Twenty nine schools in Lehigh and Northampton counties and Warren County, N.J., have been announced as participants in the 2023 Freddys program.

The 21st annual “Freddys Awards Show,” will be held at 7 p.m. on May 25 at the State Theatre Center for the Arts, Easton. It will also be broadcast live on WFMZ-TV and streamed at www.wfmz.com.

The Freddy Awards program recognizes and rewards exceptional accomplishments in the production and performance of musical theater in local high schools.

The three-hour broadcast includes an opening number, performance by nominated musicals, actors and actresses, and presentation of the 2023 Freddy Awards in 23 award categories.

It is estimated that the Freddys program involves more than 2,900 students in the region annually.

The State Theatre’s Freddy Awards is the only high school musical awards program in the United States that produces a live television show.

Tickets for high school musical performances: https://freddyawards.org.

Participating high schools

Here is the list, in chronological order, of participating schools, musicals and performances being presented for the 2023 Freddys:

• Easton Area High School, “Once Upon a Mattress,” 7 p.m. March 2, 3, 4; 1:30 p.m. March 5

• Northwestern Lehigh High School, “Disaster!,” 7 p.m. March 2, 3, 4; 2 p.m. March 5

• Moravian Academy, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” 7:30 p.m. March 3, 4; 2 p.m. March 5

• Wilson Area High School, “Pippin,” 7:30 p.m. March 3, 4; 2:30 p.m. March 5

• Northern Lehigh High School, “The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical,” 7 p.m. March 9, 10, 11; 2 p.m. March 12

• Saucon Valley High School, “Mary Poppins,” 7 p.m. March 9, 10, 11; 3 p.m. March 12

• Belvidere High School, “Urinetown,” 7 p.m. March 10, 11; 1 p.m. March 11

• Salisbury High School, “9 to 5,” 7 p.m. March 16, 17, 18; 2 p.m. March 19

• Warren County Technical, “The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical,” 7:30 p.m. March 16, 17, 18; 2 p.m. March 19

• Catasauqua High School, ”Pippin,” 7 p.m. March 17, 18; 2 p.m. March 19

• North Warren Regional High School, ”Anastasia: The Musical,” 6 p.m. March 17, 18, 24, 25; noon March 19, 26

• Southern Lehigh High School, “Rock of Ages: Teen Edition,” 7 p.m. March 22, 23, 24, 25; 2 p.m. March 26

• Northampton Area High School, ”Chicago: Teen Edition,” 7 p.m. March 23, 24, 25; 2 p.m. March 26

• Notre Dame High School, “Guys & Dolls,” 7 p.m. March 24, 25; 2 p.m. March 26

• Emmaus High School, “Fiddler on the Roof,” 7 p.m. March 29, 30, 31, April 1; 2 p.m. April 1, 2

• Allentown Central Catholic High School, “Godspell: 2012 Revised Version,” 7 p.m. March 30, 31, April 1; 2 p.m. April 1

• Liberty High School, “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,” 7 p.m. March 30, 31, April 1; 1 p.m. April 1

• Warren Hills Regional High School, “Anastasia: The Musical,” 7 p.m. March 30, 31, April 1; 2 p.m. April 1

• Whitehall High School, “9 to 5,” 7 p.m. March 30, 31, April 1; 2 p.m. April 2

Bangor Area High School, “Anastasia: The Musical,” 7:30 p.m. March 31, April 1; 2 p.m. April 1, 2

• Phillipsburg High School, “The Addams Family: A New Musical Comedy,” 7 p.m. March 31, April 1; 2 p.m. April 2

• Parkland High School, “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!,” 7:30 p.m. April 12, 13, 14, 15; 3 p.m. April 16

• Nazareth Area High School, ”Bye Bye Birdie,” 7:30 p.m. April 13, 14, 15; 2 p.m. April 16

• Bethlehem Catholic High School, “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella,” 7 p.m. April 14, 15, 21, 22; 3 p.m. April 16

• Freedom High School, “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast,” 7 p.m. April 20, 21, 22; 1 p.m. April 22, 23

• William Allen High School, “Little Shop of Horrors,” 7 p.m. April 20, 21, 22; 2:30 p.m. April 23

• Lehigh Valley Academy Regional Charter School, “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast,” 7 p.m. April 22; 1 p. m. April 22, 23

• Dieruff High School, “Seussical,” 7 p.m. April 27, 28, 29

• Hackettstown High School, “Pippin,” 7 p m. April 27, 28, 29; 2 p.m. April 30