2014-15 Blumey Awards program

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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

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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.”

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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