Outstanding Performance by an Orchestra
Bangor Area HS | AnnieEaston Area HS | The Music Man
Nazareth Area HS | Anything Goes
Northern Lehigh HS | Little Shop of Horrors
Parkland HS | The Phantom of the Opera
Phillipsburg HS | Once On This Island
Outstanding Performance by a Featured Dancer
Taylor Phillips as Eliza | Catasauqua | The King and IVanessa Ruggiero as Reno Sweeny | Nazareth Area | Anything Goes
Haley Hall as Somewhere Ballet Dancer | Northwestern Lehigh | West Side Story
Michael Guerriere as Marcellus Washburn | Notre Dame | The Music Man
Loretta Doyle as Ti Moune | Phillipsburg | Once On This Island
Tyler Martin as Andy Lee | Southern Lehigh | 42nd Street
Tara D'Aiuto as Dancer | Warren Hills Regional | Godspell
Outstanding Use of Costuming
Dieruff HS | AidaFreedom HS | Les Miserables (School Edition)
Hackettstown HS | Annie Get Your Gun
Nazareth Area HS | Anything Goes
North Warren Regional HS | Anything Goes
Parkland HS | The Phantom of the Opera
Phillipsburg HS | Once On This Island
Outstanding Performance by a Featured Male Ensemble Member
Connor Goerk as Chief Sitting Bull | Hackettstown | Annie Get Your GunEvan Richter as Mr. Cricker/Durdles | Moravian Academy | The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Dylan Ashton as Mr. Mayor of Whoville | Northampton Area | Seussical
Alex Bobbyn as Action | Northwestern Lehigh | West Side Story
Houston Herman as Papa Ge | Phillipsburg | Once On This Island
Dan Noel as Herald | Pius X | Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella
Shane Fischetti as Cinderella's Prince/Wolf | Warren County Tech | Into the Woods
Outstanding Performance by a Featured Female Ensemble Member
Alison Bancroft as Shelly | Belvidere | Changing MindsSavanah Hughes as Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn | Easton Area | The Music Man
Charlene Jean as Madame Giry | Parkland | The Phantom of the Opera
Christianna Pepingco as Little Ti Moune | Phillipsburg | Once On This Island
Danielle Renner as Ann Reilly | Southern Lehigh | 42nd Street
Jordan Allen as Mae "Mama" Peterson | William Allen | Bye Bye Birdie
Outstanding Achievement in Lighting
Dieruff HS | AidaFreedom HS | Les Miserables (School Edition)
Northern Lehigh HS | Little Shop of Horrors
Parkland HS | The Phantom of the Opera
Saucon Valley HS | Anything Goes
Southern Lehigh HS | 42nd Street
Outstanding Chorus
Freedom HS | Les Miserables (School Edition)Notre Dame HS | The Music Man
Parkland HS | The Phantom of the Opera
Phillipsburg HS | Once On This Island
Southern Lehigh HS | 42nd Street
Wilson Area HS | Fiddler on the Roof
Outstanding Small Ensemble Performance
Alanna Dent, Justin Chesney & Rebecca Fish | "Easy Street" | Bangor Area | AnnieEmily Anderson, Lex Donatelli &Hannah Arnold | "Heart Full of Love" | Freedom | Les Miserables (School Edition)
Vanessa Ruggiero, Zachary Esposito & Braxton White | "Friendship" | Nazareth Area | Anything Goes
Brian Mulligan & Laura Pachnos "Friendship" | North Warren Regional | Anything Goes
Tyler Fernandez & Madeline Prentice | "Till There Was You" | Notre Dame | The Music Man
Madison Pope, Alexis Washburn & Emily Reiter | "Matchmaker" | Wilson Area | Fiddler on the Roof
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Emily Anderson as Cosette | Freedom | Les Miserables (School Edition)Hannah Arnold as Eponine | Freedom | Les Miserables (School Edition)
Mikaela Esposito as Bonnie | Nazareth Area | Anything Goes
Rebecca Stahl as Carlotta Giudicelli | Parkland | The Phantom of the Opera
Kimberly Casey as The Artful Dodger | Whitehall | Oliver!
Sarah Leonhardt as Golde | Wilson Area | Fiddler on the Roof
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Justin Chesney as Rooster Hannigan | Bangor Area | AnnieAdam Conti as Thernadier | Freedom | Les Miserables (School Edition)
Braxton White as Moonface Martin | Nazareth Area | Anything Goes
Brian Mulligan as Moonface Martin | North Warren Regional | Anything Goes
Dylan Rex as Riff | Northwestern Lehigh | West Side Story
Michael Guerriere as Marcellus Washburn Notre Dame | The Music Man
Adam Groff as Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny Parkland | The Phantom of the Opera
Outstanding Use of Scenery
Emmaus HS | Legally BlondeFreedom HS | Les Miserables (School Edition)
Northern Lehigh HS | Little Shop of Horrors
Parkland HS | The Phantom of the Opera
Saucon Valley HS | Anything Goes
Southern Lehigh HS | 42nd Street
Whitehall HS | Oliver!
Outstanding Choreography
Dieruff HS | AidaHackettstown HS | Annie Get Your Gun
Nazareth Area HS | Anything Goes
Parkland HS | The Phantom of the Opera
Phillipsburg HS | Once On This Island
Southern Lehigh HS | 42nd Street
Whitehall HS | Oliver!
Vic Kumma Award for Outstanding Solo Vocal Performance
Rebecca Nixon | "Someone to Watch Over Me" | Bethlehem Catholic | Crazy For YouNina Attinello | "Goodnight, My Someone" | Easton Area | The Music Man
Daniel Youngelman | "Bring Him Home" | Freedom | Les Miserables (School Edition)
Hannah Arnold | "On My Own" | Freedom | Les Miserables (School Edition)
Madeline Prentice | "My White Knight" | Notre Dame | The Music Man
William Marshall | "Music of the Night" | Parkland | The Phantom of the Opera
Outstanding Featured Performance by an Actor
Luke Ciraky as Brad | Belvidere | Changing MindsAndrew Stewart as Mereb | Dieruff | Aida
Greg Adams as Javert | Freedom | Les Miserables (School Edition)
Connor McInerney as Mr. Cartwright / Mayor Sapsea | Moravian Academy | The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Liam Young as Lord Evelyn Oakleigh | North Warren Regional | Anything Goes
Davis Weaver as Lord Evelyn Oakleigh | Saucon Valley | Anything Goes
Jonah Winkler as Motel | Wilson Area | Fiddler on the Roof
Outstanding Featured Performance by an Actress
Alessandra Fonseca as Paulette Buonofuonte | Emmaus | Legally BlondeMegan Keller as Mrs. Prysock / Princess Puffer | Moravian Academy | The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Madison Lahr as Gertrude McFuzz | Northampton Area | Seussical
Nicole Dischinat as Zaneeta Shinn | Notre Dame | The Music Man
Loretta Doyle as Ti Moune | Phillipsburg Once On This Island
Shelby White as Maggie Jones | Southern Lehigh | 42nd Street
Outstanding Production Number
Bethlehem Catholic HS | "I Got Rhythm" | Crazy For YouFreedom HS | "One Day More" | Les Miserables (School Edition)
Nazareth Area HS | "Anything Goes" | Anything Goes
Parkland HS | "Masquerade" | The Phantom of the Opera
Saucon Valley HS | "Blow, Gabriel, Blow" | Anything Goes
Southern Lehigh HS | "We're In the Money" | 42nd Street
Wilson Area HS | "The Dream" | Fiddler on the Roof
Outstanding Stage Crew
In honor of Capt. Christopher SeifertBangor Area HS | Annie
Easton Area HS | The Music Man
Emmaus HS | Legally Blonde
Freedom HS | Les Miserables (School Edition)
Northern Lehigh HS | Little Shop of Horrors
Notre Dame HS | The Music Man
Parkland HS | The Phantom of the Opera
Southern Lehigh HS | 42nd Street
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Drey Vargas as Radames | Dieruff | AidaCory Lopes as Harold Hill | Easton Area | The Music Man
Daniel Youngelman as Jean Valjean | Freedom | Les Miserables (School Edition)
Drew Donaher as Pseudolus | Liberty | A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum
Zachary Esposito as Billy Crocker | Nazareth Area | Anything Goes
Tyler Fernandez as Harold Hill | Notre Dame | The Music Man
William Marshall as The Phantom of the Opera | Parkland | The Phantom of the Opera
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Taisha Walker as Aida | Dieruff | AidaNina Attinello as Marian Paroo | Easton Area | The Music Man
Logan Beck as Elle Woods | Emmaus | Legally Blonde
Ally Borgstrom as Annie Oakley | Hackettstown | Annie Get Your Gun
Vanessa Ruggiero as Reno Sweeny | Nazareth Area | Anything Goes
Madeline Prentice as Marian Paroo | Notre Dame | The Music Man
Elizabeth Stirba as Christine Daae | Parkland | The Phantom of the Opera
Outstanding Overall Production by a Smaller School
Belvidere HS | Changing MindsHackettstown HS | Annie Get Your Gun
Moravian Academy | The Mystery of Edwin Drood
North Warren Regional HS | Anything Goes
Northern Lehigh HS | Little Shop of Horrors
Wilson Area HS | Fiddler on the Roof
Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical
Freedom HS | Les Miserables (School Edition)Nazareth Area HS | Anything Goes
Notre Dame HS | The Music Man
Parkland HS | The Phantom of the Opera
Southern Lehigh HS | 42nd Street
From freddyawards.org
On May 22, 2003, the State Theatre Center for the Arts made history by becoming the first performing arts center in the country to produce, along with broadcast partner 69 WFMZ-TV, a three-hour, live television show to recognize and reward outstanding achievement in local high school musical theater. It was an extraordinary triumph for creator and executive producer Shelley Brown and her dedicated staff. Regional high schools from the Lehigh, Northampton and Warren County, NJ region now had their own TONY®'s -- The FREDDY© Awards.
In a society where performing arts are given far less attention then sports and academics, the State Theatre is committed to bringing attention to these talented students and preserving the future of theater. It is estimated that this program directly affects over 2,900 students in our area each year. In addition, hundreds of thousands of people experience the students' hard work and dedication to theater arts by enjoying the FREDDY© Awards Ceremony (similar to a local version of the "Glee" TV series), which is broadcast live on 69 WFMZ-TV.
The broadcast has been honored two regional EMMY Awards, in 2005 & 2011, and has also received 2 additional EMMY Nominations, 6 Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters Awards, including the 2008 Award for Outstanding Television Program Designed for Children, and 2 Associated Press Award for Public Affairs. The 2008 FREDDY© program was the subject of a feature-length film documentary, Most Valuable Players, by Canyon Back Films, Los Angeles. Released in 2010, the documentary is part of Oprah Winfrey Network's (OWN) documentary film club which premiered in 2011.
The FREDDY© Awards are named after J. "Fred" Osterstock, the legendary "Fred the Ghost" of the State Theatre, who managed the company that owned the theatre from 1936 until his death in 1957.
