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2009 Nominees & Recipients

The 5th Avenue Theatre is delighted to announce the recipients of the 2009 5th Avenue High School Musical Theatre Awards, sponsored by Wells Fargo. Congratulations!

Award recipients appear in bold.

Outstanding Overall Musical Production

  • Bellarmine Preparatory School, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
  • Capital High School, Little Women
  • Edmonds Homeschool Resource Center, The Wiz
  • Lewis and Clark High School, Chicago
  • Olympia High School, Bye Bye Birdie
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  • The Overlake School, Once on this Island
  • Richland High School, Once on this Island

Honorable Mention

  • Eisenhower High School, Honk!

Outstanding Direction

  • Bellarmine Preparatory School, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
  • Capital High School, Little Women
  • Curtis High School, School House Rock Live!
  • Edmonds Homeschool Resource Center, Once on this Island
  • Kentwood High School, Li'l Abner
  • Lewis and Clark High School, Chicago
  • The Overlake School, Once on this Island
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  • Olympia High School, Bye Bye Birdie
  • Richland High School, Once on this Island

Honorable Mention

  • Enumclaw High School, Titanic
  • Ferndale High School, Grease
  • Mercer Island High School, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
  • Nathan Hale High School, The Wedding Singer
  • Redmond High School, Urinetown
  • Tahoma High School, Little Shop of Horrors

Outstanding Music Direction

  • Bellarmine Preparatory School, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
  • Capital High School, Little Women
  • Edmonds Homeschool Resource Center, Spitfire Grill
  • Ferndale High School, Grease
  • Kent Meridian High School and Kentridge High School, Fame
  • Olympia High School, Bye Bye Birdie
  • The Overlake School, Once on this Island
  • Tahoma High School, Little Shop of Horrors

Honorable Mention

  • Curtis High School, School House Rock!
  • Kamiak High School, Into the Woods
  • Richland High School, Once on this Island
  • West Seattle High School, Merrily We Roll Along

Outstanding Choreography

  • Curtis High School, School House Rock Live!
  • Edmonds Home School Resource Center, The Wiz
  • Edmonds Home School Resource Center, Once on this Island
  • Eisenhower High School, Honk!
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  • Klahowya High School, My Fair Lady
  • Nathan Hale High School, The Wedding Singer
  • Olympia High School, Bye Bye Birdie
  • Redmond High School, Urinetown
  • Richland High School, Once on this Island

Honorable Mention

  • Bellarmine Preparatory School, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
  • Eastlake High School, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
  • Kentridge High School, High School Musical
  • Lewis and Clark High School, Chicago
  • Liberty High School, Kiss Me Quick Before the Lava Reaches the Village

Outstanding Orchestra

  • Bellarmine Preparatory, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
  • Kamiak High School, Into the Woods
  • Lewis and Clark High School, Chicago
  • Liberty High School, Kiss Me Quick Before the Lava Reaches the Village
  • Mercer Island High School, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
  • Olympia High School, Bye Bye Birdie
  • Peninsula High School, Wonderful Town
  • Richland High School, Once on this Island
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Honorable Mention

  • Cedar Park Christian School, Godspell
  • Eisenhower High School, Honk!
  • Ferndale High School, Grease
  • Gig Harbor High School, Guys and Dolls
  • West Valley High School, Oklahoma!

Outstanding Scenic Design

  • Bonney Lake High School, Oklahoma!
  • Bothell High School, Fiddler on the Roof
  • Capital High School, Little Women
  • Eisenhower High School, Honk!
  • Hanford High School, Once Upon a Mattress
  • Kamiak High School, Into the Woods
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  • Lynden Christian School, Fiddler on the Roof
  • Olympia High School, Bye Bye Birdie
  • The Overlake School, Once on this Island

Honorable Mention

  • Bethel High School, Grease
  • Curtis High School, School House Rock Live!
  • Enumclaw High School, Titanic
  • Klahowya High School, My Fair Lady
  • Richland High School, Once on this Island
  • River Ridge High School, Little Women

Outstanding Lighting Design

  • Decatur High School, The Wedding Singer
  • Edmonds Homeschool Resource Center, Once on this Island
  • Edmonds Homeschool Resource Center, Spitfire Grill
  • Eisenhower High School, Honk!
  • Lewis and Clark High School, Chicago
  • Lynden Christian School, Fiddler on the Roof
  • Olympia High School, Bye Bye Birdie
  • The Overlake School, Once on this Island
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  • Richland High School, Once on this Island

Honorable Mention

  • Bellarmine Preparatory School, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
  • Lynden High School, Beauty and the Beast

Outstanding Costume Design

  • Bellarmine Preparatory School, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
  • Capital High School, Little Women
  • Edmonds Homeschool Resource Center, The Wiz
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  • Inglemoor High School, Bye Bye Birdie
  • Kamiak High School, Into the Woods
  • Kentridge High School, High School Musical
  • Lewis and Clark High School, Chicago
  • Olympia High School, Bye Bye Birdie
  • Richland High School, Once on this Island

Honorable Mention

  • Auburn Riverside High School, The Music Man
  • Edmonds Homeschool Resource Center, Once on this Island
  • Eisenhower High School, Honk!
  • Enumclaw High School, Titanic
  • Mountlake Terrace High School, Once Upon a Mattress
  • Nathan Hale High School, The Wedding Singer

Outstanding Hair and Make-Up Design

  • Archbishop Murphy High School, Footloose
  • Arlington High School, Peter Pan
  • Bothell High School, Fiddler on the Roof
  • Edmonds Homeschool Resource Center, Once on this Island
  • Enumclaw High School, Titanic
  • Nathan Hale High School, The Wedding Singer
  • The Overlake School, Once on this Island
  • Sultan High School, The Music Man
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  • Sunnyside High School, Willy Wonka, Jr

Honorable Mention

  • Liberty High School, Kiss Me Quick Before the Lava Reaches the Village
  • Nooksack Valley High School, Footloose
  • North Thurston High School, Oklahoma!
  • Thomas Jefferson High School, Starmites

Outstanding Stage Crew

  • Capital High School, Little Women
  • Eisenhower High School, Honk!
  • Hanford High School, Once Upon a Mattress
  • Kentlake High School, Annie Get Your Gun
  • Kentridge High School, High School Musical
  • Mountlake Terrace High School, Once Upon a Mattress
  • River Ridge High School, Little Women
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Honorable Mention

  • Curtis High School, School House Rock Live!
  • Decatur High School, The Wedding Singer
  • Gig Harbor High School, Guys and Dolls

Outstanding Lobby Display

  • Auburn Mountainview High School, Zombie Prom
  • Edmonds Homeschool Resource Center, Once on this Island
  • Enumclaw High School, Titanic
  • Kentlake High School, Annie Get Your Gun
  • Kentridge High School, High School Musical
  • Liberty High School, Kiss Me Quick Before the Lava Reaches the Village
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  • Tumwater High School, Anything Goes

Honorable Mention

  • Arlington High School, Peter Pan

Outstanding Program Design

  • AC Davis High School, My Fair Lady
  • Bellarmine Preparatory School, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
  • Edmonds Homeschool Resource Center, The Wiz
  • Enumclaw High School, Titanic
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  • Ferndale High School, Grease
  • Kamiak High School, Into the Woods

Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role

  • Jocelyn O'Keefe as Jo March, Capital High School, Little Women
  • Michelle DeShon as Miss Adelaide, Gig Harbor High School, Guys and Dolls
  • Meowset Abbett as Rosie Alvarez, Inglemoor High School, Bye Bye Birdie
  • Gabbie Dewalt as Annie Oakley, Kentlake High School, Annie Get Your Gun
  • Linnea Ingalls as Daisy Mae, Kentwood High School, Li'l Abner
  • Laura Anderson as Kim McAfee, Olympia High School, Bye Bye Birdie
  • Faith Higgins as Ruth Sherwood, Peninsula High School, Wonderful Town
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  • Elise Myette as Audrey, Tahoma High School, Little Shop of Horrors

Honorable Mention

  • Maddie Slettedahl as Toffee, Auburn Mountainview High School, Zombie Prom
  • Makenna Codlin as Toffee, Burlington Edison High School, Zombie Prom
  • Debbie Wentz as Reno Sweeney, Cashmere High School, Anything Goes
  • Indeah Thomaier as Ti Moune, Edmonds Homeschool Resource Center, Once on this Island
  • Hilary Dial as Carmen Bernstein, Kentwood High School, Curtains
  • Cherisse Martinelli as Eliza Doolittle, Klahowya High School, My Fair Lady
  • Madison Martin as Roxie Hart, Lewis and Clark High School, Chicago
  • Lindie Ellis as Belle, Lynden High School, Beauty and the Beast
  • Sarah Elliott as Natalie, Woodinville High School, All Shook Up

Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

  • Simon Patterson as Fred/Petruchio, Bainbridge High School, Kiss Me Kate
  • Henry Nettleton as Joseph, Bellarmine Preparatory , Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
  • Johnny Wilson as Ugly, Eisenhower High School, Honk!
  • Matt Frye as Danny, Ferndale High School, Grease
  • Travis Olson as Nathan Detroit, Gig Harbor High School, Guys and Dolls
  • Michael Cordier as Albert Peterson, Olympia High School, Bye Bye Birdie
  • Andrew King as the Beast, Sequim High School, Beauty and the Beast
  • Devon Uy as Harold Hill, Stanwood High School, The Music Man

Honorable Mention

  • Daniel Schreiner as Harold Hill, Auburn Riverside High School, The Music Man
  • Dalten Nelson as Bat Boy, Capital High School, Bat Boy
  • Julian Franco as Robbie Hart, Decatur High School, The Wedding Singer

Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - TIE

  • Gabriella Guilfoil as Marmee, Capital High School, Little Women
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  • Dannielle Simmons as Shelby Thorpe, Edmonds Home School Resource Center, Spitfire Grill
  • Kylie Spillman as Queen Aggravain, Hanford High School, Once Upon a Mattress
  • Lizzie Kittel as Mae Peterson, Inglemoor High School, Bye Bye Birdie
  • Tida Svy as Mammy Yokum, Kentwood High School, Li'l Abner
  • Lauren Ambielli as Asaka, The Overlake School, Once on this Island
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  • Angela Rose Sink as Frenchy, Timberline High School, Grease
  • Bridgid Abrams as Erzulie, Richland High School, Once on this Island
  • Amy Parks as Asaka, Richland High School, Once on this Island

Honorable Mention

  • Amber Curtis as Frenchy, Bethel High School, Grease
  • Apollonia Thomaier as Scarecrow, Edmonds Home School Resource Center, The Wiz
  • Arielle Gordon as Velda Velasquez, Liberty High School, Kiss me Quick Before the Lava Reaches the Village
  • Danielle King as Queen Aggravain, Mountlake Terrace High School, Once Upon a Mattress
  • Carlie Watson as Amaryllis, Stanwood High School, The Music Man
  • Brittne Lunniss as Diva, Thomas Jefferson High School, Starmites
  • Alyssa DeHoop as Sylvia, Woodinville High School, All Shook Up

Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role

  • Eddie Carroll as Laurie, Capital High School, Little Women
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  • Isaiah Corey as Tinman, Edmonds Home School Resource Center, The Wiz
  • Colin Ference as Christopher Belling, Kentwood High School, Curtains
  • Brett Bajema as Gaston, Lynden High School, Beauty and the Beast
  • Skyler Jones as Lazar Wolf, Lynden Christian High School, Fiddler on the Roof
  • Elliot Weeks as Harry McAfee, Olympia High School, Bye Bye Birdie
  • Garrett Young as Frank Lippencott, Peninsula High School, Wonderful Town
  • Henry Van Leishout as Laurie , River Ridge High School, Little Women
  • Jeff Grothe as Will Parker, West Valley High School, Oklahoma!

Honorable Mention

  • Ryan Floresca as The Wiz, Edmonds Home School Resource Center, The Wiz
  • Logan Ellis as Schlomo Metzenbaum, Kent Meridian High School and Kentridge High School, Fame
  • Jared Rein as Marryin' Sam, Kentwood High School, Li'l Abner
  • Spencer Hamp as Emanuele Giri, Mercer Island High School, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
  • Stephen Miller as Daniel, Richland High School, Once on this Island
  • Isaac Boekelheide as Lumiere, Sequim High School, Beauty and the Beast
  • Alex Honjiyo as Dennis, Woodinville High School, All Shook Up

Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Featured Ensemble Role

  • Amy Billroth-Maclurg as Patty Simcox, Ballard High School, Grease
  • Kimberly Lawrence as Berthe, Battle Ground High School and Prairie High School, Pippin
  • Emily Milburn as Aunt March/ Mrs Kirk, Capital High School, Little Women
  • Dakota Leigh as Effy Krayneck, Edmonds Homeschool Resource Center, Spitfire Grill
  • Ellen Zahniser as Betty Dullfeet, Mercer Island High School, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
  • Stephanie Kroschel as Ursula Merkle, Olympia High School, Bye Bye Birdie
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  • Ellen Grover as Berthe, Sumner High School, Pippin

Honorable Mention

  • Momoko Sugai as Hattie, Bainbridge High School, Kiss Me Kate
  • Ruth Ann Saunders as Babette, Bremerton High School, Beauty and the Beast
  • Madeline Heffernan as Wardrobe, Lake Stevens High School, Beauty and the Beast
  • Madeline Mullen as Zanetta, Sultan High School, Music Man
  • Emily Slinker as Mrs. Gloop,Sunnyside High School, Willy Wonka, Jr.
  • Megan Hawkins as Aunt Eller, West Valley High School, Oklahoma!

Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Featured Ensemble Role

  • Ethan Ellis as Ensemble, Battle Ground High School and Prairie High School, Pippin
  • Paul Morgan as Potifar, Bellarmine Preparatory School, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
  • Kraig Partridge as "Do the Circulation," Curtis High School, School House Rock Live!
  • Brett Claudio as Bum Regan, Decatur High School, The Wedding Singer
  • Matt Kincannon as Bullfrog, Eisenhower High School, Honk!
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  • Dennis Franzman as Johnny Casino, Ferndale High School, Grease
  • Ryan Toney as Rusty Charlie, Gig Harbor High School , Guys and Dolls
  • Jaron Boggs as Dazzle Razzledorf, Thomas Jefferson High School, Starmites

Honorable Mention

  • Max Garland as Wizard, Hanford High School, Once Upon a Mattress
  • Tom Dang as Goodman King, Kent Meridian High School and Kentridge High School, Fame
  • Matt Eisenmann as Officer Barrel, Redmond High School, Urinetown

Outstanding Performance by an Actor or Actress in a Non-Singing Role

  • Christy Mehelich as Evangeline Harcourt, Cashmere High School, Anything Goes
  • Sam Asher as Coach Calhoun, Friday Harbor High School, Grease
  • Josephus Banks as King Sextimus, Hanford High School, Once Upon a Mattress
  • Keelan Johnson, Miles Murray and PJ Palega as Three Street Dancers, Kent Meridian High School and Kentridge High School, Fame
  • Rachel McKee as Mrs. Darbus, Kentridge High School, High School Musical
  • Jimmy Blackman as Hugo Peabody, Olympia High School, Bye Bye Birdie
  • Jacob Andrew Almanza as Ali Hakim, West Valley High School, Oklahoma!
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Honorable Mention

  • Daneil Newcomb as Mrs. Pearce, AC Davis High School, My Fair Lady

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Group

  • Tiger and Lily, Arlington High School, Peter Pan
  • Schoolboard Quartet, Auburn Riverside High School, The Music Man
  • The Brothers, Bellarmine Preparatory School, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
  • Ida and Isidor Straus, Enumclaw High School, Titanic
  • Burger Palace Boys, Ferndale High School, Grease
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  • The Princes, Kamiak High School, Into the Woods
  • Pick-a-Little Ladies, Sultan High School, The Music Man
  • Crystal, Chiffon and Ronnette, Tahoma High School, Little Shop of Horrors

Honorable Mention

  • Silly Girls, Lynden High School, Beauty and the Beast
  • Goodwill and Gaffles, Mercer Island High School, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
  • Nuns, Mount Baker High School, The Sound of Music
  • Starmites, Thomas Jefferson High School, Starmites
  • Burger Palace Boys,Timberline High School, Grease

Outstanding Performance by a Chorus

  • Edmonds Homeschool Resource Center, The Wiz
  • Eisenhower High School, Honk!
  • Kentwood High School, Li'l Abner
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  • Liberty High School, Kiss Me Quick Before the Lava Reaches the Village
  • Olympia H.S., Bye Bye Birdie
  • The Overlake School, Once on this Island
  • Richland High School, Once on this Island

Honorable Mention

  • Edmonds Homeschool Resource Center, Once on this Island
  • Ferndale High School, Grease
  • Hanford High School , Once Upon a Mattress
  • Nathan Hale High School , The Wedding Singer

Special Honors: Student Achievement in Musical Composition

  • Mercer Island High School, Leeran Raphaely

Special Honors: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Cast

  • Olympic High School, Godspell

Special Honors: Student Achievement

  • Bethel High School, Daniel Ehlig
  • Bethel High School, Sergio Vendetti
  • Bremerton High School, Tim Sargent
  • Capital High School, Kristina Hess
  • Decatur High School, Gabrielle Strong
  • Edmonds Homeschool Resource Center, Ryan Floresca
  • Kamiak High School, Kathryn Gruber
  • Kentlake High School, Grant Hayden
  • The Overlake School, Alice Madden
  • Sunnyside High School, Adam Cleghorn
  • Tahoma Jr. High School, Sam Morcom
  • Thomas Jefferson High School, Isaac Santamaria
  • Woodinville High School, Andrew Kemis

Special Honors: Educational Impact

  • Edmonds Homeschool Rescource Center, Once on this Island
  • Eisenhower High School, Honk!
  • Kent Meridian High School and Kentridge High School, Fame
  • Stanwood High School, The Music Man

For corrections, please email Anya Rudnick at arudnick@5thavenue.org