Shuler Awards
THE 2022 SHULER AWARDS - APRIL 21, 2022
Did you miss the 2022 Georgia High School Musical Theatre Awards – Shuler Hensley Awards®? You can watch it by clicking here.
We are so proud of all our talented students. Congratulations to all of our 2022 Shuler Award recipients:
OVERALL PRODUCTION
Lambert High School – The SpongeBob Musical
DIRECTION
Tri-Cities High School – Jade Lambert-Smith (Fela!)
MUSIC DIRECTION
Morgan County High School – Lenae Rose (Les Misérables)
ORCHESTRA
Heritage High School (Ringgold) – Scott Willis (Matilda)
CHOREOGRAPHY
Tri-Cities High School – Jade Lambert-Smith and Briana Bunkley (Fela!)
LEADING ACTRESS
Greater Atlanta Christian School – Georgia Thomas (Anastasia)
LEADING ACTOR
Tri-Cities High School – Nicholas Alexander Wilkinson II (Fela!)
FEATURED PERFORMER
Lakeview Academy – Noah Caplan (Something Rotten!)
SUPPORTING PERFORMERS
Decatur High School – Lorelei Calder (Matilda)
Hiram High School – Shyla Rosario (Bring It On)
ENSEMBLE
Lambert High School – The SpongeBob Musical
COSTUMES
Lambert High School – Julianne Lopez (The SpongeBob Musical)
LIGHTING DESIGN
Lambert High School – Thomas Schnitzer (The SpongeBob Musical)
SCENIC DESIGN
Milton High School – Sim Jones (Anastasia)
SOUND
St. Pius X Catholic High School – Sarah Rakoski and Brennan Ciccarelli (The Addams Family)
TECHNICAL EXECUTION
Lambert High School – Carly Ann Lovell, Thomas Schnitzer, and Megan Hunter (The SpongeBob Musical)
Celebrating Excellence in High School Musical Theatre
Fashioned after Broadway’s Tony Awards, the Georgia High School Musical Theatre Awards – Shuler Hensley Awards® program celebrates excellence in high school musical theatre. The Awards are named in honor of actor/singer and Georgia native, Shuler Hensley, winner of the prestigious Tony Award, Outer Critics Circle Award and Drama Desk Award. The program embodies a spirit of camaraderie and celebration for the arts in high schools across Georgia. Atlanta’s Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre provides a beautiful, state-of-the-art home for the Shuler Awards®. The Shulers® are a part of the National High School Musical Theatre Awards – The Jimmy Awards® . The televised show won the 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021 Southeast Emmy® Award for "Special Event Live Coverage."
Learn more about Shuler Hensley here.
The Shuler Awards® made possible thanks to our partners at Fox Theatre and Broadway Across America and the generous support of sponsors.
JOIN US for Nomination Announcements on Thursday, March 24 at 12:00 p.m. on Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB). You can stream the nominations here.
The complete list of nominees can be found here: 2021-22 Shuler Awards Nomination List
Alliance Theatre Summer Intensive Scholarship
Georgia Thomas - Greater Atlanta Christian School
Gracie Price - Whitefield Academy
The Aurora Theatre Summer Intensive Scholarship
Maya Gows - Grayson High School
Smiley for Kylie Scholarship
Iley Barnes - Ringgold High School
Jackson Dunlap - Milton High School
Tyler Ginn - Greenbrier High School
George-Henry Ewers - Gainesville High School
Broadway Dreams Scholarship
Julia Wolff - Denmark High School
Katelyn Miller - West Forsyth High School
The Mamie Words and Rosabelle Allen Scholarship
Calah Munoz - Grayson High School
Farrel Russell - Alpharetta High School
The Dobbs/Berntson Family Educational Excellance Scholarship
Jailin Damon - Martha Ellen Stilwell Performing Arts School
The James Carlos Family Musical Theatre Performance Scholarship
Farrel Russell - Alpharetta High School
Sam Yousuf - Denmark High School
The Orbit Arts Academy Broadway University Scholarship
William Sabonis-Chafee - Wesleyan School
Lockstep Technology Group Jimmy Awards Scholarship
Lead Actress, To Be Announced Live on April 21
Lead Actor, To Be Announced Live on April 21
