Theatre Under the Stars has just announced the nominations for the 15th annual awards, honoring the Houston's best high school musical productions, actors and artists.
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Radio personality Sarah Pepper will host this year's ceremony, and producers say there will even be some surprise guests.
And now for the nominees...
Best Musical
- Clear Springs High School - "Big Fish"
- Friendswood High School - "Les Miserables," School Edition
- G.W. Carver Magnet High School - "Once on This Island"
- Houston Christian High School - "Curtains"
- Klein High School - "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"
- Second Baptist School - "The Boy Friend"
- The Emery/Weiner School - "It Shoulda Been You"
- Westfield High School - "The Wiz"
Best Leading Actor
- Noah Carlin as Edward Bloom in "Big Fish" at Clear Springs High School
- Will Byrne as Will Bloom in "Big Fish" at Clear Springs High School
- Alex Rudd as Jean Valjean in "Les Miserables," School Edition at Friendswood High School
- Max Morgan as Marius in "Les Miserables," School Edition at Friendswood High School
- Michael Duran as Sweatie Eddie in "Sister Act" at George Bush High School
- Ian Tonroy as Sweeney Todd in "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" at Klein High School
- Ben Heintz as Edward Bloom in "Big Fish" at Seven Lakes High School
- Matt Hopper as Bill Snibson in "Me and My Girl" at Stratford High School
- Dontrevion Young as Lion in "The Wiz" at Westfield High School
Best Leading Actress
- Kayla Johnson as Ti Moune in "Once on This Island" at Aldine Senior High School
- Hannah Hayes as Sandra Bloom in "Big Fish" at Clear Springs High School
- Malia Nelson as Ariel in "The Little Mermaid" at Foster High School
- Emily Mesa as Eponine in "Les Miserables," School Edition at Friendswood High School
- Jazmyne Charles as Ti Moune in "Once on This Island" at G.W. Carver Magnet High School
- Carrie Fleming as Polly Browne in "The Boy Friend" at Second Baptist School
- Jenna Bobbora as Madame Dubonnet in "The Boy Friend" at Second Baptist School
- Jasmine Rodgers as The Witch in "Into the Woods" at Stephen F. Austin High School
- Lauren Dodds as Sally Smith in "Me and My Girl" at Stratford High School
Best Supporting Actor
- Clayton Senter as Enjolras in "Les Miserables," School Edition at Friendswood High School
- Cade Tucker as Thenardier in "Les Miserables," School Edition at Friendswood High School
- Ri'Chard Jordan as Tonton Julian in "Once on This Island" at G.W. Carver Magnet High School
- Nick Lammey as Anthony Hope in "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" at Klein High School
- Brendan King as Charles in "Pippin" at Pearland High School
- William Chambers as Lord Brockhurst in "The Boy Friend" at Second Baptist School
- Noah Pacht as Brian Howard in "It Shoulda Been You" at The Emery/Weiner School
- Cullen Dyer as Tinman in "The Wiz" at Westfield High School
- Brett Mills as Scarecrow in "The Wiz" at Westfield High School
Best Supporting Actress
- Haley Dougherty as Jenny Hill in "Big Fish" at Clear Springs High School
- Kai Womack as Mama Euralie in "Once On This Island" at G.W. Carver Magnet High School
- Savanna Menzel as Little Sally in "Urinetown" at High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
- Savannah Boyd as Johanna in "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" at Klein High School
- Grace Nardecchia as Nikki Harris in "Curtains" at Klein Oak High School
- Christina Darby asLetitia Primrose in "On the Twentieth Century" at St. Agnes Academy
- Faith Berrigan as Maria, Duchess of Dene in "Me and My Girl" at Stratford High School
- Mallory Bechtel as Mme Dubonnet in "The Boy Friend" at The John Cooper School
- Divina Ito as Evillene in "The Wiz" at Westfield High School
Best Featured Performer
- Kyle Benaquisto as Karl in "Big Fish" at Clear Springs High School
- Jane Cloninger as Chef Louis in "The Little Mermaid" at Dulles High School
- Elysa Aguilar as Ezrulie in "Once on This Island" at G.W. Carver Magnet High School
- Alexis Perry as Little Becky Two-Shoes in "Urinetown" at High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
- Ryan Esparza as Adolfo Pirelli in "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" at Klein High School
- Ellen Bacarisse as Lady Brockhurst in "The Boy Friend" at Second Baptist School
- Karly Anderson as Calliope in "Xanadu" at Spring Woods High School
- Kyle Goodson as Herbert Parchester in "Me and My Girl" at Stratford High School
- Brianna Wyatt as Glenda/Aunt Em in "The Wiz" at Westfield High School
Best Ensemble/Chorus
- Clear Springs High School - "Big Fish"
- Friendswood High School - "Les Miserables," School Edition
- G.W. Carver Magnet High School - "Once on This Island"
- High School for the Performing and Visual Arts - "Urinetown"
- Houston Christian High School - "Curtains"
- Kingwood High School - "Bonnie and Clyde"
- Klein High School - "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"
- Pearland High School - "Pippin"
- Second Baptist School - "The Boy Friend"
- South Houston High School - "Once Upon a Mattress"
- Stratford High School - "Me and My Girl"
- Westfield High School - "The Wiz"
Best Scenic Design
- Clear Lake High School - "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying"
- Clear Springs High School - "Big Fish"
- Friendswood High School - "Les Miserables," School Edition
- High School for the Performing and Visual Arts - "Urinetown"
- Houston Christian High School - "Curtains"
- Kingwood High School - "Bonnie and Clyde"
- Klein Collins High School - "Once Upon a Mattress"
- Klein High School - "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"
- Second Baptist School - "The Boy Friend"
- Seven Lakes High School - "Big Fish"
- South Houston High School - "Once Upon a Mattress"
- The Emery/Weiner School - "It Shoulda Been You"
Best Costume Design
- Clear Springs High School - "Big Fish"
- G.W. Carver Magnet High School - "Once on This Island"
- High School for the Performing and Visual Arts - "Urinetown"
- Houston Christian High School - "Curtains"
- Kingwood High School - "Bonnie and Clyde"
- Klein Collins High School - "Once Upon a Mattress"
- Klein High School - "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"
- Klein Oak High School - "Curtains"
- Memorial High School - "Mary Poppins"
- Pearland High School - "Pippin"
- Second Baptist School - "The Boy Friend"
- South Houston High School - "Once Upon a Mattress"
Best Lighting Design
- Clear Lake High School - "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying"
- Clear Springs High School - "Big Fish"
- Friendswood High School - "Les Miserables," School Edition
- Kingwood High School - "Bonnie and Clyde"
- Klein High School - "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"
- Pearland High School - "Pippin"
- Second Baptist School - "The Boy Friend"
- Seven Lakes High School - "Big Fish"
- Spring Woods High School - "Xanadu"
- Stratford High School - "Me and My Girl"
- The Emery/Weiner School - "It Shoulda Been You"
- The Kinkaid School - "Into the Woods"
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Best Stage Crew & Technical Execution
- Clear Springs High School - "Big Fish"
- Cypress Ranch High School - "Hello, Dolly!"
- Friendswood High School - "Les Miserables," School Edition
- High School for the Performing and Visual Arts - "Urinetown"
- Kerr High School - "School of Rock"
- Kingwood High School - "Bonnie and Clyde"
- Klein High School - "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"
- Pearland High School - "Pippin"
- Seven Lakes High School - "Big Fish"
- The Emery/Weiner School - "It Shoulda Been You"
- The Kinkaid School -"Into the Woods"
- Westfield High School - "The Wiz"
Best Musical Direction
- Clear Springs High School - "Big Fish"
- Friendswood High School - "Les Miserables," School Edition
- G.W. Carver Magnet High School - "Once on This Island"
- Kingwood High School - "Bonnie and Clyde"
- Klein High School - "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"
- Pearland High School - "Pippin"
- Second Baptist School - "The Boy Friend"
- Seven Lakes High School - "Big Fish"
- South Houston High School - "Once Upon a Mattress"
- Stratford High School - "Me and My Girl"
- The Emery/Weiner School - "It Shoulda Been You"
- The Kinkaid School - "Into the Woods"
Best Orchestra
- Clements High School - "Honk!"
- Friendswood High School - "Les Miserables," School Edition
- G.W. Carver Magnet High School - "Once on This Island"
- George Bush High School - "Sister Act"
- High School for the Performing and Visual Arts - "Urinetown"
- Kerr High School - "School of Rock"
- Klein Collins High School - "Once Upon a Mattress"
- Klein Forest High School - "In the Heights"
- Klein High School - "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"
- Klein Oak High School - "Curtains"
- Seven Lakes High School - "Big Fish"
- Stephen F. Austin High School - "Into the Woods"
Best Choreography
- Clear Springs High School - "Big Fish"
- Cypress Ranch High School - "Hello, Dolly!"
- Friendswood High School - "Les Miserables," School Edition
- G.W. Carver Magnet High School - "Once on This Island"
- Houston Christian High School - "Curtains"
- High School for the Performing and Visual Arts - "Urinetown"
- Klein Oak High School - "Curtains"
- Pearland High School - "Pippin"
- Second Baptist School - "The Boy Friend"
- South Houston High School - "Once Upon a Mattress"
- The Kinkaid School - "Into the Woods"
- Westfield High School - "The Wiz"
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Best Direction
- Clear Springs High School - "Big Fish"
- Cypress Ranch High School - "Hello, Dolly!"
- Friendswood High School - "Les Miserables," School Edition
- G.W. Carver Magnet High School - "Once on This Island"
- Houston Christian High School - "Curtains"
- Kingwood High School - "Bonnie and Clyde"
- Pearland High School - "Pippin"
- Second Baptist School - "The Boy Friend"
- Spring Woods High School - "Xanadu"
- Stratford High School - "Me and My Girl"
- The Emery/Weiner School - "It Shoulda Been You"
- Westfield High School - "The Wiz"