'Everybody around me started freaking out.' Lakeview Academy student wins Shuler Award, goes on to national musical theater competition - Gainesville Times

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'Everybody around me started freaking out.' Lakeview Academy student wins Shuler Award, goes on to national musical theater competition

Ari Mikels, a junior at Lakeview Academy, won Best Leading Actor in the 2021 Georgia High School Musical Theatre Awards. He played the lead role of Officer Lockstock in the musical, "Urinetown," which was recorded and submitted to judges. Photo courtesy Lakeview Academy.

06032021 THEATER 1.jpg — Ari Mikels, a junior at Lakeview Academy, won Best Leading Actor in the 2021 Georgia High School Musical Theatre Awards. He played the lead role of Officer Lockstock in the musical, "Urinetown," which was recorded and submitted to judges. Photo courtesy Lakeview Academy.

Ari Mikels, a junior at Lakeview Academy, said he’ll never forget the spark that ignited his passion for theater.