2024 – 2025 TAMY AWARDS
High School Musical Theatre Awards
Local high schools are invited to participate in this year’s TAMY Awards, celebrating excellence in High School Musical Theatre
TAMY BROCHURE 2024-2025 – FINAL
TAMY APPLICATION FORM (revised 2021)
Theatre at the Mount/Mount Wachusett Community College is pleased to present the seventeenth annual High School Musical Theatre Awards (The TAMYS) recognizing exceptional accomplishments in the production and performance of musical theatre in area high schools. This program publicly acknowledges the outstanding effort our schools make to strive for excellence in the performing arts. It is also designed to develop a creative and dynamic relationship between the schools and Theatre at the Mount.
The TAMY Award program recognizes the extraordinary amount of work, creativity, and devotion that faculty and students pour into their high school theatrical productions. We intend to celebrate the entire art of musical theatre: casts and crews, directors and designers and the great musical theatre works that inspire such devotion.
Area high schools are invited to participate in the competition by entering their annual musical production for consideration in a variety of categories including: best overall production, best actor, best actress, best choreography, etc. Theatre at the Mount staff will attend and evaluate each production, making nominations in each category. Winners will be honored at a “red-carpet” Awards Ceremony modeled after Broadway’s Tony Awards in late May or early June.
HOW CAN I GET MORE INFORMATION?
Contact Professor Gail Steele at g_steele@mwcc.mass.edu
Past TAMY Award Winners
2006-2007 TAMY Award Winners
Theatre at the Mount High School Musical Theatre Competition
BEST OVERALL PRODUCTION
- Les Miserables (school edition) – Chelmsford High School
BEST ACTOR
- Andrew Francis (Marius) – Les Miserables (Chelmsford High School)
BEST ACTRESS
- Melanie Tata (Annie Oakley) – Annie Get Your Gun (Leominster High School)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Brett Rochford (Barnaby) – Hello Dolly (Clinton High School)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Lisa Billingsley (Eponine) – Les Miserables (Chelmsford High School)
BEST MALE CAMEO PERFORMANCE
- Brian West (Rudolph) – Hello Dolly (Clinton High School)
BEST FEMALE CAMEO PERFORMANCE
- Emily Hodder (Babette) – Beauty and the Beast (Quabbin High School)
BEST CHORUS/ENSEMBLE
- Les Miserables – Chelmsford High School
BEST DIRECTOR
- Sandie Couture – Hello Dolly (Oakmont High School)
BEST MUSICAL DIRECTOR
- Carl Rondina – Les Miserables (Chelmsford High School)
BEST STUDENT ORCHESTRA
- Les Miserables – Chelmsford High School
BEST CHOREOGRAPHER
- Melissa Hoffman – Hello Dolly (Nashoba High School)
BEST PRODUCTION NUMBER
- Waiter’s Dance – Hello Dolly (Nashoba High School)
BEST STAGE CREW
- High School Musical – Littleton High School
BEST SCENIC DESIGN – tie
- Hello Dolly – Nashoba High School
- Man of La Mancha – Keene High School
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN
- High School Musical – Littleton High School
BEST COSTUMES
- Hello Dolly – Oakmont High School
BEST PLAYBILL
- Hello Dolly – Nashoba High School
BEST LOBBY DISPLAY
- Hello Dolly – Clinton High School
The TAMY Judging Committee also recognized the following accomplishments not covered by the Award Categories:
SPECIAL MERIT AWARDS
- Outstanding Student Set Design – Brett Rochford (Hello Dolly/Clinton)
- Outstanding Student Conductor – Timothy Forrest (Les Miserables/Chelmsford)
- Outstanding Dance Ensemble – (Anything Goes/Burncoat)
- Rising Star – Merrick Henry (Kurt) – (Sound of Music/Fitchburg)
- Outstanding Featured Number – “A Heart Full of Love” (trio: Marius, Cosette, Eponine; Les Miserables/Chelmsford)
- “Not Your Average Chorus Member” (female) – Sarah Freel (Hello Dolly/Clinton)
- “Not Your Average Chorus Member” (male) – Joey Prevost (Annie Get Your Gun/Leominster)
2007-2008 TAMY Award Winners
Theatre at the Mount High School Musical Theatre Competition
BEST OVERALL PRODUCTION
- Brigadoon - Acton Boxborough High School
BEST ACTOR
- Doug Thoene - Percy/The Scarlet Pimpernel - Chelmsford High School
BEST ACTRESS
- Shay Gibson - Millie/Thoroughly Modern Millie - Algonquin Regional High School
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- John-Michael Breen - Armand/The Scarlet Pimpernel - Chelmsford High School
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Meg Culkeen - Queen/Once Upon a Mattress - Gardner High School
BEST MALE CAMEO PERFORMANCE
- Noah Simes - Mr. Lundie/Brigadoon - Acton Boxborough High School
BEST FEMALE CAMEO PERFORMANCE
- Kelly McCue - Muzzy/Thoroughly Modern Millie - Nashoba Regional High School
NOT-YOUR-AVERAGE-CHORUS MEMBER
- Brett Rochford - Damn Yankees - Clinton High School
NOT-YOUR-AVERAGE-CHORUS MEMBER
- Amy Oldenquist - Cabaret - Littleton High School
BEST CHORUS
- Brigadoon - Acton Boxborough High School
BEST ENSEMBLE
- The Storytellers - Once On This Island - Billerica High School
BEST DIRECTOR
- Linda Potter/Brigadoon - Acton Boxborough High School
BEST DIRECTOR
- Maryann Zschau - Cabaret - Littleton High School
BEST MUSICAL DIRECTOR
- Jeanie Furlan - Brigadoon - Acton Boxborough High School
BEST STUDENT ORCHESTRA
- Thoroughly Modern Millie - Algonquin Regional High School
BEST STUDENT ORCHESTRA
- Little Shop of Horrors - Keene High School
BEST CHOREOGRAPHER
- Christine Campbell/Brigadoon - Acton Boxborough High School
BEST PRODUCTION NUMBER
- Wedding Dance-Sword Dance/Brigadoon - Acton Boxborough High School
BEST STAGE CREW
- Cabaret - Littleton High School
BEST SCENIC DESIGN
- Once On This Island - Narragansett Regional High School
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN
- Cabaret - Littleton High School
BEST COSTUMES
- Brigadoon - Acton Boxborough High School
JUDGES SPECIAL “GREEN” AWARD
- Aaron Howland/Voice of the Plant - Little Shop of Horrors - Keene High School
BEST PLAYBILL
- Once On This Island - Billerica High School
BEST LOBBY DISPLAY
- Damn Yankees - Clinton High School
SPECIAL MERIT AWARDS
OUTSTANDING STUDENT SET DESIGN
- Brett Rochford/Damn Yankees - Clinton High School
OUTSTANDING STUDENT CONDUCTOR
- Zach Maybury/The Scarlet Pimpernel - Chelmsford High School
OUTSTANDING STUDENT CONDUCTOR
- Sara Emery/Little Shop of Horrors - Quabbin Regional High School
OUTSTANDING “STUDENT DRIVEN” PRODUCTION
- Damn Yankees - Nashoba Technical High School
JUDGES SPECIAL AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING VOCAL PERFORMANCE
- Elizabeth Wall/Muzzy - Thoroughly Modern Millie - Algonquin Regional High School
2008-2009 TAMY Award Winners
Theatre at the Mount High School Musical Theatre Competition
BEST OVERALL PRODUCTION
- Rent - Westford Academy
BEST ACTOR
- Alex Norton - Mark Cohen/Rent - Worcester Academy
BEST ACTRESS
- Susan Davies - Mary Lennox/The Secret Garden - Chelmsford High School
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Kyle Mendes - Alfred P. Doolittle/My Fair Lady - Nashoba Regional High School
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Mike Mosca - Gaston/Beauty and the Beast - Marlboro High School
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Elizabeth Wall - Madame Thenadier/Les Miserables - Algonquin Regional High School
BEST MALE CAMEO PERFORMANCE
- Joe Clark - Oscar/42nd Street - North Middlesex Regional High School
BEST FEMALE CAMEO PERFORMANCE
- Rebecca Shoer - Mrs. Higgins/My Fair Lady - Nashoba Regional High School
NOT-YOUR-AVERAGE-CHORUS MEMBER
- Madonna Howard - Back to the 80’s - Montachusett Regional Technical High School
NOT-YOUR-AVERAGE-CHORUS MEMBER
- Marissa Martin - Pippin - Cushing Academy
NOT-YOUR-AVERAGE-CHORUS MEMBER
- Caitlin Ruth - 42nd Street - North Middlesex Regional High School
BEST CHORUS/ENSEMBLE
- Rent - Westford Academy
BEST FEATURED ENSEMBLE
- Fugue for Tinhorns Trio - Guys and Dolls - Keene High School
BEST DIRECTOR
- Deanna Zilske - Guys and Dolls - Keene High School
BEST MUSICAL DIRECTOR
- Becky Chick - Rent - Westford Academy
BEST STUDENT ORCHESTRA
- Les Miserables - Algonquin Regional High School
BEST CHOREOGRAPHER
- Melissa Hoffman - My Fair Lady - Nashoba Regional High School
BEST PRODUCTION NUMBER
- Crapshooter’s Dance - Guys and Dolls - Keene High School
BEST STAGE CREW
- My Fair Lady - Nashoba Regional High School
BEST STAGE CREW
- Guys and Dolls - Littleton High School
BEST SCENIC DESIGN
- Back to the 80’s - Montachusett Regional Technical High School
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN
- Guys and Dolls - Littleton High School
BEST COSTUMES
- My Fair Lady - Nashoba Regional High School
BEST PLAYBILL
- Cinderella - St. Peter Marian High School
BEST LOBBY DISPLAY
- Guys and Dolls - Clinton High School
BEST LOBBY DISPLAY
- My Fair Lady - Nashoba Regional High School
RISING STAR AWARD
- Alexandra Ryan - Young Cosette/Les Miserables - Algonquin Regional High School
OUSTANDING STUDENT ARTWORK
- Annie Callaway - Guys and Dolls - Keene High School
OUTSTANDING STUDENT SET DESIGN
- Brett Rochford/Guys and Dolls - Clinton High School
OUTSTANDING STUDENT CONDUCTOR
- Patrick Marr/Guys and Dolls - Keene High School
OUTSTANDING STUDENT LIGHTING DESIGN
- Tom Connors/Back to the 80’s - Montachusett Regional Technical High School
JUDGES SPECIAL AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING GUEST DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHER/DESIGNER
- Larry Sousa – Rent (Westford Academy)
JUDGES SPECIAL AWARD FOR CREATIVE USE OF TECHNOLOGY
- Beauty and the Beast – the storybook - Billerica High School
JUDGES SPECIAL AWARD FOR CREATIVE STAGING
- Dracula – the “ship” scene - Keene High School
JUDGES SPECIAL “SHOW MUST GO ON” AWARD
- Jared Lawson – “blood on the keyboard” - Rent – Westford Academy
2009–2010 TAMY Award Winners
Theatre at the Mount High School Musical Theatre Competition
BEST OVERALL PRODUCTION
- Once on this Island - Westborough High School
BEST ACTOR
- Steve McCarthy - Tevye/Fiddler on the Roof - Marlboro High School
BEST ACTRESS
- Carly Grayson - Ti Moune/Once on this Island - Westborough High School
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Adam Ouellet - Nicely-Nicely Johnson/Guys and Dolls - Quabbin Regional High School
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Evann Normandin - Ensemble/Godspell - Littleton High School
BEST FEATURED ACTOR
- Caleb Cedrone - Guard/Chicago - Westford Academy
BEST FEATURED ACTRESS
- Jessie Damour - Soupy Sue/Urinetown - Gardner High School
NOT-YOUR-AVERAGE-CHORUS MEMBER
- Ryan Renzi - Annie - Leominster High School
NOT-YOUR-AVERAGE-CHORUS MEMBER
- Eva Lu - Jesus Christ Superstar - Cushing Academy
BEST CHORUS/ENSEMBLE
- Urinetown - Gardner High School
BEST FEATURED ENSEMBLE
- The Von Trapp Children - Sound of Music - Narragansett Regional High School
BEST DIRECTOR
- Lynne Johnson - Fiddler on the Roof - Marlboro High School
BEST MUSICAL DIRECTOR
- Kris DeMoura - Into the Woods - Oakmont Regional High School
BEST STUDENT ORCHESTRA
- Seussical - Worcester Academy
BEST CHOREOGRAPHER
- Mandy Marrella - Once on this Island - Westborough High School
BEST PRODUCTION NUMBER
- Rain - Once on this Island - Westborough High School
BEST STAGE CREW
- Hello Dolly - Chelmsford High School
BEST SCENIC DESIGN
- Once on this Island - Ralph C. Mahar Regional High School
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN
- Godspell - Littleton High School
BEST COSTUMES
- Guys and Dolls - Hudson High School
BEST PROPS/SET DRESSING
- Hello Dolly - Chelmsford High School
BEST PLAYBILL
- Jesus Christ Superstar - Cushing Academy
BEST LOBBY DISPLAY
- Into the Woods - Oakmont Regional High School
RISING STAR AWARD
- Brandon Thomas - Ensemble/Godspell - Littleton High School
RISING STAR AWARD
- Maddison Avergon - Little Ti Moune/Once on this Island - Westborough High School
OUTSTANDING STUDENT DRIVEN PRODUCTION
- Hello Dolly - Chelmsford High School
JUDGES SPECIAL MAGIC MOMENT AWARDS
- Fiddler on the Roof – Sabbath Prayer - Marlboro High School
JUDGES SPECIAL MAGIC MOMENT AWARDS
- The Marionettes - Chicago - Westford Academy
2010–2011 TAMY Award Winners
Theatre at the Mount High School Musical Theatre Competition
BEST OVERALL PRODUCTION
- Miss Saigon - Tyngsboro High School
BEST ACTOR
- Max Carmel - Che/Evita - Keene High School
BEST ACTRESS
- Lizzy Cross - Roxie Hart/Chicago - Nashoba Regional High School
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Owen McCarthy - Willard/Footloose - Wachusett Regional High School
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Amy Bullock - Little Sally/Urinetown - Acton Boxborough Regional High School
BEST FEATURED ACTOR
- Ryan LaForest - Hot Blades Harry/Urinetown - Acton Boxborough Regional High School
BEST FEATURED ACTRESS
- Erin Glenny - Fantine/Les Miserables - Oakmont Regional High School
NOT-YOUR-AVERAGE-CHORUS MEMBER (male)
- Peter Hiebert - Evita - Keene High School
NOT-YOUR-AVERAGE-CHORUS MEMBER (female)
- Jessica Lasorsa - Seussical - Nashoba Technical High School
BEST CHORUS/ENSEMBLE
- Urinetown - Acton Boxborough Regional High School
BEST FEATURED ENSEMBLE
- The Narrators - Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - Narragansett Regional High School
BEST DIRECTOR
- Linda Potter - Urinetown - Acton Boxborough Regional High School
BEST MUSICAL DIRECTOR
- Kris DeMoura - Les Miserables - Oakmont Regional High School
BEST STUDENT ORCHESTRA
- Miss Saigon - Chelmsford High School
BEST CHOREOGRAPHER
- Liza Levy - Urinetown - Acton Boxborough Regional High School
BEST PRODUCTION NUMBER
- The Cop Song - Urinetown - Acton Boxborough Regional High School
BEST STAGE CREW
- The Music Man - Leominster High School
BEST SCENIC DESIGN
- Miss Saigon - Tyngsboro High School
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN
- Miss Saigon - Tyngsboro High School
BEST COSTUMES
- Les Miserables - Oakmont Regional High School
BEST PROPS/SET DRESSING
- Seussical - Nashoba Technical High School
BEST PLAYBILL
- Chicago - Nashoba Regional High School
BEST LOBBY DISPLAY
- Chicago - Nashoba Regional High School
RISING STAR AWARD
- Zach Uminski - Gavroche/Les Miserables - Oakmont Regional High School
JUDGES SPECIAL AWARD FOR “BEST SOUND”
- Schoolhouse Rock Live! - Athol High School
JUDGES SPECIAL AWARD FOR “PROGRESS TO EXCELLENCE”
- “13” - Montachusett Regional Technical High School - Monty Tech
For more information contact Gail Steele