Gene Kelly Awards
The Gene Kelly Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theater, named after the actor/director Gene Kelly, are given out yearly by Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera. The award was founded in 1991 and celebrates excellence in the musicals of the Pittsburgh area's high schools. Technical/design awards and group awards including Outstanding Musical are awarded in four levels based on production budget. The organization also offers scholarships to high school seniors involved in any aspect of their school's production. As of 2025, there are 34 participating schools. In 2009, the Gene Kelly Awards spawned the National High School Musical Theater Awards, nicknamed "The Jimmys", which Pittsburgh CLO co-produces with Nederlander Presentations. The Awards were cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Awards in 2021 were limited to individual awards only.
Categories
- Outstanding Actor
- Outstanding Actress
- Outstanding Supporting Actor
- Outstanding Supporting Actress
- Outstanding Student Artist - Individual or Group
- Outstanding Student Orchestra
- Outstanding Vocal Ensemble*
- Outstanding Dance Ensemble*
- Outstanding Crew/Technical Execution*
- Outstanding Scenic Design*
- Outstanding Costume Design*
- Outstanding Lighting Design*
- Outstanding Musical*
Participating schools
- Avonworth High School
- Baldwin High School
- Bishop Canevin High School
- Brentwood High School
- Carlynton Jr./Sr. High School
- Central Catholic / Oakland Catholic High Schools
- Chartiers Valley High School
- Deer Lakes High School
- Elizabeth Forward High School
- Gateway High School
- Hampton High School
- Keystone Oaks High School
- McKeesport Area High School
- Montour High School
- North Hills High School
- Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School
- Penn Hills High School
- Pine-Richland High School
- Pittsburgh Allderdice High School
- Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12
- Quaker Valley High School
- Redeemer Lutheran School
- Riverview Jr./Sr. High School
- Serra Catholic High School
- Seton-La Salle Catholic High School
- Sewickley Academy
- Shady Side Academy Senior School
- Springdale Jr./Sr. High School
- St. Joseph High School
- Thomas Jefferson High School
- Upper St. Clair High School
- West Allegheny High School
- Westinghouse Arts Academy
- Woodland Hills High School
Former participants
- Brashear High School
- Bethel Park High School
- East Allegheny High School
- Eden Christian Academy
- Fox Chapel Area High School
- Moon Area High School
- North Allegheny High School
- North Catholic High School
- Northgate Junior – Senior High School
- Peabody High School
- Perry Traditional Academy
- Plum Senior High School
- Propel Braddock Hills
- Robinson Township Christian School
- Schenley High School
- Shaler Area High School
- South Park High School
- South Allegheny High School
- South Fayette High School
- Steel Valley High School
- Vincentian Academy
- West Mifflin Area High School
- Winchester Thurston School
Nominees and winners
2024 nominees and winners
| Category | Nominee | Role | School | Musical |
| Best Scenic Design Budget Category I | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Bishop Canevin Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Shady Side Academy | All Shook Up Oklahoma! Zombie Prom |
| Best Scenic Design Budget Category II | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Avonworth Quaker Valley West Allegheny | Into The Woods The Addams Family Bye Bye Birdie |
| Best Scenic Design Budget Category III | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Elizabeth Forward North Hills Pittsburgh CAPA | Big Fish The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Sweeney Todd |
| Best Scenic Design Budget Category IV | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Hampton Pine-Richland Thomas Jefferson | Tuck Everlasting Mamma Mia! Beauty And The Beast |
| Best Costume Design Budget Category I | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Saint Joseph Shady Side Academy | Oklahoma! Tarzan Zombie Prom |
| Best Costume Design Budget Category II | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Avonworth Quaker Valley Serra Catholic | Into The Woods The Addams Family The Addams Family |
| Best Costume Design Budget Category III | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | North Hills Pittsburgh CAPA Westinghouse | The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Sweeney Todd Chicago |
| Best Costume Design Budget Category IV | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Hampton Thomas Jefferson Woodland Hills | Tuck Everlasting Beauty and the Beast Wonderland |
| Best Lighting Design Budget Category I | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Saint Joseph Shady Side Academy | Oklahoma! Tarzan Zombie Prom |
| Best Lighting Design Budget Category II | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Avonworth Quaker Valley West Allegheny | Into The Woods The Addams Family Bye Bye Birdie |
| Best Lighting Design Budget Category III | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | North Hills Pittsburgh CAPA Westinghouse | The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Sweeney Todd Chicago |
| Best Lighting Design Budget Category IV | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Pine-Richland Thomas Jefferson Woodland Hills | Mamma Mia! Beauty and the Beast Wonderland |
| Best Student Orchestra | --- --- --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- --- --- | Hampton North Hills Pine-Richland Shady Side Academy Thomas Jefferson Westinghouse | Tuck Everlasting The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Mamma Mia! Zombie Prom Beauty and the Beast Chicago |
| Best Vocal Ensemble Budget Category I | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Bishop Canevin Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Shady Side Academy | All Shook Up Oklahoma! Zombie Prom |
| Best Vocal Ensemble Budget Category II | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Avonworth Quaker Valley West Allegheny | Into The Woods The Addams Family Bye Bye Birdie |
| Best Vocal Ensemble Budget Category III | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | North Hills Pittsburgh CAPA Westinghouse | The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Sweeney Todd Chicago |
| Best Vocal Ensemble Budget Category IV | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Hampton Thomas Jefferson Woodland Hills | Tuck Everlasting Beauty and the Beast Wonderland |
| Best Dance Ensemble Budget Category I | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Saint Joseph Shady Side Academy | Oklahoma! Tarzan Zombie Prom |
| Best Dance Ensemble Budget Category II | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Quaker Valley Sewickley Academy West Allegheny | The Addams Family Singin' In The Rain Bye Bye Birdie |
| Best Dance Ensemble Budget Category III | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | North Hills Pittsburgh CAPA Westinghouse | The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Sweeney Todd Chicago |
| Best Dance Ensemble Budget Category IV | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Hampton Thomas Jefferson Woodland Hills | Tuck Everlasting Beauty and the Beast Wonderland |
| Best Crew/Technical Execution Budget Category I | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Bishop Canevin Saint Joseph Shady Side Academy | All Shook Up Tarzan Zombie Prom |
| Best Crew/Technical Execution Budget Category II | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Avonworth Keystone Oaks McKeesport | Into The Woods Anything Goes Joseph... |
| Best Crew/Technical Execution Budget Category III | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | North Hills Pittsburgh CAPA Westinghouse | The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Sweeney Todd Chicago |
| Best Crew/Technical Execution Budget Category IV | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Pine-Richland Thomas Jefferson Woodland Hills | Mamma Mia! Beauty and the Beast Wonderland |
| Outstanding Student Artist | Brady Bandik Bree Boyd Kennedy Edwards Sophie Feldhues Abigail Gindlesperger Bailey Linza | Lighting Designer Student Producer Stage Manager Dance Captain Student Director Choreographer | Thomas Jefferson Woodland Hills Gateway Our Lady Of The Sacred Heart Elizabeth Forward Saint Joseph | Beauty and the Beast Wonderland Chicago Oklahoma! Big Fish Saint Joseph |
| Best Supporting Actor | Cole Johnston Jack Kelly Leo Matthews Eamonn McElfresh Jack Miller Javian Ortega-Rodriguez | Vice Principal Douglas Panch Chip Tolentino Jud Fry Tobias Ragg Fester Adams Beadle Bamford | North Hills North Hills Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Pittsburgh CAPA Quaker Valley Pittsburgh CAPA | The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Oklahoma! Sweeney Todd The Addams Famils Sweeney Todd |
| Best Supporting Actress | Sophia Burik Kelly Campion Addy Janicki Kayleigh Johnson Rissa Williams Jay Zhu | Rona Lisa Peretti Marie Mama Morton Mrs. Potts Beggar Woman Delilah Strict | North Hills Baldwin Westinghouse Thomas Jefferson Pittsburgh CAPA Shady Side Academy | The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Cinderella Chicago Beauty and the Beast Sweeney Todd Zombie Prom |
| Best Actor | Zachary Burkovich Mateo Carrasco Tyler Guinto-Brody Severin Harmon Max Peluso Kai Sachon | Shrek Gomez Addams Edward Bloom Cosmo Brown Don Lockwood Sweeney Todd | Penn Hills Carlynton Elizabeth Forward Sewickley Academy Sewickley Academy Pittsburgh CAPA | Shrek The Addams Family Big Fish Singin' In The Rain Singin' In The Rain Sweeney Todd |
| Best Actress | Emma Hopf Hope Johnson Mariana Mangual Lucy Myers Paulina Sanchez Olivia Virgin | William Barfee Mrs. Lovett Dorothy The Witch Roxie Hart Belle | North Hills Pittsburgh CAPA Seton LaSalle Avonworth Montour Thomas Jefferson | The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Sweeney Todd The Wizard of Oz Into The Woods Chicago Beauty and the Beast |
| Best Musical Budget Category I | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Saint Joseph | Oklahoma Tarzan |
| Best Musical Budget Category II | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Avonworth Quaker Valley | Into The Woods The Addams Family |
| Best Musical Budget Category III | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | North Hills Westinghouse | The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Chicago |
| Best Musical Budget Category IV | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Thomas Jefferson Woodland Hills | Beauty and the Beast Wonderland |
2023 nominees and winners
| Category | Nominee | Role | School | Musical |
| Best Scenic Design Budget Category I | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Mckeesport Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Serra Catholic | All Shook Up Big Fish Little Shop of Horrors |
| Best Scenic Design Budget Category II | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Carlynton Quaker Valley Westinghouse | Disney's The Little Mermaid Anything Goes Joseph... |
| Best Scenic Design Budget Category III | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Elizabeth Forward Moon Riverview | The Hunchback Of Notre Dame Something Rotten! Young Frankenstein |
| Best Scenic Design Budget Category IV | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Hampton Thomas Jefferson Woodland Hills | Something Rotten! Anything Goes Seussical |
| Best Costume Design Budget Category I | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Mckeesport Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Redeemer Lutheran | All Shook Up Big Fish Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella |
| Best Costume Design Budget Category II | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Avonworth Carlynton Westinghouse | Grand Hotel Disney's The Little Mermaid Joseph... |
| Best Costume Design Budget Category III | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Elizabeth Forward Moon Riverview | The Hunchback Of Notre Dame Something Rotten! Young Frankenstein |
| Best Costume Design Budget Category IV | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Hampton Thomas Jefferson Woodland Hills | Something Rotten! Anything Goes Seussical |
| Best Lighting Design Budget Category I | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Mckeesport Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Serra Catholic | All Shook Up Big Fish Little Shop of Horrors |
| Best Lighting Design Budget Category II | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Avonworth Chartiers Valley Westinghouse | Grand Hotel 9 to 5 Joseph... |
| Best Lighting Design Budget Category III | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Elizabeth Forward Riverview Shady Side Academy | The Hunchback Of Notre Dame Young Frankenstein Chicago: Teen Edition |
| Best Lighting Design Budget Category IV | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Hampton Thomas Jefferson Woodland Hills | Something Rotten! Anything Goes Seussical |
| Best Student Orchestra | --- --- --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- --- --- | Avonworth Moon Pittsburgh CAPA Shady Side Academy Thomas Jefferson Westinghouse | Grand Hotel Something Rotten! The Prom Chicago: Teen Edition Anything Goes Joseph... |
| Best Vocal Ensemble Budget Category I | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Mckeesport Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Serra Catholic | All Shook Up Big Fish Little Shop of Horrors |
| Best Vocal Ensemble Budget Category II | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Avonworth Pittsburgh CAPA Westinghouse | Grand Hotel The Prom Joseph... |
| Best Vocal Ensemble Budget Category III | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Elizabeth Forward Moon Riverview | The Hunchback Of Notre Dame Something Rotten! Young Frankenstein |
| Best Vocal Ensemble Budget Category IV | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Hampton Plum Thomas Jefferson | Something Rotten! Fiddler On The Roof Anything Goes |
| Best Dance Ensemble Budget Category I | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Mckeesport Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Sewickley Academy | All Shook Up Big Fish Big Fish: School Edition |
| Best Dance Ensemble Budget Category II | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Pittsburgh CAPA Quaker Valley Westinghouse | The Prom Anything Goes Joseph... |
| Best Dance Ensemble Budget Category III | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Elizabeth Forward Moon Riverview | The Hunchback Of Notre Dame Something Rotten! Young Frankenstein |
| Best Dance Ensemble Budget Category IV | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Hampton Thomas Jefferson Woodland Hills | Something Rotten! Anything Goes Seussical |
| Best Crew/Technical Execution Budget Category I | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Mckeesport Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Sewickley Academy | All Shook Up Big Fish Big Fish: School Edition |
| Best Crew/Technical Execution Budget Category II | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Avonworth Bishop Canevin Westinghouse | Grand Hotel Freaky Friday Joseph... |
| Best Crew/Technical Execution Budget Category III | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Elizabeth Forward Moon Shady Side Academy | The Hunchback Of Notre Dame Something Rotten! Chicago: Teen Edition |
| Best Crew/Technical Execution Budget Category IV | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Hampton Thomas Jefferson Woodland Hills | Something Rotten! Anything Goes Seussical |
| Outstanding Student Artist | Anna Boothsby Charlotte Kinslow Linz Thomas David Poirier & Kulthoom Fatema Dinani Jack Cipriani Alexa Custer | Student Lighting Op/On-Stage Role Replacement Understudy for Judy Bernly, Also cast as Roz Keither Technical Lighting Designer Documentarians Advertisement Coordinator/Director Assistant Music Director | Avonworth Chartiers Valley Elizabeth Forward Hampton Moon Pittsburgh CAPA | Grand Hotel 9 to 5 The Hunchback Of Notre Dame Something Rotten! Something Rotten! The Prom |
| Best Supporting Actor | Brooks Brady Primo Brodt-Jenkins Avi Chetlin David Keller Hayden Krupp Eli Wynn | Thomas Nostradamus Harry Bright Trent Oliver Simeon Moonface Martin Thernardier | Hampton Gateway Pittsburgh CAPA Westinghouse Thomas Jefferson Pittsburgh Allderdice | Something Rotten! Mamma Mia! The Prom Joseph... Anything Goes Les Miserables: School Edition |
| Best Supporting Actress | Ashley Caldwell Annelise Hanson Kenzie Heidenreich Lila Kelley Lucia Palmer Natalie Whitfield | Erma Mayzie Labird Jan Zinnia Wormwood Portia Rosie | Thomas Jefferson Woodland Hills West Allegheny Baldwin Moon Gateway | Anything Goes Seussical Grease Matilda Something Rotten! Mamma Mia! |
| Best Actor | Jack Cipriani Amerik Cirota Tyler Guinto-Brody Nathan Marks Ben Stolarz Kai Suyama | Nick Bottom Joseph Quasimodo Dom Claude Frollo Jean Valjean Nick Bottom | Moon Westinghouse Elizabeth Forward Elizabeth Forward Pittsburgh Allderdice Hampton | Something Rotten! Joseph... The Hunchback Of Notre Dame The Hunchback Of Notre Dame Les Miserables: School Edition Something Rotten! |
| Best Actress | Felicity Dicken Isabella Gricar Brylee Hendry Kaitlyn Majewski Rachael Parsons Ava Sandstrom | Judy Bernly Narrator Hodel Natalie Heller/Ed Hope Harcourt Eponine | North Hills Westinghouse Plum McKeesport Thomas Jefferson Pittsburgh Allderdice | 9 To 5 Joseph... Fiddler On The Roof All Shook Up Anything Goes Les Miserables: School Edition |
| Best Musical Budget Category I | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | McKeesport Our Lady of the Sacred Heart | All Shook Up Big Fish |
| Best Musical Budget Category II | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Avonworth Westinghouse | Grand Hotel Joseph... |
| Best Musical Budget Category III | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Elizabeth Forward Riverview | The Hunchback Of Notre Dame Young Frankenstein |
| Best Musical Budget Category IV | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Hampton Thomas Jefferson | Something Rotten! Anything Goes |
2022 nominees and winners
| Category | Nominee | Role | School | Musical |
| Best Scenic Design Budget Category I | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Plum Serra Catholic Westinghouse Arts Academy | The Addams Family Beauty and the Beast The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee |
| Best Scenic Design Budget Category II | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Elizabeth Forward Hampton Pittsburgh CAPA | Little Shop Of Horrors Into The Woods Hairspray |
| Best Scenic Design Budget Category III | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Moon North Hills Thomas Jefferson | The Addams Family Once Upon A Mattress Legally Blonde |
| Best Scenic Design Budget Category IV | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Baldwin Penn Hills Woodland Hills | How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying Little Women Shrek |
| Best Costume Design Budget Category I | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Chartiers Valley Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Westinghouse Arts Academy | Mary Poppins Bye Bye Birdie The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee |
| Best Costume Design Budget Category II | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Avonworth Hampton Pittsburgh CAPA | The Mystery Of Edwin Drood Into The Woods Hairspray |
| Best Costume Design Budget Category III | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Moon Riverview Thomas Jefferson | The Addams Family The Little Mermaid Legally Blonde |
| Best Costume Design Budget Category IV | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Baldwin Pine-Richland Woodland Hills | How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying Shrek Shrek |
| Best Lighting Design Budget Category I | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Chartiers Valley Plum Westinghouse Arts Academy | Mary Poppins The Addams Family The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee |
| Best Lighting Design Budget Category II | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Elizabeth Forward Hampton Shady Side Academy | Little Shop Of Horrors Into The Woods Pippin |
| Best Lighting Design Budget Category III | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Moon Riverview Thomas Jefferson | The Addams Family The Little Mermaid Legally Blonde |
| Best Lighting Design Budget Category IV | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Penn Hills Pine-Richland Woodland Hills | Little Women Shrek Shrek |
| Best Student Orchestra | --- --- --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- --- --- | Hampton North Hills Pine-Richland Plum Sewickley Academy Westinghouse Arts Academy | Into The Woods Once Upon A Mattress Shrek The Addams Family Urinetown The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee |
| Best Vocal Ensemble Budget Category I | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Chartiers Valley Serra Catholic Westinghouse Arts Academy | Mary Poppins Beauty And The Beast The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee |
| Best Vocal Ensemble Budget Category II | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Elizabeth Forward Hampton Pittsburgh CAPA | Little Shop Of Horrors Into The Woods Hairspray |
| Best Vocal Ensemble Budget Category III | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Moon North Hills Thomas Jefferson | The Addams Family Once Upon A Mattress Legally Blonde |
| Best Vocal Ensemble Budget Category IV | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Pine-Richland West Allegheny Woodland Hills | Shrek Legally Blonde Shrek |
| Best Dance Ensemble Budget Category I | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Chartiers Valley Plum Westinghouse Arts Academy | Mary Poppins The Addams Family The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee |
| Best Dance Ensemble Budget Category II | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Elizabeth Forward Hampton Pittsburgh CAPA | Little Shop Of Horrors Into The Woods Hairspray |
| Best Dance Ensemble Budget Category III | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Moon Riverview Thomas Jefferson | The Addams Family The Little Mermaid Legally Blonde |
| Best Dance Ensemble Budget Category IV | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Pine-Richland West Allgeheny Woodland Hills | Shrek Legally Blonde Shrek |
| Best Crew/Technical Execution Budget Category I | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Chartiers Valley Plum Serra Catholic | Mary Poppins The Addams Family Beauty and the Beast |
| Best Crew/Technical Execution Budget Category II | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Elizabeth Forward Hampton Pittsburgh CAPA | Little Shop Of Horrors Into The Woods Hairspray |
| Best Crew/Technical Execution Budget Category III | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Moon North Hills Thomas Jefferson | The Addams Family Once Upon A Mattress Legally Blonde |
| Best Crew/Technical Execution Budget Category IV | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Pine-Richland West Allegheny Woodland Hills | Shrek Legally Blonde Shrek |
| Outstanding Student Artist | Maddie Casella Stella Christensen Jack Cipriani Olivia Holloway Alexander Victoria Thomas Bellows, Lindsey Linsenbigler, Grace Moon, Jaide Moses | Stage Manager Costume Designer Advertising/Video Student Director Stage Manager Dragon Puppeteers | North Hills Quaker Valley Moon Avonworth Pittsburgh CAPA Woodland Hills | Once Upon A Mattress The Little Mermaid The Addams Family The Mystery Of Edwin Drood Hairspray Shrek |
| Best Supporting Actor | Jack Cipriani Andrew Kaehly Isaac McCloy Max Peluso Max Pratley Kai Sachon | Mel Beineke Cinderella's Prince/Wolf Leaf Coneybear Hot Blades Harry Bud Frump Seaweed Stubbs | Moon Hampton Westinghouse Arts Academy Sewickley Academy Baldwin Pittsburgh CAPA | The Addams Family Into The Woods The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Urinetown How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying Hairspray |
| Best Supporting Actress | Camryn Hall Mackenzie Heidenreich Lucia Lazzara-Goodrich Teddy McClelland Beth Satariano Molly Virtue | Rona Lisa Peretti Enid Hoopes Amber von Tussle Dragon Lady Larkin Fairy Godmother | Westinghouse Arts Academy West Allegheny Pittsburgh CAPA Woodland Hills North Hills Pittsburgh Allderdice | The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Legally Blonde Hairspray Shrek Once Upon A Mattress Cinderella |
| Best Actor | Dominic Difuccia Jack Exline Tyler Guinto-Brody Logan Krushinski Quintin Michalski Nicolas Sperandeo | Shrek Donkey Seymour Krelborn Shrek J. Pierrepont Finch Bert | Woodland Hills Pine-Richland Elizabeth Forward Pine-Richland Baldwin Chartiers Valley | Shrek Shrek Little Shop Of Horrors Shrek How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying Mary Poppins |
| Best Actress | Kylie Edwards Isabella Gricar Trisha Holmes Emma Hopf Kaitlyn Majewski Ellie Tongel | Janet Van De Graaf Olive Ostrovsky Fiona Winnifred Donna Sheridan Morticia Addams | Gateway Westinghouse Arts Academy Pine-Richland North Hills McKeesport Plum | The Drowsy Chaperone The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Shrek Once Upon A Mattress Mamma Mia! The Addams Family |
| Best Musical Budget Category I | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Chartiers Valley Westinghouse Arts Academy | Mary Poppins The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee |
| Best Musical Budget Category II | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Elizabeth Forward Hampton | Little Shop Of Horrors Into The Woods |
| Best Musical Budget Category III | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | North Hills Thomas Jefferson | Once Upon A Mattress Legally Blonde |
| Best Musical Budget Category IV | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | West Allegheny Woodland Hills | Legally Blonde Shrek |
2021 nominees and winners
| Category | Nominee | School |
| Best Supporting Actor | Broedy Geary Desmon Jackson Matthew Luckiewicz Maxwell Pratley Dennis Thompson Victor Williams | Westinghouse Arts Academy Woodland Hills Central/Oakland Catholic Baldwin' Woodland Hills Pine-Richland |
| Best Supporting Actress | Elaine Gombos Isabella Gricar Katarina Hudock Leah McConnell Jay Puff Ellie Tongel | Shady Side Academy Westinghouse Arts Academy Pine-Richland Hampton Baldwin Plum |
| Best Actor | Tyler Dumas Tyler Guinto-Brody Zach Kautter Logan Krushinski Jonathan Parker' Caedon Vogel | North Hills Elizabeth Forward Central/Oakland Catholic Pine-Richland Westinghouse Arts Academy Elizabeth Forward |
| Best Actress | Gracie Campbell Georgia Dale Angelina Guadalupe Audrey Logan Ellie Troiani Madison Vogel | West Allegheny Springdale Elizabeth Forward South Fayette Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Penn Hills |
2019 nominees and winners
| Category | Nominee | Role | School | Musical |
| Best Scenic Design Budget Category I | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Deer Lakes Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Propel Braddock Hills | Mamma Mia! Once Upon a Mattress Once On This Island |
| Best Scenic Design Budget Category II | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Elizabeth Forward Moon North Hills | Mamma Mia! Mamma Mia! Tuck Everlasting |
| Best Scenic Design Budget Category III | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Baldwin West Allegheny Woodland Hills | Mame The Addams Family Mamma Mia! |
| Best Costume Design Budget Category I | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Seton-LaSalle St. Joseph | Once Upon A Mattress Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat In The Heights |
| Best Costume Design Budget Category II | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Avonworth Elizabeth Forward Hampton | Disney's The Little Mermaid Mamma Mia! Chicago |
| Best Costume Design Budget Category III | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Penn Hills West Allegheny Woodland Hills | The Addams Family The Addams Family Mamma Mia! |
| Best Lighting Design Budget Category I | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Propel Braddock Hills Seton-LaSalle | Once Upon A Mattress Once On This Island Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat |
| Best Lighting Design Budget Category II | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Chartiers Valley Hampton Moon | Sister Act Chicago Mamma Mia! |
| Best Lighting Design Budget Category III | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Penn Hills Pine-Richland Woodland Hills | The Addams Family Guys and Dolls Mamma Mia! |
| Best All-Student Orchestra | --- --- --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- --- --- | Hampton North Hills Pine-Richland Pittsburgh Allderdice Pittsburgh CAPA Westinghouse Arts Academy | Chicago Tuck Everlasting Guys and Dolls Leader of the Pack Sister Act Footloose |
| Best Ensemble | --- --- --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- --- --- | Elizabeth Forward Moon Penn Hills West Allegheny Westinghouse Arts Academy Woodland Hills | Mamma Mia! Mamma Mia! The Addams Family The Addams Family Footloose Mamma Mia! |
| Best Crew/ Technical Execution | --- --- --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- --- --- | Elizabeth Forward Moon North Hills Our Lady of Sacred Heart Westinghouse Arts Academy Woodland Hills | Mamma Mia! Mamma Mia! Tuck Everlasting Once Upona Mattress Footloose Mamma Mia! |
| Best Execution of Choreography | --- --- --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- --- --- | Central/Oakland Catholic Elizabeth Forward North Hills Westinghouse Arts Academy West Allegheny Woodland Hills | Chicago Mamma Mia! Tuck Everlasting Footloose The Addams Family Mamma Mia! |
| Best Execution of Direction | --- --- --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- --- --- | Elizabeth Forward Moon North Hills Penn Hills West Allegheny Woodland Hills | Mamma Mia! Mamma Mia! Tuck Everlasting The Addams Family The Addams Family Mamma Mia! |
| Best Execution of Music Direction | --- --- --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- --- --- | Elizabeth Forward Moon North Hills Penn Hills West Allegheny Woodland Hills | Mamma Mia! Mamma Mia! Tuck Everlasting The Addams Family The Addams Family Mamma Mia! |
| Best Supporting Actor | Declan Allwein Harrison Bash Tyler Dumas Samuel Kagle Noah Kendall Austin Peters | Nicely-Nicely Johnson Fester Addams Hugo Eddie Souther Willard Hewitt Mr. Mushnik | Pine-Richland Penn Hills North Hills Chartiers Valley Montour Pittsburgh Brashear | Guys and Dolls The Addams Family Tuck Everlasting Sister Act Footloose Little Shop of Horrors |
| Best Supporting Actress | Angelina Guadalupe Olivia Jesse Angel Palladini Rhiannon Passmore Lindsey Sabo Kaylee Skumburdes | Rosie Mulligan Daniela Dragon Sr. Mary Lazarus Alice Beineke Sr. Mary Patrick | Elizabeth Forward St. Joseph Quaker Valley Pittsburgh CAPA West Allegheny Chartiers Valley | Mamma Mia! In The Heights Shrek The Musical Sister Act The Addams Family Sister Act |
| Best Actor | Eric Dickey Trent Edwards Joseph Fish James Fedor Tyler Hepler Preston Proctor | Beast Ren McCormack Billy Flynn Scarecrow Sky Masterson Shrek | Sewickley Academy Westinghouse Arts Academy Hampton Serra Catholic Pine-Richland Riverview | Beauty and the Beast Footloose Chicago The Wizard of Oz Guys and Dolls Shrek The Musical |
| Best Actress | Alyssa Brinza Amariana Busa Diana Craycroft Annie Mihm Ruby Sevcik Morgan Traud | Princess Winnifred Miss Adelaide Maria Roxie Hart Fiona Mame Dennis | Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Pine-Richland Steel Valley Central/Oakland Catholic Quaker Valley Baldwin | Once Upon A Mattress Guys and Dolls The Sound of Music Chicago Shrek The Musical Mame |
| Best Musical Budget Category I | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Propel Braddock Hills Westinghouse Arts Academy | Once Upon A Mattress Once On This Island Footloose |
| Best Musical Budget Category II | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Elizabeth Forward Moon North Hills | Mamma Mia! Mamma Mia! Tuck Everlasting |
| Best Musical Budget Category III | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Penn Hills West Allegheny Woodland Hills | The Addams Family The Addams Family Mamma Mia! |
2011 nominees and winners
2007 nominees and winners
The award winners from each category are bolded.| Category | Nominee | Role | School | Musical |
| Best Scenic Design | --- --- --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- --- --- | Baldwin Chartiers Valley Pine-Richland Plum South Park Woodland Hills | Bye, Bye, Birdie Sweet Charity Cats The Wizard of Oz Jesus Christ Superstar Les Misérables |
| Best Costume Design | --- --- --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- --- --- | North Catholic Pine-Richland Plum Robinson Township Christian St. Joseph Woodland Hills | Pippin Cats The Wizard of Oz The Music Man A Year With Frog and Toad Les Misérables |
| Best Lighting Design | --- --- --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- --- --- | Central Catholic Chartiers Valley North Allegheny Pine-Richland Plum Woodland Hills | Grease Sweet Charity Oklahoma! Cats The Wizard of Oz Les Misérables |
| Best All-Student Orchestra | --- --- --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- --- --- | Allderdice Baldwin North Allegheny Pine-Richland Plum Shaler | Bye, Bye, Birdie Bye, Bye, Birdie Oklahoma! Cats The Wizard of Oz Grease |
| Best Choreography | --- --- --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- --- --- | Bishop Canevin North Catholic North Hills Plum Vincentian Academy Winchester Thurston | The Boyfriend Pippin Thoroughly Modern Millie The Wizard of Oz Guys & Dolls Urinetown |
| Best Crew/ Technical Execution | --- --- --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- --- --- | North Hills Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Pine-Richland Riverview Serra Catholic Woodland Hills | Thoroughly Modern Millie Working Cats The Wizard of Oz The King and I Les Misérables |
| Best Ensemble | --- --- --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- --- --- | Chartiers Valley McKeesport North Catholic Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Winchester Thurston Woodland Hills | Sweet Charity Crazy for You Pippin Working Urinetown Les Misérables |
| Best Direction | --- --- --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- --- --- | Chartiers Valley North Catholic North Hills Plum Winchester Thurston Woodland Hills | Sweet Charity Pippin Thoroughly Modern Millie The Wizard of Oz Urinetown Les Misérables |
| Best Supporting Actor | Gerard Michael D'Emilio Phil Franks Jeff Markovich Vincent Myers Peter Randolph Francesco Salpietro | Officer Lockstock Moonface Martin Tom Patrick Marius King Charles Munkustrap | Winchester Thurston Keystone Oaks Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Woodland Hills North Catholic Pine-Richland | Urinetown Anything Goes Working Les Misérables Pippin Cats |
| Best Supporting Actress | Anne Arezina Emily Bull Teressa Lagamba Samanta Lerda Jennifer Machen Natalie Schaefer | Berthe Maggie Darlene Love Bombalurina Little Sally Grizabella | North Catholic Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Schenley Pine-Richland Winchester Thurston Pine-Richland | Pippin Working Leader of the Pack Cats Urinetown Cats |
| Best Actor | Justin Fortunato Kurt Giammatti Tim Morgan Connor Mrozowski Corey O'Connor Brad Pietryga | Albert Peterson Fred Graham Jesus Bobby Strong Oscar Scarecrow | Baldwin Hampton South Park Winchester Thurston Chartiers Valley Plum | Bye, Bye, Birdie Kiss Me, Kate Jesus Christ Superstar Urinetown Sweet Charity The Wizard of Oz |
| Best Actress | Christina Bordini Maggie Carr Nicole Dohoda Alix Keil Sarah Jane Kirkland Madison Micucci | Nickie Lilli Vanessi Millie Charity Ellie Laurie | Chartiers Valley Hampton North Hills Chartiers Valley Schenley North Allegheny | Sweet Charity Kiss Me, Kate Thoroughly Modern Millie Sweet Charity Leader of the Pack Oklahoma! |
| Best Musical Budget Category I | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Deer Lakes St. Joseph South Park | 42nd Street A Year With Frog and Toad Jesus Christ Superstar |
| Best Musical Budget Category II | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Chartiers Valley Plum Winchester Thurston | Sweet Charity The Wizard of Oz Urinetown |
| Best Musical Budget Category III | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | North Hills Pine-Richland Woodland Hills | Thoroughly Modern Millie Cats Les Misérables |
2006 nominees and winners
The award winners from each category are bolded.| Category | Nominee | Role | School | Musical |
| Best Scenic Design | --- --- --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- --- --- | Baldwin Hampton McKeesport Pine-Richland Robinson Township Christian Winchester Thurston | My One and Only Oliver Anything Goes Pirates of Penzance The Sound Of Music Hot Mikado |
| Best Costume Design | --- --- --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- --- --- | North Catholic Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Perry Traditional Pine-Richland Schenley Winchester Thurston | The Wiz Seussical Beauty And The Beast Pirates of Penzance Joseph Hot Mikado |
| Best Lighting Design | --- --- --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- --- --- | Chartiers Valley North Allegheny Pine-Richland Serra Catholic Winchester Thurston Woodland Hills | Damn Yankees Guys & Dolls Pirates of Penzance Children of Eden Hot Mikado Pippin |
| Best All-Student Orchestra | --- --- --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- --- --- | Hampton North Allegheny Perry Pine-Richland Plum Schenley | Oliver Guys & Dolls Beauty and the Beast Pirates of Penzance Hello Dolly Joseph |
| Best Choreography | --- --- --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- --- --- | McKeesport North Allegheny North Catholic Schenley Winchester Thurston Woodland Hills | Anything Goes Guys and Dolls The Wiz Joseph Hot Mikado Pippin |
| Best Crew/ Technical Execution | --- --- --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- --- --- | Hampton McKeesport North Catholic Perry Pine-Richland South Park | Oliver Anything Goes The Wiz Beauty and the Beast Pirates of Penzance Pippin |
| Best Ensemble | --- --- --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- --- --- | North Allegheny North Catholic Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Pine-Richland Schenley Winchester Thurston | Guys & Dolls The Wiz Seussical Piratez of Penzance Joseph Hot Mikado |
| Best Direction | --- --- --- --- --- --- | --- --- --- --- --- --- | North Catholic Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Pine-Richland Riverview Schenley Winchester Thurston | The Wiz Seussical Pirates of Penzance The King and I Joseph Hot Mikado |
| Best Supporting Actor | Aaron Bova Michael D'Emilio Brad Glasser Jeff Hahn Peter Randolph Mike Washabaugh | Moonface Martin Mikado Charlemagne Nicely Nicely Johnson The Wiz Cogsworth | McKeesport Winchester Thurston Woodland Hills North Allegheny North Catholic Perry | Anything Goes Hot Mikado Pippin Guys & Dolls The Wiz Beauty and the Beast |
| Best Supporting Actress | Christina Bordini Ellen Caparosa Phallon DePante Sarah Jane Kirkland Jennifer Machen Sarah Wahl | Meg Catherine Katisha Narrator Pitti-Sing Lina LeMont | Chartiers Valley Woodland Hills Winchester Thurston Schenley Winchester Thurston Keystone Oaks | Damn Yankees Pippin Hot Mikado Joseph Hot Mikado Singin' In The Rain |
| Best Actor | Christopher Devita Zachary Drylie Justin Fortunato Billy Hepfinger Noah Levin Nathan Sudie | KoKo The King Billy Buck Chandler Sky Masterson Nanki-Poo Father | Winchester Thurston Riverview Baldwin North Allegheny Winchester Thurston Serra Catholic | Hot Mikado The King and I My One and Only Guys & Dolls Hot Mikado Children of Eden |
| Best Actress | Nicole Dohoda Alexandra Jahn Alix Keil Mary Lamb Lindsay Machen Mallory Praskovich | Ruth Miss Adelaide Lola Dorothy Yum-Yum Gertrude | North Hills Penn Hills Chartiers Valley North Catholic Winchester Thurston Our Lady of the Sacred Heart | Wonderful Town Guys & Dolls Damn Yankees The Wiz Hot Mikado Seussical |
| Best Musical Budget Category I | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Robinson Township Christian Winchester Thurston | Seussical The Sound Of Music Hot Mikado |
| Best Musical Budget Category II | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Chartiers Valley North Catholic Schenley | Damn Yankees The Wiz Joseph |
| Best Musical Budget Category III | --- --- --- | --- --- --- | Hampton North Allegheny Pine-Richland | Oliver Guys & Dolls Pirates of Penzance |