Monday, August 7, 2023

The 2023 ariZoni Theatre Awards of Excellence Nominees!

 

The 2022.2023 ariZoni Theatre Awards of Excellence Nominees were announced this evening. A complete list is below.
 
There were over 200 productions adjudicated this past season from over 30 ariZoni member theatres, with close to 3,500 eligible nominees across the categories.

This year's celebration will take place on Monday, October 2, at Scottsdale Center for the Arts, who is co-producing the event with the Zoni Board, with the Youth Ceremony at 5:30pm and the Adult Ceremony at 8pm.

Ticket prices are $23.50 for either ceremony, and $20.50 (Youth, 18 and under)

A discounted ticket Flash Sale, where you can save $4 off the regular price of any ticket, will run through midnight, Friday, August 12.  

An Early Bird ticket discount of $2 off the regular price per ticket will run from August 13 through September 11.


Nominees will receive preferred, reserved seating but must call the Scottsdale Arts Center box office at 480-499-8587 to purchase these reserved seats, between Noon and 6pm (closed on Mondays and Tuesdays)

There is also a Group discount of 10% off the regular price when purchasing 10-19 tickets, 15% off 20-29 tickets, and 20% off 30+ tickets.

The 2023 ariZoni Awards of Excellence Celebration is presented by Stage Left Productions, with additional support from Queen Creek Performing Art Center


BEST OVERALL PRODUCTION

Play

ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre

 Kill Move Paradise

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

 Private Lives

Fountain Hills Theater

 Misery

Fuse Performing Arts Center

 Cash On Delivery

Ghostlight Theatre

 The Women of Lockerbie

Stage Left Productions

 Collected Stories

Starlight Community Theater

 Misery

Stray Cat Theatre

 La Ruta

TheaterWorks

 William Shakespeare's Land of the Dead

Zao Theatre

 Frost/Nixon

 

Musical

Almost Famous Theatre Company

 Young Frankenstein

ASU Music Theatre and Opera

 Into the Woods

Center Stage Academy

 The Addams Family

Fountain Hills Theater

 Little Shop of Horrors

Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre

 The SpongeBob Musical

MCC Musical Theatre

 Something Rotten

Mesa Encore Theatre

 9 to 5

Queen Creek Performing Arts Center

 The Music Man

TheaterWorks

 Roald Dahl's Matilda

Zao Theatre

 The Marvelous Wonderettes

  

BEST OVERALL PRODUCTION

Youth Play

Actor's Youth Theatre

 Puffs

Banzerini House

 The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

East Valley Children's Theatre

 Beauty and the Beast

Limelight Performing Arts

 The Play That Goes Wrong

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

 The Velveteen Rabbit

Spotlight Youth Theatre

 Shakespeare's Macbeth

Stage Left Productions

 26 Pebbles

Starlight Community Theater

 Loving Lives

West Valley Stages

 Cinderella VS Sleeping Beauty

 

 

Youth Musical

Actor's Youth Theatre

 Big Fish

Almost Famous Theatre Company

 Disney's Freaky Friday

Center Stage Academy

 The Addams Family

CYT Phoenix

 The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical

East Valley Children's Theatre

 Disney The Lion King JR

Fuse Performing Arts Center

 Addams Family

Limelight Performing Arts

 Disney The Lion King JR

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

 Heathers Teen Version

Spotlight Youth Theatre

 Once

TheaterWorks

 Disney The Lion King JR.


ACTRESS IN A MAJOR ROLE

Play

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

 It's a Wonderful Life

 Rachel Weiss

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

 Private Lives

 Christi Sweeney

Fountain Hills Theater

 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

 Cindy Pruett

Ghostlight Theatre

 The Women of Lockerbie

 Olivia Odom

Paradise Valley Community College

 A Midsummer Night's Dream

Kenzie Knudson

Stage Left Productions

 Collected Stories

 Lauren Isherwood

Stage Left Productions

 Collected Stories

 Polly Chapman

Stage Left Productions

 Ripcord

 KatiBelle Collins

Starlight Community Theater

 Misery

 Pat Drapac

TheaterWorks

 William Shakespeare's Land of the Dead

 Clara Bentz


 

Musical

MCC Musical Theatre

 Something Rotten

 Kaitlin Booth

MCC Musical Theatre

 The Mad Ones

 Suzy Olson

Mesa Encore Theatre

 9 to 5

 Leia Wasbotten

Mesa Encore Theatre

 9 to 5

 McKaylee Todd

Mesa Encore Theatre

 9 to 5

 Rochelle Barton

TheaterWorks

 Roald Dahl's Matilda

 Azra Anna Kearns

TheaterWorks

 Roald Dahl's Matilda

 Bridgette Lee Phipps

Zao Theatre

 The Marvelous Wonderettes

 Elizabeth Bridgewater

Zao Theatre

 The Marvelous Wonderettes

 Gina Kim

Zao Theatre

 The Marvelous Wonderettes

 Melissa VanSlyke


ACTRESS IN A MAJOR ROLE

Youth Play

East Valley Children's Theatre

 Beauty and the Beast

 Hailey Merkley

Limelight Performing Arts

 The Play That Goes Wrong

 Kayla King

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

 The Velveteen Rabbit

 Alaina Lish

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

 The Velveteen Rabbit

 Brianna O'Brien

Spotlight Youth Theatre

 Shakespeare's Macbeth

 Wardeh Hanna

Stage Left Productions

 Lost Girl

 Anora Biggs

Starlight Community Theater

 Loving Lives

 Kate Donick

Starlight Community Theater

 Loving Lives

 Meredith Ahrends

Starlight Community Theater

 The Island of Dr. Lubris

 Macey Doyle

West Valley Stages

 Cinderella VS Sleeping Beauty

 Ella Rose

 

 

 

Youth Musical

Actor's Youth Theatre

 Disney's Tarzan

 Savannah Swiatkowski

Almost Famous Theatre Company

 Disney's Freaky Friday

 Taylor Peel

Center Stage Academy

 The Addams Family

 Sara Haynes

CYT Phoenix

 Seussical the Musical

 Eva Britton

Limelight Performing Arts

 Disney’s Freaky Friday

 Hailey Laidig

Limelight Performing Arts

 Disney’s Freaky Friday

 Meredith Woodward

Limelight Performing Arts

 Mean Girls: High School Edition

 Abigayle Groves

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

 Heathers Teen Version

 D.J. Coon

Spotlight Youth Theatre

 Disney Moana Jr.

 Brooklyn Martin

Spotlight Youth Theatre

 Once

 Zoey Waller

ACTOR IN A MAJOR ROLE

 

Play

ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre

 Kill Move Paradise

 Michael McPherson

ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre

 Kill Move Paradise

 Tanner Conley

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

 Ben Butler

 Keath Hall

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

 Private Lives

 Tom Koelbel

Fountain Hills Theater

 Solitary Confinement

 Ben Tyler

Fountain Hills Theater

 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

 Elias Matthews

Starlight Community Theater

 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

 Leonidas Karandreas

TheaterWorks

 A Christmas Carol

 Louis Farber

Zao Theatre

 Frost/Nixon

 Chris Fidler

Zao Theatre

 Frost/Nixon

 Michael E. Bryce

 

 

 

Musical

Almost Famous Theatre Company

 The Pajama Game

 Tom Mangum

Almost Famous Theatre Company

 Young Frankenstein

 Keith Chandler

Center Stage Academy

 The Addams Family

 James McCormick

MCC Musical Theatre

 Something Rotten

 Jack Walton

MCC Musical Theatre

 Something Rotten

 Zachary Sciortino

Starlight Community Theater

 School of Rock

 Bear Golden

Starlight Community Theater

 Xanadu

 Michael Lumb

TheaterWorks

 Roald Dahl's Matilda

 Brian Maticic

TheaterWorks

 The Hunchback of Notre Dame

 Nicholas Gunnell

Zao Theatre

 Bright Star

 Jordan Giannetti


ACTOR IN A MAJOR ROLE

 

Youth Play

Actor's Youth Theatre

 Puffs

 Carter Neef

Actor's Youth Theatre

 Puffs

 Owen Aspinall

East Valley Children's Theatre

 Beauty and the Beast

 Brody Willette-Zebell

Limelight Performing Arts

 The Play That Goes Wrong

 Vincent Farley

Spotlight Youth Theatre

 Shakespeare's Macbeth

 Patrick Mullen

Stage Left Productions

 Lost Girl

 Elie Castillo

Starlight Community Theater

 Loving Lives

 Markus Rosendahl

Starlight Community Theater

 The Island of Dr. Lubris

 Joey Garcia

Starlight Community Theater

 The Island of Dr. Lubris

 Jonas Cox

West Valley Stages

 Cinderella VS Sleeping Beauty

 Ethan Udelhofen

 

Youth Musical

Actor's Youth Theatre

 Big Fish

 Charlie Hall

Center Stage Academy

 The Addams Family

 Gavin Kennedy

CYT Phoenix

 Seussical the Musical

 John S. Terpin

CYT Phoenix

 The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical

 Keyen Marquez

Fountain Hills Youth Theater

 Disney’s Newsies

 Tristan Foushee

Fuse Performing Arts Center

 Addams Family

 Bowen Maxson

Limelight Performing Arts

 The Drowsy Chaperone

 Alex Hinkle

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

 Heathers Teen Version

 Noah Sucato

Spotlight Youth Theatre

 Once

 Braiden Lee

Starlight Community Theater

 Heathers Teen Edition

 Isaac Greenland

ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

 

Play

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

 It's a Wonderful Life

 Nancy Rossman

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

 Private Lives

 Breona Conrad

Fountain Hills Theater

 Angels in America

 Cindy Pruett

Ghostlight Theatre

 Puffs

 Sara Castillo

Ghostlight Theatre

 The Women of Lockerbie

 Christine Cavazos

Ghostlight Theatre

 Vanya and Sonya and Masha and Spike

 Lauren Sapp

Space 55

 Orange Skies

 Antoinette Martin-Hanson

Stray Cat Theatre

 Fairview

 Aija Tuffentsamer

Stray Cat Theatre

 La Ruta

 Alexandra “Sandy” Leon

Stray Cat Theatre

 La Ruta

 Tiffany Valenzuela

 

Musical

ASU Music Theatre and Opera

 Head Over Heels

 Evening Calabrese

ASU Music Theatre and Opera

 Into the Woods

 Jena Allen

Center Stage Academy

 The Addams Family

 Amber Casselman

Fountain Hills Theater

 Disney's Beauty and the Beast

 Gracie Schitkovitz

Fountain Hills Theater

 Disney's Beauty and the Beast

 Kathleen Berger

Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre

 The SpongeBob Musical

 Ellie Landes

Mesa Encore Theatre

 9 to 5

 Dawn Gunderson

Mesa Encore Theatre

 You're a Good Man Charlie Brown

 Ashley Letizia

Queen Creek Performing Arts Center

 Sister Act

 Lydia Glasgow

Queen Creek Performing Arts Center

 Sister Act

 Tina Reynolds


ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

 

Youth Play

Actor's Youth Theatre

 Puffs

 Alex Marin

Actor's Youth Theatre

 Puffs

 Noelle Parent

East Valley Children's Theatre

 Beauty and the Beast

 Bryghton Tauscher

Limelight Performing Arts

 The Play That Goes Wrong

 Ava Chiappetta

Spotlight Youth Theatre

 Shakespeare's Macbeth

 Lyda Armistead

Spotlight Youth Theatre

 Shakespeare's Macbeth

 Zoie Moller

Stage Left Productions

 26 Pebbles

 Alexa Marie

Stage Left Productions

 26 Pebbles

 Jayda Valentine

Stage Left Productions

 26 Pebbles

 Ryan Hodges

Stage Left Productions

 Peter Pan & Wendy

 Madelyn Russo


 

Youth Musical

Actor's Youth Theatre

 Zombie Prom

 Noelle Parent

Limelight Performing Arts

 The Lion King Jr

 Ariwen Tuttle

Limelight Performing Arts

 The Lion King Jr

 Ava Chiappetta

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

 Matilda Jr.

 Alaina Lish

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

 Seussical Jr.

 Maleah McDonald

Spotlight Youth Theatre

 Oklahoma!

 Zoie Moller

Spotlight Youth Theatre

 Runaways

 Olivia Martinez

Spotlight Youth Theatre

 Runaways

 Sophia Mengel

Spotlight Youth Theatre

 Shrek the Musical JR.

 Mia Hurley

Starlight Community Theater

 Heathers Teen Edition

 Baylee Horvath


ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

 

Play

Desert Foothills Theater

 Play On

 Don Crosby

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

 Drinking Habits 2

 Randy Rice

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

 It's a Wonderful Life

 Christopher Devous

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

 It's a Wonderful Life

 Frank Aaron

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

 It's a Wonderful Life

 Kenneth Chambers

Fuse Performing Arts Center

 Cash On Delivery

 Joshua Alston

Ghostlight Theatre

 Curse of the Werewolf

 Ruben Avila

Stray Cat Theatre

 Fairview

 Devon Mahon

Zao Theatre

 Frost/Nixon

 Tom Endicott

Zao Theatre

 Frost/Nixon

 Tyler Galley


 

Musical

Almost Famous Theatre Company

 The Pajama Game

 Blake Sullivan

Almost Famous Theatre Company

 Young Frankenstein

 Steven Settefrati

ASU Music Theatre and Opera

 Into the Woods

 Tre Moore

Center Stage Academy

 The Addams Family

 Aaron Addams

Fountain Hills Theater

 Disney's Beauty and the Beast

 Matthew Dodaro

Fountain Hills Theater

 Little Shop of Horrors

 Alex Gonzalez

MCC Musical Theatre

 Something Rotten

 Jason Irr

MCC Musical Theatre

 Something Rotten

 José Andrés Uribe Garza

MCC Musical Theatre

 Something Rotten

 Logan Holmes

TheaterWorks

 Roald Dahl's Matilda

 Jacob Currie


ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE

 

Youth Play

Actor's Youth Theatre

 Puffs

 Connor Olden

Actor's Youth Theatre

 Puffs

 Jack McBride

Limelight Performing Arts

 The Play That Goes Wrong

 James McGuire

Limelight Performing Arts

 The Play That Goes Wrong

 Lincoln Ickler

Stage Left Productions

 Treasure Island

 Aiden Davidson

Stage Left Productions

 Treasure Island

 Jaxon Cade

Starlight Community Theater

 Loving Lives

 Ghost Bravo

Starlight Community Theater

 The Island of Dr. Lubris

 Hunter Schneider

Starlight Community Theater

 The Island of Dr. Lubris

 Ryan Burt

West Valley Stages

 Cinderella VS Sleeping Beauty

 Jackson Hiatt

 

Youth Musical

Actor's Youth Theatre

 Big Fish

 Tyler Gilmore

Actor's Youth Theatre

 Zombie Prom

 Andrew Wildermuth

Center Stage Academy

 The Addams Family

 Austin Durran

East Valley Children's Theatre

 Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus

 Westley Armbrust

Spotlight Youth Theatre

 Oklahoma!

 Braiden Lee

Spotlight Youth Theatre

 Once

 Corban Adams

Spotlight Youth Theatre

 Once

 Eeshan Kumar

Spotlight Youth Theatre

 Runaways

 Owen Morris

Spotlight Youth Theatre

 Runaways

 Shane Sedivy

Spotlight Youth Theatre

 Shrek the Musical JR.

 William Richardson


DIRECTOR

 

Play

ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre

 Kill Move Paradise

 Rachel Finley

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

 Ben Butler

 Lee Cooley

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

 Private Lives

 Don Bluth

Fountain Hills Theater

 Angels in America

 Chris R. Chavez

Fountain Hills Theater

 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

 Ben Tyler

MCC Theatre and Film Arts

 And Then There Were None

 Mace Archer

Stage Left Productions

 Collected Stories

 Cody Dull

Starlight Community Theater

 Misery

 Bob Taylor

TheaterWorks

 A Christmas Carol

 Chris Hamby

Zao Theatre

 Frost/Nixon

 Virginia Olivieri


 

Musical

ASU Music Theatre and Opera

 Head Over Heels

 Toby Yatso

ASU Music Theatre and Opera

 Into the Woods

 Kate Leonard

Center Stage Academy

 The Addams Family

 Katherine Tait

Ghostlight Theatre

 [Title of Show]

 Richard Vines

MCC Musical Theatre

 Something Rotten

 D. Scott Withers

MCC Musical Theatre

 The Mad Ones

 Darl Jones

Mesa Encore Theatre

 9 to 5

 Trisha Ditsworth

Queen Creek Performing Arts Center

 The Music Man

 Molly Jacobs

TheaterWorks

 Roald Dahl's Matilda

 Chris Hamby

Zao Theatre

 The Marvelous Wonderettes

 Michael E. Bryce

 

DIRECTOR

 

Youth Play

Actor's Youth Theatre

 Puffs

 Lucy Garner, Elise Stoffer

Banzerini House

 The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

 Angela Lavelle

East Valley Children's Theatre

 Beauty and the Beast

 Bryanna Patrick Blanco

Limelight Performing Arts

 The Play That Goes Wrong

 Christian Graca

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

 The Velveteen Rabbit

 Lisa Barton Figueroa

Spotlight Youth Theatre

 Shakespeare's Macbeth

 Jack Taylor

Stage Left Productions

 Lost Girl

 Amber Ryan

Starlight Community Theater

 Loving Lives

 Nicole Thompson

Starlight Community Theater

 The Island of Dr. Lubris

 Dan Ashlock, Kelly Swope

West Valley Stages

 Santa, the play!

 Isabella Aliberto


 

Youth Musical

Actor's Youth Theatre

 Big Fish

 Stephen Hohendorf-Parnell

Almost Famous Theatre Company

 Disney's Freaky Friday

 Tristin Miller, Morgan Goldberg

Center Stage Academy

 The Addams Family

 Katherine Tait

East Valley Children's Theatre

 Disney The Lion King JR

 Joel Cranson

Fuse Performing Arts Center

 Addams Family

 Calli Overstreet, Sandy Stones

Limelight Performing Arts

 Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

 Emma England, Marie South

Limelight Performing Arts

 The Lion King Jr

 Emma England, Kayla King

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

 Heathers Teen Version

 Lisa Barton Figueroa

Spotlight Youth Theatre

 Disney Moana Jr.

 Luke Bader

Spotlight Youth Theatre

 Once

 Kenny Grossman

 

MUSICAL DIRECTION

 

 

Almost Famous Theatre Company

 Young Frankenstein

 John Luke Osorio

ASU Music Theatre and Opera

 Head Over Heels

 Lindsay Noel Miller

ASU Music Theatre and Opera

 Into the Woods

 Brent Mauldin

Center Stage Academy

 The Addams Family

 Kimberlie Casselman

Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre

 The Spongebob Musical

 Mark Fearey

MCC Musical Theatre

 Something Rotten

 Darin Shryock, Leia Wasbotten

MCC Musical Theatre

 The Mad Ones

 Darin Shryock

TheaterWorks

 Roald Dahl's Matilda

 Jennifer Adams

TheaterWorks

 The Hunchback of Notre Dame

 Lincoln Wright

Zao Theatre

 The Marvelous Wonderettes

 Michael E. Bryce

                                                                    

 

Youth Theatre

Almost Famous Theatre Company

 Disney's Freaky Friday

 John Luke Osorio

Center Stage Academy

 The Addams Family

 Kimberlie Casselman

CYT Phoenix

 The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical

 Kevin White

Limelight Performing Arts

 Disney’s Freaky Friday

 Nicole Knox

Limelight Performing Arts

 The Drowsy Chaperone

 Scott Sims

Limelight Performing Arts

 The Lion King Jr

 Emma England, Kayla King, Katie Wright

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

 The Drowsy Chaperone

 Tyler Thompson

Spotlight Youth Theatre

 Disney Moana Jr.

 Heather Walker

Spotlight Youth Theatre

 Once

 Elise Kurbat

Spotlight Youth Theatre

 Runaways

 Josh Hontz

 

CHOREOGRAPHY

 

 

Almost Famous Theatre Company

 The Pajama Game

 Janet Jones

ASU Music Theatre and Opera

 Head Over Heels

 Youngjoo Jang

ASU Music Theatre and Opera

 Into the Woods

 Sara Bruton

Center Stage Academy

 The Addams Family

 Katherine Tait, Mikella Markovic

MCC Musical Theatre

 Something Rotten

 Laurie Trygg

Mesa Encore Theatre

 9 to 5

 Ashley Bauer

Mesa Encore Theatre

 The Addams Family

 Gianluca Russo

Queen Creek Performing Arts Center

 The Music Man

 Molly Jacobs

TheaterWorks

 Roald Dahl's Matilda

 Paul Pedersen

Zao Theatre

 The Marvelous Wonderettes

 Laura Christian


 

Youth Theatre

Center Stage Academy

 The Addams Family

 Katherine Tait, Mikella Markovic

Center Stage Academy

 The Music Man

 Katherine Tait, Mikella Markovic

East Valley Children's Theatre

 The Frog Prince

 Lauren Kobza

Fuse Performing Arts Center

 Addams Family

 Calli Overstreet

Limelight Performing Arts

 Disney’s Freaky Friday

 Kayla King & Emma England

Limelight Performing Arts

 The Lion King Jr

 Emma England, Kayla King, Shayla Forero

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

 Heathers Teen Version

 Marley DeGroodt

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

 The Drowsy Chaperone

 Elyssa Blonder

Spotlight Youth Theatre

 Disney Moana Jr.

 Falin Ossipinsky

Spotlight Youth Theatre

 Once

 Katie Czajkowski

 

SPECIALIZED CHOREOGRAPHY

 

 

ASU Music Theatre and Opera

 Head Over Heels

Alex Kass: Fight Choreography

Center Stage Academy

 The Addams Family

Katherine Tait: Physical Comedy

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

 Exit Laughing

 Kandyce Hughes and Van Rockwell: Physical Comedy

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

 Private Lives

 James Gerardi, Don Bluth: Fight Choreography

Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre

 Big Fish

 Michael Kary: Fight Choreography

MCC Theatre and Film Arts

 The Lady Demands Satisfaction

 David Barker: Fight Choreography

Paradise Valley Community College

 Kinky Boots

 Alyssa Krehbiel and Sydney Edwards: Fight Choreography

Stage Left Productions

 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf

 Keath Hall: Fight Choreography

Stray Cat Theatre

 Fairview

 Rachelle Dart: Fight Choreography

TheaterWorks

 Roald Dahl's Matilda

 Brian Maticic: Fight Choreography


 

Youth Theatre

Almost Famous Theatre Company

 Matilda

Melia Coury: Acrobat Scenes

Center Stage Academy

 The Addams Family

 Katherine Tait: Physical Comedy

CYT Phoenix

 The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical

 Marshall Vosler, Elise Selah: Fight Choreography

East Valley Children's Theatre

 Beauty and the Beast

 Aaron Blanco: Fight Choreography

Limelight Performing Arts

 Bring it On

 Emma England: Cheer Stunt Work

Limelight Performing Arts

 The Play That Goes Wrong

 Christian Graca, Kayla King: Fight Choreography

Spotlight Youth Theatre

 Once

 Kenny Grossman, Katie Czajkowski:Set change Choreography

Spotlight Youth Theatre

 Shakespeare's Macbeth

 Jack Taylor: Fight Choreography

Starlight Community Theater

 Heathers Teen Edition

 Rhiannon Cummings: Fight Choreography

Starlight Community Theater

 Loving Lives

 Nicole Thompson, Kiki Hooper: Fight Choreography


SCENIC DESIGN

 

 

ASU Music Theatre and Opera

 Into the Woods

 Dane Burk

ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre

 Kill Move Paradise

 Sydney Thomas

Center Stage Academy

 The Addams Family

 Katherine Tait, Bradley Casselman

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

 Private Lives

 Don Bluth

Fountain Hills Theater

 Misery

 Peter J. Hill

MCC Theatre and Film Arts

 And Then There Were None

 Zoë G. Barkman

Stray Cat Theatre

 Fairview

 David J. Castellano

TheaterWorks

 Roald Dahl's Matilda

 Dori Brown

Zao Theatre

 Frost/Nixon

 Michael E. Bryce, Virginia Olivieri

Zao Theatre

 The Marvelous Wonderettes

 Michael E. Bryce


 

Youth Theatre

Actor's Youth Theatre

 Big Fish

 Tom Miller and Tanja Bauerle

Actor's Youth Theatre

 Disney's Tarzan

 Tanja Bauerle

Center Stage Academy

 The Addams Family

 Katherine Tait, Bradley Casselman

CYT Phoenix

  Seussical the Musical 

 Tori Swedler

Limelight Performing Arts

 Disney’s Freaky Friday

 Emma England, Jorge Forero, Christian Graca, Joe Woodward

Limelight Performing Arts

 The Lion King Jr

 Emma England

Limelight Performing Arts

 The Play That Goes Wrong

 Jorge Forero and Joe Woodward

Spotlight Youth Theatre

 Disney Moana Jr.

 Mike Armstrong

Spotlight Youth Theatre

 Once

 Rob Adams

Spotlight Youth Theatre

 Shrek the Musical JR.

 Amber Suding, Brianna Funk, Becky Funk


COSTUME DESIGN

 

 

ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre

 Kill Move Paradise

 Dejaun Russell

Center Stage Academy

 The Addams Family

 Katherine Tait

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

 Private Lives

 Teresa Knudson

Fountain Hills Theater

 Disney's Beauty and the Beast

 Richard "Mickey" Courtney

Grand Canyon University's Ethington Theatre

 The SpongeBob Musical

 Nola Yergen

MCC Theatre and Film Arts

 A Midsummer Night's Dream

 Maci Hosler

Queen Creek Performing Arts Center

 The Music Man

 Denise Brinkman

TheaterWorks

 A Christmas Carol

 Landis York

TheaterWorks

 Roald Dahl's Matilda

 Whitney Tres, Kim Nolan

TheaterWorks

 William Shakespeare's Land of the Dead

 Elizabeth Peterson

 

 

Youth Theatre

Actor's Youth Theatre

 Big Fish

 Heather Ann Riddle

Banzerini House

 Mary Poppins Jr.

 Angela Lavelle

Center Stage Academy

 The Addams Family

 Katherine Tait

East Valley Children's Theatre

 Beauty and the Beast

 Nicole Tatro

East Valley Children's Theatre

 Disney The Lion King JR

 Patti Dugger

Limelight Performing Arts

 Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

 Emma England

Limelight Performing Arts

 Disney The Lion King Jr

 Emma England, Pak Kemp, Luann Roundy

Queen Creek Performing Arts Center

 Winnie the Pooh Kids

 Denise Brinkman

Spotlight Youth Theatre

 Disney Moana Jr.

 ANJ, Inc

Spotlight Youth Theatre

 Shrek the Musical JR.

 Heather Riddle

 


HAIR AND MAKEUP DESIGN

 

 

ASU Music Theatre and Opera

 Head Over Heels

 Sharon Jones- Hair, Leslie Simon- Make Up

Center Stage Academy

 The Addams Family

 Katherine Tait

MCC Musical Theatre

 Something Rotten

 Melody Stuart, Josh Lutton

MCC Theatre and Film Arts

 The Lady Demands Satisfaction

 Rigo Sandoval/Bo Stass

Paradise Valley Community College

 A Midsummer Night's Dream

 Gabrielle Lawrie

Paradise Valley Community College

 Kinky Boots

 Wig- Poppy Dunton/ Makeup-Gabrielle Lawrie

Queen Creek Performing Arts Center

 The Music Man

 Autumn Eggers

TheaterWorks

 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche

 Matthew Harris

TheaterWorks

 A Christmas Carol

 Ixy Utpadel, Jean Tanton

TheaterWorks

 William Shakespeare's Land of the Dead

 DeAndrea Vaughn

 


Youth Theatre

Actor's Youth Theatre

 Cats Jr.

 Djuro Baich

Actor's Youth Theatre

 Zombie Prom

 Djuro Baich, Xelha Castrejon

Banzerini House

 Mary Poppins Jr.

 Angela Lavelle

Center Stage Academy

 The Addams Family

 Katherine Tait

East Valley Children's Theatre

 Disney The Lion King JR

 Ellie Lagergren

East Valley Children's Theatre

 The Frog Prince

 Cori L. Johnson

Limelight Performing Arts

 The Lion King Jr

 Emma England

Spotlight Youth Theatre

 Shrek the Musical JR.

 Vicki Jensen

TheaterWorks

 Junie B. Jones The Musical Jr.

 Kim Nolan

TheaterWorks

 The Lion King Jr.

 DeAndrea Vaughn

 


 

LIGHTING DESIGN

 

 

ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre

 Kill Move Paradise

 Gio Curtiss

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

 Private Lives

 Don Bluth, Bret Reese

MCC Musical Theatre

 Something Rotten

 Ashton Michael Corey

MCC Musical Theatre

 The Mad Ones

 Kyle Rivieccio

Queen Creek Performing Arts Center

 The Music Man

 Bill Lorentz

TheaterWorks

 A Christmas Carol

 Jeff Davis

TheaterWorks

 Roald Dahl's Matilda

 Nathaniel White

TheaterWorks

 William Shakespeare's Land of the Dead

 Zane Petiford

Zao Theatre

 Frost/Nixon

 Sharyn Sheffer

Zao Theatre

 The Marvelous Wonderettes

 Michael E. Bryce, Sharyn Sheffer

 

 

 

Youth Theatre

Actor's Youth Theatre

 Big Fish

 Zach Lundquest 

Actor's Youth Theatre

 Disney's Tarzan

 Zach Lundquest

Center Stage Academy

 The Addams Family

 Meadow Pringle 

CYT Phoenix

 Seussical the Musical

 Elizabeth Cook

East Valley Children's Theatre

 Beauty and the Beast

 Zane Petiford

Fuse Performing Arts Center

 101 Dalmatians KIDS

 Calli Overstreet, DJ Gates

Limelight Performing Arts

 The Lion King Jr

 Stacey Walston

Limelight Performing Arts

 The Play That Goes Wrong

 Emma England

Spotlight Youth Theatre

 Once

 Josh Hontz

TheaterWorks

 Junie B. Jones The Musical Jr.

 Jordan McAuliffe

 

SOUND DESIGN

 

 

ASU Music Theatre and Opera

 Head Over Heels

 Zak Gutzwiler

ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre

 Kill Move Paradise

 Kimmy Mar

Center Stage Academy

 The Addams Family

 Shawn Breeden

Don Bluth Front Row Theatre

 It's a Wonderful Life

 Don Bluth, Roger Mckay

MCC Musical Theatre

 Something Rotten

 Adrian Goldenthal

MCC Musical Theatre

 The Mad Ones

 Tyler Foree

Scottsdale Community College Musical Theatre

 Clue: The Musical

 Kira Zeeman Rugen, D.M.A.

TheaterWorks

 Roald Dahl's Matilda

 Garrett Unterreiner

TheaterWorks

 The Hunchback of Notre Dame

 Daniel Nishimura

Zao Theatre

 Frost/Nixon

 John Schoenwolf

 


Youth Theatre

Actor's Youth Theatre

 Big Fish

 Krys VanSlyke

Actor's Youth Theatre

 Disney's Tarzan

 Zach Lundquest

Center Stage Academy

 The Addams Family

 Shawn Breeden

CYT Phoenix

 The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical

 Tim Roberts

Fountain Hills Youth Theater

 Disney’s Newsies

 Ross Collins

Limelight Performing Arts

 Disney The Lion King Jr

 Emma England, Aldy Montufar

Limelight Performing Arts

 The Play That Goes Wrong

 Thomas Graca

Spotlight Youth Theatre

 Disney Moana Jr.

 Anthony Rozzen

Spotlight Youth Theatre

 Once

 Josh Hontz

TheaterWorks

 Junie B. Jones The Musical Jr.

 Garrett Unterreiner

 

PROPERTY DESIGN

 

 

ASU Music Theatre and Opera

 Head Over Heels

 Kate Leonard

ASU Music Theatre and Opera

 Into the Woods

 Wesley Bradstreet and Kate Leonard

Fountain Hills Theater

 Gaslight

 Patty Torrilhon, Allison Hacker

Fountain Hills Theater

 Misery

 Patty Torrilhon, Allison Hacker

Fountain Hills Theater

 Solitary Confinement

 Patty Torrillhon

Fountain Hills Theater

 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

 Bob Feugate, Alisa Feugate

MCC Theatre and Film Arts

 And Then There Were None

 Natalie Ward

MCC Theatre and Film Arts

 The Lady Demands Satisfaction

 Tegan Sanders

Stage Left Productions

 Collected Stories

 Wendi Taylor

TheaterWorks

 A Christmas Carol

 Jenny Abeyta


 

Youth Theatre

Actor's Youth Theatre

 Big Fish

 Kelly Jo Olson

Actor's Youth Theatre

 Disney's Tarzan

 Julie Holdeman

Almost Famous Theatre Company

 Disney's Freaky Friday

 Sara Fornelli

CYT Phoenix

 Seussical the Musical

 Becky Lindblade

CYT Phoenix

 The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical

 Heather Fox

East Valley Children's Theatre

 Disney The Lion King JR

 Shyanne French

Limelight Performing Arts

 Disney’s Freaky Friday

 Christian Graca

Limelight Performing Arts

 The Lion King Jr

 Emma England, Jennifer Brady

Scottsdale Desert Stages Theatre

 Matilda Jr.

 Rylie Clore

Spotlight Youth Theatre

 Once

 Kenny Grossman, Vicki Grossman

 

ARTISTIC SPECIALIZATION

 

 

Almost Famous Theatre Company

 The Pajama Game

 Blake Sullivan: Knife wall

Almost Famous Theatre Company

 Young Frankenstein

 Cat Dragon: Horse drawn carriage

Center Stage Academy

 The Addams Family

 Joshua Casselman, Katherine Tait: Moving Portraits

Fountain Hills Theater

 Scapin

Seikai Ishizuka: Live Piano

Scottsdale Community College

 She Kills Monsters

Glen Sears: Puppets, Patrick Ballentine: Animation

Scottsdale Community College Musical Theatre

 Clue: The Musical

 Peter Buck: character renderings for tickets and game prices

Scottsdale Community College Musical Theatre

 Rent

Gabrielle Lawrie, Olivia Terry: Grafitti design

Space 55

 Orange Skies

David Matteson: Flow, Neptune Logo Design

Starlight Community Theater

 Blithe Spirit

 Tim McCandless: Dialect Coaching

TheaterWorks

 The Hunchback of Notre Dame

 DeAndrea Vaughn: Gargoyle Design

 


Youth Theatre

Center Stage Academy

 The Addams Family

 Katherine Tait: Silk work

CYT Phoenix

 The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical

 Tori Swedler, Aiden Larson, Andon Wright, Asher Beer, Eirwen Batt, Elsie Ensor, Emma Priebe, Emma Rockstad, Riley Cottrell: 3-D Monster Costume Designs and Construction

CYT Phoenix

 The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical

 Ryan Byars: Fiber Optic Lighting Effects

East Valley Children's Theatre

 Beauty and the Beast

Erica Connell: Mask/Head Piece Design

Limelight Performing Arts

 Disney’s Freaky Friday

 Josh Rye: Hourglass Design

Limelight Performing Arts

 Mean Girls: High School Edition

 Carrie Groves: Transformer, puppet design

Limelight Performing Arts

 The Lion King Jr

 Connor Brigola, Tanja Bauerle, Antonio Xavier Valdez: Mask Design

Limelight Performing Arts

 The Lion King Jr

 Emma England, Kim Hansen, Amy Plank: Puppet Design

Limelight Performing Arts

 The Play That Goes Wrong

 Joe Woodward, Jorge Forero: Collapsing Wall Mechanism

Spotlight Youth Theatre

 Disney Moana Jr.

 ANJ, Inc: Masks, Head Pieces


ORIGINAL WRITING

Original Script

B3 Productions

 2A

 Nathan Dame

B3 Productions

 Galatea

 Sabrina Rose Bivens

Estrella Mountain Community College

 Like Heaven

 Elaine Romero

Space 55

 Orange Skies

 Ashley Naftule


Original Script– Youth Theatre

East Valley Children's Theatre

 The Frog Prince

 Marcus Yi

Spotlight Youth Theatre

 The Last Chance Angels

 Bobby Sample

Stage Left Productions

 Treasure Island

 Cody Dull

 

ORIGINAL SCORE

 

Original Score

B3 Productions

 2A

 Nathan Dame

B3 Productions

 Canterbury Tarot

 Chris Piraino

Ghostlight Theatre

 A Midsummer’s Nights Dream

 Tiffany Martinez

 

 

Original Scrore– Youth Theatre

East Valley Children's Theatre

 The Frog Prince

 Marcus Yi

Spotlight Youth Theatre

 The Last Chance Angels

 Katie Sample, Bobby Sample

 

MEDIA DESIGN

 

 

ASU School of Music, Dance and Theatre

 Kill Move Paradise

 Christian Harris

Fountain Hills Theater

 Angels in America

 Chris R. Chávez

Fountain Hills Theater

 Solitary Confinement

 Allison Hacker

Fountain Hills Theater

 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

 Ben Tyler, Ross Collins

Queen Creek Performing Arts Center

 The Music Man

 Joel Johnson

Scottsdale Community College

 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime

 Amanda Embry

Scottsdale Community College Musical Theatre

 Rent

 Ryan Wentzel, Leroy Timblin

Stray Cat Theatre

 La Ruta

 Cné Serrano

TheaterWorks

 A Christmas Carol

 Phil Wilson, Laurel Zeiler

Zao Theatre

 The Marvelous Wonderettes

 Michael E. Bryce

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Youth Theatre

Actor's Youth Theatre

 Disney's Tarzan

 Tanja Bauerle

Banzerini House

 Bye Bye Birdie

 Chase Boyajian

CYT Phoenix

 Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical

 Video Projection Design of Chalkboard Writing: Ethan Carpenter

CYT Phoenix

 Seussical the Musical

 Tori Swedler, Larissa Johnson: Projection Design

Fountain Hills Youth Theater

 Mumblety Peg

 Ross Collins

Limelight Performing Arts

 Disney Aladdin Jr

 Emma Emgland

Queen Creek Performing Arts Center

 Disney Winnie the Pooh Kids

 Joel Johnson

Spotlight Youth Theatre

 Disney Moana Jr.

 Luke Bader, Anthony Rozzen

Spotlight Youth Theatre

 Once

 Josh Hontz

TheaterWorks

 Junie B. Jones The Musical Jr.

 Jason Washburn

 

 

RISING STAR

 

Youth Theatre

Almost Famous Theatre Company

 Disney's Freaky Friday

 Charlie Darling

Center Stage Academy

 The Music Man

 Cole Vinson

Limelight Performing Arts

 Disney The Lion King Jr

 Brielle Poll

Limelight Performing Arts

 Disney The Lion King Jr

 Gabriela Montufar

Limelight Performing Arts

 Disney The Lion King Jr

 Rachel Buckwalter

Spotlight Youth Theatre

 Disney Moana Jr.

 JR Riddle

Spotlight Youth Theatre

 Disney Moana Jr.

 Kinlee Adams

Spotlight Youth Theatre

 Shrek the Musical JR.

 Reagan Little

Stage Left Productions

 Treasure Island

 Branna Russo

Starlight Community Theater

 Alice in Wonderland

 Azra Anna Kearns

 


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