LYRIC STAGE
Presents
The Schmidt and Jones Awards
2010 – 2011 Nominees

The Schmidt & Jones Awards honoring excellence in high school musical theatre were presented on Friday May 13 at Carpenter Performance Hall in the Irving Arts Center. The awards are named for the esteemed Texas musical theatre team Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt (pictured at right) who are responsible for writing legendary shows such as The Fantasticks, 110 in the Shade, I Do! I Do! and Celebration. Lyric Stage is proud to honor our participating schools: Bishop Lynch High School, Boswell High School, Coppell High School, Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts, Grand Prairie High School, Nimitz High School, R. L. Turner High School and Woodrow Wilson High School.

2011 Winners

BEST MUSICAL
Coppell High School
Into the Woods

BEST ORCHESTRA
Boswell High School
Curtains!

EXCELLENCE IN CHOREOGRAPHY
Kassie Wegner
Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts
42nd Street

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Mackenzie Orr
Coppell High School
Into the Woods

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Maggie Hunter
Coppell High School
Into the Woods

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
J. C. Minton
Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts
42nd Street

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Hilary Taylor
Coppell High School
Into the Woods

BEST ACTOR IN A MINOR ROLE
Zach Youpa
Woodrow Wilson High School
Grease!

BEST ACTRESS IN A MINOR ROLE
Stefani Parrott
Woodrow Wilson High School
Grease!

BEST MALE ENSEMBLE PERFORMER
Tyler Calvert
Nimitz High School
The Wedding Singer

BEST FEMALE ENSEMBLE PERFORMER
Tierney Titus
Bishop Lynch High School
Damn Yankees

EXCELLENCE IN SCENE DESIGN
Charly Topper
Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts
42nd Street

EXCELLENCE IN COSTUME DESIGN
Donegan Moore
Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts
42nd Street

EXCELLENCE IN LIGHTING DESIGN
Sarah Bernardez
Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts
42nd Street

Congratulations to all 2010-2011 nominees:

BEST MUSICAL
Curtains!, Boswell High School
Into the Woods, Coppell High School
42nd Street, Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts
Grease!, Woodrow Wilson High School

BEST ORCHESTRA
Boswell High School
R. L. Turner High School

EXCELLENCE IN CHOREOGRAPHY
Cara Belcher, “A Bushel and a Peck” Guys and Dolls, Grand Prairie High School
Cara Belcher, “Take Back Your Mink” Guys and Dolls, Grand Prairie High School
Taylor Cherry, “Go Into Your Dance” 42nd Street, Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts
Taylor Cherry, “Sunny Side to Every Situation” 42nd Street, Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts
Kassie Wegner, “We’re in the Money” 42nd Street, Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE
Nick Chabot, Damn Yankees, Bishop Lynch High School
Julian Flores, Guys and Dolls, Grand Prairie High School
Jacob Haltom, Curtains! Boswell High School
Mackenzie Orr, Into the Woods, Coppell High School
Lancelot Lorzano, The Wedding Singer, Nimitz High School
Victor Ron, Guys and Dolls, R. L. Turner High School
Sam Shearin, Grease! Woodrow Wilson High School
Ty Taylor, 42nd Street, Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE
Caroline Carden, 42nd Street, Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts
Ana Harris, Grease! Woodrow Wilson High School
Maggie Hunter, Into the Woods, Coppell High School
Anna Sekhon, Grease! Woodrow Wilson High School
Sarah Yarbrough, Guys and Dolls, R. L. Turner High School

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Brian Boyce, Into the Woods, Coppell High School
Forrest Brown, The Wedding Singer, Nimitz High School
Keith Maki, The Wedding Singer, Nimitz High School
Bert Merino, Grease! Woodrow Wilson High School
J. C. Minton, 42nd Street, Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts
Deshawn Weston, Guys and Dolls, Grand Prairie High School

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Hannah Heddins, 42nd Street, Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts
Caroline Johnson, Damn Yankees, Bishop Lynch High School
Hannah Milici, Grease! Woodrow Wilson High School
Marla Schulz, Curtains! Boswell High School
Hilary Taylor, Into the Woods, Coppell High School

BEST ACTOR IN A MINOR ROLE
Ted Dayton, 42nd Street, Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts
Andrew Kugelmann, Damn Yankees, Bishop Lynch High School
Dustin Pittsinger, Guys and Dolls, Grand Prairie High School
Alex Smith, Into the Woods, Coppell High School
Zach Youpa, Grease! Woodrow Wilson High School

BEST ACTRESS IN A MINOR ROLE
Dalinda Andrade, Guys and Dolls, Grand Prairie High School
Allison Bret, DamnYankees, Bishop Lynch High School
Bunky Dennis, The Wedding Singer, Nimitz High School
Emily McIntyre, Into the Woods, Coppell High School
Emily Miller, Guys and Dolls, R. L Turner High School
Stefani Parrott, Grease! Woodrow Wilson High School
Kathryn Priest, 42nd Street, Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts
Kelly Stewart, Curtains! Boswell High School

BEST MALE ENSEMBLE PERFORMER
Chuck Belcher, Guys and Dolls, Grand Prairie High School
Tyler Calvert, The Wedding Singer, Nimitz High School
Garrett Cooper, Curtains! Boswell High School
Jared Erwin, Guys and Dolls, R. L. Turner High School
Jory Heath, Damn Yankees, Bishop Lynch High School
Brad Melville, Into the Woods, Coppell High School
Gus Miller, Grease! Woodrow Wilson High School
Corbin Panturad, 42nd Street, Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts

BEST FEMALE ENSEMBLE PERFORMER
Becky Bacsik, Guys and Dolls, Grand Prairie High School
Cassidy Ball, 42nd Street, Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts
Kendra Brabson, The Wedding Singer, Nimitz High School
Sarah Caballero, Guys and Dolls, R. L. Turner High School
Amanda Clark, Into the Woods, Coppell High School
Abby Haywood, Grease! Woodrow Wilson High School
Sara Sanchez, Curtains! Boswell High School
Tierney Titus, Damn Yankees, Bishop Lynch High School

EXCELLENCE IN SCENE DESIGN
Austin Huens, Into the Woods, Coppell High School
Charly Topper, 42nd Street, Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts

EXCELLENCE IN COSTUME DESIGN
Donegan Moore, 42nd Street, Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts

EXCELLENCE IN LIGHTING DESIGN
Sarah, Bernardez, 42nd Street, Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts
Kevin Sung, Guys and Dolls, R. L. Turner High School

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