Phantom Of The Opera - Freddy Awards

Emmaus Area High School's production of "The Phantom belonging to the Opera" brought this nominations Thursday for your 2011 Freddy Awards along with 16, which includes very best musical, most effective actress and ideal actor.

Freedom High School, using its production regarding "Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," along with Parkland High School, together with "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," linked for next along with 15 nominations apiece. Both represents had been nominated with regard to most effective musical.

The additional nominees pertaining to ideal musical technology were being Southern Lehigh High School's "Annie" in addition to High School's "Li'l Abner." Both colleges possessed seven nominations.

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North Warren Regional High School as well as Hackettstown High School encouraged the smaller classes with actions nominations each. North Warren made "The Phantom on the Opera"; North Warren went with "Footloose."

All 29 engaging educational institutions from Lehigh, Northampton and Warren counties received nominations while in the yearly awards program, apart from Pen Argyl High School, which usually ended up being shut away soon after playing for that very first time. Pen Argyl presented "Quixote," the school's initial play throughout 14 years.

State Theatre Executive Director Shelley Brown in addition to Ed Hanna, WFMZ-TV meteorologist, introduced your nominees in the station's noon news broadcast. There are generally 21 categories, such as acting, dancing, surroundings and also lighting.

The ninth twelve-monthly Freddy Awards will be presented within a -style wedding during seven p.m. May twenty six along at the State Theatre .

Overall production:Emmaus "The Phantom of the Opera "; Freedom, "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"; Parkland, "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels"; Southern Lehigh, "Annie"; Whitehall, "Li'l Abner."

Production with a smaller school:Belvidere , "Urinetown"; Blair Academy, ; Hackettstown, "Footloose"; Moravian Academy, "Honk!"; North Warren Regional, "The Phantom in the Opera"; Notre Dame, "The Wedding Singer"; Wilson Area, "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee."

Performance simply by a head actress:Jennifer Pytlewski, Christine Daae, "The Phantom of the actual Opera," Emmaus; Gianna Beleno, Ida, "Honk!," Moravian Academy; Taylor Thorn, Christine Daae, "The Phantom regarding the particular Opera," North Warren Regional; Anne Marie Wentzell, Julia Sullivan, "The Wedding Singer," Notre Dame; Morgan Reilly, Christine Colgate, "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," Parkland; Sarah Klingel, Anna Leonowens, "The King in addition to I," Pius X.

Performance by a cause actor:Joe Mozingo, Albert Peterson, "Bye Bye Birdie," Bangor ; Wesly Clerge, The Phantom, "The Phantom connected with your Opera," Emmaus; Danny Youngelman, Joseph, "Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," Freedom; Brian Petty, Ren McCormack, "Footloose," Hackettstown; Rob Gerold, The Phantom, "The Phantom from the Opera," North Warren Regional; Tyler Fernandez, Robbie Hart, "The Wedding Singer," Notre Dame; Benjamin Mays, Freddy Benson, "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," Parkland; Joshua Rice, Lawrence Jameson, "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," Parkland.

Performance by the shown actress:Grace Weiner, "The Drowsy Chaperone," Blair Academy; Janelle Roth, Catherine, "Pippin," Catasauqua ; Brianna McCullough, Narrator, "Joseph as well as Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," Freedom; Kate Dawson, Narrator, "Joseph along with the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," Freedom; Darah Donaher, Smitty, "How that will Succeed throughout Business Without Really Trying," Liberty; Sam Steele, Cat, "Honk!," Moravian Academy; Jessica Lilley, Marcy Park, "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," .

Performance by just a featured actor:Thom Niemann, Man with Chair, "The Drowsy Chaperone," Blair Academy; Victor Abreu, Claude, "Hair," Dieruff; Michael Medina , Vernon Hines, "The Pajama Game," Northampton Area; Alex Bobbyn, Emcee, "Cabaret," Northwestern Lehigh; Josh Varese, George, "The Wedding Singer," Notre Dame; Matt Thomas, Conrad Birdie, "Bye Bye Birdie," Phillipsburg ; Tony Zitta, Rooster, "Annie," Southern Lehigh.

Production number:"Masquerade," "The Phantom from the Opera," Emmaus; "One More Angel in Heaven," "Joseph as well as Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," Freedom; "Masquerade," "The Phantom belonging to the Opera," North Warren Regional; "Great Big Stuff," "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," Parkland; "Born to be able to Hand Jive," Saucon Valley; "Jubilation T. Cornpone," "Li'l Abner," Whitehall; "Those Canaan Days," "Joseph in addition to the particular Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," Allen.

Stage crew:"The Drowsy Chaperone," Blair Academy; "The Phantom from the Opera," Emmaus; "Joseph along with the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," Freedom; "The Phantom in the Opera," North Warren Regional; "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," Parkland; "Annie," Southern Lehigh; "Li'l Abner," Whitehall.

Solo music performance:"Put On A Happy Face," Joe Mozingo, "Bye Bye Birdie," Bangor; "I Know Where I've Been," Masia Ravare, "Hairspray," Easton; "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again," Jennifer Pytlewski, "The Phantom with the Opera," Emmaus; "Any Dream Will Do," Danny Youngelman, "Joseph as well as the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," Freedom; "Can You Find It In Your Heart," Adrienne Novack, "Footloose," Hackettstown; "Close Every Door," Alex Michaels, "Joseph as well as your Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," Allen.

Choreography:"The Phantom on the Opera," Emmaus; "Joseph plus the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," Freedom; "Footloose," Hackettstown; "The Phantom on the Opera," North Warren Regional; "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," Parkland; "Li'l Abner," Whitehall; "Joseph along with the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," Allen.

Scenery:"The Drowsy Chaperone," Blair Academy; "The Phantom from the Opera," Emmaus; "Joseph along with the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," Freedom; "The Phantom belonging to the Opera," North Warren Regional; "Once On This Island," Northern Lehigh; "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," Parkland; "Li'l Abner," Whitehall.

Performance by just a promoting actor:Joshua Whitford, Harry MacAfee, "Bye Bye Birdie," Bangor Area; Tucker Markus, Aldolpho, "The Drowsy Chaperone," Blair Academy; Cory Lopes, Corny Collins, "Hairspray," Easton; Ted Swanson, Raoul, "The Phantom from the Opera," Emmaus; Gary Stevens, Willard Hewitt, "Footloose," Hackettstown; Michael Weinhofer, Marryin' Sam, "Li'l Abner," Whitehall; Abdul Sesay, William Barfee, "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," Wilson.