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2006 Nominees & Recipients

The 5th Avenue Theatre is delighted to announce the nominees and recipients of the 2006 5th Avenue High School Musical Theatre Awards, sponsored by Wells Fargo. Congratulations!

Award recipients appear in bold.

Outstanding Overall Musical Production

  • Capital High School, Grease
  • Curtis High School, Guys and Dolls
  • Decatur High School, Godspell
  • Kentridge High School, Footloose
  • Kentwood High School, Guys and Dolls
  • Liberty High School, Seussical
  • Mercer Island High School, The Cradle Will Rock

Honorable Mention

  • Edmonds Home School Resource Center, The Secret Garden
  • Woodinville High School, Once Upon a Mattress

Outstanding Female Actor in a Leading Role

  • A.C. Davis High School, Kristie Prescott as Gertrude McFuzz, Seussical
  • Ballard High School, Emily McVicker as Dolly Levi, Hello Dolly
  • Bellevue Christian High School, Lindsey Larson as Eponine, Les Miserables
  • Kentridge High School, Aly Palsson as Vi Moore, Footloose
  • Kentwood High School, Kate Mosbarger as Adelaide, Guys and Dolls
  • Mount Baker High School, Allison Sutton as Dolly Levi, Hello Dolly
  • Nathan Hale High School, Kirstin Maki as Ishmael, Moby Dick, the Musical!
  • Peninsula High School, Kirsten Helland as Winnifred, Once Upon a Mattress

Honorable Mention

  • Bethel High School, Caitlin Martonik as Golde, Fiddler on the Roof
  • Edmonds Home School Resource Center, Lauren Ruhl as Jane Eyre, Jane Eyre
  • Hanford High School, Emily Autrey as Sarah Brown, Guys and Dolls
  • International High School, Christina Masson as Rosemary, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
  • Issaquah High School, Erin Roberts as Milly, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
  • Lynden High School, Heather McQuarrie as Eliza Doolittle, My Fair Lady
  • Mount Si High School, Sonja Opsvig as Cinderella, Into the Woods
  • Redmond High School, Renee Saedi as Cinderella, Cinderella
  • Thomas Jefferson High School, Amber Thompson as Belle, Beauty and the Beast

Outstanding Male Actor in a Leading Role

  • Bellevue Christian High School, Jeff Wilken as Javert, Les Miserables
  • Bethel High School, Steve Barnette as Tevye, Fiddler on the Roof
  • Capital High School, Derik Nelson as Danny, Grease
  • Curtis High School, Michael Bennett as Nathan Detroit, Guys and Dolls
  • Kentlake High School, Eric Hagreen as Seymour, Little Shop of Horrors
  • Kentridge High School, Danny Lindgren as Ren, Footloose
  • Kentridge High School, Connor Russell as Pippin, Pippin
  • Sequim High School, Daniel Steelquist as Joseph, Joseph and the¬ÝAmazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Honorable Mention

  • A.C. Davis High School, Brennan Cooper as Horton the Elephant, Seussical
  • Edmonds Home School Resource Center, Gabe Corey as Bobby Childs, Crazy for You
  • Edmonds Home School Resource Center, Nathan Lohr as Edward Rochester, Jane Eyre
  • Seattle Prep, Patrick Harvey as Billy Crocker, Anything Goes
  • Skyline High School, Patrick Shelton as Hero, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting Role

  • Edmonds Home School Resource Center, Nikki Hayes as Mrs. Fairfax, Jane Eyre
  • Forest Ridge School, Lindsey Hedberg & Allison Thonssen as Audrey II, Little Shop of Horrors
  • Kentridge High School, Rachel Connell as Ethel McCormack, Footloose
  • Lynden Christian High School, Chelsi Vanderpol as Dorothy Brock, 42nd Street
  • Mount Si High School, Elise Vikari as Jack's Mother, Into the Woods
  • Olympia High School, Kindsey North as Mae, The Pajama Game
  • Olympia High School, Katie Halpern as Mabel, The Pajama Game
  • Seattle Academy of Arts and Science, Gillian Durkee as Mrs. Broadmore/Mrs. Cross, Crossing Over

Honorable Mention

  • A.C. Davis High School, Emily Stephenson as Mayzie, Seussical
  • Bellarmine Prep, Katie Peters as Rizzo, Grease
  • Enumclaw High School, Kelly Furguson as Mrs. MacAfee, Bye Bye Birdie
  • Peninsula High School, Lyndsi LaRose as Queen Aggravain, Once Upon a Mattress
  • Thomas Jefferson High School, Katie Daudet as Mrs. Potts, Beauty and the Beast

Outstanding Male Actor in a Supporting Role

  • Ballard High School, Justin DeWolf as Cornelius, Hello Dolly
  • Capital High School, Gavin Reub as Kenickie, Grease
  • Clarkston High School, Farid Moaveni as Mareb, AIDA
  • Kentlake High School, Matthew Lincoln as Mr. Mushnik, Little Shop of Horrors
  • Kentridge High School, Travis Britt & Pat Dullenty as Willard, Footloose
  • Kentwood High School, Stefano Langone as Nicely Nicely, Guys and Dolls
  • Klahoywa High School, Kenneth Miller as the Scarecrow, The Wizard of Oz
  • Mercer Island High School, Andy Shephard as Larry Foreman, The Cradle Will Rock

Honorable Mention

  • Decatur High School, Jason Dooley as Jason, Godspell
  • Olympia High School, Joel Richart as Prez, The Pajama Game
  • Sequim High School, Blake Barnes as Simeon, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
  • Thomas Jefferson High School, Zack Argyle as Gaston, Beauty and the Beast

Outstanding Female Actor in a Featured Role

  • A.C. Davis High School, Alexa Torres as The Sour Kangaroo, Seussical
  • Curtis High School, Sonya Meyer as Mimi, Guys and Dolls
  • Eastside Catholic High School, Kristen Towbin as Yvonne Sorel, Paint Your Wagon
  • Edmonds Home School Resource Center, Renee Ambacher as Bertha Mason, Jane Eyre
  • Kentridge High School, Lisa Hanninen as Player/Dance Soloist, Pippin
  • Mount Si High School, Christine Edvalson as Rapunzel, Into the Woods
  • Thomas Jefferson High School, Audrey Matherne as the Enchantress, Beauty and the Beast
  • Timberline High School, Sarah Edwards as Alice, Big River

Honorable Mention

  • Edmonds Home School Resource Center, Indeah Thomaier as Patsy, Crazy for You
  • Lynden Christian High School, Ashlie Blaske as Ethel, 42nd Street

Outstanding Male Actor in a Featured Role

  • Ballard High School, Nate McVicker as Manny/Judge, Hello Dolly
  • Bethel High School, Kevin Selland as Greylag, Honk!
  • Curtis High School, Barret Lybbert as Rusty Charlie, Guys and Dolls
  • Curtis High School, Sam Roisum as Liverlips Louie, Guys and Dolls
  • Eastside Catholic High School, Christian Wong as Sandy, Paint Your Wagon
  • Kentwood High School, Tyler Schuelke as Harry the Horse, Guys and Dolls
  • Timberline High School, Alex Hatzialexiou as Mark Twain/Silas Phelps, Big River

Honorable Mention

  • Auburn Riverside High School, Ian Crawford as Johnny Casino, Grease
  • Bellarmine Prep, Jacob Bayless da Costa as Johnny Casino, Grease
  • Garfield High School, Zack Bornstien as The Wolf, Into the Woods

Outstanding Chorus

  • Curtis High School, Guys and Dolls
  • Edmonds Home School Resource Center, The Secret Garden
  • Kentridge High School, Footloose
  • Kentridge High School, Pippin
  • Kentwood High School, Guys and Dolls
  • Liberty High School, Seussical
  • Olympia High School, The Pajama Game
  • Woodinville High School, Once Upon a Mattress

Honorable Mention

  • Clarkston High School, AIDA
  • Sequim High School, ¬ÝJoseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
  • Shorecrest High School, Aladdin
  • Thomas Jefferson High School, Beauty and the Beast

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Group

  • Capital High School, The Burger Palace Boys, Grease
  • Curtis High School, The Gamblers/Gangsters, Guys and Dolls
  • Hanford High School, The Gamblers/Gangsters, Guys and Dolls
  • Kenlake High School, Cast A - Ronnette, Crystal & Chiffon, Little Shop of Horrors
  • Kentridge High School, Rusty, Wendy Jo & Urleen, Footloose
  • Kentwood High School, The Gamblers/Gangsters, Guys and Dolls
  • Liberty High School, The Who's, Seussical
  • Mercer Island High School, Mister Mister's Committee, The Cradle Will Rock

Outstanding Performance by a Male or Female Actor in a Non-Singing Role

  • Capital High School, Eddie Carroll as Eugene Florcyzk, Grease
  • Kamiak High School, Storm Heitman as Eugene Florcyzk, Grease
  • Klahowya High School, Anthony Zendejas as Nikko, The Wizard of Oz
  • Mountlake Terrace High School, Shelby Bennett as Pop, The Pajama Game
  • Sammamish High School, Cady Smola as Peaches the Cat, Cinderella
  • Seattle Preparatory School, Laura Seay as Mrs. Harcourt, Anything Goes
  • Shorecrest High School, Jake Mason as The Magic Carpet, Aladdin
  • Woodinville High School, Bryan Sebris as King Sextimus the Silent, Once Upon a Mattress

Honorable Mention

  • Bellarmine Prep, Bojie Mageo as Vince Fontaine, Grease
  • Kamiak High School, Devin Badoo as Vince Fontaine, Grease
  • Shorecrest High School, Allison Doyle as Iago, Aladdin
  • South Whidbey High School, Orson Ossman as Eugene Florcyzk, Grease

Outstanding Direction

  • Capital High School, Shawn M. Riley, Grease
  • Curtis High School, Julie Halpin, Guys and Dolls
  • Decatur High School, Toby Dycus, Godspell
  • Edmonds Home School Resource Center, Shileah Corey, Jane Eyre
  • Kentridge High School, Jennifer Grajewski, Footloose
  • Kentridge High School, Jennifer Grajewski, Pippin
  • Liberty High School, Katherine Klekas, Seussical
  • Mercer Island High School, Karen Campbell, The Cradle Will Rock
  • Woodinville High School, Hjalmer Anderson, Once Upon a Mattress

Honorable Mention

  • A.C. Davis High School, Terry Cooper, Seussical
  • Thomas Jefferson High School, Laird M. Thornton, Beauty and the Beast

Outstanding Music Direction

  • Bellarmine Prep, Frank Lewis, Grease
  • Capital High School, Heather Stein, Grease
  • Decatur High School, Steve Gorringe, Godspell
  • Kentridge High School, Anthony Giles, Footloose
  • Kentwood High School, Mara Ostrand, Guys and Dolls
  • Liberty High School, Mara Ostrand, Seussical
  • Mercer Island High School, David Duvall, The Cradle Will Rock
  • Olympia High School, Dan Schwartz, The Pajama Game

Outstanding Choreography

  • A.C. Davis High School, Seussical
  • Bothell High School, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
  • Clarkston High School, AIDA
  • Edmonds Home School Resource Center, Crazy for You
  • Hanford High School, Guys and Dolls
  • Kentridge High School, Pippin
  • Kentwood High School, Guys and Dolls
  • Liberty High School, Seussical
  • Sequim High School, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Honorable Mention

  • Ingraham High School, Little Shop of Horrors
  • Kentlake High School, Little Shop of Horrors
  • Olympia High School, The Pajama Game

Outstanding Orchestra

  • Capital High School, Little Shop of Horrors
  • Ingraham High School, Little Shop of Horrors
  • Issaquah High School, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
  • Kamiak High School, Grease
  • Kentridge High School, Pippin
  • Liberty High School, Seussical
  • Olympia High School, The Pajama Game
  • South Whidbey High School, Grease

Honorable Mention

  • Bellevue Christian High School, Les Miserables
  • Curtis High School, Guys and Dolls

Outstanding Scenic Design

  • A.C. Davis High School, Seussical
  • Capital High School, Grease
  • Decatur High School, Godspell
  • Edmonds Home School Resource Center, Jane Eyre
  • Kentridge High School, Footloose
  • Kentwood High School, Guys and Dolls
  • Mercer Island High School, The Cradle Will Rock
  • Peninsula High School, Once Upon a Mattress
  • Shorecrest High School, Aladdin

Honorable Mention

  • Kentlake High School, Little Shop of Horrors
  • Lynden High School, My Fair Lady
  • Mount Si High School, Into the Woods
  • Nathan Hale High School, Moby Dick, the Musical!
  • Sammamish High School, Cinderella

Outstanding Lighting Design

  • A.C. Davis High School, Seussical
  • Decatur High School, Godspell
  • Edmonds Home School Resource Center, Jane Eyre/The Secret Garden
  • Kentlake High School, Little Shop of Horrors
  • Kentridge High School, Footloose
  • Kentridge High School, Pippin
  • Liberty High School, Seussical
  • Peninsula High School, Once Upon a Mattress

Honorable Mention

  • Nathan Hale High School, Moby Dick, the Musical!
  • Olympia High School, The Pajama Game
  • Sammamish High School, Cinderella

Outstanding Costume Design

  • Ballard High School, Hello Dolly
  • Curtis High School, Guys and Dolls
  • Edmonds Home School Resource Center, The Secret Garden
  • Kentridge High School, Pippin
  • Liberty High School, Seussical
  • Lynden Christian High School, 42nd Street
  • Peninsula High School, Once Upon a Mattress
  • Richland High School, Into the Woods
  • Sammamish High School, Cinderella
  • Shorecrest High School, Aladdin

Honorable Mention

  • Bellevue Christian High School, Les Miserables
  • Ingraham High School, Little Shop of Horrors
  • Kentlake High School, Little Shop of Horrors

Outstanding Hair and Make-Up Design

  • Ballard High School, Hello Dolly
  • Curtis High School, Guys and Dolls
  • Edmonds Home School Resource Center, Jane Eyre
  • Kentridge High School, Pippin
  • Liberty High School, Seussical
  • Lynden Christian High School, 42nd Street
  • Shorecrest High School, Aladdin
  • Woodinville High School, Once Upon a Mattress

Honorable Mention

  • Sammamish High School, Cinderella

Outstanding Stage Crew

  • Capital High School, Grease
  • Kentridge High School, Footloose
  • Kentwood High School, Guys and Dolls
  • Liberty High School, Seussical
  • Lynden High School, My Fair Lady
  • Mercer Island High School, The Cradle Will Rock
  • Shorecrest High School, Aladdin
  • Thomas Jefferson High School, Beauty and the Beast

Honorable Mention

  • Enumclaw High School, Bye Bye Birdie

Outstanding Lobby Display

  • A.C. Davis High School, Seussical
  • Bothell High School, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
  • Clarkston High School, AIDA
  • Kamiak High School, Grease
  • Kentridge High School, Footloose
  • Klahowya High School, The Wizard of Oz
  • Lynden Christian High School, 42nd Street

Outstanding Program Design

  • Archbishop Murphy High School, South Pacific
  • Curtis High School, Guys and Dolls
  • Kamiak High School, Grease
  • Olympia High School, The Pajama Game
  • Richland High School, Into the Woods
  • Seattle Preparatory School, Anything Goes
  • Timberline High School, Big River

Special Honors—Outstanding Work by an Ensemble Cast

  • Decatur High School, Godspell
  • Mercer Island High School, The Cradle Will Rock

Special Honors—Outstanding Ensemble Members

  • Ballard High School, Holly Dahlstrom, Hello Dolly
  • Bellevue Christian High School, Brett Brennan, Les Miserables
  • Bothell High School, Madey Neal Bakewell, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
  • Forest Ridge School, Kate Reingold, Little Shop of Horrors
  • Issaquah High School, Jordan Swartz, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
  • Lynden High School, Austin McCombs, My Fair Lady
  • Nathan Hale High School, Sarah Boone, Moby Dick, the Musical!
  • Woodinville High School, Brian Cole, Once Upon a Mattress

Special Honors—Educational Impact

  • A.C Davis High School, Seussical
  • Klahowya High School, The Wizard of Oz
  • Mercer Island High School, The Cradle Will Rock
  • Thomas Jefferson High School, Beauty and the Beast

Special Honors—Student Achievement

  • Ballard High School, Mary McKee - Production Manager, Hello Dolly
  • Bethel High School, Jeremy Gagner - TD/Lighting Designer, Fiddler on the Roof
  • Clarkston High School, Alaina Swearington - Dance Captain, AIDA
  • Curtis High School, David Birlenbach - Marketing, Set Design, Guys and Dolls
  • Forest Ridge High School, Alix Patt- Exceptional Leader in Theatre Program, Little Shop of Horrors
  • Kamiak High School, Heather Garrison - Stage Manager, Grease
  • Olympia High School, Naomi Seifter - Production Designer, The Pajama Game
  • Peninsula High School, Micah Moore - Exceptional Support of Theatre Program, Once Upon a Mattress
  • Richland High School, Jeremey Clarke - Exceptional TD Support, Into the Woods