2022 Gene Kelly Award Nominees

Pittsburgh CLO’s 31st Annual Gene Kelly Awards will be held at the Benedum Center on Saturday, May 28, 2022, at 7:30pm.

The nominees for Best Actor and Best Actress will be competing for the opportunity to represent Pittsburgh CLO’s Gene Kelly Awards in the Jimmy Awards/National High School Musical Theatre Awards in New York City on Monday, June 27. For more information on the National High School Musical Theater Awards, please visit www.jimmyawards.com.

In addition to the more than 34 Kelly Awards presented at the event, several cash and university scholarships will be awarded. These scholarships are made possible through generous donations from the CLO Ambassadors, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, and participating colleges. Winners will be announced at the ceremony on May 28. More information is available at pittsburghCLO.org.

The Gene Kelly Awards are presented by the Michael J. Kara Family with additional support provided by Deloitte, The Gismondi Family Foundation, Point Park University, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, PNC Bank, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, and the CLO Ambassadors. Deloitte Consulting, LLP is the official auditor for the Gene Kelly Awards.
 

The Nominees for Pittsburgh CLO’s 2022 Gene Kelly Awards are:

Best Scenic Design

Budget Level I

  • Plum Senior High: The Addams Family School Edition
  • Serra Catholic High School: Disney's Beauty and the Beast
  • Westinghouse Arts Academy: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee


Budget Level II

  • Elizabeth Forward High School: Little Shop of Horrors - Broadway Version
  • Hampton High School: Into The Woods
  • Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12: Hairspray


Budget Level III

  • Moon Area High School: The Addams Family
  • North Hills High School: Once Upon a Mattress
  • Thomas Jefferson High School: Legally Blonde The Musical


Budget Level IV

  • Baldwin High School: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
  • Penn Hills High School: Little Women
  • Woodland Hills Senior High School: Shrek The Musical

Best Costume Design

Budget Level I

  • Chartiers Valley High School: Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's Mary Poppins
  • Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School: Bye Bye Birdie
  • Westinghouse Arts Academy: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee


Budget Level II

  • Avonworth High School: The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Broadway Revival Version)
  • Hampton High School: Into The Woods
  • Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12: Hairspray


Budget Level III

  • Moon Area High School: The Addams Family
  • Riverview Jr./Sr. High School: Disney's The Little Mermaid
  • Thomas Jefferson High School: Legally Blonde The Musical


Budget Level IV

  • Baldwin High School: How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
  • Pine-Richland High School: Shrek The Musical
  • Woodland Hills Senior High School: Shrek The Musical

Best Lighting Design

Budget Level I

  • Chartiers Valley High School: Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's Mary Poppins
  • Plum Senior High: The Addams Family School Edition
  • Westinghouse Arts Academy: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee


Budget Level II

  • Elizabeth Forward High School: Little Shop of Horrors - Broadway Version
  • Hampton High School: Into The Woods
  • Shady Side Academy Senior School: Pippin


Budget Level III

  • Moon Area High School: The Addams Family
  • Riverview Jr./Sr. High School: Disney's The Little Mermaid
  • Thomas Jefferson High School: Legally Blonde The Musical


Budget Level IV

  • Penn Hills High School: Little Women
  • Pine-Richland High School: Shrek The Musical
  • Woodland Hills Senior High School: Shrek The Musical

Best Vocal Ensemble

Budget Level I

  • Chartiers Valley High School: Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's Mary Poppins
  • Serra Catholic High School: Disney's Beauty and the Beast
  • Westinghouse Arts Academy: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee


Budget Level II

  • Elizabeth Forward High School: Little Shop of Horrors - Broadway Version
  • Hampton High School: Into The Woods
  • Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12: Hairspray


Budget Level III

  • Moon Area High School: The Addams Family
  • North Hills High School: Once Upon a Mattress
  • Thomas Jefferson High School: Legally Blonde The Musical


Budget Level IV

  • Pine-Richland High School: Shrek The Musical
  • West Allegheny High School: Legally Blonde The Musical
  • Woodland Hills Senior High School: Shrek The Musical

Best Dance Ensemble

Budget Level I

  • Chartiers Valley High School: Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's Mary Poppins
  • Plum Senior High: The Addams Family School Edition
  • Westinghouse Arts Academy: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee


Budget Level II

  • Elizabeth Forward High School: Little Shop of Horrors - Broadway Version
  • Hampton High School: Into The Woods
  • Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12: Hairspray


Budget Level III

  • Moon Area High School: The Addams Family
  • Riverview Jr./Sr. High School: Disney's The Little Mermaid
  • Thomas Jefferson High School: Legally Blonde The Musical


Budget Level IV

  • Pine-Richland High School: Shrek The Musical
  • West Allegheny High School: Legally Blonde The Musical
  • Woodland Hills Senior High School: Shrek The Musical

Best Crew/Technical Execution

Budget Level I

  • Chartiers Valley High School: Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's Mary Poppins
  • Plum Senior High: The Addams Family School Edition
  • Serra Catholic High School: Disney's Beauty and the Beast


Budget Level II

  • Elizabeth Forward High School: Little Shop of Horrors - Broadway Version
  • Hampton High School: Into The Woods
  • Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12: Hairspray


Budget Level III

  • Moon Area High School: The Addams Family
  • North Hills High School: Once Upon a Mattress
  • Thomas Jefferson High School: Legally Blonde The Musical


Budget Level IV

  • Pine-Richland High School: Shrek The Musical
  • West Allegheny High School: Legally Blonde The Musical
  • Woodland Hills Senior High School: Shrek The Musical

Best Student Orchestra

  • Hampton High School: Into the Woods
  • North Hills High School: Once Upon a Mattress
  • Pine-Richland High School: Shrek The Musical
  • Plum Senior High: The Addams Family School Edition
  • Sewickley Academy: Urinetown
  • Westinghouse Arts Academy: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Outstanding Student Artist

  • Maddie Casella
    Stage Manager · North Hills High School

  • Stella Christensen
    Costume Designer · Quaker Valley High School

  • Jack Cipriani
    Advertising/Video · Moon Area High School

  • Olivia Holloway
    Student Director · Avonworth High School

  • Alexander Victoria
    Stage Manager · Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12

  • Thomas Bellows, Lindsey Linsenbigler, Grace Moon, Jaide Moses
    Dragon Puppeteers · Woodland Hills Senior High School

Best Supporting Actor

Jack Cipriani
Moon Area High School
The Addams Family
"Mel Beineke"

Andrew Kaehly
Hampton High School
Into The Woods
"Cinderella’s Prince/Wolf"

Issac McCloy
Westinghouse Arts Academy
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
"Leaf Coneybear"

Max Peluso
Sewickley Academy
Urinetown
"Hot Blades Harry"

Max Pratley
Baldwin High School
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
"Bud Frump"

Kai Sachon
Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12
Hairspray
"Seaweed Stubbs"

Best Supporting Actress

Camryn Hall
Westinghouse Arts Academy
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
"Rona Lisa Peretti"

Mackenzie Heidenreich
West Allegheny High School
Legally Blonde The Musical
"Enid Hoopes"

Lucia Lazzara-Goodrich
Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12
Hairspray
"Amber von Tussle"

Teddy McClelland
Woodland Hills Senior High School
Shrek The Musical
"Dragon"

Beth Satariano
North Hills
Once Upon a Mattress
"Lady Larkin"

Molly Virtue
Pittsburgh Allderdice High School
Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella
"Fairy Godmother"

Best Actor

Dominic Difuccia
Woodland Hills Senior High School
Shrek The Musical
"Shrek"

Jack Exline
Pine-Richland High School
Shrek The Musical
"Donkey"

Tyler Guinto-Brody
Elizabeth Forward High School
Little Shop of Horrors – Broadway Version
"Seymour Krelborn"

Logan Krushinski
Pine-Richland High School
Shrek The Musical
"Shrek"

Quintin Michalski
Baldwin High School
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
"J. Pierrepont Finch"

Nicolas Sperandeo
Chartiers Valley
Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins
"Bert"

Best Actress

Kylie Edwards
Gateway
The Drowsy Chaperone
"Janet Van De Graaff"

Isabella Gricar
Westinghouse Arts Academy
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
"Olive Ostrovsky"

Trisha Holmes
Pine-Richland High School
Shrek The Musical
"Princess Fiona"

Emma Hopf
North Hills High School
Once Upon a Mattress
"Princess Winnifred"

Kaitlyn Majewski
McKeesport Area High School
Mamma Mia!
"Donna Sheridan"

Ellie Tongel
Plum Senior High
The Addams Family School Edition
"Morticia Addams"

Best Musical

Budget Level I

  • Chartiers Valley High School: Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's Mary Poppins
  • Westinghouse Arts Academy: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee


Budget Level II

  • Elizabeth Forward High School: Little Shop of Horrors - Broadway Version
  • Hampton High School: Into The Woods


Budget Level III

  • North Hills High School: Once Upon a Mattress
  • Thomas Jefferson High School: Legally Blonde The Musical


Budget Level IV

  • West Allegheny High School: Legally Blonde The Musical
  • Woodland Hills Senior High School: Shrek The Musical