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 – Chelmsford High School Young Frankenstein – Oakmont Regional High School Godspell – St. John’s High School On the Town – Wachusett Regional High School Evita – Westford Academy 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 – David Prouty High School 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 - Leominster High School 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 – Tyngsborough High School 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. .