2019 Freddy Awards presented in State Theatre WFMZ telecast
The 2019 Freddy Awards recipients were announced May 23 during the 17th annual live ceremony from the State Theatre Center for the Arts, Easton, broadcast on WFMZ Channel 69 and wfmz.com.
The awards telecast will be rebroadcast at 7 p.m. June 1 on WFMZ-TV.
Here is the list of award recipients and scholarship and community awards recipients:
Orchestra
Easton Area High School, “Oklahoma!”
Scenery
Bangor Area High School, “Mamma Mia!”
Costumes
Moravian Academy, ”The Boy Friend”
Male Ensemble Member
Emmaus High School, “Les Miserables: School Edition,” Lorenzo Antigua (Enjolras)
Female Ensemble Member (tie)
Easton Area High School, “Oklahoma!,” Allison Fuller (Aunt Eller)
Nazareth High School, “Curtains,” Abby Ellis (Bambi Bernet)
Student Achievement Award
Madylin Zegalia, Bethlehem Catholic High School
Lighting
Bangor Area High School, “Mamma Mia!”
Small Ensemble Performance (tie)
Bangor Area High School, “Mamma Mia!,” Brookel Sabella, Gianna Graziano, Morgan Shriver, “Dancing Queen”
Southern Lehigh High School, “Les Miserables: School Edition,” Orlando Crooms, Makayla Schmid, McKenzie Hagenbuch, “A Heart Full of Love”
Choreography
Freedom High School, “Anything Goes”
Supporting Role Actress
Bangor Area High School, “Mamma Mia!,” Gianna Graziano (Tanya)
Supporting Role Actor
Emmaus High School, “Les Miserables: School Edition,” Ryan Murphy (Marius)
Featured Dancer
Nazareth High School, “Curtains,” Abby Ellis (Bambi Bernet)
West Virginia Scholarship
Musical Theater Performance: Christian Clausnitzer, Southern Lehigh High School
Theater Design and Technology: Maggie Helfst, Moravian Academy
Chorus
Bangor Area High School, “Mamma Mia!”
Vic Kumma Award: Solo Vocal
Bangor Area High School, “Mamma Mia!,” Brookel Sabella, ”The Winner Takes It All”
Just Born Education-Community Impact Award
Phillipsburg High School
Featured Actor
Emmaus High School, “Les Miserables: School Edition,” Trevor Warren (Javert)
Featured Actress
Dieruff High School, “Once On This Island,” Milaijah Torres (Papa Ge)
Production Number
Freedom High School, “Anything Goes,” “Anything Goes”
Stage Crew (In honor of Capt. Christopher Seifert)
Emmaus High School, “Les Miserables: School Edition”
Leading Actress
Bangor High School, “Mamma Mia!,” Brookel Sabella (Donna Sheridan)
Leading Actor
Warren Hills Regional High School, “The Addams Family,” Cody Jackson (Gomez Addams)
Overall Production Smaller School
Hackettstown High School, “Tuck Everlasting”
Overall Production
Bangor Area High School, “Mamma Mia!”
Scholarships, Community Awards
DeSales University Scholarship
Gianna Graziano, Bangor Area High School
Ryan Murphy, Emmaus High School
Brookel Sabella, Bangor Area High School
Cody Jackson, Warren Hills Regional High School
Muhlenberg College Scholarship
Ryan Murphy, Emmaus High School
Civic Theatre Outstanding Student Director Award Internship
Not awarded
R. Richard Knauss Foundation Cash Award
Bangor Area High School
Hackettstown High School
Mowad Turf Specialists Cash Award
Cody Jackson, Warren Hills Regional High School
Brookel Sabella, Bangor Area High School
Pennsylvania Youth Ballet-Ballet Guild of the Lehigh Valley Summer Dance Intensive
Lauren Lukachek, Easton Area High School
Maria Taglienti, Hackettstown High School
Elizabeth Lee, Liberty High School
Natalie Brimfeld, Lincoln Leadership Academy
Abby Ellis, Nazareth Area High School
Kaileigh Cagnassola, Warren Hills Regional High School
Madison Bauman, Wilson Area High School
Sing for America Scholarship
Lindsey Sommons, Liberty High School
Arts Community of Easton Performing Arts Scholarships
Lindsey Sommons, Liberty High School
Mary Felix, Southern Lehigh High School
Northampton Community College
Caroline Copen, North Warren Regional High School
East Stroudsburg University
Not awarded
First Commonwealth Credit Union Scholarships
Freedom High School
Warren Hills Regional High School