State Theatre Center for the Arts President and CEO Shelley Brown and Freddy Awards Coordinator Kori Lotito announced the nominees of the 24th annual Freddy Awards last week.<\/p>\n
From Feb. 26 through April 26, students from 31 schools, a record number of participating high schools in Northampton and Lehigh counties and Warren County, New Jersey, presented spring musicals to thousands of spectators.<\/p>\n
The annual Freddy Awards Ceremony will be staged at 7 p.m. May 21 at the State Theatre Center for the Arts, Easton, and telecast live on WFMZ Channel 69 and streaming on WFMZ+.<\/p>\n
The \u201cFreddy Preview Night\u201d is May 20 for the live-television dress rehearsal for the 2026 Freddy Awards, with full-scale performances from nominees. For information and to purchase tickets: https:\/\/www.statetheatre.org\/<\/p>\n
Times News area schools nominated for the 2026 Freddy Awards include:<\/p>\n
Outstanding Technical Design by a Smaller School<\/p>\n
Allentown Central Catholic \u2013 \u201cDisney\u2019s Frozen\u201d<\/p>\n
Belvidere \u2013 \u201cThe Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical\u201d<\/p>\n
Catasauqua \u2013 \u201cSeussical\u201d<\/p>\n
Hackettstown \u2013 \u201cLionel Bart\u2019s Oliver\u201d<\/p>\n
Northwestern Lehigh \u2013 \u201cSomething Rotten!\u201d<\/p>\n
Saucon Valley \u2013 \u201cThe Drowsy Chaperone\u201d<\/p>\n
Warren County Technical \u2013 \u201cWorking (Localized Version)\u201d<\/p>\n
Wilson Area \u2013 \u201cAnastasia The Musical\u201d<\/p>\n
Outstanding Technical Design<\/p>\n
Bangor Area \u2013 \u201cThe Phantom of the Opera\u201d<\/p>\n
Easton Area \u2013 \u201cLegally Blonde The Musical\u201d<\/p>\n
Emmaus \u2013 \u201cJekyll & Hyde\u201d<\/p>\n
Freedom \u2013 \u201cSomething Rotten!\u201d<\/p>\n
Nazareth Area \u2013 \u201cGrease\u201d<\/p>\n
Northern Lehigh \u2013 \u201cAnastasia The Musical\u201d<\/p>\n
Phillipsburg \u2013 \u201cDisney\u2019s Frozen\u201d<\/p>\n
Southern Lehigh \u2013 \u201cLittle Shop of Horrors (Broadway Version)\u201d<\/p>\n
Outstanding Small Ensemble Performance<\/p>\n
Mckayla Angus, Nathan Deeney in \u201cAll I Ask of You,\u201d Bangor Area \u2013 \u201cThe Phantom of the Opera\u201d<\/p>\n
Rosalynda Garcia, Zoey Lambert in \u201cMy Own Best Friend,\u201d Dieruff \u2013 \u201cChicago: Teen Edition\u201d<\/p>\n
Abigail Holtz, Noah Hover, Charles Kenney, Benjamin Wilks in \u201cHis Work and Nothing More,\u201d Emmaus \u2013 \u201cJekyll & Hyde\u201d<\/p>\n
Julia Fiorini, Paige Haas, Leah Majumdar, Mariyah Russel, Lucas Yaguez in \u201cHard to Be the Bard,\u201d Freedom \u2013 \u201cSomething Rotten!\u201d<\/p>\n
Jaslene Ortiz, Benjamin Smith, Graham Webb in \u201cRight Hand Man,\u201d Northwestern Lehigh \u2013 \u201cSomething Rotten!\u201d<\/p>\n
Quinn Fucci, Riley Merker in \u201cI Can\u2019t Lose You,\u201d Phillipsburg \u2013 \u201cDisney\u2019s Frozen\u201d<\/p>\n
Olivia Betancourt, Julia Cagnassola, Natalie Trawin in \u201cLittle Lamb From Alabama,\u201d Warren Hills Regional \u2013 \u201cBig Fish: School Edition\u201d<\/p>\n
Vic Kumma Award for Outstanding Solo Vocal Performance<\/p>\n
Mckayla Angus, \u201cWishing You Were Somehow Here Again,\u201d Bangor Area \u2013 \u201cThe Phantom of the Opera\u201d<\/p>\n
Charles Kenney, \u201cThe Confrontation,\u201d Emmaus \u2013 \u201cJekyll & Hyde\u201d<\/p>\n
Adriana Danyluk, \u201cJourney to the Past,\u201d Northern Lehigh \u2013 \u201cAnastasia The Musical\u201d<\/p>\n
Anysha Teleo, \u201cPoor Unfortunate Souls,\u201d Notre Dame \u2013 \u201cDisney\u2019s The Little Mermaid\u201d<\/p>\n
Madelynn Wascura, \u201cHappy to Keep His Dinner Warm,\u201d Parkland \u2013 \u201cHow to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying\u201d<\/p>\n
Riley Merker, \u201cLet It Go,\u201d Phillipsburg \u2013 \u201cDisney\u2019s Frozen\u201d<\/p>\n
Patrick D\u2019Amico, \u201cGrow For Me,\u201d Southern Lehigh \u2013 \u201cLittle Shop of Horrors\u201d<\/p>\n
Outstanding Featured Performance by an Actress<\/p>\n
Rosalynda Garcia as Velma Kelly, Dieruff \u2013 \u201cChicago: Teen Edition\u201d<\/p>\n
Abigail Holtz as Emma Carew, Emmaus \u2013 \u201cJekyll & Hyde\u201d<\/p>\n
Kensington Matol as Bea, Freedom \u2013 \u201cSomething Rotten!\u201d<\/p>\n
Naomi Schicker as Nancy, Hackettstown \u2013 \u201cLionel Bart\u2019s Oliver!\u201d<\/p>\n
Kayla Kinney as Nostradamus, Northwestern Lehigh \u2013 \u201cSomething Rotten!\u201d<\/p>\n
Ainsley Quay as Hedy LaRue, Parkland \u2013 \u201cHow to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying\u201d<\/p>\n
Riley Merker as Elsa, Phillipsburg \u2013 \u201cDisney\u2019s Frozen\u201d<\/p>\n
Naomi Herrera as Lucy Van Pelt, William Allen \u2013 \u201cYou\u2019re A Good Man, Charlie Brown\u201d<\/p>\n
lehighvalleylive.com Student Achievement Award<\/p>\n
Arden Henley, Theatre President, Belvidere \u2013 \u201cThe Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical\u201d<\/p>\n
Kamryn Rex, Theatre President, Easton Area \u2013 \u201cLegally Blonde The Musical\u201d<\/p>\n
Amy Illescas, Stage Manager, Freedom \u2013 \u201cSomething Rotten!\u201d<\/p>\n
Sarah Carter, Stage Manager, Moravian Academy \u2013 \u201cMe And My Girl\u201d<\/p>\n
McKenna Kirk, Theatre President, Stage Crew Manager, Northern Lehigh \u2013 \u201cAnastasia The Musical\u201d<\/p>\n
Michael Naomi, Stage Manager, North Warren Regional \u2013 \u201cSleeping Beauty The Musical\u201d<\/p>\n
Anthony Jarjous, Production Designer, Salisbury \u2013 \u201cThe Prom\u201d<\/p>\n
Julia Cagnassola, Theatre President, Warren Hills Regional \u2013 \u201cBig Fish: School Edition\u201d<\/p>\n
Outstanding Overall Production by a Smaller School<\/p>\n
Allentown Central Catholic \u2013 \u201cDisney\u2019s Frozen\u201d<\/p>\n
Catasauqua \u2013 \u201cSeussical\u201d<\/p>\n
Hackettstown \u2013 \u201cLionel Bart\u2019s Oliver!\u201d<\/p>\n
Lehigh Christian Academy \u2013 \u201cThe Prince of Egypt: The Musical\u201d<\/p>\n
Northwestern Lehigh \u2013 \u201cSomething Rotten!\u201d<\/p>\n
Saucon Valley \u2013 \u201cThe Drowsy Chaperone\u201d<\/p>\n
Wilson Area \u2013 \u201cAnastasia The Musical\u201d<\/p>\n
The State Theatre Center for the Arts and broadcast partner WFMZ Channel 69 made history May 22, 2003, by becoming the first performing arts center in the United States to produce a three-hour, live television show to recognize and reward outstanding achievement in local high school musical theater.<\/p>\n
The Freddy Awards are named after J. \u201cFred\u201d Osterstock, \u201cFred the Ghost,\u201d of the State Theatre who managed the company that owned the theater from 1936 until his death in 1957.<\/p>\n
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