NOMINATIONS/2015 – 2016 TAMY AWARDS Theatre at the Mount High School Musical Theatre Competition

BEST OVERALL PRODUCTION  Into the Woods – Acton Boxborough Regional High School  Good News – Algonquin Regional High School  Sound of Music – Billerica High School  Robber Bridegroom – Chelmsford High School  Sound of Music – Chelmsford High School  Les Miserables – North Middlesex Regional High School  Urinetown – Shrewsbury High School

BEST ACTOR  Cameron Call (Prince Topher) – Cinderella (Bancroft)  Michael LaFerriere (Tommy Albright) – Brigadoon (Leominster)  Caleb Chew (Javert) – Les Miserables (North Middlesex)  Jared Thompson (Jean Valjean) – Les Miserables (North Middlesex)  Michael Wackell (Officer Lockstock) – Urinetown (Shrewbury)  Jack Dillon (Frank Abagnale Jr.) – Catch Me If You Can (Wachusett)

BEST ACTRESS  Sarah Milnamow (Connie Lane) – Good News (Algonquin)  Eleanor Tolley (The Witch) – Into the Woods (Acton-Boxborough)  Kelly Dinsmore (Maria) – Sound of Music (Billerica)  Gabi Huggler – (Maria) – Sound of Music (Chelmsford)  Edden Nativ (Hope Cladwell) – Urinetown (Shrewsbury)  Allie Benbenek (Penelope Pennywise) – Urinetown (Shrewsbury)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR  Adam Alves (Max) – Sound of Music (Billerica)  Jake Wetmore (Little Harp) – Robber Bridegroom (Chelmsford)  Michael Xavier (Clemment Musgrove)- Robber Bridegroom (Chelmsford)  Cameron Merullo (Willard) – Footloose (Innovation)  Alex Nick (Enjolras) – Les Miserables (North Middlesex)  Richard Peng (Hot Blades Harry) – Urinetown (Shrewsbury)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS  Christina DiMare (Babe O’Day) – Good News (Algonquin)  Serena Kelly (Gertrude) – Seussical (Auburn)  Jess McCuish (Mother Abbess) – Sound of Music (Billerica)  Sydney Baron (Salome) – Robber Bridegroom (Chelmsford)  Nadya Lisciotti (Mother Abbess) – Sound of Music (Chelmsford)  Kylie Donovan (Little Sally) – Urinetown (Shrewsbury)

BEST FEATURED ACTOR  Andrew Stewart (Mysterious Man) – Into the Woods (Acton-Boxborough)  Eli Goykhman (Cinderella’s Prince) – Into the Woods (Acton-Boxborough)  Ted Nivison (Rapunzel’s Prince) – Into the Woods (Acton- Boxborough)  Kevin Lundstrom (Monsieur Thenadier) – Les Miserables (North- Middlesex)  Ben Harris (Senator Fipp) – Urinetown (Shrewsbury)  Will Stench (Officer Barrell) – Urinetown (Shrewsbury)

BEST FEATURED ACTRESS  Talia Maggs (Little Red Riding Hood) – Into the Woods (Acton- Boxborough)  Renee Morin (Sour Kangaroo) – Seussical (Auburn)  Sophie Bellone (Raven) – Robber Bridegroom (Chelmsford)  Abbey Royer (Madame Thenadier) – Les Miserables (North Middlesex)  Abby Brann (Soupy Sue) – Urinetown (Shrewsbury)  Megan Cumming (Brenda Strong) – Catch Me If You Can (Wachusett)

BEST CHORUS/ENSEMBLE  Into the Woods – Acton-Boxborough  Good News – Algonquin  Robber Bridegroom - Chelmsford  Sound of Music – Chelmsford  Les Miserables – North Middlesex  Urinetown - Shrewsbury

BEST FEATURED ENSEMBLE  The Woods – Into the Woods (Acton-Boxborough)  The Football Team – Good News (Algonquin)  Von Trapp Children – Sound of Music (Billerica)  Von Trapp Children – Sound of Music (Chelmsford)  The Boys – 21 Chump Street (Innovation)  Von Trapp Children – Sound of Music (Oakmont)

BEST DIRECTOR  Noah Simes – Into the Woods (Acton-Boxborough)  Susan Yoniack – Sound of Music (Billerica)  Lauren Cochran – Sound of Music (Chelmsford)  Dayle Ballentine – Robber Bridegroom (Chelmsford)  Michelle Blake – Les Miserables (North Middlesex)  Nathan Colby – Urinetown (Shrewsbury)

BEST MUSICAL DIRECTOR  Steve Bass – Into the Woods (Acton-Boxborough)  Megan Bergeron – Sound of Music (Billerica)  Amanda Roeder – Sound of Music (Chelmsford)  Sabrina Lambros – Robber Bridegroom (Chelmsford)  Jason Bielik – Les Miserables (North Middlesex)  Michael Lapomardo – Urinetown (Shrewsbury)

BEST STUDENT ORCHESTRA  Cinderella – Bancroft School  Sound of Music – Chelmsford High School  Robber Bridegroom – Chelmsford High School  Honk – Hudson High School  Spamalot – Hudson High School  Catch Me If You Can – Wachusett Regional

BEST CHOREOGRAPHER  Hannah Simes – Into the Woods (Acton- Boxborough)  Shannon Jones – Good News (Algonquin)  Ethan Andrews, Mia Kelly, Justine Long – Robber Bridegroom (Chelmsford)  Alison Laverdiere – Brigadoon (Leominster)  Marcia Warrington – Catch Me If You Can (Wachusett)  Jennifer Agbay – Urinetown (Shrewsbury)

BEST PRODUCTION NUMBER  Varsity Drag – Good News (Algonquin)  Lonely Goatherd – Sound of Music (Chelmsford)  Sword Dance – Brigadoon (Leominster)  One Day More – Les Miserables (North Middlesex)  Snuff the Girl – Urinetown (Shrewsbury)  Living in Color – Catch Me If You Can (Wachusett)

BEST STAGE CREW  Into the Woods – Acton-Boxborough Regional High School  Seussical – Auburn High School  Cinderella – Bancroft School  Sound of Music – Chelmsford High School  Honk – Hudson High School  Urinetown – Shrewsbury High School

BEST SCENIC DESIGN  Into the Woods – Acton-Boxborough Regional High School  Seussical – Auburn High School  Cinderella – Bancroft School  Robber Bridegroom – Chelmsford High School  Sound of Music – Chelmsford High School  Honk – Hudson High School  Urinetown – Shrewsbury High School

BEST LIGHTING DESIGN  Into the Woods – Acton-Boxborough Regional High School  Seussical – Auburn High School  Cinderella – Bancroft School  Sound of Music – Chelmsford High School  Robber Bridegroom – Chelmsford High School  Disco Inferno – Monty Tech  Urinetown – Shrewsbury High School

BEST SOUND  Into the Woods – Acton-Boxborough Regional High School  Sound of Music – Chelmsford High School  Robber Bridegroom – Chelmsford High School  Sound of Music – Oakmont Regional High School  Urinetown – Shrewsbury High School  Catch Me If You Can – Wachusett Regional High School

BEST COSTUMES  Into the Woods – Acton-Boxborough Regional High School  Good News – Algonquin Regional High School  Seussical – Auburn High School  Sound of Music – Chelmsford High School  Wizard of Oz – Narragansett Regional High School  Urinetown – Shrewsbury High School

BEST PROPS AND SET DRESSING  Seussical – Auburn High School  Robber Bridegroom – Chelmsford High School  Sound of Music – Chelmsford High School  Honk – Hudson High School  Wizard of Oz – Narragansett Regional High School  Urinetown – Shrewsbury High School

BEST HAIR AND MAKE-UP  Into the Woods – Acton-Boxborough Regional High School  Seussical – Auburn High School  Robber Bridegroom – Chelmsford High School  Sound of Music – Chelmsford High School  Wizard of Oz – Narragansett Regional High School  Urinetown – Shrewsbury High School

BEST PLAYBILL  Good News – Algonquin Regional High School  Sound of Music – Billerica High School  Sound of Music – Chelmsford High School  Legally Blonde – Marlboro High School  Disco Inferno – Monty Tech  Urinetown – Shrewsbury High School

BEST LOBBY DISPLAY  Good News – Algonquin Regional High School  Sound of Music – Chelmsford High School  Footloose – Innovation Charter Academy  Brigadoon – Leominster High School  Legally Blonde – Marlboro High School  Wizard of Oz – Narragansett Regional High School

RISING STAR AWARDS  Skylar Broughton (Klara) – Sound of Music (Billerica)  Keeseok Lee (Enjolras) – Les Miserables (Bromfield)  Lily Rogers (Gretel) – Sound of Music (Chelmsford)  Kayla Keenan (Molly) – Annie (Gardner)  Cam Burke (Prince Herbert) – Spamalot (Hudson)  Hannah Gould (Gavroche) – Les Miserables (North Middlesex)

NOT-YOUR-AVERAGE CHORUS MEMBER (All to receive NYACM Medal)  Acton-Boxborough Regional High School – Gabrielle Ricciardone (Into the Woods)  Algonquin Regional High School – Brad Smith (Good News)  Auburn High School – Katie Lasley (Seussical)  Bancroft School – Shanez’e Johnson (Cinderella)  Billerica High School – Jackie Wyatt (Sound of Music)  Bromfield School – Kira Houston (Les Miserables)  Chelmsford High School – Alex Stever (Sound of Music)  Chelmsford High School - Nadya Lisciotto (Robber Bridegroom)  Dublin School – Devyn Itula (Urinetown)  Eagle Hill School – Lola Granelli (You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown)  Fitchburg High School – Katrina French (Once Upon a Mattress)  Gardner High School – Sarah Boutwell (Annie)  Hudson High School - Jacob DiLauro (Honk)  Hudson High School – Emily McLaughlin (Spamalot)  Innovation Charter Academy – James Learned (Footloose)  Innovation Charter Academy – Hannah Faleicz (35MM/21 Chump Street)  Leominster High School – Madison Duffy (Brigadoon)  Marlboro High School – Olivia Tobin (Legally Blonde)  Montachusett Regional Vocational High School – Kaitlyn Commodore (Disco Inferno)  Narragansett Regional High School – Krysta Schultz (Wizard of Oz)  Nashoba Technical High School – Maggie Mescal (Legally Blonde)  North Middlesex Regional High School – Sophia Adams-Sampson (Les Miserables)  Oakmont Regional High School – MaryKate McNally (Sound of Music)  Quaboag Regional High School – Samantha Lacey (Cinderella)  Shrewsbury High School – Declan Quinn (Urinetown)  Tantasqua Regional High School – Lauren Maus (Once on This Island)  Wachusett Regional High School – Devon Henderson (Catch Me If You Can)

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 22.