Nominees Announced for 2022 Basie Awards – Celebration of High School Theatre – Atlantic Highlands Herald

RED BANK, NJ Nominees have been revealed for the 2022 Basie Awards, the annual celebration of Monmouth County high school theatre presented by Bank of America, taking place on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at the Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank.

Tickets for this years presentation are on sale now through theBASIE.org, the Basie Center box office or via phone at 732-842-9000.

Now in its 17th year, the Basie Awards program is modeled after the TONY Awards, and evaluates musical and drama productions in high schools throughout Monmouth County. A rubric is used to assess performance in 25+ categories, recognizing excellence in everything from acting and directing to set and costume design, choreography, lighting, and orchestra. This year, 16 dramas and 23 musical performances were evaluated by the BASIE AWARDS nomination committee, producing nominations in the following categories:

DRAMATIC PRESENTATIONS TECHNICAL CATEGORIESOUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGNMARLBORO HIGH SCHOOL DECISION HEIGHTS DEBBIE BILOTTA, KATHY STEWART, ANTHONY GRECOMANALAPAN HIGH SCHOOL CLUE PLAYTIME COSTUMESMIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL SOUTH BACK STORY JACQUELINE FISCHER & LAURA MAZZARUMSON -FAIR HAVEN REGIONAL HIGH THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW CATHERINE CLEARYRARITAN HGH SCHOOL NOISES OFF MELANIE TAYLOR

OUTSTANDING SET DESIGNMATAWAN REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL THE CURIOUS SAVAGE MICHAEL W. WELLS IIRED BANK REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE ASHLEY BASILERUMSON-FAIR HAVEN REGIONAL HIGH THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW MATTHEW LEDDINMANALAPAN HIGH SCHOOL CLUE AMANDA COLONNA & ANDREW CIRAULORARITAN HIGH SCHOOL NOISES OFF KYLE SANTOPADREMARLBORO HIGH SCHOOL DECISION HEIGHT ASHLEY CUSACK

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGNRUMSON-FAIR HAVEN REGIONAL HIGH THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW MATTHEW LEDDINMARLBORO HIGH SCHOOL DECISION HEIGHT JIM LYLE & ANTHONY GRECOMATAWAN REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL THE CURIOUS SAVAGE JESSICA AMORINO

OUTSTANDING DIRECTIONMIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL SOUTH BACK STORY ALEXIS KOZAKRARITAN HIGH SCHOOL NOISES OFF MELANIE TAYLORTRINITY HALL PUFFS ELLEN PHILLIPSMARLBORO HIGH SCHOOL DECISION HEIGHT ANTHONY GRECORED BANK REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE REUBEN JACKSON

OUTSTANDING DRAMATIC PRODUCTIONMANALAPAN HIGH SCHOOL CLUERARITAN HIGH SCHOOL NOISES OFFMARLBORO HIGH SCHOOL DECISION HEIGHTRED BANK REGIONAL A STREETCAR NAMED DESIREMATAWAN REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL THE CURIOUS SAVAGEDRAMATIC PRESENTATIONS PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES

FEATURED ENSEMBLE PERFORMERENSEMBLE GROUP THE FAIRIES MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL NORTH A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAMRJ VANDEBROUCK MATER DEI PREP PUFFSSAVERIO RENDA COLTS NECK HIGH SCHOOL EXIT THE BODYKAT WYROVSKI MARLBORO HIGH SCHOOL DECISION HEIGHTSYDNEY KATZ MARLBORO HIGH SCHOOL DECISION HEIGHTKATIE SMITH MATER DEI PREP PUFFS

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMAESTER FOSU MATAWAN REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL THE CURIOUS SAVAGEDANIELLE LIROV MARLBORO HIGH SCHOOL DECISION HEIGHTCAMILLE-SOPHIE KRAKOWSKI MARLBORO HIGH SCHOOL DECISION HEIGHTBRIDGET JOHNSTON TRINITY HALL HIGH SCHOOL PUFFSJULIE DELTUVIA MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL SOUTH BACK STORYJESSIE BEHMAN MARLBORO HIGH SCHOOL DECISION HEIGHT

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMATYLER IZZO TRINITY HALL HIGH SCHOOL PUFFSDANIEL KING MATER DEI PREP PUFFSJACK YOUNCOFSKI MATAWAN REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL THE CURIOUS SAVAGESTEPHEN RUSSO MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL SOUTH BACK STORY

LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMAHENRIETTE PONS MATAWAN REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL THE CURIOUS SAVAGESOFIA RANUCCI TRINITY HALL HIGH SCHOOL PUFFSSTEFANIE WORTON MONMOUTH REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TWELVE ANGRY JURORSAMANDA PAIGE PHILIPSON TRINITY HALL HIGH SCHOOL PUFFSOLIVIA CONTI MARLBORO HIGH SCHOOL DECISION HEIGHTLILY GRACE RIDDLE MATER DEI PREP PUFFS

LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMAJOSEPH SHAULOV COLLIER HIGH SCHOOL THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNESTERICH MEDROW RARITAN HIGH SCHOOL NOISES OFFBRENDAN OBRIEN MANALAPAN HIGH SCHOOL CLUELUCAS WILSON RED BANK REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL STREETCAR NAMED DESIREDYLAN PITANZA RED BANK REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL STREETCAR NAMED DESIRESAMUEL CUSSON MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL NORTH A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAMMUSICAL PRESENTATIONS TECHNICAL CATEGORIES

OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN IN A MUSICALMIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL SOUTH GREASE JACQUIE FISHER & LAURA MAZZAFREEHOLD BOROUGH HIGH SCHOOL GREASE CATHERINE CLEARYMATER DEI PREP LEGALLY BLONDE SHERRIE COLERED BANK CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL THE LITTLE MERMAID CHERYL THOMPSON & KELLY GEMELLAROMARLBORO HIGH SCHOOL HONK ANTHONY GRECOHOLMDEL HIGH SCHOOL OKLAHOMA NORCOSTCO

OUTSTANDING SET DESIGN IN A MUSICALHOLMDEL HIGH SCHOOL OKLAHOMA AMANDA NASHFREEHOLD BOROUGH HIGH SCHOOL GREASE KEVIN GUNTHERRARITAN HIGH SCHOOL 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE KYLE SANTOPADREMATER DEI PREP LEGALLY BLONDE KEN DWYER & JIM VAILCOLLIER HIGH SCHOOL MAMMA MIA JACKIE JESTERMARLBORO HIGH SCHOOL HONK ASHLEY R. CUSACK

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN IN A MUSICALRARITAN HIGH SCHOOL 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE KYLE SANTOPADREMATER DEI PREP LEGALLY BLONDE SCOTT GOLDSTEINMARLBORO HIGH SCHOOL HONK JIM LYLE & ANTHONY GRECOCOLLIER HIGH SCHOOL MAMMA MIA DR. MICHAEL PENNAMATAWAN REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL A BRONX TALE JESSICA AMORINO

OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY IN A MUSICALMIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL NORTH A CHORUS LINE TARA MAHONEYMARLBORO HIGH SCHOOL HONK JESSICA OBRIENMIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL SOUTH GREASE JACQUIE FISHERRED BANK CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL LITTLE MERMAID KELLY GEMELLAROCHRISTIAN BROTHERS ACADEMY 13 THE MUSICAL GINA MORRELLO

OUTSTANDING MUSICAL DIRECTIONTRINITY HALL TWELFTH NIGHT THE MUSICAL ANDREW BOGDAN & MICHAEL KABASHMIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL NORTH A CHORUS LINE PETER ISHERWOODCHRISTIAN BROTHERS ACADEMY 13 THE MUSICAL CHRISTIAN LOPEZRED BANK REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GODSPELL ERIKA HALLENBECKMATER DEI PREP LEGALLY BLONDE CINDY J. DWYERMARLBORO HIGH SCHOOL HONK PATRICK DALTON

OUTSTANDING SMALL MUSIC ENSEMBLEMIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL SOUTH GREASE MIKE RAGUSEOFREEHOLD BOROUGH HIGH SCHOOL GREASE ERIC GROSSCHRISTIAN BROTHERS ACADEMY 13 THE MUSICAL RYAN KONEVALHIGH TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL THE ADDAMS FAMILY CHRISTOPHER CHEN

OUTSTANDING ALL STUDENT ORCHESTRAMARLBORO HIGH SCHOOL HONK PATRICK DALTONHOLMDEL HIGH SCHOOL OKLAHOMA DR. CHRISTIE RISOFREEHOLD TOWNSHIP CURTAINS EDWARD GATTSEK

OUTSTANDING STUDENT / ADULT ORCHSTRAMIDDLETOWN HGH SCHOOL NORTH A CHORUS LINE DAVID BUCKLE JR.MONMOUTH REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS CHRIS SABOLMATAWAN REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL A BRONX TALE ALAN MEEKERRED BANK REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GODSPELL KEVIN PRYOR

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION IN A MUSICALTRINITY HALL HIGH SCHOOL -TWELFTH NIGHT THE MUSICAL ELLEN PHILLIPSMIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL NORTH A CHORUS LINE- AMANDA FARIAFREEHOLD BOROUGH HIGH SCHOOL GREASE KASIANN SWEENEYMARLBORO HIGH SCHOOL HONK ANTHONY GRECOMATAWAN REGIONAL HIGHS SCHOOL A BRONX TALE LINDA WALLINGMATER DEI PREP LEGALLY BLONDE CINDY J. DWYER

OUTSTANDING MUSICAL PRODUCTIONMIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL NORTH A CHORUS LINE AMANDA FARIARED BANK REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GODSPELL REUBEN JACKSONCHRISTIAN BROTHERS ACADEMY 13 THE MUSICAL MARCOS OROZCOMATER DEI PREP LEGALLY BLONDE CINDY DWYERMARLBORO HIGH SCHOOL HONK ANTHONY GRECOMATAWAN REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL A BRONX TALE LINDA WALLING

MUSICAL CATEGORIES PERFORMANCE CATEGORIES

FEATURED FEMALE PERFORMERLINDSAY WALDMAN HOWELL HIGH SCHOOL YOUNG FRANKENSTEINREBECCA ROTH RED BANK REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GODSPELLCARLY CAVANAUGH COLTS NECK HIGH SCHOOL BYE BYE BIRDIEHENRIETTE PONS MATAWAN REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL A BRONX TALESYDNEY SPENCER RED BANK REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GODSPELLJENNA DACQUEL MATER DEI PREP LEGALLY BLONDE

FEATURED MALE PERFORMERJACK DOWNEY RARITAN HIGH SCHOOL 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEERUBEN VELASQUEZ MATAWAN REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL A BRONX TALEPHILLIP GLENN FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL CURTAINSLUKE MCCANN MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL SOUTH GREASEMICHAEL CHEN HGIH TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL THE ADDAMS FAMILYNICHOLAS LUTZ MARLBORO HIGH SCHOOL HONK

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MUSICALBRIDGET JOHNSTON TRINITY HALL TWELFTH NIGHT THE MUSICALERIN FITGERALD -MATER DEI PREP LEGALLY BLONDESAMANTHA YANARELLI MATER DEI PREP LEGALLY BLONDEJESSICA HEITMANN MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL NORTH A CHORUS LINEAVA ROMANO MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL SOUTH GREASECAROLYN HESTER CHRISTIAN BROTHERS ACADEMY 13 THE MUSICAL

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MUSICALDANIEL STEFANSKI MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL NORTH A CHORUS LINEGRANT GUTKOWSKI COLLIER HIGH SCHOOL MAMMA MIAJOHN PAUL SHIMKUS CHRISTIAN BROTHERS ACADEMY 13 THE MUSICALSEAN BUSK RED BANK REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GODSPELLDUBEM ECHEZONA FREEHOLD REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GREASE

LEAD ACTRESS IN A MUSICALDANIELLE LIROV MARLBORO HIGH SCHOOL HONKAMANDA PAIGE PHILIPSON TRINITY HALL HIGH SCHOOL TWELFTH NIGHT THE MUSICALOLIVIA CONTI MARLBORO HIGH SCHOOL HONKALYSSA JONES ST JOHN VIANNEY HIGH SCHOOL FREAKY FRIDAYALYSSA KISELEV MARLBORO HIGH SCHOOL HONKAVA GIGLIA MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL NORTH A CHORUS LINE

LEAD ACTORS IN A MUSICALCHARLES PATTON HIGH TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL THE ADDAMS FAMILYSAMUEL CUSSON MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL NORTH A CHORUS LINEJOSEPH CURRAN MATAWAN REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL A BRONX TALEJACK YOUNCOFSKI MATAWAN REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL A BRONX TALERAYMOND FAIELLA RED BANK REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GODSPELLJACK SCHTZENHOFFER RED BANK REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GODSPELL

CHORUS IN A MUSICALCHRISTIAN BROTHERS ACADEMY 13 THE MUSICALMIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL NORTH A CHORUS LINEMATER DEI PREP LEGALLY BLONDERED BANK REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GODSPELLMIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL SOUTH GREASECOLLIER HIGH SCHOOL MAMMA MIA

Schools are asked to forward any nominee misspellings or other clarifications to [emailprotected]

For the sixth year, Bank of America is sponsoring the annual Basie Awards program, said Alberto Garofalo, President, Bank of America New Jersey. Our partnership with the Count Basie Center allows us to support the arts in our local schools, and like the Basie Center, Bank of America strives to foster creativity and resiliency in the communities we serve. We are very much looking forward to the excitement and electricity of the Basie Awards ceremony on May 25.

For more information on the Basie Awards or other Count Basie Center education and community programs, visit http://www.theBASIE.org or contact Jonathan Vena, Chief Marketing Officer, at [emailprotected].Count Basie Center for the ArtsThe Count Basie Center for the Arts is New Jerseys premier center for the cultural arts, dedicated to fostering powerful, inclusive artistic experiences and creative exchange of ideas. The Basie mission is to inspire, educate and entertain through its distinct and engaging cultural and artistic offerings that embrace and amplify the diversity of the region. As a nonprofit organization, the Basie is committed to enriching the communitys quality of life by generating opportunities for participation in the arts, partnering with schools, collaborating with other mission-based organizations and driving regional economic prosperity. To learn more about the Count Basie Center for the Arts, visit http://www.thebasie.org

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