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Show f My MAGICAL . . . Kearns high's Danny Young captured honor lor male lead performance and Marion, the Librarian won Magic Moment award. ELIZA . . . Granite high's Nataleen Davis was cited for her role in My Fair Lady. Green Sheet Bestows Seventh Annual Honors 1 female lead and Alamo, Cottonwood musical, won Show of the Year honors SHOW, STAR . . . Michelle Horman (left) shared honors for best performance by a s - Performing Artists Are Accorded 18 Awards by Michele Bartmess KEARNS The stage at Kearns high was the last night setting for (Wednesday) presentation of the seventh annual Green Sheet Performing Arts Awards. Students and faculty all members from seven area high schools were among those honored Cottonwood high captured Show of the Year honors for its blockbuster production of Marne, directed by Joan Hahn Broad and colorful, the show had tough opposition from three others in what may have been the best overall year in the program as far as general excellence is concerned Cyprus highs production of Charleys Aunt was selected as the best production The standout comedy was directed by Charlie Brown and presented in intimate theater style Superb performances from a non-music- well-selecte- A MUSIC . . . Kendell Nielsen directed Olympus high's ning win- orchestra. I v DOUBLE . . . Norm Wendel captured direction, choral performance awards. cast d highlighted it Perhaps nothing indicates how keen competition was than the fact that for the first time in the seven years, there was an individual award shared by two performers The judges felt strongly that not to honor both was impossible, so excellent were both efforts Granite highs Nataleen Davis and Michelle Horman Cottonwood were ceptionally strong of ex- in their respective female lead roles Miss Davis played Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady, handling the transition and the two totally different characters superbly She is an excellent and acsinger complished actress Miss Horman became only the second performer to win awards in successive She brought years maturity and great strength of character to Mame a demanding , role The top performer in a male leading role was Kearns highs Danny Young, a standout as Prof Harold Hill in The Music Man He was smooth, entertaining and capable throughout, m a role so important 1 Once Upon A Mattress Until the finale Sextimus is mute, but to the Pavey didnt need shows success A pair of Granger youths captured supporting honors for their performances in Brigadoon As Meg hitney Cook was outstanding, both musically and with her Brockie, mensely appealing character Maik Simpson had an especially demanding role musically as Charlie Dalrymple, the bridegroom in the Lerner and Loewe His appeal classic was widespread Cottonwood highs Judith Seiebtin was cited for a female character role as Gooch, the backward nanny, in Manic It is a prize role and she took full advantage of all it offered, with a great feel for comedy The male character award went to Murray highs Tom Pavey, for an outstanding effort as King Sextimus in VV and dancing characterization of the flirtatious, but un- - words A girl from Olympus and a boy from Cyprus captured the aw aids for acting in a nonmusical against some intense competition In her dramatic role as Karen Andie in The Night of January 16th, Becky Mark Simpson's effort in Brigadoon brought accolades as supporting male. CHARLIE . . . INTENSE . . . Becky Ridds role In courtroom drama at Olympus gained recognition for work in a l. Granger's Whitney Cook was singled out for female supporting in a musical. MEG . . . GOOCH . . . Cottonwood's Judith I. Serebrln won female character award for Mame role, Agnes Gooch, the nanny. 1 suppoiting actor winner Another scene that was honoied was the highly polished the Librarian Marian, from Kearns highs production of The Music Man, w inner of the Magic Moment Directed by award Russ Johnson, it cap-tuie- d the spirit of all the musicals with pei feet execution of choreography, music and characterization The top achievement among efforts directly associated with faculty members was won by Granger highs Noun Wendel for the direction of Brigadoon The show was outstanding in all Wendel also areas directed the chorus in that show and that large group captured the choral per-fo- i mance honor for its music and involvement in the show The choreography award was won by Mame Christie Keller and son Suanne K. Pear- handled dance numbers with a giganA colorful tic cast treatment of the title number highlighted the wanning effort award for The musical accompaniment was earned by the Olympus high chestra baton Audience indeed some who wie not listed, made favoi able mpi i es-sio- The Oicen Sheet is piouii to be able to be associated with such quality young people and (be facullv membeis who guide then effoi Is or- of Kendell Nielsen for its superb treatment of the di- fficult score from Fiddler on the Roof It was outstanding from overture to finale David B. Sampson claimed his third straight award for technical direction of Mame Falling snow and a host of other special effects highlighted the winning effort, adding much to the The top-rate- d show judging team this year was to limit its enthusiasm for what transpired on stage to the number of awards that were available, hard-presse- d I -- A1 THIRD . . . Dove claimed Sampson SET . . . Scenery designed by Eugene Didericksen third technical direction honor. tured honor Christie Keller shared duties as choreographer for Mame. Suzanne K. Pearson was part of winning team for Mame. enp wnwMttfjniini'V.TKnmziinMnmnia HJth Ap- peal Award went to a trio of lads from Murray high for their treatment of a scene involving the minstrel, the jester and the king in Once Upon A Mattress They were the above mentioned Tom Pavey in tandem with Cary Charon and Wayne Tew commenting several times that theie seem ed to be extra effort and exceptional talent displayed in almost every instance While Wednesdays program highlighted the winners, each of those nominated, and under the was dd outstanding Her emotional outburst at the end of the first act highlighted the performance Comedy was the trademark at Cyprus Smoothness in every situation, highlighted by superb facial exthe pression, gave Meraward to Derek rill, a highly polished and talented actor w ho is completely at home on stage Merrills sister, Monta, was a winner as a supporting actress in 1978 The i H also has a sibling who was a winner In 1976, Brad Charon was the TEAM Charon TRIO . . . Tom Pavey, character winner, olned Wayne Tew (Inset, left), Cary Charon (right) for Audience Appeal award. . . . SWEEP . . . Cyprus high's Charleyt Aunt was best tion and Derek Merrill (right) was named best actor Jock Chesney. . - DANCE non-music- In . . produc- a non musical os . |