Did your son or daughter recently participate in a high school musical? Or, do you know someone who has?
Proctors is hosting its first ever High School Musical Theatre Awards this month, when students from 16 local high schools will perform during a Tony Award®-style show. Winners of the Best Actor and Best Actress awards will go on to “The Jimmys,” the National High School Musical Theatre Awards ceremony in New York City in June.
The High School Musical Theatre Awards is happening on Saturday, May 20th, at Proctors. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased through their website, or by calling the box office at 518.346.6204.
And the nominees are:
Best Actor
- Raphael Cohen as Fagin in Oliver! at Albany High School
- Jack Mastrianni as Tinman in The Wizard of Oz at Bethlehem Central High School
- Pat Shannon as Jean Valjean in Les Miserables at Queensbury High School
- Carl Treiber as Bert in Mary Poppins at Voorheesville High School
Best Actress
- Abby Yettru as Wednesday in The Addams Family at Ballston Spa High School
- McKenzie Koch as Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz at Bethlehem Central High School
- Alexandra Burgess as Christine in The Phantom of the Opera at Niskayuna High School
- Yun-Jin Huh as Carlotta in The Phantom of the Opera at Niskayuna High School
- Jaynie Parmenter as Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins at Voorheesville High School
Best Supporting Actor
- Max Collura as Rooster Hannigan in Annie at The Albany Academies
- Nikhil Bhat as Vittorio Vidal in Sweet Charity at Columbia High School – East Greenbush
- Vinnie Canale-Rouse as Lumiere in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast at Hudson Falls High School
- Cole Carpenter as Bishop of Digne in Les Miserables at Queensbury High School
- Joshua Daley as Warner Huntington III in Legally Blonde at South Glens Falls High School
Best Supporting Actress
- Laura Haney as Nickie in Sweet Charity at Columbia High School – East Greenbush
- Maria Andrew as Marty in Grease at Mohonasen High School
- Capri VanDerwerken as Zelda in Singin’ in the Rain at Schoharie High School
- Nadia Ashman as Miss Andrews in Mary Poppins at Voorheesville High School
- Natalie Davey as Celeste in Godspell at Warrensburg Jr./Sr. High School
Best Musical
- Albany High School – Oliver!
- Bethlehem Central High School – The Wizard of Oz
- Niskayuna High School – The Phantom of the Opera
- Queensbury High School – Les Miserables
- Voorheesville High School – Mary Poppins
Best Technical Execution
- Cario-Durham High School – Evita
- Niskayuna High School – The Phantom of the Opera
- Queensbury High School – Les Miserables
- Schalmont High School – West Side Story
- Voorheesville High School – Mary Poppins
Best Set Construction
- Albany High School – Oliver!
- Ballston Spa High School – The Addams Family
- Bethlehem Central High School – The Wizard of Oz
- Niskayuna High School – The Phantom of the Opera
- Voorheesville High School – Mary Poppins
Best Student Orchestra
- The Albany Academies – Annie
- Albany High School – Oliver!
- Bethlehem Central High School – The Wizard of Oz
- Niskayuna High School – The Phantom of the Opera
Best Choreography Execution
- Albany High School – Oliver!
- Ballston Spa High School – The Addams Family
- Niskayuna High School – The Phantom of the Opera
- Schoharie High School – Singin’ in the Rain
- Voorheesville High School – Mary Poppins
Best Ensemble/Chorus
- Albany High School – Oliver!
- Ballston Spa High School – The Addams Family
- Hudson Falls High School – The Phantom of the Opera
- Voorheesville High School – Mary Poppins
The nominees were chosen by educators, industry professionals, and theater experts who reviewed the productions. The High School Musical Theatre Awards is intended to not only celebrate our local students who have worked so hard, but also to highlight the importance of theater education and the arts in schools.
