Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards IHSMTA 2016

Best Actor Jack Cahill-Lemme Maine South High School Edward Bloom, Big Fish

Best Actress Cecilia Trippiedi* Carl Sandburg High School Eliza Doolittle, My Fair Lady

*Winner- The Jimmy® Award for Best Dancer

Best Actor Finalists Spencer Avery Bolingbrook High School Donkey, Shrek The Musical

Corey Barlow Cary-Grove High School Topher, Cinderella

Evan Donaldson Hinsdale Central High School Dickon, The Secret Garden

Max Gonzalez Oak Park & River Forest High School The Baker, Into The Woods

Zachary Keller Lake Zurich High School Frank Abagnale Jr, Catch Me If You Can

Erik Martenson York Community High School Jean Valjean, Les Miserables

Jordan Radis Adlai E Stevenson High School Chris, Miss Saigon

Rory Schrobilgen Oak Park & River Forest High School Seymour Krelborn, Little Shop of Horrors

Levi Skoog Milledgeville High School Edward Bloom, Big Fish

Justin Smusz* Benet Academy Topher, Cinderella

JT Snyder* Barrington High School Radames, Aida

Best Actress Finalists Kaitlin Feely* Adlai E. Stevenson High School Kim, Miss Saigon

Haley Gustafson Cary-Grove High School Marie, Cinderella

Jordan Knapick Rockford Christian High School Cinderella, Cinderella

Kelsey Krigas Cary-Grove High School Ella, Cinderella

Emily Landreth York Community High School Fantine, Les Miserables

Tatum Langley York Community High School Eponine Thenardier, Les Miserables

Clare McLaughlin Barrington High School Aida, Aida

Alyssa Rice Joliet West High School Margaret, The Light in the Piazza

Emily Sierra St. Ignatius College Prep Mary Poppins, Mary Poppins

Katie Snyder Glenbrook North High School Aida, Aida

Melissa Wickland* Schaumberg High School Millie Dillmount, Thoroughly Modern Millie

*Denotes Finalist

Best Scenic Design Nominees Sponsored by Grosh Backdrop and Drapery Coal City High School, Little Shop of Horrors* Oak Park & River Forest High School, Into The Woods Amos Alonzo Stagg High School, Seussical

Best Overall Production Nominee Cary-Grove High School, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella* Adlai E. Stevenson High School, Miss Saigon York Community High School, Les Miserables

*denotes award recipient

Participating Schools Addison Trail High School Adlai E. Stevenson High School Alleman Catholic High School Amos Alonzo Stagg High School Barrington High School Benet Academy Bloomington High School Bolingbrook High School Byron High School Carl Sandburg High School Cary-Grove High School Chicago Academy for the Arts Chicago Christian High School Coal City High School Crete-Monee High School Crystal Lake Central High School Crystal Lake South High School Deerfield High School Delavan High School Downers Grove South High School Dunlap High School Glenbard North High School Glenbard West High School Glenbrook North High School Highland Park High School Hinsdale Central High School Homewood-Flossmoor High School Hononegah High School Joliet West High School Kaneland High School Lake Forest High School Lake Zurich High School Libertyville High School Lincoln-Way North High School Maine East High School Maine Township High School South Matea Valley High School Meridian Senior High School Milledgeville High School Minooka Community High School Monmouth-Roseville High School Morgan Park Academy Mother McAuley High School Mundelein High School Naperville Central High School Nazareth academy Normal Community High School Northside College Preparatory High School Oak Park and River Forest High School Oswego High School Palatine High School Prairie Ridge High School Prospect High School Providence Catholic High School Regina Dominican High School Robinson High School Rockford Christian School Rosary High School Sacred Heart-Griffin High School Saint Ignatius College Prep Schaumburg High School Sycamore High School Taft High School The Chicago High School for the Arts Thornton Fractional South High School University High School Normal Urbana High School Vernon Hills High School Wauconda High School Wheaton Warrenville South High School William Fremd High School York Community High School