HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATRE AWARDS

Congratulations to the 2022 HSMTA Award Recipients!

Outstanding Small Ensemble | Sponsored by Gould's Academy

  • Houston High School- The Bottle Dancers- Fiddler on the Roof

 

Outstanding Large Ensemble | Sponsored by Gould's Academy

  • Northpoint Christian School- Oklahoma!

 

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

  • Cabot High School- Matilda

 

Outstanding Student Orchestra:

  • Houston High School- Fiddler on the Roof

 

Outstanding Dance Execution:

  • Collierville High School- Something Rotten!

 

Outstanding Choreography:

  • Collierville High School- Something Rotten!

 

Outstanding Playbill | Sponsored by Paulsen Printing

  • New Albany High School- Hello, Dolly!

 

Outstanding Poster | Sponsored by directFX

  • Collierville High School- Something Rotten!

 

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

  • St. Agnes Academy- Descendants

 

Outstanding Artistic Element:

  • The Egg and Omelet Costumes- Collierville High School- Something Rotten!

 

Outstanding Hair and Makeup:

  • Tipton-Rosemark Academy- Little Shop of Horrors

 

Outstanding Costumes:

  • Harding Academy- Little Women the Musical

 

Outstanding Lighting | Sponsored by Dean HD

  • Germantown High School- Footloose

 

Outstanding Set | Sponsored by Veronica & Brett Batterson

  • Cabot High School- Matilda

 

Outstanding Technical Achievement | Sponsored by the staff of the Orpheum Theatre Group in honor of Jim "Revo" Reeves

  • Germantown High School- Footloose

 

Outstanding Student Creative Achievement:

  • Addie Brady- St. Agnes Academy- Descendants

 

Outstanding Student Technical Achievement:

  • James McFarland- Cabot High School- Matilda

 

Outstanding Student Stage Management Award | Sponsored by Jennifer McGrath

  • Olivia Schinker- Cabot High School- Matilda

 

The Bravo Award:

  • Garett Fleming as Fletcher Blake - Jackson Christian School - Disney’s Freaky Friday
  • Gabby Watson as Olaf - St George’s Independent School - Disney’s Frozen, Jr.,
  • Rayley Aven as Baby Kangaroo - Madison-Ridgeland Academy - Seussical the Musical 

 

The Spotlight Award                                            

  • Jessica Hudgins for her outstanding work in house management - Collierville High School- Something Rotten! 

 

The Inspiring Teacher Award                                        

Cynthia Wieland – Arlington High School

 

Outstanding Music Direction:

  • Tammy Holt- Briarcrest Christian School- Little Women the Musical

 

Outstanding Featured Dancer:

  • Fifi Younker- St. Mary's Episcopal School- Mary Poppins

 

Outstanding Featured Actor | Sponsored by Keri & Doug Gage

  • Jaxon Polk as Mr. John Brooke- Briarcrest Christian School- Little Women the Musical

 

Outstanding Featured Actress | Sponsored by Robin & Billy Orgel

  • Malee Davidson as Amayzing Mayzie- Madison-Ridgeland Academy- Seussical the Musical

 

The Spirit of the HSMTAs,  The “Jalen” Award:               

  • Jackson Young – Jackson Christian School

 

Outstanding Supporting Actor

  • Cade Harkness as Audrey 2- Tipton-Rosemark Academy- Little Shop of Horrors

 

Outstanding Supporting Actress:

  • Sydney Holladay as JoJo- Madison-Ridgeland Academy- Seussical the Musical

 

Outstanding Lead Actor | Sponsored by Farris Bobango PLC

  • Brima Gassama as Rev. Shaw More- Germantown High School- Footloose

 

Outstanding Lead Actress | Sponsored by Cheryl & Bill Stegbauer

  • Vera Brown as Snoopy- Crosstown High School- You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown

 

Outstanding Direction by a Teacher | Sponsored by Lura Elliott Turner

  • Judy DeFrehn- Northpoint Christian School- Oklahoma!

 

Outstanding Overall Production | Sponsored by Patty & George Alvord

  • Collierville High School- Something Rotten!

 

Thank you to all of our participating schools!  Check back soon for updates on next year’s Orpheum High School Musical Theatre Awards.

For more information about the program or if you have any questions, please contact Lena Wallace Black at lblack@orpheum-memphis.com.

About HSMTAs

The Orpheum High School Musical Theatre Awards supports, promotes, and celebrates high school musical theatre throughout the Mid-South. The program aims to provide access to arts education, create opportunities for self-discovery and self-expression, develop relationships between regional schools and the Orpheum, encourage collaboration, enhance excellence, build community, and instill a lifelong passion for the arts.

This year-long program invites students and schools to join a community of participating schools from a 150 mile radius in a variety of opportunities that meet each school where they are in providing access to arts education programming.

The program is part of the National High School Musical Theatre Awards, the Jimmy Awards, a program produced by The Broadway League that includes over 40 programs from across the country.

Each year, the program culminates in a celebration of the passion, dedication, and hard work of students and teachers involved in promoting musical theatre. Participants gather at the historic Orpheum Theatre for an unforgettable night of performance and awards presentations. Modeled after the Tony Awards, the Orpheum High School Musical Theatre Awards recognizes achievements in all areas of high school musical theatre and brings together hundreds of students from all over the region to share their talents and collaborate with one another.

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Make a donation to the Orpheum High School Musical Theatre Awards year-round, and look for special sponsorship and advertising opportunities for the celebration each spring.

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