Local Mancini Award Winners to Compete in Nat'l Musical Theater Competition in NY, 6/27

The Post-Gazette reports that John Michael Taormina from Quigley Catholic High School and Bethany Menjivar from Ambridge Area High School are Mancini Award winners picked to compete at the National High School Musical Theater Awards in New York.  They were among the winners announced May 18 at the 17th annual Geneva College Henry Mancini Musical Theatre Awards for Beaver, Butler and Lawrence counties.

Twenty-five regional awards programs from around the country will participate in the Third Annual National High School Musical Theater Awards.   Each will send two talented nominees to New York for a week of rehearsals, master classes and private coaching sessions. The week's events will culminate in a live awards show on Monday, June 27, 2011, at the Marquis Theatre on Broadway.

Three or more Mancini Award winners were chosen in each category. They are listed in random order, as they were announced.

Outstanding Male Actor in a Leading Role:

• John Michael Taormina as Curly, "Oklahoma!," Quigley Catholic High School
• Christian Beck as Ren, "Footloose," Freedom Area High School
• Andy Guthrie as Tevye, "Fiddler on the Roof," Beaver County Christian School

Outstanding Female Actor in a Leading Role:

• Bethany Menjivar as Millie Dillmount, "Thoroughly Modern Millie," Ambridge Area High School
• Hannah Beightley as Anne Shirley, "Anne and Gilbert," Rochester Area High School
• Elizabeth Damp as Lili, "Carnival," Central Valley High School

Outstanding Male in a Supporting Role:

• Tyler Marinkovic as Mr. Applegate, Damn Yankees, New Brighton Area High School
• Greg Perciavalle, as Trevor Graydon, "Thoroughly Modern Millie," Ambridge Area High School
• Jordan Cinderich as Rev. Shaw Moore, "Footloose," Freedom Area High School

Outstanding Female in a Supporting Role:

• McKenna Pontoli, as Tzeitel, "Fiddler on the Roof," Beaver County Christian School
Erica Durham, as Rosalie, "Carnival," Central Valley High School
Elyse Mylan, as Miss Dorothy, "Thoroughly Modern Millie," Ambridge Area High School

Noteworthy Performance by Individual (seven nominees are awarded Henries):

• Katie Jones, as Muzzy, "Thoroughly Modern Millie," Ambridge Area High School
• Andrea Cary, as Vi Moore, "Footloose," Freedom Area High School
• AnDrew Powell, as Will Parker, "Oklahoma!," Quigley Catholic High School
• Lauren De Bona, as Miss Flannery, "Thoroughly Modern Millie," Ambridge Area High School
• Jason Michalenko, as Perchik, "Fiddler on the Roof," Beaver County Christian School
• Cara Koshut, as Ado Annie, "Oklahoma!," Quigley Catholic High School
• Madelyn Tomko, as Mrs. Meers, "Thoroughly Modern Millie," Ambridge Area High School
Noteworthy Performance by a Group (four nominated groups are awarded Henries):

• Matthew Prepelka and Michael Kiliany, as Puppets, "Carnival," Central Valley High School
• Samantha Signorelli and Riley Reffner, as Rachel Lynde and Marilla Cuthbert, "Anne and Gilbert," Rochester Area High School
• Justin Gleason and Jacob Mott, as Ching Ho and Bun Foo, "Thoroughly Modern Millie," Ambridge High School.
• Keyonia McClendon, Blair Cobb, and Tyshawna Kimbrough, as Dreamgirls, "Dreamgirls," Aliquippa High School

Outstanding Dance Performance:

• Freedom Area High School, "Footloose"
• Ambridge Area High School, "Thoroughly Modern Millie"
• Beaver County Christian School, "Fiddler on the Roof"

Outstanding Sets and Scenery:

• Freedom Area High School, "Footloose"
• Portersville Christian School, "The Wizard of Oz"
• Big Beaver Falls Area School District, "Beauty and the Beast"

Outstanding Orchestra:

• Ambridge Area High School, "Thoroughly Modern Millie"
• Freedom Area High School, "Footloose"
• Central Valley High School, "Carnival"
• Beaver Area High School, "Once Upon a Mattress"

Outstanding Technical Achievement:

• Western Beaver High School, "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"
• Central Valley High School, "Carnival
• Freedom Area High School, "Footloose"

Outstanding Costumes:

• Beaver Area High School, for Once Upon a Mattress
• Portersville Christian School, "The Wizard of Oz"
• Ambridge Area High School, "Thoroughly Modern Millie"
• Beaver County Christian School, "Fiddler on the Roof"
Outstanding Vocal Ensemble:

• Ambridge Area High School, "Thoroughly Modern Millie"
• Beaver County Christian School, "Fiddler on the Roof"
• New Brighton Area High School, "Damn Yankees"

Outstanding Over-all Production:

• Beaver County Christian School, "Fiddler on the Roof"
• Freedom Area High School, "Footloose"
• Ambridge Area High School, "Thoroughly Mode

 

 

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