Orpheum Announces Recipients Of 2018 High School Musical Theatre Awards
By: Julie Musbach May. 25, 2018
On Thursday, May 24, 2018, the Orpheum Theatre Group announced the recipients of the 2018 High School Musical Theatre Awards.
Students and supporters from 29 participating schools gathered at the Orpheum in celebration of their peers performing on the Orpheum Stage and in support roles behind the scenes. The evening was a culmination of a year-long program bringing students from all over the Mid-South together for an intensive week of team building, collaboration, and celebration of musical theatre.
The 9th Annual Orpheum High School Musical Theatre Awards are presented in part by Sedgwick, Ticketmaster, Memphis Audio, Dean HD, and other generous sponsors. The marquee for this event is sponsored by Farris Bobango PLC
The Orpheum High School Musical Theatre Awards are part of the Jimmy Awards program which includes 40 programs from across the country. Presented by the Broadway League Foundation, the program sends a Lead Actress and Lead Actor winner from each of these programs to New York for a week-long theatre intensive of coaching and rehearsals with industry professionals in preparation for a one-night-only talent showcase on Broadway. The tenth annual Jimmy Awards will take place on Monday, June 25, 2018 at the Minskoff Theatre on Broadway.
The Orpheum Theatre Group congratulates the following award recipients!
The Recipients of the 2018 Orpheum High School Musical Theatre Awards
Outstanding Small Ensemble Sponsored by Pyramid Electric
The Urchins, Little Shop of Horrors, Memphis University School
Outstanding Large Ensemble
The Cast of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Ridgeway High School
Outstanding Chorus Sponsored by Karen Fields-Isaacman & Ken Isaacman
Sweeney Todd, Germantown High School
Outstanding Student Orchestra
Catch Me If You Can, Collierville High School
Outstanding Dance Execution
Catch Me If You Can, Collierville High School
Outstanding Choreography
James and the Giant Peach, Hernando High School
Outstanding Production Materials Sponsored by Paulsen Printing
Guys and Dolls, Tipton-Rosemark Academy
Outstanding Front of House Sponsored by Friends of The Orpheum (FOTO)
The Wizard of Oz, Wynne High School
Outstanding Artistic Element Sponsored by The Crump Firm, Inc.
The Rain on Stage, Singin' in the Rain, University School of Jackson
Outstanding Hair and Makeup
Sweeney Todd, Germantown High School
Outstanding Costumes Sponsored by Kendra Scott
James and the Giant Peach, Hernando High School
Outstanding Music Direction
Sweeney Todd, Germantown High School
Outstanding Lighting Sponsored by Dean HD
Sweeney Todd, Germantown High School
Outstanding Set Sponsored by Veronica & Brett Batterson
Catch Me If You Can, Collierville High School
Outstanding Technical Achievement
Catch Me If You Can, Collierville High School
Student Creative Achievement Award Sponsored by Jennifer McGrath
Matthew Russell, Little Shop of Horrors, Cordova High School
Student Technical Achievement Award Sponsored by Memphis Audio
Andrew Boone, Catch Me If You Can, Collierville High School
Student Stage Management Award- Two Recipients
Kaylyn Nichols, Footloose, Arlington High School
Allyson Vogel, The Addams Family, Briarcrest Christian School
The Bravo Award Sponsored by Suzanne & William J. Landers
Jaxon Polk as Pugsley, The Addams Family, Briarcrest Christian School
Chandler Donlin as Flounder, The Little Mermaid, Harding Academy
Grayson Hart as Rodrigo, Little Women, Jackson Christian School
David Gross as LeFou, Beauty and the Beast, Northpoint Christian School
People's Choice Award Sponsored by Gould's Academy
The Wizard of Oz, Wynne High School
Outstanding Supporting Actress
Taylor Brown as Asaka, Once On This Island, St. Agnes Academy
Outstanding Supporting Actor
Jake Booher as Cosmo Brown, Singin' in the Rain, University School of Jackson
Outstanding Featured Dancer
Bizzy Walker as Dream Dancer, Annie Get Your Gun, St. Mary's Episcopal School
Outstanding Featured Actress Sponsored by Robin & Billy Orgel
Alexis Montgomery, the voice of Audrey II, Little Shop of Horrors, Cordova High School
Outstanding Featured Actor
Christian Powell as Pirelli, Sweeney Todd, Germantown High School
Outstanding Lead Actress Sponsored by Cheryl & Bill Stegbauer
Amelia Beckham as Millie, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Evangelical Christian School
Outstanding Lead Actor Sponsored by Winston Wolfe
Riley Young as Grasshopper, James and the Giant Peach, Hernando High School
Outstanding Direction by a Teacher Sponsored by Lura Elliott Turner, in honor of her mother, Helen Elliott, a music teacher
Ashleigh Williams, Sweeney Todd, Germantown High School
Outstanding Overall Production Sponsored by Patty & George Alvord
Catch Me If You Can, Collierville High School
About the Orpheum Theatre Group:
The mission of the Orpheum Theatre Group is to enhance the communities we serve by utilizing the performing arts to entertain, educate, and enlighten while preserving the historic Orpheum Theatre and the Halloran Centre for Performing Arts & Education. For more information, visit www.orpheum-memphis.com.
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