Local student finalist in National High School Musical Theater Awards
Kirsten Hoover was one of three female finalists in the third annual National High School Musical Theater Awards competition.
On Monday night in New York City, 25 Best Actress and 25 Best Actor winners from regional awards programs vied for the Jimmy Awards for best performance by an actor and best performance by an actress in this annual celebration of student achievement in high school musical theater.
The Jimmy Awards honor Broadway theater owner and producer James M. Nederlander.
All participants received an all-expenses paid trip to Manhattan, where they spent six days rehearsing and attending private and master classes with theater professionals in preparation for Monday night`s performance before judges at the Minskoff Theatre in Manhattan.
Hoover, a Ross resident who graduated this spring from North Hills High School, advanced to the national competition as Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera's representative after winning the 2001 Gene Kelly Award for best actress for her performance as Nanette in the North Hills High School production of "No, No, Nanette."
Ultimately Shauni Ruetz, who represented the Stars of Tomorrow Awards in Rochester, N.Y., won the Jimmy Award for best actress. Ryan McCartan of the Spotlight Musical Theatre Program in Minneapolis, Minn. won the Jimmy Award for best actor.
Nevertheless, Hoover called the experience "possibly the best moment of my life. Just being here is an honor."
Three additional Pittsburgh-area students participated in this year`s competition:
John Michael Taormina, the Henry Mancini Award winner for outstanding male actor in a leading role for his performance as Curly in "Oklahoma" at Quigley Catholic High School.
Bethany Menjivar, the Henry Mancini Award winner for outstanding female actress in a leading role for her performance as Millie Dillmount in "Thoroughly Modern Millie," at Ambridge Area High School.
Luke Halferty of Bloomfield, the Gene Kelly Award winner for best actor for his performance as Tevye in "Fiddler on the Roof."
Though he was not a finalist, Halferty said he enjoyed the experience.
"How can you be disappointed when you get to appear on a Broadway stage?" he asked.
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advanced to the national competition as Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera's representative after winning the 2001 Gene Kelly Award for best actress for her performance as Nanette in the North Hills High School production of "No, No, Nanette.
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DOWNEY – Just like the Downey Civic Light Opera (DCLO) promised in early August when it announced its 2010-11 season lineup – starting with “No, No Nanette” and followed by “The Melody Lingers On” – its third and last production of the year,
No, No, Nanette at the Downey Theatre
The Downey Civic Light Opera is currently running the popular 1920s era musical “ No, No, Nanette ” at the Downey Theatre. Support our local community theater– make sure you get out to see the show. Then come back here and comment about what you think.
Certainly a DCLO show is a special experience, especially because you are hosted by Marsha Moode herself, the Executive Producer and Director of the shows– she’s basically the one woman who does everything and keeps the organization running. She insists that she takes tickets at the door, and after the intermission she makes several announcements and introduces the second half of the show.
No, No, Nanette that was popular in 1919. Familiar songs include “Tea for Two” and “I Want to be Happy.” There was a popular Broadway revival in 1971 that sealed the musical’s fate as a musical theatre favorite. There were films made both in 1930 and 1940 based on the musical.
It’s light and fun family entertainment, with a plot that leans toward the farcical. A semi-wealthy Bible salesman gets into trouble when it’s revealed that he has been giving away money to three beautiful young women (though he never laid a hand on them), all unbeknownst to his conservative wife and his niece and ward, Nanette. Nanette feels a bit stifled in her current lifestyle. Even though she’s been proposed to by the love of her life, Nanette insists that she must experience the world first, if she can ever get her aunt and uncle to be less strict. Mix it all up and we end up with everyone surprising everyone else as they converge on Atlantic City, where everything crashes together.
Check out the pictures, which are much more about the experience attending the theatre. The lobby, the “Be a Star” contest, programs, and intermission with Marsha.
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Directed by Clarence G. Badger. With Bernice Claire, Alexander Gray, Lucien Littlefield, Louise Fazenda.
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Directed by Herbert Wilcox. With Anna Neagle, Richard Carlson, Victor Mature, Roland Young. 1
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Review: The Broadway musical comes to the screen featuring Carlson as the financially strapped uncle propped up by his adoring niece Nanette.