Gene Kelly Awards
“The show was a blast, and I'm glad to have been able to be a part of it.”Bob Neumeyer (Best Actor Nominee, 2008), Student, Central Catholic High School
Recognizing Student Achievements
in Musical Theater
Pittsburgh CLO’s 23rd Annual Gene Kelly Awards will be held on May 25, 2013 at the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts.
The Gene Kelly Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theater were launched in 1991 as a means to recognize and encourage student achievement and to focus the attention of the community and school districts on the importance of musical theater and arts education.
Patterned after Broadway’s Tony® Awards, this event celebrates the power of the Arts to significantly improve all areas of education! High school theater programs are the real winners as show business veterans and community celebrities help to spread the word about the achievements of high school students and their school’s musical theater programs. Over the past 20 years, Gene Kelly Award winners have gone on to Broadway and Hollywood careers. Click here for a list of notable Gene Kelly Awards alumni, including Zachary Quinto and Courtney Mazza.
Last year's winners Nathan Pool, Best Actor, and Brooke Tate, Best Actress, traveled to New York City to represent Pittsburgh in the National High School Musical Theater Awards in June. This year, the winners of the Best Actor and Best Actress Awards will travel to New York City on July 1, 2013 for the National High School Musical Theater Awards.
The Gene Kelly Awards are co-presented by the University of Pittsburgh, with additional support provided by Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, PNC Bank, American Eagle Outfitters, Virginia Nicklas, and the CLO Ambassadors. Deloitte is the official auditor for the Gene Kelly Awards.
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For more information about the Gene Kelly Awards, call 412-281-2234 or email CLOAcademy@pittsburghCLO.org.
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