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Bangor Area High School's MEAN GIRLS and More Nominated For 2024 Freddy Awards; Full List!

Nominations for the 2024 FREDDY© Awards were announced during the noon news on 69 WFMZ-TV. These nominations mark the end of the high school musical season in Lehigh, Northampton, and Warren Counties and the beginning of FREDDY© Rehearsals.

Freddy Wexler Helms Billy Joel's Highly Anticipated New Single

Freddy Wexler makes history as legendary music icon Billy Joel releases his highly anticipated new single, “Turn the Lights Back On,” produced and co-written by Wexler. The new song marks Joel's monumental return to the studio, a decision that was heavily influenced by Wexler, as it is Joel's first original music for Columbia Records in decades.

State Theatre Unveils 2024 FREDDY Awards Participants

Discover the talented participants and their performances at the 2024 FREDDY Awards, an annual event recognizing excellence in high school musical theater. See the lineup!

The State Theatre Is Seeking Qualified Evaluators For The 2024 FREDDY Awards

State Theatre Center for the Arts, Inc. is seeking qualified evaluators for their Emmy Award winning FREDDY© Awards program which recognizes and rewards excellence in the production of high school musical theatre. The program runs from January to May. 

2023 FREDDY Award Nominations Announced

Nominations for the 2023 FREDDY Awards were announced during the live broadcast of the on 69 News at Noon on WFMZ-TV.

2023 FREDDY Awards Announces Complete Participant and Show List

The 3-hour live 2023 FREDDY Awards broadcast includes a stellar opening number, performance by nominated musicals, actors and actresses, and presentation of the 2023 FREDDY© Awards in 23 award categories.

Photos: First look at Curtain Players' GOODBYE FREDDY

On the occasion of Freddy's funeral and at his behest, six of his friends gather at the home of Hank and Kate in Kansas City, where five of them grew up. Hank and Kate were childhood sweethearts whose apparently idyllic relationship has proceeded uninterrupted through the years. Andy and Nessa were childhood sweethearts also, but are now divorced and living in New York. He's a successful advertising executive; she's the author of a bestselling roman à clef based on her friends' lives. Paul is the new Undersecretary for Eastern Affairs in Washington, and his wife, Alice, the only one who has not known the others since grammar school, is a housewife obsessed with the many infidelities she imagines Paul has committed. Hovering over them all is the spirit of Freddy, the only admitted homosexual in the group. As the liquor flows and memories (and recriminations) become more telling, Hank, in an emotional outburst, admits that he had been having an affair with Freddy for years prior to his death. Kate is overwhelmed by this revelation, the friends take sides and, as the night winds down into morning, facades are stripped away as no-holds-barred truth-telling replaces the party atmosphere with which the evening began. In the end Hank and Kate agree to strive for a more honest relationship, and the others, each in his or her own way affected by the absent Freddy, resolve to use the legacy of directness and honesty which he left them to set their own lives on firmer paths. Performances run Dec. 2 - 18, 2022 at Curtain Players, 5691 Harlem Road, Galena, Ohio 43021. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit: http://curtainplayers.org

The State Theatre Center for the Arts Now Seeking Evaluators for the 2023 FREDDY Awards Program

The State Theatre Center for the Arts, Inc. is seeking qualified evaluators for their Emmy Award winning FREDDY Awards program which recognizes and rewards excellence in the production of high school musical theatre. The program runs from January to May. 

2022 FREDDY Awards Recipients Announced

The 2022 FREDDY Awards Ceremony were broadcast live from the State Theatre on 69 WFMZ-TV on Thursday, May 26th at 7 PM. View all of the winners!

2022 FREDDY Award Nominations Announced

Nominations for the 2022 FREDDY Awards were announced today, Thursday, May 12th, during the live broadcast of the on 69 News at Noon on WFMZ-TV.

Dieruff High School Joins The 2022 Freddy Awards Program

The State Theatre Center for the Arts announces the addition of Dieruff High School to the 2022 FREDDY Awards Program, the 20th Anniversary of the program, recognizing and rewarding exceptional accomplishments in the production and performance of musical theater in high schools in Lehigh and Northampton Counties, Pennsylvania, and Warren County, New Jersey.

27 Schools to Participate in the 2022 Freddy Awards Program

The State Theatre Center for the Arts has announced the 2022 FREDDY Awards, the 20th Anniversary of the program, recognizing and rewarding exceptional accomplishments in the production and performance of musical theater in high schools in Lehigh and Northampton Counties, Pennsylvania, and Warren County, New Jersey.

FREDDY Awards Program Receives Grant From Air Products Foundation

The State Theatre Center for the Arts has received a grant from the Air Products Foundation to support the 2022 FREDDY Awards program.

Blondie Releases Holiday Single Featuring Fab 5 Freddy

Listen to the new holiday track now! The 3-Song Holiday EP featuring the rare, original 1981 recording alongside the new Chemist Remix will be out November 5th on limited edition vinyl.

The State Theatre Center for the Arts Seeks Evaluators for 2022 FREDDY AWARDS EVALUATORS

The State Theatre Center for the Arts, Inc. is seeking qualified volunteer Evaluators for their EMMY Award winning FREDDY Awards program which awards excellence in the production of high school musical theatre.

World-Famous Carnegie Deli Partners With The FREDDY Program For Fundraiser

The most famous name in deli, Carnegie Deli, is partnering with the State Theatre FREDDY Awards program for a fundraiser on May 12th.

2021 FREDDY CELEBRATION to Take Place in May

The State Theatre Center for the Arts and 69 WFMZ will present the 2021 FREDDY CELEBRATION, Thursday, May 27, 7 PM on 69 WFMZ-TV. Although the FREDDY Awards program was not able to be evaluated for awards since the pandemic, the Celebration will be filled with participating school footage of streamed performances, rehearsals, and medleys. 

Late Country Legend Freddy Powers' Life & Music Celebrated With New Book And Accompanying Soundtrack

Starting May 15, 2021, the late country music legendary singer-songwriter Freddy Powers, widely credited for bringing Dixieland Jazz into the Nashville mainstream, will return to stores with a new memoir, THE SPREE OF 83: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF FREDDY POWERS.

The FREDDY Awards Program Launches Fundraising Campaign

The FREDDY Awards Program has announced a fundraising campaign, 2021 FREDDY Fund, to help sustain the popular and life changing program for local High School Musical programs in the region. The goal is $25,000 to help sustain the program.

Scholarships Available For 2021 FREDDY Awards

The 2021 FREDDY Awards Program, presented by the State Theatre Center for the Arts, announces up to $199,280 in scholarships available for participating students.