Hamilton High School Drama Society was nominated for 17 Jerry Awards for the production of “Nickelodeon’s The SpongeBob Musical” and earned 6 awards.
Hamilton students will be among southern and central Wisconsin’s top high school musical theater performers who will gather June 9 at Overture Hall in Madison for the awards show.
Award recipients are:
- Leah Wysocki – outstanding leading performance as Patrick Star and spirit award
- Jillian Arthur – outstanding leading performance as SpongeBob
- Gavin Damato – outstanding leading performance as Squidward Q. Tentacles
- Cash Campbell – outstanding leading performance as Sheldon J. Plankton
- Sarah Plamann – outstanding direction
Three professional reviewers attended Hamilton’s musical and provided a formal critique. Based on that critique, Hamilton received the following nominations:
- Jillian Arthur – outstanding leading performance as SpongeBob
- Leah Wysocki – outstanding leading performance as Patrick Star
- Gavin Damato – outstanding leading performance as Squidward Q. Tentacles
- Cash Campbell – outstanding leading performance as Sheldon J. Plankton,
- Kendall Syslack – outstanding leading performance as Sandy Cheeks
- Paige Smolik – outstanding leading performance as Patchy the Pirate
- Jenna Korban – outstanding supporting performance as Karen the Computer
- Joshua Spoerl – outstanding supporting performance Eugene H. Krabs
- Sydney Alexander-Brown – outstanding supporting performance Pearl Krabs
- LaDainian Mielke – outstanding supporting performance as Larry the Lobster
- Gavin Damato – outstanding costume, wig/hair and make-up design
- Darcy Devans – outstanding costume, wig/hair and make-up design
- Adam Hastings – outstanding scenic design
- Sarah Plamann – outstanding choreography
- Abby Bloomquist – outstanding choreography
- Megan Jakubowski – outstanding choreography
- Outstanding ensemble
Jerry Awards, a Wisconsin High School Musical Awards Program, encourages, recognizes and honors excellence in high school musical theater. They are the high school equivalent of Broadway’s Tony Awards.