The FREDDY Awards program is designed to recognize and reward exceptional accomplishments in the production and performance of musical theatre in local high schools.
The FREDDY Awards program is designed to recognize and reward exceptional accomplishments in the production and performance of musical theatre in local high schools. The 3-hour LIVE broadcast includes a stellar opening number, performance by nominated musicals, actors and actresses, and presentation of the 2023 FREDDY© Awards in 23 award categories. It is estimated that this program directly effects over 2,900 students in our area each year. In addition, hundreds of thousands of people experience the students' hard work and dedication to theater arts by enjoying the FREDDY© Awards Ceremony, which is broadcast live on WFMZ-TV.
The State Theatre's FREDDY Awards is the only high school musical awards program in the nation that produces a live television show. The telecast has received numerous broadcast awards, including Mid-Atlantic EMMYs in 2005, 2011, and 2019. The 2008 FREDDY© program was the subject of a feature-length film documentary, Most Valuable Players, by Canyon Back Films, Los Angeles. Released in 2010, the documentary is part of Oprah Winfrey Network's (OWN) documentary film club, which premiered in 2011.
29 schools in Northampton, Lehigh, and Warren Counties are participating in the 2023 FREDDY© program. View the complete list of schools, shows, and times below. Tickets can be purchased via www.freddyawards.org. The LIVE broadcast will take place on Thursday, May 25th at 7:00PM on WFMZ-TV.
MARCH
Once Upon a Mattress
March 2 @ 7PM, March 3 @ 7PM, March 4 7PM,
March 5 @ 1:30PM
Disaster!
March 2 @ 7PM, March 3 @ 7PM, March 4 @ 7PM,
March 5 @ 2PM
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
March 3 @ 7:30PM, March 4 @ 7:30PM,
March 5 @ 2PM
Pippin
March 3 @ 7:30PM, March 4 @ 7:30PM,
March 5 @ 2:30PM
The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical
March 9 @ 7PM, March 10 @ 7PM, March 11 @ 7PM,
March 12 @ 2PM
Mary Poppins
March 9 @ 7PM, March 10 @ 7PM, March 11 @ 7PM,
March 12 @ 3PM
Urinetown
March 10 @ 7PM, March 11 @ 1PM, March 11 @ 7PM
9 to 5
March 16 @ 7PM, March 17 @ 7PM,
March 18 @ 7PM, March 19 @ 2PM
The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical
March 16 @ 7:30PM, March 17 @ 7:30PM,
March 18 @ 7:30PM, March 19 @ 2PM
Pippin
March 17 @ 7PM, March 18 @ 7PM, March 19 @ 2PM
Anastasia: The Musical
March 17 @ 6PM, March 18 @ 6PM,
March 19 @ 12PM, March 24 @ 6PM,
March 25 @ 6PM, March 26 @ 12PM
Rock of Ages: Teen Edition
March 22 @ 7PM, March 23 @ 7PM,
March 24 @ 7PM, March 25 @ 7PM, March 26 @ 2PM
Chicago: Teen Edition
March 23 @ 7PM, March 24 @ 7PM,
March 25 @ 7PM, March 26 @ 2PM
Guys & Dolls
March 24 @ 7PM, March 25 @ 7PM, March 26 @ 2PM
Fiddler on the Roof
March 29 @ 7PM, March 30 @ 7PM,
March 31 @ 7PM, April 1 @ 2PM, April 1 @ 7PM, April 2 @ 2PM
Allentown Central Catholic HS Godspell: 2012 Revised Version March 30 @ 7PM, March 31 @ 7PM, April 1 @ 2PM,
April 1 @ 7PM
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
March 30 @ 7PM, March 31 @ 7PM, April 1 @ 1PM,
April 1 @ 7PM
Anastasia: The Musical
March 30 @ 7PM, March 31 @ 7PM, April 1 @ 2PM,
April 1 @ 7PM
9 to 5
March 30 @ 7PM, March 31 @ 7PM, April 1 @ 7PM,
April 2 @ 2PM
Anastasia: The Musical
March 31 @ 7:30PM, April 1 @ 2PM,
April 1 @ 7:30PM, April 2 @ 2PM
The Addams Family: A New Musical Comedy
March 31 @ 7PM, April 1 @ 7PM, April 2 @ 2PM
APRIL
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!
April 12 @ 7:30PM, April 13 @ 7:30PM,
April 14 @ 7:30PM, April 15 @ 7:30PM,
April 16 @ 3PM
Bye Bye Birdie
April 13 @ 7:30PM, April 14 @ 7:30PM,
April 15 @ 7:30PM, April 16 @ 2PM
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella
April 14 @ 7PM, April 15 @ 7PM, April 16 @ 3PM,
April 21 @ 7PM, April 22 @ 7PM
Disney's Beauty and the Beast
April 20 @ 7PM, April 21 @ 7PM, April 22 @ 1PM,
April 22 @ 7PM, April 23 @ 1PM
Little Shop of Horrors
April 20 @ 7PM, April 21 @ 7PM, April 22 @ 7PM,
April 23 @ 2:30PM
Disney's Beauty and the Beast
April 22 @ 1PM, April 22 @ 7PM, April 23 @ 1PM
Seussical
April 27 @ 7PM, April 28 @ 7PM, April 29 @ 7PM
Pippin
April 27 @ 7PM, April 28 @ 7PM, April 29 @ 7PM,
April 30 @ 2PM
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