Altoona Community Theatre's Isaac Mishler Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theatre

2008 Isaac Awards

Sunday, June 1, 2008
Mishler Theatre, Altoona

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS

  • Altoona Area High School - Kiss Me, Kate
  • Bishop Carroll High School - Smile
  • Bishop Guilfoyle High School - Grease
  • Bishop McCort High School - Fame
  • Cambria Heights High School - The Wiz
  • Central Cambria High School - Grease
  • Chestnut Ridge High School - The Wiz
  • Everett Area High School - Once Upon a Mattress
  • Glendale Area High School - The Wizard of Oz
  • Hollidaysburg Area Repertory Players - The King and I
  • Penn Cambria High School - Anything Goes
  • Tyrone Area High School - West Side Story
  • Westmont Hilltop High School - Grease

BEST PRODUCTION

  • Anything Goes – Penn Cambria High School
  • The King and I – Hollidaysburg Area Repertory Players
  • Once Upon a Mattress – Everett Area High School
  • Smile – Bishop Carroll High School
  • West Side Story – Tyrone Area High School
  • The Wiz – Cambria Heights High School

Winner: West Side Story - Tyrone Area High School
Runner-Up: Once Upon a Mattress - Everett Area High School

BEST MUSICAL NUMBER

  • “Beauty School Dropout” from Grease – Westmont Hilltop High School
  • “Brush Up Your Shakespeare” from Kiss Me, Kate – Altoona Area High School
  • “Friendship” from Anything Goes – Penn Cambria High School
  • “Summer Nights” from Grease – Bishop Guilfoyle High School
  • “Tonight” from West Side Story – Tyrone Area High School
  • “We Go Together” from Grease – Central Cambria High School

Winner: "Tonight" from West Side Story - Tyrone Area High School
Runner-Up: "Brush Up Your Shakespeare" from Kiss Me, Kate - Altoona Area High School

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

  • Bre Beltowski as Doria Hudson – Smile – Bishop Carroll High School
  • Marlena Carnicella as Dorothy – The Wiz – Cambria Heights High School
  • Lindsay Kimble as Anna Leonowens – The King and I – Hollidaysburg Area Repertory Players
  • Elizabeth Marafino as Serena - Fame – Bishop McCort High School
  • Sofia Revolorio as Maria – West Side Story – Tyrone Area High School
  • Ariel Watters as Winifred – Once Upon a Mattress – Everett Area High School

Winner: Sofia Revolorio as Maria in West Side Story - Tyrone Area High School
Runner-Up: Ariel Watters as Winifred in Once Upon a Mattress - Everett Area High School

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

  • Tyler Delauter as Danny Zuko – Grease – Central Cambria High School
  • Nick Finochio as Danny Zuko – Grease – Bishop Guilfoyle High School
  • Jonathan Harris as Tony – West Side Story – Tyrone Area High School
  • Scott Link as The Scarecrow – The Wiz – Cambria Heights High School
  • Michael Petyak as Billy Crocker – Anything Goes - Penn Cambria High School
  • Andrew Pramuk as the King – The King and I – Hollidaysburg Area Repertory Players

Winner: Jonathan Harris as Tony in West Side Story - Tyrone Area High School
Runner-Up: Michael Petyak as Billy Crocker in Anything Goes - Penn Cambria High School

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

  • Devon Ingold as Brenda DiCarlo Freelander – Smile – Bishop Carroll High School
  • Angela Finelli as Marty – Grease - Bishop Guilfoyle High School
  • Gabbi Hertzog as Bonnie – Anything Goes – Penn Cambria High School
  • Kasey Leidy as Queen Agrivane – Once Upon a Mattress – Everett Area High School
  • Brittany Molnar as Betty Rizzo – Grease - Westmont Hilltop High School
  • Stevie Woodring as Anita – West Side Story – Tyrone Area High School

Winner: Stevie Woodring as Anita in West Side Story - Tyrone Area High School
Runner-Up: Devon Ingold as Brenda DiCarlo Freelander in Smile - Bishop Carroll High School

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

  • Derik Cruz as Bernardo – West Side Story - Tyrone Area High School
  • David Dapper as the Lion – The Wiz – Chestnut Ridge High School
  • Michael Hallinan and Zach Scholl as The Gangsters in Kiss Me, Kate – Altoona Area High School
  • Sully McConnell as Roger – Grease – Bishop Guilfoyle High School
  • Garrett Storm as Moonface Martin – Anything Goes – Penn Cambria High School
  • Zach Weirich as Lun Tha – The King and I – Hollidaysburg Area Repertory Players

Winner: David Dapper as the Lion in The Wiz - Chestnut Ridge High School
Runner-Up: Derik Cruz as Bernardo in West Side Story - Tyrone Area High School

BEST ACTRESS/ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE

  • Liz Romano as Anybody’s – West Side Story - Tyrone Area High School
  • Jerica Snedden as Evilline – The Wiz – Cambria Height High School
  • James Trexler as Sir Evelyn Oakleigh – Anything Goes – Penn Cambria High School
  • Matthew Varchol as Teen Angel – Grease - Westmont Hilltop High School
  • Rachel Villareale as The Nightingale – Once Upon a Mattress – Everett Area High School
  • Mallorie Winn as Patty Simcox – Grease – Central Cambria High School

Winner: James Trexler as Sir Evelyn Oakleigh in Anything Goes - Penn Cambria High School
Runner-Up: Matthew Varchol as Teen Angel in Grease - Westmont Hilltop High School

BEST FEATURED DANCER/DANCER

  • Jaci Hall as Cha-Cha DiGregorio in Grease – Bishop Guilfoyle High School
  • “The Jitterbug” from The Wizard of Oz – Glendale Area High School
  • “Small House of Uncle Thomas” from The King and I – Hollidaysburg Area Repertory Players
  • “There She Goes/Fame” from Fame - Bishop McCort High School
  • “The Twister” from The Wiz - Chestnut Ridge High School
  • The cast of West Side Story - Tyrone Area High School

Winner: "Small House of Uncle Thomas" from The King & I - Hollidaysburg Area Repertory Players
Runner-Up: The cast of West Side Story - Tyrone Area High School

ACHIEVEMENT IN DESIGN

Winner: Elizabeth Menna for excellence in costume design - Grease - Westmont Hilltop High School
Runner-Up: Emily McConnell for excellence in lighting design - The Wiz - Cambria Heights High School

NOTE: The judges may present other discretionary awards to be announced at a later date.