Nominees Announced for the 12th Annual Broadway Dallas High School Musical Theatre Awards

Posted on April 17th, 2023

NOMINEES ANNOUNCED FOR THE 12TH ANNUAL
BROADWAY DALLAS HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL THEATRE AWARDS

Dallas, TX (April 17, 2023) – Broadway Dallas is pleased to announce the 2023 nominees for the 12th Annual Broadway Dallas High School Musical Theatre Awards (HSMTA). The awards ceremony will take place live at the Music Hall at Fair Park on Saturday, June 3, 2023. Tickets will go on sale May 3 at 10 a.m.   

The Broadway Dallas High School Musical Theatre Awards aim to inspire and honor excellence in high school musical theater, and to recognize the importance of musical theater and arts education within the North Texas community. This regional program culminates at the Music Hall with an awards ceremony, modeled after the Tony Awards®, to recognize outstanding musical theater productions and students.

“Congratulations to all the 2023 nominees! The work done in each and every one of these high school theater departments is truly remarkable and deserves to be celebrated,” says Ken Novice, president and CEO of Broadway Dallas. “It’s important to recognize the effort and achievements of the students and teachers who continue to spread the Spirit of Broadway throughout their communities, and we are so excited for the big night!”   

A total of 74 productions from 72 participating high schools were evaluated by a diverse group of highly qualified judges from the North Texas theater community. Awards will be presented in 13 categories and scholarships are awarded to outstanding graduating seniors who are nominated by their teachers and selected by the Broadway Dallas scholarship panel. Through funds raised by private donations, Broadway Dallas HSMTA will award $60,000 in scholarships to continue to foster the great talent North Texas has to offer. To date, Broadway Dallas HSMTA College Scholarship program has awarded more than $450,000 in cash scholarships to deserving students.

The live ceremony will be hosted by North Texas native and Broadway veteran Major Attaway. Attaway is best known for making his Broadway Debut as “Genie” in Disney’s Aladdin in 2016. From 2017-2020 he took over the Tony Award®-winning role and is the longest running Broadway “Genie” with over 1500 performances.

In addition, award-winning producer, writer, and founding artistic director for the Bishop Arts Theatre Center, Teresa Coleman Wash will be presented with the 2023 Fullinwider Award in honor of her accomplishments within the North Texas theater community and beyond. Wash is a National Arts Strategies fellow having studied at Harvard Business School and the recipient of several accolades including the Theater Communications Group’s prestigious Peter Zeisler Memorial Award for Artistic Integrity and Ingenuity in 2019, the Irma P. Hall Theatrical Excellence Medal in 2020, and most recently the Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce’ Quest for Success Award.

The Fullinwider Award is presented to artists with roots in the North Texas community who have gone on to have had significant impact on the local, regional, and national theater communities. The award is named for Leah and Jerry Fullinwider, the founding donors of the Broadway Dallas High School Musical Theater Awards. The award was created to honor the Fullinwiders for their initial gift of $100,000, which helped fund and produce the HSMTA program in 2012.

All nominees are listed at BroadwayDallas.org/HSMTA. Winners will be announced at the Broadway Dallas HSMTA ceremony on Saturday, June 3 at the Music Hall at Fair Park. Tickets for the ceremony will go on sale May 3 at 10 a.m. at BroadwayDallas.org.

OUTSTANDING MUSICAL

Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts – The Wiz

Guyer High School – Anastasia

JJ Pearce High School – Mean Girls High School Edition

Keller Central High School – The Music Man

Lebanon Trail High School – Little Women

Liberty Christian School – Fiddler on the Roof

Melissa High School – Matilda

The Oakridge School – The Drowsy Chaperone

Waxahachie High School – Crazy for You

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION

Frenship High School – Big Fish

Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy – Chicago: Teen Edition

Guyer High School – Anastasia

Lebanon Trail High School – Little Women

Liberty Christian School – Fiddler on the Roof

Melissa High School – Matilda

North Texas Performing Arts Academy Conservatory – Bonnie & Clyde

Plano West Senior High School – Big Fish

Rockwall High School – Chicago: Teen Edition

Southwest Christian School – 42nd Street

OUTSTANDING MUSIC DIRECTION

Byron Nelson High School – Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella

Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts – Oklahoma!

Frenship High School – Sweeney Todd School Edition

Guyer High School – Anastasia

Keller Central High School – The Music Man

Lebanon Trail High School – Little Women

Liberty Christian School – Fiddler on the Roof

Midlothian Heritage High School – Fiddler on the Roof

Southwest Christian School – 42nd Street

Timber Creek High School – Pippin

OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY

Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts – Oklahoma!

Frenship High School – Big Fish

Grapevine High School – Catch Me If You Can

Guyer High School – Anastasia

JJ Pearce High School – Mean Girls High School Edition

Keller Central High School – The Music Man

Melissa High School – Matilda

North Texas Performing Arts Academy Conservatory – Bonnie & Clyde

Timber Creek High School – Pippin

Weatherford High School – The Wizard of Oz

OUTSTANDING ORCHESTRA

Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts – The Wiz

Carroll Senior High School – Footloose

Cedar Hill High School – Beauty and the Beast

Independence High School – The Addams Family School Edition

Keller Central High School – The Music Man

Lebanon Trail High School – Little Women

Mabank High School – Peter Pan

Naaman Forest High School – Annie

Rockwall Heath High School – Beauty and the Beast

OUTSTANDING SCENIC DESIGN

Carroll Senior High School – Footloose

Frisco High School – Frozen

Grapevine Faith Christian School – Annie Get Your Gun

Independence High School – The Addams Family School Edition

Keller Central High School – The Music Man

Lebanon Trail High School – Little Women

Liberty Christian School – Fiddler on the Roof

Nolan Catholic High School – Fiddler on the Roof

North Texas Performing Arts Academy Conservatory – Bonnie & Clyde

Southwest Christian School – 42nd Street

OUTSTANDING LIGHTING DESIGN

Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts – Oklahoma!

Frisco High School – Frozen

Guyer High School – Anastasia

Keller Central High School – The Music Man

Lakeview Centennial High School – Once On This Island

Lebanon Trail High School – Little Women

Liberty Christian School – Fiddler on the Roof

Melissa High School – Matilda

North Texas Performing Arts Academy Conservatory – Bonnie & Clyde

Southwest Christian High School – 42nd Street

Waxahachie High School – Crazy for You

OUTSTANDING COSTUME DESIGN

Cedar Hill High School – Beauty and the Beast

Centennial High School – How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying

Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts – Oklahoma!

Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy – Chicago: Teen Edition

Guyer High School – Anastasia

Keller Central High School – The Music Man

Liberty Christian School – Fiddler on the Roof

Rockwall High School – Chicago: Teen Edition

Southwest Christian High School – 42nd Street

Wylie East High School – The Little Mermaid

OUTSTANDING TECHNICAL CREW & EXECUTION

Coppell High School – Mamma Mia

Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts – Oklahoma!

Grapevine Faith Christian School – Annie Get Your Gun

Guyer High School – Anastasia

Keller Central High School – The Music Man

Lebanon Trail High School – Little Women

Plano Senior High School – Rodger’s and Hammerstein’s Cinderella

Plano West Senior High School – Big Fish

Southwest Christian School – 42nd Street

Timber Creek High School – Pippin

Waxahachie High School – Crazy for You

Wakeland High School – Shrek

OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE

Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts – The Wiz

Cedar Hill High School – Beauty and the Beast

Frenship High School – Sweeney Todd School Edition

Guyer High School – Anastasia

Keller Central High School – The Music Man

Longview High School – Guys & Dolls

Plano West Senior High School – Big Fish

Timber Creek High School – Pippin

Waxahachie High School – Crazy for You

Weatherford High School – The Wizard of Oz

OUTSTANDING LEAD PERFORMER

Aaron Williams – Dr. Ralph H. Poteet High School – Spongebob the Musical

Abby Lee – Liberty Christian School – Fiddler on the Roof

Aiden Valentine – Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts – The Wiz

Alexa Bishop – Lakeview Centennial High School – Once On This Island

Alexis Muturi – Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts – The Wiz

Allison Crowe – Lebanon Trail High School – Little Women

Alyssa Menckhoff – Liberty Christian School – Fiddler on the Roof

Andrew Kitchen – Lebanon Trail High School – Little Women

Bella Denissen – JJ Pearce High School – Mean Girls High School Edition

Corbin Ross – Guyer High School – Anastasia

Dax Laber – Melissa High School – Matilda

Emma Grace Freeman – Guyer High School – Anastasia

Evan Jennings – North Texas Performing Arts Academy Conservatory – Bonnie & Clyde

Fabiola Caraballo – Quijada – Tyler Legacy High School – Hairspray

Hannah Baker – Weatherford High School – The Wizard of Oz

Isaac George – Midlothian Heritage High School – Fiddler on the Roof

Jacob Merschel – JJ Pearce High School – Mean Girls High School Edition

Jerard Mosely – Tyler Legacy High School – Hairspray

Josiah Gamino – Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts – The Wiz

Katelyn Quintanilla – Frenship High School – Sweeney Todd School Edition

Kirryn Parson – Timber Creek High School – Pippin

Lindi Brasfield – Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy – Chicago: Teen Edition

Pierson Jones – Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy – Chicago: Teen Edition

Semi Akindebe – Rock Hill High School – The Little Mermaid

Tilly Hillje – Grapevine Faith Christian School – Annie Get Your Gun

Walker DeBord – Liberty Christian School – Fiddler on the Roof

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING PERFORMER

Allie Spitler – Liberty Christian School – Fiddler on the Roof

Audrey Shin – Hebron High School – The Sound of Music

Ben Arledge – The Oakridge School – The Drowsy Chaperone

Bennett Cooper – Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts – Oklahoma!

Brayden Lawrence – McKinney High School – The Music Man

Emma Alexander – Independence High School – The Addams Family

Ethan Hill – Keller Central High School – The Music Man

Evan Bowman – Longview High School – Guys & Dolls

Jaxon Ryan – Hebron High School – The Sound of Music

Lola Mason – Southwest Christian School – 42nd Street

Lyric Pativo – Rock Hill High School – The Little Mermaid

Maclaine Smith – Southwest Christian School – 42nd Street

Madelyn Goodwin – Rock Hill High School – The Little Mermaid

Mia Jacobs – Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts – Oklahoma!

MJ Hengstenberg – Centennial High School – How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Morgan Skinner – North Texas Performing Arts Academy Conservatory – Bonnie & Clyde

Nash Dean – Keller Central High School – The Music Man

Noelle Even – Liberty Christian School – Fiddler on the Roof

Rohan Singh – Centennial High School – How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Sanjina Kolli – Plano West Senior High School – Big Fish

Stella Rose – Melissa High School – Matilda

Will Hobbs – Frisco High School – Frozen

OUTSTANDING FEATURED PERFORMER

Alessia Cordray – Highland Park High School – Beauty and the Beast

Aniah Vincent – Frisco High School – Frozen

Ashleah Edwards – Frenship High School – Sweeney Todd

Francine Parero – Rowlett High School – Chaplin

Gannon Johnson – McKinney North High School – Little Shop of Horrors

Janna Enriquez – Naaman Forest High School – Annie

Lorenzo Perez – All Saints’ Episcopal School – Big Fish

Ray Aguia – North Forney High School – Sister Act

Savannah Jackson – Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts – Oklahoma!

Shalom Oyawe – Cedar Hill High School – Beauty and the Beast

Whitney Wagstaff – Emerson High School – The Addams Family

About Broadway Dallas
In 2022, Dallas Summer Musicals changed its name to Broadway Dallas. Since 1941, the non -profit Broadway Dallas has presented the Best of Broadway to North Texas audiences. Located in the historic Music Hall at Fair Park, Broadway Dallas promotes excellence in live musical theatre with year -round performances for diverse audiences of all ages, impacting the lives of children and families through education and community outreach programs, while enriching the cultural landscape of North Texas and the Southwest Region.

As a 501(c)(3) non -profit organization, Broadway Dallas relies on a variety of funding sources to offer affordable ticket prices, preserve the beautiful historic theatre, educate young audiences and develop impactful community programs.

Broadway Dallas gratefully acknowledges the support of our season sponsors, annual fund donors and corporate partners Germania Insurance, American Airlines, Texas Instruments, The Dallas Morning News, and WFAA TV Channel 8. For more information about Broadway Dallas, visit our website at BroadwayDallas.org. 

About Major Attaway
Major Attaway is a Broadway, TV/Film and Voice Actor from Fort Worth, TX. Best known for his Broadway Debut in Disney’s Aladdin on Broadway in 2016. From 2017-2020 he took over the Tony Award®-winning role of the Genie. He is the longest running Broadway Genie with over 1500 performances. Off Broadway he played Fatty Arbuckle in NYCC Encores production of Mack and Mabel and Little Shop of Horrors as the Voice of Audrey 2.

As a Voice Actor he’s voiced over 50 characters in Anime, Video Games, Museum exhibits, Documentaries, Narrations, and Teaching materials. Some of which include characters in One Piece, Pokemon, Fairy Tail, Borderlands 3, Smite, Bread Barbershop, Dragon Ball: Xenoverse, Battleborn, Snack World, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, and Space Dandy, to name a few. 

He can also be seen in the final season of the Netflix original series Orange is the New Black, the film Carter High, as well as the first season of Time Traveler’s Wife. 

Major is also a Twitch Affiliate! On his channel IPlayedMajor he’s a variety streamer who streams games he’s in and games he’d like to be in. Come hang out for a family friendly environment filled with lots of singing, ASMR, and self wellness encouragement at IPlayedMajor on Twitch. 

Major is also booking his Disney Variety Concert called The Genies Jukebox all over the country! It’s Disney dipped in Jazz, fun for the whole Lamp! 

About Teresa Coleman Wash
Teresa Coleman Wash (she/her/hers) is a producer, writer, and founding artistic director for the Bishop Arts Theatre Center in Dallas, TX.  Wash is a National Arts Strategies fellow having studied at Harvard Business School. She holds an MA in Arts Management from Goucher College and a BS in Business Administration from Albany State University. She is the 2019 recipient of the Theater Communications Group’s prestigious Peter Zeisler Memorial Award for artistic integrity and ingenuity and in 2018, she received the National Guild for Community Arts Education’s Milestone Award and Business Council for the Arts’ Obelisk Award in the category of Visionary Nonprofit Arts Leader. Mrs. Wash has also earned several Irma P. Hall Awards including the 2020 Irma P. Hall Theatrical Excellence Medal.  She is the current recipient of the Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce’ Quest for Success Award. Teresa was elected to the Dramatists Guild of America Council in 2017 representing the Southern region where she also served on the steering committee.