Here are the 2024 Dazzle Award winners
CLEVELAND (WJW) — At the Dazzle Awards at Playhouse Square Saturday night, some stars of tomorrow enjoyed their first taste in the big spotlight.
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The annual event, hosted by FOX 8’s Natalie Herbick, was as ever a celebration of local performing arts programs across the region.
Here are the 2024 Dazzle Awards recipients:
Best Student Orchestra
Hudson High School, “Into the Woods”
Best Technical Execution
Lutheran High School West, “Curtains (School Edition)”
Best Scenic Design
Hudson High School, “Into the Woods”
Best Costume Design
Avon Lake High School, Disney’s “The Little Mermaid”
Best Choreography Execution
Magnificat High School, “The Addams Family (School Edition)”
Best Ensemble/Chorus
Magnificat High School, “The Addams Family (School Edition)”
Best Supporting Actor – TIE
Aidan Moll, University School (Douglas Panch in “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”)
Charlie Pinter, Magnificat High School (Lurch in “The Addams Family (School Edition)”)
Best Supporting Actress
Ananya Yadati, Hathaway Brown School (Glinda in “The Wiz”)
The Spirit of the Dazzle Awards
“This award goes to the student who most embodies camaraderie, passion and an infectiously positive attitude throughout rehearsal week as identified by the Dazzle Awards creative team.”
Rylee Horowitz, The Akron School for the Arts at Firestone CLC
Best Actor
Kyle McFalls, The Akron School for the Arts at Firestone CLC (SpongeBob SquarePants in “The SpongeBob Musical”)
Best Actress
Lindsey Ross, Hudson High School (Baker’s Wife in “Into the Woods”)
Best Musical (Tier 1 – Budget less than $13,000)
Lutheran High School West, “Curtains (School Edition)”
Best Musical (Tier 2 – Budget $13,000 or more)
Hudson High School, “Into the Woods”
The winners in the Best Musical categories each receive $1,000 to help put on their next production.
The winners in the Best Actor and Best Actress categories go on to The National High School Musical Theatre Awards (The Jimmy Awards) in New York.
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