EASTON P.A. – Students across thirteen high schools from the Lehigh Valley and Warren County were at Easton’s State Theater Thursday night for the 14th annual Freddy Awards.
The Freddy Awards are to recognize and reward exceptional accomplishments in the production and performance of musical theater in high schools in Lehigh and Northampton Counties, Pennsylvania, and Warren County, New Jersey.
Hackettstown High School’s “No, No, Nanette” won for Outstanding Performance by an Orchestra.
Katie Taglienti and Teaghan Morgan, as Twins In Company in Hackettstown High School’s “No, No, Nanette” tied for Outstanding Performance by a Featured Dancer.
Here is a complete list of all the winners:
Outstanding Performance by an Orchestra
Hackettstown for “No, No, Nanette”
Outstanding Use of Scenery
Bangor Area Area High School for “Ragtime (School Edition)”
Outstanding Use of Costumes
Parkland High School for “Titanic The Musical”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Ensemble Member
Joshua Mitchell as Steven Kodaly in Notre Dame High School’s “She Loves Me”
Student Achievement Award
Melissa Reph, a senior at Northampton Area High School
Outstanding Performance by a Female Ensemble Member
Prescious Correa as Hold Me, Touch Me in Dieruff High School’s “The Producers”
Outstanding Use of Lighting
Moravian Academy for “Big Fish”
Outstanding Small Ensemble Performance
Abigail Garrigan, Carolyn Boulay and Dane Galbraith performing “The I Love You Song” from Salisbury High School’s “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”
Outstanding Choreography
Dieruff High School for “The Producers”
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Amber Ward as Sarah in Bangor Area High School’s “Ragtime (School Edition)”
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Dane Galbraith as William Barfee in Salisbury High School’s “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”
Outstanding Performance by a Featured Dancer (tie)
Katie Taglienti and Teaghan Morgan, as Twins In Company in Hackettstown High School’s “No, No, Nanette”
Scholarships worth $80,736 each, beginning in fall 2017, to West Virginia University, in
Theater design and technology to Joseph Vasquez from Freedom High School
Musical theater performance to Lexi Brown from Southern Lehigh School
Outstanding Choru
Freedom High School for “Guys and Dolls”
Vic Kumma Award for Outstanding Solo Vocal Performance
Madelyn Dundon for “One Hundred Easy Ways To Lose A Man” in Bethlehem Catholic High School’s “Wonderful Town”
Just Born Educational Impact Award
Bangor Area High School for “Ragtime”
Outstanding Featured Performance by an Actor
Dedrik Ramos as Franz Liebkind in Dieruff High School’s “The Producers”
Outstanding Featured Performance by an Actress
Madison Lahr as Nancy in Northampton Area High School’s “Oliver!”
Outstanding Production Number
Dieruff High School for “Along Came Bialy” from “The Producers”
Outstanding Stage Crew, presented in honor of the late U.S. Army Capt. Christopher Seifert
Whitehall High School for “Guys and Dolls”
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Emma Marhefka as Maria in William Allen High School’s “West Side Story”
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Noah Ruebeck as Edward Bloom in Moravian Academy’s “Big Fish”
Outstanding Overall Production by a Smaller School
Moravian Academy for “Big Fish”
Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical
Dieruff High School for “The Producers”
By: Jay Edwards
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