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Gene Kelly Awards

Pittsburgh, PA

Pittsburgh CLO

2026 Ceremony Date: May 23, 2026

The Gene Kelly Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theater recognize and encourage student achievement and focus the attention of the community and school districts on the importance of musical theater and arts education.

Nominees

2026

Paxon Masters
Paxon Masters

Phantom of the Opera, The Phantom of the Opera

Avonworth High School

Loren Prisuta
Loren Prisuta

Velma Kelly, Chicago: Teen Edition

Pine-Richland High School

2025

Mariana Mangual
Mariana Mangual

Ella, Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella

Seton LaSalle Catholic High School

Eamonn McElfresh
Eamonn McElfresh

Pierre Bezukhov, Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812

Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12

2024

Emma Hopf
Emma Hopf

William Barfee, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

North Hills High School

Kai Sachon
Kai Sachon

Sweeney Todd, Sweeney Todd

Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12

2023

Tyler Guinto-Brody
Tyler Guinto-Brody

Quasimodo, The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Elizabeth Forward High School

Kaitlyn Majewski
Kaitlyn Majewski

Natalie Haller, All Shook Up

McKeesport Area High School

2022

Kylie Edwards
Kylie Edwards

Janet Van De Graaff, The Drowsy Chaperone

Gateway High School

Tyler Guinto-Brody
Tyler Guinto-Brody

Seymour, Little Shop of Horrors

Elizabeth Forward High School

2021

Tyler Guinto-Brody
Tyler Guinto-Brody

Elizabeth Forward High School

Audrey Logan
Audrey Logan

South Fayette High School

2019

Tyler Hepler
Tyler Hepler

Sky Masterson, Guys and Dolls

Pine-Richland High School

Morgan Traud
Morgan Traud

Mame Dennis, Mame

Baldwin High School

2018

Nasir Butler
Nasir Butler

Jean Valjean, Les Misérables

Capa High School

Johanna Loughran
Johanna Loughran

Cassie, A Chorus Line

Oakland Catholic High School

2017

Chloe Kehm
Chloe Kehm

Millie Dillmount, Thoroughly Modern Millie

West Allegheny Senior High School

Jake Pedersen
Jake Pedersen

Joseph, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Pine-Richland High School

2016

Devin Moore
Devin Moore

Jean Valjean, Les Misérables

Chartiers Valley High School

Marnie Quick
Marnie Quick

Doralee Rhodes, 9 to 5

Barack Obama Academy of International Studies

2015

Larry McKay
Larry McKay

J. Pierrepont Finch, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Pittsburgh Allderdice High School

Marnie Quick
Marnie Quick

Orange, SHOUT! The Mod Musical

Pittsburgh Barack Obama Academy

2014

Ryan Borgo
Ryan Borgo

Frank Abagnale, Jr., Catch Me If You Can

West Allegheny High School

Marnie Quick
Marnie Quick

Tinman, The Wiz

Barack Obama Academy of International Studies

2013

Rachael Houser
Rachael Houser

Reno Sweeney, Anything Goes

Quaker Valley High School

Angelo Ragghianti
Angelo Ragghianti

Usnavi, In the Heights

Pittsburgh CAPA

2012

Nathan Pool
Nathan Pool

Sweeney Todd, Sweeney Todd

Avonworth High School

Brooke Tate
Brooke Tate

Mrs. Lovett, Sweeney Todd

Avonworth High School

2011

Luke Halferty
Luke Halferty

Tevye, Fiddler on the Roof

Central Catholic High School

Kirsten Hoover
Kirsten Hoover

Nanette, No, No, Nanette

North Hills High School

2010

Alex Field
Alex Field

Tinman, The Wiz

Central Catholic High School

Andrea Weinzierl
Andrea Weinzierl

Mame Dennis, Mame

Avonworth High School

2009

Elizabeth Bailey
Elizabeth Bailey

Anna Karenina, Anna Karenina

Pittsburgh CAPA

Kian McCollum
Kian McCollum

Robbie Hart, The Wedding Singer

Chartiers Valley High School