Hennepin Announces Spring '09 Honorees For Spotlight Musical Theater Program

Hennepin Theatre Trust today announced the Spring 2009 honorees from among 31 Minnesota high schools participating in the 2008-2009 SpotLight Musical Theatre Program. The SpotLight awards recognize accomplishments by school and artistic category for this Hennepin Theatre Trust program which supports the work of Twin Cities' high schools that present musical theatre-from classics including Fiddler on the Roof to a new school edition of Sweeney Todd. The musicals are made possible by the collaboration of over 2,500 students and are seen by nearly 50,000 audience members annually.

All the SpotLight participants, including schools recognized earlier for their work with fall musicals, will also be honored at the SpotLight Awards, the program's culminating event. This year's Awards are scheduled for 7 p.m. on Sunday, June 14, 2009 at the Orpheum Theatre. This gala evening features award presentations to the students and showcases excerpts from their recent high school musicals. It is a celebration that recognizes high school musical theatre accomplishments in much the same way that the Tony Awards® acknowledge Broadway excellence. Tickets are available for only $12 at HennepinTheatreTrust.org.

The Spring SpotLight honorees, selected from high schools who presented musicals in Spring 2009, are from Arden Hills, Blaine, Cottage Grove, Edina, Fridley, Hopkins, Maplewood, Mendota Heights, Minneapolis, Plymouth, Roseville, St. Francis, St. Paul and South St. Paul. Previously announced honorees for musicals held in Fall 2008 were from Apple Valley, Bloomington, Centennial, Circle Pines, Chaska, Eagan, Forest Lake, Fridley, Hopkins, Lakeville, Maple Grove, Minnetonka, Mound Westonka, New Hope, Shakopee and Wayzata. A comprehensive list of program participants, all 2008-2009 honorees by school and category, and the new Spring honorees is attached and also at HennepinTheatreTrust.org..

Participants in the 2008-09 SpotLight Program:

Blaine High School, Blaine - Seussical
Centennial High School, Circle Pines - Sweeney Todd School Edition
Chaska High School, Chaska - West Side Story
Concordia Academy-Roseville, Roseville - Seussical
Cretin-Derham Hall, St. Paul - Crazy for You
Eagan High School, Eagan - High School Musical
Eastview High School, Apple Valley - The Music Man
Edina High School, Edina - Godspell
Forest Lake High School, Forest Lake - Urinetown
Fridley High School, Fridley - Rodger's & Hammerstein's Cinderella
Hill-Murray High School, Maplewood - Aida
Hopkins High School, Minnetonka - A Wonderful Life
Jefferson High School, Bloomington - Fiddler on the Roof
Kennedy High School, Bloomington - The Secret Garden
Lakeville North High School, Lakeville - Beauty and the Beast
Main Street School of Performing Arts, Hopkins - RENT School Edition
Maple Grove High School, Maple Grove - The Will Rogers Follies
Minnetonka High School, Minnetonka - South Pacific
Mound-Westonka High School, Minnetrista - Into the Woods
Mounds View High School, Arden Hills - Beauty and the Beast
Park High School, Cottage Grove - Jesus Christ Superstar
Robbinsdale Cooper High School, New Hope - Cabaret
Shakopee High School, Shakopee - Little Shop of Horrors
South St. Paul High School, South St. Paul - The Sound of Music
Southwest High School, Minneapolis - Grease
St. Francis High School, St. Francis - Smokey Joe's Café
The Blake School, Minneapolis - Once On This Island
Totino-Grace High School, Fridley - Oklahoma!
Visitation School and Saint Thomas Academy, Mendota Heights - Aida
Washburn High School, Minneapolis - The Wiz
Wayzata High School, Plymouth - My Fair Lady

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