ICYMI: CHS Productions Receive Record 36 TAMY Award Nominations

Chelmsford High School decided to produce two musicals this school year and they were repaid with a record-setting 36 TAMY awards. Here's the full story, in case you missed it.

CHELMSFORD, MA - Chelmsford High School tried something new this year.

For the first time in the school’s history, CHS produced two musicals in one academic year, and they saw immediate results.

Just days after the final showing of its second production, “The Robber Bridegroom,” the school received a record-setting 36 TAMY Award nominations.

The school’s first production, “The Sound of Music,” received 20 nominations and “The Robber Bridegroom” received 16, but they both are nominated for Best Overall Production.

The awards will be presented at the TAMY Awards Gala on May 22 at Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School in Fitchburg.

The evening begins at 5 p.m. with a reception, followed by hot and cold appetizers, a slide show of production photos, a guest speaker and performances by the nominees in the Best Actor/Actress categories. Tickets are $22.

The award program, which is sponsored by The Theater at the Mount, recognizes the extraordinary amount of work, creativity and devotion that faculty and students put into their high school musical productions.

Here is the full nomination list:

• Best Overall Production: The Sound of Music and The Robber Bridegroom
• Best Actress – Gabi Huggler (Maria) - The Sound of Music
• Best Supporting Actor – Jake Wetmore (Little Harp), Michael Xavier (Clemment Musgrove) – The Robber Bridegroom
• Best Supporting Actress – Sydney Baron (Salome) – The Robber Bridegroom, Nadya Lisciotto (Mother Abbess) – The Sound of Music
• Best Chorus/Ensemble – The Sound of Music, The Robber Bridegroom
• Best Featured Ensemble – The Von Trapp Children – The Sound of Music
• Best Director – Lauren Cochran – The Sound of Music, Dayle Ballentine - The Robber Bridegroom
• Best Musical Director – Amanda Roeder -The Sound of Music, Sabrina Lambros – The Robber bridegroom
• Best Student Orchestra – The Sound of Music, The Robber Bridegroom
• Best Choreographer – Ethan Andrews, Mia Kelly, Justine Long – The Robber Bridegroom
• Best Production Number – The Lonelly Goatherd – The Sound of Music
• Best Stage Crew – The Sound of Music
• Best Scenic Design – The Sound of Music, The Robber Bridegroom
• Best Lighting Design – The Sound of Music, The Robber Bridegroom
• Best Sound – The Sound of Music, The Robber Bridegroom
• Best Costumes – The Sound of Music
• Best Props and Set Dressings – The Sound of Music, The Robber Bridegroom
• Best Hair and Make-Up – The Sound of Music, The Robber Bridegroom
• Best Playbill – The Sound of Music
• Best Lobby Display – The Sound of Music
• Rising Star Award – Lily Rogers (Gretyl) - The Sound of Music
• Not Your Average Chorus Member – Alex Stever – The Sound of Music, Nadya Lisciotto - The Robber Bridegroom