2018 Winner and Nominees for the National Youth Arts Awards: Arizona - East Valley

Arizona - East Valley Ceremony
Sunday, August 5
Registration begins @ 1:15 p.m.
Awards Presentation begins @ 2:00 p.m.
The Dutton Family Theater
East Valley High School
7420 E. Main St.
Mesa, AZ 85207

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And the Winners are ...

Outstanding Production:
Footloose (Mountain View High School)
Thoroughly Modern Millie (Limelight Performing Arts)

Outstanding Production (Junior Division):
The Lion King Jr. (Limelight Performing Arts)

Artist of the Year:
Connor Brigola (Tarzan in Tarzan, Ching Ho in Thoroughly Modern Millie, Direction of The Lion King and 12 Angry Jurors @ Limelight Perfomring Arts)
Joey J Grado (Lonny in Rock of Ages @ Chandler, Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar @ Spotlight, Silk by Belaganas)
Casey Likes (Drew in Rock of Ages and Sullen Summers in The Bottom of the Lake @ Chandler, Alex in Madagascar and Buddy in Elf @ Greasepaint)

Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical::
Kale Burr as Ren McCormack in Footloose (Mountain View High School)
Audrey Coleman as Jane in Tarzan (Limelight Performing Arts)
Benny Cowans as Esmeralda in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
Sophia Donnell as Rosie in Bye Bye Birdie (Hamilton High School)
Hailey Gates as Millie Dillmount in Thoroughly Modern Millie (Limelight Performing Arts)
Bailey Gorman as Quasimodo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
Miles Hull as Bert in Mary Poppins (Red Mountain High School)
Lizzy Jensen as Betty Haynes in White Christmas (Perry High School)
Tré Moore as Captain Hook in Peter Pan (East Valley Children’s Theatre)
Austin Porter as Jimmy Smith in Thoroughly Modern Millie (Limelight Performing Arts)
Jessica Wastchak as Molly Jensen in Ghost the Musical (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
Nick Williams as Billy Crocker in Anything Goes (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
Kayleah Wilson as Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
Emily Wright as Judy Haynes in White Christmas (Perry High School)

Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play:
Hunter DiGrazia as Annie Sullivan in The Miracle Worker (Fountain Hills Youth Theater)
Bryce Dilullo as Chuck Biggs in She Kills Monsters (Arizona Young Actors’ Alliance)
Drew MacCallum as Emily Book in The Sparrow (Limelight Performing Arts)
Elizabeth Schaible as Princess Cora in King Thrushbeard (East Valley Children’s Theatre)
Grey Smith as Junior Dover Jr. in The Great All-American Musical Disaster (Hamilton High School)

Outstanding Lead Performance (Junior Division):
Chloe Rozalsky as Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker (Fountain Hills Youth Theater)

Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Musical:
Nora Baier as Smitty in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Desert Vista High School)
Kalei Cotecson as Lady of the Lake in Spamalot (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
Noah Delgado as Lord Evelyn Oakleigh in Anything Goes (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
Manuel Edrozo as Trevor Graydon in Thoroughly Modern Millie (Limelight Performing Arts)
Gillian Elliott as Muzzy Van Hossmere in Thoroughly Modern Millie (Limelight Performing Arts)
Meg Farnsworth as Lucy in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Mountain View High School)
Kendall Kingdeski as Martha Watson in White Christmas (Perry High School)
Mandalyn Larsen as Mrs. Banks in Mary Poppins (Red Mountain High School)
Garrett Lindsey as Patsy in Spamalot (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
Megan McEwen as Jane Banks in Mary Poppins (Red Mountain High School)
Hailey Palmer as Hilda Klinemann in Rock of Ages (Chandler High School)
Anthony Procopio as Mr. Banks in Mary Poppins (Red Mountain High School)
Kiersten Rule as Sally in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Mountain View High School)
Jack Walton as Bud Frump in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Desert Vista High School)

Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Play:
Faith Sterling as Lady in White in The Bottom of the Lake (Chandler High School)

Outstanding Supporting Performance (Junior Division):
Carly Cairns as Kate Keller in The Miracle Worker (Fountain Hills Youth Theater)
Kassandra Diaz as Fortunata in Beauty and the Computer Geek (East Valley Children’s Theatre)
Lachlan Henderson as Merryweather in Sleeping Beauty KIDS (Fountain Hills Youth Theater)
Connor Klein as Sheldon in Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells! (Fountain Hills Youth Theater)
Meredith Woodward as Mrs. Meers in Thoroughly Modern Millie (Limelight Performing Arts)
Olivia Woodward-Shaw as Nala in The Lion King Jr. (Limelight Performing Arts)

Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical:
Sara Blue as Louise in Ghost the Musical (Actor’s Youth Theatre)

Outstanding New Song:
Silk by Belaganas

Outstanding Ensemble:
Anything Goes (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
Bye Bye Birdie (Hamilton High School)
Mary Poppins (Red Mountain High School)
Peter Pan (East Valley Children’s Theatre)
Tarzan (Limelight Performing Arts)
White Christmas (Perry High School)

Outstanding Ensemble (Junior Division):
Sleeping Beauty KIDS (Fountain Hills Youth Theater)

Outstanding Costume Design:
Emma England for Body of Work (Limelight Performing Arts)
Aurelie Flores & Linda Pauley for Footloose (Mountain View High School)

Outstanding Lighting Design:
Skye Bradsher for Insanity (Actor’s Youth Theatre)

Outstanding Set Design:
Dane Burk for Insanity (Actor’s Youth Theatre)

Outstanding Choreography:
Angela Kriese for Footloose (Mountain View High School)
Taryn Tidwell for Mary Poppins (Red Mountain High School)

Outstanding Sound Design/Original Music:
Jordan Donovan-Schager, Emma England, Kevin O’Donnell for The Sparrow (Limelight Performing Arts)

Outstanding Youth Orchestra:
White Christmas (Perry High School)

Outstanding Direction:
Jamie Bauer-Spano for The Sparrow (Limelight Performing Arts)
Jere Van Patten for Footloose (Mountain View High School)

* ...And the additional Nominees are ... *

Outstanding Production:
Anything Goes (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
The Great All-American Musical Disaster (Hamilton High School)
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
Insanity (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
Mary Poppins (Red Mountain High School)
The Sparrow (Limelight Performing Arts)
Tarzan (Limelight Performing Arts)
White Christmas (Perry High School)

Outstanding Production (Junior Division):
Annie Jr. (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
Sleeping Beauty KIDS (Fountain Hills Youth Theater)

Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical:
Reagan Bentley as Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins (Red Mountain High School)
Kylie Burge as Wendy Darling in Peter Pan (East Valley Children’s Theatre)
Sherrie Christian as Desiree Mendoza in Rock of Ages (Chandler High School)
Noah Delgado as Jean Shepard/Narrator in A Christmas Story (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
Noah Delgado as Dom Claude Frollo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
Maritza Kozicki as Rosemary Pilkington in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Desert Vista High School)
Matthew Pittman as Phil Davis in White Christmas (Perry High School)
Austin Porter as Bob Wallace in White Christmas (Perry High School)
Elizabeth Schaible as Peter Pan in Peter Pan (East Valley Children’s Theatre)
Alex Silver as J Pierrepoint Finch in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Desert Vista High School)
Annabelle Skala as Kala in Tarzan (Limelight Performing Arts)
Annabelle Skala as Daisy Hilton in Side Show (Limelight Performing Arts)
Grey Smith as Albert in Bye Bye Birdie (Hamilton High School)
Ben Thornburg as The Old Man in A Christmas Story (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
Charity Thurston as Ariel for Footloose (Mountain View High School)
Samantha Timothy as Violet Hilton in Side Show (Limelight Performing Arts)
Nick Williams as Sam Wheat in Ghost the Musical (Actor’s Youth Theatre)

Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play:
Sara Blue as Doctor in Insanity (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
Sarah Brown as Junie B. Jones in Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells! (Fountain Hills Youth Theater)
Paige Gagliardi as Lillith in She Kills Monsters (Arizona Young Actors’ Alliance)
Aubrey Hoffer as Agnes Evans in She Kills Monsters (Arizona Young Actors’ Alliance)
Suzy Olson as Crystalline (Beauty) in Beauty and the Computer Geek (East Valley Children’s Theatre)
Haley Reed as Molly Aster in Peter and the Starcatcher (Dobson High School)
Ben Thornburg as Peter in Insanity (Actor’s Youth Theatre)

Outstanding Lead Performance (Junior Division):
Zolton Bonnefant as Herb in Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells! (Fountain Hills Youth Theater)
Ava De Campo as Princess Aurora in Sleeping Beauty KIDS (Fountain Hills Youth Theater)
Mikayla Glancy as Gertrude in Seussical the Musical (Fountain Hills Youth Theater)
Connor Klein as Horton in Seussical the Musical (Fountain Hills Youth Theater)
Aaron McCaskill as Kevin in Robin Hood and His Merry Men (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
Mia McFarland as Virginia O’Hanlon in Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus (East Valley Children’s Theatre)
Lily Nelson as Millie Dillmount in Thoroughly Modern Millie Jr. (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
Lily Nelson as Millie Dillmount in Thoroughly Modern Millie (Limelight Performing Arts)
Taylor Peel as Annie in Annie Jr. (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
Jonah Romanoff as Jimmy Smith in Thoroughly Modern Millie (Limelight Performing Arts)
Macee Schmidt as Little John in Robin Hood and His Merry Men (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
Brandon Trudelle as Simba in The Lion King Jr. (Limelight Performing Arts)
Olivia Woodward-Shaw as Natalie in All Shook Up (Actor’s Youth Theatre)

Outstanding Lead Performance (College Division):
Zack Anderson as Juror 8 in 12 Angry Jurors (Limelight Performing Arts)
Noah Delgado as King Arthur in Spamalot (Actor’s Youth Theatre)

Outstanding Supporting Performance (College Division):
Nicolas Caglia as Kerchak in Tarzan (Limelight Performing Arts)

Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Musical:
Kristiana Corona as Miss Shields in A Christmas Story (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
Benny Cowans as Kim MacAfee in Bye Bye Birdie (Hamilton High School)
Noah Delgado as Carl Bruner in Ghost the Musical (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
Shaun Dunn as Conrad in Bye Bye Birdie (Hamilton High School)
Parker Ellsworth as Lancelot/French Taunter/Black Knight in Spamalot (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
Anna Holt as Vi Moore in Footloose (Mountain View High School)
Will Lombardi as J.B. Biggley in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Desert Vista High School)
Sammy Maxwell as Hedy Larue in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Desert Vista High School)
Andru Moeller as Franz Klinemann in Rock of Ages (Chandler High School)
Emma Nissen as Rusty in Footloose (Mountain View High School)
Victoria Pond as Maleficent in Sleeping Beauty KIDS (Fountain Hills Youth Theater)
Austin Porter as Terk in Tarzan (Limelight Performing Arts)
Carson Robles as Linus in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Mountain View High School)
Carson Robles as Willard Hewitt in Footloose (Mountain View High School)
Jordan Sagy as Jake in Side Show (Limelight Performing Arts)
Faith Sterling as Anita Bath in Rock of Ages (Chandler High School)
Victoria Vredevoogd as Lucy in 13 (Perry High School)
Dallin Wilson as Galahad/Herbert’s Father in Spamalot (Actor’s Youth Theatre)

Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Play:
Rebecca Benham as Joyce McGuckin in The Sparrow (Limelight Performing Arts)
Aaron Brown as Orcus in She Kills Monsters (Arizona Young Actors’ Alliance)
Ezra Glenn as Bloody Mary in The Bottom of the Lake (Chandler High School)
Kaitlyn Hohl as Elf Ellen in Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells! (Fountain Hills Youth Theater)
Drew MacCallum as Juror 4 in 12 Angry Jurors (Limelight Performing Arts)
Kylee Richardson as Lily Belle Savage in The Curious Savage (Mountain View High School)
Brett Small as Dan Christopher in The Sparrow (Limelight Performing Arts)
Riley Van Cleve as Sylvia Metroland in The Great All-American Musical Disaster (Hamilton High School)
Bonnie Wanstreet as Jenny McGrath in The Sparrow (Limelight Performing Arts)
Leah Wild as Mrs. Paddy in The Curious Savage (Mountain View High School)

Outstanding Supporting Performance (Junior Division):
Alexis Archer as Mrs. Darling in Peter Pan (East Valley Children’s Theatre)
Allison Avery as Fauna in Sleeping Beauty KIDS (Fountain Hills Youth Theater)
Ciara Bogan as Juror 9 in 12 Angry Jurors (Limelight Performing Arts)
Carly Cairns as May in Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells! (Fountain Hills Youth Theater)
Kylan Chait as Young Simba in The Lion King Jr. (Limelight Performing Arts)
Patricia Dawson as Jinx in Beauty and the Computer Geek (East Valley Children’s Theatre)
Teagan Dinyes as Zazu in The Lion King Jr. (Limelight Performing Arts)
Shaylee Flanagan as Oda Mae Brown in Ghost the Musical (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
Ryley Hansen as Timon in The Lion King Jr. (Limelight Performing Arts)
Will Horsley as Rooster Hannigan in Annie Jr. (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
Baylee Horvath as Muzzy Van Hossmere in Thoroughly Modern Millie (Limelight Performing Arts)
Kayla King as Rafiki in The Lion King Jr. (Limelight Performing Arts)
Emma Martin as Miss Dorothy Brown in Thoroughly Modern Millie Jr. (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
Adam Miller as Schwartz in A Christmas Story (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
Julia Pitman as Young Nala in The Lion King Jr. (Limelight Performing Arts)
Remington Rathbun as Erma in Anything Goes (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
Chloe Rozalsky as Lucille in Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells! (Fountain Hills Youth Theater)
Erin Schumacher as Flora in Sleeping Beauty KIDS (Fountain Hills Youth Theater)
Abigail Springer as Young Terk in Tarzan (Limelight Performing Arts)
Savannah Swaitkowski as Mary Lou in Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus (East Valley Children’s Theatre)

Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical:
Bryce Dilullo as Subway Ghost in Ghost the Musical (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
Manuel Edrozo as Eddie in 13 (Perry High School)
Savannah Gambell as Bird Woman in Mary Poppins (Red Mountain High School)
Alyssa Granger as Ursula in Bye Bye Birdie (Hamilton High School)
Abbey Porter as Mrs. Brill in Mary Poppins (Red Mountain High School)
Tim Pung as Malcolm in 13 (Perry High School)
Emily Wright as Charlotte in 13 (Perry High School)

Outstanding Ensemble:
12 Angry Jurors (Limelight Performing Arts)
Footloose (Mountain View High School)
Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells! (Fountain Hills Youth Theater)
Rock of Ages (Chandler High School)
Side Show (Limelight Performing Arts)
Spamalot (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
The Sparrow (Limelight Performing Arts)
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus (East Valley Children’s Theatre)
You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Mountain View High School)

Outstanding Ensemble (Junior Division):
The Lion King Jr. (Limelight Performing Arts)
Thoroughly Modern Millie (Limelight Performing Arts)

Outstanding Costume Design:
Skyler Christensen for White Christmas (Perry High School)
Aurelie Flores for Mary Poppins (Red Mountain High School)
Barbara Jakucki for Beauty and the Computer Geek (East Valley Children’s Theatre)
Dana Likes for Rock of Ages (Chandler High School)
Kathryn Most for Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus (East Valley Children’s Theatre)
Pamela Oborn for Anything Goes (Actor’s Youth Theatre)

Outstanding Lighting Design:
Skye Bradsher for The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
Ross Collins for Sleeping Beauty KIDS (Fountain Hills Youth Theater)
Bill Lorentz for Rock of Ages (Chandler High School)
Angel Moreno for Footloose (Mountain View High School)
Nathaniel White for Peter Pan (East Valley Children’s Theatre)

Outstanding Set Design:
Chris Burk for Mary Poppins (Red Mountain High School)
Dane Burk for The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
Emma England for Tarzan (Limelight Performing Arts)
Jesse Ploog-Bacik for Footloose (Mountain View High School)
Kim Williams & Devan Wastchak for Ghost the Musical (Actor’s Youth Theatre)

Outstanding Choreography:
Emma England and Jordan Donovan-Schager for The Sparrow (Limelight Performing Arts)
Emma England and Marie South for Thoroughly Modern Millie (Limelight Performing Arts)
Emma England & Nikki Gray for The Lion King Jr. (Limelight Performing Arts)
Bruce Goolsby for Anything Goes (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
Jennifer Grisham-Dobbs for Peter Pan (East Valley Children’s Theatre)
Abby Kozel, Sarah Martino, Rebecca Miller, Fara Sadler, Emily Wright for White Christmas (Perry High School)
Kim Rodriguez & Katie Hudnall for You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Mountain View High School)

Outstanding Sound Design/Original Music:
Jason Krull for The Bottom of the Lake (Chandler High School)
Jeffrey Sloan for Footloose (Mountain View High School)

Outstanding Hair/Makeup Design:
Emma England for Side Show (Limelight Performing Arts)
Elizabeth Mosey for Footloose (Mountain View High School)

Outstanding Youth Orchestra:
Bye Bye Birdie (Hamilton High School)

Outstanding Musical Direction:
Nikki Gray & Carol Webb for The Lion King Jr. (Limelight Performing Arts)
Tracie Jones for Anything Goes (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
Lori Lyford for Rock of Ages (Chandler High School)
Mason Screiber for Footloose (Mountain View High School)

Outstanding Direction:
Jamie Bauer-Spano for Side Show (Limelight Performing Arts)
Connor Brigola & Emma England for The Lion King Jr. (Limelight Performing Arts)
Dane Burk for The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
Ross Collins for The Miracle Worker (Fountain Hills Youth Theater)
Marcus Ellsworth and Julie Clement for Spamalot (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
Emma England for Tarzan (Limelight Performing Arts)
Matt Erickson for Mary Poppins (Red Mountain High School)
Peyton Jordan for Sleeping Beauty KIDS (Fountain Hills Youth Theater)
Stephanie Likes for Rock of Ages (Chandler High School)
Shawna Marquis for White Christmas (Perry High School)
Emily Spets for Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells! (Fountain Hills Youth Theater)
Christina Vail for Bye Bye Birdie (Hamilton High School)
Jere Van Patten for You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Mountain View High School)

2018 Winner and Nominees for the National Youth Arts Awards: Arizona - Scottsdale

Arizona - Scottsdale Ceremony
Sunday, August 5
Registration begins @ 6:15 p.m.
Awards Presentation begins @ 7:00 p.m.
The Dutton Family Theater
East Valley High School
7420 E. Main St.
Mesa, AZ 85207

Please click here for more details and ticket information

And the Winners are ...

Outstanding Production:
Nevermore (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Singin’ in the Rain (Chaparral High School)
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (Desert Mountain High School)

Outstanding Production (College Division):
Legally Blonde (ASU Lyric Opera Theatre)

Outstanding Choral Production:
Broadway Under the Stars (Horizon High School)

Artist of the Year:
Alixandra Giordano (Paula Abagnale in Catch Me If You Can @ DST, Paulette in Legally Blonde @ Starlight, Mae in The Pajama Game @ Greasepaint, Lucy in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown @ GCU)

Junior Artist of the Year:
Jack Yampolsky (Brett in 13 and Judah in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat @ DST, Lucas in The Addams Family and Glenn in The Wedding Singer @ Greasepaint)

Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical:
Noa Gauthier as Julia in The Wedding Singer (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Maile Griego as Marty in Madagascar (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Cole Newburg as Don Lockwood in Singin’ in the Rain (Chaparral High School)
Sam Primack as Cosmo Brown in Singin’ in the Rain (Chaparral High School)
Riley Schor as Edward Bloom in Big Fish (Marcos de Niza Performing Arts)
Rebecca Steiner as Kathy Selden in Singin’ in the Rain (Chaparral High School)
Andy Wissink as Buddy in Elf Jr. (Greasepaint Youtheatre)

Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play:
Colin Mower as Dr. Henry Jekyll/Edward Hyde in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (Desert Mountain High School)
Zane Niezgodski as Oedipus in Oedipus Rex (Horizon High School)

Outstanding Lead Performance (Junior Division):
Isabella Barone as Alice in Alice in Wonderland Jr. (Cocopah Middle School)
Ava Chaffee as Patrice in 13 (Desert Stages Theatre)
Olivia Rose Feldman as Marty in Madagascar (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Ryan Parker as Alex in Madagascar (Greasepaint Youtheatre)

Outstanding Lead Performance (College Division):
Madison Cichon as Narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Desert Stages Theatre)
Jacob Herrera as Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Desert Stages Theatre)
Bennett Wood as Edgar Allan Poe in Nevermore (Greasepaint Youtheatre)

Outstanding Lead Performance (College Division):
Caelan Creaser as Elle Woods in Legally Blonde (ASU Lyric Opera Theatre)

Outstanding Supporting Performance (College Division):
Jacob Shore as Player 1 in Nevermore (Greasepaint Youtheatre)

Outstanding Supporting Performance (College Division):
Sara Bruton as Paulette Bonafonte in Legally Blonde (ASU Lyric Opera Theatre)
Jessie Jo Pauley as Player 4 in Nevermore (ASU Lyric Opera)

Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Musical:
Gianna Agostinelli as Lina Lamont in Singin’ in the Rain (Chaparral High School)
Nainoa Aguano as King Julien in Madagascar (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Austin Butler as Captain Hook in Peter Pan (Desert Stages Theatre)
Grace Carlson as Linda in The Wedding Singer (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Paige Corbin as Rosalie Poe, Fanny Allan, Sissy Clemm, etc. in Nevermore (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Eden Gezai as Sandra Bloom in Big Fish (Marcos de Niza Performing Arts)
Anand Khalsa as Frank Abagnale Sr. in Catch Me If You Can (Desert Stages Theatre)
Carter Palumbo as Uncle Fester in The Addams Family (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Alek Rahman as Lady of the Lake in Spamalot (Desert Mountain High School)
Anna Sera as Carmen Bernstein in Curtains (Notre Dame Preparatory High School)
Johnna Watson as Elmira Royster, etc. in Nevermore (Greasepaint Youtheatre)

Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Play:
Allie Campina as Lenya Zaubritsky in Fools (Marcos de Niza Performing Arts)
Mikee Mauck as Dr. Zubritsky in Fools (Marcos de Niza Performing Arts)
Fiona Stabler as Cybel in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (Desert Mountain High School)
Haylee Woodruff as Jocasta in Oedipus Rex (Horizon High School)

Outstanding Supporting Performance (Junior Division):
Kendra Goodenberger as Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland Jr. (Valley of the Sun)
Shruti Jayapal as Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland Jr. (Cocopah Middle School)
Olivia La Porte as Lucy in 13 (Desert Stages Theatre)

Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical:
Cate Carlino as Carol Strong in Catch Me If You Can (Desert Stages Theatre)
Eric Flayton as Roscoe Dexter in Singin’ in the Rain (Chaparral High School)
Riley Van Cleve as Grandma Addams in The Addams Family (Greasepaint Youtheatre)

Outstanding Ensemble:
Big Fish (Marcos de Niza Performing Arts)
Catch Me If You Can (Desert Stages Theatre)
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Desert Stages Theatre)
Oedipus Rex (Horizon High School)
The Pajama Game (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Spamalot (Desert Mountain High School)

Outstanding Ensemble (Junior Division):
Madagascar (Greasepaint Youtheatre)

Outstanding Ensemble (College Division):
Nevermore (ASU Lyric Opera)

Outstanding Costume Design:
Benjamin Bozovich for Nevermore (Greasepaint Youtheatre)

Outstanding Lighting Design:
Stacey Walston for Nevermore (Greasepaint Youtheatre)

Outstanding Set Design:
Ken Wilson for Curtains (Notre Dame Preparatory High School)

Outstanding Fight Choreography:Zackary Diepstraten for Hamlet: A Tragedy in Three Rings (Pinnacle Creative Arts Studio)

Outstanding Choreography:
Roy Lightner for Legally Blonde (ASU Lyric Opera Theatre)
Emily Starrett for The Pajama Game (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Emily Starrett and Cole Newburg for Singin’ in the Rain (Chaparral High School)

Outstanding Hair/Makeup Design:
Marylou Montgomery for Nevermore (Greasepaint Youtheatre)

Outstanding Musical Direction:
Curtis Moeller for Nevermore (Greasepaint Youtheatre)

Outstanding Direction:
Peter Bish for Nevermore (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Joan M. Colson for Oedipus Rex (Horizon High School)
Patrick McChesney for Big Fish (Marcos de Niza Performing Arts)

Outstanding New Works:
Colleen Porter for Songs from My Closet 

* ...And the additional Nominees are ... *

Outstanding Production:
Catch Me If You Can (Desert Stages Theatre)
Oedipus Rex (Horizon High School)
The Pajama Game (Greasepaint Youtheatre)

Outstanding Production (College Division):
Nevermore (ASU Lyric Opera)

Outstanding Choral Production:
Greasepaint Gala Concert (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
New Year’s Eve Eve Cabaret
Songs from My Closet

Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical:
Jake Bonar as Frank Abaganale Jr. in Catch Me If You Can (Desert Stages Theatre)
Natalie Brothen as Niki Harris in Curtains (Notre Dame Preparatory High School)
Noa Gauthier as Morticia Addams in The Addams Family (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Elle Feinstein as Patrice in 13 (Desert Stages Theatre)
Preston Kersting as Robbie in The Wedding Singer (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Anand Khalsa as Gomez Addams in The Addams Family (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Daniel Kireopoulos as King Arthur in Spamalot (Desert Mountain High School)
Cara Redding as Elle Woods in Legally Blonde (Horizon High School)
Hayden Skaggs as Frank Abagnale Jr. in Catch Me If You Can (Desert Stages Theatre)
Rebecca Steiner as Babe in The Pajama Game (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Peyton Woolf as Cinderella in Cinderella: A Ragtime Musical (Desert Stages Theatre)

Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play:
Michael Cruz as Leon Tolchinsky in Fools (Marcos de Niza Performing Arts)
Joseph Daly as Hamlet in Hamlet: A Tragedy in Three Rings (Pinnacle Creative Arts Studio)
Kyla Jackson as Sophia Zaubritsky in Fools (Marcos de Niza Performing Arts)
Matthew Muscheid as Robert in Boeing Boeing (Chaparral High School)

Outstanding Lead Performance (Junior Division):
Anna Koth as Patrice in 13 (Desert Stages Theatre)
Noelle Krugman as Alice in Alice in Wonderland Jr. (Valley of the Sun)
Ellie S. as Pippi in Pippi Longstocking (Act One Youth Theater)

Outstanding Lead Performance (College Division):
Shawn Hansen as Edgar in Nevermore (ASU Lyric Opera)
Drake Sherman as Emmett Forrest in Legally Blonde (ASU Lyric Opera Theatre)
Erin Tarkington as Cinderella in Cinderella: A Ragtime Musical (Desert Stages Theatre)
Bennett Wood as Sid in The Pajama Game (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Jeremy Yampolsky as Carl Hanratty in Catch Me If You Can (Desert Stages Theatre)

Outstanding Supporting Performance (College Division):
Elyssa Blonder as Player 9 in Nevermore (ASU Lyric Opera)
Julia Davis as Vivienne Kensington in Legally Blonde (ASU Lyric Opera Theatre)
Julia Davis as Player 5 in Nevermore (ASU Lyric Opera)
Austin Delp as Professor Callahan in Legally Blonde (ASU Lyric Opera Theatre)
Zackary Diepstraten as Claudius/Old Hamlet in Hamlet: A Tragedy in Three Rings (Pinnacle Creative Arts Studio)
Alyssa Lucero as Player 6 in Nevermore (ASU Lyric Opera)
Grant Roberts as David Poe, Jock Allan, etc. in Nevermore (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Sara Sanderson as Margot in Legally Blonde (ASU Lyric Opera Theatre)
Savannah Thompson as Eliza Poe, Muddy Clemm, etc. in Nevermore (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Lucia Williams as Player 6 in Nevermore (Greasepaint Youtheatre)

Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Musical:
Jacqueline Anderson as Lina Lamont in Singin’ in the Rain (Pinnacle Creative Arts)
Jake Bonar as Sir Galahad in Spamalot (Desert Mountain High School)
Austin Butler as Genie in Aladdin Jr. (Desert Stages Theatre)
Allison Campina as Jenny Hill/The Witch in Big Fish (Marcos de Niza Performing Arts)
Grace Carlson as Mabel in The Pajama Game (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Kyle Hoffmaster as Pugsley in The Addams Family (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Kyle Hoffmaster as Archie in 13 (Desert Stages Theatre)
Zach Isaac as Patsy in Spamalot (Desert Mountain High School)
Anand Khalsa as Prez in The Pajama Game (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Jordan Koeppel as Smee in Peter Pan (Desert Stages Theatre)
Jad Majeed as Christopher Belling in Curtains (Notre Dame Preparatory High School)
Mark Munoz as Player 2 in Nevermore (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Ross Nemeth as Archie in 13 (Desert Stages Theatre)
Taylor Penn as Player 4 in Nevermore (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Kendra Richards as Holly in The Wedding Singer (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Cecilia Roessle as Paulette in Legally Blonde (Horizon High School)
Emma Sucato as Alice Beinke in The Addams Family (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Ali Tichavsky as Rosie in The Wedding Singer (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Sophia Vanella as Jovie in Elf Jr. (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Sophie Vaughn as Emily in Elf Jr. (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Moorea Walker as Gladys in The Pajama Game (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Maya Weber as Brenda Strong in Catch Me If You Can (Desert Stages Theatre)
Oli Whited as Vivienne in Legally Blonde (Horizon High School)

Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Play:
Kate Hostal as Gretchen in Boeing Boeing (Chaparral High School)
George Piccininni-Avery as Creon in Oedipus Rex (Horizon High School)
McKenna Roberts as Gertrude in Hamlet: A Tragedy in Three Rings (Pinnacle Creative Arts Studio)
Nick Scaringelli as Teiresias in Oedipus Rex (Horizon High School)

Outstanding Supporting Performance (Junior Division):
Brendan Hauss as Caterpillar in Alice in Wonderland Jr. (Valley of the Sun)
Nathan Sullivan as Melman in Madagascar (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Sophie Swingler as Skipper in Madagascar (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Katie Tuchi as Kendra in 13 (Desert Stages Theatre)

Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical:
Summer Beckman as Angel/Various Characters in Spamalot (Desert Mountain High School)
Justin Lytle as RF Simpson in Singin’ in the Rain (Chaparral High School)
Liam Thibeault as Various Roles in Nevermore (Greasepaint Youtheatre)

Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play:
Gillian Ficarra as Yenchna in Fools (Marcos de Niza Performing Arts)

Outstanding Featured Performance (Junior Division):Gracie Palmer as Cornelia in Hamlet: A Tragedy in Three Rings (Pinnacle Creative Arts Studio)

Outstanding Featured Performance (College Division):
Anissa Griego as Brooke Wyndham in Legally Blonde (ASU Lyric Opera Theatre)

Outstanding Ensemble:
The Addams Family (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Curtains (Notre Dame Preparatory High School)
Madagascar (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Nevermore (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Singin’ in the Rain (Chaparral High School)
The Wedding Singer (Greasepaint Youtheatre)

Outstanding Ensemble (Junior Division):
13 (Desert Stages Theatre)
Alice in Wonderland Jr. (Cocopah Middle School)

Outstanding Ensemble (College Division):
Legally Blonde (ASU Lyric Opera Theatre)

Outstanding Costume Design:
Jean Aiken & Diana Likes for Madagascar (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Benjamin Bozovich for The Pajama Game (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Myra Johnson for Big Fish (Marcos de Niza Performing Arts)
Karen O'Neil and Angela Sherrill for Cinderella: A Ragtime Musical (Desert Stages Theatre)
Alex Wethor for Spamalot (Desert Mountain High School)

Outstanding Lighting Design:
Tom Holmberg for The Addams Family (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Bob Nelson for Madagascar (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Oedipus Rex (Horizon High School)

Outstanding Set Design:
Chase Budden, Erick Beeck, Peter Bish for Nevermore (Greasepaint Youtheatre)

Outstanding Choreography:
Lynzee 4man for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Desert Stages Theatre)
John Batchan for Nevermore (ASU Lyric Opera)
Madison MacDonald and Jordan Yampolsky for Catch Me If You Can (Desert Stages Theatre)
Olivia Parker-Swenson for Madagascar (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Tahlia Remer for Big Fish (Marcos de Niza Performing Arts)
April Rozier for Nevermore (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
April Rozier for The Wedding Singer (Greasepaint Youtheatre)

Outstanding Musical Direction:
Sara Bruton for Nevermore (ASU Lyric Opera)
J'ana DeLa Torre for The Pajama Game (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Jennifer Whiting for Singin’ in the Rain (Chaparral High School)

Outstanding Direction:
Lynzee & Mark 4man for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Desert Stages Theatre)
Jim Gradillas for Madagascar (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Roy Lightner for Legally Blonde (ASU Lyric Opera Theatre)
Marilyn Mumaw for Spamalot (Desert Mountain High School)
Beth Reynolds for The Pajama Game (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Nellie Shuford and Austin Delp for Nevermore (ASU Lyric Opera)
Bonnie Wilson for Curtains (Notre Dame Preparatory High School)