The Nominees Are...

The Basie Awards are tonight, and students and faculty from both Red Bank and Shore have been nominated.

Among those nominated are:

• Red Bank's Reid Henderson, for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama in "As You Like It"
• Red Bank's Madelyn Monaghan for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical in "Once Upon A Mattress"

•  Shore Regional High School's chorus for Outstanding Chorus in a Musical in "Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"
• Shore's Chloe Chalakani for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical in "Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"
• Shore's David Smolokoff for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical
  in "Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"
• Shore's Todd Aiken for Outstanding Musical Performance in "Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" 

Check out the following lists; and break a leg, contenders!

Outstanding Set Design in a Drama
Colts Neck High School ~ The Tempest ~ Ted Scheffler
Raritan High School ~ Dracula ~ Patti Dunnells, Scott McCabe
Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School ~ Hunchback of Notre Dame ~ Dino Pagano
Middletown South High School ~ Rumors ~ Alexis Kozak

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama
Reid Henderson ~ Red Bank Regional High School ~ As You Like It
Rogger Davila ~ Colts Neck High School ~ The Tempest
Randy Mester ~ Raritan High School ~ Dracula
Jake Shatsky ~ Howell High School ~ Lend Me A Tenor
Danny Banks ~ Colts Neck High School ~ The Tempest
Jake Wood ~ High Tech High School ~ The Farnsworth Invention

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama
Kevin Karol ~ Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School ~ Hunchback Of Notre Dame
Thomas Foley ~ Monmouth Regional High School ~ The Odd Couple
PJ Benson ~ Middletown South High School ~ Rumors
Jamie King ~ Freehold High School ~ Canterville Ghost

Outstanding Costume Design In a Musical
Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School ~ Sweeney Todd ~ Carole Malik
Matawan Regional High School ~ The Wedding Singer ~ Linda Walling
Monmouth Regional High School ~ The Drowsy Chaperone ~ Jacquie Revier
Mater Dei High School ~ The Drowsy Chaperone ~ Melissa Hesler & Cindy Dwyer
Middletown High School South ~ 42nd Street ~ Jacqui Mazza & Laura Mazza

Outstanding Choreography In a Musical
Mater Dei High School ~ The Drowsy Chaperone ~ Samantha Amaral
Matawan Regional High School ~ The Wedding Singer ~ Barbara Gonzalez & Julie Takacs
Howell High School ~ Anything Goes ~ Lisa Twamley
Middletown High School South ~ 42nd Street ~ Jacqui Mazza
Monmouth Regional High School ~ The Drowsy Chaperone ~ Donna Battaglia

Outstanding Ensemble Group in a Musical
Mater Dei High School ~ The Drowsy Chaperone ~ Gangsters #1 & #2
Mater Dei High School ~ A Year With Frog And Toad ~ The Birds
St. John Vianney High School ~ Footloose ~ Rusty, Wendy Jo, Urleen
St. Rose High School ~ The Sound of Music ~ The VonTrapp Chlildren
Raritan High School ~ Damn Yankees ~ The Ballplayers

Outstanding Featured Ensemble Performer in a Musical
Mater Dei High School ~ The Drowsy Chaperone ~ Catherine Cahill
Monmouth Regional High School ~ The Drowsy Chaperone ~ Paolo Arceo
Mater Dei High School ~ The Drowsy Chaperone ~ Christian Cieri
Long Branch High School ~ Les Miserables ~ Eddie Rogers

Outstanding Chorus in a Musical
Matawan Regional High School ~ The Wedding Singer
Middletown High School South ~ 42nd Street
Howell High School ~ Anything Goes
Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School ~ Sweeney Todd
Shore Regional High School ~ Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical
Matawan Regional High School ~ The Wedding Singer ~ Julie Ripple
Shore Regional High School ~ Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat ~ Chloe Chalakani
Mater Dei High School ~ A Year With Frog And Toad ~ Krista Skribner
Red Bank Regional High School ~ Once Upon A Mattress ~ Madelyn Monaghan
St. Rose High School ~ The Sound of Music ~ Noelle Van Nostrand

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical
Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School ~ Sweeney Todd ~ Kevin Karol
Mater Dei High School ~ The Drowsy Chaperone ~ Mike Eckert
Monmouth Regional High School ~ The Drowsy Chaperone ~ Patrick Rounds
Mater Dei High School ~ The Drowsy Chaperone ~ Joseph Diana
Howell High School ~ Anything Goes ~ Bryan Howard

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical
Mater Dei High School ~ The Drowsy Chaperone ~ Courtney Kurkemelis
Howell High School ~ Anything Goes ~ Amanda Paige Lefkowitz
Ocean Township High School ~ Les Miserables ~ Katie Lee
Manalapan High School ~ Sweeney Todd ~ Melissa Silano
Middletown High School North ~ Cinderella ~ Victoria Joel
St. Rose High School ~ The Sound of Music ~ Christine Baglivio

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical
Shore Regional High School ~ Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat ~ David Smolokoff
Long Branch High School ~ Les Miserables ~ Kevin Thrower
Mater Dei High School ~ The Drowsy Chaperone ~ Pat Golebiowski
Raritan High School ~ Damn Yankees ~ Michael McAree
Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School ~ Sweeney Todd ~ Austin Ryan

Outstanding Direction in a Musical
Long Branch High School ~ Les Miserables ~ Ian Moore
Monmouth Regional High School ~ The Drowsy Chaperone ~ Anthony Greco
Manalapan High School ~ Sweeney Todd ~ Jesse Grabowski
Mater Dei High School ~ The Drowsy Chaperone ~ Cindy Dwyer
Matawan Regional High School ~ The Wedding Singer ~ Linda Walling

Outstanding Musical Presentation
Mater Dei High School ~ The Drowsy Chaperone ~ Cindy Dwyer
Matawan Regional High School ~ The Wedding Singer ~ Linda Walling
Howell High School ~ Anything Goes ~ Stephen Kazakoff
Monmouth Regional High School ~ The Drowsy Chaperone ~ Anthony Greco
Shore Regional High School ~ Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat ~ Todd Aiken