18/19 Nebraska High School Theater Academy Award Winners

Outstanding Musical Theatre Production

• Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – Bishop Neumann Catholic High School • Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – Concordia High School • Newsies – Grand Island Northwest High School • Grease – Hastings High School • Into the Woods – Kearney High School • My Fair Lady – Lincoln Southwest High School • My Fair Lady – Lourdes Central Catholic High School • Tarzan – Millard North High School • Bring It On The Musical – Millard West High School • Big Fish – Omaha Burke High School

Outstanding Middle School Musical Theatre Production

• Children of Eden – Columbus Middle School • The Theory of Relativity – Omaha Beveridge Magnet Middle School

Outstanding Ensemble

• Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – Bishop Neumann Catholic High School • Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – Concordia High School • Newsies – Deshler High School • Grease – Hastings High School • Freaky Friday – Lincoln Southeast High School • My Fair Lady – Lincoln Southwest High School • My Fair Lady – Lourdes Central Catholic High School • Newsies – North Platte High School • Mamma Mia! – Papillion La Vista High School • Urinetown – Waverly High School

Outstanding Actor in a Lead Role

• Al Griffin, Sebastian from The Little Mermaid – Omaha South High School • Boston Reid, Edward Bloom from Big Fish – Omaha Burke High School • Drew Sinnard, The Baker from Into the Woods – Kearney High School • Elliott Purdy, Jack Kelly from Newsies – North Platte High School • Grant Mannschreck, Randall from Bring It On The Musical – Millard West High School • Jackson Mikkelsen, Crutchie from Newsies – Lincoln High School • Jordan Lockert, Henry Higgins from My Fair Lady – Lincoln Southwest High School • Luke Partsch, Henry Higgins from My Fair Lady – Lourdes Central Catholic High School • Ryan Mendez, Tarzan from Tarzan – Millard North High School • Tanner Langemeier, Joseph from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – Bishop Neumann Catholic High School

Outstanding Actress in a Lead Role

• Abby Schneckloth, Katherine from Newsies – Grand Island Northwest High School • Alice Franssen, Marty from Grease – Hastings High School • Chloe Rosman, Sophie from Mamma Mia! – Ralston High School • Clara Pohlman, Winnie Foster from Tuck Everlasting – V.J. & Angela Skutt Catholic High School • Grace Clark, The Baker’s Wife from Into the Woods – Kearney High School • Jamie Gould, Sandra Bloom from Big Fish – Omaha Burke High School • Jessica Kolbo, The Witch from Into the Woods – Kearney High School • Kelly Kroeger, Sister Mary Robert from Sister Act – Westside High School • McKenna Cottone, Kala from Tarzan – Millard North High School • Piper Monson, Eliza Doolittle from My Fair Lady – Lourdes Central Catholic High School

Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role

• Billy Mosher, Race from Newsies – Scottsbluff High School • Colin Burk, Benny Southstreet from Guys and Dolls – Omaha Central High School • Harrison Boe, Lucas from The Addams Family – Norris High School • Hayden Fuelberth, Col. Pickering from My Fair Lady – Lincoln Southwest High School • Jason Bachle, Finch from Newsies – Grand Island Northwest High School • Raymond Butler, Boland from Dogfight – Omaha Benson High School • Wayne Hudson, Terk from Tarzan – Millard North High School • Wesley Wiseman, Officer Lockstock from Urinetown – Waverly High School • Will Cook, Reuben/Angel from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – Concordia High School • Will Rodgers, Amos from Big Fish – Omaha Burke High School

Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role

• Abby Kneale, Tanya from Mamma Mia! – Grand Island Senior High School • Allison Crain, Flounder from The Little Mermaid – Daniel J. Gross Catholic High School • Cami Bisson, Finch from Newsies – Fremont High School • Clarissa Tillman, Tanya from Mamma Mia! – Ralston High School • Jill Stark, Sister Mary Patrick from Sister Act – Westside High School • Kathy Shawhan, Mrs. Higgins from My Fair Lady – Lourdes Central Catholic High School • Madison Cook, Flounder from The Little Mermaid – Arlington High School • Mia Treu, Gabrielle from Cinderella – Bellevue West High School • Mikayla Galgerud, Rosie from Mamma Mia! – Papillion La Vista High School • Sara Tiemann, The Witch from Big Fish – Omaha Burke High School

Backstage Excellence Award

• Omaha Central High School

Outstanding Achievement in Design

• Easton Dippel, Lighting Design for Newsies – Elkhorn High School

Outstanding Achievement in Stage Management

• Lauren Porter for The Music Man – Lincoln East High School

Outstanding Educator Award

• Kari Vyhlidal – Kearney High School

Jimmy Awards Student Reporter Finalist

• Hannah-Kate Kinney – Westside High School

2019 National Finalists

• Abby Schneckloth – Grand Island Northwest High School • Anna Braxton– Bellevue West High School • Boston Reid – Omaha Burke High School • Brandon McMiller – Westside High School • Brannon Evans – Millard West High School • Claire Margetts – Chadron High School • Drew Sinnard – Kearney High School • Elliott Purdy – North Platte High School • Grace Clark – Kearney High School • Grant Mannschreck – Millard West High School • Jackson Mikkelsen – Lincoln High School • Lilly Weak – Omaha Central High School • Madison Nannen – Blair High School • Piper Monson – Lourdes Central Catholic High School • Ryan Mendez – Millard North High School • Tanner Langemeier – Bishop Neumann Catholic High School

2019 National Nominees

• Piper Monson - Lourdes Central Catholic High School • Drew Sinnard - Kearney High School