Orpheum Theatre Announces High School Musical Theatre Awards

The Orpheum Theatre has announced the nominees for the 2011 High School Musical Theatre Awards. Now in its second year, this program recognizes achievement in all areas of high school musical theatre in the region. On May 26, 2011 at 7:00 p.m., students and supporters from all 28 participating schools will gather at The Orpheum for the final awards ceremony.

The nominees for the 2011 Orpheum High School Musical Theatre Awards are:

Outstanding Chorus
Christian Brothers High School - Curtains
Collierville High School - Hello Dolly!
Corinth High School - All Shook Up
DeSoto Central High School - My Fair Lady
Lausanne Collegiate School - Once Upon a Mattress
Wynne High School - The Phantom of the Opera

Outstanding Small Ensemble
The Munchkins in The Wiz- Arlington
The Fandango Ballroom Girls Sweet Charity - Cordova
The Detention Hall Dancers in Hairspray - Marion
The Full Cast of Five Guys Named Moe - Millington
The Three Crows in The Wizard of Oz - Oxford
The Nuns in The Sound of Music - St. Benedict

Outstanding Student Orchestra
Collierville High School - Hello Dolly!
Evangelical Christian School - High School Musical
Germantown High School - The Secret Garden
Overton High School - Annie
St. Benedict at Auburndale - The Sound of Music
White Station High School - Grease

Outstanding Music Direction
Briarcrest Christian School - Les Miserables
Germantown High School - The Secret Garden
Hutchison School - Thoroughly Modern Millie
Ridgeway High School - Aida
St. Benedict at Auburndale - The Sound of Music
St. Mary's Episcopal School - 42nd Street

Outstanding Dance Execution
Cordova High School - Sweet Charity
Hutchison School - Thoroughly Modern Millie
Marion High School - Hairspray
Millington Central High School - Five Guys Named Moe
Southern Baptist Educational Center - The Music Man
St. Mary's Episcopal School - 42nd Street

Outstanding Featured Dancer
Camilla De Koning in Oklahoma - Horn Lake
Carl Robinson in Annie - Overton
Christian Patterson in The Drowsy Chaperone - MUS
Emma Pittman in The Wizard of Oz - Oxford
Justin Brown in Hairspray - Marion
Mollie Coltrane in Sweet Charity - Cordova

Outstanding Hair and Makeup Design
Collierville High School - Hello Dolly!
DeSoto Central High School - My Fair Lady
Germantown High School - The Secret Garden
Houston High School - All Shook Up
Marion High School - Hairspray
Southern Baptist Educational Center -The Music Man

Outstanding Costume Design Tier I
Briarcrest Christian School - Les Miserables
Collierville High School - Hello Dolly
Evangelical Christian School - High School Musical
Germantown High School - The Secret Garden
Southern Baptist Educational Center - The Music Man
Wynne High School - The Phantom of the Opera

Outstanding Costume Design Tier II
Arlington High School - The Wiz
Corinth High School - All Shook Up
DeSoto Central High School - My Fair Lady
Harding Academy - Fiddler on the Roof
Horn Lake High School - Oklahoma
St. Benedict at Auburndale - The Sound of Music

Outstanding Scenic Design Tier I
Briarcrest Christian School - Les Miserables
Collierville High School - Hello Dolly
Germantown High School - The Secret Garden
Hutchison School - Thoroughly Modern Millie
Southern Baptist Educational Center - The Music Man
St. Mary's Episcopal School - 42nd Street

Outstanding Scenic Design Tier II
DeSoto Central High School - My Fair Lady
Hernando High School - All Shook Up
Memphis University School - The Drowsy Chaperone
Millington Central High School - Five Guys Named Moe
St. Agnes Academy - Bye Bye Birdie
Tipton-Rosemark Academy - Little Women

Outstanding Lighting Design
Briarcrest Christian School - Les Miserables
Germantown High School - The Secret Garden
Hutchison School - Thoroughly Modern Millie
Millington Central High School - Five Guys Named Moe
Southern Baptist Educational Center - The Music Man
St. Mary's Episcopal School - 42nd Street

Outstanding Production Materials
Briarcrest Christian School - Les Miserables
Hernando High School - All Shook Up
Horn Lake High School - Oklahoma
Germantown High School - The Secret Garden
St. Agnes Academy - Bye Bye Birdie
Southern Baptist Educational Center - The Music Man

Outstanding Technical Achievement
Briarcrest Christian School - Les Miserables
Germantown High School - The Secret Garden
Lausanne Collegiate School - Once Upon a Mattress
Marion High School - Hairspray
Memphis University School - The Drowsy Chaperone
Millington Central High School - Five Guys Named Moe

Technical Achievement Award
Allison Whitmore - Germantown
Andrew Schrack - ECS
Anna Hendricks - Cordova
Daniel Skipper - DeSoto
Joseph Levy - MUS
Nathan Duncanson - St. Benedict

Outstanding Featured Actress
Carlie Dobbins as Ms. Darbus in High School Musical - ECS
Casey Greer as Mayor Matilda in All Shook Up - Houston
Issa Basco as Lady Larkin in Once Upon a Mattress - Lausanne
Jules Jordan as Trix in The Drowsy Chaperone - MUS
Olivia Wingate as Muzzy in Thoroughly...Millie - Hutchison
Sara Law as Grandma Tzeitel in Fiddler on the Roof- Harding

Outstanding Featured Actor
Allen Moore as Teen Angel in Grease -White Station
Cazzie Foster as Little Moe in Five Guys...Moe - Millington
Christian Patterson as George in Drowsy Chaperone - MUS
James Blaisdell as The Judge in Hello Dolly! - Collierville
Jonathan Matthews as Ching Ho in Thoroughly...Millie - Hutchison
Larry Brooks as Mayor Matilda in All Shook Up - Hernando

Outstanding Comedic Duo
Alexis Cole & Michael Joiner as The Thenardiers in Les Miserables - Briarcrest
Isaac Eppes & Luke Conner as Firman and Andre in The Phantom of the Opera - Wynne
Jonathan Matthews & Cody James as Ching Ho and Bun Foo in Thoroughly Modern Millie - Hutchison
Ethan Risinger & Michael Mistretta as Cornelius and Barnaby in Hello Dolly! - Collierville
Samuel Ostrow & Tom Fowlkes as Gangsters #1 & #2 in The Drowsy Chaperone - MUS

Outstanding Supporting Actress
Abby Fowler as Carlotta in The Phantom of the Opera - Wynne
Amelia Sutherland as Irene in Hello Dolly! - Collierville
Ellen Niknakht as Ursula in Bye Bye Birdie - St. Agnes
Peyton English as Marmee in Little Women -Tipton-Rosemark
Rayna Holmes as Nehebka in Aida -Ridgeway
Ryan Koski as Eponine in Les Miserables - Briarcrest

Outstanding Supporting Actor
Adam Flaherty as Dennis in All Shook Up - Hernando
Ashish Nathani as Aldolpho in The Drowsy Chaperone - MUS
Russell Lehman as Will Parker in Oklahoma - Horn Lake
Spencer Stewart as Marius in Les Miserables - Briarcrest
William Harvell as Belling in Curtains - CBHS
Wilson Good as Ryan in High School Musical - ECS

Outstanding Direction by a Teacher
Ashleigh Williams - Briarcrest
Dennis Whitehead, Jenny Hall, Leighann Evans - Millington
Frank Bluestein - Germantown
Jenny Madden - St. Mary's
Keith Salter - Collierville
Tim Greer and Flip Eikner - MUS

Outstanding Achievement in Musical Theatre
Arlington High School - The Wiz
Christian Brothers High School - Curtains
Oxford High School - The Wizard of Oz
Ridgeway High School - Aida
Tipton-Rosemark Academy - Little Women
Wynne High School - The Phantom of the Opera

Outstanding Actress in a Lead Role
Alexis Tarver as Cosette in Les Miserables - Briarcrest
Breyannah Tillman as Aida in Aida - Ridgeway
Catherine Norton as Millie in Thoroughly...Millie - Hutchison
Grey Williamson as Dolly in Hello Dolly! - Collerville
Moriah Jackson as Charity in Sweet Charity - Cordova
Skyler Thomas as Natalie in All Shook Up - Hernando

Outstanding Actor in a Lead Role
Bridge Leigh as Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady - DeSoto
Chase Waldrip as Harold Hill in The Music Man - SBEC
John Phillians as The Phantom in Phantom of the Opera - Wynne
Michael Grant as Chad in All Shook Up - Houston
Paul Powers as Jean Valjean in Les Miserables - Briarcrest
Sam Shankman as Man in Chair in The Drowsy Chaperone - MUS

Outstanding Overall Production
Briarcrest Christian School - Les Miserables
Collierville High School - Hello Dolly!
Germantown High School - The Secret Garden
Millington Central High School - Five Guys Named Moe
Memphis University School - The Drowsy Chaperone
St. Mary's Episcopal School - 42nd Street

Sponsored in part by Sedgwick CMS, Mid-South Transplant Services, The Commercial Appeal, The Crump Firm, DeSoto Family Theatre, Goulds Salon and Day Spa, Josten's Ringleader, MALCO Theatres, Phyllis and John Roy, Pickler Wealth Advisors, and Winston Wolfe, The Orpheum's High School Musical Theatre Awards are Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 7:00pm. Tickets are $15-$35 and go on sale to the public May 10.

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