Nominations for the 2023 Freddy Awards were announced during the May 11 broadcast of the “69 News at Noon” on WFMZ-TV.

Parkland leads nominations with 16, followed by Emmaus, with 15, and Bangor Area with 15.

Other nomination totals by school are: Freedom, 10; Southern Lehigh, 9; Liberty, 8; Phillipsburg, 8; Hackettstown, 7; Belvidere, 6; Easton Area, 6; Saucon Valley, 6; Warren Hills Regional, 5; Moravian Academy, 4; Catasauqua, 3; North Warren Regional, 3; William Allen, 3; Wilson Area, 3; Allentown Central Catholic, 2; Dieruff, 2; Lehigh Valley Academy, 2; Nazareth Area, 2; Northampton Area, 2; Northern Lehigh, 2; Whitehall, 2; Bethlehem Catholic, 1; Northwestern Lehigh, 1; Notre Dame, 1; Salisbury, 1, and Warren County Technical, 1.

Rehearsals for the opening number of the telecast, featuring four students from each of the 29 participating schools, began May 11 at the State Theatre.

The 2023 Freddy Awards Ceremony will be telecast at 7 p.m. May 25 from the State Theatre on 69 WFMZ-TV and wfmz.com.

Tickets for the May 25 awards ceremony are made available through the participating schools.

The public can attend “Preview Night,” May 24, to see the final dress rehearsal. General admission tickets include rear orchestra seating. VIP tickets include loge-balcony seating, charcuterie box and an open bar until 8 p.m. Information: www.freddyawards.org

2023 Freddy Awards nominations

Outstanding Performance by an Orchestra

Easton Area, “Once Upon A Mattress”

Emmaus, “Fiddler on the Roof”

Hackettstown, “Pippin”

Liberty, “How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying”

Nazareth Area, “Bye Bye Birdie”

Parkland, “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!”

Phillipsburg, “The Addams Family: A New Musical Comedy”

Warren Hills Regional, “Anastasia”

Outstanding Use of Scenery

Bangor Area, “Anastasia”

Emmaus, “Fiddler on the Roof”

Freedom, “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast”

Northern Lehigh, “The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical”

Parkland, “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!”

Phillipsburg, “The Addams Family: A New Musical Comedy”

Saucon Valley, “Mary Poppins”

Outstanding Use of Costumes

Bangor Area, “Anastasia”

Emmaus, “Fiddler on the Roof”

Hackettstown, “Pippin”

Parkland, “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!”

Phillipsburg, “The Addams Family: A New Musical Comedy”

Southern Lehigh, “Rock of Ages: Teen Edition”

William Allen, “Little Shop of Horrors”

Outstanding Performance by a Male Ensemble Member

Nick Janneck as Count Ipolitov-Tsar Nicholas II, Bangor Area, “Anastasia”

Eoin Egbert as King, Bethlehem Catholic, “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella”

John Jabbour as Lefou, Freedom, “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast”

Keegan Ramsay as Benny Southstreet, Notre Dame, “Guys and Dolls”

RJ Kloecker as Mal Beineke, Phillipsburg, “The Addams Family: A New Musical Comedy”

Carter Searfoss, Franz Klinemann, Southern Lehigh, “Rock of Ages: Teen Edition”

Outstanding Performance by a Female Ensemble Member

Skye Santiago as Disciple, Allentown Central Catholic, “Godspell: 2012 Revised Version”

Aliya Johnson as Madame De La Grande Bouche, Lehigh Valley Academy, “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast”

Addison Treat as Aunt Eller, Parkland, “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!”

Emily Kozero as Miss Andrew, Saucon Valley, “Mary Poppins”

Allie Ranton as Justice Charlier, Southern Lehigh, “Rock of Ages: Teen Edition”

Isabella Dayton as Berthe, Wilson Area, “Pippin”

Outstanding Use of Lighting

Bangor Area, “Anastasia”

Emmaus, “Fiddler on the Roof”

Freedom, “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast”

Hackettstown, “Pippin”

Moravian Academy, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”

Parkland, “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!”

Whitehall, “9 to 5 the Musical”

Warren County Technical, “The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical”

Outstanding Small Ensemble Performance

Jace Paynter, Elizabeth Rutt, Andrew Spagnola, “Learn to Do It,” Bangor Area, “Anastasia”

Aaron Losco, Bella Smith, “Follow Your Heart,” Belvidere, “Urinetown”

Angelina Dries, Aidan Heil, “On The Right Track,” Catasauqua, “Pippin”

Emily Brown, Julia Brown, Hannah Kern, “Matchmaker,” Emmaus, “Fiddler on the Roof”

Emily Bachl, Addison Treat, Eric Wood, “The Surrey With The Fringe On Top,” Parkland, “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!”

Leah Lazurek, Jenna Seasholtz, “I Can’t Fight This Feeling,” Southern Lehigh, “Rock of Ages: Teen Edition”

Ian Higgins, Abigail Lamour, “In a Crowd of Thousands,” Warren Hills Regional, “Anastasia”

Outstanding Use of Choreography and Musical Staging

Bangor Area, “Anastasia”

Emmaus, “Fiddler on the Roof”

Freedom, “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast”

Hackettstown, “Pippin”

Liberty, “How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying”

Northampton Area, “Chicago: Teen Edition”

Parkland, “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!”

Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

Skyler Young as Penelope Pennywise, Belvidere, “Urinetown”

Emily Novak as Golde, Emmaus, “Fiddler on the Roof”

Kaylee Babiak as Catherine, Hackettstown, “Pippin”

Lilyanna Nowak as Smitty, Liberty, “How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying”

Anna Lorenzo as Ado Annie Carnes, Parkland, “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!”

Lindsay Simonsen as The Dowager Empress, Warren Hills Regional, “Anastasia”

Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

Karter Mobley as Gleb, Bangor Area, “Anastasia”

Connor McClure as Gaston, Freedom, “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast”

Vasilis Motsenigos as Will Parker, Parkland, “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!”

Jacob ten Bosch as Lucas Beineke, “Phillipsburg, “The Addams Family: A New Musical Comedy”

Patrick D’Amico as Stacee Jaxx, Southern Lehigh, “Rock of Ages: Teen Edition”

Tyrik Iman-Washington, Jr. as Gleb, Warren Hills Regional, “Anastasia”

Outstanding Performance by a Featured Dancer

Julia Ressler as Nightingale of Sarmakand, Easton Area, “Once Upon A Mattress”

Ja’nayia Campbell as Napkin No. 2, Lehigh Valley Academy, “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast”

Sara Clegg as Featured Dancer, North Warren Regional, “Anastasia”

Gabriela Baran as Dream Laurey, Parkland, “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!”

Kayla Luybli as Neleus, Saucon Valley, “Mary Poppins”

Abigail Cagnassola as Odette The Swan Princess, Warren Hills Regional, “Anastasia”

Outstanding Ensemble

Bangor Area, “Anastasia”

Belvidere, “Urinetown”

Emmaus, “Fiddler on the Roof”

Freedom, “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast”

Liberty, “How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying”

Parkland, “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!”

Southern Lehigh, “Rock of Ages: Teen Edition”

Vic Kumma Award for Outstanding Solo Vocal Performance

Elizabeth Rutt, “In My Dreams,” Bangor Area, “Anastasia”

Aidan Heil, “Corner Of The Sky,” Catasauqua, “Pippin”

Hannah Relvas, “Happily Ever After,” Easton Area, “Once Upon A Mattress”

Jacob Klinedinst, “If I Were A Rich Man,” Emmaus, “Fiddler on the Roof”

Kaylee Babiak, “I Guess I’ll Miss the Man,” Hackettstown, “Pippin”

Grace Spellacy, “Get Out And Stay Out,” Salisbury, “9 to 5 the Musical”

Dylan Penyak, “Corner Of The Sky,” Wilson Area, “Pippin”

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Estelle Fox, Student Vocal Director, Easton Area, “Once Upon A Mattress”

Maeve Yanes, Stage Manager-Volunteer Coordinator, Emmaus, “Fiddler on the Roof”

Harley Cooper, Stage Manager, Liberty, “How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying”

Lauren Ressler, Costumer, Nazareth Area, “Bye Bye Birdie”

Emily Platt, Costume Manager, North Warren Regional, “Anastasia”

Jackson Hunsicker, Assistant Lighting Designer-Electrician, Northern Lehigh, “The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical”

Outstanding Featured Performance by an Actor

Jace Paynter as Vlad, Bangor Area, “Anastasia”

Mak Cerrada-Shapiro as Officer Lockstock, Belvidere, “Urinetown”

M. Melo as Horton the Elephant, Dieruff, “Seussical The Musical”

Theo Haddock as Minstrel, Easton Area, “Once Upon A Mattress”

Devin Klotz as Leaf Coneybear, Moravian Academy, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”

Austyn Bunker as Vlad, North Warren Regional, “Anastasia”

Tyler Borneo as Fester Addams, Phillipsburg, “The Addams Family: A New Musical Comedy”

Outstanding Featured Performance by an Actress

Sara Greene as Countess Lily, Bangor Area, “Anastasia”

Emily Anderson as Little Sally, Belvidere, “Urinetown”

Natalia Vicente as Jojo, Dieruff, “Seussical The Musical”

Kyra Kelly as Fiddler, Emmaus, ‘Fiddler on the Roof”

Rowan Taylor as Olive Ostrovsky, Moravian Academy, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”

Aine Demko as Sister Mary Downey, Northwestern Lehigh, “Disaster!”

Jenna Seasholtz as Lonny Barnett, Southern Lehigh, “Rock of Ages: Teen Edition”

Outstanding Production Number

Emmaus, “Tradition,” “Fiddler on the Roof”

Freedom, “Be Our Guest,” “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast”

Liberty, “Brotherhood of Man,” “How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying”

Northampton Area, “We Both Reached for the Gun,” “Chicago: Teen Edition”

Parkland, “The Farmer and The Cowman,” “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!”

Phillipsburg, “When You’re An Addams,” “The Addams Family: A New Musical Comedy”

Saucon Valley, “Step in Time,” “Mary Poppins”

Outstanding Stage Crew in honor of Capt. Christopher Seifert

Bangor Area, “Anastasia”

Easton Area, “Once Upon A Mattress”

Emmaus, “Fiddler on the Roof”

Freedom, “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast”

Liberty, “How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying”

Parkland, “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!”

Saucon Valley, “Mary Poppins”

Whitehall, “9 to 5 the Musical”

Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Elizabeth Rutt as Anya, Bangor Area, “Anastasia”

Angelina Dries as Leading Player, Catasauqua, “Pippin”

Marion Keller as Belle, Freedom, “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast”

Emily Bachl as Laurey, Parkland, “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!”

Tori Davis as Sherrie Christian, Southern Lehigh, “Rock of Ages: Teen Edition”

Nico Rodriguez as Audrey, William Allen, “Little Shop of Horrors”

Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Andrew Spagnola as Dmitry, Bangor Area, “Anastasia”

Jacob Klinedinst as Tevye, Emmaus, “Fiddler on the Roof”

Connor Dinwiddie as J. Pierrepont Finch, Liberty, “How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying”

Eric Wood as Curly, Parkland, “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!”

Jake Delesky as Gomez Addams, Phillipsburg, “The Addams Family: A New Musical Comedy”

Eli Mercedes as Seymour Krelborn, William Allen, “Little Shop of Horrors”

Outstanding Overall Production by a Smaller School

Allentown Central Catholic, “Godspell: 2012 Revised Version”

Belvidere, “Urinetown”

Hackettstown, “Pippin”

Moravian Academy, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”

Saucon Valley, “Mary Poppins”

Wilson Area, “Pippin”

Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical

Bangor Area, “Anastasia”

Emmaus, “Fiddler on the Roof”

Freedom, “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast”

Parkland, “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!”

Southern Lehigh, “Rock of Ages: Teen Edition”