2024 – 2025 TAMY AWARDS
High School Musical Theatre Awards
Local high schools are invited to participate in this year鈥檚 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. 聽Theatre at the Mount staff will attend and evaluate each production, making nominations in each category. Winners will be honored at a 鈥渞ed-carpet鈥� Awards Ceremony modeled after Broadway鈥檚 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)聽鈥� Chelmsford High School
BEST ACTOR
- Andrew Francis (Marius) 鈥撀�Les Miserables聽(Chelmsford High School)
BEST ACTRESS
- Melanie Tata (Annie Oakley) 鈥撀�Annie Get Your Gun聽(Leominster High School)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Brett Rochford (Barnaby) 鈥撀�Hello Dolly聽(Clinton High School)
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Lisa Billingsley (Eponine) 鈥撀�Les Miserables聽(Chelmsford High School)
BEST MALE CAMEO PERFORMANCE
- Brian West (Rudolph) 鈥撀�Hello Dolly聽(Clinton High School)
BEST FEMALE CAMEO PERFORMANCE
- Emily Hodder (Babette) 鈥撀�Beauty and the Beast聽(Quabbin High School)
BEST CHORUS/ENSEMBLE
- Les Miserables聽鈥� Chelmsford High School
BEST DIRECTOR
- Sandie Couture 鈥撀�Hello Dolly聽(Oakmont High School)
BEST MUSICAL DIRECTOR
- Carl Rondina 鈥撀�Les Miserables聽(Chelmsford High School)
BEST STUDENT ORCHESTRA
- Les Miserables聽鈥� Chelmsford High School
BEST CHOREOGRAPHER
- Melissa Hoffman 鈥撀�Hello Dolly聽(Nashoba High School)
BEST PRODUCTION NUMBER
- Waiter鈥檚 Dance 鈥撀�Hello Dolly聽(Nashoba High School)
BEST STAGE CREW
- High School Musical聽鈥� Littleton High School
BEST SCENIC DESIGN 鈥� tie
- Hello Dolly聽鈥� Nashoba High School
- Man of La Mancha聽鈥� Keene High School
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN
- High School Musical聽鈥� Littleton High School
BEST COSTUMES
- Hello Dolly聽鈥� Oakmont High School
BEST PLAYBILL
- Hello Dolly聽鈥� Nashoba High School
BEST LOBBY DISPLAY
- Hello Dolly聽鈥� 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 鈥� Brett Rochford (Hello Dolly/Clinton)
- Outstanding Student Conductor 鈥� Timothy Forrest (Les Miserables/Chelmsford)
- Outstanding Dance Ensemble 鈥� (Anything Goes/Burncoat)
- Rising Star 鈥� Merrick Henry (Kurt) 鈥� (Sound of Music/Fitchburg)
- Outstanding Featured Number 鈥� 鈥淎 Heart Full of Love鈥� (trio: Marius, Cosette, Eponine;聽Les Miserables/Chelmsford)
- 鈥淣ot Your Average Chorus Member鈥� (female) 鈥� Sarah Freel (Hello Dolly/Clinton)
- 鈥淣ot Your Average Chorus Member鈥� (male) 鈥� 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聽- Acton Boxborough High School
BEST ACTOR
- Doug Thoene - Percy/The Scarlet Pimpernel聽- Chelmsford High School
BEST ACTRESS
- Shay Gibson - Millie/Thoroughly Modern Millie聽- Algonquin Regional High School
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- John-Michael Breen - Armand/The Scarlet Pimpernel聽- Chelmsford High School
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Meg Culkeen - Queen/Once Upon a Mattress聽- Gardner High School
BEST MALE CAMEO PERFORMANCE
- Noah Simes - Mr. Lundie/Brigadoon聽- Acton Boxborough High School
BEST FEMALE CAMEO PERFORMANCE
- Kelly McCue - Muzzy/Thoroughly Modern Millie聽- Nashoba Regional High School
NOT-YOUR-AVERAGE-CHORUS MEMBER
- Brett Rochford -聽Damn Yankees聽- Clinton High School
NOT-YOUR-AVERAGE-CHORUS MEMBER
- Amy Oldenquist -聽Cabaret聽- Littleton High School
BEST CHORUS
- Brigadoon聽- Acton Boxborough High School
BEST ENSEMBLE
- The Storytellers -聽Once On This Island聽- Billerica High School
BEST DIRECTOR
- Linda Potter/Brigadoon聽- Acton Boxborough High School
BEST DIRECTOR
- Maryann Zschau -聽Cabaret聽- Littleton High School
BEST MUSICAL DIRECTOR
- Jeanie Furlan -聽Brigadoon聽- Acton Boxborough High School
BEST STUDENT ORCHESTRA
- Thoroughly Modern Millie聽- Algonquin Regional High School
BEST STUDENT ORCHESTRA
- Little Shop of Horrors聽- Keene High School
BEST CHOREOGRAPHER
- Christine Campbell/Brigadoon聽- Acton Boxborough High School
BEST PRODUCTION NUMBER
- Wedding Dance-Sword Dance/Brigadoon聽- Acton Boxborough High School
BEST STAGE CREW
- Cabaret聽- Littleton High School
BEST SCENIC DESIGN
- Once On This Island -聽Narragansett Regional High School
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN
- Cabaret聽- Littleton High School
BEST COSTUMES
- Brigadoon聽- Acton Boxborough High School
JUDGES SPECIAL 鈥淕REEN鈥� AWARD
- Aaron Howland/Voice of the Plant -聽Little Shop of Horrors聽- Keene High School
BEST PLAYBILL
- Once On This Island聽- Billerica High School
BEST LOBBY DISPLAY
- Damn Yankees聽- Clinton High School
SPECIAL MERIT AWARDS
OUTSTANDING STUDENT SET DESIGN
- Brett Rochford/Damn Yankees -聽Clinton High School
OUTSTANDING STUDENT CONDUCTOR
- Zach Maybury/The Scarlet Pimpernel聽- Chelmsford High School
OUTSTANDING STUDENT CONDUCTOR
- Sara Emery/Little Shop of Horrors聽- Quabbin Regional High School
OUTSTANDING 鈥淪TUDENT DRIVEN鈥� PRODUCTION
- Damn Yankees -聽Nashoba Technical High School
JUDGES SPECIAL AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING VOCAL PERFORMANCE
- Elizabeth Wall/Muzzy -聽Thoroughly Modern Millie -聽Algonquin Regional High School
2008-2009 TAMY Award Winners
Theatre at the Mount High School Musical Theatre Competition
BEST OVERALL PRODUCTION
- Rent聽- Westford Academy
BEST ACTOR
- Alex Norton - Mark Cohen/Rent -聽Worcester Academy
BEST ACTRESS
- Susan Davies - Mary Lennox/The Secret Garden -聽Chelmsford High School
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Kyle Mendes - Alfred P. Doolittle/My Fair Lady -聽Nashoba Regional High School
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Mike Mosca - Gaston/Beauty and the Beast -聽Marlboro High School
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Elizabeth Wall - Madame Thenadier/Les Miserables -聽Algonquin Regional High School
BEST MALE CAMEO PERFORMANCE
- Joe Clark - Oscar/42nd Street -聽North Middlesex Regional High School
BEST FEMALE CAMEO PERFORMANCE
- Rebecca Shoer - Mrs. Higgins/My Fair Lady -聽Nashoba Regional High School
NOT-YOUR-AVERAGE-CHORUS MEMBER
- Madonna Howard -聽Back to the 80鈥檚 -聽Montachusett Regional Technical High School
NOT-YOUR-AVERAGE-CHORUS MEMBER
- Marissa Martin -聽Pippin -聽Cushing Academy
NOT-YOUR-AVERAGE-CHORUS MEMBER
- Caitlin Ruth -聽42nd Street -聽North Middlesex Regional High School
BEST CHORUS/ENSEMBLE
- Rent -聽Westford Academy
BEST FEATURED ENSEMBLE
- Fugue for Tinhorns Trio -聽Guys and Dolls -聽Keene High School
BEST DIRECTOR
- Deanna Zilske -聽Guys and Dolls -聽Keene High School
BEST MUSICAL DIRECTOR
- Becky Chick -聽Rent -聽Westford Academy
BEST STUDENT ORCHESTRA
- Les Miserables -聽Algonquin Regional High School
BEST CHOREOGRAPHER
- Melissa Hoffman -聽My Fair Lady -聽Nashoba Regional High School
BEST PRODUCTION NUMBER
- Crapshooter鈥檚 Dance -聽Guys and Dolls -聽Keene High School
BEST STAGE CREW
- My Fair Lady -聽Nashoba Regional High School
BEST STAGE CREW
- Guys and Dolls -聽Littleton High School
BEST SCENIC DESIGN
- Back to the 80鈥檚 -聽Montachusett Regional Technical High School
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN
- Guys and Dolls -聽Littleton High School
BEST COSTUMES
- My Fair Lady -聽Nashoba Regional High School
BEST PLAYBILL
- Cinderella -聽St. Peter Marian High School
BEST LOBBY DISPLAY
- Guys and Dolls -聽Clinton High School
BEST LOBBY DISPLAY
- My Fair Lady -聽Nashoba Regional High School
RISING STAR AWARD
- Alexandra Ryan - Young Cosette/Les Miserables -聽Algonquin Regional High School
OUSTANDING STUDENT ARTWORK
- Annie Callaway -聽Guys and Dolls -聽Keene High School
OUTSTANDING STUDENT SET DESIGN
- Brett Rochford/Guys and Dolls -聽Clinton High School
OUTSTANDING STUDENT CONDUCTOR
- Patrick Marr/Guys and Dolls -聽Keene High School
OUTSTANDING STUDENT LIGHTING DESIGN
- Tom Connors/Back to the 80鈥檚 -聽Montachusett Regional Technical High School
JUDGES SPECIAL AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING GUEST DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHER/DESIGNER
- Larry Sousa 鈥撀�Rent聽(Westford Academy)
JUDGES SPECIAL AWARD FOR CREATIVE USE OF TECHNOLOGY
- Beauty and the Beast聽鈥� the storybook - Billerica High School
JUDGES SPECIAL AWARD FOR CREATIVE STAGING
- Dracula聽鈥� the 鈥渟hip鈥� scene - Keene High School
JUDGES SPECIAL 鈥淪HOW MUST GO ON鈥� AWARD
- Jared Lawson 鈥� 鈥渂lood on the keyboard鈥� -聽Rent聽鈥� Westford Academy
2009鈥�2010 TAMY Award Winners
Theatre at the Mount High School Musical Theatre Competition
BEST OVERALL PRODUCTION
- Once on this Island聽- Westborough High School
BEST ACTOR
- Steve McCarthy - Tevye/Fiddler on the Roof -聽Marlboro High School
BEST ACTRESS
- Carly Grayson - Ti Moune/Once on this Island -聽Westborough High School
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Adam Ouellet - Nicely-Nicely Johnson/Guys and Dolls -聽Quabbin Regional High School
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Evann Normandin - Ensemble/Godspell -聽Littleton High School
BEST FEATURED ACTOR
- Caleb Cedrone - Guard/Chicago -聽Westford Academy
BEST FEATURED ACTRESS
- Jessie Damour - Soupy Sue/Urinetown -聽Gardner High School
NOT-YOUR-AVERAGE-CHORUS MEMBER
- Ryan Renzi -聽Annie -聽Leominster High School
NOT-YOUR-AVERAGE-CHORUS MEMBER
- Eva Lu -聽Jesus Christ Superstar -聽Cushing Academy
BEST CHORUS/ENSEMBLE
- Urinetown -聽Gardner High School
BEST FEATURED ENSEMBLE
- The Von Trapp Children -聽Sound of Music -聽Narragansett Regional High School
BEST DIRECTOR
- Lynne Johnson -聽Fiddler on the Roof -聽Marlboro High School
BEST MUSICAL DIRECTOR
- Kris DeMoura -聽Into the Woods -聽Oakmont Regional High School
BEST STUDENT ORCHESTRA
- Seussical -聽Worcester Academy
BEST CHOREOGRAPHER
- Mandy Marrella -聽Once on this Island -聽Westborough High School
BEST PRODUCTION NUMBER
- Rain -聽Once on this Island -聽Westborough High School
BEST STAGE CREW
- Hello Dolly -聽Chelmsford High School
BEST SCENIC DESIGN
- Once on this Island -聽Ralph C. Mahar Regional High School
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN
- Godspell -聽Littleton High School
BEST COSTUMES
- Guys and Dolls -聽Hudson High School
BEST PROPS/SET DRESSING
- Hello Dolly -聽Chelmsford High School
BEST PLAYBILL
- Jesus Christ Superstar -聽Cushing Academy
BEST LOBBY DISPLAY
- Into the Woods -聽Oakmont Regional High School
RISING STAR AWARD
- Brandon Thomas - Ensemble/Godspell -聽Littleton High School
RISING STAR AWARD
- Maddison Avergon - Little Ti Moune/Once on this Island -聽Westborough High School
OUTSTANDING STUDENT DRIVEN PRODUCTION
- Hello Dolly -聽Chelmsford High School
JUDGES SPECIAL MAGIC MOMENT AWARDS
- Fiddler on the Roof聽鈥� Sabbath Prayer - Marlboro High School
JUDGES SPECIAL MAGIC MOMENT AWARDS
- The Marionettes -聽Chicago -聽Westford Academy
2010鈥�2011 TAMY Award Winners
Theatre at the Mount High School Musical Theatre Competition
BEST OVERALL PRODUCTION
- Miss Saigon聽- Tyngsboro High School
BEST ACTOR
- Max Carmel - Che/Evita -聽Keene High School
BEST ACTRESS
- Lizzy Cross - Roxie Hart/Chicago -聽Nashoba Regional High School
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Owen McCarthy - Willard/Footloose -聽Wachusett Regional High School
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Amy Bullock - Little Sally/Urinetown -聽Acton Boxborough Regional High School
BEST FEATURED ACTOR
- Ryan LaForest - Hot Blades Harry/Urinetown -聽Acton Boxborough Regional High School
BEST FEATURED ACTRESS
- Erin Glenny - Fantine/Les Miserables -聽Oakmont Regional High School
NOT-YOUR-AVERAGE-CHORUS MEMBER (male)
- Peter Hiebert -聽Evita -聽Keene High School
NOT-YOUR-AVERAGE-CHORUS MEMBER (female)
- Jessica Lasorsa -聽Seussical -聽Nashoba Technical High School
BEST CHORUS/ENSEMBLE
- Urinetown -聽Acton Boxborough Regional High School
BEST FEATURED ENSEMBLE
- The Narrators -聽Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat -聽Narragansett Regional High School
BEST DIRECTOR
- Linda Potter -聽Urinetown -聽Acton Boxborough Regional High School
BEST MUSICAL DIRECTOR
- Kris DeMoura -聽Les Miserables -聽Oakmont Regional High School
BEST STUDENT ORCHESTRA
- Miss Saigon -聽Chelmsford High School
BEST CHOREOGRAPHER
- Liza Levy -聽Urinetown -聽Acton Boxborough Regional High School
BEST PRODUCTION NUMBER
- The Cop Song -聽Urinetown -聽Acton Boxborough Regional High School
BEST STAGE CREW
- The Music Man -聽Leominster High School
BEST SCENIC DESIGN
- Miss Saigon -聽Tyngsboro High School
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN
- Miss Saigon -聽Tyngsboro High School
BEST COSTUMES
- Les Miserables -聽Oakmont Regional High School
BEST PROPS/SET DRESSING
- Seussical -聽Nashoba Technical High School
BEST PLAYBILL
- Chicago -聽Nashoba Regional High School
BEST LOBBY DISPLAY
- Chicago -聽Nashoba Regional High School
RISING STAR AWARD
- Zach Uminski - Gavroche/Les Miserables -聽Oakmont Regional High School
JUDGES SPECIAL AWARD FOR 鈥淏EST SOUND鈥�
- Schoolhouse Rock Live! -聽Athol High School
JUDGES SPECIAL AWARD FOR 鈥淧ROGRESS TO EXCELLENCE鈥�
- 鈥�13鈥� -聽Montachusett Regional Technical High School - Monty Tech
For more information contact Gail Steele