The Freddy Awards
| Freddy Awards | |
|---|---|
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Freddy Awards Logo | |
| Awarded for | Excellence in high school theatre in the Lehigh Valley |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | State Theatre in Easton, Pennsylvania |
| First awarded | May 22, 2003 |
| Official website | http://www.freddyawards.com/index.php |
The Freddy Awards, also known as the Freddys, are an annual recognition of outstanding high school musical theatre in the Lehigh Valley area, including Northampton County and Lehigh County in Pennsylvania, and Warren County in New Jersey. The awards were created in 2003 and are awarded each year during a ceremony at the State Theatre in Easton, Pennsylvania, and are broadcast live on WFMZ Channel 69.
The 2004 broadcast of the Freddy Awards won an Emmy Award, and other broadcasts have won awards from the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters and the Associated Press Awards. The 2008 ceremony is the subject of a documentary, Most Valuable Players, by the Los Angeles-based Canyonback Films, which was released in 2010.
History
The Freddy Awards were named after J. "Fred" Osterstock, who managed the State Theatre in Easton, Pennsylvania from 1936 until his death in 1957.[1] Osterstock lived in the theater temporarily after a flood damaged his house and, according to local lore, his ghost still haunts the theater. State Theatre announced the creation of the Freddy Awards on April 2, 2002 to recognize outstanding high school theatre in the Lehigh Valley area, with the awards themselves distributed at a ceremony at the State Theatre. Shelley Brown, the theater's president and executive director of the Freddy Awards, said that she hoped the awards would highlight and reward the local performing arts, which she said are often overlooked in favor of athletic and academic achievements; Brown said, "We want this to be in the trophy case with the basketball championship trophy. ... Hopefully, this will raise the bar for schools and we'll get increasingly better performances." A total of 22 categories were established in the first year, including best musical, best actor and actress, best supporting actor and actress, best performance by an orchestra, best duet performance, best choreography, best lighting and best costume design.[2]
All high schools in Northampton County and Lehigh County in Pennsylvania, as well as Warren County in New Jersey, are eligible for the Freddy Awards. In the first year, letters were mailed to each of the eligible high schools, and the first 35 to return the applications were able to participate. Each year, a committee of judges are established from members of the theater's board of directors, volunteers and theater professionals from throughout the three participating. A minimum of six evaluators see each show, and the judges meet to review videotapes of the plays and select the award recipients.[2]
Ceremony
The first ceremony was held at the State Theatre on May 22, 2003.[2] The event was modeled after the Tony Awards, the ceremony which honors Broadway productions and performances. The first ceremony was hosted by Ken Matthews, a broadcaster with B104, an Allentown-based station serving the Lehigh Valley region.[3] From 2004 to date, the shows have been hosted by Shelley Brown and Ed Hanna, of WFMZ.[4] The three-hour ceremony was televised live on WFMZ Channel 69, a local television station which served as a sponsor and partner with the Freddy Awards.[1] The second ceremony was broadcast on May 27, 2004, and was once again broadcast live by WFMZ.[5] The 2004 broadcast won a regional Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award in the performing arts category in 2005, marking the first ever Emmy win for WFMZ.[5] The ceremony has since received two additional Emmy nominations, and won five Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters awards and an Associated Press Award for Public Affairs.[1] The fifth annual ceremony aired on May 23, 2007, was streamed live on the WFMZ website for the first time, and the nominations announcements were also streamed on the site the following year.[6]
Documentary
All of a sudden, we hear what sounds like a rock concert, but with Broadway tunes. We see this sweeping crane shot of all these kids on stage, much like the Tony Awards, and oh, my God - these are high school students.
The day before the May 2007 broadcast of the Freddy Awards, producer Christopher Lockhart stumbled upon a clip of the 2006 ceremony on YouTube while searching for something unrelated. Lockhart said in the State Theatre's press release, "I couldn’t even decipher what the clip was. It looked like a rock concert, but there was a showtune coming from the stage. Then as the close up moved in, I saw it was a high school kid and I was completely baffled.” The following day, he watched the entire live Internet webcast from his office in Beverly Hills. After putting together a pitch for a potential documentary, he took the idea to Matthew D. Kallis of the Los Angeles-based company Canyonback Films and the men partnered on the project. Seven months later, a film crew from Canyonback Films led by Emmy award winning cinematographer Curt Apduhan, visited the Lehigh Valley and began filming behind-the-scenes footage of production meetings and rehearsals at participating high schools, the Freddy nominations and the event itself. Kallis also distributed high-definition handheld cameras to students to film additional footage. Kallis said, "Hopefully we'll be able to tell some stories that really reflect universality, and kids all around the country will be able to see themselves in these stories."[6] Shelley Brown said she had "complete faith" that the documentary would be "a fair representation" of the Freddy process.[6] The film, titled Most Valuable Players, was first shown on April 16, 2010 at the State Theatre, and will have its official premiere at the film festival circuit some time later. Kallis is producing/directing, and Lockhart is producing/writing.[7][8] The film made its television premiere in September 2011 on the Oprah Winfrey Network.[9]
Past Nominations and Recipients
2013 Nominations and Recipients
Outstanding Performance by an Orchestra
Bangor Area HS | Annie
Easton Area HS | The Music Man
Nazareth Area HS | Anything Goes
Northern Lehigh HS | Little Shop of Horrors
Parkland HS | The Phantom of the Opera
Phillipsburg HS | Once On This Island
Outstanding Use of Scenery
Emmaus HS | Legally Blonde
Freedom HS | Les Miserables (School Edition)
Northern Lehigh HS | Little Shops of Horrors
Parkland HS | The Phantom of the Opera
Saucon Valley HS | Anything Goes
Southern Lehigh HS | 42nd Street
Whitehall HS | Oliver!
Outstanding Use of Costuming
Dieruff HS | Aida
Freedom HS | Les Miserables (School Edition)
Hackettstown HS | Annie Get Your Gun
Nazareth Area HS | Anything Goes
North Warren Regional HS | Anything Goes
Parkland HS | The Phantom of the Opera
Phillipsburg HS | Once On This Island
Outstanding Performance by a Male Ensemble Member
Connor Goerk as Chief Sitting Bull | Hackettstown HS | Annie Get Your Gun
Evan Richter as Mr. Cricker/Durdles | Moravian Academy | The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Dylan Ashton as Mr. Mayor of Whoville | Northampton Area HS | Seussical
Alex Bobbyn as Action | Northwestern Lehigh HS | West Side Story
Houston Herman as Papa Ge | Phillipsburg HS | Once On This Island
Dan Noel as Herald | Pius X HS | Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella
Shane Fischetti as Cinderella's Prince/Wolf | Warren County Tech | Into the Woods
Outstanding Performance by a Female Ensemble Member
Alison Bancroft as Shelly | Belvidere HS | Changing Minds
Savanah Hughes as Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn | Easton Area HS | The Music Man
Charlene Jean as Madame Giry | Parkland HS | The Phantom of the Opera
Christianna Pepingco as Little Ti Moune | Phillipsburg HS | Once On This Island
Danielle Renner as Ann Reilly | Southern Lehigh HS | 42nd Street
Jordan Allen as Mae "Mama" Peterson | William Allen HS | Bye Bye Birdie
Outstanding Use of Lighting
Dieruff HS | Aida
Freedom HS | Les Miserables (School Edition)
Northern Lehigh HS | Little Shop of Horrors
Parkland HS | The Phantom of the Opera
Saucon Valley HS | Anything Goes
Southern Lehigh HS | 42nd Street
Outstanding Chorus
Freedom HS | Les Miserables (School Edition)
Notre Dame HS | The Music Man
Parkland HS | The Phantom of the Opera
Phillipsburg HS | Once On This Island
Southern Lehigh HS | 42nd Street
Wilson Area HS | Fiddler on the Roof
Outstanding Small Ensemble Performance
Alanna Dent, Justin Chesney & Rebecca Fish | “Easy Street” | Bangor Area HS | Annie
Emily Anderson, Lex Donatelli & Hannah Arnold | “Heart Full of Love” | Freedom HS | Les Miserables (School Edition)
Vanessa Ruggiero, Zachary Esposito & Braxton White | “Friendship” | Nazareth Area HS | Anything Goes
Brian Mulligan & Laura Pachnos | “Friendship” | North Warren Regional HS | Anything Goes
Tyler Fernandez & Madeline Prentice | “Till There Was You” | Notre Dame | The Music Man
Madison Pope, Alexis Washburn & Emily Reiter | “Matchmaker” | Wilson Area HS | Fiddler on the Roof
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Emily Anderson as Cosette | Freedom HS | Les Miserables (School Edition)
Hannah Arnold as Eponine | Freedom HS | Les Miserables (School Edition)
Mikaela Esposito as Bonnie | Nazareth Area HS | Anything Goes
Rebecca Stahl as Carlotta Giudicelli | Parkland HS | The Phantom of the Opera
Kimberly Casey as The Artful Dodger | Whitehall | Oliver!
Sarah Leonhardt as Golde | Wilson Area HS | Fiddler on the Roof
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Justin Chesney as Rooster Hannigan | Bangor Area HS | Annie
Adam Conti as Thernadier | Freedom HS | Les Miserables (School Edition)
Braxton White as Moonface Martin | Nazareth Area HS | Anything Goes
Brian Mulligan as Moonface Martin | North Warren Regional HS | Anything Goes
Dylan Rex as Riff | Northwestern Lehigh HS | West Side Story
Michael Guerriere as Marcellus Washburn | Notre Dame HS | The Music Man
Adam Groff as Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny | Parkland HS | The Phantom of the Opera
Outstanding Performance by a Featured Dancer
Taylor Phillips as Eliza | Catasauqua HS | The King and I
Vanessa Ruggiero as Reno Sweeny | Nazareth Area HS | Anything Goes
Haley Hall as Somewhere Ballet Dancer | Northwestern Lehigh HS | West Side Story
Michael Guerriere as Marcellus Washburn | Notre Dame HS | The Music Man
Loretta Doyle as Ti Moune | Phillipsburg HS | Once On This Island
Tyler Martin as Andy Lee | Southern Lehigh HS | 42nd Street
Tara D'Aiuto as Dancer | Warren Hills Regional HS | Godspell
Outstanding Choreography
Dieruff HS | Aida
Hackettstown HS | Annie Get Your Gun
Nazareth Area HS | Anything Goes
Parkland HS | The Phantom of the Opera
Phillipsburg HS | Once On This Island
Southern Lehigh HS | 42nd Street
Whitehall HS | Oliver!
Vic Kumma Award for Outstanding Solo Vocal Performance
Rebecca Nixon | “Someone to Watch Over Me” | Bethlehem Catholic HS | Crazy For You
Nina Attinello | “Goodnight, My Someone” | Easton Area HS | The Music Man
Daniel Youngelman | “Bring Him Home” | Freedom HS | Les Miserables (School Edition)
Hannah Arnold | “On My Own” | Freedom HS | Les Miserables (School Edition)
Madeline Prentice | “My White Knight” | Notre Dame HS | The Music Man
William Marshall | “Music of the Night” | Parkland HS | The Phantom of the Opera
Outstanding Featured Performance by an Actor
Luke Ciraky as Brad | Belvidere HS | Changing Minds
Andrew Stewart as Mereb | Dieruff HS | Aida
Greg Adams as Javert | Freedom HS | Les Miserables (School Edition)
Connor McInerney as Mr. Cartwright / Mayor Sapsea | Moravian Academy | The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Liam Young as Lord Evelyn Oakleigh | North Warren Regional HS | Anything Goes
Davis Weaver as Lord Evelyn Oakleigh | Saucon Valley HS | Anything Goes
Jonah Winkler as Motel | Wilson Area HS | Fiddler on the Roof
Outstanding Featured Performance by an Actress
Alessandra Fonseca as Paulette Buonofuonte | Emmaus HS | Legally Blonde
Megan Keller as Mrs. Prysock / Princess Puffer | Moravian Academy | The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Madison Lahr as Gertrude McFuzz | Northampton Area HS | Seussical
Nicole Dischinat as Zaneeta Shinn | Notre Dame HS | The Music Man
Loretta Doyle as Ti Moune | Phillipsburg HS | Once On This Island
Shelby White as Maggie Jones | Southern Lehigh HS | 42nd Street
Outstanding Production Number
Bethlehem Catholic HS | “I Got Rhythm” | Crazy For You
Freedom HS | “One Day More” | Les Miserables (School Edition)
Nazareth Area HS | “Anything Goes” | Anything Goes
Parkland HS | “Masquerade” | The Phantom of the Opera
Saucon Valley HS | “Blow, Gabriel, Blow” | Anything Goes
Southern Lehigh HS | “We're In the Money” | 42nd Street
Wilson Area HS | “The Dream” | Fiddler on the Roof
Outstanding Stage Crew
Bangor Area HS | Annie
Easton Area HS | The Music Man
Emmaus HS | Legally Blonde
Freedom HS | Les Miserables (School Edition)
Northern Lehigh HS | Little Shop of Horrors
Notre Dame HS | The Music Man
Parkland HS | The Phantom of the Opera
Southern Lehigh HS | 42nd Street
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Drey Vargas as Radames | Dieruff HS | Aida
Cory Lopes as Harold Hill | Easton Area HS | The Music Man
Daniel Youngelman as Jean Valjean | Freedom HS | Les Miserables (School Edition)
Drew Donaher as Pseudolus | Liberty HS | A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum
Zachary Esposito as Billy Crocker | Nazareth Area HS | Anything Goes
Tyler Fernandez as Harold Hill | Notre Dame HS | The Music Man
William Marshall as The Phantom of the Opera | Parkland HS | The Phantom of the Opera
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Taisha Walker as Aida | Dieruff HS | Aida
Nina Attinello as Marian Paroo | Easton Area HS | The Music Man
Logan Beck as Elle Woods | Emmaus HS | Legally Blonde
Ally Borgstrom as Annie Oakley | Hackettstown HS | Annie Get Your Gun
Vanessa Ruggiero as Reno Sweeny | Nazareth Area HS | Anything Goes
Madeline Prentice as Marian Paroo | Notre Dame HS | The Music Man
Elizabeth Stirba as Christine Daae | Parkland HS | The Phantom of the Opera
Outstanding Overall Production by a Smaller School
Belvidere HS | Changing Minds
Hackettstown HS | Annie Get Your Gun
Moravian Academy | The Mystery of Edwin Drood
North Warren Regional HS | Anything Goes
Northern Lehigh HS | Little Shop of Horrors
Wilson Area HS | Fiddler on the Roof
Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical
Freedom HS | Les Miserables (School Edition)
Nazareth Area HS | Anything Goes
Notre Dame HS | The Music Man
Parkland HS | The Phantom of the Opera
Southern Lehigh HS | 42nd Street [10][11]
2014 Nominations and Recipients
Outstanding Performance by an Orchestra
Bangor Area HS | Seussical
Easton Area HS | The Scarlet Pimpernel
Emmaus HS | Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Freedom HS | Crazy For You
Liberty HS | Oliver!
Nazareth Area HS | Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Parkland HS | The Wizard of Oz
Outstanding Use of Scenery
Bangor Area HS | Seussical
Emmaus HS | Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Liberty HS | Oliver!
Parkland HS | The Wizard of Oz
Saucon Valley HS | Bye Bye Birdie
Southern Lehigh HS | Shrek, The Musical
Whitehall HS | South Pacific
Outstanding Use of Costumes
Bangor Area HS | Seussical
Easton Area HS | The Scarlet Pimpernel
Emmaus HS | Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Parkland HS | The Wizard of Oz
Phillipsburg HS | Pippin
Southern Lehigh HS | Shrek, The Musical
William Allen HS | The Wizard of Oz
Outstanding Performance by a Male Ensemble Member
Chad Schafer as Mr. Mayor | Bangor Area | Seussical
Andrew Stewart as Mary Sunshine | Dieruff | Chicago
Chris Mikus as Cogsworth | Emmaus | Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Colt Barron as Lefou | Emmaus | Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Ian Bethmann as Moose | Freedom | Crazy For You
Luis Martinez as Carlo/Ensemble | Warren County Tech | A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine
Brian Kuntz as Mr. Laurence | Wilson Area | Little Women - The Musical
Outstanding Performance by a Female Ensemble Member
Madey Dundon as Mae | Bethlehem Catholic | The Pajama Game
Paris Cordova as Hunyak | Dieruff | Chicago
Katie Hanna as Babette | Emmaus | Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Casey Ward as Sylvia | Hackettstown | All Shook Up
Nicole LaValva as LeFou | Nazareth Area | Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Kasey Wayda as Jolene | Northern Lehigh | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Rachael Horun as Berthe | Phillipsburg | Pippin
Outstanding Use of Lighting
Bangor Area HS | Seussical
Emmaus HS | Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Freedom HS | Crazy For You
Notre Dame HS | Sweeney Todd
Parkland HS | The Wizard of Oz
Saucon Valley HS | Bye Bye Birdie
Whitehall HS | South Pacific
Outstanding Chorus
Bangor Area HS | Seussical
Dieruff HS | Chicago
Emmaus HS | Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Freedom HS | Crazy For You
Parkland HS | The Wizard of Oz
Phillipsburg HS | Pippin
Saucon Valley HS | Bye Bye Birdie
Whitehall HS | South Pacific
Outstanding Small Ensemble Performance
Garrett Toole, Kylie Dunne | "There Once was a Man" | Bethlehem Catholic | The Pajama Game
Rachel Wingfield, Precious Correa, Ashley Velazquez, Sabrina Joseph, Paris Cordova, Khalinta Otts | "Cell Block Tango" | Dieruff | Chicago
Mason Trinkle, Megnot Toggia | "Me" | Emmaus | Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Daniel Youngelman, Justin Roth | "What Causes That?" | Freedom | Crazy For You
Kylee Jacoby, Megan Keller | "Funny/The Joke" | Moravian Academy | My Favorite Year
Alexandra Seman, Patrick Davis | "A Little Priest" | Notre Dame | Sweeney Todd
Alexis Washburn, Sarah Leonhardt | "Some Things are Meant to Be" | Wilson Area | Little Women - The Musical
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Lauren Steinert as Gertrude McFuzz | Bangor Area | Seussical
Amanda Haag as Mrs. Potts | Emmaus | Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Megan Keller as Alice Miller | Moravian Academy | My Favorite Year
Megan Schmidt as Hunk/Scarecrow | Parkland | The Wizard of Oz
Sam Levisay as Catherine | Phillipsburg | Pippin
Rachel Altemose as Kim MacAfee | Saucon Valley | Bye Bye Birdie
Leka Ward as Bloody Mary | Whitehall | South Pacific
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Dedrik Ramos as Amos Hart | Dieruff | Chicago
Mason Trinkle as Gaston | Emmaus | Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Justin Roth as Bela Zangler | Freedom | Crazy For You
Kurtis Reif as Rev. Shaw Moore | Northwestern Lehigh | Footloose
Nikola Georgievski as Anthony Hope | Notre Dame | Sweeney Todd
Evan Hall as Zeke/Cowardly Lion | Parkland | The Wizard of Oz
Chris Smith as Lord Farquaad | Southern Lehigh | Shrek, The Musical
Outstanding Performance by a Featured Dancer
Madey Dundon as Mae | Bethlehem Catholic | The Pajama Game
Paris Cordova as Hunyak/Featured Dancer | Dieruff | Chicago
Sabrina Joseph as June/Featured Dancer | Dieruff | Chicago
Daniel Youngelman as Bobby | Freedom | Crazy For You
Mya Nales as Featured Dancer/Ensemble | Lincoln Leadership Academy | In the Heights
Brie Williams as Gigi | Northern Lehigh | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Ashlei Carlson as Ensemble | Warren County Tech | A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine
Outstanding Choreography
Bethlehem Catholic HS | The Pajama Game
Dieruff HS | Chicago
Emmaus HS | Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Freedom HS | Crazy For You
Hackettstown HS | All Shook Up
Parkland HS | The Wizard of Oz
Phillipsburg HS | Pippin
Saucon Valley HS | Bye Bye Birdie
Vic Kumma Award for Outstanding Solo Vocal Performance
Jared Cowley | "Corner of the Sky" | Belvidere | Pippin
Nina Attinello | "When I Look at You" | Easton Area | The Scarlet Pimpernel
Megnot Toggia | "A Change in Me" | Emmaus | Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Hannah Arnold | "Someone to Watch Over Me" | Freedom | Crazy For You
Mikaela Esposito | "A Change in Me" | Nazareth Area | Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Patrick Davis | "Epiphany" | Notre Dame | Sweeney Todd
Victoria Bartkavage | "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" | Parkland | The Wizard of Oz
Leka Ward | "Bali Ha'i" | Whitehall | South Pacific
Outstanding Featured Performance by an Actor
Kanyi Creppy as Jim | Catasauqua Area | Big River
Sawyer Long as Lumiere | Emmaus | Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Bradley Bickhardt as The Lover | North Warren Regional | The Who's Tommy
Aidan Burke as Freddy Benson | Northern Lehigh | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Mike Guerriere as Tobias Ragg | Notre Dame | Sweeney Todd
Michael Falco as Hickory/Tin Man | Parkland | The Wizard of Oz
Carmelo Santiago as Luther Billis | Whitehall | South Pacific
Outstanding Featured Performance by an Actress
Abby Garza as Winnie Tate | Allentown Central | Annie Get Your Gun
Tessa Bakke as Mayzie La Bird | Bangor Area | Seussical
Rachel Wingfield as Velma Kelly | Dieruff | Chicago
Carlygrace Sunday as Sandra | Hackettstown | All Shook Up
Luli Colon as Daniela | Lincoln Leadership Academy | In the Heights
Karen Fucia as Mrs. Mae Peterson | Northampton Area | Bye Bye Birdie
Nicole Dischinat as Johanna | Notre Dame | Sweeney Todd
Sarah Leonhardt as Beth March | Wilson Area | Little Women - The Musical
Outstanding Production Number
Dieruff HS | "We Both Reached for the Gun" | Chicago
Emmaus HS | "Gaston" | Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Freedom HS | "Slap That Bass" | Crazy For You
Hackettstown HS | "Jailhouse Rock" | All Shook Up
Notre Dame HS | "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd" | Sweeney Todd
Parkland HS | "Merry Old Land of Oz" | The Wizard of Oz
Southern Lehigh HS | "What's Up Duloc" | Shrek, The Musical
Outstanding Stage Crew In honor of Capt. Christopher Seifert
Bangor Area HS | Seussical
Emmaus HS | Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Freedom HS | Crazy For You
Northern Lehigh HS | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Parkland HS | The Wizard of Oz
Saucon Valley HS | Bye Bye Birdie
Whitehall HS | South Pacific
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Luke Nosal as Cat in the Hat | Bangor Area | Seussical
Jared Cowley as Pippin | Belvidere | Pippin
Anthony Sharp as Beast | Emmaus | Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Daniel Youngelman as Bobby | Freedom | Crazy For You
Drew Donaher as Fagin | Liberty | Oliver!
Noah Ruebeck as Benjy Stone | Moravian Academy | My Favorite Year
Patrick Davis as Sweeney Todd | Notre Dame | Sweeney Todd
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Joelle Tshudy as Leading Player | Belvidere | Pippin
Amaris Colon as Roxie Hart | Dieruff | Chicago
Nina Attinello as Marguerite St. Just | Easton Area | The Scarlet Pimpernel
Megnot Toggia as Belle | Emmaus | Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Hannah Arnold as Polly | Freedom | Crazy For You
Alexandra Seman as Mrs. Lovett | Notre Dame | Sweeney Todd
Victoria Bartkavage as Dorothy | Parkland | The Wizard of Oz
Outstanding Overall Production by a Smaller School
Bethlehem Catholic HS | The Pajama Game
Hackettstown HS | All Shook Up
Moravian Academy | My Favorite Year
Northern Lehigh HS | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Notre Dame HS | Sweeney Todd
Saucon Valley HS | Bye Bye Birdie
Wilson Area HS | Little Women - The Musical
Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical
Bangor Area HS | Seussical
Dieruff HS | Chicago
Emmaus HS | Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Freedom HS | Crazy For You
Parkland HS | The Wizard of Oz [12]
Overall Production Winners
Outstanding Overall Production winners
| Year[13] | School[13] | Production[13] |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Phillipsburg High School | Once Upon A Mattress |
| 2004 | William Allen High School | Jekyll & Hyde |
| 2005 | Freedom High School | Crazy For You |
| 2006 | Parkland High School | Beauty and the Beast |
| 2007 | Whitehall High School | The Scarlet Pimpernel |
| 2008 | Emmaus High School | Les Misérables |
| 2009 | Southern Lehigh High School | West Side Story |
| 2010 | Easton Area High School | Ragtime |
| 2011 | Whitehall High School | Li'l Abner |
| 2012 | Freedom High School | Thoroughly Modern Millie |
| 2013 | Parkland High School | The Phantom of the Opera |
| 2014 | Freedom High School | Crazy For You |
| 2015 | Dieruff High School | In the Heights |
Outstanding Overall Production by a Smaller School winners
| Year[13] | School[13] | Production[13] |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Belvidere High School | South Pacific |
| 2006 | Belvidere High School | Godspell |
| 2007 | Blair Academy | Urinetown The Musical |
| 2008 | Hackettstown High School | Cats |
| 2009 | Warren County Technical School | Blood Brothers |
| 2010 | North Warren Regional High School | Jekyll & Hyde |
| 2011 | Hackettstown High School and Wilson Area High School (tie) | Footloose / The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee |
| 2012 | Allentown Central Catholic High School | Seussical |
| 2013 | Moravian Academy | The Mystery of Edwin Drood |
| 2014 | Moravian Academy and Notre Dame High School (tie) | My Favorite Year / Sweeney Todd |
| 2015 | Notre Dame High School | A Tale of Two Cities |
Records
Most Nominations at Once
Emmaus High School's Disney's The Beauty and the Beast - 19 Nominations (2014) [14]
Most Freddy Awards Won at Once
Freedom High School's Crazy For You - 8 Freddy Awards(2005)[15]
Most Overall Freddy Awards
Freedom High School - 37 Freddy Awards [15]
References
- 1 2 3 "About the FREDDY's". The Freddy Awards. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
- 1 2 3 DeCastro, Lavinia (2002-04-03). "Kids to get taste of Broadway -- State Theatre to give out Freddy awards". The Express-Times. p. B1.
- ↑ Kalan, Susan (2005-08-12). "Freddy show may get its own award". The Express-Times. p. A1.
- ↑ "29 high schools doing Freddys". The Express-Times. 2009-01-22. p. B8.
- 1 2 "Freddy show wins Emmy, Allentown station takes home honor". The Express-Times. 2005-09-18. p. B3.
- 1 2 3 4 Kalan, Susan (2008-05-18). "From stage to screen". The Express-Times. p. M1.
- ↑ McEvoy, Colin (January 25, 2010). "Freddy stars to shine again soon, filmmakers say". The Express-Times. Retrieved March 28, 2010.
- ↑ "Freddy Awards documentary to be screened in April". The Express-Times. February 5, 2010. p. B6.
- ↑ Lauer-Williams, Kathy (September 7, 2009). "Premiere on documentary on Freddys getting buzz". The Morning Call. Retrieved September 17th, 2011.
- ↑ http://freddyawards.org/wp-content/themes/atahualpa351/pdfs/2013FREDDYNominees.pdf
- ↑ http://freddyawards.org/wp-content/themes/atahualpa351/pdfs/2013FREDDYAwardRecipients.pdf
- ↑ http://freddyawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/2014FreddyAwardRecipients.pdf
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "The Recipients". The Freddy Awards. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
- ↑ http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/freddy-awards/index.ssf/2014/05/freddy_awards_2014_nominees.html
- 1 2 freddyawards.org
External links
- The Freddy Awards (official site)
- The Freddy Awards news and video clips (WFMZ-TV)
- Freddy Awards news, photos and videos from The Express-Times