2016 Gene Kelly Awards winners announced

Pittsburgh CLO has announced winners of the 26th Annual Gene Kelly Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theater. The awards show took place on Saturday, May 28 at the Benedum Center in downtown Pittsburgh.

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• Best Scenic Design

Budget Level I nominees...

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart    Thoroughly Modern Millie

Pittsburgh CAPA    West Side Story

St. Joseph    Les Misérables

Budget Level II nominees...

Avonworth    Into the Woods

Chartiers Valley    Les Misérables

Elizabeth Forward    9 to 5: The Musical

Budget Level III nominees...

Baldwin    Big Fish

Pine-Richland    The Music Man

Woodland Hills    Peter Pan

• Best Costume Design

Budget Level I nominees...

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart    Thoroughly Modern Millie

Pittsburgh CAPA    West Side Story

St. Joseph    Les Misérables

Budget Level II nominees...

Avonworth    Into the Woods

Chartiers Valley    Les Misérables

Hampton    Monty Python's Spamalot

Budget Level III nominees...

Baldwin    Big Fish

Pine-Richland    The Music Man

Woodland Hills    Peter Pan

• Best Lighting Design

Budget Level I nominees...

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart    Thoroughly Modern Millie

Pittsburgh CAPA    West Side Story

St. Joseph      Les Misérables

Budget Level II nominees...

Avonworth      Into the Woods

Chartiers Valley      Les Misérables

Quaker Valley    9 to 5: The Musical

Budget Level III nominees...

Baldwin    Big Fish

North Hills    Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella

Woodland Hills    Peter Pan

• Best All-Student Orchestra nominees...

Baldwin    Big Fish

Deer Lakes    Grease

Hampton    Monty Python's Spamalot

North Hills    Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella

Pittsburgh Barack Obama Academy    9 to 5: The Musical

Pittsburgh CAPA    West Side Story

• Best Supporting Actor nominees...

Anthony Giancola    St. Joseph    Les Misérables    “Enjolras”

Lance Joos    Pittsburgh CAPA    West Side Story    “Action”

Keaton Runco    Woodland Hills    Peter Pan    “Smee”

Logan Shiller    Pittsburgh CAPA    West Side Story    “Chino”

Noah Skowron    West Allegheny    A Chorus Line    “Zach”

Alexander Wood    Hampton    Monty Python’s Spamalot    “Sir Dennis Galahad/Prince Herbert”

• Best Supporting Actress nominees...

Tessa Douglas    Woodland Hills    Peter Pan    “Tiger Lilly”

Jayme Kefalas    St. Joseph    Les Misérables    “Madame Thenadier”

Meredith Kocur    Riverview    Little Women    “Beth”

Elizabeth Manuel    Quaker Valley    9 to 5: The Musical    “Roz Keith”

Ariel Squire    Pittsburgh CAPA    West Side Story    “Rosalia”

Maura Ward    Central Catholic    Fame    “Miss Sherman”

• Best Ensemble nominees...

Avonworth    Into the Woods

Baldwin    Big Fish

Chartiers Valley    Les Misérables

Pittsburgh Barack Obama Academy    9 to 5: The Musical

Pittsburgh CAPA    West Side Story

Quaker Valley    9 to 5: The Musical

• Best Crew/Technical Execution nominees...

Avonworth    Into the Woods

Baldwin    Big Fish

Chartiers Valley    Les Misérables

Elizabeth Forward    9 to 5: The Musical

North Hills    Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella

Woodland Hills    Peter Pan

• Best Execution of Choreography nominees...

Avonworth    Into the Woods

Baldwin    Big Fish

Central Catholic    Fame

Chartiers Valley    Les Misérables

Pittsburgh CAPA    West Side Story

Woodland Hills    Peter Pan

• Best Execution of Direction nominees...

Avonworth      Into the Woods

Baldwin    Big Fish

Chartiers Valley      Les Misérables

North Hills    Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella

Pine Richland    The Music Man

Pittsburgh CAPA    West Side Story

• Best Execution of Music Direction nominees...

Avonworth      Into the Woods

Baldwin    Big Fish

Chartiers Valley    Les Misérables

Hampton    Monty Python's Spamalot

Pittsburgh Barack Obama Academy    9 to 5: The Musical

Pittsburgh CAPA    West Side Story

• Best Actor nominees...

Dustin Butoryak    Pittsburgh CAPA    West Side Story    “Tony”

Nick Cortazzo    Baldwin    Big Fish     “Edward Bloom”

Jakob Hayes    St. Joseph    Les Misérables    “Javert”

Rush Hodgin    Pine Richland    The Music Man    “Harold Hill”

Devin Moore    Chartiers Valley    Les Misérables    “Jean Valjean”

Paul Watt-Morse    Pittsburgh CAPA    West Side Story     “Riff”

• Best Actress nominees...

Bryce Chisom    Pittsburgh Barack Obama Academy    9 to 5: The Musical     “Judy Bernley”

Elexa Hanner    Pittsburgh CAPA    West Side Story    “Anita”

Maddie Kocur    Riverview    Little Women    “Jo March”

Leah Prestogeorge    Woodlands Hills    Peter Pan    “Peter Pan”

Marnie Quick    Pittsburgh Barack Obama Academy    9 to 5: The Musical    “Doralee Rhodes”

Malynne Smith    Pittsburgh CAPA    West Side Story    “Maria”

• Best Musical

Budget Level I nominees...

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart    Thoroughly Modern Millie

Pittsburgh CAPA    West Side Story

St. Joseph    Les Misérables

Budget Level II nominees...

Avonworth    Into the Woods

Chartiers Valley    Les Misérables

Hampton    Monty Python's Spamalot

Budget Level III nominees...

Baldwin    Big Fish

Pine Richland    The Music Man

Woodland Hills    Peter Pan

The Best Actor and Best Actress winners will now have the opportunity to represent Pittsburgh CLO's Gene Kelly Awards in the eighth-annual National High School Musical Theatre Awards in New York City on Monday, June 27. For more information on the National High School Musical Theatre Awards, please visit www.nhsmta.com.

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