(soaring music) - Good afternoon and welcome to the 2024 Georgia High School nominations announcement.

director of Arts Education for the ArtsBridge Foundation, the Georgia High School The Shuler Hensley Awards.

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you've all been waiting for, School nominations.

Direction of a musical, and the nominees are: School, "Godspell The Musical"; "Chicago: Teen Edition"; Derek Varney and Stephen Hansen, "Anything Goes"; School, "Tuck Everlasting"; High School, "Into The Woods"; High School, "Peter Pan."

Taylor, Houston County High School, Edition"; Ridge Christian School, "Curtains School Edition"; School, "9 to 5 The Musical"; Starr's Mill High School, Cinderella - Broadway Version"; High School, "High Society."

Direction.

The nominees are: Kerri Halbert, Edition"; Blakeman, "Anything goes"; Ridge Christian School, "Curtains School Edition"; High School, "Into The Woods"; Brayden Roach and Jaydon Hatch, Pan"; Starr's Mill High School, Cinderella - Broadway Version."

Overcash, "Godspell The Musical"; School, "9 to 5 The Musical"; High School, "Urinetown"; Poppins."

of Best Orchestra are: School, "Mary Poppins"; School, "Shrek The Musical"; Dunwoody High School, "Chicago: Teen Edition"; School, "Disney's The Little Mermaid"; School, Edition"; High School, "High Society."

Diaz, Chamblee High School, "Chicago: Teen Edition"; Chattahoochee High School, "9 to 5 The Musical"; School, Edition"; Cobb Christian School, "The Music Man"; Springs High School, County Spelling Bee"; High School, "Sister Act."

of Best Choreography are: "Chicago: Teen Edition"; Hooks, "Anything Goes"; Ridge Christian School, "Curtain School Edition"; Harry Faal and Julia Scoggins, Everlasting"; Headrick, and Luke Garverick, Pan"; Starr's Mill High School, Cinderella - Broadway Version."

Brett Taylor, Abi Bragg, Houston County High School, Edition"; School, Edition"; High School, "Into The Woods"; High School, "Sister Act."

Ensemble.

High School, "Sweeney Todd: Teen Edition"; Edition"; "Anything Goes"; Girls High School Edition"; Woods"; Pan."

School, "Godspell The Musical"; Houston County High School, Edition"; Everlasting"; Society."

And the nominees in the category of Best Technical Execution are: School, Edition"; High School, "Anything Goes"; Clemente, Woods"; Brandon Rose and Camila Bryans, "9 to 5 The Musical"; Miles, and Sarah Martin, "Bright Star"; Daves, and Masey McCorkle, Pan."

McCorkle and Trevor Dukat, "Godspell The Musical"; Steve Harriton and Sasha Hackel, "Curtains School Edition"; Jason Harper, Cece Conrath, Peterson, Woods"; Clifton, "Anastasia: The Musical"; High School, "High Society."

Lighting, the nominees are: Madison Sprouse and Luke Dowdy, "Anything Goes"; Tony Le, Houston County High School, Edition"; County High School, "9 to 5 The Musical"; Weaver, Pan"; Noah Popp and Ashton Garcia, Show"; West Forsyth High School, Musical."

Jones, Alpharetta High School, Musical"; School, "Into The Woods"; School, "Godspell The Musical"; Schoell, School, "Into The Woods."

Sound.

The nominees are: Brian Murphy, Edition"; High School, "Anything Goes"; Ridge Christian School, "Curtains School Edition"; High School, "Into The Woods"; Kuykendall, Starr's Mill High School, Cinderella - Broadway Version"; Stull, West Forsyth High School, Musical."

Rodriguez, "Chicago: Teen Edition"; High School, Edition"; Jason Harper, Kaitlyn Jameson, Jamey Hoge, and Sebby Castillo, Woods"; High School, "9 to 5 The Musical"; Ridgeland High School, Musical"; and Ava Vaughn and Jace Ferney, Pan."

Design are: Navarette, "Anything Goes"; High School, "Into The Woods"; Sarah Martin and Rainey Miles, "Bright Star"; School, "Anastasia: The Musical"; High School, "Peter Pan"; High School, "High Society."

Stoffle-Peck, Addams Family - A New Musical"; Sessions, Denmark High School, Edition"; School, "Godspell The Musical"; and Dakota Kuykendall, Starr's Mill High School, Cinderella - Broadway Version."

of Best Costume are: Caitlyn Peebles and Rey Dotson, "Anything Goes"; Bone, and Jaime Jackson, Heritage High School (Ringgold), "Disney's Beauty & The Beast"; Kendrick, "Curtains School Edition"; School, Musical"; High School, "Peter Pan"; Emily Steele, Starr's Mill High School, Cinderella - Broadway Version."

Wheelock and Val Norton, Addams Family - A New Musical"; School, Edition"; Edition"; Adrienne Edwards, Maynard Jackson High School, Musical"; Jenkins, Woods"; Providence Christian Academy, "Fiddler on the Roof."

by a Leading Actress.

The nominees are: Morgan Morell, Poppins"; School, "9 to 5 The Musical"; High School, "Anything Goes"; High School, "Peter Pan"; High School, "Urinetown"; Starr's Mill High School, Cinderella - Broadway Version."

Martin, "Little Shop of Horrors"; Emily Marx, Denmark High School, Edition"; School, "Tuck Everlasting"; County High School, "9 to 5 The Musical"; Atlanta High School, Edition"; School, "Mary Poppins"; High School, Musical."

Leading Actor, the nominees are: School, "Fiddler on the Roof"; "Chicago: Teen Edition"; High School, "Anything Goes"; School, Edition"; School, "Tuck Everlasting"; Christian Academy, "Fiddler on the Roof."

Terry, "Shrek The Musical"; Ridge Christian School, "Curtains School Audition," Roger Wang, Lambert High School, "The Mystery of Edwin Drood"; Atlanta High School, Edition."

Supporting Performer, with two recipients.

performance by a supporting performer are: School, "Fiddler on the Roof"; School, Edition"; School, "Godspell The Musical"; "Chicago: Teen Edition"; School, "Anything Goes"; School, Edition"; School, "Into The Woods"; School, "9 to 5 The Musical"; School, "Anastasia: The Musical"; School, "Anastasia: The Musical"; High School, "Urinetown"; Starr's Mill High School, Cinderella - Broadway Version."

Levitt, Alpharetta High School, Musical"; High School, Edition"; High School, "Anything Goes"; County High School, Edition"; Christian School, "Sister Act"; High School, "Urinetown"; School, Cinderella - Broadway Version"; High School, "Sister Act."

Featured Performer are: School, Edition"; School, Edition"; School, "The Mystery of Edwin Drood"; Christian School, "Sister Act"; High School, Cinderella - Broadway Version"; and Isabelle Johnson, Poppins."

Popa, Alpharetta High School, Musical"; School, "9 to 5 The Musical"; School, "Fiddler on the Roof"; School, "Godspell The Musical"; High School, "Anything Goes."

Congratulations, everyone.

Now before I reveal the winners of our three specialty awards Production, director of ArtsBridge Foundation, recipients to recognize.

$18,000 worth of scholarships to award.

either a monetary scholarship the arts some training programs in Georgia with the opportunity to work industry.

recipients.

is providing two students worth $600 their performing arts skills.

The 2024 recipients Theatre Scholarship are: Starr's Mill High School; Forsyth High School.

Performance Scholarship is who exhibit superior talent and promise in musical theater.

a tuition-free experience Dream Summer Intensive.

This year's recipients are: School; School.

Scholarship is provided Fund in memory of niece Kylie Myers in 2015.

Her love and devotion to theater in life as was her kindness.

To that end, the family requests participate in some form activity others in Kylie's honor.

$1,000 each will be awarded this year in honor of Kylie.

The four recipients are: Christian Academy; High School; High School; Gainesville High School.

Theater Summer Camp Intensive to create, develop, theater piece inspired by with industry professionals.

two scholarships worth $799 Atlanta Christian School; High School.

University Scholarship is recipient a $549 week-long experience with Broadway instructors.

Gardiner, King's Ridge Christian School.

Theatre awarding $5,000 excellence in musical theater in the performing arts.

Vazquez, Gainesville High School.

Samit Roy, president and CEO Services, and his wife Mita, pursuing higher education $1,250 scholarship each.

and Mita Roy Scholarship are: Ava Chen, Milton High School; Starr's Mill High School.

and Flanders families parents' professional fields, Scholarship Fund is given to a student and drive through their work in the arts fields engineering, the arts, and math.

of the Bea & Ron Andrews Nix, Decatur High School.

To our generous donors, appreciation with your scholarships.

recipients.

Shuler Awards categories.

piece in a musical production much interrupted the performance.

Choice Award perform number at this year's awards show, April 18th at 8:00 PM.

Showstopper Award is North Hall High School, "Land of Yesterday."

Congratulations.

Award, the Spotlight Award, demonstrating excellence being recognized separately categories.

will also perform their number at this year's awards show, April 18th at 8:00 PM.

Award is Houston County High School, Edition," "Where Do You Belong?"

Congratulations.

award that acknowledges schools innovative and creative ways welcoming spaces community.

hopefully retire itself, to go above and beyond equitable, to all students.

Standing Ovation Award are: its commendable efforts awareness Hispanic culture through the integration its program; for its proactive approach consultant Jewish faith and culture, avoidance of misappropriation; Gordon Central High School, incorporate production, thus enhancing accessibility community; the commendable efforts in promoting anti-bullying initiatives; North Hall High School, for engaging its staff members productions, resources for students with disabilities offstage assistance; and Ringgold High School, opposition to racist language representation theatrical productions.

category, nominees for Overall Production, our Honorable Mentions productions in the state: "Godspell The Musical"; Edition"; Everlasting"; "Anastasia: The Musical."

for Overall Production are: "Anything Goes"; "Curtains School Edition"; Woods"; Pan"; Starr's Mill High School, Cinderella - Broadway Version"; and West Forsyth High School, Musical."

our scholarship winners and Shuler Award nominees.

School be presented both online on April 18th at 8:00 PM.

website and social media information.

programming students of Shuler Awards nominees please visit artsbridgega.org.

Thank you for joining us today, celebrating with all of you Musical Theatre Awards, April 18th at 8:00 PM.

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