“ The Addams Family” Wins
Stars Of Tomorrow Awards
The Newark High School Spring Musical Production of “The Addams Family” won awards and recognition at the
Rochester Broadway Theater League’s Stars of Tomorrow Recognition Ceremony May 5th at the Auditorium Theatre in Rochester.
The awards of recognition in Division B schools included:
• Outstanding Production Crew
• Director's Tip of the Hat to Cheyenne Lane for Stage Management
• Director's Tip of the Hat to Adam DeRue for Lighting Design
• Adjudicator's Tip of the Hat to Mara Cornwell as Grandma
• Adjudicator's Tip of the Hat to Cody Acquista as Pugsley
• Future Star of Tomorrow Cody Acquista The show was directed by Emily Howard, who also served as choreographer.
“We are proud to participate in a program that recognizes achievements in high school theatre. Congratulations to the cast
and crew of The Addams Family,” Howard said.
NHS vocal music teacher Kate Flock was the vocal director for the show; NHS instrumental music teacher Bob Humphrey
was the pit band director and Mary Lou Bonnell was the piano accompanist.
The jewel of the Rochester
Broadway Theatre League’s education
programs, the Stars of Tomorrow
program gives recognition to high school
musicals and its performing arts students
in a nine-county area.
Participating schools are divided
into four divisions based on population
and geographic area, and judges are
assigned to specific divisions to score
individual schools in these categories:
Dance, Acting and Singing Ensemble,
Supporting Actor/Actress, Production
Crew, Student Orchestra, Musical
Production and Leading Actor/Actress.
At the annual Stars of Tomorrow
Recognition, participating schools have the
opportunity to perform a selection from
their musical on stage at the Auditorium
Theatre.
The event begins with an opening
production number featuring a pair of
performers from each participating school.
“Kudos to Shelby Ann Cramer, Carson
Jordan, Megan Cauwels, Madison
Chandler, Mara Cornwell, Grace Kreuser,
and Mallory Williams for singing, dancing,
and playing their instruments in the
opening and closing numbers,”
Thanks to Emily Howard for
providing some photos!