Wells Fargo presents
AWARDS RECOGNIZING EXCELLENCE IN HIGH SCHOOL THEATER
SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2015 BELK THEATER AT BLUMENTHAL PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Their curtain call was just the beginning
Wells Fargo is proud to be the presenting sponsor of the Blumey Awards. We applaud all of the talented nominees for The Blumey Awards, which spotlight the importance of musical theater and arts education for all students. An astounding classroom, the theatre engages young minds and inspires youthful hearts. At Wells Fargo, we appreciate this strong link between the arts and “smarts.” Bravo! wellsfargo.com © 2012 Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. All rights reserved. Member FDIC. ECG-716528
Wells Fargo presents Blumenthal Performing Arts'
MAY 17, 2015 • BELK THEATER Co-directed by Ralph Beck & Michelle Youngs
Music Director/Conductor David Dabbon
Choreographer Linda Booth
Technical Director Bill Dantos
Stage Manager Heidi Rosen
Lighting Designer Hank Brennan
Production Sound Designer Robert Schoneman
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PROGRAM
ACT I Opening Number “The Big Best of Times” . . . . . Two representatives from each participating school, Best Actor and Actress nominees, and Best Supporting Actor and Actress nominees Welcome and Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maureen O’Boyle Selection from Best Musical Nominee No. 1 from 42nd Street – “We're in the Money” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ardrey Kell High School Best Student Orchestra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Presented by Amy Blumenthal Ardrey Kell • Butler • Hough Independence • Northwest School of the Arts • Providence High Best Featured Performer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Presented by Amy Blumenthal Nathan Berley : North Lincoln (Into the Woods – “Milky White”) Katie Cole: Butler (The Addams Family - “Grandma”) Hanneh Gundersen: Central Academy of Technology and Arts (Into the Woods – “Little Red Ridinghood”) Tim Hayes: Lake Norman (The Drowsy Chaperone – “Man in Chair”) Victoria Jewell: Ardrey Kell (42nd Street – “Maggie Jones”) Austin Willis: Kings Mountain (Little Shop of Horrors – “Orin”) Best Choreography Execution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Presented by Jonzi D. Ardrey Kell • Charlotte Latin • Nation Ford Northwest School of the Arts • Providence Day • Southlake Christian Academy Best Ensemble/Chorus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Presented by Jonzi D. Ardrey Kell • Charlotte Latin • Kings Mountain • Lincolnton Northwest School of the Arts • Southlake Christian Academy Selection from Best Musical Nominee No. 2 from The Secret Garden – “The House Upon The Hill/Finale” . . Charlotte Latin School The Charlotte Observer Student Critic Award . . . . Presented by Rick Thames Best Costume Creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Presented by Rick Thames Hickory Ridge • Lake Norman • Northwest School of the Arts Providence Day • South Pointe • Stuart Cramer Selection from Best Musical Nominee No. 3 from Little Shop of Horrors – “Skid Row”.................. Kings Mountain High School Best Supporting Actress.............................................. Presented by Christine Nelson Haley Conway : Southlake Christian Academy (Oklahoma! – “Ado Annie”) Amanda Delgadillo: Northwest School of the Arts (Peter Pan – “Tiger Lily”) Katlyn Gonzalez: Providence Day (Into the Woods – “Little Red Ridinghood”) Morgan Miller: Central Academy of Technology and Arts (Into the Woods – “The Witch”) Ava Smith: Stuart Cramer (Tarzan – “Kala”) Karen Stahl: Northwest Cabarrus (Little Women - “Amy March”) Best Supporting Actor.................................................. Presented by Christine Nelson Tobias Curry : Kings Mountain (Little Shop of Horrors – “Audrey II”) Carter Frady: Stuart Cramer (Tarzan – “Kerchak”) Elijah Grady: Ardrey Kell (42nd Street – “Billy Lawlor”) Ethan Holtzman: Charlotte Latin (The Secret Garden – “Dickon”) Brad Kesling: Charlotte Christian (Shrek the Musical - “Donkey”) Noah Rosario: Northwest School of the Arts (Peter Pan – “Slightly”) 4
Best Overall Direction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Presented by Reginald Bean Ardrey Kell • Central Academy of Technology and Arts • Charlotte Latin Kings Mountain • Lake Norman • Northwest School of the Arts Selection from Best Musical Nominee No. 4 from Into The Woods – “Act II Finale” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . North Lincoln High School UNCSA Drama Summer Intensive Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Presented by Carl Forsman Best Set Construction Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Presented by Carl Forsman Ardrey Kell • Nation Ford • North Lincoln Northwest School of the Arts • Providence Day • Stuart Cramer Selection from Best Musical Nominee No. 5 from The Drowsy Chaperone – “I Do, I Do in the Sky/Finale Ultimo” . . . Lake Norman High School Intermission
ACT II Entre’ Act Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scene clips from all participating schools Gordon Hay Scholarship Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Presented by Jeff Hay
Mary Doctor Performing Arts Scholarship Awards . . . . . Presented by Jessica Braun and Mekhai Lee Selection from Best Musical Nominee No. 6 from Peter Pan – “Ugh-A-Wug” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Northwest School of the Arts The National High School Musical Theatre Awards Program . . . . . . . . . . . . Presented by Tom Gabbard Best Actor Medley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Presented by Mekhai Lee Jeremy Cousar: Northwest School of the Arts (Peter Pan – "Captain Hook") Kyle Hammill: Southlake Christian Academy (Oklahoma! – "Curly") Michael Julliard: Charlotte Latin (The Secret Garden – "Archibald Craven") Thomas Laub: Providence Day (Into the Woods – "The Baker") Justin Norwood: South Pointe (Aida – "Radames") Jonathan Walls: Providence High (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee – "William Barfee") Best Actress Medley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Presented by Ashlyn Uribe Evan Bertram: Covenant Day (Seven Brides for Seven Brothers – "Milly") Abby Corrigan: Northwest School of the Arts (Peter Pan – "Peter Pan") Amina Faye: Central Academy of Technology and Arts (Into the Woods – "The Baker’s Wife") Lauren Hunkele: Northwest Cabarrus (Little Women – "Jo March") Lexi Moore: Independence (Guys and Dolls – "Miss Adelaide") Haley Stone: Ardrey Kell (42nd Street – "Dorothy Brock") Wells Fargo Best Musical – Tier 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Presented by Jay Everette Kings Mountain • Lake Norman • North Lincoln Wells Fargo Best Musical – Tier 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Presented by Jay Everette Ardrey Kell • Charlotte Latin • Northwest School of the Arts Finale “Don't Be Surprised” . . . . . . . . . . Two Representatives from each participating school, Best Supporting Actor & Supporting Actress Nominees “Don’t Be Surprised” was commissioned for The Blumey Awards. Music by David Dabbon and lyrics by Jill Abramovitz. 5
PARTICIPANTS
Opening & Closing Number Participants A.L. Brown High School Amanda Birts & Anthony Sims
Kings Mountain High School Jensen Fleisher & Jacob Edmondson
Ardrey Kell High School Victoria Jewell & Will Strickland
Lake Norman High School Kri Schafer & Ryan Joyce
Butler High School Alexandra Cagwin & Sohaib Ashfaq
Lincolnton High School Bailey Beam & Logan Heafner
Cannon School Claire Fromke
Marvin Ridge High School Ellen Bailey & Ryan Wentz
Carmel Christian School Marianna Mata & Ryan Alderman
Mountain Island Charter School Sarah Reeder & Cameron Bui
Central Academy of Technology and Arts Jessie Sperry & Kevin Kent
Nation Ford High School Rebecca Steele & Danny Simmons North Lincoln High School Hannah Pratt & Davis Nodine
Central Cabarrus High School Bekah O’Reilly & Davis Williams cfa Academy Emily Golden & Jonathan DeJesus Charlotte Christian School Emma Vandevelde & Will McLain
Northwest Cabarrus High School Emily Absher & Kaleb Jenkins Northwest School of the Arts Malia English & Ryan Kapur Northwestern High School Camryn Shirley & Robert Leaks
Charlotte Country Day School Alana Markel & Kenny Letts
Parkwood High School
Charlotte Latin School Sarah Jordan & Coleman Campbell Covenant Day School Maddy Rousseaux & Hunter Stilwell Cuthbertson High School Lindsey Wesoly & Jacob Bowman Davidson Day School Aslan Freidline & Scott Andrzejewski Hickory Ridge High School Kyra Kelly & Kyle Riggs
Madison Lorello & Dylan Howe Providence Day School Jess Linnett & Mario Perdomo Providence High School Emily Trainor & Paul Denton South Mecklenburg High School Molly Warner & Tony Richardson South Pointe High School Merideth Smith & Kristen Simmons Southlake Christian Academy Mary Rhyne & Aaron Schretzmayer
Highland School of Technology Maddie Gibson & Dylan Medlin
Stuart W. Cramer High School Abigail Morrison & Grayson Phillips
Hough High School Audrey Gibbs & Timmy Cowie Independence High School Molly Harmon & Garrett Bradshaw Jay M. Robinson High School Isabel Gonzalez & Payton Simone
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Sun Valley High School Kassidy Jewell & Romel Mencia Weddington High School Autumn Cravens & Devin Pawline
A.L. Brown High School
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Ardrey Kell High School
42nd Street
Butler High School
The Addams Family
Cannon School
Carousel
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Carmel Christian School
Cinderella
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PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS
Les Miserables: School Edition
Central Academy of Technology and Arts
PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS
Into the Woods
Central Cabarrus High School
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
cfa Academy
Annie Get Your Gun
Charlotte Christian School
Shrek the Musical
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Charlotte Country Day School
A Connecticut Yankee
Charlotte Latin School
The Secret Garden
Covenant Day School
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Cuthbertson High School
Curtains
Davidson Day School
Return to the Forbidden Planet
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PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS
East Gaston High School
Leader of the Pack
Hickory Ridge High School
Fame
Highland School of Technology
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Hough High School
Beauty and the Beast
Independence High School
Guys and Dolls
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Jay M. Robinson High School
Lucky Stiff
Kings Mountain High School
Little Shop of Horrors
Lake Norman High School
The Drowsy Chaperone
Lincolnton High School
Godspell
Marvin Ridge High School
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
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PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS
Mountain Island Charter School
High School Musical
Nation Ford High School
Hairspray
North Lincoln High School
Into the Woods
Northwest Cabarrus High School
Little Women
Northwest School of the Arts
Peter Pan
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Northwestern High School
The Addams Family
Parkwood High School
Clue
Providence Day School
Into the Woods
Providence High School
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
South Mecklenburg High School
Guys and Dolls
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PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS
South Pointe High School
Aida
Southlake Christian Academy
Oklahoma!
Stuart W. Cramer High School
Tarzan
Sun Valley High School
Pippin
Weddington High School
Hairspray
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2014 Student Critic Program Congratulations to the following students who took part in this year’s student critic program. Their reviews can be found on The Charlotte Observer website in the Young Achievers section.
Annie Saum – Ardrey Kell High School Demi Harris – Hickory Ridge High School Elizabeth Kingaby – Central Cabarrus High School Ellen Goodling – Covenant Day School Gabby Hubert – Parkwood High School Hannah Ertel – Covenant Day School Helen Coats – Northwestern High School Karen Stahl – Northwest Cabarrus High School Katelyn Petersen – Carmel Christian School Lauren Hunkele – Northwest Cabarrus High School Madison Lorello – Parkwood High School Sarah McCulla – Weddington High School
The Blumey Awards Judges Panel Blumenthal Performing Arts thanks our esteemed, volunteer judges for their talent, dedication and support of arts education. Ann Curl Stahl Beau Stroupe Brianna Smith Charles LaBorde Dawn Anthony Dean Adams Eleanor Wixson Jerilyn McDonald Jill Bloede
Jim Chandler Karen Christensen Kelly Price Lesia Kaye Linda Franzese Maureen Sullivan Marcus Hyde Michele Allen Michelle Long
Robert Clater Roger Watson Taffy Allen Tish Merrill Tom Hollis Tommy Foster Vito Abate
To learn more about the judging process and to see a list of category rules, please go to BlumenthalArts.org/BlumeyAwards. 15
Support for The Blumey Awards Provided by:
THE DOCTOR FAMILY FOUNDATION
Education Programs and Student Scholarships
Jacquelyn D. Baker Dave Brown Diana and Mike Domagala Les Erwin Shane Harper
Amy W. Johnson Jenny and Sam McElhaney Wendy Strickland and James McLachlan
Libby Bell and Tim Ryan Gale and Roy Talbert
Contributions to endowed scholarships received June 2014 to May 6, 2015 Donna Bixler Kristen and Joseph Brown Jannie and James Brown Jennie and Leigh Derby Lisa Dixon
Minna and Michael Elliott Laura and Jeff Hay Dalya Kutchei and Ronald Kahn Laura and Alfred Marshall George M. and Wandra E. Mackie 16
Grant Thornton Keitha Reep Patrick and Erika Strubbe Scott and Cathy Upton
Mary Doctor Performing Arts Scholarship
Don and Mary Doctor
The Doctor Family Foundation will present two $10,000 annually renewable scholarships to exceptional Charlotte region high school seniors who plan to pursue an undergraduate degree in a discipline related to the performing arts. Selection criteria includes strong interest and ability in a performing arts field, academic ability, and need. The Mary Doctor Performing Arts Scholarship is established in honor of Mary Doctor, a community business leader and arts advocate. Many thanks to The Doctor Family Foundation for its extraordinary support of Blumenthal’s Education programs.
Gordon Hay Scholarship
Gordon Hay
Introducing the Gordon Hay Scholarship Fund, a merit based scholarship established in memory of Gordon Hay. Gordon, an organizational development professional, believed passion and fire from within was the catalyst for transformational change and exceptional results. A Charlotte region high school senior is selected annually to receive a one-time award in the amount of $5,000 based upon scholarly achievement, community engagement, career aspirations/ achievements in the performing arts, and evidence of a strong pursuit of personal excellence.
UNCSA Summer Drama Intensive Award The University of North Carolina School of the Arts is excited to present a full scholarship to their summer intensive program to one freshman, sophomore, or junior participant of this year’s Blumey Awards program. The UNCSA Summer Drama Intensive emphasizes the process that leads to excellent performance. Throughout this three-week intensive, students spend at least six hours a day, five days a week, in movement, acting, and voice classes. Sessions on improvisation, dance, singing, stage combat, circus skills, and acting for the camera are part of the exciting and rigorous curriculum. 17
Maureen O’Boyle (Master of Ceremonies) Maureen returned to her hometown of Charlotte to join WBTV in the summer of 2004. Maureen co-anchors the 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. news with Paul Cameron Monday through Friday. She also solo anchors "PrimeTime," Charlotte's only newscast at 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. Prior to joining WBTV, Maureen worked on national television, anchoring syndicated programs for Warner Brothers and Twentieth Television, including, "Extra" and "A Current Affair." Maureen was also at the helm of her own talk-show for Warner Brothers called "In Person With Maureen."
David Dabbon (Music Director/Conductor) David Dabbon is a New York based composer and Grammy nominated orchestrator, providing additional orchestrations for the Tony nominated musical “Sondheim on Sondheim." David has served as conductor/and arranger/orchestrator for the fi st annual Blumey Awards, arranger for the Gene Kelly Awards and the National High School Musical Theatre Awards. He is an orchestrator on Audra McDonald's upcoming album "Go Back Home." David most recently wrote the dance arrangements for the new broadway bound musical ‘The Nutty Professor,” composed by the late Marvin Hamlisch and Rupert Holmes, directed by its original star Jerry Lewis.
Linda Booth (Choreographer) Linda Booth hails from Washington, DC, and received her BFA in dance performance, as well as her teaching certifi ate in dance education from UNC-Greensboro. She has maintained an exciting and enriching career in Charlotte as a performer, director and choreographer. As a teaching artist, she has instructed over 20,000 youths and was honored to be selected N.C. Dance Educator of the Year. Linda is passionate about musical theatre, and has choreographed over 100 productions in regional and educational theater. She has been the recipient of many awards from MTA, as well as the N.C. Theater Conference.
A Special
of Thanks
In addition to personally orchestrating the music for The Blumey Awards Ceremony, David Dabbon composed tonight’s closing number, “Don’t be Surprised,” with lyrics by Jill Abramovitz.
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2015 Blumey Awards Production Team Artistic and Technical
Marketing
Tom Gabbard . . . . . Blumenthal President and CEO
Wendy Oglesby . . . . Blumenthal Vice President of Marketing
Ralph Beck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Co-director Michelle Youngs . . . . . . . . . . .
Elise Esasky . . . . . Communications Manager
Co-director
Mark Wallace . . . . . . . . . Creative Services Manager
David Dabbon . . . . . . . . . . Music Director/Conductor
Lindsey Burton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Graphic Designer
Phil Thompson . . . . . . . . Orchestra Manager Linda Booth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Choreographer
Special Credits
Bill Dantos . . . . . Blumenthal Technical Director
Cindy Rice . . . . . . . Blumenthal Vice President of Development
Bill Walter . . Blumenthal Asst. Technical Director
Jenny Kaemmerlen . . . . . Blumenthal Education Administrative Assistant
Robert Schoneman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sound Designer/ Production Designer Hank Brennan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lighting Designer
Kacy Southerland . . . . . Blumenthal Education Programs Coordinator
Justin Stasiw . . . . . . . . . Production Sound Engineer
Rick Basdeo . . . . . Blumenthal Ticketing Supervisor
Morgan Calma . . . . . . . . . Video Projection Engineer Heidi Rosen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stage Manager
Henry Justice . . . . . . . . Blumenthal Director of Volunteer Services
Emily Badgett (Jay M. Robinson HS) . . . Asst. Stage Manager
Pam Crenshaw . . . . . . . . Blumenthal Front of House Coordinator
Jason Pullen (Independence HS) . . . Asst. to David Dabbon
Debbie Dancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scoring Accountant
Tommy Cantrell . . . . . . . . Director of Front of House Operations
Tara Spil . . . . Blumenthal Individual Giving Manager
Morgan Mack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scoring Accountant Chris Duncan . . . . . Blumenthal Assistant Technical Production Manager Sam Guine . . . . . . . Blumenthal Assistant Technical Production Manager
Noel Freidline . . . . . . . . . . . . Rehearsal Accompanist Ryan Stamey . . . . . . Rehearsal Accompanist
Production Support SoundPost Productions • Nationwide Video • Audio Ethics • SE Systems
Blumey Awards Orchestra CONDUCTOR – David Dabbon WOODWINDS Phil Thompson Jack Murray Tim Gordon Reese Manceaux Hunter Ditsch (Northwestern HS)
TROMBONES Mark Munson Brent Ballard Sean Fain (Butler HS) HORN Richard Goldfaden
Maggie Watts (North Lincoln HS)
TRUMPETS Ron Turner Brad Wilcox Mark Yost
VIOLIN Martha Geissler
KEYS Jeanna Borman Noel Freidline GUITAR Troy Conn BASS Tom Hildreth DRUM SET/PERCUSSION Rick Dior
CELLO Jon Lewis 19
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More than 50,000 students at 1,000 high schools compete annually in The National High School Musical Theatre Awards. Tonight’s Best Performance by an Actor & Actress winners will join their peers from across the country in New York City for a theatre intensive and one-night-only showcase on Broadway. Scholarships and awards will be announced live!
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