Carver’s ‘The Color Purple’ Nominated for 12 Tommy Tune Awards

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Carver High School’s Theater Department is pleased to announce that the spring production of The Color Purple earned 12 Tommy Tune Award nominations. Congratulations to all of the nominees and to all the students who worked so hard to make The Color Purple an incredibly memorable performance.

Formed in 2002 by Theatre Under the Stars (TUTS), the Tommy Tune Awards have become the largest celebration of high school musical theater in Houston. The annual awards ceremony recognizes excellence by students and teachers throughout the nine-county metropolitan area. Houston-area high school productions were reviewed and evaluated, leading to the nominations in 15 categories.

Carver High’s production of The Color Purple earned the following nominations:

• Best Musical
• Best Direction
• Best Choreography
• Best Musical Direction
• Best Orchestra
• Best Costume Design
• Best Ensemble/Chorus
• Best Actor — Trey Lewis/Mister
• Best Actress — Amber Scott/Celie
• Best Supporting Actor — Alric Davis/Harpo
• Best Supporting Actress — Delaney Williams/Shug Avery
• Best Featured Performer — Sydney Malone/Sophia

The Production Team consisted of Director Roshunda Jones, Jabari Collins, technical director and choreographer; Daryle Freeman, musical director, Lisa Holt, vocal coach; Tamara Fleming, production assistant; as well as choreographers Sarita Salinas and Denzel Taylor.

A huge ‘thank you’ goes to Houston Academy students who formed a part of the ensemble.

The Tommy Tune Awards will be held on April 16 at the Hobby Center and will be featured on ABC Channel 13 later that month.

Each Best Musical School will perform a scene from their musical at the awards ceremony. Best Actor and Best Actress nominees will also perform a melody together.  In addition, Alric Davis and Andrew Wesley of Carver High School have been selected to perform in the closing number of the awards ceremony.

“This is Carver’s sixth year participating and we are very proud to be nominated for 12 Tommy Tune Awards,” said Jones.

To read more about the Tommy Tune Awards, visit TUTS’ website.

An image of the ensemble for “The Color Purple.”