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Nominations for 2018 State Theatre Freddy Awards on WFMZ-TV

The 2018 Freddys Awards Ceremony will be broadcast at 7 p.m. May 24 from the State Theatre Center for the Arts, Easton, on 69 WFMZ-TV and wfmz.com.

Tickets for the awards ceremony are made available through participating schools.

Rehearsal tickets and Freddy Awards Preview Party tickets are available for the May 23 awards ceremony dress rehearsal. Ticket information: freddyawards.org.

Rehearsals for the opening number of the broadcast featuring four students from each of the 29 participating schools began May 10 at the State Theatre.

Nominations for the 2018 Freddy Awards were announced during the May 10 broadcast of the “69 News at Noon” on WFMZ-TV.

Here are the 2018 Freddy Awards nominations:

Orchestra

Bangor Area, “42nd Street

Easton Area, “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels”

Freedom, “Once Upon a Mattress”

Liberty, “The Wizard of Oz”

Nazareth Area, “Little Women”

Parkland, “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”

Phillipsburg, “Crazy for You”

Southern Lehigh, “Disney’s The Little Mermaid”

Warren Hills Regional, “How to Succeed in Business

Without Really Trying”

Scenery

Bangor Area, “42nd Street”

Liberty, “The Wizard of Oz”

Northampton Area, “The Addams Family”

Northern Lehigh, “Sweeney Todd”

Parkland, “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”

Saucon Valley, “The Music Man”

Warren Hills Regional, “How to Succeed in Business

Without Really Trying”

Whitehall, “The Addams Family”

Costumes

Bangor Area, “42nd Street”

Belvidere, “The Drowsy Chaperone”

Dieruff, “Side Show (2014 Revival)”

Freedom, “Once Upon a Mattress”

Northern Lehigh, “Sweeney Todd”

Parkland, “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”

Saucon Valley, “The Music Man”

Southern Lehigh, “Disney’s The Little Mermaid”

Male Ensemble Member

Dakotah Kuhns (Cinderella’s Prince), Moravian Academy, “Into the Woods”

Greg Wintle (Professor Bhaer), Nazareth Area, “Little Women”

Lane Markulics (Mal Beineke), Northampton Area, “The Addams Family”

Pierce McGowan (Adolfo Pirelli), Northern Lehigh, “Sweeney Todd”

Sam Durigon (Jean-Michel), Notre Dame, “Cinderella (2013 Revival)”

Owen Mendes (King Sextimus), Salisbury, “Once Upon a Mattress”

Nicholas Giannetto (Tommy Djilas), Saucon Valley, “The Music Man”

Female Ensemble Member

Madison Dowdell (Jolene Oakes), Easton Area, “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels”

Angel D’Andria (The Minstrel), Freedom, “Once Upon a Mattress”

Caroline Copen (Edith North), Warren Regional, “The Pirates of Penzance”

Alexandra Horvath (Grandma), Northampton Area, “The Addams Family”

Mary Felix (Scuttle), Southern Lehigh, “Disney’s The Little Mermaid”

Sophia Libonati (Alice Beineke), Whitehall, “The Addams Family”

Lisandra Espiritusanto (Marte as Nehebka), William Allen, “Aida (School Edition)”

Lighting

Bangor Area,”42nd Street”

Dieruff, “Side Show (2014 Revival)”

Emmaus, “West Side Story”

Hackettstown, “Godspell”

Moravian Academy, “Into the Woods”

Northampton Area, “The Addams Family”

Northern Lehigh, “Sweeney Todd”

Parkland, “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”

Small Ensemble

Patrick Farley, Jamie Hajduk, “Aldolpho,” Belvidere, “The Drowsy Chaperone”

Abigail Schoepple, Jaquelyn Morales, “I Will Never Leave You,” Dieruff, “Side Show (2014 Revival)”

Sebastian Mora, Alena Slak, “Balcony Scene: ‘Tonight,’” Emmaus, “West Side Story”

Teddy Walsh, Brandon Vita, “All for the Best,” Hackettstown, “Godspell”

Reese Diaz, Alex Atiyeh, “Sanctuary,” Parkland, “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”

Zane Kristof, Emma Garneau, “Live Before We Die,” Whitehall, “The Addams Family”

Olivia Naylor, Sarah Mengel, “In His Eyes,” Wilson Area, “Jekyll & Hyde”

Choreography

Bangor Area, “42nd Street”

Belvidere, “The Drowsy Chaperone”

Dieruff, “Side Show (2014 Revival)”

Emmaus, “West Side Story”

Hackettstown, “Godspell”

Parkland, “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”

Phillipsburg, “Crazy for You”

William Allen, “Aida (School Edition)”

Supporting Actress

Brookel Sabella (Dorothy Brock), Bangor Area, “42nd Street”

Julia Norelli (Anita), Emmaus, “West Side Story”

Shannon Callaghan (Queen Aggravain), Freedom, “Once Upon a Mattress”

Maura Muretta (Amy March), Nazareth Area, “Little Women”

Larsen Lencheski (Marie), Notre Dame, “Cinderella (2013 Revival)”

Jenna Skillinge (Mrs. Paroo), Saucon Valley, “The Music Man”

Colette Curry (Ursula), Southern Lehigh, “Disney’s The Little Mermaid”

Supporting Actor

Patrick Farley (Aldolpho Belvidere), “The Drowsy Chaperone”

Jadel Contreras (Bernardo), Emmaus, “West Side Story”

Christian Nemeh (Uncle Fester), Northampton Area, “The Addams Family”

Ryan Zickafoose (Phoebus De Martin), Parkland, “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”

Christian Clausnitzer (Sebastian), Southern Lehigh, “Disney’s The Little Mermaid”

Brian Quigley (Bud Frump), Warren Hills Regional, “How to Succeed in Business

Without Really Trying”

A.J. Maggio (Uncle Fester), Whitehall, “The Addams Family”

Featured Dancer

Mary Wilson (Featured Dancer), Allentown Central Catholic, “Disaster!”

Gabrielle Acampora (Gabrielle), Bethlehem Catholic, “Godspell”

Connor McCully (Don Lockwood), Catasauqua, “Singin’ in the Rain”

Danny Garcia (Buddy Foster), Dieruff, “Side Show (2014 Revival)”

Luke Csordas (Jet Dancer), Emmaus, “West Side Story”

Kaitlyn Hausman (Featured Dancer), Northern Lehigh, “Sweeney Todd”

Abigail Altemose ( Zaneeta Shinn), Saucon Valley, “The Music Man”

Chorus

Bangor Area, “42nd Street”

Dieruff, “Side Show (2014 Revival)”

Emmaus, “West Side Story”

Freedom, “Once Upon a Mattress”

Hackettstown, “Godspell”

Parkland, “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”

Phillipsburg, “Crazy for You”

Saucon Valley, “The Music Man”

Vic Kumma Award: Solo

Jaime Torres, “All in the Mind,” Dieruff, “Side Show (2014 Revival)”

Sebastian Mora, “Something’s Coming,” Emmaus, “West Side Story”

Alexis Connolly, “Happily Ever After,” Freedom, “Once Upon a Mattress”

Mariah Nagle, “Over the Rainbow,” Liberty, “The Wizard of Oz”

Reese Diaz, “Out There,” Parkland, ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame”

Meghan Altemose, “Goodnight, My Someone,” Saucon Valley, “The Music Man”

Lizzy Kanzler, “Part of Your World,” Southern Lehigh, “Disney’s The Little Mermaid”

Featured Actor

Jared Zengulis (Billy Lawlor), Bangor Area, “42nd Street”

Logan Farley (Man in Chair), Belvidere, “The Drowsy Chaperone”

Brayden Bambary (Freddy Benson), Easton Area, “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels”

Ryan Murphy (Riff), Emmaus, “West Side Story”

Brandon Vita (John the Baptist-Judas), Hackettstown, “Godspell”

Connor Young (The Pirate King), North Warren Regional, “The Pirates of Penzance”

Alex Atiyeh (Dom Claude Frollo), Parkland, “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”

Featured Actress

Sam Austin (Sister Mary Downy), Allentown Central Catholic, “Disaster!”

Olivia Brands (Maggie Jones), Bangor Area, “42nd Street”

Jamie Hajduk (The Drowsy Chaperone), Belvidere, “The Drowsy Chaperone”

Zoe Mulzet (Lina Lamont), Catasauqua, “Singin’ in the Rain”

Lindsey Sommons (Miss Gulch-West Witch), Liberty, “The Wizard of Oz”

Hailey Durner (Marmee March), Nazareth Area, “Little Women”

Vanessa Falzarano (Hedy LaRue), Warren Hills Regional, “How to Succeed in Business

Without Really Trying”

Production Number

Bangor Area, “42nd Street,” “42nd Street”

Easton Area, “Oklahoma?,” “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels”

Emmaus, “Somewhere (Sequence),” “West Side Story”

Freedom, “Shy,” “Once Upon a Mattress”

Northern Lehigh, “The Ballad of Sweeney Todd,” Sweeney Todd

Parkland, “The Bells of Notre Dame,” “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”

Southern Lehigh, “Under the Sea,” “Disney’s The Little Mermaid”

Warren Hills Regional, “Brotherhood of Man,” “How to Succeed in Business

Without Really Trying”

Stage Crew: In honor of Capt. Christopher Seifert

Allentown Central Catholic, “Disaster!”

Bangor Area, “42nd Street”

Emmaus, “West Side Story”

Moravian Academy, “Into the Woods”

Northern Lehigh, “Sweeney Todd”

Parkland, “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”

Southern Lehigh, “Disney’s The Little Mermaid”

Whitehall, “The Addams Family”

Lead Actress

Gianna Graziano (Peggy Sawyer), Bangor Area, “42nd Street”

Jaquelyn Morales (Daisy Hilton), Dieruff, “Side Show (2014 Revival)”

Abigail Schoepple (Violet Hilton), Dieruff, “Side Show (2014 Revival)”

Alena Slak (Maria), Emmaus, “West Side Story”

Alexis Connolly (Princess Winnifred), Freedom, “Once Upon a Mattress”

Kayleigh Scott (Esmeralda), Parkland, “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”

Meghan Altemose (Marian Paroo), Saucon Valley, “The Music Man”

Lizzy Kanzler (Ariel), Southern Lehigh, “Disney’s The Little Mermaid”

Lead Actor

Connor McCully (Don Lockwood), Catasauqua, “Singin’ in the Rain”

Andrew Gifford (Lawrence Jameson), Easton Area, “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels”

Sebastian Mora (Tony), Emmaus, “West Side Story”

Teddy Walsh (Jesus), Hackettstown, “Godspell”

Jon Riker (Baker), Moravian Academy, “Into the Woods”

Mason McGowan (Sweeney Todd), Northern Lehigh, “Sweeney Todd”

Reese Diaz (Quasimodo), Parkland, “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”

Production, Smaller School

Allentown Central Catholic,”Disaster!”

Belvidere, “The Drowsy Chaperone”

Hackettstown, “Godspell”

Moravian Academy, “Into the Woods”

Northern Lehigh, “Sweeney Todd”

Saucon Valley, “The Music Man”

Production

Bangor Area, “42nd Street”

Dieruff, “Side Show (2014 Revival)”

Emmaus, “West Side Story”

Parkland, “The Hunchback of Notre Dame”

Southern Lehigh, “Disney’s The Little Mermaid”