The Utah High School Musical Theatre Awards announced their final list of nominations for the state awards that will still take place this spring. Shrek the Musical is a finalist for Best Musical and received nominations for Best Set Design, Best Costume Design, Best Lighting Design, Best Technical Crew, and Best Orchestra. Chris Piner is nominated for Best Director for Shrek the Musical. Gus Scott as Shrek made the cut as a Best Actor Finalist. Elf the Musical received nominations for Best Costume Design, Best Lighting Design, and Best Technical Crew and Kenadi Colton received a nomination for Best Student Choreography for Elf the Musical. While the National High School Musical Theatre Awards have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the state organization decided to proceed in order to still honor and recognize the talent in Utah high schools. “At this point we do not know what form that recognition will take but it is still scheduled to take place on Saturday, May 16th,” shares Uintah Theatre Director Chris Piner. “There is no category distinction for the size of the participating school. Uintah is among the smallest and most certainly one of the most rural. Despite our size and location, we continue to produce a high quality artistic and technical experience for our students and volunteers and also a cultural and vibrant art piece for our community.” This will be the 5th year in a row that Uintah Theatre has a musical in the state’s top ten list!
