{"id":229956,"date":"2026-04-01T08:58:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T08:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/229956\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T08:58:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T08:58:20","slug":"risd-students-shine-with-broadway-dallas-hsmta-honors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/229956\/","title":{"rendered":"RISD Students Shine with Broadway Dallas HSMTA Honors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Richardson ISD is proud to celebrate an outstanding group of student performers and theatre programs who have been recognized by the Broadway Dallas High School Musical Theatre Awards (HSMTA) for their exceptional talent and dedication to the performing arts.<\/p>\n

\"Cast<\/p>\n

Several RISD students have been named semifinalists for Outstanding Lead Performer, one of the program\u2019s highest individual honors:<\/p>\n

JJ Pearce High School<\/p>\n

Andie\u00a0Miller\u00a0as Natasha in\u00a0Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812<\/p>\n

Charley Abney as Pierre in\u00a0Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812<\/p>\n

Jack Bandy as Anatole in\u00a0Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812<\/p>\n

Tori Hame as Sonya in\u00a0Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812<\/p>\n

Courtney Hill as Helene in\u00a0Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812<\/p>\n

Richardson High School<\/p>\n

Isla Usie as Elsa in\u00a0Disney\u2019s Frozen<\/p>\n

Lake Highlands High School<\/p>\n

John Gillespie as Gomez Addams in\u00a0The Addams Family<\/p>\n

In addition to these individual honors,\u00a0JJ Pearce High School\u00a0earned an impressive eight HSMTA nominations for its production of\u00a0Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, including:<\/p>\n

Outstanding Musical<\/p>\n

Outstanding Direction<\/p>\n

Outstanding Ensemble<\/p>\n

Outstanding Orchestra<\/p>\n

Outstanding Crew and Technical Execution<\/p>\n

Outstanding Supporting Performer: Channing Lawson as Mary<\/p>\n

Outstanding Supporting Performer: Sydney Olinick as Marya<\/p>\n

Outstanding Featured Performer: Julia Pearce<\/p>\n

JJ Pearce High School also received one HSMTA nomination for its\u00a0production of Alice by Heart<\/p>\n

\u00a0Outstanding Featured Performer:\u00a0Elijah Beck as The Duchess<\/p>\n

Lake Highlands High School Theatre Department\u00a0was also recognized with two HSMTA nominations for its production of\u00a0The Addams Family:<\/p>\n

Outstanding Costume Design<\/p>\n

Outstanding Scenic Design<\/p>\n

As a highlight of these achievements, and in recognition of their Outstanding Musical nomination, the cast of\u00a0Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812\u00a0has been selected to perform at the Broadway Dallas HSMTA ceremony on May 2 at Fair Park, where winners for all categories will be announced\u2014an incredible honor that showcases the strength and artistry of RISD\u2019s theatre programs on a regional stage.<\/p>\n

These recognitions reflect the talent, hard work, and collaborative spirit of RISD students and directors, as well as the district\u2019s commitment to excellence in fine arts education.<\/p>\n

Congratulations to all of our students and campuses for continuing to Dream Big and represent Richardson ISD with pride.<\/p>\n

\"Orchestra<\/p>\n

\"Mary<\/p>\n

\"Julia<\/p>\n

\"Duchess<\/p>\n

\"Isla<\/p>\n

\"John<\/p>\n

\"Andie<\/p>\n

\"Courtney<\/p>\n

\"Charlie<\/p>\n

\"Jack<\/p>\n

\"Tori<\/p>\n

\"Mayra<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Richardson ISD is proud to celebrate an outstanding group of student performers and theatre programs who have been…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":229957,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[102,104,103,63611,226],"class_list":["post-229956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-headlines","tag-dallas-news","tag-fine-arts","tag-homepage"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=229956"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229956\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/229957"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=229956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=229956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=229956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}