The 2019 Kenny Awards Nominations Announcement commenced last night and we hope that everyone is just as excited as we are to move one step closer to the Kenny Awards Ceremony on Saturday, May 11!
In case you missed all of the excitement at Shea’s Smith Theatre last night, or missed our livestream on the Shea’s Performing Arts Center Facebook page, we have all of the details for you here!
The 2019 Kenny Awards Nominees
Outstanding Orchestral Performance
Cleveland Hill Schools – Newsies
Nardin Academy – The King and I
Niagara Wheatfield High School – Sister Act
West Seneca West Senior High School – Legally Blonde
Outstanding Technical Design
Buffalo Academy for the Visual & Performing Arts – Les Misérables
Nardin Academy – The King and I
Sweet Home High School – Mamma Mia
Tonawanda High School – Mamma Mia
Outstanding Choral Performance
Buffalo Academy for the Visual & Performing Arts – Les Misérables
Nardin Academy – The King and I
Tonawanda High School – Mamma Mia
West Seneca West Senior High School – Legally Blonde
Outstanding Scenic Design
Buffalo Academy for the Visual & Performing Arts – Les Misérables
Cuba-Rushford Middle/High School – Annie
Sweet Home High School – Mamma Mia
Tonawanda High School – Mamma Mia
Outstanding Dramatic Performance
Buffalo Academy for the Visual & Performing Arts – Les Misérables
Cleveland Hill Schools – Newsies
Nardin Academy – The King and I
West Seneca West Senior High School – Legally Blonde
Outstanding Costume Design
Cleveland Hill Schools – Newsies
Niagara Wheatfield High School – Sister Act
St. Mary’s High School – The Addams Family
West Seneca West High School – Legally Blonde
Outstanding Dance Performance
Cleveland Hill Schools – Newsies
St. Mary’s High School – The Addams Family
Sweet Home High School – Mamma Mia
West Seneca West Senior High School – Legally Blonde
Showstopper
“Bows” Ending Megamix in Mamma Mia/Tonawanda High School
“The King of New York” in Newsies/Cleveland Hill Schools
“Lay All Your Love on Me” in Mamma Mia/Sweet Home High School
“Whipped Into Shape” in Legally Blonde/West Seneca West Senior High School
Rising Star: Acknowledgement of Budding Young Talent
Special Recognition goes to:
Jacob Dutka as the Mayor of Munchkinland in The Wizard of Oz/John F. Kennedy High School
Johnny Kiener as Prince Chulalongkorn in The King and I/Nardin Academy
Samuel Parker as Gavroche in Les Misérables/Buffalo Academy for the Visual & Performing Arts
Jonah Williams as Les in Newsies/Cleveland Hill Schools
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble
The Ancestors in The Addams Family/St. Mary’s High School
The Greek Chorus in Legally Blonde/West Seneca West Senior High School
Joey, TJ, and Pablo in Sister Act/Niagara Wheatfield High School
Tanya and Rosie in Mamma Mia/Tonawanda High School
The Blossom Cohan Award
Honors a performer who “Blossoms” in a Role
Sean Jones as Race in Newsies/Cleveland Hill Schools
Haylee Morris as Rosie in Mamma Mia/Tonawanda High School
Abby Poczciwinski as Sr Mary Lazarus in Sister Act/Niagara Wheatfield High School
Isaac Stearns as Lurch in The Addams Family/St. Mary’s High School
Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role
Tallulah Gordon as Madame Thenardier in Les Misérables/Buffalo Academy for the Visual & Performing Arts
Mary Clare Noonan as Tuptim in The King and I/Nardin Academy
Lucy SanGeorge as Paulette in Legally Blonde/West Seneca West Senior High School
Emily Smith as Fantine in Les Misérables/Buffalo Academy for the Visual & Performing Arts
Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role
Andrew Cegielski as Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz/John F. Kennedy High School
Robert Dauria as Lun Tha in The King and I/ Nardin Academy
Marten Linnan as Lucas in The Addams Family/St. Mary’s High School
Nick Scott as Curtis in Sister Act/Niagara Wheatfield High School
Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role
Alexandra Bastian as Sophie in Mamma Mia/Sweet Home High School
Alaina Buckenroth as Mother Superior in Sister Act/Niagara Wheatfield High School
Emily Kuhn as Sophie in Mamma Mia/Tonawanda High School
Jessica Molle as Lady Thiang in The King and I/Nardin Academy
Kathryn Opalinski as Donna in Mamma Mia/Tonawanda High School
Penelope Sergi as Elle Woods in Legally Blonde/West Seneca West Senior High School
Outstanding Actor in a Leading Role
Robert Barksdale as Emmett in Legally Blonde/West Seneca West Senior High School
Lane Findlay as Oliver Warbucks in Annie/Cuba-Rushford Middle/High School
Isaiah Gethers as Javert in Les Misérables/Buffalo Academy for the Visual & Performing Arts
Dylan Gurnari as Gomez in The Addams Family/St. Mary’s High School
Austin Marshall as The King in The King and I/Nardin Academy
Matthew Wilson as Jean Valjean in Les Misérables/Buffalo Academy for the Visual & Performing Arts
Outstanding Musical Production
Buffalo Academy for the Visual & Performing Arts – Les Misérables
Cleveland Hill Union Free School – Newsies
Cuba-Rushford Middle/High School – Annie
John F. Kennedy High School – The Wizard of Oz
Nardin Academy – The Kind and I
Niagara Wheatfield Senior High School – Sister Act
St. Mary’s High School – The Addams Family
Sweet Home High School – Mamma Mia!
Tonawanda High School – Mamma Mia!
West Seneca West Senior High School – Legally Blonde
Congratulations to all of our 2019 Kenny Awards Nominees and Finalist schools!
It has been an incredible year of musical theatre and we couldn’t be more excited to celebrate your dedication, hard work, and talents. We hope that the journey that has brought you all here has been just as enjoyable for you as it has been for us. Every performer, director, crew member, volunteer, parent, teacher, and so on should be incredibly proud of all that you have achieved together.
Please join us at the Kenny Awards Ceremony on Saturday, May 11 at 6pm. Tickets are $8 presale and $10 the day of. Visit our Kenny Awards page for more information.
