2014 FREDDY© Awards Nominations

Outstanding Performance by an Orchestra

Bangor Area HS Seussical Easton Area HS The Scarlet Pimpernel Emmaus HS Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Freedom HS Crazy For You Liberty HS Oliver! Nazareth Area HS Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Parkland HS The Wizard of Oz

Outstanding Use of Scenery

Bangor Area HS Seussical Emmaus HS Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Liberty HS Oliver! Parkland HS The Wizard of Oz Saucon Valley HS Bye Bye Birdie Southern Lehigh HS Shrek – The Musical Whitehall HS South Pacific

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Outstanding Use of Costumes

Bangor Area HS Seussical Easton Area HS The Scarlet Pimpernel Emmaus HS Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Parkland HS The Wizard of Oz Phillipsburg HS Pippin Southern Lehigh HS Shrek – The Musical William Allen HS The Wizard of Oz

Outstanding Performance by a Male Ensemble Member

Chad Schafer as Mr. Mayor Bangor Area Seussical Andrew Stewart as Mary Sunshine Dieruff Chris Mikus as Cogsworth Emmaus Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Colt Barron as Lefou Emmaus Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Ian Bethmann as Moose Freedom Crazy For You Luis Martinez as Carlo/Ensemble Warren County Tech A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine Brian Kuntz as Mr. Laurence Wilson Area Little Women – The Musical

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Outstanding Performance by a Female Ensemble Member

Madey Dundon as Mae Bethlehem Catholic The Pajama Game Paris Cordova as Hunyak Dieruff Chicago Katie Hanna as Babette Emmaus Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Casey Ward as Sylvia Hackettstown All Shook Up Nicole LaValva as LeFou Nazareth Area Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Kasey Wayda as Jolene Northern Lehigh Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Rachael Horun as Berthe Phillipsburg Pippin

Outstanding Use of Lighting

Bangor Area HS Seussical Emmaus HS Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Freedom HS Crazy For You Notre Dame HS Sweeney Todd Parkland HS The Wizard of Oz Saucon Valley HS Bye Bye Birdie Whitehall HS South Pacific

3 Outstanding Chorus

Bangor Area HS Seussical Dieruff HS Chicago Emmaus HS Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Freedom HS Crazy For You Parkland HS The Wizard of Oz Phillipsburg HS Pippin Saucon Valley HS Bye Bye Birdie Whitehall HS South Pacific

Outstanding Small Ensemble Performance

Garrett Toole, Kylie Dunne “There Once was a Man” Bethlehem Catholic The Pajama Game

Rachel Wingfield, Prescious Correa, Ashley Velazquez, Sabrina Joseph, Paris Cordova, Khalinta Otts “Cell Block Tango” Dieruff Chicago

Mason Trinkle, Megnot Toggia “Me” Emmaus Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

Daniel Youngelman, Justin Roth “What Causes That?” Freedom Crazy For You

Kylee Jacoby, Megan Keller “Funny/The Joke” Moravian Academy My Favorite Year

Alexandra Seman, Patrick Davis “A Little Priest” Notre Dame Sweeney Todd

Alexis Washburn, Sarah Leonhardt “Some Things are Meant to Be” Wilson Area Little Women – The Musical

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Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

Lauren Steinert as Gertrude McFuzz Bangor Area Seussical Amanda Haag as Mrs. Potts Emmaus Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Megan Keller as Alice Miller Moravian Academy My Favorite Year Megan Schmidt as Hunk/Scarecrow Parkland The Wizard of Oz Sam Levisay as Catherine Phillipsburg Pippin Rachel Altemose as Kim MacAfee Saucon Valley Bye Bye Birdie Leka Ward as Bloody Mary Whitehall South Pacific

Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

Dedrik Ramos as Amos Hart Dieruff Chicago Mason Trinkle as Gaston Emmaus Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Justin Roth as Bela Zangler Freedom Crazy For You Kurtis Reif as Rev. Shaw Moore Northwestern Lehigh Footloose Nikola Georgievski as Anthony Hope Notre Dame Sweeney Todd Evan Hall as Zeke/Cowardly Lion Parkland The Wizard of Oz Chris Smith as Lord Farquaad Southern Lehigh Shrek – The Musical

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Outstanding Performance by a Featured Dancer

Madey Dundon as Mae Bethlehem Catholic The Pajama Game Paris Cordova as Hunyak/Featured Dancer Dieruff Chicago Sabrina Joseph as June/Featured Dancer Dieruff Chicago Daniel Youngelman as Bobby Freedom Crazy For You Mya Nales as Featured Dancer/Ensemble Lincoln Leadership Academy In the Heights Brie Williams as Gigi Northern Lehigh Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Ashlei Carlson as Ensemble Warren County Tech A Day in Hollywood/ A Night in the Ukraine

Outstanding Choreography

Bethlehem Catholic HS The Pajama Game Dieruff HS Chicago Emmaus HS Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Freedom HS Crazy For You Hackettstown HS All Shook Up Parkland HS The Wizard of Oz Phillipsburg HS Pippin Saucon Valley HS Bye Bye Birdie

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Vic Kumma Award for Outstanding Solo Vocal Performance

Jared Cowley “Corner of the Sky” Belvidere Pippin Nina Attinello “When I Look at You” Easton Area The Scarlet Pimpernel Megnot Toggia “A Change in Me” Emmaus Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Hannah Arnold “Someone to Watch Over Me” Freedom Crazy For You Mikaela Esposito “A Change in Me” Nazareth Area Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Patrick Davis “Epiphany” Notre Dame Sweeney Todd Victoria Bartkavage “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” Parkland The Wizard of Oz Leka Ward “Bali Ha’i” Whitehall South Pacific

Outstanding Featured Performance by an Actor

Kanyi Creppy as Jim Catasauqua Area Big River Sawyer Long as Lumiere Emmaus Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Bradley Bickhardt as The Lover North Warren Regional The Who's Tommy Aidan Burke as Freddy Benson Northern Lehigh Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Mike Guerriere as Tobias Ragg Notre Dame Sweeney Todd Michael Falco as Hickory/Tin Man Parkland The Wizard of Oz Carmelo Santiago as Luther Billis Whitehall South Pacific

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Outstanding Featured Performance by an Actress

Abby Garza as Winnie Tate Allentown Central Annie Get Your Gun Tessa Bakke as Mayzie La Bird Bangor Area Seussical Rachel Wingfield as Dieruff Chicago Carlygrace Sunday as Sandra Hackettstown All Shook Up Luli Colon as Daniela Lincoln Leadership Academy In the Heights Karen Fucia as Mrs. Mae Peterson Northampton Area Bye Bye Birdie Nicole Dischinat as Johanna Notre Dame Sweeney Todd Sarah Leonhardt as Beth March Wilson Area Little Women – The Musical

Outstanding Production Number

Dieruff HS “We Both Reached for the Gun” Chicago Emmaus HS “Gaston” Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Freedom HS “Slap That Bass” Crazy For You Hackettstown HS “Jailhouse Rock” All Shook Up Notre Dame HS “The Ballad of Sweeney Todd” Sweeney Todd Parkland HS “Merry Old Land of Oz” The Wizard of Oz Southern Lehigh HS “What's Up Duloc” Shrek – The Musical

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Outstanding Stage Crew In honor of Capt. Christopher Seifert

Bangor Area HS Seussical Emmaus HS Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Freedom HS Crazy For You Northern Lehigh HS Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Parkland HS The Wizard of Oz Saucon Valley HS Bye Bye Birdie Whitehall HS South Pacific

Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Luke Nosal as Cat in the Hat Bangor Area Seussical Jared Cowley as Pippin Belvidere Pippin Anthony Sharp as Beast Emmaus Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Daniel Youngelman as Bobby Freedom Crazy For You Drew Donaher as Fagin Liberty Oliver! Noah Ruebeck as Benjy Stone Moravian Academy My Favorite Year Patrick Davis as Sweeney Todd Notre Dame Sweeney Todd

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Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

Joelle Tshudy as Leading Player Belvidere Pippin Amaris Colon as Dieruff Chicago Nina Attinello as Marguerite St. Just Easton Area The Scarlet Pimpernel Megnot Toggia as Belle Emmaus Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Hannah Arnold as Polly Freedom Crazy For You Alexandra Seman as Mrs. Lovett Notre Dame Sweeney Todd Victoria Bartkavage as Dorothy Parkland The Wizard of Oz

Outstanding Overall Production by a Smaller School

Bethlehem Catholic HS The Pajama Game Hackettstown HS All Shook Up Moravian Academy My Favorite Year Northern Lehigh HS Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Notre Dame HS Sweeney Todd Saucon Valley HS Bye Bye Birdie Wilson Area HS Little Women – The Musical

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Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical

Bangor Area HS Seussical Dieruff HS Chicago Emmaus HS Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Freedom HS Crazy For You Parkland HS The Wizard of Oz

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