Moon, OLSH Nominated for Gene Kelly Awards

rendition of Guys and Dolls notched a nomination for best student orchestra in this year's 2012 Pittsburgh CLO Gene Kelly Awards. 

Moon student Zach Houston has also been nominated as best supporting actor for his role as Nicely, Nicely in the musical. 

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, meanwhile, was nominated for best musical in the budget category I division. 

It also picked up nods for best scenic design, best costume design and best lighting. 

OLSH student Vinnie Smith was nominated for best supporting actor for his turn as Bud Frump in the production. OLSH's Adrienne Knap is up for best supporting actress for her role as Smitty. 

Moon's , a theather classic about big-city gamblers, marked the district's return to the running for the Gene Kelly Awards. The school had not submitted a production for consideration at the high school performing arts awards in several years, director Laura Mitchell. 

Guys and Dolls featured a cast of 60 students and more than 30 musicians. 

The award winners will be announced at a 7:30 p.m. program on Saturday, May 26, at the Benedum Center.

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The Pittsburgh CLO website lists the nominees as follows:

Best Scenic Design

Budget Category I

• Our Lady of the Sacred Heart - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
• Pittsburgh Perry - Little Shop of Horrors
• Quaker Valley - Guys and Dolls

Budget Category II

• Avonworth - Sweeney Todd
• Bishop Canevin - Bye Bye Birdie
• Hampton - Damn Yankees 

Budget Category III

• Baldwin - Curtains
• North Hills - My Fair Lady
• Woodland Hills - Curtains

Best Costume Design

Budget Category I

• Our Lady of the Sacred Heart - How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying
• Quaker Valley - Guys and Dolls
• St. Joseph - Once Upon a Mattress

Budget Category II

• Avonworth - Sweeney Todd
• Bishop Canevin - Bye Bye Birdie
• Hampton - Damn Yankees

Budget Category III

• North Hills - My Fair Lady
• Winchester Thurston - Avenue Q
• Woodland Hills - Curtains

Best Lighting Design

Budget Category I

• North Catholic - Little Shop of Horrors 
• Our Lady of the Sacred Heart - How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying
• Quaker Valley - Guys and Dolls

Budget Category II

• Avonworth - Sweeney Todd
• Hampton - Damn Yankees
• Mckeesport - Beauty and the Beast

Budget Category III

• Baldwin - Curtains
• North Hills - My Fair Lady
• Woodland Hills - Curtains

Best All-Student Orchestra

• Pittsburgh Allderdice - 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
• Pittsburgh Brashear - Back to the 80's
• Pittsburgh CAPA - Oliver!
• Hampton - Damn Yankees
• Moon - Guys and Dolls
• North Hills - My Fair Lady

Best Supporting Actor

• Jonathan Andrew - Plum - Sweet Charity - "Oscar"
• Zach Houston - Moon - Guys and Dolls- "Nicely Nicely"
• Adam Johnson - Central Catholic - Bye Bye Birdie - "Harry MacAfee"
• Fletcher Jones - Pittsburgh Barack Obama - Footloose - "Willard Hewitt"
• Vinnie Smith - Our Lady of the Sacred Heart - How to Succeed in Business..- "Bud Frump"
• Ben Torisky - Quaker Valley - Guys and Dolls - "Nathan Detroit"

Best Supporting Actress

• Emma Baker - Avonworth - Sweeney Todd: School Edition - "Beggar Woman"
• Maggie Brooks - Baldwin - Curtains - "Carmen Bernstein"
• Elena Falgione - Winchester Thurston - Avenue Q - "Lucy"
• Adrianne Knapp - Our Lady of the Sacred Heart - How to Succeed in Business - "Smitty"
• Katelyn Maurer - Bishop Canevin - Bye Bye Birdie - "Mae"
• Jennifer Yeager - Hampton - Damn Yankees - "Gloria Thorpe"

Best Ensemble

• Avonworth - Sweeney Todd
• Baldwin - Curtains
• Central Catholic - Bye Bye Birdie
• Hampton - Damn Yankees
• Pittsburgh Perry - Little Shop of Horrors
• Quaker Valley - Guys and Dolls

Best Crew/Technical Execution

• Avonworth - Sweeney Todd
• Baldwin - Curtains
• North Hills - My Fair Lady
• Penn Hills - Beauty and the Beast
• Pittsburgh CAPA - Oliver!
• Woodland Hills - Curtains

Best Choreography

• Avonworth - Sweeney Todd
• Baldwin - Curtains
• Bishop Canevin - Bye Bye Birdie 
• Hampton- Damn Yankees
• Quaker Valley - Guys and Dolls
• Woodland Hills - Curtains

Best Direction

• Avonworth - Sweeney Todd
• Bishop Canevin - Curtains
• Pine-Richland - The Wedding Singer
• Quaker Valley - Guys and Dolls
• Winchester Thurston - Avenue Q
• Woodland Hills - Curtains

Best Actor

• Connor Doran - Baldwin - Curtains - "Lt. Frank Cioffi"
• Jonathan Hewitt -Hampton - Damn Yankees - "Mr. Applegate"
• Tal Kroser - Pittsburgh CAPA - Oliver! - "Fagin"
• Zander Lyons- Our Lady of the Sacred Heart - How to Succeed in Business... - "J. Pierrepont Finch"
• Michael O'Brien - North Hills - My Fair Lady - "Henry Higgins"
• Nathan Poole - Avonworth - Sweeney Todd - "Sweeney Todd" 

Best Actress

• Nia D'Emilio - Winchester Thurston - Avenue Q - "Kate Monster"
• Abby Dionise - Pine-Richland - The Wedding Singer - "Julia Sullivan"
• Stephanie Higgins - North Hills - My Fair Lady - "Eliza Doolittle"
• Rachael Houser - Quaker Valley - Guys and Dolls - "Sarah"
• Katie Rogers - Penn Halls - Beauty and the Beast - "Belle"
• Brooke Tate - Avonworth - Sweeney Todd - "Mrs. Lovett"

Best Musical

Budget Category I

• Pittsburgh Barack Obama - Footloose
• Our Lady of the Sacred Heart - How to Succeed in Business...
• Quaker Valley - Guys and Dolls

Budget Category II

• Avonworth - Sweeney Todd: School Edition
• Bishop Canevin - Bye Bye Birdie
• Hampton - Damn Yankees

Budget Category III

• Baldwin - Curtains
• North Hills - My Fair Lady
• Woodland Hills - Curtains