Welcome to the nominations for the 2022 Orpheum High School Musical Theatre awards.

Outstanding Small Ensemble | Sponsored by Gould's Academy

• Bolton High School- The Full Cast- The 25^th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
  
  
• Briarcrest Christian School- The March Sisters- Little Women the Musical
  
  
• Lausanne Collegiate School- Coco, Candy, and Ginger- Zombie Prom
  
  
• Houston High School- The Bottle Dancers- Fiddler on the Roof
  
  
• Hutchison- The Ancestors- The Addams Family
  
  
• St. Agnes Academy- Mal, Evie, J, and CC- Descendants
  
  
• Millington Central Middle High School- The Full Cast- The 25^th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Outstanding Large Ensemble | Sponsored by Gould's Academy

• Southaven High School- Mamma Mia!
  
  
• St. George’s Independent School- Frozen Jr.
  
  
• Northpoint Christian School- Oklahoma!
  
  
• Collierville High School- Something Rotten!
  
  
• First Assembly Christian School- Tuck Everlasting
  
  
• Christian Brothers High School- The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical
  
  
• St. Mary’s Episcopal School- Mary Poppins

Outstanding Chorus | Sponsored by Karen Fields - Isaacman & Ken Isaacman

• Collierville High School- Something Rotten!
  
  
• Germantown High School- Footloose the Musical
  
  
• Chester County High School- Cinderella
  
  
• Cabot High School- Matilda
  
  
• Briarcrest Christian School- Little Women the Musical
  
  
• St. Mary’s Episcopal School- Mary Poppins
  
  
• New Albany High School- Hello, Dolly!

Outstanding Student Orchestra:

• Memphis University School- Sweeney Todd
  
  
• Sacred Heart of Jesus High School- The Little Mermaid
  
  
• Houston High School- Fiddler on the Roof
  
  
• Collierville High School- Something Rotten!
  
  
• Evangelical Christian School- Grease
  
  
• Bartlett High School- Hello, Dolly!

Outstanding Dance Execution:

• Christian Brothers High School- The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical
  
  
• Fayette Academy- Disney’s High School Musical
  
  
• Collierville High School- Something Rotten!
  
  
• Cabot High School- Matilda
  
  
• Northpoint Christian School- Oklahoma!
  
  
• St. Benedict at Auburndale- The Spongebob Musical
  
  
• St. Mary’s Episcopal School- Mary Poppins

Outstanding Choreography:

• St. Mary’s Episcopal School- Mary Poppins
  
  
• Houston High School- Fiddler on the Roof
  
  
• Collierville High School- Something Rotten!
  
  
• Cabot High School- Matilda
  
  
• Evangelical Christian School- Grease
  
  
• St. Benedict at Auburndale- The Spongebob Musical
  
  
• Northpoint Christian School- Oklahoma!

Outstanding Playbill | Sponsored by Paulsen Printing

• Houston High School- Fiddler on the Roof
  
  
• Tipton-Rosemark Academy- Little Shop of Horrors
  
  
• New Albany High School- Hello, Dolly!
  
  
• Arlington High School- Zombie Prom
  
  
• Northpoint Christian School- Oklahoma!
  
  
• Germantown High School- Footloose the Musical
  
  
• Jackson Christian School- Disney’s Freaky Friday

Outstanding Poster | Sponsored by directFX

• Madison-Ridgeland Academy- Seussical the Musical
  
  
• Crosstown High School- You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown
  
  
• Tipton-Rosemark Academy- Little Shop of Horrors
  
  
• Collierville High School- Something Rotten!
  
  
• Arlington High School- Zombie Prom
  
  
• New Albany High School- Hello, Dolly!
  
  
• Germantown High School- Footloose

Outstanding Front of House | Sponsored by Friends of the Orpheum (FOTO)

• St. Benedict at Auburndale- The Spongebob Musical
  
  
• Cabot High School- Matilda
  
  
• Olive Branch High School- Do You Wanna Dance?
  
  
• Crosstown High School- You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
  
  
• Arlington High School- Zombie Prom
  
  
• Tipton-Rosemark Academy- Little Shop of Horrors
  
  
• St. Agnes Academy- Descendants

Outstanding Artistic Element:

• The Jiggly Frog Trays- Jackson Christian School- Disney's Freaky Friday
  
  
• The Kite- Madison-Ridgeland Academy- Seussical the Musical
  
  
• The Kite- Briarcrest Christian School- Little Women the Musical
  
  
• The Yellow Jacket- First Assembly Christian School- Tuck Everlasting
  
  
• The Egg and Omelet Costumes- Collierville High School- Something Rotten!
  
  
• The Flying Acrobat- Cabot High School- Matilda
  
  
• The Magic Wand- St. Agnes Academy- Descendants

Outstanding Hair and Makeup:

• Germantown High School- Footloose
  
  
• Briarcrest Christian School- Little Women the Musical
  
  
• Tipton-Rosemark Academy- Little Shop of Horrors
  
  
• St. Benedict at Auburndale- The Spongebob Musical
  
  
• Northpoint Christian School- Oklahoma!
  
  
• Chester County High School- Cinderella
  
  
• Cabot High School- Matilda

Outstanding Costumes:

• New Albany High School- Hello, Dolly!
  
  
• Northpoint Christian School- Oklahoma!
  
  
• Christian Brothers High School- The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical
  
  
• Cabot High School- Matilda
  
  
• Collierville High School- Something Rotten!
  
  
• Germantown High School- Footloose
  
  
• Harding Academy- Little Women the Musical

Outstanding Lighting | Sponsored by Dean HD

• Germantown High School- Footloose
  
  
• St. Mary's Episcopal School- Mary Poppins
  
  
• Briarcrest Christian School- Little Women the Musical
  
  
• Collierville High School- Something Rotten!
  
  
• Hernando High School- Disney's Freaky Friday
  
  
• Tipton-Rosemark Academy- Little Shop of Horrors
  
  
• Madison-Ridgeland Academy- Seussical the Musical

Outstanding Set | Sponsored by Veronica & Brett Batterson

• New Albany High School- Hello, Dolly!
  
  
• Lausanne Collegiate School- Zombie Prom
  
  
• Cabot High School- Matilda
  
  
• Tipton-Rosemark Academy- Little Shop of Horrors
  
  
• Evangelical Christian School- Grease
  
  
• Briarcrest Christian School- Little Women the Musical
  
  
• St. Mary's Episcopal School- Mary Poppins

Outstanding Technical Achievement 

• Hernando High School- Disney's Freaky Friday
  
  
• Germantown High School- Footloose
  
  
• Cabot High School- Matilda
  
  
• Tipton-Rosemark Academy- Little Shop of Horrors
  
  
• Briarcrest Christian School- Little Women the Musical
  
  
• Collierville High School- Something Rotten!
  
  
• New Albany High School- Hello, Dolly!

Outstanding Student Creative Achievement:

• Olivia Kennedy- Tipton-Rosemark Academy- Little Shop of Horrors
  
  
• Megan Pfeifer- Tipton-Rosemark Academy- Little Shop of Horrors
  
  
• Morgan Hipp- Arlington High School- Zombie Prom
  
  
• Hannah Haskins- Cabot High School- Matilda
  
  
• Bruna DaRosa- St. Benedict at Auburndale- The Spongebob Musical
  
  
• Ashlyn Bradford- Collierville High School- Something Rotten!
  
  
• Addie Brady- St. Agnes Academy- Descendants

Outstanding Student Technical Achievement:

• James McFarland- Cabot High School- Matilda
  
  
• Austin Anderson- Cabot High School- Matilda
  
  
• Jessica Hudgins- Collierville High School- Something Rotten!
  
  
• Sofia Ragland- Collierville High School- Something Rotten!

Outstanding Student Stage Management Award | Sponsored by Jennifer McGrath

• Alo Covarrubias- Arlington High School- Zombie Prom
  
  
• Cadee Tait- Evangelical Christian School- Grease
  
  
• Ella Gregory- Lausanne Collegiate School- Zombie Prom
  
  
• Myla Coleman- Germantown High School- Footloose
  
  
• Olivia Schinker- Cabot High School- Matilda
  
  
• Taylor Daniels- Collierville High School- Something Rotten!

Outstanding Music Direction:

• Matthew Eller- Jackson Christian School- Disney's Freaky Friday
  
  
• Phillip Nanney- New Albany High School- Hello, Dolly!
  
  
• Tammy Holt- Briarcrest Christian School- Little Women the Musical
  
  
• Matthew Morrison- Collierville High School- Something Rotten!
  
  
• Joel P. Rogers- Houston High School- Fiddler on the Roof
  
  
• Julie Millen and Nathan McHenry- St. Mary's Episcopal School- Mary Poppins
  
  
• Matthew Hayner- Bartlett High School- Hello, Dolly!

Outstanding Featured Dancer:

• Abi Roper- Cabot High School- Matilda
  
  
• Gabriella Scarpace- Collierville High School- Something Rotten!
  
  
• Julia Kate White- Madison-Ridgeland Academy- Seussical the Musical
  
  
• Abbey Price- Christian Brothers High School- The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical
  
  
• Grayson Hoskin- St. Benedict at Auburndale- The Spongebob Musical
  
  
• Madline Clark- St. George's Independent School- Frozen, Jr.
  
  
• Fifi Younker- St. Mary's Episcopal School- Mary Poppins

Outstanding Featured Actor | Sponsored by Keri & Doug Gage

• Darron Kastner as Mysterious Man- South Gibson County High School- Into the Woods
  
  
• Hudson James as General Genghis Kahn Schmitz- Madison-Ridgeland Academy- Seussical the Musical
  
  
• Jaxon Polk as Mr. John Brooke- Briarcrest Christian School- Little Women the Musical
  
  
• Conor Wells as Mr. Dionysus- Christian Brothers High School- The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical
  
  
• Dakota Dodson as Louis- Jackson Christian School- Disney's Freaky Friday
  
  
• Nathan Salvador as Lord Pinkleton- Chester County High School- Cinderella
  
  
• Kessler Baker as Teen Angel- Evangelical Christian School- Grease

Outstanding Featured Actress | Sponsored by Robin & Billy Orgel

• Sarah Johnson as Fruma Sarah- Houston High School- Fiddler on the Roof
  
  
• Malee Davidson as Amayzing Mayzie- Madison-Ridgeland Academy- Seussical the Musical
  
  
• Lucy Hettinger as Lurch- Hutchison- The Addams Family
  
  
• Caroline West as Mrs. Brill- St. Mary's Episcopal School- Mary Poppins
  
  
• Grayson Lee as Bruce- Cabot High School- Matilda
  
  
• Summer Christian as Ethel McCormack- Germantown High School- Footloose
  
  
• Magdalena Gore as Gary the Snail- St. Benedict at Auburndale- The Spongebob Musical

Outstanding Supporting Actor:

• Houston Kelly- Professor Bhaer- Briarcrest Christian School- Little Women the Musical
  
  
• Jacob Mutter as Jean-Michel- Chester County High School- Cinderella
  
  
• Luke Wilkins as Kenickie- Evangelical Christian School- Grease
  
  
• Jakob Vernon as Harry Bright- Southaven High School- Mamma Mia!
  
  
• Cade Harkness as Audrey 2- Tipton-Rosemark Academy- Little Shop of Horrors
  
  
• Kyle Thomas as Ryan Evans- Lewisburg High School- Disney's High School Musical
  
  
• Caleb Meurrens as Nigel- Collierville High School- Something Rotten!

Outstanding Supporting Actress:

• Emma Gaskill as Torrey- Jackson Christian School- Disney's Freaky Friday
  
  
• Sydney Holladay as JoJo- Madison-Ridgeland Academy- Seussical the Musical
  
  
• Abigail Kirby as Beth March- Briarcrest Christian School- Little Women the Musical
  
  
• Mia Floriani as Rizzo- Evangelical Christian School- Grease
  
  
• Charlotte Jambon as Karen Plankton- St. Benedict at Auburndale- The Spongebob Musical
  
  
• Jayda Dennis as Urleen- Germantown High School- Footloose
  
  
• Caroline Donnelly as Ms. Darvis- Fayette Academy- Disney's High School Musical

Outstanding Lead Actor | Sponsored by Farris Bobango PLC

• Nic Luter as Nick Bottom- Collierville High School- Something Rotten!
  
  
• Alexander Villem as Plankton- St. Benedict at Auburndale- The Spongebob Musical
  
  
• Brima Gassama as Rev. Shaw More- Germantown High School- Footloose
  
  
• Lucas Rayborn as Cornelius Hackle- Bartlett High School- Hello, Dolly!
  
  
• Parker Mednikow as Laurie- Briarcrest Christian School- Little Women the Musical
  
  
• Jake Reed as Eddie- Arlington High School- Zombie Prom
  
  
• Clarence Davenport as Nostradamus- Collierville High School- Something Rotten!

Outstanding Lead Actress | Sponsored by Cheryl & Bill Stegbauer

• Paige Austin as Marie- Chester County High School- Cinderella
  
  
• Bella Littleton as Mary Poppins- St. Mary's Episcopal School- Mary Poppins
  
  
• Anna Baccus as Jo March- Briarcrest Christian School- Little Women the Musical
  
  
• Alix Brown as Matilda- Cabot High School- Matilda
  
  
• Vera Brown as Snoopy- Crosstown High School- You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
  
  
• Audrey Holt as Gertrude- Madison-Ridgeland Academy- Seussical the Musical
  
  
• Taylor Roberson as Katherine Blake- Jackson Christian School- Disney's Freaky Friday

Outstanding Direction by a Teacher | Sponsored by Lura Elliott Turner

• Mary Beth Muncie- New Albany High School- Hello, Dolly!
  
  
• Judy DeFrehn- Northpoint Christian School- Oklahoma!
  
  
• Tim Vaziri- St. Benedict at Auburndale- The Spongebob Musical
  
  
• Melani Morgan Blansett- Cabot High School- Matilda
  
  
• John Smiley- Christian Brothers High School- The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical
  
  
• Rachel King-Barr- Briarcrest Christian School- Little Women the Musical
  
  
• Chris Luter- Collierville High School- Something Rotten!

Outstanding Overall Production | Sponsored by Patty & George Alvord

• Tipton-Rosemark Academy- Little Shop of Horrors
  
  
• New Albany High School- Hello, Dolly!
  
  
• Briarcrest Christian School- Little Women the Musical
  
  
• Northpoint Christian School- Oklahoma!
  
  
• Germantown High School- Footloose
  
  
• Cabot High School- Matilda
  
  
• Collierville High School- Something Rotten!

Thank you to all of our participating schools. We hope to see you all at the Orpheum Theatre on Thursday, May 26^th at 7 pm. Follow along on Instagram @OrpheumHSMTA for updates and more information.