Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Cast and crew members from Allegheny County high school musicals packed the Benedum Center Saturday night for the 23rd annual Pittsburgh CLO Gene Kelly Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theater. Decked out in everything from prom finery to raggedy little orphan Annie costumes, they performed and cheered their peers at the ceremony patterned after the Tony Awards.
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I think that it's a great idea to have an award show for high school musicals.
Not only does it push the students to excel but I think it also brings the students of the different schools together, allowing them to maybe share experiences and get inspired by other productions.
In addition, in order to choose nominees and winners, dozen theater and business professionals went to observe the shows. I think this is also a great way to search or spot some extraordinary talent on stage and maybe pulling them out to bigger maybe even professional shows.
I think that overall it's important to invest time and effort in high school theater because these are the stars of tomorrow.
This high school theatre awards ceremony seems inspiring on many levels. It gives a goal for high school theatre students to reach and work for while at the same time commending them for their talent. Even if these students do not study theatre in college, I'm sure this experience is one they will hold dearly and will help motivate them for future experiences and opportunities.
Also, congrats jason Cohen!
I find it extremely pleasing to see an awards program set up for high school theatre students. At my high school I was one of the only kids who was passionate about theatre and the work I was doing. I think its really important that we find ways to inspire our youth at a young age so we can keep our industry thriving. I believe the success of entertainment relies heavily on the interest and dedication of each new generation, an awards program is the perfect way to spark a lifelong interest in theatre for high school students. When I reached high school they removed our awards program because they thought competition did not belong in the arts. What lesson are they teaching our young people by cutting such a program? By doing this students don't learn that sometimes someone else's work may be better than yours. This is bound to happen to anyone working in the entertainment industry so we may as well instill this idea in younger generations at an early age. Doing so will only help everyone improve their own talent and create a much better atmosphere to work in.
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