Guyer High School’s production of Anastasia won Broadway Dallas awards Saturday for outstanding musical, outstanding musical direction and lead performer.
Guyer High School’s production of Anastasia won Broadway Dallas awards Saturday for outstanding musical, outstanding musical direction and lead performer.
DALLAS — Guyer High School’s production of Anastasia won Broadway Dallas awards Saturday for outstanding musical, outstanding musical direction and lead performer.
The 12th annual Broadway Dallas High School Musical Theater Awards were presented Saturday at the Music Hall at Fair Park — with 16 prizes given to students, faculty members and stage crews among the 72 schools represented. In the audience were cheering friends, family, fellow students and teachers — some having driven from Waxahachie, Fort Worth, Denton, McKinney and Wolfforth, near Lubbock.
The show was hosted by Major Attaway, best known for playing the Genie in Disney’s Aladdin — he was the longest-running actor in the role, and it was his Broadway debut. As a local singing actor in North Texas, Attaway has performed with Jubilee Theater, Theatre Three and the Fort Worth Symphony. He has also done extensive voice work for animations and video games.
Broadway Dallas also presented thousands of dollars in scholarships to graduating seniors. And the Broadway Dallas Fullinwider Award was given to Teresa Coleman Wash, executive artistic director of Bishop Arts Theatre Center. The award is named for Leah and Jerry Fullinwider, the founding donors of the prizes, and honors theater artists from North Texas who have had significant impact on the local, regional and national theater communities.
Guyer High’s production of Anastasia could be considered the big winner of the evening. It earned awards for outstanding musical, outstanding music direction and outstanding lead performer. No other theater program or production scored that many — and in major categories.
Here are the award winners:
Outstanding Musical: Guyer High School, Anastasia
Outstanding Direction: Liberty Christian School, Fiddler on the Roof
Outstanding Music Direction: Guyer High School, Anastasia
Outstanding Choreography: Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts, Oklahoma!
Outstanding Orchestra: Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, The Wiz
Outstanding Scenic Design: Frisco Lebanon Trail High School, Little Women
Outstanding Lighting Design: Keller Central High School, The Music Man
Outstanding Costume Design: Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy, Chicago: Teen Edition
Outstanding Technical Crew and Execution: Southwest Christian School, 42nd Street
Outstanding Ensemble: Cedar Hill High School, Beauty and the Beast
Outstanding Lead Performer: Corbin Ross, Guyer High, Anastasia; and Fabiola Caraballo-Quijada, Tyler Legacy High School, Hairspray. Runners-up: Aiden Valentine — Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, The Wiz; and Bella Denissen, Richardson JJ Pearce High School, Mean Girls: High School Edition
Outstanding Supporting Performer: Lyric Patino, Prosper Rock Hill High School, The Little Mermaid; and Mia Jacob, Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts, Oklahoma!
Outstanding Featured Performer: Francine Parero, Rowlett High School, Zombie Prom; and Ray Aguia, North Forney High School, Sister Act
Broadway Dallas Spirit Award: Lorenzo Perez, All Saints’ Episcopal School, Big Fish; and Katelyn Quintanilla, Frenship High School, Sweeney Todd: School Edition
