Musical “Anything Goes” is being recognized with 12 Rising Star Award nominations
Modeled after Broadway’s Tony Awards, the Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Awards was created in 1996 to encourage and reward exceptional accomplishments in the production of New Jersey high school musicals, and provides a unique opportunity to showcase high school musical arts programs on a statewide level. Of the 118 public, private and parochial high schools that entered their 2024 theatrical productions to the Paper Mill Playhouse for consideration, Summit HS received the most nominations (12), in addition to two honorable mentions.
The nominees and honorable mentions for Summit High School are:
OUTSTANDING OVERALL PRODUCTION OF A MUSICAL
OUTSTANDING PERFORMER IN A FEMALE-IDENTIFIED LEADING ROLE
Nominee: Sarah Walsh as “Reno Sweeney”
OUTSTANDING PERFORMER IN A FEMALE-IDENTIFIED SUPPORTING ROLE
Nominee: Rosie Gaeta as “Hope Harcourt”
OUTSTANDING PERFORMER IN A MALE-IDENTIFIED SUPPORTING ROLE
Nominee: Ben Schachne as “Moonface Martin”
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A FEATURED ROLE
Honorable Mention: Ben Strauss as “Eli Whitney”
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEATURED ENSEMBLE GROUP
Nominee: “Reno’s Angels”
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A CHORUS
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ORCHESTRA
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT BY A TEACHER OR OUTSIDE DIRECTOR
Nominee: Anne Poyner, SHS Performing Arts Director
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN CHOREOGRAPHY AND STAGING
Nominee: Kelly Mott-Sacks, SHS Choreographer
OUTSTANDING SCENIC ACHIEVEMENT
Honorable Mention: Vincent Gunn
OUTSTANDING COSTUMING ACHIEVEMENT
Nominee: Luciana Mallozzi
OUTSTANDING HAIR AND MAKE-UP ACHIEVEMENT
Nominees: Zuleikha Reroma, Elisabeth Husveth
THE EDUCATIONAL IMPACT AWARD
The winners will be announced live at a ceremony at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, NJ on June 11. A complete list of the 2024 Rising Star Awards Nominations and Honorable Mentions is available on the Paper Mill website here www.papermill.org/education/rising_star_awards/. The Rising Star Awards will be live-streamed for free on Tuesday, June 11, starting at 7:30 p.m. Details will be provided on their website www.PaperMill.org.
