The Freddy Awards

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. 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.

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.

Ceremony

The first ceremony was held at the State Theatre on May 22, 2003. 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. From 2004 to date, the shows have been hosted by Shelley Brown and Ed Hanna, of WFMZ. 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. The second ceremony was broadcast on May 27, 2004, and was once again broadcast live by WFMZ. 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. 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. 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.

Documentary

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." Shelley Brown said she had "complete faith" that the documentary would be "a fair representation" of the Freddy process. 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. The film made its television premiere in September 2011 on the Oprah Winfrey Network.

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 Sweeney | 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

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

2015 Nominations and Recipients

Outstanding Performance by an Orchestra

Easton Area HS | Sweet Charity

Emmaus HS | Mary Poppins

Liberty HS | Aida

Parkland HS | Into the Woods

Phillipsburg HS | Mame

Saucon Valley HS | Pippin

Warren Hills Regional HS | Bye Bye Birdie

Outstanding Use of Scenery

Bangor Area HS | Hairspray

Dieruff HS | In the Heights

Freedom HS | Hairspray

Parkland HS | Into the Woods

Southern Lehigh HS | The Drowsy Chaperone

Whitehall HS | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

William Allen HS | The Music Man

Outstanding Use of Costumes

Bangor Area HS | Hairspray

Bethlehem Catholic HS | Brigadoon

Emmaus HS | Mary Poppins

Freedom HS | Hairspray

Nazareth Area HS | Honk!

Northampton Area HS | Once Upon a Mattress

Parkland HS | Into the Woods

Outstanding Performance by a Male Ensemble Member

Logan Farley as George | Belvidere | The Wedding Singer

Joemichael Luciano as Kevin Rosario | Dieruff | In the Heights

David Van Dongen as Pinocchio | Hackettstown | Shrek, The Musical

Jacob Heintzelman as George | Northern Lehigh | The Wedding Singer

Jacob Stahl as Cinderella's Prince/Wolf | Parkland | Into the Woods

Karl MacQueen as Young Patrick Dennis | Phillipsburg | Mame

Garrison Piel as Underling | Southern Lehigh | The Drowsy Chaperone

Outstanding Performance by a Female Ensemble Member

Caitlin Wisneskie as Mae Peterson | Allentown Central Catholic | Bye Bye Birdie

Prescious Correa as Daniela | Dieruff | In the Heights

Cathy Ritter as Miss Andrew | Emmaus | Mary Poppins

Nicolette Boillotat as Sugar Plum Fairy/Gingy | Hackettstown | Shrek, The Musical

Nicole LaValva as Lowbutt/Bullfrog | Nazareth Area | Honk!

Hannah Gaither as Berthe | Saucon Valley | Pippin

Lauren Williams as Hedy LaRue | Whitehall | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Outstanding Use of Lighting

Bangor Area HS | Hairspray

Dieruff HS | In the Heights

Freedom HS | Hairspray

Liberty HS | Aida

Parkland HS | Into the Woods

Whitehall HS | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

William Allen HS | The Music Man

Outstanding Chorus

Bangor Area HS | Hairspray

Dieruff HS | In the Heights

Emmaus HS | Mary Poppins

Freedom HS | Hairspray

Parkland HS | Into the Woods

Southern Lehigh HS | The Drowsy Chaperone

Whitehall HS | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Outstanding Small Ensemble Performance

Kristofer Swanson, Louis Ortiz | "You're Timeless to Me" | Bangor Area | Hairspray

Kelly Donah, Lizzie Trostle, Olivia D'Aprille, Brady Hill, Nikki Slavic, Victoria Scovens | "Mama I'm a Big Girl Now" | Freedom | Hairspray

Alec Cohan, Noah Ruebeck, Madeline Weston, Kylee Jacoby | "Elegance" | Moravian Academy | Hello, Dolly!

Mikaela Esposito, Gabriella Tavianini | "The Joy of Motherhood" | Nazareth Area | Honk!

Jacob Stahl, Josiah Smith | "Agony" | Parkland | Into the Woods

Rachel Horun, Samantha Levisay | "Bosom Buddies" | Phillipsburg | Mame

Chris Smith, Giuliana Augello | "Aldolpho" | Southern Lehigh | The Drowsy Chaperone

Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

Tessa Bakke as Penny Pingleton | Bangor Area | Hairspray

Madelyn Dundon as Jean MacLaren | Bethlehem Catholic | Brigadoon

Amaris Colon as Vanessa | Dieruff | In the Heights

Katie Gigler as Winnifred Banks | Emmaus | Mary Poppins

Lizzie Trostle as Penny Pingleton | Freedom | Hairspray

Kathleen Capella as Madame DeFarge | Notre Dame | A Tale of Two Cities

Hannah Hakim as Little Red Riding Hood | Parkland | Into the Woods

Taylor DeFranco as Smitty | Whitehall | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

Kristofer Swanson as Edna Turnblad | Bangor Area | Hairspray

Brady Hill as Edna Turnblad | Freedom | Hairspray

Jason Kunzman as Donkey | Hackettstown | Shrek, The Musical

Joshua Mitchell as Charles Darnay | Notre Dame | A Tale of Two Cities

Reese Diaz as Jack | Parkland | Into the Woods

Chris Smith as Aldolpho | Southern Lehigh | The Drowsy Chaperone

Marvin Manalo as Bud Frump | Whitehall | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Outstanding Performance by a Featured Dancer

Gianna Stettner as Maggie Anderson | Bethlehem Catholic | Brigadoon

Jonathan Cruz as Graffiti Pete/Featured Dancer | Dieruff | In the Heights

Paris Cordova as Featured Dancer | Dieruff | In the Heights

Nina Attinello as Charity Hope Valentine | Easton Area | Sweet Charity

Shannon Cornish as Player | Salisbury | Pippin

Rachel Altemose as Ballerina/Catherine | Saucon Valley | Pippin

Kairon Winn as Demo Singer | Wilson Area | Leader of the Pack: The Ellie Greenwich Musical

Outstanding Choreography

Bangor Area HS | Hairspray

Bethlehem Catholic HS | Brigadoon

Dieruff HS | In the Heights

Easton Area HS | Sweet Charity

Freedom HS | Hairspray

Saucon Valley HS | Pippin

Southern Lehigh HS | The Drowsy Chaperone

Vic Kumma Award for Outstanding Solo Vocal Performance

Amber Ward | "I Know Where I've Been" | Bangor Area | Hairspray

Nina Attinello | "If My Friends Could See Me Now" | Easton Area | Sweet Charity

Brielle Rivera | "Easy as Life" | Liberty | Aida

Patrick Davis | "I Can't Recall" | Notre Dame | A Tale of Two Cities

Nicole Dischinat | "Without a Word" | Notre Dame | A Tale of Two Cities

Giuliana Augello | "As We Stumble Along" | Southern Lehigh | The Drowsy Chaperone

Emily Emick | "Happy to Keep His Dinner Warm" | Whitehall | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Emma Marhefka | "My White Knight" | William Allen | The Music Man

Outstanding Featured Performance by an Actor

Louis Ortiz as Wilbur Turnblad | Bangor Area | Hairspray

Grant Kawecki as Jeff Douglas | Bethlehem Catholic | Brigadoon

Mark Yowakim as Sonny | Dieruff | In the Heights

Ben Adams as Corny Collins | Freedom | Hairspray

Noah Ruebeck as Barnaby Tucker | Moravian Academy | Hello, Dolly!

Nickolas Campbell as King Sextimus | Northampton Area | Once Upon a Mattress

Austin Piel as Man in Chair | Southern Lehigh | The Drowsy Chaperone

Outstanding Featured Performance by an Actress

Amber Ward as Motormouth Maybelle | Bangor Area | Hairspray

Ashley Velasquez as Abuela Claudia | Dieruff | In the Heights

Victoria Scovens as Velma Von Tussle | Freedom | Hairspray

Abby Kern as The Witch | Parkland | Into the Woods

Megan Schmidt as Cinderella | Parkland | Into the Woods

Abigail Garrigan as Catherine | Salisbury | Pippin

Giuliana Augello as The Drowsy Chaperone | Southern Lehigh | The Drowsy Chaperone

Outstanding Production Number

Dieruff HS | "96,000" | In the Heights

Easton Area HS | "Big Spender" | Sweet Charity

Emmaus HS | "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" | Mary Poppins

Freedom HS | "Good Morning Baltimore" | Hairspray

Parkland HS | "Prologue: Into the Woods" | Into the Woods

Southern Lehigh HS | "Toledo Surprise" | The Drowsy Chaperone

Whitehall HS | "Coffee Break" | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Outstanding Stage Crew (in honor of Capt. Christopher Seifert)

Bangor Area HS | Hairspray

Dieruff HS | In the Heights

Freedom HS | Hairspray

Northern Lehigh HS | The Wedding Singer

Parkland HS | Into the Woods

Southern Lehigh HS | The Drowsy Chaperone

Whitehall HS | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

William Allen HS | The Music Man

Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Jared Cowley as Robbie Hart | Belvidere | The Wedding Singer

Kemuel Vicente as Usnavi | Dieruff | In the Heights

Mason Trinkle as Bert | Emmaus | Mary Poppins

Patrick Davis as Sydney Carton | Notre Dame | A Tale of Two Cities

Carmelo Santiago as J. Pierrepont Finch | Whitehall | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Keion White as Harold Hill | William Allen | The Music Man

Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Joelle Tshudy as Julia Sullivan | Belvidere | The Wedding Singer

Rebecca Nixon as Fiona MacLaren | Bethlehem Catholic | Brigadoon

Nina Attinello as Charity Hope Valentine | Easton Area | Sweet Charity

Kelly Donah as Tracy Turnblad | Freedom | Hairspray

Brielle Rivera as Aida | Liberty | Aida

Mikaela Esposito as Ida | Nazareth Area | Honk!

Victoria Bartkavage as The Baker's Wife | Parkland | Into the Woods

Emma Marhefka as Marian Paroo | William Allen | The Music Man

Outstanding Overall Production by a Smaller School

Belvidere HS | The Wedding Singer

Bethlehem Catholic HS | Brigadoon

Hackettstown HS | Shrek, The Musical

Moravian Academy | Hello, Dolly!

Northern Lehigh HS | The Wedding Singer

Notre Dame HS | A Tale of Two Cities

Saucon Valley HS | Pippin

Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical

Bangor Area HS | Hairspray

Dieruff HS | In the Heights

Freedom HS | Hairspray

Parkland HS | Into the Woods

Southern Lehigh HS | The Drowsy Chaperone

2016 Freddy Award Nominations

Outstanding Performance by an Orchestra

Bangor Area | Ragtime (School Edition)

Emmaus | Once Upon a Mattress

Freedom | Guys and Dolls

Hackettstown | No, No, Nanette

Nazareth Area | Thoroughly Modern Millie

Parkland | Titanic The Musical

Southern Lehigh | Carousel

Warren Hills Regional | Guys and Dolls

Outstanding Use of Scenery

Bangor Area | Ragtime (School Edition)

Dieruff | The Producers

Hackettstown | No, No, Nanette

Notre Dame | She Loves Me

Parkland | Titanic The Musical

Saucon Valley | Thoroughly Modern Millie

Whitehall | Guys and Dolls

Wilson Area | Gigi

Outstanding Use of Costumes

Allentown Central Catholic | Cinderella (Enchanted Edition)

Bangor Area | Ragtime (School Edition)

Dieruff | The Producers

Emmaus | Once Upon A Mattress

Liberty | Pippin

Parkland | Titanic The Musical

Saucon Valley | Thoroughly Modern Millie

Southern Lehigh | Carousel

Outstanding Performance by a Male Ensemble Member

Danny Garcia as Carmen Ghia | Dieruff | The Producers

Elliott Sweeney as Jean-Michel | Easton Area | Cinderella (2013 Revival)

Jalon Mathis as Benny Southstreet | Freedom | Guys and Dolls

Joshua Garcia as Joshua | North Warren Regional | Godspell

Joshua Mitchell as Steven Kodaly | Notre Dame | She Loves Me

C.J. Knorr as Nicely-Nicely Johnson | Warren Hills Regional | Guys and Dolls

Marvin Manalo as Nicely-Nicely Johnson | Whitehall | Guys and Dolls

Anthony Richards as Action | William Allen | West Side Story

Outstanding Performance by a Female Ensemble Member

Jocelyn Lengen as Joy | Allentown Central Catholic | Cinderella (Enchanted Edition)

Jill Kolibas as Emma Goldman | Bangor Area | Ragtime (School Edition)

Melody Cruz as Sandra | Catasauqua | All Shook Up

Prescious Correa as Hold Me, Touch Me | Dieruff | The Producers

Madeline Dunne as Gabrielle | Easton Area | Cinderella (2013 Revival)

Christy Ackerman as Pauline | Hackettstown | No, No Nanette

Abigail Kern as Alice Beane | Parkland | Titanic The Musical

Taylor DeFranco as General Cartwright | Whitehall | Guys and Dolls

Outstanding Use of Lighting

Bangor Area | Ragtime (School Edition)

Dieruff | The Producers

Freedom | Guys and Dolls

Moravian Academy | Big Fish

North Warren Regional | Godspell

Parkland | Titanic The Musical

Whitehall | Guys and Dolls

William Allen | West Side Story

Outstanding Small Ensemble Performance

Julia Gross, Jamie Hajduk, Gabrielle Pedraza | “Prologue/Little Shop of Horrors” | Belvidere | Little Shop of Horrors

Mikey Brandle, Kelly Donah | “Sue Me” | Freedom | Guys and Dolls

Kylee Jacoby, Annie Karras, Katie Keller | “Little Lamb From Alabama” | Moravian Academy | Big Fish

Morgan Moss, Ben Fry | “Anything You Can Do” | Northwestern Lehigh | Annie Get Your Gun

Abigail Garrigan, Carolyn Boulay, Dane Galbraith | “The I Love You Song” | Salisbury | The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Meghan Altemose, Lauren Skillinge | “How The Other Half Lives” | Saucon Valley | Thoroughly Modern Millie

Chris Smith, Caleigh Schmid | “If I Loved You” | Southern Lehigh | Carousel

Outstanding Choreography

Dieruff | The Producers

Freedom | Guys and Dolls

Hackettstown | No, No, Nanette

Liberty | Pippin

Nazareth Area | Thoroughly Modern Millie

Saucon Valley | Thoroughly Modern Millie

Whitehall | Guys and Dolls

William Allen | West Side Story

Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

Amber Ward as Sarah | Bangor Area | Ragtime (School Edition)

Kelly Donah as Adelaide | Freedom | Guys and Dolls

Kori Lotito as Fastrada | Liberty | Pippin

Cassie Zaleski as Paulette Buonufonte | Northern Lehigh | Legally Blonde The Musical

Dannielle Hibshman as Ilona Ritter | Notre Dame | She Loves Me

Meghan Altemose as Miss Dorothy Brown | Saucon Valley | Thoroughly Modern Millie

Giuliana Augello as Nettie Fowler | Southern Lehigh | Carousel

Lauren Williams as Adelaide | Whitehall | Guys and Dolls

Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

Jonathan Cruz as Roger DeBris | Dieruff | The Producers

Mikey Brandle as Nathan Detroit | Freedom | Guys and Dolls

Jason Kunzman as Billy Early | Hackettstown | No, No, Nanette

Tyler Haney as Harold Bride | Parkland | Titanic The Musical

Dane Galbraith as William Barfee | Salisbury | The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Luke Simons as Enoch Snow | Southern Lehigh | Carousel

Clinton Cudworth as Nathan Detroit | Warren Hills Regional | Guys and Dolls

Carmelo Santiago as Nathan Detroit | Whitehall | Guys and Dolls

Outstanding Performance by a Featured Dancer

Sarah Johnson as Dove | Allentown Central Catholic | Cinderella (Enchanted Edition)

Katie Taglienti as Twin In Company | Hackettstown | No, No, Nanette

Teaghan Morgan as Twin In Company | Hackettstown | No, No, Nanette

Lizzy Burke as Girl In The Water | Moravian Academy | Big Fish

Amanda Harris as Mrs. DaMicos | Parkland | Titanic The Musical

Madelynne Jameson as Louise | Southern Lehigh | Carousel

Jamie Lerose as Winnie Tate | Warren County Technical School | Annie Get Your Gun

Outstanding Chorus

Bangor Area | Ragtime (School Edition)

Dieruff | The Producers

Emmaus | Once Upon A Mattress

Freedom | Guys and Dolls

North Warren | Regional Godspell

Parkland | Titanic The Musical

Southern Lehigh | Carousel

Whitehall | Guys and Dolls

Vic Kumma Award for Outstanding Solo Vocal Performance

Abby Garza | “In My Own Little Corner” | Allentown Central Catholic | Cinderella (Enchanted Edition)

Amber Ward | “Your Daddy’s Son” | Bangor Area | Ragtime (School Edition)

Madelyn Dundon | “One Hundred Easy Ways To Lose A Man” | Bethlehem Catholic | Wonderful Town

Joemichael Luciano | “Betrayed” | Dieruff | The Producers

Kelly Donah | “Adelaide’s Lament” | Freedom | Guys and Dolls

Reese Diaz | “Barrett’s Song” | Parkland | Titanic The Musical

Lauren Skillinge | “Gimme Gimme” | Saucon Valley | Thoroughly Modern Millie

Chris Smith | “Soliloquy” | Southern Lehigh | Carousel

Outstanding Featured Performance by an Actor

Louis Ortiz as Henry Ford | Bangor Area | Ragtime (School Edition)

Dedrik Ramos as Franz Liebkind | Dieruff | The Producers

Brayden Bambary as Topher | Easton Area | Cinderella (2013 Revival)

Nick Quinn as Prince Dauntless | Emmaus | Once Upon a Mattress

Stephen Wisser as Charles | Liberty | Pippin

Alex Atiyeh as Henry Etches | Parkland | Titanic The Musical

Jacob Stahl as Thomas Andrews | Parkland | Titanic The Musical

Jacob Epstein as Jigger Craigin | Phillipsburg | Carousel

Outstanding Featured Performance by an Actress

Abigail Schoepple as Ulla | Dieruff | The Producers

Talia Johnson as Muzzy Van Hossmere | Nazareth Area | Thoroughly Modern Millie

Rachel Lawley as Rachel | North Warren Regional | Godspell

Madison Lahr as Nancy | Northampton Area | Oliver!

Megan Schmidt as Kate McGowan | Parkland | Titanic The Musical

Grace Postiglione as Carrie Pipperidge | P"hillipsburg | Carousel

Abigail Garrigan as Olive Ostrovsky | Salisbury | The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Lexi Brown as Carrie Pipperidge | Southern Lehigh | Carousel

Outstanding Production Number

Bangor Area | "Ragtime" | Ragtime (School Edition)

Bethlehem Catholic | "Conga" | Wonderful Town

Dieruff | "Along Came Bialy" | The Producers

Emmaus | "Shy" | Once Upon a Mattress

Freedom | "Take Back Your Mink" | Guys and Dolls

Nazareth Area | "Forget About the Boy" | Thoroughly Modern Millie

Parkland | "The Launching" | Titanic The Musical

Whitehall | "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat" | Whitehall | Guys and Dolls

Outstanding Stage Crew (in honor of Capt. Christopher Seifert)

Bangor Area | Ragtime (School Edition)

Dieruff | The Producers

Emmaus |Once Upon a Mattress

Freedom | Guys and Dolls

Hackettstown | No, No, Nanette

Moravian Academy | Big Fish

Parkland | Titanic The Musical

Whitehall | Guys and Dolls

Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Lauren Steinert as Mother | Bangor Area | Ragtime (School Edition)

Madelyn Dundon as Ruth Sherwood | Bethlehem Catholic | Wonderful Town

Cathy Ritter as Princess Winnifred | Emmaus | Once Upon a Mattress

Nicolette Boillotat as Nanette | Hackettstown | No, No, Nanette

Brielle Rivera as Leading Player | Liberty | Pippin

Lauren Skillinge as Millie Dillmount | Saucon Valley | Thoroughly Modern Millie

Caleigh Schmid as Julie Jordan | Southern Lehigh | Carousel

Emily Emick as Sarah Brown | Whitehall | Guys and Dolls

Emma Marhefka as Maria | William Allen | West Side Story

Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Jaden Boyd as Coalhouse Walker, Jr. | Bangor Area | Ragtime (School Edition)

Liam Nixon as Bob Baker | Bethlehem Catholic | Wonderful Town

Mark Yowakim as Leo Bloom | Dieruff | The Producers

Joemichael Luciano as Max Bialystock | Dieruff | The Producers

Noah Ruebeck as Edward Bloom | Moravian Academy | Big Fish

Reese Diaz as Frederick Barrett | Parkland | Titanic The Musical

Chris Smith as Billy Bigelow | Southern Lehigh | Carousel

Outstanding Overall Production by a Smaller School

Allentown Central Catholic | Cinderella (Enchanted Edition)

Bethlehem Catholic | Wonderful Town

Hackettstown | No, No, Nanette

Moravian Academy | Big Fish

North Warren Regional | Godspell

Notre Dame | She Loves Me

Saucon Valley | Thoroughly Modern Millie

Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical

Bangor Area | Ragtime (School Edition)

Dieruff | The Producers

Freedom | Guys and Dolls

Parkland | Titanic The Musical

Whitehall | Guys and Dolls

Records

Most Nominations at Once

Emmaus High School's Disney's The Beauty and the Beast - 19 Nominations (2014)

Most Freddy Awards Won at Once

Freedom High School's Crazy For You - 8 Freddy Awards(2005)

Most Overall Freddy Awards

Freedom High School - 37 Freddy Awards