Arts & Entertainment
Fulton County Students Win Shuler Hensley Awards
The Shuler Hensley Awards recognizes excellence in high school musical theatre.
ROSWELL, GA — The Fulton County School System racked up eight wins in this year's Georgia High School Musical Theatre Awards. Affectionately known as the Shuler Hensley Awards, the program offers an opportunity for high school students to showcase their talents in musical theatre.
The awards, named after actor/singer and Georgia native Shuler Hensley, were created to honor Georgia high school musical theatre productions, and are a part of the National High School Musical Theatre Awards program.
“We are so pleased that so many talented Fulton County Schools students were nominated for this prestigious honor,” said Fulton County Schools Fine Arts Coordinator Elizabeth Eppes. “Our student performances every year are extraordinary, and we are extremely proud of the winners, as well as those who received nominations. We are also proud of the theatre directors in Fulton schools who work hundreds of hours to ensure our students can succeed at this very high bar."
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More than 70 high schools participated in this year’s Shuler Hensley Awards program. A team of more than 60 Georgia-based arts professionals evaluated their productions, taking into account each school’s potential and available resources.
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The April 19 show, which aired live from the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center, was the 10th anniversary of the awards program, which is produced by the ArtsBridge Foundation. Fulton County Schools award winners for 2018 were:
| Award | Winner | School |
| Best Overall Production | Cabaret | Milton High School |
| Best Ensemble | Cabaret | Milton High School |
| Best Sound | Grant Norcom & Eli Jones (Cabaret) | Milton High School |
| Best Scenic Design | David Hopkins (Cabaret) | Milton High School |
| Best Performance by a Supporting Actor | Harrison Lewis (Cabaret) | Milton High School |
| Best Performance by a Featured Performer | Louis Sellers (Cabaret) | Milton High School |
| Best Performance by a Supporting Actress | Actress Jessi Kirtley (Legally Blonde) | Roswell High School |
| Best Performance by a Leading Actor | Laughton Berry (Pippin) | Tri-Cities High School |
The Shuler Award nominees from Fulton County were:
| Nomination | School |
| Best Direction of a Musical | David Hopkins, Milton High School (Cabaret) |
| Music Direction | Johns Creek High School (42nd Street) |
| Lighting Design | Milton High School (Cabaret) |
| Sound | Johns Creek High School (42nd Street) |
| Best Performance by a Leading Actress | Olivia Palmer, Alpharetta HS (Little Shop of Horrors); Mary Caroline Owens, Milton HS (Cabaret); and Milkah Sadiki-Yisrael, Tri-Cities HS (Pippin) |
| Best Performance by a Leading Actor | Josh Martin, Milton HS (Cabaret) |
| Best Performance by a Featured Performer | Dilion Burrell – Alpharetta HS (Little Shop of Horrors) |
| Showstopper Award | Tri-Cities HS (Pippin) |
| Ensemble Honorable Mention | Johns Creek High School (42nd Street) |
| Technical Execution Honorable Mention | Johns Creek High School (42nd Street) |
| Lighting Design Honorable Mention | Alpharetta High School (Little Shop of Horrors) |
| Best Performance by a Leading Actor Honorable Mention | Josh Agri, Centennial High School (Mary Poppins) |
| Best Performance by a Supporting Actress Honorable Mention | Sara Underwood, Milton High School (Cabaret) |
| Overall Production | Milton High School, Cabaret |
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