1/13

Grier Receives 9 Nominations, 4 Wins at ISAAC Awards!

5/30/2019

Grier is pleased to report that Tuck Everlasting took home three wins the Altoona Community Theatre's (ACT) 14th Annual Isaacs Awards. The awards recognize excellence in high school musical theatre. For the spring musical Tuck Everlasting, Grier received nine nominations across seven different categories and received wins for Best Featured Dance, Best Actor or Actress in a Leading Role, Best Actor or Actress in a Supporting Role, and Achievement in Choreography.

Judges from ACT watched high school musical productions in Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Centre, Clearfield, and Huntingdon counties before announcing the nominees from twenty area schools. Grier students performed on stage and learned the results during the Saturday Night Isaac Award ceremony following Grier’s Commencement Ceremony on May 25th. Musical Director Mrs. Ginger Reinhardt presented Grier's own award for MVP to Erzsi M.

The complete list of nominees:

Achievement in Choreography

Grier Pre-Professional Dancers: Jaela, Danielle, Lily, Rhianna, Mackenzie, Izzy, Sydney, Anna, Grace, Veronica, Estella, Nova, Natalia, Alexa & Laila

Actor or Actress in a Leading Role

Grace as Winnie Foster

Clara as Jesse Tuck

Featured Dance in a Musical

Story of Winnie Foster

Actor or Actress in a Featured Role

Alex as Mae Tuck

Erzsi as Miles Tuck

Actor Actress in a Supporting Role

Sam as Hugo

Best Musical Number

Everlasting

Best Overall Production

Tuck Everlasting

Winners:

Achievement in Choreography

Grier Pre-Professional Dancers: Jaela, Danielle, Lily, Rhianna, Mackenzie, Izzy, Sydney, Anna, Grace, Veronica, Estella, Nova, Natalia, Alexa & Laila

Actor or Actress in a Leading Role

Grace as Winnie Foster

Featured Dance in a Musical

Story of Winnie Foster

Actor Actress in a Supporting Role

Sam as Hugo

This is Grier's third time participating in the Isaac Awards. Last year, Spamalot received ten nominations and won three awards. The year before, Sister Act received ten nominations and won six awards. Congratulations to Musical Theatre Director Mrs. Reinhardt, Grier’s Dance Program, the nominated students, and to all that had a part in Tuck Everlasting’s success.

Learn more about the Grier Music and Musical Theatre Program.

Learn more about Grier’s Dance Program.

Follow Grier on Instagram and Facebook.

_{RW | Photo credit: various}

Back