Achievement
Beauty and the Beast, St. Mary's Episcopal School

Outstanding Achievement in Musical Theatre sponsored by Jack Pirtle's Chicken
Legally Blonde, Jr., Whitehaven High School

The Bravo Award
Jonathan Alpizar as Gavroche, Les Miserables, Collierville High School

Reagan Hall as Brigitta, The Sound of Music, Northpoint Christian School
Kaitlyn Poindexter as JoJo, Seussical the Musical, Ridgeway High School

Student Technical Achievement Award sponsored by Memphis Audio
Sean Byrne, Germantown High School, Big Fish

Student Creative Achievement Award sponsored by The Crump Firm
Donovan Hughes, Bolton High School, Lucky Stiff

Outstanding Featured Dancer
Kylan Owens in The Wiz, Overton High School

Outstanding Featured Actress sponsored by Mark and Jacqueline Barry
Maddie Arnold as Grandma Rosie, The Wedding Singer, St. Benedict at Auburndale

Outstanding Featured Actor sponsored by Mark and Jacqueline Barry- *TIE*
Tyler Gaffney as The Body of Uncle Anthony, Lucky Stiff, Bolton High School
Brice Boyer as Lord Farquaad, Shrek the Musical, Evangelical Christian School

Outstanding Supporting Actress sponsored by Lexus of Memphis
Tamlyn Sampson as Gary Coleman, Avenue Q, Cordova High School

Outstanding Supporting Actor sponsored by Suzanne and Bill Landers in honor of Pat Halloran
Jake McCutcheon as Enjolras, Les Miserables, Collierville High School

Outstanding Lead Actress sponsored by Bill and Cheryl Stegbauer
Erica Peninger as Millie, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Hernando High School

Outstanding Lead Actor
Maclean Mayers as Ed Bloom, Big Fish, Germantown High School

Outstanding Direction by a Teacher
Jay Rapp, Little Women, Hutchison School

Outstanding Overall Production sponsored by Gould's Salons & Spas
Avenue Q, Cordova High School

People's Choice Award sponsored by Kroger
Wynne High School, Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

S.T.A.R. (Students Take A Role) Council Award
Liza Altruz
St. Mary's Episcopal School
Zoie Brown
Lausanne Collegiate School
Haleigh Byers
Arlington High School
Abigail Clements
Horn Lake High School
Robert Dockery, Jr.
Overton High School
Olivia Heuser
Northpoint Christian School
Michaela Hoover
Tipton Rosemark Academy
Clare Kelly
Northpoint Christian School
Jake McCutcheon
Collierville High School
Kate Mitchell
Corinth High School
Joseph Piercey
Collierville High School
Carly Nahon
Lausanne Collegiate School
Madison Pruitt
Collierville High School
Tamlyn Sampson
Cordova High School
Shelbi Sellers
Tipton Rosemark Academy
Kathryn Sterling
Evangelical Christian School
Rachel Thomas
Tipton Rosemark Academy
Kyle Van Frank
St. Benedict at Auburndale
Katie Wells
Marion High School

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