THE 2019 SUTTON FOSTER OVATION AWARDS
CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE IN HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATRE
Sunday, May 12, 2019 at 7:00 PM Cobb Great Hall
$10.00 for adults
$5.00 for students www.whartoncenter.com 517.432.2000 or 1.800.WHARTON
Some of the best of Michigan’s high school musical theatre students are performing together on Sunday, May 12, at Wharton Center for the 8th Annual Sutton Foster Ovation Awards. This award show celebrates Michigan schools’ dedication to the arts, as well as young artists’ work and talent in stage and technical performance. Teachers are also honored for their commitment to and excellence in performing arts education. Tickets to see the Sutton Foster Ovation Award competition are available at the official source to purchase Wharton Center tickets online, whartoncenter.com; at the Auto-Owners Insurance Ticket Office; or by calling 1.800.WHARTON.
High school musical theatre performers from across the state have been nominated by theatre practitioner adjudicators to compete for the coveted Sutton Foster Ovation Award. These nominees will compete on the Cobb Great Hall stage for Michigan’s Best Actor and Best Actress awards. The winners will fly to New York City this June in an all-expenses-paid trip to compete in the National High School Musical Theatre Awards (the Jimmy Awards), hosted this year by Ben Platt. In addition, each will receive free tuition to Wharton Center’s summer Broadway performance workshop, Take It From The Top, and a $1,000 prize.
Wharton Center Executive Director Mike Brand says, “The Sutton Foster Ovation Awards are a huge stepping stone for students interested in theatre. Our 2017 winner for Best Actor, Antonio Cipriano, is now part of the Broadway-bound new musical, Jagged Little Pill; and we couldn’t be prouder. We are excited to see what talents are part of this year’s award show.”
The evening will include a selection of Broadway tunes and dances performed by the students, culminating in the final awards ceremony.
The 2019 Sutton Foster Ovation Awards participating students and schools include:
Jonathon LaBelle & Payton Miller Charlie Binder & Debra Moraitis Connor Hall & Olivia McMullen Benjamin Neideck & Maryn McConnell Travis Ebels & Megan Sorenson Zachary Burnham & Brooke Pacifico Chase Purdy & Izzie Tower
Emilio Garcia & Gabriela Moncivais Bobby Conlan & Grace Walsh
Ayden Soupal, Adele Colson & Tori Vanwyck Sam Wilson & Leah Martin
Benjamin Dean & Elissa Mockbil
Cole Windiate, Ethan Bach & Kendra Lodewyk
Miles Morris & Sarah Nelson Tolby Busch & Abby Merrifield Brady Mills & Kathryn Fulton Eric Liu & Sophie Shrauger David Wedding & Sydney Terry Chiara Wilson
Brendan Johnson & Alex Cross
Sean Hodges & Alexis Gearty
Joshua Thomas & Christina Oyinkolade Ever Liedel
Armada High School- Armada, MI
Bloomfield Hills High School- Bloomfield Hills, MI Brighton High School- Brighton, MI
Clarkston High School- Clarkston, MI
Coopersville High School- Coopersville, MI
Dakota High School- Macomb, MI
Greenville High School- Greenville, MI
Grosse Pointe South High School- Grosse Point Farms, MI
Holt High School- Holt, MI
Home School Performing Arts- Alto, MI Howell High School- Howell, MI
John Glenn High School- Westland, MI
Milford High School- Highland, MI
Mount Pleasant High School- Mount Pleasant, MI
Portage Central High School- Portage, MI
Rockford High School- Rockford, MI
Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy- Saginaw, MI
St. Johns High School- St. Johns, MI
Swartz Creek High School- Swartz Creek, MI
Troy High School- Troy, MI
Walled Lake Central High School- Walled Lake, MI Waterford Kettering High School- Waterford Township, MI
For more information on the National High School Musical Theatre Awards, visit jimmyawards.com. ###
The Sutton Foster Ovation Awards are presented by Wharton Center for Performing Arts in partnership with Broadway Grand Rapids and Broadway in Detroit, with additional support provided by Nancy Passanante.
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