10th Annual 5th Avenue Awards Honor High School Musical Theater Tonight, 6/4

The 5th Avenue Awards Honoring High School Musical Theatre celebrates its tenth anniversary by bringing previous recipients back to the stage to present the next generation of musical theater stars with awards and accolades. The acclaimed program, sponsored by Wells Fargo, is a high school version of the Tony Awards, and allows theater students from across Washington to meet, celebrate, and honor the exceptional musical Theater Productions presented during the 2011-12 school year. The 5th Avenue Awards will be held at 7:00 PM, tonight, June 4, at The 5th Avenue Theatre.

Each year, the evaluators attend musical Theater Productions at high schools throughout Washington State. This year they saw 93 productions.

The nominees are:

Outstanding Overall Musical Production

Ballard High School, Bye Bye Birdie
Eisenhower High School, The Boyfriend
Glacier Peak High School, Seussical
Kentridge High School, Legally Blonde
Lewis and Clark High School, Zombie Prom
Liberty High School, Little Shop of Horrors
The Overlake School, Children of Eden
Tumwater High School, The Pirates of Penzance

Honorable Mention

Wenatchee High School, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Outstanding Direction

Eisenhower High School, The Boyfriend
Glacier Peak High School, Seussical
Kentridge High School, Legally Blonde
Liberty High School, Little Shop of Horrors
Redmond High School, Little Shop of Horrors
Tumwater High School, The Pirates of Penzance
Wenatchee High School, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
West Valley High School, 1776

Honorable Mention

Edmonds Heights K12, Xanadu
Hanford High School, Really Rosie
The Overlake School, Children of Eden

Outstanding Music Direction

Ballard High School, Bye Bye Birdie
Edmonds Heights K12, Allegro
Kamiak High School, Beauty and the Beast
Lewis and Clark High School, Zombie Prom
Liberty High School, Little Shop of Horrors
Stanwood High School, Grease
The Overlake School, Children of Eden

Honorable Mention

Issaquah High School, Fiddler on the Roof
Kentlake High School, Beauty and the Beast
Tumwater High School, The Pirates of Penzance

Outstanding Choreography

Auburn Riverside High School, Once on This Island
Eisenhower High School, The Boyfriend
Glacier Peak High School, Seussical
Kentridge High School, Legally Blonde
Liberty High School, Little Shop of Horrors
Redmond High School, Little Shop of Horrors
Stanwood High School, Grease
Union High School, Hairspray

Honorable Mention

Ballard High School, Bye Bye Birdie
Kentlake High School, Beauty and the Beast
Lewis and Clark High School, Zombie Prom
Mount Rainier Hihg School, The Wedding Singer
Nooksack Valley High School, Aida
The Overlake School, Children of Eden
Wenatchee High School, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Outstanding Orchestra

Auburn Riverside High School, Once on This Island
Eisenhower High School, The Boyfriend
Olympia High School, Beauty and the Beast
Port Townsend High School, Urinetown
Redmond High School, Little Shop of Horrors
Rogers High School, My Fair Lady
Skyview High School, Kiss Me Kate
Union High School, Hairspray

Honorable Mention

Hanford High School, The Music Man
Hockinson High School, Oliver!
Mount Baker High School, Annie
Sequim High School, The Music Man
Snohomish High School, My Fair Lady

Outstanding Scenic Design

Glacier Peak High School, Seussical
Lewis and Clark High School, Legally Blonde
Liberty High School, Little Shop of Horrors
Marysville-Pilchuck High School, The 25th Annual Putman County Spelling Bee
Richland High School, Honk!
Sultan High School, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
The Overlake School, Children of Eden
West Valley High School, 1776

Honorable Mention

Eisenhower High School, The Boyfriend
Ferndale High School, West Side Story
Gig Harbor High School, The Sound of Music
Saint George's School, Into the Woods
Timberline High School, Chicago
Wenatchee High School, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

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