Mancini Awards nominees announced for Beaver-Lawrence-Butler-Mercer county high schools
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MIDLAND – The Henry Mancini Awards announced the list of 2023 nominees celebrating outstanding student achievement in high school musical theatre in Beaver, Butler, Lawrence and Mercer counties.
A program of Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center in Midland since 2014, all schools in the quad-county region were invited to participate, with 16 schools joining this year. Those schools were Ambridge Area High School, Beaver County Christian School, Big Beaver Falls Area High School, Central Valley High School, Freedom Area High School, Freeport Senior High School, Hopewell High School, Knoch High School, Mars Area High School, New Brighton High School, New Castle High School, North Catholic High School, Riverside High School, Slippery Rock High School, South Side High School, and Western Beaver Jr./Sr. High School.
Freeport High School garnered the most nominations, with a dozen, followed by Riverside High School with 11.
Ambridge, Riverside and Western Beaver all are nominated for Best Musical in their respective budget categories.
The Mancini Awards Ceremony will be held at 7 p.m. May 21 at Lincoln Park and will feature performances by the schools nominated for Best Musical, students nominated for individual awards, and two representatives from each participating school in a show-stopping finale number. A number of industry professionals, as well as former honorees, will serve as presenters.
The nominees:
Scenic Design Budget 1
Freeport High School, “No, No, Nanette”
Slippery Rock High School, “The Addams Family”
South Side High School, “The Addams Family”
Scenic Design Budget 2
Ambridge Area High School, “School of Rock”
North Catholic High School, “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella”
Riverside High School, “Damn Yankees”
Scenic Design Budget 3
Knoch High School, “Something Rotten”
New Brighton High School, “The Addams Family”
New Castle High School, “Disney’s The Little Mermaid”
Costume Design Budget 1
Freeport High School, “No, No, Nanette”
Slippery Rock High School, “The Addams Family”
Western Beaver High School, “The Wizard of Oz”
Costume Design Budget 2
Ambridge Area High School, “School of Rock”
North Catholic High School, “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella”
Riverside High School, “Damn Yankees”
Costume Design Budget 3
Freedom Area High School, “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast”
Mars High School, “Grease”
New Castle High School, “Disney’s The Little Mermaid”
Lighting Design Budget 1
Freeport High School, “No, No, Nanette”
South Side High School, “The Addams Family”
Western Beaver High School, “The Wizard of Oz”
Lighting Design Budget 2
Ambridge Area High School, “School of Rock”
North Catholic High School, “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella”
Riverside High School, “Damn Yankees”
Lighting Design Budget 3
Mars High School, “Grease”
New Brighton High School, “The Addams Family
New Castle High School, “Disney’s The Little Mermaid”
Best Supporting Actor:
Meach Taylor in Beaver Falls High School’s, “Footloose”
Vincenzo Fiorenza in Freedom High School’s, “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast”
Adam Julian in Mars Area High School’s, “Grease”
Aidan Krepin in Mars Area High School’s, “Grease”
Andrew Haring in North Catholic High School’s, “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella”
Braden Callen in Slippery Rock High School’s, “The Addams Family”
Best Supporting Actress
Brianna Francona in Beaver County Christian School’s, “Bye, Bye Birdie”
Lydia Crefeld in Beaver County Christian School’s, “Bye, Bye Birdie”
Lauren Karg in Mars Area High School’s, “Grease”
Kelsie Martin in New Brighton High School’s, “The Addams Family”
Caroline Marschke in North Catholic High School’s, “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella”
Morgan Myers in Riverside High School’s, “Damn Yankees”
Best All-Student Orchestra
Freeport High School, “No, No, Nanette”
Knoch High School, “Something Rotten”
North Catholic High School, “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella”
Best Ensemble
Ambridge Area High School, “School of Rock”
Freeport High School, “No, No, Nanette”
Knoch High School, “Something Rotten”
Mars High School, “Grease”
Riverside High School, “Damn Yankees”
Slippery Rock High School, “The Addams Family”
Best Crew/Technical Execution
Ambridge Area High School, “School of Rock”
Freeport High School, “No, No, Nanette”
Knoch High School, “Something Rotten”
Mars High School, “Grease”
New Castle High School, “Disney’s The Little Mermaid”
Riverside High School, “Damn Yankees”
Best Execution of Choreography
Freeport High School, “No, No, Nanette”
Knoch High School, “Something Rotten”
Mars High School, “Grease”
Riverside High School, “Damn Yankees”
Slippery Rock High School, “The Addams Family”
South Side High School, “The Addams Family”
Best Execution of Direction
Freeport High School, “No, No, Nanette”
Knoch High School, “Something Rotten”
New Brighton High School, “The Addams Family”
North Catholic High School, “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella”
Riverside High School, “Damn Yankees”
Slippery Rock High School, “The Addams Family”
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Best Actor
Giovanni Clark in Beaver Falls High School’s, “Footloose”
Ethan Burkhammer in Central Valley High School’s, “Godspell”
Zack Kladny in Freeport High School’s, “No, No, Nanette”
Jacob Storey in Riverside High School’s, “Damn Yankees”
Anderson Franco in Slippery Rock High School’s, “The Addams Family”
Josh Lytle in South Side High School’s, “The Addams Family”
Best Actress
Katelyn Hemphill in Freeport High School’s, “No, No, Nanette”
Bella McKivigan in Freeport High School’s, “No, No, Nanette”
Paulina Bradley in North Catholic High School’s, “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella”
Mary Narvette in North Catholic High School’s, “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella”
Liz Frazer in Riverside High School’s, “The Addams Family”
Molly Brunton in Slippery Rock High School’s, “The Addams Family”
Best Musical in Budget Level I
Freeport High School, “No, No, Nanette”
Slippery Rock High School, “The Addams Family”
Western Beaver High School, “The Wizard of Oz”
Best Musical in Budget Category II
Ambridge Area High School, “School of Rock”
North Catholic High School, “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella”
Riverside High School, “Damn Yankees”
Best Musical in Budget Category III
Knoch High School’s, Something Rotten”
Mars High School, “Grease”
New Castle High School, “Disney’s The Little Mermaid”
These awards recognize individual artistry and honor the dedication and professionalism of students and educators and their schools’ commitment to performing arts education.
Under the sponsorship of the Pittsburgh CLO, this year’s Mancini Awards again are part of the National High School Musical Theatre Awards (The Jimmy Awards). The Mancini winners for Best Actor and Best Actress will join the winners from the CLO’s Gene Kelly Awards as well as winners from across the nation in New York City for a nine-day experience including private coaching, master classes, and rehearsals with theatre professionals. Their journey concludes with a production on stage at Broadway’s Minskoff Theater, home of Disney’s "The Lion King," with a panel of industry experts selecting exceptional students for The Jimmy for Best Performance by an Actress and Actor. Jimmy nominees receive opportunities for merit scholarships, professional advancement, and other prizes.
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