NEW YORK — Amina Faye, was named Best Actress at the fifth annual Blumenthal Performing Arts High School Musical Theater Awards, presented by Wells Fargo in May.
Faye took home the top female honor and a $10,000 college scholarship Monday night at the 2016 National High School Musical Theatre Awards in New York City.
Faye is a recent graduate of Central Academy of Technology and Arts in Monroe, with plans to attend Pennsylvania State in the fall to study musical theater.
Faye and Justin Rivers, a rising senior at Central Academy of Technology and Arts, represented Charlotte in New York after competing in the 2016 Blumey awards last month.
The Blumey Awards program was created by Blumenthal Performing Arts five years ago to recognize, celebrate and nurture the talents of high school musical theater students in the Charlotte region, as well as offer area students a pathway to the national competition in New York.
"Being a part of this has been incredible from start to finish,” said Faye. “I've always known this is what I love to do, but now I feel validated that I'm choosing the right path for my career."
This year was the third time one of Charlotte’s winners made it to the finals at The Jimmy’s, but Faye is the first to be named a winner.
“We are immensely proud of Amina Faye and her incredible performance last night,” said Blumenthal Performing Arts President Tom Gabbard. “It’s an honor to have had such talented young people represent the Charlotte area on the national level over the past five years.”
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