Freedom High School's production of "Les Miserables" and Parkland's "Phantom of the Opera" tied for the most 2013 Freddy Award nominations, with 15 each, it was announced today.

Nazareth High School's "Anything Goes" had the second-most nominations with 11. Southern Lehigh's "42nd Street" and Notre Dame's "The Music Man" tied for third with 10 nominations each.

Wilson Area High School led the smaller schools with six nominations for its production of "Fiddler on the Roof."

Twenty-seven of the 30 participating schools from Lehigh, Northampton and Warren counties received at least one nomination.

The Freddy Awards, in its 11th year, recognize outstanding high school musical theater. Awards will be presented live in a Tony Awards-style ceremony 7 p.m. May 23 at Easton's State Theatre, which is broadcast on WFMZ-TV.

State Theatre Executive Director Shelley Brown and Ed Hanna, WFMZ-TV meteorologist, announced the nominees during the station's noon broadcast today. There are 21 categories, including acting, dancing, scenery and lighting.

The nominees are:

Overall production: Freedom, "Les Miserables"; Nazareth, "Anything Goes"; Notre Dame, "The Music Man"; Parkland, "The Phantom of the Opera"; Southern Lehigh, "42nd Street"

Production by a smaller school: Belvidere, "Changing Minds"; Hackettstown, "Annie Get Your Gun"; Moravian Academy, "The Mystery of Edwin Drood"; North Warren Regional, "Anything Goes"; Northern Lehigh, "Little Shop of Horrors"; Wilson Area, "Fiddler on the Roof"

Performance by a lead actress: Taisha Walker, "Aida," Dieruff; Nina Attinello, "The Music Man," Easton; Logan Beck, "Legally Blonde," Emmaus; Ally Borgstrom, "Annie Get Your Gun," Hackettstown; Vanessa Ruggiero, "Anything Goes," Nazareth; Madeline Prentice, "The Music Man," Notre Dame; Elizabeth Stirba, "The Phantom of the Opera," Parkland

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Freedom and Parkland tie for most Freddy Award nominations