The Eighth Annual Betty Lynn Buckley Awards

2007 - 2008 Award Nominees

 

Best Musical

Birdville High School, Seussical The Musical

Colleyville Heritage High School, Bye Bye Birdie

Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts, Thoroughly Modern Millie

Grapevine High School, Into The Woods

Keller High School, Little Shop of Horrors

Mansfield High School, The Fantasticks

 

 

Best Female Actor

Sophie Bohanon, “Percy Talbot”, The Spitfire Grill, Boswell High School

Kate Bristol, “Cinderella”, Into The Woods, Grapevine High School

Lili Froehlich, “Millie Dillmount”, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts

Jessica Taylor, “Gertrude”, Seussical The Musical, Birdville High School

Autumn Teague, “Audrey”, Little Shop of Horrors, Keller High School

Kelly Weaver, “Witch”, Into The Woods, Grapevine High School

 

 

Best Male Actor

Landry Ayres, ”Jack”, Into The Woods, Grapevine High School

Jeffrey Branch, “Joseph”, Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Haltom High School

Andrew Gallop, “Seymour”, Little Shop of Horrors, Keller High School

Dave Harris, “Alfie”, A Family Affair, Lake Country Christian School

Patrick McDonald, “Matt”, The Fantasticks, Mansfield High School

Patrick Thomas, “Conrad”, Bye Bye Birdie, Colleyville Heritage High School

 

 

Best Female Supporting Actor

Vanessa Becerra, “Muzzy”, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts

Ramie Casebolt, “Hannah”, The Spitfire Grill, Boswell High School

Brie Kelly, “Mayzie”, Seussical The Musical, Birdville High School

Cassie Koepf, “Mae Peterson”, Bye Bye Birdie, Colleyville Heritage High School

Quisha Lyons, “Mrs. Crosby”, The Goodbye Girl, North Crowley High School

Kerry Sheridan, “Miss Lumpe”, A Family Affair, Lake Country Christian School

 

 

Best Male Supporting Actor

Erich de la Torre, “Bellomy”, The Fantasticks, Mansfield High School

Kevin Goble, “Orin”, Little Shop of Horrors Keller High School

Spencer Huddleston, “Mr. MacAfee”, Bye Bye Birdie, Colleyville Heritage High School

Eric Johnson, “Jigger Craigin”, Carousel, Trinity Valley High School

Stephen Langton, “Mr. Mushnik”, Little Shop of Horrors, Keller High School

Zane Lynch, “Lefou”, Beauty and The Beast, Southwest Christian School

 

 

Best Female Ensemble Performer

Kelsey Dearing, “Gloria Rasputin”, Bye Bye Birdie, Colleyville Heritage High School

Taylor Heaton, “Ensemble”, Seussical The Musical, Birdville High School

Bree Hembree, “Birdgirl”, Seussical The Musical, Birdville High School

Emily Meier, “Ursula Merkle”, Bye Bye Birdie, Colleyville Heritage High School

Cherry Mendoza, “Ensemble”, The Goodbye Girl, North Crowley High School

Molly Senkowsky, “Ruth”, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Nolan Catholic High School

Kate Shiels, “Miss Flannery”, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts

 

 

Best Male Ensemble Performer

Matthew Bailey, “Issachar”, Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Haltom High School

Zeke Blackwell, “French Ambassador”, Of Thee I Sing, Fort Worth Country Day School

Deon Ford, “Fish”, Seussical The Musical, Birdville High School

Dinh Nguyen, ”Bun Foo”, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Nolan Catholic High School

Toby Onwumere, “Mortimer”, The Fantasticks, Mansfield High School

Brandon Sweet, “Rodney”, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts

Travis Threlkheld, ”Rusty Charlie”, Guys And Dolls, Central High School

 

 

Best Student Orchestra

Grapevine High School, Into The Woods

Mansfield High School, The Fantasticks

Richland High School, Once Upon A Mattress

 

 

Excellence in Student Choreography

Taylor Heaton, Bethany Narvaez, Angela Taylor, “It’s Possible”, Seussical The Musical, Birdville High School

A.K. Koeneke, “Monkey Around”, Seussical The Musical, Birdville High School

Lili Froehlich, “Thoroughly Modern Millie”, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts

Randy Guthmiller, “Forget About The Boy”, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts

Taryn Langton, “Mushnik and Son”, Little Shop of Horrors, Keller High School

Erin Nishimura, “Horn Pipe”, Carousel, Trinity Valley School

 

 

Excellence in Scenic Design: Budget Level I

Sam Spofford & Michael Valoon, Seussical The Musical, Birdville High School

Rachel Daunis, The Spitfire Grill, Boswell High School

Cavanaugh James, Little Shop of Horrors, Keller High School

 

 

Excellence in Scenic Design: Budget Level II

Katie Johnson, Michael Siemek, Bye Bye Birdie, Colleyville Heritage High School

Nick Belanger, Austin Hunt, Dillon Reynolds, Emily Smith, Lance Trachier, Into The Woods, Grapevine High School

Chris Fitzer, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Nolan Catholic School

Benjamin DeFrank, Into The Woods, The Oakridge School

 

 

Excellence in Lighting Design: Budget Level I

Katie Mayo, Caleb Weiner, The Spitfire Grill, Boswell High School

Ryne Easen, Guys And Dolls, Central High School

Donald Davidson, Of Thee I Sing, Fort Worth Country Day School

 

 

Excellence in Lighting Design: Budget Level II

Marissa Stengel, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts

Jonathan Burkholder, Ryan Savage, Joe Taylor, Into The Woods, Grapevine High School

Deanna Husting, Little Shop Of Horrors, Keller High School

Lauren Tyler, Once Upon A Mattress, Richland High School

 

 

Excellence in Costume Design Budget Level I

Abby Webster, The Spitfire Grill, Boswell High School

Hayley Butler, Anne Harris, Lauren Sciarappa, Emily Smith, Lance Trachier, Into The Woods, Grapevine High School

Chris Fitzer & Andrea Meza, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Nolan Catholic High School School

 

 

Excellence in Costume Design Budget Level II

Colleen Casey, Colleyville Heritage High School, Bye Bye Birdie

Megan Steffens, Richland High School, Once Upon A Mattress