2024 GENE KELLY AWARD NOMINEES
Pittsburgh CLO and The Michael J. Kara Family are proud to announce the nominees for the 33rd Annual Gene Kelly Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theater. The awards show will take place on Saturday, May 25 at 7:30pm at the Benedum Center in downtown Pittsburgh.
"Since its beginning in 1991, the Gene Kelly Awards recognize the incredible talent of thousands of students across Allegheny County," said Executive Producer, Mark Fleischer. "The Awards recognize not only the artistic talent of these students, but also celebrate their dedication to their communities and schools, both on stage and behind-the-scenes. Pittsburgh CLO is honored to lead this 33-year long tradition, celebrating excellence in High School Musical Theater," said Fleischer.
The Gene Kelly Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theater were launched in 1991 to recognize and encourage student achievement and to focus the attention of the community and school districts on the importance of musical theater and arts education.
Patterned after Broadway’s Tony® Awards, this event celebrates the power of the Arts to significantly improve all areas of education! High school theater programs are the real winners as show business veterans and community celebrities help to spread the word about the achievements of high school students and their school’s musical theater programs. Over the past 33 years, Gene Kelly Award winners have gone on to careers in film, TV, and on Broadway.
2024 Gene Kelly Award Nominees:
Budget Level I
Bishop Canevin High School
ALL SHOOK UP School Edition
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School
Rodgers & Hammerstein's OKLAHOMA!
Shady Side Academy Senior School
ZOMBIE PROM
Budget Level II
Avonworth High School
INTO THE WOODS
Quaker Valley High School
THE ADDAMS FAMILY (School Edition)
West Allegheny High School
BYE BYE BIRDIE
Budget Level III
Elizabeth Forward High School
BIG FISH
North Hills High School
THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12
SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET, A MUSICAL THRILLER
Budget Level IV
Hampton High School
TUCK EVERLASTING
Pine-Richland High School
MAMMA MIA!
Thomas Jefferson High School
Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Budget Level I
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School
Rodgers & Hammerstein's OKLAHOMA!
Saint Joseph High School
TARZAN - The Stage Musical based on the Disney film
Shady Side Academy Senior School
ZOMBIE PROM
Budget Level II
Avonworth High School
INTO THE WOODS
Quaker Valley High School
THE ADDAMS FAMILY (School Edition)
Serra Catholic High School
THE ADDAMS FAMILY (School Edition)
Budget Level III
North Hills High School
THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12
SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET, A MUSICAL THRILLER
Westinghouse Arts Academy
CHICAGO: Teen Edition
Budget Level IV
Hampton High School
TUCK EVERLASTING
Thomas Jefferson High School
Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Woodland Hills High School
WONDERLAND Pilot Production
Budget Level I
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School
Rodgers & Hammerstein's OKLAHOMA!
Saint Joseph High School
TARZAN - The Stage Musical based on the Disney film
Shady Side Academy Senior School
ZOMBIE PROM
Budget Level II
Avonworth High School
INTO THE WOODS
Quaker Valley High School
THE ADDAMS FAMILY (School Edition)
West Allegheny High School
BYE BYE BIRDIE
Budget Level III
North Hills High School
THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12
SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET, A MUSICAL THRILLER
Westinghouse Arts Academy
CHICAGO: Teen Edition
Budget Level IV
Pine-Richland High School
MAMMA MIA!
Thomas Jefferson High School
Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Woodland Hills High School
WONDERLAND Pilot Production
Budget Level I
Bishop Canevin High School
ALL SHOOK UP School Edition
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School
Rodgers & Hammerstein's OKLAHOMA!
Shady Side Academy Senior School
ZOMBIE PROM
Budget Level II
Avonworth High School
INTO THE WOODS
Quaker Valley High School
THE ADDAMS FAMILY (School Edition)
West Allegheny High School
BYE BYE BIRDIE
Budget Level III
North Hills High School
THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12
SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET, A MUSICAL THRILLER
Westinghouse Arts Academy
CHICAGO: Teen Edition
Budget Level IV
Hampton High School
TUCK EVERLASTING
Thomas Jefferson High School
Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Woodland Hills High School
WONDERLAND Pilot Production
Budget Level I
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School
Rodgers & Hammerstein's OKLAHOMA!
Saint Joseph High School
TARZAN - The Stage Musical based on the Disney film
Shady Side Academy Senior School
ZOMBIE PROM
Budget Level II
Quaker Valley High School
THE ADDAMS FAMILY (School Edition)
Sewickley Academy
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN
West Allegheny High School
BYE BYE BIRDIE
Budget Level III
North Hills High School
THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12
SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET, A MUSICAL THRILLER
Westinghouse Arts Academy
CHICAGO: Teen Edition
Budget Level IV
Hampton High School
TUCK EVERLASTING
Thomas Jefferson High School
Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Woodland Hills High School
WONDERLAND Pilot Production
Budget Level I
Bishop Canevin High School
ALL SHOOK UP School Edition
Saint Joseph High School
TARZAN - The Stage Musical based on the Disney film
Shady Side Academy Senior School
ZOMBIE PROM
Budget Level II
Avonworth High School
INTO THE WOODS
Keystone Oaks High School
ANYTHING GOES (2022 Revision)
McKeesport Area High School
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT
Budget Level III
North Hills High School
THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12
SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET, A MUSICAL THRILLER
Westinghouse Arts Academy
CHICAGO: Teen Edition
Budget Level IV
Pine-Richland High School
MAMMA MIA!
Thomas Jefferson High School
Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Woodland Hills High School
WONDERLAND Pilot Production
Hampton High School
TUCK EVERLASTING
North Hills High School
THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
Pine-Richland High School
MAMMA MIA!
Shady Side Academy Senior School
ZOMBIE PROM
Thomas Jefferson High School
Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Westinghouse Arts Academy
CHICAGO: Teen Edition
Brady Bandik
Lighting Designer
Thomas Jefferson High School
Bree Boyd
Student Producer
Woodland Hills High School
Kennedy Edwards
Stage Manager
Gateway High School
Sophie Feldhues
Dance Captain
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School
Abigail Gindlesperger
Student Director
Elizabeth Forward High School
Bailey Linza
Choreographer
Saint Joseph High School
Cole Johnston
Vice Principal Douglas Panch
THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
North Hills High School
Jack Kelly
Charlito "Chip" Tolentino
THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
North Hills High School
Leo Matthews
Jud Fry
Rodgers & Hammerstein's OKLAHOMA!
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School
Eamonn McElfresh
Tobias Ragg
SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET, A MUSICAL THRILLER
Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12
Jack Miller
Fester Addams
THE ADDAMS FAMILY (School Edition)
Quaker Valley High School
Javian Ortega-Rodriguez
Beadle Bamford
SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET, A MUSICAL THRILLER
Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12
Sophia Burik
Rona Lisa Peretti
THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
North Hills High School
Kelly Campion
Marie (The Fairy Godmother)
Rodgers & Hammerstein's CINDERELLA (Broadway Version)
Baldwin High School
Addy Janicki
Matron Mama Morton
CHICAGO: Teen Edition
Westinghouse Arts Academy
Kayleigh Johnson
Mrs. Potts
Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Thomas Jefferson High School
Rissa Williams
Beggar Woman
SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET, A MUSICAL THRILLER
Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12
Jay Zhu
Delilah Strict
ZOMBIE PROM
Shady Side Academy Senior School
Zachary Burkovich
Shrek
SHREK The Musical
Penn Hills High School
Mateo Carrasco
Gomez Addams
THE ADDAMS FAMILY (School Edition)
Carlynton Junior Senior High School
Tyler Guinto-Brody
Edward Bloom
BIG FISH
Elizabeth Forward High School
Severin Harmon
Cosmo Brown
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN
Sewickley Academy
Max Peluso
Don Lockwood
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN
Sewickley Academy
Kai Sachon
Sweeney Todd
SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET, A MUSICAL THRILLER
Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12
Emma Hopf
William Barfee
THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
North Hills High School
Hope Johnson
Mrs. Lovett
SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET, A MUSICAL THRILLER
Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12
Mariana Mangual
Dorothy Gale
THE WIZARD OF OZ (RSC Version)
Seton LaSalle Catholic High School
Lucy Myers
The Witch
INTO THE WOODS
Avonworth High School
Paulina Sanchez
Roxie Hart
CHICAGO: Teen Edition
Montour High School
Olivia Virgin
Belle
Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Thomas Jefferson High School
Budget Level I
Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School
Rodgers & Hammerstein's OKLAHOMA!
Saint Joseph High School
TARZAN - The Stage Musical based on the Disney film
Budget Level II
Avonworth High School
INTO THE WOODS
Quaker Valley High School
THE ADDAMS FAMILY (School Edition)
Budget Level III
North Hills High School
THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE
Westinghouse Arts Academy
CHICAGO: Teen Edition
Budget Level IV
Thomas Jefferson High School
Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Woodland Hills High School
WONDERLAND Pilot Production