Students from across the greater St. Louis region were celebrated on May 15 when the winners of the St. Louis High School Musical Theatre Awards (SLHSMTA) were announced. The ceremony was held at The Fabulous Fox, hosted by 2019 & 2020 SLHSMTA Outstanding Lead Actor winner Michael Harp and directed by Lee Anne Mathews. Winners were named in 19 categories, plus WOW! Performance Awards and Special Recognition Awards.
Westminster Christian Academy won Outstanding Musical Level 1 for its production of “Hello, Dolly!” Also taking home honors for this production was faculty member Dianne Mueller who won for Outstanding Faculty Costume Design & Execution.
St. Joseph Academy student Molly Sallaberry claimed the Outstanding Supporting Actress award for her portrayal of Sally in Saint Louis Priory’s production of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.”
Sophia Huddleston, of Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School, won in the Outstanding Student Choreography category for her creativity in bring "Hadestown: Teen Edition” to life.
Special Recognition Awards were awarded locally to CBC and St. Joseph’s Academy.
WOW! Performance Awards for outstanding work in support of the production were given to Eureka High and Rockwood Summit High.
The SLHSMTA celebrate outstanding achievement in high school musical theatre and are produced by The Fabulous Fox, The Muny and The Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation. Participating schools have their productions evaluated by a panel of theatre professionals. The year-long adjudication process culminates in an awards ceremony modeled on the Tony Awards. The winners of the Outstanding Actress and Outstanding Actor categories will travel to New York (all expenses paid) to compete in the National High School Musical Theatre Awards (Jimmy Awards) program and to participate in a week-long professional development experience. This year, those students are Amelie Lock, of Ladue Horton Watkins High, and Tyler Bugg, of Liberty High.