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For Immediate Release: 4/21/16. List of nominees & photo attached Media Contact: Lisa Grisanti (716) 725-7963 Education Contact: Holly Grant (716) 829-1171
Shea’s Performing Arts Center andThe Lipke FoundationPresentTHE 23rd ANNUAL KENNY AWARDSCeremony at Shea’s May 14 Buffalo, NY -- Shea’s Performing Arts Center and The Lipke Foundation are proud to present the 23rd Annual Kenny Awards ceremony, an endeavor that recognizes the talent, dedication, and efforts of our area high school youth. The 23rd Annual Kenny Awards ceremony will be held at Shea’s on Saturday, May 14, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. Tickets are $8.00 presale and $10.00 at the door, and may be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.com, by phone at 1-800-745-3000, or in person at Shea’s Box Office, 650 Main Street starting April 30 at 10:00 a.m. Since the inception of the program, over 130 outstanding musical productions in local high schools have been recognized and honored by the Kenny Awards. Now in its 23rd year, the Kenny Awards will again recognize local high school talent for excellence in producing and performing musicals with host Lauren Hall from WIVB. Applications for this year’s Kenny Awards program were accepted in October and reviewed by the panel of Kenny adjudicators. From the applicant pool, 10 schools were selected to participate as finalists in this year’s ceremony. The finalists for the 2016 Kenny Awards are:
After viewing the productions of all finalists, the Kenny adjudicators will award the top schools and students for their efforts, including “The Kenny” for Outstanding Musical Production in which the winning school receives a $5,000 grant from the Lipke Foundation to be used solely by the school’s theatre department. Other awards include individual performances in leading and supporting roles, as well as areas of technical production, orchestration, choreography, set design, and dance performance. A complete list of nominees can be found online at KennyAwards.weebly.com. This year, Shea’s is one of 30+ theatres and organizations nationwide participating in the National High School Musical Awards Program, aka The Jimmy Awards, which will allow the selected Outstanding Leading Actress and Actor of the Kenny Awards to win an all-expenses-paid, week-long trip to New York City to compete in the National High School Musical Theatre Awards in June, 2016. This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity will include rehearsals with Broadway actors and musicians, performances, and other beneficial experiences. Participants in “The Jimmy Awards” will compete for various college scholarships. For information on the Kenny Award Program, contact Shea’s Education Coordinator Holly Grant at (716) 829-1171 or hgrant@sheas.org.
Nominees
Outstanding Orchestral Performance Nominees: Forestville Central School – Into the Woods Fredonia High School – Aida Frontier High School – The Addams Family Williamsville East High School – The Wiz Outstanding Technical Design Nominees: Barker High School – Oklahoma Clarence High School – Young Frankenstein Fredonia High School – Aida Frontier High School – The Addams Family Outstanding Choral Performance Nominees: Cardinal O’Hara High School – Anything Goes Clarence High School – Young Frankenstein Frontier High School – The Addams Family Wilson Central High School – Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Outstanding Scenic Design Nominees: Barker High School – Oklahoma Clarence High School – Young Frankenstein Forestville Central School – Into the Woods Fredonia High School - Aida Outstanding Dramatic Performance Nominees: Clarence High School – Young Frankenstein Fredonia High School – Aida Frontier High School – The Addams Family St. Francis High School – Jesus Christ Superstar Outstanding Costume Design Nominees: Barker High School – Oklahoma Clarence High School – Young Frankenstein Fredonia High School – Aida Williamsville East High School – The Wiz Outstanding Dance Performance Nominees: Barker High School – Oklahoma Clarence High School – Young Frankenstein Frontier High School – The Addams Family Wilson Central High School – Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat The Blossom Cohan Award Honors a performer who “Blossoms” in a Role
Anjor Khadilkar as Glinda in The Wiz/Williamsville East High School Jacob Walters as Lurch in The Addams Family/Frontier High School Zachary Wilson as Herod in Jesus Christ Superstar/St. Francis High School
Nominees: The Ancestors in The Addams Family/Frontier High School The Brothers in Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat/Wilson Central High School Dainty June’s and Louise’s Duet “If Momma Was Married” in Gypsy/City Honors School Villager’s Quintet in Young Frankenstein/Clarence High School
Marissa Nappo as Elizabeth Benning in Young Frankenstein/Clarence High School Lindsay Ork as Dainty Jane in Gypsy/City Honors School Madeline Rasmusson as Mary Magdelene in Jesus Christ Superstar/St. Francis High School
Anthony Lafornara as the Lion in The Wiz/Williamsville East High School Ryan Lotocki as Uncle Fester in The Addams Family/Frontier High School Raffi Wright as Igor in Young Frankenstein/Clarence High School Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role Nominees: Rachel Kauderer as Frau Blücher in Young Frankenstein/Clarence High School Hannah Keller as Rose in Gypsy/City Honors School Reanna Kicisnki as Wednesday in The Addams Family/Frontier High School Graciela Rey as Aida in Aida/Fredonia High School Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role Nominees: Joshua Ellis as the Baker in Into the Woods/Forestville Central School Jeremiah Martinez as Billy Crocker in Anything Goes/Cardinal O’Hara High School Joseph Russi as Gomez in The Addams Family/Frontier High School Kevin Wilson as Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar/St. Francis High School 2016 Kenny Awards Nominees Page |