ATLANTA — Here are the nominations and honorable mentions for the 2014 Georgia High School Musical Awards. The awards will be presented on April 17 at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre.
2014 NOMINATIONS Nominations / Honorable Mentions
School - Musical Recipient Role/Song
BEST CHOREOGRAPHY
Nominee Johns Creek High School - Once Upon a Mattress Allison Pollaski Choreographer
Nominee Mount Paran Christian School - Fiddler on the Roof Lynne Brague Choreographer
Nominee Starr's Mill High School - Shrek the Musical Chase Tomaston & Antonela Kljajic Choreographer
Nominee The Walker School - Grease Katie Arjona Choreographer
Nominee Tri-Cities High School - Dreamgirls Dawn Axam Choreographer
Nominee Wesleyan School - Into the Woods Adrienne Giordano Choreographer
Honorable Mention Calhoun High School - Sweeney Todd Julie Leggett Choreographer
Honorable Mention Eastside High School - Disney's High School Musical Jennifer Fuller Choreographer
Honorable Mention Greenbrier High School - Oklahoma! Kathie Hansen & Clare Fox Choreographer
Honorable Mention Holy Innocents' Episcopal School - Curtains Maria Karres-Williams Choreographer
Honorable Mention North Springs Charter School - Ruthless Ginnie House Choreographer
Honorable Mention Pebblebrook High School - Les Miserables Cindy Reiser Choreographer
Best Costume
Nominee Atlanta International School - You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown Sherry Weeks Costume Designer
Nominee Johns Creek High School - Once Upon a Mattress Debbie Prost Costume Designer
Nominee Liberty County High School - Wizard of Oz Amanda Austin Costume Designer
Nominee Milton High School - Legally Blonde Loretta Pagliocca Costume Designer
Nominee Tri-Cities High School - Dreamgirls Veta Roots Costume Designer
Nominee West Forsyth High School - A Tale of Two Cities, the Musical Eric Gray Costume Designer
Honorable Mention Buford High School - Shrek the Musical Kimberly Staples Costume Designer
Honorable Mention Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School - The Music Man Betty Walpert Costume Designer
Honorable Mention Pope High School - The Sound of Music Kimberly Walters Costume Designer
Honorable Mention South Forsyth High School - Shrek the Musical
Nominee Atlanta International School - You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown Rob Warren Director
Nominee Calhoun High School - Sweeney Todd Julie Leggett Director
Nominee Milton High School - Legally Blonde Renee Denney Director
Nominee Tri-Cities High School - Dreamgirls Robert Connor Director
Nominee West Forsyth High School - A Tale of Two Cities, the Musical Eric Gray Director
Honorable Mention Johns Creek High School - Once Upon a Mattress Debbie Prost Director
Honorable Mention North Springs Charter School - Ruthless Jon Tyler Owens Director
Honorable Mention Pope High School - The Sound of Music Kimberley Walters Director
Honorable Mention The Walker School - Grease Katie Arjona Director
Honorable Mention Wesleyan School - Into the Woods Steven Broyles Director
Best Ensemble
Nominee Atlanta International School - You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown
Nominee Calhoun High School - Sweeney Todd
Nominee Johns Creek High School - Once Upon a Mattress
Nominee Milton High School - Legally Blonde
Nominee Tri-Cities High School - Dreamgirls
Nominee West Forsyth High School - A Tale of Two Cities, the Musical
Honorable Mention Lakeview Academy - The Wedding Singer
Honorable Mention Mount Paran Christian School - Fiddler on the Roof
Honorable Mention Pebblebrook High School - Les Miserables
Honorable Mention Pope High School - The Sound of Music
Honorable Mention South Forsyth High School - Shrek the Musical
Honorable Mention The Walker School - Grease
Honorable Mention Walton High School - Into the Woods
Honorable Mention Wesleyan School - Into the Woods
Best Featured Performer
Nominee Atlanta International School - You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown Emma Nigut Snoopy
Nominee Calhoun High School - Sweeney Todd Caleb Hayes Tobias
Nominee South Forsyth High School - Shrek the Musical Brian Chenard Farquaad
Nominee Tri-Cities High School - Dreamgirls Kennedy Bright Lorell Robinson
Nominee Wesleyan School - Into the Woods Drew Freeman Wolf / Cinderella's Prince
Nominee West Forsyth High School - A Tale of Two Cities, the Musical Noah Causey Barsad
Honorable Mention Buford High School - Shrek the Musical Alex Fowler Lord Farquaad
Honorable Mention Johns Creek High School - Once Upon a Mattress McKenna Conboy Lady Larken
Honorable Mention Lakeview Academy - The Wedding Singer Casandra Chesneau Rosie Hart
Honorable Mention Milton High School - Legally Blonde Hannah Taylor Vivienne Kensington
Best Leading Actor
Nominee Calhoun High School - Sweeney Todd Davis Husk Sweeny Todd
Honorable Mention Allatoona High School - The Wizard of Oz Ryan Brennan Cowardly Lion
Honorable Mention Holy Innocents' Episcopal School - Curtains Drew Andersen Frank Cioffi
Honorable Mention Johns Creek High School - Once Upon a Mattress Bryce Irvin Dauntless
Honorable Mention Lambert High School - Bye Bye Birdie Sean McCormack Albert Peterson
Honorable Mention Wesleyan School - Into the Woods Andrew Sabonis-Chafee Baker
Best Leading Actress
Nominee Lambert High School - Bye Bye Birdie Elana Lazaro Rose Alverez
Nominee Milton High School - Legally Blonde McKenzie Kurtz Elle Woods
Nominee South Forsyth High School - Shrek the Musical Claire Pappas Fiona
Nominee Tri-Cities High School - Dreamgirls Jai'len Josey Effie White
Nominee Walton High School - Into the Woods Katie Hollenhead Cinderella
Nominee West Forsyth High School - A Tale of Two Cities, the Musical Peyton Smith Lucie Mannette
Honorable Mention Buford High School - Shrek the Musical Madison Tankersley Fiona
Honorable Mention Calhoun High School - Sweeney Todd Rachel Green Mrs. Lovett
Honorable Mention Greenbrier High School - Oklahoma Katie Grace Hansen Laurey
Honorable Mention Johns Creek High School - Once Upon a Mattress Annie Lee Winnifred
Honorable Mention North Springs Charter School - Ruthless Lindsey Marcus Judy Denmark / Ginger DeMarco
Honorable Mention Wesleyan School - Into the Woods Caroline Mitchell Baker's Wife
Best Lighting Design
Nominee Johns Creek High School - Once Upon a Mattress Carol Anne Ochs Lighting Designer
Nominee Milton High School - Legally Blonde Sim Jones Lighting Designer
Nominee South Forsyth High School - Shrek the Musical Kirk Grizzle Lighting Designer
Nominee The Walker School - Grease Matt Eisenman Lighting Designer
Nominee Wesleyan School - Into the Woods Steven Broyles Lighting Designer
Nominee West Forsyth High School - A Tale of Two Cities, the Musical Eric Gray Lighting Designer
Honorable Mention Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School - The Music Man Cole Blaney Lighting Designer
Honorable Mention Greenbrier High School - Oklahoma Stephen Hansen Lighting Designer
Honorable Mention Holy Innocents' Episcopal School - Curtains Harrison McCrorrie Lighting Designer
Honorable Mention North Springs Charter School - Ruthless Ceandre Jefferies Lighting Designer
Honorable Mention White County High School - Into the Woods Peter Talton Lighting Designer
Best Musical Direction
Nominee Johns Creek High School - Once Upon a Mattress Rhonda Fossum Music Director
Nominee Milton High School - Legally Blonde Andrew Bowers Music Director
Nominee Pebblebrook High School - Les Miserables Frank Timmerman Music Director
Nominee Tri-Cities High School - Dreamgirls Lori Christian Music Director
Nominee West Forsyth High School - A Tale of Two Cities, the Musical Eric Gray Music Director
Honorable Mention Allatoona High School - The Wizard of Oz Thomas Chafin Music Director
Honorable Mention Lakeview Academy - The Wedding Singer Allison Lingenfelter Music Director
Honorable Mention South Forsyth High School - Shrek the Musical Kirk Grizzle Music Director
Honorable Mention The Walker School - Grease Todd Motter & Samantha Walker Music Director
Honorable Mention Wesleyan School - Into the Woods Brock Derringer Music Director
Best Musical
Nominee Calhoun High School - Sweeney Todd
Nominee Milton High School - Legally Blonde
Nominee South Forsyth High School - Shrek the Musical
Nominee Tri-Cities High School - Dreamgirls
Nominee Wesleyan School - Into the Woods
Nominee West Forsyth High School - A Tale of Two Cities, the Musical
Honorable Mention Atlanta International School - You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown
Honorable Mention Johns Creek High School - Once Upon a Mattress
Honorable Mention Lakeview Academy - The Wedding Singer
Honorable Mention Mount Paran Christian School - Fiddler on the Roof
Honorable Mention The Walker School - Grease
Best Orchestra
Nominee Allatoona High School - The Wizard of Oz James Palmer Conductor
Nominee Hillgrove High School - Into the Woods Wesley Stoner Conductor
Nominee Johns Creek High School - Once Upon a Mattress Rhonda Fossum Conductor
Nominee Milton High School - Legally Blonde Chris Shumick Conductor
Nominee The Walker School - Grease Todd Motter Conductor
Nominee Tri-Cities High School - Dreamgirls Tarik Rowland Conductor
Nominee Walton High School - Into the Woods Susan Griffin Conductor
Honorable Mention Greater Atlanta Christian School - The Music Man D. J. Bulls Conductor
Honorable Mention Mt. Zion High School - Shrek the Musical Derrick Jackson Conductor
Honorable Mention Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School - Smile Paul Scott Conductor
Honorable Mention Riverwood International Charter School - The Wedding Singer Carlos Rodriguez Conductor
Nominee Atlanta International School - You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown Theo Viala & Julian Marfurt Scenic Designer
Nominee Calhoun High School - Sweeney Todd Beth and Kate James Scenic Designer
Nominee Johns Creek High School - Once Upon a Mattress Debbie Prost Scenic Designer
Nominee Milton High School - Legally Blonde Sim Jones Scenic Designer
Nominee Tri-Cities High School - Dreamgirls Korey Washington Scenic Designer
Nominee Wesleyan School - Into the Woods Steven Broyles Scenic Designer
Nominee
Honorable Mention Greenbrier High School - Oklahoma Drew McDaniels Scenic Designer
Honorable Mention Mount Paran Presbyterian School - Fiddler on the Roof Jenn Fitzpatrick Scenic Designer Honorable Mention South Forsyth High School - Shrek the Musical Kirk Grizzle Scenic Designer
Honorable Mention The Walker School - Grease Bill Schreiner Scenic Designer
Honorable Mention West Forsyth High School - A Tale of Two Cities, the Musical Eric Gray Scenic Designer
Honorable Mention White County High School - Into the Woods Peter Talton Scenic Designer
Best Showstopper
Nominee Lakeview Academy - The Wedding Singer It's Your Wedding Day
Nominee Mount Paran Christian School To Life
Nominee North Cobb Christian School - The Sound of Music Preludium
Nominee North Springs Charter School - Ruthless Ruthless!
Nominee The Walker School - Grease Grease
Shuler Award Recipient Pebblebrook High School - Les Miserables The ABC Café / The People's Song
Honorable Mention Buford High School - Shrek the Musical Morning Person
Honorable Mention Eastside High School - Disney's High School Musical We're All in this Together (Reprise)
Honorable Mention Johns Creek High School - Once Upon a Mattress Shy
Honorable Mention Pope High School - The Sound of Music Climb Ev'ry Mountain
Honorable Mention Starr's Mill High School - Shrek the Musical Morning Person
Honorable Mention Walton High School - Into the Woods Ever After
Best Sound
Nominee Greenbrier High School - Oklahoma Stephen Hansen Sound Designer
Nominee Lakeview Academy - The Wedding Singer Cooper Lewis Sound Designer
Nominee Milton High School - Legally Blonde Jason O'Neal and Karly Koch Sound Designer
Nominee Mount Paran Christian School - Fiddler on the Roof Jamie Mellars Sound Designer
Nominee The Walker School - Grease Todd Motter Sound Designer
Nominee Wesleyan School - Into the Woods Andrew Strayhorn & Michael Broyles Sound Designer
Honorable Mention Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School - The Music Man Jacob Wall Sound Designer
Honorable Mention Hillgrove High School - Into the Woods Anthony Gagliardi Sound Designer
Best Supporting Actor
Nominee Calhoun High School - Sweeney Todd Chandler Padgett Anthony
Nominee Johns Creek High School - Once Upon a Mattress Brennen Blotner Minstrel
Nominee Milton High School - Legally Blonde Christian Loria Warner Huntington III
Nominee North Cobb Christian School - The Sound of Music Ryan Daly Max Dettweiler
Nominee South Forsyth High School - Shrek the Musical Barrett Crowder Donkey
Nominee Tri-Cities High School - Dreamgirls Elyakeem Avraham James "Thunder" Early
Nominee West Forsyth High School - A Tale of Two Cities, the Musical Cody Marshall Charles Darnay
Honorable Mention Lakeview Academy - The Wedding Singer Christian Reinhardt Sammy
Honorable Mention The Walker School Coleman Hedden Kenickie
Honorable Mention Walton High School - Into the Woods Ian Kelso Jack
Honorable Mention Wesleyan School - Into the Woods Jay Bell Jack
Best Supporting Actress
Nominee Calhoun High School - Sweeney Todd Lucy Leggett Johanna
Nominee Johns Creek High School - Once Upon a Mattress Tori Beauchamp Queen Aggravain
Nominee Milton High School - Legally Blonde Emily McMillan Paulette Bonafonte
Nominee North Springs Charter School - Ruthless Bronte Upshaw Sylvia St. Croix
Nominee Tri-Cities High School - Dreamgirls Katherine Taylor Deena Jones
Nominee Wesleyan School - Into the Woods Kristen Solomon Little Red Riding Hood
Nominee West Forsyth High School - A Tale of Two Cities, the Musical Lily Dickinson Madame DeFarge
Honorable Mention Lakeview Academy - The Wedding Singer Georgia Whitehead Holly
Honorable Mention Trinity Christian School - Disney's Beauty and the Beast Beth Powell Madame Wardrobe
Honorable Mention Walton High School - Into the Woods Kalli Hicks Witch
Best Technical Execution
Nominee Atlanta International School - You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown Rob Warren Technical Director
Nominee Calhoun High School - Sweeney Todd Jon Gains Technical Director
Nominee Johns Creek High School - Once Upon a Mattress Debbie Prost & Jack Stoffel Technical Director
Nominee Milton High School - Legally Blonde Sim Jones Technical Director
Nominee Tri-Cities High School - Dreamgirls Korey M. Washington Technical Director
Nominee Wesleyan School - Into the Woods Chad Simmons Technical Director
Honorable Mention Buford High School - Shrek the Musical Kimberly Staples Technical Director
Honorable Mention Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School - The Music Man Christopher Dills Technical Director
Honorable Mention Mount Paran Christian School - Fiddler on the Roof David Foster Technical Director
Honorable Mention South Forsyth High School - Shrek the Musical Kirk Grizzle Technical Director
Honorable Mention The Walker School - Grease Bill Schreiner Technical Director
Honorable Mention West Forsyth High School - A Tale of Two Cities, the Musical Eric Gray Technical Director
Scholarships
Broadway Dreams Performance Scholarship Recipient Buford High School Madison Tankersley Shuler Scholarship Recipient
Broadway Dreams Technical Theatre Scholarship Recipient Langston Hughes High School Briyanna Brinson Shuler Scholarship Recipient
Doris Corrie Russell Dance Scholarship Recipient Woodland High School Brooke Rucker Shuler Scholarship Recipient
Jubilee Cultural Arts Alliance Scenic Design Grant Cambridge High School Tracey Buot Director / Scholarship Recipient
Morrell Memorial Music Scholarship Recipient Harlem High School Dylan Boyd Shuler Scholarship Recipient
Morrell Memorial Music Scholarship Recipient The Lovett School Anisa Threlkeld Shuler Scholarship Recipient