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Next generation of excellence
The second year of Ben Vereen Awards “celebrates excellence in high school musical theater”
Ben Vereen
Now in its second year, the Ben Vereen Awards “celebrates excellence in high school musical theater.”
On April 26, 20 nominees from the local high schools compete to be in the Top Ten representing San Diego at the Southwest Region Competition Finals in Tucson, May 24.
The competition takes place at the Balboa Theatre. CBS News 8 anchor Barbara-Lee Edwards will host the evening, sponsored by San Diego County Credit Union.
Video:
Ben Vereen Awards Will Honor San Diego's High School Theater Performers
Nominees
Best Actor:
Ben Desoto Mayor, Pacific Ridge High School
David Batchman, Chula Vista High School
Jonah Duhe, El Camino High School
Justin Haupt, Cathedral Catholic High School
Michael Voegele, San Diego School for the Creative and Performing Arts
Nathan Wetter, La Jolla High School
Remy Reye, La Jolla Country Day School
Sam Brogadir, San Diego School for the Creative and Performing Arts
Shane Bushouer, Mira Mesa High School
Steve Macario, Canyon Crest Academy
Best Actress:
Brooke Patterson, Canyon Crest Academy
Caroline Carlson, Coronado High School
Caroline Lezny, Francis Parker High School
Catherine Ames, Pacific Ridge High School
Catherine Lynch, Rancho Buena Vista High School
Emma Wineman, la Jolla High School
Grace Marshall, Rancho Buena Vista High School
Mackenzie Scott, Rancho Buena Vista High School
Ruby Ross, Francis Parker High School
Tina LaMar, Cathedral Catholic High School
Nominees for Best Musical Production
Evita, Canyon Crest Academy
Hello, Dolly!, Cathedral Catholic High School
Chicago, Francis Parker School
Rent, San Diego School for the Creative and Performing Arts
9 to 5, Rancho Buena Vista High School
Winners of the Southwest Region Competition Finals (held in Tucson) will fly to New York for “an all-expenses paid week of intensive training before they compete for the National High School Musical Theatre Awards at Broadway’s Minskoff Theatre, June 29. Winners receive $10,000 towards a college scholarship.
Broadway legend Ben Vereen will host the local competition and present a new award: the Student Health Initiative/Wellness Through the Arts Contest. High school students throughout the region were invited to express themselves — either in an essay or a video — on the topic, “The Moment I Changed My Life for the Better.”
Vereen asked students to “tell me what “Their Best Day’ was in dealing with their most challenging issue, and, most importantly, how they used the arts to make a difference.”
Specific subjects: obesity, diabetes, low self-esteem, and bullying.
The winners have been chosen. Each individual winner receives a $500 award; the winning theater department, $1000.
Individual winners of the Student Health Initiative/Wellness Through the Arts Contest:
Amber Young, video, Chula Vista High School
Carly Stacey, essay, Point Loma High School
Emily Armstrong, essay, Clairemont High School
Madeleine Fossler, essay, Christian High School
Molly Hafer, essay, San Diego School for the Creative and Performing Arts
Winning High School Theater Department Video Essay
San Diego School of the Creative and Performing Arts
Here's something you might be interested in.
Next generation of excellence
The second year of Ben Vereen Awards “celebrates excellence in high school musical theater”
Next generation of excellence
The second year of Ben Vereen Awards “celebrates excellence in high school musical theater”
Ben Vereen
Now in its second year, the Ben Vereen Awards “celebrates excellence in high school musical theater.”
On April 26, 20 nominees from the local high schools compete to be in the Top Ten representing San Diego at the Southwest Region Competition Finals in Tucson, May 24.
The competition takes place at the Balboa Theatre. CBS News 8 anchor Barbara-Lee Edwards will host the evening, sponsored by San Diego County Credit Union.
Video:
Ben Vereen Awards Will Honor San Diego's High School Theater Performers
Nominees
Best Actor:
Ben Desoto Mayor, Pacific Ridge High School
David Batchman, Chula Vista High School
Jonah Duhe, El Camino High School
Justin Haupt, Cathedral Catholic High School
Michael Voegele, San Diego School for the Creative and Performing Arts
Nathan Wetter, La Jolla High School
Remy Reye, La Jolla Country Day School
Sam Brogadir, San Diego School for the Creative and Performing Arts
Shane Bushouer, Mira Mesa High School
Steve Macario, Canyon Crest Academy
Best Actress:
Brooke Patterson, Canyon Crest Academy
Caroline Carlson, Coronado High School
Caroline Lezny, Francis Parker High School
Catherine Ames, Pacific Ridge High School
Catherine Lynch, Rancho Buena Vista High School
Emma Wineman, la Jolla High School
Grace Marshall, Rancho Buena Vista High School
Mackenzie Scott, Rancho Buena Vista High School
Ruby Ross, Francis Parker High School
Tina LaMar, Cathedral Catholic High School
Nominees for Best Musical Production
Evita, Canyon Crest Academy
Hello, Dolly!, Cathedral Catholic High School
Chicago, Francis Parker School
Rent, San Diego School for the Creative and Performing Arts
9 to 5, Rancho Buena Vista High School
Winners of the Southwest Region Competition Finals (held in Tucson) will fly to New York for “an all-expenses paid week of intensive training before they compete for the National High School Musical Theatre Awards at Broadway’s Minskoff Theatre, June 29. Winners receive $10,000 towards a college scholarship.
Broadway legend Ben Vereen will host the local competition and present a new award: the Student Health Initiative/Wellness Through the Arts Contest. High school students throughout the region were invited to express themselves — either in an essay or a video — on the topic, “The Moment I Changed My Life for the Better.”
Vereen asked students to “tell me what “Their Best Day’ was in dealing with their most challenging issue, and, most importantly, how they used the arts to make a difference.”
Specific subjects: obesity, diabetes, low self-esteem, and bullying.
The winners have been chosen. Each individual winner receives a $500 award; the winning theater department, $1000.
Individual winners of the Student Health Initiative/Wellness Through the Arts Contest:
Amber Young, video, Chula Vista High School
Carly Stacey, essay, Point Loma High School
Emily Armstrong, essay, Clairemont High School
Madeleine Fossler, essay, Christian High School
Molly Hafer, essay, San Diego School for the Creative and Performing Arts
Winning High School Theater Department Video Essay
San Diego School of the Creative and Performing Arts
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