WARREN COUNTY, NJ – Local high schools in Warren County have been nominated for the annual Freddy Awards.
Hackettstown High School was nominated for 6 awards. Phillipsburg High School and Warren Hills Regional both received 4, North Warren Regional High School received 3, Belvidere High School and Warren County Technical School both received 1.
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, performances by nominated musicals, actors and actresses, and presentation of the 2024 FREDDY© Awards in 23 award categories.
The winners will be announced on Thursday, May 23, at 7:00 p.m. on WFMZ-TV Channel 69 or stream at WFMZ.com.
Here’s the complete list of nominees:
Outstanding Performance by an Orchestra
- Bangor Area Mean Girls High School Version
- Easton Area Bye Bye Birdie
- Hackettstown Amélie: Teen Edition
- Nazareth Area Disney’s The Little Mermaid
- Parkland The SpongeBob Musical
- Phillipsburg Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical
- Warren Hills Regional Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical
Outstanding Use of Scenery
- Bangor Area Mean Girls High School Version
- Easton Area Bye Bye Birdie
- Emmaus Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Broadway Version)
- Freedom 42nd Street
- Liberty The Music Man
- Northern Lehigh Footloose
- Parkland The SpongeBob Musical
- Phillipsburg Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical
Outstanding Use of Costumes
- Bangor Area Mean Girls High School Version
- Easton Area Bye Bye Birdie
- Emmaus Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Broadway Version)
- Freedom 42nd Street
- Nazareth Area Disney’s The Little Mermaid
- Parkland The SpongeBob Musical
- Southern Lehigh The Addams Family: School Edition
- William Allen The Wiz
Outstanding Performance by a Male Ensemble Member
- Jaliel Ward as Kevin G Bangor Area Mean Girls High School Version
- Charles Kenney as Jean-Michael Emmaus Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Broadway Version)
- Declan Messics as Tommy Djilas Liberty The Music Man
- Aaron Louw as Chef Louis/Pilot Nazareth Area Disney’s The Little Mermaid
- Ethan Silver as Patchy The Pirate Parkland The SpongeBob Musical
- Max Lauton as Rudolpho Warren Hills Regional Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical
- Benito Ortiz as Kevin G Whitehall Mean Girls High School Version
Outstanding Performance by a Female Ensemble Member
- Gia Altieri as Mrs. Heron/Ms. Norbury/Mrs. George Bangor Area Mean Girls High School Version
- Faith Gross as Fraulein ‘Fritzie’ Kost Dieruff Cabaret
- MaryTheresa Fiorini as Ann Reilly Freedom 42nd Street
- Isabella Scheirer as Sally Jackson/Thalia Lehigh Valley Academy RCS The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical
- Alicia Gordon as Alice Beineke Moravian Academy The Addams Family: A New Musical Comedy
- Sophia Merker as Bruce Phillipsburg Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical
- Tori Davis as Alice Beineke Southern Lehigh The Addams Family: School Edition
Outstanding Use of Lighting
- Bangor Area Mean Girls High School Version
- Dieruff Cabaret
- Emmaus Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Broadway Version)
- Freedom 42nd Street
- Hackettstown Amélie: Teen Edition
- Moravian Academy The Addams Family: A New Musical Comedy
- Parkland The SpongeBob Musical
- Whitehall Mean Girls High School Edition
Outstanding Small Ensemble Performance
- Anna Edwards, Kaysiana Yeager “Stepsisters’ Lament” Allentown Central Catholic Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Enchanted Edition)
- Bean Cesari, Grace Deeney, Rachel Finkbeiner, Delaney Fox, Sara Greene, Nick Janneck “Meet The Plastics” Bangor Area Mean Girls High School Version
- Mayrali Melendez, Melo Rodriguez “It Couldn’t Please Me More” Dieruff Cabaret
- Emily Brown, Julia Brown, Kyra Kelly, Lila Schneider “A Lovely Night” Emmaus Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Broadway Version)
- MaryTheresa Fiorini, Allie Harper, Lydia Hornbaker, Marion Keller, Charlotte Korrapati, Julia Ruhf “Go Into Your Dance” Freedom 42nd Street
- Cameron Dunham, Gracen Frank, Ben Graybeal, John Kounoupis “Lida Rose” Liberty The Music Man
- Chloe Jarjous, Faith Spellacy “The Colors of Paradise” Salisbury The Spitfire Grill
Outstanding Use of Choreography and Musical Staging
- Bangor Area Mean Girls High School Version
- Dieruff Cabaret
- Emmaus Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Broadway Version)
- Freedom 42nd Street
- Parkland The SpongeBob Musical
- Whitehall Mean Girls High School Version
- William Allen The Wiz
- Wilson Area Newsies
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
- Bean Cesari as Janis Bangor Area Mean Girls High School Version
- Anna Chavolla as Marie Emmaus Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Broadway Version)
- Tori Prostko as Dorothy Brock Freedom 42nd Street
- Addison Giesler as Ursula Nazareth Area Disney’s The Little Mermaid
- Megan Holman as Tanya Cresham-Leigh Northwestern Lehigh Mamma Mia!
- Jenna Seasholtz as Wednesday Addams Southern Lehigh The Addams Family: School Edition
- Echo Picone as Miss Honey Warren Hills Regional Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
- Nick Janneck as Damian Bangor Area Mean Girls High School Version
- Christian Mitchem as Ernst Ludwig Dieruff Cabaret
- Melo Rodriguez as Herr Shultz Dieruff Cabaret
- Joshua Franklin as Harry MacAfee Easton Area Bye Bye Birdie
- Damon Dellanno as Sebastian Nazareth Area Disney’s The Little Mermaid
- Jackson Hunsicker as Willard Hewitt Northern Lehigh Footloose
- Eric Wood as Squidward Q. Tentacles Parkland The SpongeBob Musical
Outstanding Performance by a Featured Dancer
- Claire De Dominicis as Dove Allentown Central Catholic Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Enchanted Edition)
- Lucinda Loftus as Fairy Godmother Catasauqua Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Enchanted Edition)
- Amy Tirado as Havana Dancer North Warren Regional Guys & Dolls
- Abbey Gildner as Racoon Northampton Area Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Broadway Version)
- Tina Andreano as One of Us Soloist Notre Dame Mamma Mia!
- Amelia Roberto as Acrobat Warren Hills Regional Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical
- Liam Coyle as Henry Wilson Area Newsies
Outstanding Ensemble
- Bangor Area Mean Girls High School Version
- Dieruff Cabaret
- Emmaus Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Broadway Version)
- Freedom 42nd Street
- Notre Dame Mamma Mia!
- Parkland The SpongeBob Musical
- Southern Lehigh The Addams Family: School Edition
- Wilson Area Newsies
Vic Kumma Award for Outstanding Solo Vocal Performance
- Rachel Finkbeiner “Stupid With Love” Bangor Area Mean Girls High School Version
- Jordan Joseph “Put On A Happy Face” Easton Area Bye Bye Birdie
- Anna Chavolla “There’s Music In You” Emmaus Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Broadway Version)
- Kaylee Babiak “Times Are Hard For Dreamers” Hackettstown Amélie: Teen Edition
- Tessa DeJesus “The Winner Takes It All” Northwestern Lehigh Mamma Mia!
- Jenna Seasholtz “Pulled” Southern Lehigh The Addams Family: School Edition
- Dylan Penyak “Santa Fe” Wilson Area Newsies
lehighvalleylive.com + The Express-Times Student Achievement Nominees
- Richie Koehler – Lighting Designer Allentown Central Catholic Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Enchanted Edition)
- Layla Luquis – Co-Stage Manager/Assistant Choreographer Bethlehem Catholic The Sound of Music
- Kailynn Rivera – Scenic Artwork Designer Catasauqua Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Enchanted Edition)
- Julia Ruhf – Assistant Student Director/Student Choreographer Freedom 42nd Street
- Lauren Ressler – Costumer/Troupe President Nazareth Area Disney’s The Little Mermaid
- CC Williamson-Schneider – Lighting Designer Northampton Area Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Broadway Version)
- Jackson Hunsicker – Assistant Lighting Designer Northern Lehigh Footloose
- Caroline Grum – Sound Technician Southern Lehigh The Addams Family: School Edition
Outstanding Featured Performance by an Actor
- Tyler Alonge as Max Detweiler Bethlehem Catholic The Sound of Music
- Ayden Gonzalez as Cliff Bradshaw Dieruff Cabaret
- Noah Hover as Sebastian Emmaus Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Broadway Version)
- Matthew Brandle as Uncle Fester Moravian Academy The Addams Family: A New Musical Comedy
- Agidio Poloni as Patrick Star Parkland The SpongeBob Musical
- Preston Lee as Emile Warren County Technical Goosebumps the Musical: The Phantom of the Auditorium
- Alfonso Jaquez as Scarecrow William Allen The Wiz
Outstanding Featured Performance by an Actress
- Skyler Young as Olive Ostrovsky Belvidere The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
- Natalia Vicente as Emcee Dieruff Cabaret
- Kyra Kelly as Madame Emmaus Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Broadway Version)
- Marion Keller as Maggie Jones Freedom 42nd Street
- Michela Leiser as Young Amélie/Georgette Hackettstown Amélie: Teen Edition
- Sophia Quartuch as Mrs. Paroo Liberty The Music Man
- Mackenzie Hughes as Sophie Sheridan Notre Dame Mamma Mia!
Outstanding Production Number
- Bangor Area “Where Do You Belong?” Mean Girls High School Version
- Dieruff “Willkommen” Cabaret
- Emmaus “The Prince Is Giving A Ball” Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Broadway Version)
- Freedom “We’re In The Money” 42nd Street
- Liberty “Shipoopi” The Music Man
- Nazareth Area “Under The Sea” Disney’s The Little Mermaid
- Parkland “Best Day Ever” The SpongeBob Musical
- Wilson Area “Seize The Day” Newsies
Outstanding Stage Crew (In memory of Capt. Christopher Seifert)
- Bangor Area Mean Girls High School Version
- Easton Area Bye Bye Birdie
- Emmaus Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Broadway Version)
- Freedom 42nd Street
- Nazareth Area Disney’s The Little Mermaid
- Phillipsburg Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical
- Saucon Valley Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!
- Whitehall Mean Girls High School Version
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
- Rachel Finkbeiner as Cady Heron Bangor Area Mean Girls High School Version
- Sara Greene as Regina George Bangor Area Mean Girls High School Version
- Julia Brown as Ella Emmaus Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Broadway Version)
- Julia Ruhf as Peggy Sawyer Freedom 42nd Street
- Kaylee Babiak as Amélie Poulain Hackettstown Amélie: Teen Edition
- Scarlett Kashmer as Morticia Addams Southern Lehigh The Addams Family: School Edition
- Hailey Lara as Regina George Whitehall Mean Girls High School Version
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
- Jordan Joseph as Albert Peterson Easton Area Bye Bye Birdie
- Aiden Panko as Topher Emmaus Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Broadway Version)
- Connor McClure as Julian Marsh Freedom 42nd Street
- Aydin Aygen as Sky Masterson North Warren Regional Guys & Dolls
- Vasilis Motsenigos as SpongeBob Parkland The SpongeBob Musical
- Patrick D’Amico as Gomez Addams Southern Lehigh The Addams Family: School Edition
- Dylan Penyak as Jack Kelly Wilson Area Newsies
Outstanding Overall Production by a Smaller School
- Allentown Central Catholic Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Enchanted Edition)
- Hackettstown Amélie: Teen Edition
- Moravian Academy The Addams Family: A New Musical Comedy
- North Warren Regional Guys & Dolls
- Notre Dame Mamma Mia!
- Salisbury The Spitfire Grill
- Wilson Area Newsies
Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical
- Bangor Area Mean Girls High School Version
- Dieruff Cabaret
- Emmaus Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Broadway Version)
- Freedom 42nd Street
- Nazareth Area Disney’s The Little Mermaid
- Parkland The SpongeBob Musical
