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Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards IHSMTA 2016

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Best Actor

Jack Cahill-Lemme
Maine South High School
Edward Bloom, Big Fish
Best Actress

Cecilia Trippiedi*
Carl Sandburg High School
Eliza Doolittle, My Fair Lady

*Winner- The Jimmy® Award for Best Dancer

 

Best Actor Finalists
Spencer Avery
Bolingbrook High School
Donkey, Shrek The Musical

Corey Barlow
Cary-Grove High School
Topher, Cinderella

Evan Donaldson
Hinsdale Central High School
Dickon, The Secret Garden

Max Gonzalez
Oak Park & River Forest High School
The Baker, Into The Woods

Zachary Keller
Lake Zurich High School
Frank Abagnale Jr, Catch Me If You Can

Erik Martenson
York Community High School
Jean Valjean, Les Miserables

Jordan Radis
Adlai E Stevenson High School
Chris, Miss Saigon

Rory Schrobilgen
Oak Park & River Forest High School
Seymour Krelborn, Little Shop of Horrors

Levi Skoog
Milledgeville High School
Edward Bloom, Big Fish

Justin Smusz*
Benet Academy
Topher, Cinderella

JT Snyder*
Barrington High School
Radames, Aida

Best Actress Finalists
Kaitlin Feely*
Adlai E. Stevenson High School
Kim, Miss Saigon

Haley Gustafson
Cary-Grove High School
Marie, Cinderella

Jordan Knapick
Rockford Christian High School
Cinderella, Cinderella

Kelsey Krigas
Cary-Grove High School
Ella, Cinderella

Emily Landreth
York Community High School
Fantine, Les Miserables

Tatum Langley
York Community High School
Eponine Thenardier, Les Miserables

Clare McLaughlin
Barrington High School
Aida, Aida

Alyssa Rice
Joliet West High School
Margaret, The Light in the Piazza

Emily Sierra
St. Ignatius College Prep
Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins

Katie Snyder
Glenbrook North High School
Aida, Aida

Melissa Wickland*
Schaumberg High School
Millie Dillmount, Thoroughly Modern Millie

*Denotes Finalist

Best Scenic Design Nominees
Sponsored by Grosh Backdrop and Drapery
Coal City High School, Little Shop of Horrors*
Oak Park & River Forest High School, Into The Woods
Amos Alonzo Stagg High School, Seussical

Best Overall Production Nominee
Cary-Grove High School, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella*
Adlai E. Stevenson High School, Miss Saigon
York Community High School, Les Miserables

*denotes award recipient

Participating Schools
Addison Trail High School
Adlai E. Stevenson High School
Alleman Catholic High School
Amos Alonzo Stagg High School
Barrington High School
Benet Academy
Bloomington High School
Bolingbrook High School
Byron High School
Carl Sandburg High School
Cary-Grove High School
Chicago Academy for the Arts
Chicago Christian High School
Coal City High School
Crete-Monee High School
Crystal Lake Central High School
Crystal Lake South High School
Deerfield High School
Delavan High School
Downers Grove South High School
Dunlap High School
Glenbard North High School
Glenbard West High School
Glenbrook North High School
Highland Park High School
Hinsdale Central High School
Homewood-Flossmoor High School
Hononegah High School
Joliet West High School
Kaneland High School
Lake Forest High School
Lake Zurich High School
Libertyville High School
Lincoln-Way North High School
Maine East High School
Maine Township High School South
Matea Valley High School
Meridian Senior High School
Milledgeville High School
Minooka Community High School
Monmouth-Roseville High School
Morgan Park Academy
Mother McAuley High School
Mundelein High School
Naperville Central High School
Nazareth academy
Normal Community High School
Northside College Preparatory High School
Oak Park and River Forest High School
Oswego High School
Palatine High School
Prairie Ridge High School
Prospect High School
Providence Catholic High School
Regina Dominican High School
Robinson High School
Rockford Christian School
Rosary High School
Sacred Heart-Griffin High School
Saint Ignatius College Prep
Schaumburg High School
Sycamore High School
Taft High School
The Chicago High School for the Arts
Thornton Fractional South High School
University High School Normal
Urbana High School
Vernon Hills High School
Wauconda High School
Wheaton Warrenville South High School
William Fremd High School
York Community High School