Gene Kelly Awards: High School Musical Theater Nominees Revealed for 35th Annual Ceremony

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The winners for Outstanding Actor and Outstanding Actress will go on to represent Pittsburgh CLO at the Jimmy Awards®

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Pittsburgh CLO has announced the nominees for the 35th Annual Gene Kelly Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theater, taking place on Saturday, May 23 at 7:30pm at the Benedum Center.

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"The Gene Kelly Awards are a life-changing educational experience for students," said Jim Scriven, Director of Education at Pittsburgh CLO . "They offer the opportunity to perform on a world-class stage, celebrate the excellence of peers, and connect to a national network of emerging artists. It’s so much more than awards—it’s about access, inspiration, and pure musical theater joy."

Nominees have been recognized in categories including Outstanding Musical, Outstanding Actor & Actress, Design, and Technical Execution, Vocal and Dance Ensembles, and Student Orchestra. The winners for Outstanding Actor and Outstanding Actress will go on to represent Pittsburgh CLO at the Jimmy Awards®, held June 22, 2026 at Broadway’s Minskoff Theater.

In addition to the more than 34 awards, several cash and university scholarships will be presented, made possible through generous donations from the CLO Ambassadors, Point Park University, Seton Hill University, and Slippery Rock University.

Over the past three months, a panel of adjudicators – including educators, administrators, and industry professionals – attended performances at 37 high schools across Allegheny County. Final scoring was tabulated by Deloitte LLP, official auditor of the Gene Kelly Awards.

Schools participating in the 2026 Gene Kelly Awards include: Avonworth High School, Baldwin High School, Bishop Canevin High School, Carlynton Jr./Sr. High School, Central & Oakland Catholic High School, Chartiers Valley High School, Cornell School District, Deer Lakes High School, Eden Christian Academy, Elizabeth Forward High School, Gateway High School, Hampton High School, Keystone Oaks High School, McKeesport Area High School, Montour High School, North Hills High School, Northgate High School, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School, Penn Hills High School, Pine-Richland High School, Pittsburgh Allderdice High School, Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12, Plum Senior High School, Quaker Valley High School, Redeemer Lutheran School, Riverview Jr./Sr. High School, Saint Joseph High School, Serra Catholic High School, Seton LaSallle Catholic High School, Sewickley Academy, Shady Side Academy Senior School, Springdale Jr./Sr. High School, Steel Valley Senior High School, Thomas Jefferson High School, West Allegheny High School, Westinghouse Arts Academy, and Woodland Hills High School.

The performance will take place on May 23 at 7:30pm at Benedum Center for the Performing Arts located at 237 7th St, Pittsburgh, PA. Tickets can be purchased at Pittsburgh CLO 's website.

The Nominees for the 2026 Gene Kelly Awards are:

Budget Level I Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School – Hadestown: Teen Edition Saint Joseph High School – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Springdale Jr./Sr. High School – The Addams Family Musical

Budget Level II Central & Oakland Catholic High Schools – The Addams Family Musical McKeesport Area High School – Fiddler on the Roof Plum Senior High School – Seussical

Budget Level III Elizabeth Forward High School – The Prince of Egypt Penn Hills High School – Once on this Island West Allegheny High School – 9 to 5

Budget Level IV Hampton High School – Once Upon a Mattress Pine-Richland High School – Chicago: Teen Edition Riverview Jr./Sr. High School – The Addams Family Musical

Budget Level I Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School – Hadestown: Teen Edition Pittsburgh Allderdice High School - Curtains Saint Joseph High School – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Budget Level II Central & Oakland Catholic High Schools – The Addams Family Musical McKeesport Area High School – Fiddler on the Roof Plum Senior High School – Seussical

Budget Level III Keystone Oaks High School – Mamma Mia! North Hills High School – Mamma Mia! Shady Side Academy Senior School – Anything Goes (2022 Revision)

Budget Level IV Gateway High School – Catch Me If You Can Pine-Richland High School – Chicago: Teen Edition Thomas Jefferson High School – 9 to 5

Budget Level I Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School – Hadestown: Teen Edition Pittsburgh Allderdice High School – Curtains Saint Joseph High School – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Budget Level II Central & Oakland Catholic High Schools – The Addams Family Musical Plum Senior High School – Seussical Quaker Valley High School – Alice by Heart

Budget Level III Elizabeth Forward High School – The Prince of Egypt North Hills High School – Mamma Mia! West Allegheny High School – 9 to 5

Budget Level IV Gateway High School – Catch Me If You Can Pine-Richland High School – Chicago: Teen Edition Woodland Hills High School – Young Frankenstein

Budget Level I Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School – Hadestown: Teen Edition Pittsburgh Allderdice High School – Curtains Saint Joseph High School – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Budget Level II Central & Oakland Catholic High Schools – The Addams Family Musical McKeesport Area High School – Fiddler on the Roof Plum Senior High School – Seussical

Budget Level III Elizabeth Forward High School – The Prince of Egypt North Hills High School – Mamma Mia! Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12 – Guys and Dolls

Budget Level IV Gateway High School – Catch Me If You Can Pine-Richland High School – Chicago: Teen Edition Woodland Hills High School – Young Frankenstein

Budget Level I Bishop Canevin High School – Into the Woods Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School – Hadestown: Teen Edition Pittsburgh Allderdice High School – Curtains

Budget Level II Central & Oakland Catholic High Schools – The Addams Family Musical McKeesport Area High School – Fiddler on the Roof Plum Senior High School – Seussical

Budget Level III Elizabeth Forward High School – The Prince of Egypt North Hills High School – Mamma Mia! Shady Side Academy Senior School – Anything Goes (2022 Revision)

Budget Level IV Pine-Richland High School – Chicago: Teen Edition Thomas Jefferson High School – 9 to 5 Woodland Hills High School – Young Frankenstein

Budget Level I Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School – Hadestown: Teen Edition Pittsburgh Allderdice High School – Curtains Saint Joseph High School – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Budget Level II Central & Oakland Catholic High Schools – The Addams Family Musical McKeesport Area High School – Fiddler on the Roof Plum Senior High School – Seussical

Budget Level III Elizabeth Forward High School – The Prince of Egypt Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12 – Guys and Dolls West Allegheny High School – 9 to 5

Budget Level IV Gateway High School – Catch Me If You Can Pine-Richland High School – Chicago: Teen Edition Westinghouse Arts Academy – Into the Woods

Avonworth High School – The Phantom of the Opera Pine-Richland High School – Chicago: Teen Edition Pittsburgh Allderdice High School – Curtains Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12 – Guys and Dolls Shady Side Academy Senior School – Anything Goes (2022 Revision) Thomas Jefferson High School – 9 to 5

Ava Anderson Stage Manager Gateway High School – Catch Me If You Can

Anastasia Bakaturski Dramaturg McKeesport Area High School – Fiddler on the Roof

Spencer Callaghan Student Director Elizabeth Forward High School – The Prince of Egypt

Andrew Horvath Student Sound Technician; Lead Student Carpenter Thomas Jefferson High School – 9 to 5

Juliet Moore Choreographer Deer Lakes High School – Damn Yankees

Mary-Kate Stock Student PR Leader Baldwin High School – 9 to 5

Nathan Connelly Sir Harry – Once Upon a Mattress Hampton High School

Sonny Davis Igor – Young Frankenstein Woodland Hills High School

Vincent Jackson Uncle Fester – The Addams Family Musical Central & Oakland Catholic High Schools

Robert Reed -Williams, Jr. Rapunzel's Prince – Into the Woods Westinghouse Arts Academy

Lucas Sotereanos Motel – Fiddler on the Roof McKeesport Area High School

Adam Steiner The Monster – Young Frankenstein Woodland Hills High School

Lola Armfield Holly - The Wedding Singer Chartiers Valley High School

Emerson Henry Miriam - The Prince of Egypt Elizabeth Forward High School

Caisey Kreg Roz Keith - 9 to 5 West Allegheny High School

Sophia Priore Matron "Mama" Morton - Chicago: Teen Edition Pine-Richland High School

Livia Rocco Elizabeth Benning - Young Frankenstein Woodland Hills High School

Olivia Safran Frau Blücher - Young Frankenstein Woodland Hills High School

Leo Alfieri Dr. Frederick Frankenstein - Young Frankenstein Woodland Hills High School

Will Benedum Baker - Into the Woods Westinghouse Arts Academy

Paxon Masters The Phantom - The Phantom of the Opera Avonworth High School

Eamonn McElfresh Sky Masterson - Guys and Dolls Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12

Theodor Mertz Gomez Addams - The Addams Family Musical Central & Oakland Catholic High Schools

Michael Pfeffercorn Tevye - Fiddler on the Roof McKeesport Area High School

Elise Duckworth Roxie Hart - Chicago: Teen Edition Pine-Richland High School

Mariana Mangual Sarah Brown - Guys and Dolls Seton LaSalle Catholic High School

Lucy Myers Christine Daaé - The Phantom of the Opera Avonworth High School

Parker Pile Donna Sheridan - Mamma Mia! North Hills High School

Loren Prisuta Velma Kelly - Chicago: Teen Edition Pine-Richland High School

Annabelle Watson Miss Adelaide - Guys and Dolls Seton LaSalle Catholic High School

Budget Level I Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School – Hadestown: Teen Edition Saint Joseph High School – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Budget Level II Central & Oakland Catholic High Schools – The Addams Family Musical Plum Senior High School – Seussical

Budget Level III Elizabeth Forward High School – The Prince of Egypt North Hills High School – Mamma Mia!

Budget Level IV Pine-Richland High School – Chicago: Teen Edition Woodland Hills High School – Young Frankenstein

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