PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh CLO has announced the nominees for the Gene Kelly Awards. The awards show will take place on Saturday, May 26 at 7:30 p.m. at the Benedum Center in downtown Pittsburgh.
Over the past three months, a panel of 35 judges have attended the performances by the following 32 Allegheny County high schools: Avonworth, Baldwin, Bishop Canevin, Central Catholic, Chartiers Valley, Deer Lakes, Elizabeth Forward, Hampton Township, Keystone Oaks, McKeesport, Moon Area, North Catholic, North Hills, Northgate, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Penn Hills, Pine-Richland, Pittsburgh Allderdice, Pittsburgh Barack Obama Academy of International Studies, Pittsburgh Brashear, Pittsburgh CAPA, Pittsburgh Perry, Plum, Quaker Valley, Riverview, Serra Catholic, Springdale, St. Joseph, West Allegheny, West Mifflin, Winchester Thurston and Woodland Hills.
The judging panel was comprised of performing arts educators, arts administrators, entertainment professionals and performers. On May 4, the judges met for a final discussion and a review of highlights from each high school performance.
The nominees for the 2012 Gene Kelly Awards are:
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Budget Level I |
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Our Lady of the Sacred Heart |
How to Succeed in Business… |
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Pittsburgh Perry |
Little Shop of Horrors |
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Quaker Valley |
Guys & Dolls |
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Budget Level II |
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Avonworth |
Sweeney Todd |
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Bishop Canevin |
Bye Bye Birdie |
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Hampton |
Damn Yankees |
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Budget Level III |
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Baldwin |
Curtains |
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North Hills |
My Fair Lady |
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Woodland Hills |
Curtains |
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Budget Level I |
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Our Lady of the Sacred Heart |
How to Succeed in Business… |
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Quaker Valley |
Guys & Dolls |
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St. Joseph |
Once Upon A Mattress |
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Budget Level II |
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Avonworth |
Sweeney Todd |
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Bishop Canevin |
Bye Bye Birdie |
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Hampton |
Damn Yankees |
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Budget Level III |
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North Hills |
My Fair Lady |
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Winchester Thurston |
Avenue Q |
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Woodland Hills |
Curtains |
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Budget Level I |
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North Catholic |
Little Shop of Horrors |
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Our Lady of the Sacred Heart |
How to Succeed in Business… |
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Quaker Valley |
Guys & Dolls |
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Budget Level II |
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Avonworth |
Sweeney Todd |
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Hampton |
Damn Yankees |
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McKeesport |
Beauty and the Beast |
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Budget Level III |
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Baldwin |
Curtains |
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North Hills |
My Fair Lady |
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Woodland Hills |
Curtains |
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Hampton |
Damn Yankees |
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Moon |
Guys & Dolls |
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North Hills |
My Fair Lady |
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Pittsburgh Brashear |
Back to the 80’s |
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Pittsburgh CAPA |
Oliver! |
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Pittsburgh Allderdice |
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee |
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Jonathan Andrew |
Plum |
Sweet Charity |
“Oscar” |
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Zach Houston |
Moon |
Guys & Dolls |
“Nicely Nicely” |
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Adam Johnson |
Central Catholic |
Bye Bye Birdie |
“Harry McAffee” |
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Fletcher Jones |
Pittsburgh Barack Obama Academy |
Footloose |
“Willard” |
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Vinnie Smith |
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart |
How to Succeed in Business… |
“Bud Frump” |
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Ben Troisky |
Quaker Valley |
Guys & Dolls |
“Nathan Detroit” |
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Emma Baker |
Avonworth |
Sweeney Todd |
“Beggar Woman/Lucy Barker” |
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Maggie Brooks |
Baldwin |
Curtains |
“Carmen” |
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Elena Falgione |
Winchester Thurston |
Avenue Q |
“Lucy” |
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Adrianne Knapp |
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart |
How to Succeed in Business… |
“Smitty” |
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Katelyn Maurer |
Bishop Canevin |
Bye Bye Birdie |
“Mae Peterson” |
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Jennifer Yeager |
Hampton |
Damn Yankees |
“Gloria” |
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Avonworth |
Sweeney Todd |
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Baldwin |
Curtains |
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Central Catholic |
Bye Bye Birdie |
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Hampton |
Damn Yankees |
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Pittsburgh Perry |
Little Shop of Horrors |
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Quaker Valley |
Guys & Dolls |
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Avonworth |
Sweeney Todd |
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Baldwin |
Curtains |
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North Hills |
My Fair Lady |
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Penn Hills |
Beauty and the Beast |
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Pittsburgh CAPA |
Oliver! |
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Woodland Hills |
Curtains |
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Avonworth |
Sweeney Todd |
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Baldwin |
Curtains |
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Bishop Canevin |
Bye Bye Birdie |
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Hampton |
Damn Yankees |
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Quaker Valley |
Guys & Dolls |
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Woodland Hills |
Curtains |
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Avonworth |
Sweeney Todd |
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Bishop Canevin |
Bye Bye Birdie |
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Pine Richland |
The Wedding Singer |
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Quaker Valley |
Guys & Dolls |
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Winchester Thurston |
Avenue Q |
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Woodland Hills |
Curtains |
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Connor Doran |
Baldwin |
Curtains |
“Cioffi” |
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Jonathan Hewitt |
Hampton |
Damn Yankees |
“Applegate” |
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Tal Kroser |
Pittsburgh CAPA |
Oliver! |
“Fagin” |
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Zander Lyons |
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart |
How to Succeed in Business… |
“J. Pierpont Finch” |
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Michael O’Brien |
North Hills |
My Fair Lady |
“Henry Higgins” |
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Nathan Pool |
Avonworth |
Sweeney Todd |
“Sweeney Todd” |
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Nia D’Emilio |
Winchester Thurston |
Avenue Q |
“Kate Monster” |
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Abby Dionise |
Pine Richland |
The Wedding Singer |
“Julia Sullivan” |
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Stephanie Higgins |
North Hills |
My Fair Lady |
“Eliza Doolittle” |
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Rachael Houser |
Quaker Valley |
Guys & Dolls |
“Sarah Brown” |
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Katie Rogers |
Penn Hills |
Beauty and the Beast |
“Belle” |
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Brooke Tate |
Avonworth |
Sweeney Todd |
“Mrs. Lovett” |
The nominees for Best Actor and Best Actress will be competing for the opportunity to represent Pittsburgh CLO's Gene Kelly Awards in the fourth-annual National High School Musical Theater Awards in New York City on Monday, June 25. For more information on the National High School Musical Theater Awards, please visit www.nhsmta.com.
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Best Musical |
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Our Lady of the Sacred Heart |
How to Succeed in Business… |
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Pittsburgh Barack Obama Academy |
Footloose |
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Quaker Valley |
Guys & Dolls |
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Avonworth |
Sweeney Todd |
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Bishop Canevin |
Bye Bye Birdie |
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Hampton |
Damn Yankees |
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Baldwin |
Curtains |
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North Hills |
My Fair Lady |
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Woodland Hills |
Curtains |
In addition to the more than 20 Kelly Awards presented at the event, several cash and university scholarships will be awarded. These scholarships are made possible through the generous donations of Paul Block, Virginia Nicklas, the CLO Ambassadors, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, participating colleges and the Leslie Kerr and Drew Birns Creative Arts Scholarship. Winners will be announced at the ceremony on May 26.
Pittsburgh CLO is also pleased to announce that Gene Kelly’s widow, Patricia Ward Kelly, will once again participate in the awards show.
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