Point Boro's 'Fiddler on the Roof' Gets Eight Paper Mill Playhouse Nominations

Point Borough High School's production of "Fiddler on the Roof" received eight nominations for the Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Awards.

The 2011 Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Awards ceremony is set for Tuesday night at the Millburn theater.

Because the Paper Mill has long been considered one of New Jersey's most preeminent theatres and a launching pad for Broadway stars, being nominated for the Rising Star Awards is prestigious.

Nominations for "Fiddler" include:

• Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for John Caliendo playing "Tevye," the patriarch of the family. This is the third time Caliendo has been nominated.
• Outstanding Performance of a Chorus
• Outstanding Achievement in music direction: staff members Terry Bojanowski and Scott Visco
• Outstanding Achievement in staging and choreography: Darragh Cimis
• HONORABLE MENTIONS:
• Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical
• Outstanding Achievement of a teacher or outside director: Ian Kearns
• Outstanding achievement in hair and make-up: Darragh Cimis
• Outstanding Costume Achievement: Debi Bilotta; Ada Roman and Kathy Stewart

Paper Mill Playhouse's program serves the state with nearly 100 entered productions from public, private and parochial high schools.

Paper Mill Playhouse conceived and created the awards in 1996 to give schools the opportunity to showcase their musical arts programs on a state level.

The musicals are adjudicated by Paper Mill Playhouse throughout the spring by a group of 70 evaluators, with each school receiving four independent evaluations. 

Schools nominated for Outstanding Overall Musical and leading actor/actress nominees perform at the event and award recipients are presented with a crystal award from Tiffany & Co., Paper Mill Playhouse Rising Star Awards' partner.