Nominees announced for 2013 Henry Mancini Musical Theatre Awards

Nominees for 2013 have been announced, and the awards will be presented on Wednesday, May 15 at 7 p.m. during a ceremony in the Metheny Fieldhouse at Geneva College.

NOMINEES:

Outstanding Male in a Leading Role

Outstanding Male in a Supporting Role

Tyler Weeks as Bill Snibson in Me and My Girl, Beaver Area High School
LaMar Lester as Tin Man in The Wiz, Big Beaver Falls Area School District
Frantzi Schaub as Beast in Beauty and the Beast, Blackhawk High School
Zach Malinak as Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof, Freedom Area High School
Adam Speers as Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls, Hopewell High School
Matthew Barnes as Jean Valjean in Les Miserables, Ellwood City Area School District
John Kusnir as Man in Chair in The Drowsy Chaperone, New Brighton Area High School

Outstanding Female in a Leading Role

Brooke Neal as Carmen Bernstein in Curtains, Ambridge Area High School
Brianna D'Itri as Sally in Me and My Girl, Beaver Area High School
Jessica Stonefield as Belle in Beauty and the Beast, Blackhawk High School
Bronte Nichole Lucci as Dorothy in The Wiz, Central Valley High School
Francesca Nardone as Eponine in Les Miserables, Ellwood City Area School District
Alyssa DeMarco as Janet Van de Graff in The Drowsy Chaperone, New Brighton Area High School

Calvin Hitchcock as Sir John in Me and My Girl, Beaver Area High School
Max Levine as Gaston in Beauty and the Beast, Blackhawk High School
Anthony Aloisi as Tin Man in The Wiz, Central Valley High School
Ian Besong as Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls, Hopewell High School
Iain McCormick as Javert in Les Miserables, Ellwood City Area School District
Austin Cornelius as Will Parker in Oklahoma!, Western Beaver High School

Outstanding Female in a Supporting Role

Carly Koza as Lady Jaqueline in Me and My Girl, Beaver Area High School
Amber Leitsch as Mrs. Potts in Beauty and the Beast, Blackhawk High School
Maura Lehocky as Hodel in Fiddler on the Roof, Freedom Area High School
Kianna Skal as Adelaide in Guys and Dolls, Hopewell High School
Marina Thetford as Cosette in Les Miserables, Ellwood City Area School District
Julie Pflug as Mrs. Tottendale in The Drowsy Chaperone, New Brighton Area High School

Noteworthy Performance by an Individual

Joey Perciavalle as Orin in Little Shop of Horrors, Aliquippa High School
Ricky Cavaliere as Parchester in Me and My Girl, Beaver Area High School
Alaina Gillin as Duchess in Me and My Girl, Beaver Area High School
Sarah Carothers as Addaperle in The Wiz, Big Beaver Falls Area School District
Joseph Allen as Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast, Blackhawk High School
Tim Pfister as Lefou in Beauty and the Beast, Blackhawk High School
Nathan Fleming as Perchik in Fiddler on the Roof, Freedom Area High School
Robbie Raso as Lazar Wolfe in Fiddler on the Roof, Freedom Area High School
Alex Barna as Nicely Nicely Johnson in Guys and Dolls, Hopewell High School
Danny Watts as Benny Southstreet in Guys and Dolls, Hopewell High School
Michael Cannistraci as Thenardier in Les Miserables, Ellwood City Area School District
Joey Cortez as Enjolras in Les Miserables, Ellwood City Area School District
Elijah Smith as Underling in The Drowsy Chaperone, New Brighton Area High School
Kyu Hoon Han as Lionel Astley in Back to the 80's, Quigley Catholic High School
Becca Evangelista as Ado Annie in Oklahoma!, Western Beaver High School

Noteworthy Performance by a Group

Cody Brooks and Emily Burton, "Pas de Deux," in Curtains, Ambridge Area High School
Jacob Barr, Sam Cooper, Micah Everett, Dino Mantinaos as Cabinet Members in Annie, Beaver County Christian School
Amanda Alexander, Brianna Minnick, Hanna Spinosi, Alaina Stroud as Hot Box Girls in Guys and Dolls, Hopewell High School
Alex Barna, Danny Watts, Ty Richardson as Fugue for Tinhorns Trio in Guys and Dolls, Hopewell High School
Alena Kucan and Michael Cannistraci as The Thenardiers in Les Miserables, Ellwood City Area High School
Julie Pflug and Elijah Smith, "Love is Always Lovely" duet in The Drowsy Chaperone, New Brighton Area High School
Jenna Rosenfeld and Hunter Large, "I Am Adolpho" duet in The Drowsy Chaperone, New Brighton Area High School
Molly Patsch and Shelby Wasil as Nerdy Girls Debbie and Laura in Back to the 80's, Quigley Catholic High School

Outstanding Dance Performance

Ambridge Area High School, for Curtains
Beaver Area High School, for Me and my Girl
Beaver County Christian School, for Annie
Central Valley High School, for The Wiz
Freedom Area High School, for Fiddler on the Roof
New Brighton Area High School, for The Drowsy Chaperone

Outstanding Costumes

Beaver Area High School, for Me and My Girl
Beaver County Christian School, for Annie
Central Valley High School, for The Wiz
Freedom Area High School, for Fiddler on the Roof
New Brighton Area High School, for The Drowsy Chaperone
Riverside High School, for The Wizard of Oz

Outstanding Technical Achievement

Beaver County Christian School, for Annie
Blackhawk High School, for Beauty and the Beast
Central Valley High School, for The Wiz
Freedom Area High School, for Fiddler on the Roof
New Brighton Area High School, for The Drowsy Chaperone
Riverside High School, for The Wizard of Oz

Outstanding Sets and Scenery

Aliquippa High School, for Little Shop of Horrors
Ambridge Area High School, for Curtains
Beaver Area High School, for Me and My Girl
Beaver County Christian School, for Annie
Freedom Area High School, for Fiddler on the Roof
New Brighton Area High School, for The Drowsy Chaperone

Outstanding Student Orchestra

Beaver Area High School, for Me and My Girl
Big Beaver Falls Area School District, for The Wiz
Blackhawk High School, for Beauty and the Beast
Freedom Area High School, for Fiddler on the Roof

Outstanding Vocal Ensemble

Beaver Area High School, for Me and My Girl
Big Beaver Falls Area High School, for The Wiz
Freedom Area High School, for Fiddler on the Roof
Hopewell High School, for Guys and Dolls
New Brighton Area High School, for The Drowsy Chaperone
Riverside High School, for The Wizard of Oz
Western Beaver High School, for Oklahoma!

Outstanding Overall Performance

Beaver Area High School, for Me and My Girl
Blackhawk High School, for Beauty and the Beast
Central Valley High School, for The Wiz
Freedom Area High School, for Fiddler on the Roof
Ellwood City Area High School District, for Les Miserables
New Brighton Area High School, for The Drowsy Chaperone