Altoona Community Theatre is pleased to announce the area high schools and individual students nominated for this season’s ISAAC AWARDS.
ACT’s 2022 ISAACS will be presented LIVE Saturday and Sunday, May 28 & 29 in the Historic Mishler Theatre, following two years of virtual celebrations caused by the COVID pandemic. The Mission of the ISAAC AWARDS is to encourage & support excellence in high school musical theatre in our region through an annual awards and scholarship event that recognizes student achievement.
This is the 17th year for THE ISAACS, the popularity of which has grown so large that ACT has expanded the event to two nights to accommodate the number of schools wishing to participate. Each night has its independent winners, meaning there will be two equal winners announced for each category over the weekend.
Each year THE ISAACS distributes more than $50,000 in college scholarships to students participating in their high school musicals, underwritten by Title Sponsor Reliance Bank and others, including Penn State Altoona, Mount Aloysius College, Juniata College and Saint Francis University. The Steven C. Helsel Legacy Scholarship will be awarded to a graduating senior who has been actively involved in some capacity with ACT. In addition, Benzels (a long-time sponsor) presents each of the 19 schools in the ISAACS with $500 for their upcoming production budgets.
The 2022 ISAACS will feature 19 schools from a six-county area. During the year, two panels of judges from ACT views the schools’ musicals and determines the nominations in a variety of production and individual categories, the winners of which will be announced onstage at the Mishler between musical numbers from each school’s entry.
The schools and individual students for this year’s ISAACS nominations are:

2022 Saturday Night Isaac Award Nominations

Lead Actor in a Male Role

  • Brayden Jacoby/Joseph/Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat/Forest Hills
  • Ryan Longstreth/Jack Kelly/Newsies/Altoona High
  • Nick Smith/Gomez Addams/The Addams Family/Bishop Carroll
  • Grace Ansley/Pippin/Pippin/Grier
  • Baret Monahan/Harold Hill/The Music Man/Hollidaysburg

 

Lead Actor in a Female Role

  • Grace Kozak/Delores Van Cartier/Sister Act/Glendale
  • Dung Cao (Alexis)/Leading Player/Pippin/Grier
  • Madeline Cartwright/Elle Woods/Legally Blonde, Jr./Philipsburg Osceola
  • Allison Moriconi/Morticia Addams/The Addams Family/Bishop Carroll
  • Marissa Foor/Donna/Mamma Mia/Everett

 

Supporting Actor in a Female Role

  • Ava Adams/Gertrude McFuzz/Seussical/Bishop Guilfoyle
  • Alayna Przybys/Wednesday Addams/The Addams Family/Bishop Carroll
  • MacKenzie Duvall/Rosie/Mamma Mia/Everett
  • Hannah Nieman/Fastrada/Pippin/Grier
  • Orphie Hartman/Zaneeta Shin/The Music Man/Hollidaysburg

 

Supporting Actor in a Male Role

  • William Secriskey/Crutchie/Newsies/Altoona High
  • Ben Kennedy/Davey/Newsies/Altoona High
  • Noah Detwiler/Eddie/Sister Act/Glendale
  • Blane Davidson/Horton the Elephant/Seussical/Bishop Guilfoyle
  • Kyle Duvall/Harry Bright/Mamma Mia/Everett

 

Best Featured Actor

  • Caitlyn McConnell/Sour Kangaroo/Seussical/Bishop Guilfoyle
  • Lauren Sauka/Berthe/Pippin/Grier
  • Sarabeth Lloyd/Sister Mary Robert/Sister Act/Glendale
  • Elizabeth Slogosky/Kiki/Legally Blonde, Jr./Philipsburg Osceola
  • Colten Danel/Levi/Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat/Forest Hills

 

Best Dance/Dancer

  • Tango de Amor/The Addams Family/Bishop Carroll
  • King of New York/Newsies/Altoona High
  • One More Angel in Heaven/Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat/Forest Hills
  • Isabella Casanave/Solla Sollew Dancer/Seussical/Bishop Guilfoyle
  • Glory/Pippin/Grier

 

Best Ensemble

  • The Newsies/Newsies/Altoona High
  • The Nuns/Sister Act/Glendale
  • Barbershop Quartet/The Music Man/Hollidaysburg
  • The Brothers/Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat/Forest Hills
  • Dance Ensemble/Pippin/Grier

 

Best Musical or Production Number

  • Raise Your Voice/Sister Act/Glendale
  • Seize the Day/Newsies/Altoona
  • What You Want/Legally Blonde, Jr./Philipsburg Osceola
  • With You/Pippin/Grier
  • The One Feather Tail of Miss Gertrude McFuzz/Seussical/Bishop Guilfoyle

 

Best Production

  • Newsies/Altoona High
  • Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat/Forest Hills
  • Pippin/Grier
  • Sister Act/Glendale
  • The Music Man/Hollidaysburg

 

Achievement in Design

  • Danielle Mueller/Set Painting/Newsies/Altoona High
  • Siara Helsel/Choreography/ Newsies/Altoona High
  • Allison Moriconi and Colleen Barnett/Choreography/The Addams Family/Bishop Carroll
  • Bella Conteras and Leticia Gonzalez Martinez/Choreography/Pippin/Grier
  • Bailey Luken/Lighting Design/Legally Blonde Jr./Philipsburg Osceola
  • Vanessa Harper/Choreography/ Legally Blonde Jr./Philipsburg Osceola
  • Samantha Heilmann/Set Painting & Lighting/Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat/Forest Hills
  • Run Crew/Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat/Forest Hills

 

2022 Sunday Night Isaac Award Nominations

Lead Actor in a Female Role

  • Lainey Albaugh/Jo March/Little Women/Huntingdon
  • Camryn Ickes/Belle/Beauty and the Beast/Chestnut Ridge
  • Tiah Masood/Anya/Anastasia/Tussey Mountain
  • Cecelia Mazzocco/Rose Alvarez/Bye, Bye Birdie/Bellefonte
  • Emily Stoller/Gertrude McFuzz/Seussical/State College

 

Lead Actor in a Male Role

  • Logan Glaze/The Cat in the Hat/Seussical/State College
  • Jonathan Hoover/Gomez Addams/The Addams Family/West Branch
  • Ian Melius/Beast/Beauty and the Beast/Chestnut Ridge
  • David Pascual/Jack Kelly/Newsies/Great Commission
  • Olivia Williams/Spongebob Square Pants/Spongebob the Musical/Moshannon Valley

 

Best Supporting Actor in a Male Role

  • Matthew Eirich/Mal Beineke/The Addams Family/West Branch
  • Hunter Hatch/Davey/Newsies/Great Commission
  • Luke Mock/Lumiere/Beauty and the Beast/Chestnut Ridge
  • Dylan Stone/Vlad Popov/Anastasia/Tussey Mountain
  • Colton Wagner/Laurie Laurence/Little Women/Bald Eagle

 

Best Supporting Actor in a Female Role

  • Olivia Biever/Mayzie La Bird/Seussical/State College
  • Elizabeth Emel/Marmee/Little Women/Huntingdon
  • Carrie Fuller/Wednesday Addams/The Addams Family/West Branch
  • Rashelle Greenwalt/Sandy Cheeks/SpongeBob the Musical/Moshannon Valley
  • Catherine Weld/Beth March/Little Women/Huntingdon

 

Best Featured Actor

  • Hannah Coslo/Mae Peterson/Bye, Bye Birdie/Bellefonte
  • Henry Kyper/ Laurence/Little Women/Huntingdon
  • Sara Reed/Aunt March/Little Women/Huntingdon
  • Nathaniel Roberts/General Genghis Khan Schmitz/Seussical/State College
  • Layla Thornton/Sour Kangaroo/Seussical/State College

 

Best Dance/Dancer

  • Be Our Guest/Beauty and the Beast/Chestnut Ridge
  • King of New York/Newsies/Great Commission
  • My Blanket & Me/You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown/Tyrone
  • Put on A Happy Face/Bye, Bye Birdie/Bellefonte
  • Bikini Bottom Day/SpongeBob the Musical/Moshannon Valley

 

Best Ensemble

  • The Wickersham Brothers/Seussical/State College
  • Ancestors/The Addams Family/West Branch
  • Newsboys/Newsies/Great Commission
  • The Shriners/Bye, Bye Birdie/Bellefonte
  • The Whos/Seussical/State College

 

Best Musical or Production Number

  • The Weekly Volcano Press/Little Women/Huntingdon
  • Oh the Thinks You Can Think/Seussical/State College
  • Seize the Day/Newsies/Great Commission
  • Beethoven Day/You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown/Tyrone
  • Full Disclosure/The Addams Family/West Branch

 

Best Production

  • Bye, Bye Birdie/Bellefonte
  • Newsies/Great Commission
  • Little Women/Huntingdon
  • Seussical/State College
  • The Addams Family/West Branch

 

Achievement in Design

  • Lucy Chang/Projections/Seussical/State College
  • Olivia Biever/Choreography/ Seussical/State College
  • Student Crew/Media Marketing/ Seussical/State College
  • Marley Grazier/Choreography/You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown/Tyrone
  • Carrie Fuller/Choreography/The Addams Family/West Branch
  • Cecelia Mazzocco/Choreography/Bye, Bye Birdie/Bellefonte
  • Maxwell McKenrick/Costume Design/ Bye, Bye Birdie/Bellefonte
  • Olivia Williams, Rashelle Greenawalt, Rebecca Kiner, Hailey Dufour, Karleigh Sage, and Julie Kohute/Choreography/SpongeBob the Musical/Moshannon Valley
  • Rebecca Kiner, Karleigh Sage, Abigail Caldwell, Abigale Twoey, Deakon Evans, Hannah Davies, Nayah Grogan, Olivia Williams, and Sam Shipley/Set Painting & Foam Construction/SpongeBob the Musical/Moshannon Valley
  • Chestnut Ridge Art Club/Props & Enchanted Castle Costumes/Beauty and the Beast/Chestnut Ridge
  • Olivia Weidel/Set Painting (Beach)/Little Women/Huntingdon