NOMINATIONS/2012 – 2013 TAMY AWARDS Theatre at the Mount High School Musical Theatre Competition

BEST OVERALL PRODUCTION  Legally Blonde – Acton Boxborough Regional High School  Phantom of the Opera –  Young Frankenstein – Oakmont Regional High School  Godspell – St. John’s High School  On the Town – Wachusett Regional High School  Evita –

BEST ACTOR  David Nicholson (Emmett) – Legally Blonde (Acton-Boxborough)  Alex Giggey (Jimmy) – Thoroughly Modern Millie (Groton-Dunstable)  Mac Muscara (Dr. Frankenstein) – Young Frankenstein (Oakmont)  Nate Hall (Beast) – Beauty and the Beast (Tyngsborough)  Owen McCarthy (Chip) – On the Town (Wachusett)  Nick Nudler (Che) – Evita (Westford Academy)

BEST ACTRESS  Faye Gillespie (Elle) – Legally Blonde (Acton Boxborough)  Lindsey Moran (Marion) – Music Man (Billerica)  Kaileigh Bumpus (Christine) – Phantom of the Opera (Chelmsford)  Laura Girard (Olive) – Spelling Bee (Hudson)  Caroline Pisinski (Hildy) – On the Town (Wachusett)  Jillian Frankel(Eva Peron) – Evita (Westford)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR  Ryan LaForest (Callahan) – Legally Blonde (Acton-Boxborough)  Christopher Torres (Raoul) – Phantom of the Opera (Chelmsford)  Merrick Henry (Kenickie) – Grease (Fitchburg)  Edward Andrews (Rev. Shaw) – Footloose (Hudson)  Jack Colaianni (Willard) – Footloose (Hudson)  Brandon Jurewicz (Peron) – Evita (Westford)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS  Sarah Serabian (Paulette) – Legally Blonde (Acton-Boxborough)  Erica Lundin (Carlotta) – Phantom of the Opera (Chelmsford)  Heather Conti-Clark (Madame Giry) – Phantom of the Opera (Chelmsford)  Emma Romasco (Irene Malloy) – Hello Dolly (Nashoba Regional)  Megan McGuire (Elizabeth) – Young Frankenstein (Oakmont)  Olivia Ryan (Igor) – Young Frankenstein (Oakmont)

BEST FEATURED ACTOR  Ben Hull (Tommy Djilas) – Music Man (Billerica)  Jeremy O’Donnell (Andre) – Phantom of the Opera (Chelmsford)  Chris Holloway (Monster) – Young Frankenstein (Oakmont)  Peter Hodskins (Peter) – Godspell (St. John’s)  Taylor Nardone (Taylor) – Godspell (St. John’s)  Luke Dombroski (Harry the Horse) – Guys and Dolls (St. John’s)

BEST FEATURED ACTRESS  Julia Roth (Enid Hoopes) – Legally Blonde (Acton-Boxborough)  Jodie Buoncuore (Mrs. Paroo) – Music Man (Billerica)  Carly Usherwood (Urleen) – Footloose (Hudson)  Alana Paul (Muzzy) – Thoroughly Modern Millie (Marlboro)  Autumn Getz (Babette) – Beauty and the Beast (Tyngsborough)  Leah DeTolla (Peron’s Mistress) – Evita (Westford)

NOT-YOUR-AVERAGE CHORUS MEMBER  Olivia Murphy – Bye Bye Birdie (Algonquin)  Michael Findlay – Grease (Athol)  Brianna Gately – Music Man (Billerica)  Abigail Mosing – Rent (Cushing)  Shannon Doherty-Keelan – Thoroughly Modern Millie (Groton-Dunstable)  Buren Andrews – Footloose (Hudson)  Marilyn Wilson – Seussical (Leominster)  Brian Stangle – Thoroughly Modern Millie (Marlboro)  Anastasia Anderholm – Seussical (Monty Tech)  Ariel Honig – Hello Dolly (Nashoba Regional)  Thandi Jackson – Once Upon a Mattress (Nashoba Tech)  Amanda Paskavitz – On the Town (Wachusett)

BEST CHORUS/ENSEMBLE  Legally Blonde – Acton-Boxborough Regional High School  Music Man – Billerica High School  Phantom of the Opera – Chelmsford High School  Young Frankenstein – Oakmont Regional High School  On the Town – Wachusett Regional High School  Evita – Westford Academy

BEST FEATURED ENSEMBLE  Rasta Guys – Legally Blonde (Acton-Boxborough)  Greek Chorus – Legally Blonde (Acton-Boxborough)  Barbershop Quartet – Music Man (Billerica)  Wickersham Brothers – Seussical (Leominster)  Silly Girls – Beauty and the Beast (Tyngsborough)  The Generals – Evita (Westford)

BEST DIRECTOR  Linda Potter – Legally Blonde (Acton-Boxborough)  Lauren Cochran – Phantom of the Opera (Chelmsford)  Kathleen McKenzie – Footloose (Hudson)  Sheila Waters-Fucci – Godspell (St. John’s)  LeeAnn Hedberg – On the Town (Wachusett)  Michael Towers – Evita (Westford)

BEST MUSICAL DIRECTOR  Jeanie Furlan – Legally Blonde (Acton-Boxborough)  Megan Bergeron – Music Man (Billerica)  Carl Rondina – Phantom of the Opera (Chelmsford)  Rob Rucinski – Beauty and the Beast (Tyngsborough)  Sherri Der Kazarian – On the Town (Wachusett)  Scott Cruikshank – Evita (Westford)

BEST STUDENT ORCHESTRA  Bye Bye Birdie – Algonquin Regional High School  Phantom of the Opera – Chelmsford High School  Annie Get Your Gun –  Footloose – Hudson High School  Thoroughly Modern Millie – Groton-Dunstable High School  Evita – Westford Academy BEST CHOREOGRAPHER  Liza Levy – Legally Blonde (Acton-Boxborough)  Kristen Piekos – Music Man (Billerica)  Alison Laverdiere – Seussical (Leominster)  Caroline Myers and Skylar Grossman – Beauty and the Beast (Tyngsborough)  Marcia Warrington – On the Town (Wachusett)  Tammy Dunsizer – Evita (Westford)

BEST PRODUCTION NUMBER  What You Want – Legally Blonde (Acton-Boxborough)  Shipoopee – Music Man (Billerica)  Oh the Thinks – Seussical (Leominster)  Tower of Babel – Godspell (St. John’s)  Puttin’ on the Ritz – Young Frankenstein (Oakmont)  Be Our Guest – Beauty and the Beast (Tyngsborough)

BEST STAGE CREW  Legally Blonde – Acton-Boxborough Regional High School  Phantom of the Opera – Chelmsford High School  Seussical -  Anything Goes – Narragansett Regional High School  Guys and Dolls – St. John’s High School  On the Town – Wachusett Regional High School

BEST SCENIC DESIGN  Legally Blonde – Acton-Boxborough Regional High School  Phantom of the Opera – Chelmsford High School  Anything Goes – Narragansett Regional High School  Young Frankenstein – Oakmont Regional High School  Godspell – St. John’s High School  Evita – Westford Academy

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN  Legally Blonde – Acton-Boxborough Regional High School  Phantom of the Opera – Chelmsford High School  Seussical – Leominster High School  Young Frankenstein – Oakmont Regional High School  On the Town – Wachusett Regional High School  Evita – Westford Academy

BEST COSTUMES  Legally Blonde – Acton-Boxborough Regional High School  Music Man – Billerica High School  Phantom of the Opera – Chelmsford High School  Seussical – Leominster High School  Hello Dolly – Nashoba Regional High School  Beauty and the Beast –

BEST PROPS AND SET DRESSING  Legally Blonde – Acton-Boxborough Regional High School  Music Man – Billerica High School  Phantom of the Opera – Chelmsford High School  Hello Dolly – Nashoba Regional High School  Beauty and the Beast – Tyngsborough High School  Evita – Westford Academy

BEST PLAYBILL  Music Man – Billerica High School  Phantom of the Opera – Chelmsford High School  Rent – Cushing Academy  Annie Get Your Gun – David Prouty High School  Seussical – Montachusett Vocational Technical High School  Hello Dolly – Nashoba Regional

BEST LOBBY DISPLAY  Once Upon a Mattress – Clinton High School  Annie Get Your Gun – David Prouty High School  Seussical - Leominster High School  Thoroughly Modern Millie – Marlboro High School  Beauty and the Beast – Nashoba Regional High School  Anything Goes – Narragansett Regional High School  Young Frankenstein – Oakmont Regional High School

RISING STAR AWARD  Jacob Peterson (Winthrop) – Music Man (Billerica)  Ben Berkes (Freidrich) – Sound of Music (Gardner)  Sadie Kennedy (Gretel) – Sound of Music (Gardner)  Daniel Knoll (Kurt) – Sound of Music (Gardner)  Rory Young (JoJo) – Seussical (Leominster)

The TAMY Judging Committee may also recognize outstanding accomplishments not covered by the Award Categories – these awards will be announced at the TAMY AWARDS Gala on Sunday, May 19.