Gene Kelly Awards: 2018 Nominees Announced

PITTSBURGH, PA - It’s a day high school actors and actresses, musicians, production people and their teachers and parents have been apprehensively anticipating. Nominations for the Gene Kelly Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theater were announced Wednesday.

The awards were launched in 1991 as a means to recognize and encourage student achievement and to focus the attention of the community and school districts on the importance of musical theater and arts education.

Patterned after Broadway’s Tony Awards, this year’s Kelly Awards will be held May 26 at the Benedum Center, Downtown.

Here are the nominees for best musical, actor, actress, supporting actor and supporting actress. For a full list of Kelly Award nominees, click here.

Best Musical

• Budget Level III

Pine Richland, “Oklahoma.”
West Allegheny, “The Drowsy Chaperone.”
Woodland Hills, “The Drowsy Chaperone.”

• Budget Level II

Elizabeth Forward, “Legally Blonde, The Musical.”
Hampton, “Nice Work If You Can Get It.”
Pittsburgh CAPA, “Les Miserables.”

• Budget Level I

Pittsburgh Allderdice, “The Addams Family.”
Redeemer Lutheran “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.”
Sewickley Academy, “The Sound of Music.”

Best Actor

• Tyler Anderson, Hampton, “Nice Work If You Can Get It.”

• Michael Brawdy, Woodland Hills, “The Drowsy Chaperone.”

• Nasir Butler, Pittsburgh CAPA, “Les Miserables.”

• Tyler Helper, Pine-Richland, “Oklahoma.”

• Matthew Hommel, Westinghouse Arts Academy, “Crazy For You

• Robbie Miller, Baldwin, “Honeymoon In Vegas.”

Best Actress

• Chelsea Calfo, Pittsburgh CAPA, “Les Miserables.”

• Sydney Campbell, West Allegheny, “The Drowsy Chaperone.”

• Theresa Hall, Elizabeth Forward, “Legally Blonde, The Musical.”

• Johanna Loughran, Central/Oakland Catholic, “A Chorus Line.”

• Zoey Myers, Pittsburgh CAPA, “Les Miserables.”

• Jenna Woods, Chartiers Valley, “Legally Blonde, The Musical.”

Best Supporting Actor

• Joseph Fish, Nice Work If You Can Get It.”

• Peter Kelly Stamerra, Westinghouse Arts Academy, “Crazy For You.”

• A.J. Prestogeorge, Woodland Hills, “The Drowsy Chaperone.”

• Preston Proctor, Riverview, “Monty Python’s Spamalot.”

• Matthew Thornton, Chartier Valley, “Legally Blonde The Musical.”

• Kevin Tinsley, Woodland Hills, “the Drowsy Chaperone.”

Best Supporting Actress

• Kate Carlson, Avonworth, “1776.”

• Jane Fusco, North Hills, “Dames At Sea.”

• Liza Loebig, Plum, “Annie.”

• Angelina Guadalupe, Elizabeth Forward, “Legally Blonde The Musical.”

• Elena Orban, Hampton, “Nice Work If You Can Get It.”

• Jenna Yezovich, Woodland Hills, “The Drowsy Chaperone.”

Photo of Pittsburgh CAPA's production of "Les Miserables": Eric Heyl/Patch staff.

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