Local high schools in Warren County have been nominated for the annual Freddy Awards.
Hackettstown High School and Belvidere High School were both nominated for 7 Freddy Awards. Warren Hills Regional High School received 5, Phillipsburg High School received 3 and North Warren Regional High School received 2.
This is the 16th year for the Freddys, which recognize outstanding high school musicals in Lehigh and Northampton counties in Pennsylvania and Warren county in New Jersey.
The winners will be announced on a live broadcast on Thursday, May 24, at 7:00 p.m. on WFMZ-TV Channel 69.
Here’s the complete list of nominees:
Outstanding Performance by an Orchestra
- Bangor Area · 42nd Street
- Easton Area · Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
- Freedom · Once Upon a MattressLiberty · The Wizard of Oz
- Nazareth Area · Little Women
- Parkland · The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- Phillipsburg · Crazy for You
- Southern Lehigh · Disney’s The Little Mermaid
- Warren Hills Regional · “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying”
Outstanding Use of Scenery
- Bangor Area · 42nd Street
- Liberty · The Wizard of Oz
- Northampton Area · The Addams Family
- Northern Lehigh · Sweeney Todd
- Parkland · The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- Saucon Valley · The Music Man
- Warren Hills Regional · “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying”
- Whitehall · The Addams Family
Outstanding Use of Costumes
- Bangor Area · 42nd Street
- Belvidere · The Drowsy Chaperone
- Dieruff · Side Show (2014 Revival)
- Freedom · Once Upon a Mattress
- Northern Lehigh · Sweeney Todd
- Parkland · The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- Saucon Valley · The Music Man
- Southern Lehigh · Disney’s The Little Mermaid
Outstanding Performance by a Male Ensemble Member
- Dakotah Kuhns as Cinderella’s Prince · Moravian Academy · Into the Woods
- Greg Wintle as Professor Bhaer · Nazareth Area · Little Women
- Lane Markulics as Mal Beineke · Northampton Area · The Addams Family
- Pierce McGowan as Adolfo Pirelli · Northern Lehigh · Sweeney Todd
- Sam Durigon as Jean-Michel · Notre Dame · Cinderella (2013 Revival)
- Owen Mendes as King Sextimus · Salisbury · Once Upon a Mattress
- Nicholas Giannetto as Tommy Djilas · Saucon Valley · The Music Man
Outstanding Performance by a Female Ensemble Member
- Madison Dowdell as Jolene Oakes · Easton Area · Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
- Angel D’Andria as The Minstrel · Freedom · Once Upon a Mattress
- Caroline Copen as Edith · North Warren Regional · The Pirates of Penzance
- Alexandra Horvath as Grandma · Northampton Area · The Addams Family
- Mary Felix as Scuttle · Southern Lehigh · Disney’s The Little Mermaid
- Sophia Libonati as Alice Beineke · Whitehall · The Addams Family
- Lisandra Espiritusanto Marte as NehebkaWilliam Allen · Aida (School Edition)
Outstanding Use of Lighting
- Bangor Area · 42nd Street
- Dieruff · Side Show (2014 Revival)
- Emmaus · West Side Story
- Hackettstown · Godspell
- Moravian Academy · Into the Woods
- Northampton Area · The Addams Family
- Northern Lehigh · Sweeney Todd
- Parkland · The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Outstanding Small Ensemble Performance
- Patrick Farley, Jamie Hajduk · “Aldolpho” · Belvidere · The Drowsy Chaperone
- Abigail Schoepple, Jaquelyn Morales · “I Will Never Leave You” · Dieruff · Side Show (2014 Revival)
- Sebastian Mora, Alena Slak · “Balcony Scene/Tonight” · Emmaus · West Side Story
- Teddy Walsh, Brandon Vita · “All for the Best” · Hackettstown · Godspell
- Reese Diaz, Alex Atiyeh · “Sanctuary” · Parkland · The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- Zane Kristof, Emma Garneau · “Live Before We Die” · Whitehall · The Addams Family
- Olivia Naylor, Sarah Mengel · “In His Eyes” · Wilson Area · Jekyll & Hyde
Outstanding Choreography
- Bangor Area · 42nd Street
- Belvidere · The Drowsy Chaperone
- Dieruff · Side Show (2014 Revival)
- Emmaus · West Side Story
- Hackettstown · Godspell
- Parkland · The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- Phillipsburg · Crazy for You
- William Allen · Aida (School Edition)
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
- Brookel Sabella as Dorothy Brock · Bangor Area · 42nd Street
- Julia Norelli as Anita · Emmaus · West Side Story
- Shannon Callaghan as Queen Aggravain · Freedom · Once Upon a Mattress
- Maura Muretta as Amy March · Nazareth Area · Little Women
- Larsen Lencheski as Marie · Notre Dame · Cinderella (2013 Revival)
- Jenna Skillinge as Mrs. Paroo · Saucon Valley · The Music Man
- Colette Curry as Ursula · Southern Lehigh · Disney’s The Little Mermaid
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
- Patrick Farley as Aldolpho · Belvidere · The Drowsy Chaperone
- Jadel Contreras as Bernardo · Emmaus · West Side Story
- Christian Nemeh as Uncle Fester · Northampton Area · The Addams Family
- Ryan Zickafoose as Phoebus De Martin · Parkland · The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- Christian Clausnitzer as Sebastian · Southern Lehigh · Disney’s The Little Mermaid
- Brian Quigley as Bud Frump · Warren Hills Regional · “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying”
- AJ Maggio as Uncle Fester · Whitehall · The Addams Family
Outstanding Performance by a Featured Dancer
- Mary Wilson as Featured Dancer · Allentown Central · Disaster!
- Gabrielle Acampora as Gabrielle · Bethlehem Catholic · Godspell
- Connor McCully as Don Lockwood · Catasauqua · Singin’ in the Rain
- Danny Garcia as Buddy Foster · Dieruff · Side Show (2014 Revival)
- Luke Csordas as Jet Dancer · Emmaus · West Side Story
- Kaitlyn Hausman as Featured Dancer · Northern Lehigh · Sweeney Todd
- Abigail Altemose as Zaneeta Shinn · Saucon Valley · The Music Man
Outstanding Chorus
- Bangor Area · 42nd Street
- Dieruff · Side Show (2014 Revival)
- Emmaus · West Side Story
- Freedom · Once Upon a Mattress
- Hackettstown · Godspell
- Parkland · The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- Phillipsburg · Crazy for You
- Saucon Valley · The Music Man
Vic Kumma Award for Outstanding Solo Vocal Performance
- Jaime Torres · “All in the Mind” · Dieruff · Side Show (2014 Revival)
- Sebastian Mora · “Something’s Coming” · Emmaus · West Side Story
- Alexis Connolly · “Happily Ever After” · Freedom · Once Upon a Mattress
- Mariah Nagle · “Over the Rainbow” · Liberty · The Wizard of Oz
- Reese Diaz · “Out There” · Parkland · The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- Meghan Altemose · “Goodnight, My Someone” · Saucon Valley · The Music Man
- Lizzy Kanzler · “Part of Your World” · Southern Lehigh · Disney’s The Little Mermaid
Outstanding Featured Performance by an Actor
- Jared Zengulis as Billy Lawlor · Bangor Area · 42nd Street
- Logan Farley as Man in Chair · Belvidere · The Drowsy Chaperone
- Brayden Bambary as Freddy Benson · Easton Area · Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
- Ryan Murphy as Riff · Emmaus · West Side Story
- Brandon Vita as John the Baptist/Judas · Hackettstown · Godspell
- Connor Young as The Pirate King · North Warren Regional · The Pirates of Penzance
- Alex Atiyeh as Dom Claude Frollo · Parkland · The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Outstanding Featured Performance by an Actress
- Sam Austin as Sister Mary Downy · Allentown Central · Disaster!
- Olivia Brands as Maggie Jones · Bangor Area · 42nd Street
- Jamie Hajduk as The Drowsy Chaperone · Belvidere · The Drowsy Chaperone
- Zoe Mulzet as Lina Lamont · Catasauqua · Singin’ in the Rain
- Lindsey Sommons as Miss Gulch/West Witch · Liberty · The Wizard of Oz
- Hailey Durner as Marmee March · Nazareth Area · Little Women
- Vanessa Falzarano as Hedy LaRue · Warren Hills Regional”How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying”
Outstanding Production Number
- Bangor Area · “42nd Street” · 42nd Street
- Easton Area · “Oklahoma!” · Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
- Emmaus · “Somewhere (Sequence)” · West Side Story
- Freedom · “Shy” · Once Upon a Mattress
- Northern Lehigh · “The Ballad of Sweeney Todd” · Sweeney Todd
- Parkland · “The Bells of Notre Dame” · The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- Southern Lehigh · “Under the Sea” · Disney’s The Little Mermaid
- Warren Hills Regional · “Brotherhood of Man” · “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying”
Outstanding Stage Crew (In honor of Capt. Christopher Seifert)
- Allentown Central · Disaster!
- Bangor Area · 42nd Street
- Emmaus · West Side Story
- Moravian Academy · Into the Woods
- Northern Lehigh · Sweeney Todd
- Parkland · The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- Southern Lehigh · Disney’s The Little Mermaid
- Whitehall · The Addams Family
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
- Gianna Graziano as Peggy Sawyer · Bangor Area · 42nd Street
- Jaquelyn Morales as Daisy Hilton · Dieruff · Side Show (2014 Revival)
- Abigail Schoepple as Violet Hilton · Dieruff · Side Show (2014 Revival)
- Alena Slak as Maria · Emmaus · West Side Story
- Alexis Connolly as Princess Winnifred · Freedom · Once Upon a Mattress
- Kayleigh Scott as Esmeralda · Parkland · The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- Meghan Altemose as Marian Paroo · Saucon Valley · The Music Man
- Lizzy Kanzler as Ariel · Southern Lehigh · Disney’s The Little Mermaid
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
- Connor McCully as Don Lockwood · Catasauqua · Singin’ in the Rain
- Andrew Gifford as Lawrence Jameson · Easton Area · Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
- Sebastian Mora as Tony · Emmaus · West Side Story
- Teddy Walsh as Jesus · Hackettstown · Godspell
- Jon Riker as Baker · Moravian Academy · Into the Woods
- Mason McGowan as Sweeney Todd · Northern Lehigh · Sweeney Todd
- Reese Diaz as Quasimodo · Parkland · The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Outstanding Overall Production by a Smaller School
- Allentown Central Catholic · Disaster!
- Belvidere · The Drowsy Chaperone
- Hackettstown · Godspell
- Moravian Academy · Into the Woods
- Northern Lehigh · Sweeney Todd
- Saucon Valley · The Music Man
Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical
- Bangor Area · 42nd Street
- Dieruff · Side Show (2014 Revival)
- Emmaus · West Side Story
- Parkland · The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- Southern Lehigh · Disney’s The Little Mermaid
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