The cast of Bedford High School’s SEUSSICAL. JoJo (Christina Solitro) in blue overalls in the center, with Horton (Ben Woodward) in gray next to her. Image (c) Jared Rushanan, 2018 all rights reserved – Click to view larger image

This year’s Bedford High School and John Glenn Middle School musicals have both been honored with multiple nominations for the 2018 MET Musical Awards, sponsored by the Massachusetts Educational Theatre Guild (METG).

METG is a nonprofit association promoting and celebrating excellence in musical theatre at the high school and middle school level. METG member schools across the Commonwealth invite adjudicators to their productions to offer critiques of each show. These adjudicated shows are then eligible to be nominated for the best performances of the year.

SEUSSICAL, the 2017 BHS Musical

Cat & Thing 1 and 2: Thing 2 (Maddy Siegal), The Cat in the Hat (Eran Zelixon), and Thing 1 (Rachel Winkler). Image (c) Jared Rushanan, 2018 all rights reserved – Click to view larger image

Bird Girls & Gertrude: The Bird Girls (Bella Panagiotou, Ellie Hernandez & Tracie Lewis) and Gertrude McFuzz (Charlie Anderson). Image (c) Jared Rushanan, 2018 all rights reserved – Click to view larger image

SEUSSICAL, produced at BHS this past March, received the most nominations of any high school production, with fourteen.

Best overall production
Best lead actor, Ben Woodward (Horton) & Eran Zelixon (The Cat in the Hat)
Best lead actress, Christina Solitro (JoJo)
Best supporting actress, Charlie Anderson (Gertrude McFuzz)
Best specialty ensemble, Bird Girls (Ellie Hernandez, Tracie Lewis & Bella Panagiotou) and Thing 1 & Thing 2 (Maddy Siegal & Rachel Winkler)
Best choral ensemble
Best acting ensemble
Best set design & execution
Best lighting design & execution
Best costume design & execution
Best props design & management
Best hair & makeup

SEUSSICAL was previously honored with 12 TAMY Award nominations and two wins, for Best Specialty Ensemble (Bird Girls) and Visual Excellence. The TAMYs are sponsored by Theatre at the Mount, at Mount Wachusett Community College, and honor excellence in high school musical theatre.

HONK, JR ~ the 2017 JGMS Musical

Look at Him: Grace (Adriana Panagiotou, left in white) and Drake (George Rackey, right in suit) and company. Image (c) Otti McCutcheon, 2018 all rights reserved – Click to view larger image

HONK! JR., the JGMS production in April, received eleven MET Award nominations, the most of any JGMS show thus far, and the second-most nominations of any middle school show in 2018.