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2019 - 2020 15th
Annual National Youth Arts Awards!
~ California - Orange County
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 National
Youth Arts is excited to begin announcing the winners of our 15th Annual National Youth Arts Awards to honor outstanding work
by youth in the arts. This year's award winners were selected from nominations by a panel of
more than 50 judges
and reviewers.
In addition to the youth who performed in schools and youth arts companies, anyone
age 18 and under who performed at
a show reviewed by a judge was also considered for the NYA awards, as well as the adults who participated in the youth productions backstage (directors, set designers, costume designers,
etc.) and guest adult Performances in productions
designed for
youth. College artists are eligible for our University Arts (UniArts)
Awards presented in conjunction with the National Youth Arts Awards. Thank you all for your incredible work and
all the unforgettable entertainment over the past year!
Obviously, due to the pandemic, this year will be far different. We will be posting the awards and nominations, but we won't be holding any live awards ceremonies and, without the ticket sales, won't be able to provide award trophies. Links to PDF printable certificates are next to each award and nomination below. We'll be adding submitted headshots, production photos, and videos to the ceremony page over the coming weeks. Most of the production photos will come from the theaters, but if you have a headshot, favorite production photos, photos of you with your award/nomination, and/or a video to send in of you performing a song or monologue from the show or your acceptance speech, please email them to rob@nationalyouththeatre.com. If you would like to receive an email when the ceremony page is fully updated with all the submissions, please check the box on the Order Page. Order Page [Trophies/T-shirts/Yearbooks/Memberships/Artist Pages]: If you're an award winner and would like a trophy to go with the certificate, you can order one directly from our trophy provider or place the order with us. You may also order NYA Awards T-shirts, masks, a yearbook for your area, or have an artist page added to our website. Please email any headshots/production photos for this awards page, your artist page, and/or the yearbook to Rob Hopper at rob@nationalyouththeatre.com. 2020-21 NYA & University Arts Video Showcase: Award winners and nominees may submit a video of their performance of a musical number or monologue for the 2020-21 Video Showcase using this form: http://www.nationalyouththeatre.com/news/news_nya_showcase2021.asp. The 2020-21 showcase will wrap up either in the winter or spring of 2021. At that time the showcases will also be adjudicated for both regional and national showcase honors. NYA Alumni: During the 2019-20 season, former NYA award winners have been involved in more than a dozen Broadway shows (including Hadestown, Hamilton, Jagged Little Pill, Come From Away, The Prom, Dear Evan Hansen, The Book of Mormon, The Ferryman, Mean Girls, Grand Horizons, West Side Story) and principal performers on more than twenty current or scheduled TV shows (including Dynasty, Stranger Things, Nancy Drew, Queen Sugar, DuckTales, The L Word, The Twilight Zone, The Stand, The Undoing, High School Musical, Criminal Minds, Black-ish, Batwoman, Dispatches from Elsewhere, Arrow, The Prom, Mr. Iglesias, Atypical, Veronica Mars, The Gifted, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), as well as principals in films including Frozen 2, Eternals, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Doctor Sleep, Dinner in America, Kajillionaire, and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. A few award-winning alumni include three Tony Nominees, Ashley Park [2009 Winner] (Gretchen in Mean Girls), Emily Skeggs [2008] (Medium Alison in Fun Home) & Madeleine Foster Bersin [2010] as producer of What the Constitution Means to Me, as well as Asher Angel [2013, '14, '15] (Film: Billy Batson in Shazam!, TV: Jonah Beck in Andi Mack), Lia McHugh [2018] (Film: Sprite in Marvel's Eternals), Jackie Foster [2010, '12, '13, '14] (TV: The Voice Semifinalist, Lollapalooza), Rachel Matthews [2011, '12] (Film: Honeymaren in Frozen 2, Danielle in Happy Death Day), Veronica Dunne [2011, '12, '13] (Broadway: Roxie in Chicago, TV: Marisa Clark in K.C. Undercover), Francesca Reale [2012] (TV: Heather in Stranger Things), Julia Lester [2017] (Ashlyn in Disney's High School Musical: The Musical), Rachel Redleaf [2011, '12, '13, '14] (Mama Cass in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Beth in Atypical), Kennedy McMann [2013, '14] (TV: Nancy Drew in The CW's Nancy Drew), Brennyn Lark [2011] (Broadway: Eponine in Les Mis, TV: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), and Grammy winner Ariana Grande [2009]. Ceremony Portfolio for Agents: Award recipients and nominees are eligible for talent agency submissions. If you're interested in having NY and LA agents review your headshot/resume, please email them to rob@nationalyouththeatre.com. If any of the agencies are interested, you'll be contacted directly via the email on your resume. Reminder: Your resume should only have the email and cell of someone over the age of 18 (your parent or guardian)
Rob Hopper California - Orange County Outstanding Production: The Girl in the White Pinafore (Fullerton Union High School) NYA Certificate Gypsy (Academy for the Performing Arts) NYA Certificate The Matchmaker (Tri-School Theatre) NYA Certificate  Matilda the Musical (Chadwick School) NYA Certificate  Sweeney Todd (Broadway on Tour) NYA Certificate The Unloved (Mission Viejo High School) NYA Certificate Artist of the Year:  Patrick McCormick (Beast in Beauty and the Beast, Sweeney Todd in Sweeney Todd, Herbie in Gypsy @ Academy for the Performing Arts) NYA Certificate  Daisy Tye (Mama Rose in Gypsy, Mrs. Potts in Beauty and the Beast, Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd @ Academy for the Performing Arts, Sandra in Big Fish @ O.C.C.T.) NYA Certificate Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical:  Bella Arnold as Katherine Plumber in Newsies (Yorba Linda Spotlight Theater Company) NYA Certificate  Davis Arnold as Cinderella in Into the Woods (Broadway on Tour) NYA Certificate Jonny Aubrey as Gomez Addams in The Addams Family (Rancho Cucamonga High School) NYA Certificate  Brianna Baker as Janet in The Drowsy Chaperone (Redondo Union High School) NYA Certificate  Zach Balagot as Jack Kelly in Newsies (Yorba Linda Spotlight Theater Company) NYA Certificate   Jack Borenstein as Sweeney Todd in Sweeney Todd (Broadway on Tour) NYA Certificate  Madeline Bourgeois as Katherine Plumber in Newsies (Yorba Linda Spotlight Theater Company) NYA Certificate  Victoria Bruckner as Woman in Chair in The Drowsy Chaperone (Redondo Union High School) NYA Certificate  Samantha Butler as Baker's Wife in Into the Woods (Broadway on Tour) NYA Certificate Brennan Eckberg as Sweeney Todd in Sweeney Todd (Academy for the Performing Arts) NYA Certificate Isabella Esler as Sophie in Mamma Mia! (Archbishop Mitty) NYA Certificate   Leah Hohauser as Matilda in Matilda the Musical (Chadwick School) NYA Certificate Mackenzie Jones as Louise in Gypsy (Academy for the Performing Arts) NYA Certificate  Grace Juell as Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd (Broadway on Tour) NYA Certificate Jaedynn Latter as Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd (Academy for the Performing Arts) NYA Certificate Claire Marshall as Jerusha in Daddy Long Legs (Yorba Linda High School) NYA Certificate Viviana Moiso as Princess Fiona in Shrek the Musical (San Clemente High School) NYA Certificate  Alex Nguyen as Jack Kelly in Newsies (Yorba Linda Spotlight Theater Company) NYA Certificate Isabella Nicoletti as Donna in Mamma Mia! (Archbishop Mitty) NYA Certificate Ivy Shankle as Alice Murphy in Bright Star (Sunset Theatre Company) NYA Certificate Mallory Snyder as Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family (Rancho Cucamonga High School) NYA Certificate  Zoë Waters as Belle in Beauty and the Beast (Laguna Beach High School) NYA Certificate "I want to thank the National Youth Arts Awards for this great honor! I am truly humbled and grateful for this award, and the fantastic organization behind it. I’d like to thank Ms. Celena DelPizzo-Howell for her insightful direction, Ms. Sabrina Harper for her exciting choreography, Ms. Roxanna Ward for her magnificent vocal direction, and Ms. Alexis Karol for her never-ending support and encouragement. I would also like to thank my Disney pal since 5th grade, fellow LBHS 2020 graduate Annamarie McIntosh. Annamarie showed me the joy that Disney princesses can bring to people of all ages, helping me prepare for the honor of playing Belle!" Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play: Regan Barclay as Medea in Medea (San Juan Hills High School) NYA Certificate Jacob Beaver as Tristan in The Unloved (Mission Viejo High School) NYA Certificate Sydney Michele Castiglione as Mary Davis in The Girl in the White Pinafore (Fullerton Union High School) NYA Certificate Claire Early as Dolly Levi in The Matchmaker (Tri-School Theatre) NYA Certificate Luca Filiz as Christopher in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Archbishop Mitty) NYA Certificate Louie Gallagher as Christopher in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Los Alamitos High School) NYA Certificate Emma Hill as Amelia Davis in The Girl in the White Pinafore (Fullerton Union High School) NYA Certificate  Leah Hohauser as Megan Jones in Puffs (Chadwick School) NYA Certificate  Sean Kato as Christopher Boone in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Academy for the Performing Arts) NYA Certificate David Kwon as William Chelsey Shaw in The Girl in the White Pinafore (Fullerton Union High School) NYA Certificate Ashley Lopresto as Abigail Williams in The Crucible (Redondo Union High School) NYA Certificate Kaylia Pham as Iseult in The Unloved (Mission Viejo High School) NYA Certificate  Heather Prince as DeeDee Malone in Don’t Tell Mother (Academy for the Performing Arts) NYA Certificate Lexi Rae as Elizabeth Proctor in The Crucible (Costa Mesa High School) NYA Certificate Brooke Semelsberger as Honey in GEEK! (Tesoro Theatre Arts) NYA Certificate Madurya Suresh as Siobhan in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Archbishop Mitty) NYA Certificate  Alisha Sweeting as Cinnamon Schmidt in Don’t Tell Mother (Academy for the Performing Arts) NYA Certificate Hannah Thiel as Siobhan in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Los Alamitos High School) NYA Certificate Joshua Van Veggel as Horace Vandergelder in The Matchmaker (Tri-School Theatre) NYA Certificate  Jason Young as John Proctor in The Crucible (Redondo Union High School) NYA Certificate Outstanding Lead Performance (Junior Division): Paulina Contois as Cat in the Hat in Seussical Jr. (Trinity Lutheran Christian School) NYA Certificate  Tatiana Da Veiga as Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins Returns (Canyon Vista Elementary School) NYA Certificate "I'm so thrilled to be given this award. Musical Theatre started out as a hobby of mine, but now it has turned into something I really treasure and look forward to doing more of. I would like to thank Megan Ervoes, Heather Brusky, Amy Trinidad, and every member of the "Mary Poppins Returns" play that has given me my chance to shine. I still can't believe this is happening and I'm so thankful for it. I would also love to thank my mom for putting me in all these plays and finding the perfect Mary Poppins costume. Thank you for your devotion. I also want to thank my family for supporting me through thick and thin. I can't wait to see what the future holds for me. Thank you all so much." Stella Day as Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins Returns (Canyon Vista Elementary School) NYA Certificate Julianne Miller as Officer Lockstock in Urinetown (Sunset Theatre Company) NYA Certificate   Sophia Ruiz as Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins (Arts & Learning Conservatory) NYA Certificate Outstanding Lead Performance (College Division): Eriel Milan Brown as Catherine “Babe” Williams in The Pajama Game (UCI) NYA Certificate Max DeLoach as Sid Sorokin in The Pajama Game (UCI) NYA Certificate Paul Jasser as The Creature in Playing With Fire (Golden West College Drama) NYA Certificate Scott Keister as Frankenstein in Playing With Fire (Golden West College Drama) NYA Certificate Outstanding Supporting Performance (College Division): David Bradbury as Myron “Old Man” Hasler in The Pajama Game (UCI) NYA Certificate Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Musical:   Jasmine Amaral as Miss Honey in Matilda the Musical (Chadwick School) NYA Certificate Olivia Aniceto as Johanna in Sweeney Todd (Academy for the Performing Arts) NYA Certificate  Nina Blair as Johanna in Sweeney Todd (Broadway on Tour) NYA Certificate   Kira Corbalis as Mrs. Wormwood in Matilda the Musical (Chadwick School) NYA Certificate Jack Borenstein as Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast (Academy for the Performing Arts) NYA Certificate Nathan Camacho as Lucas Beineke in The Addams Family (Rancho Cucamonga High School) NYA Certificate   Sophia Del Rey as The Witch in Into the Woods (Broadway on Tour) NYA Certificate  Sophia Del Rey as Tobias Ragg (Voice) in Sweeney Todd (Broadway on Tour) NYA Certificate Brennan Eckberg as Gaston in Beauty and the Beast (Academy for the Performing Arts) NYA Certificate   Ryan Kim as Miss Trunchbull in Matilda the Musical (Chadwick School) NYA Certificate Will Logan as Cogsworth in Beauty and the Beast (Academy for the Performing Arts) NYA Certificate  Mia Rasinski as Beggar Woman in Sweeney Todd (Broadway on Tour) NYA Certificate  Jacob Tapia as Anthony Hope in Sweeney Todd (Broadway on Tour) NYA Certificate  Julia Thau as Chaperone in The Drowsy Chaperone (Redondo Union High School) NYA Certificate  Jayne Turner as Medda Larkin in Newsies (Yorba Linda Spotlight Theater Company) NYA Certificate Sage West as Penelope Pennywise in Urinetown (Sunset Theatre Company) NYA Certificate Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Play:  Kiki Akpakwu as Leanne in Puffs (Chadwick School) NYA Certificate  Chloe Buettner as Magda Berelzheimer in Don’t Tell Mother (Academy for the Performing Arts) NYA Certificate  Chloe Contador as Rikki Tickey in Don’t Tell Mother (Academy for the Performing Arts) NYA Certificate Luke Cuevas as Lem Davis in The Girl in the White Pinafore (Fullerton Union High School) NYA Certificate  Lauryn Headley as Judy Boone in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Academy for the Performing Arts) NYA Certificate Karina Hunt as Nadine Davis in The Girl in the White Pinafore (Fullerton Union High School) NYA Certificate Hayley Johnson as Ermengarde in The Matchmaker (Tri-School Theatre) NYA Certificate Mady Lopez as Mrs. White in Clue On Stage (Los Alamitos High School) NYA Certificate Cooper Miller as John Davis in The Girl in the White Pinafore (Fullerton Union High School) NYA Certificate Olivia Roselli as Tilly in She Kills Monsters (San Juan Hills High School) NYA Certificate Leah Schiffer as Judy in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Los Alamitos High School) NYA Certificate Kobe Takeda as Mr. Green in Clue On Stage (Los Alamitos High School) NYA Certificate Outstanding Supporting Performance (Junior Division): Naomi Castellon as Little Red Riding Hood in Into the Woods Jr. (Thurston Middle School) NYA Certificate Sophia Salinas as Mayzie La Bird in Seussical Jr. (Trinity Lutheran Christian School) NYA Certificate Bella Sardana as Margo in Bright Star (Sunset Theatre Company) NYA Certificate Maya Somers as Rhoda Penmark in The Bad Seed (Westminster Playhouse) NYA Certificate Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical:  Ava Encinas as Mrs. Tottendale in The Drowsy Chaperone (Redondo Union High School) NYA Certificate Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play: Kira Korbalis as Various Roles in Puffs (Chadwick School) NYA Certificate  Sydney Rincon as Mrs. Shears in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Academy for the Performing Arts) NYA Certificate Amanda Shea as Miss Cosy in GEEK! (Tesoro Theatre Arts) NYA Certificate Outstanding Featured Performance (Junior Division): Milan Jovanovic as Topsy Turvy in Mary Poppins Returns (Canyon Vista Elementary School) NYA Certificate Outstanding Ensemble: Bright Star (Sunset Theatre Company) NYA Certificate The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Los Alamitos High School) NYA Certificate  Don’t Tell Mother (Academy for the Performing Arts) NYA Certificate  The Drowsy Chaperone (Redondo Union High School) NYA Certificate Mamma Mia! (Archbishop Mitty) NYA Certificate Newsies (San Juan Hills High School) NYA Certificate  Newsies (Yorba Linda Spotlight Theater Company) NYA Certificate Puffs (Chadwick School) NYA Certificate Shrek the Musical (San Clemente High School) NYA Certificate Outstanding Ensemble (Junior Division): Mary Poppins Returns (Canyon Vista Elementary School) NYA Certificate Seussical Jr. (Trinity Lutheran Christian School) NYA Certificate The Wizard of Oz (Junior Thespian Productions) NYA Certificate Outstanding Costume Design: Kathi Benjamin for Sweeney Todd (Broadway on Tour) NYA Certificate Maddie Halliburton and Presley Nicholson for She Kills Monsters (San Juan Hills High School) NYA Certificate Sam Lapp, Faith Moore, Kellie Petrosian, Kendall Wood for GEEK! (Tesoro Theatre Arts) NYA Certificate Outstanding Lighting Design:  Darrell Clark for Matilda the Musical (Chadwick School) NYA Certificate Pamila Gray for Mamma Mia! (Archbishop Mitty) NYA Certificate Lexie Guzik for Medea (San Juan Hills High School) NYA Certificate Emma Meza for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Los Alamitos High School) NYA Certificate Outstanding Set Design:  Nigel Williams for Matilda the Musical (Chadwick School) NYA Certificate Outstanding Choreography:  Maddie Beanne for Newsies (Yorba Linda Spotlight Theater Company) NYA Certificate Susanna Vaughan for Shrek the Musical (San Clemente High School) NYA Certificate Outstanding Sound Design/Original Music: Andrew Green for GEEK! (Tesoro Theatre Arts) NYA Certificate Outstanding Youth Orchestra: Gypsy (Academy for the Performing Arts) NYA Certificate Outstanding Musical Direction: Tim Nelson for Sweeney Todd (Academy for the Performing Arts) NYA Certificate Outstanding Direction: John Blaylock for Sweeney Todd (Broadway on Tour) NYA Certificate Stacy Castiglione for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Los Alamitos High School) NYA Certificate Michael Despars and Genni Klein for The Girl in the White Pinafore (Fullerton Union High School) NYA Certificate Tim Nelson for Gypsy (Academy for the Performing Arts) NYA Certificate Robert Rotenberry for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Academy for the Performing Arts) NYA Certificate Robert Rotenberry Instagram: 
APA Instagram:
"I have been directing plays for a very long time and our production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time was a wonderful and unique show. The nature of the script and Christopher's journey allowed for a much more organic, creative and collaborative experience. The cast trusted me to follow my ideas and while it was very challenging and the most extensive rehearsals I have probably ever held they rose to the occasion and gave performances that stood out. I especially am indebted to my four leads Sean, Alisha, Lauryn and Ethan who rehearsed twice as much as the rest and made me very proud. I also would to thank Rob and the National Youth Arts for their continued support of our students." Doug Santana for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Archbishop Mitty) NYA Certificate  Melissa Staab for The Crucible (Redondo Union High School) NYA Certificate  Nigel Williams for Puffs (Chadwick School) NYA Certificate
* ...And the additional Nominees are ... * Outstanding Production: Big Fish (O.C.C.T.) NYA Certificate  The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Academy for the Performing Arts) NYA Certificate The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Archbishop Mitty) NYA Certificate The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Los Alamitos High School) NYA Certificate The Drowsy Chaperone (Redondo Union High School) NYA Certificate  Into the Woods (Broadway on Tour) NYA Certificate Mamma Mia! (Archbishop Mitty) NYA Certificate Medea (San Juan Hills High School) NYA Certificate  Newsies (Yorba Linda Spotlight Theater Company) NYA Certificate  Puffs (Chadwick School) NYA Certificate She Kills Monsters (San Juan Hills High School) NYA Certificate Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical: Amira Aiad as Jesus in Godspell (Los Alamitos High School) NYA Certificate Austin Arnwine as Shrek in Shrek the Musical (San Clemente High School) NYA Certificate Olivia Aniceto as Belle in Beauty and the Beast (Academy for the Performing Arts) NYA Certificate Brianna Baker as Doralee Rhodes in 9 to 5 (Redondo Union High School) NYA Certificate Karson Bollinger as Jervis in Daddy Long Legs (Yorba Linda High School) NYA Certificate Chloe Bryan as Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors in Concert (Laguna Beach High School) NYA Certificate Nicole Cuevas as Baker’s Wife in Into the Woods (South Hills Players) NYA Certificate Nick Daniel as Edward in Big Fish (O.C.C.T.) NYA Certificate Ian Decock as Will in Big Fish (O.C.C.T.) NYA Certificate Ava Encinas as Judy Bernly in 9 to 5 (Redondo Union High School) NYA Certificate McKenna Hamilton as Morticia in The Addams Family (Rancho Cucamonga High School) NYA Certificate Joe Hovanesian as Seymour Krelborn in Little Shop of Horrors in Concert (Laguna Beach High School) NYA Certificate Jordan Koo as Bobby Strong in Urinetown (Sunset Theatre Company) NYA Certificate Michael Liebig as Jack Kelly in Newsies (San Juan Hills High School) NYA Certificate Bella Mac as Hope Cladwell in Urinetown (Sunset Theatre Company) NYA Certificate Zack Mallgrave as Donkey in Shrek the Musical (San Clemente High School) NYA Certificate Presley Nicholson as Katherine Plumber in Newsies (San Juan Hills High School) NYA Certificate Elizabeth Scheffer as Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family (Rancho Cucamonga High School) NYA Certificate Jazmin Tanzy as Morticia Addams in The Addams Family (Rancho Cucamonga High School) NYA Certificate Sage West as Billy Cane in Bright Star (Sunset Theatre Company) NYA Certificate Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play: Charlie Besso as George in Our Town (Laguna Beach High School) NYA Certificate Logan Booth as Various Roles in The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Mission Viejo High School) NYA Certificate Peter Bucklin as Narrator in Puffs (Chadwick School) NYA Certificate  Chloe Contador as Alice in Alice in Wonderland (Academy for the Performing Arts) NYA Certificate Tobias Dervartanian as Various in The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Mission Viejo High School) NYA Certificate Mark Dessler as The Stage Manager in Our Town (Laguna Beach High School) NYA Certificate James Franklin as Oliver Rivers in Puffs (Chadwick School) NYA Certificate Louie Gallagher as Mr. Wadsworth in Clue On Stage (Los Alamitos High School) NYA Certificate Sam George as Cornelius in The Matchmaker (Tri-School Theatre) NYA Certificate Madisen Gomez as Mrs. Malloy in The Matchmaker (Tri-School Theatre) NYA Certificate David Graham as Barnaby in The Matchmaker (Tri-School Theatre) NYA Certificate Grant Halliburton as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet (San Juan Hills High School) NYA Certificate Connor Keithley as Jason in Medea (San Juan Hills High School) NYA Certificate Ryan Kim as Wayne Hopkins in Puffs (Chadwick School) NYA Certificate  Z’aree Loganbill as Serena in Two’s More Fun (Academy for the Performing Arts) NYA Certificate Cindy Meyer as Elizabeth Proctor in The Crucible (Redondo Union High School) NYA Certificate Liam Shannon as Various Roles in The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Mission Viejo High School) NYA Certificate Lily Shaw as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet (San Juan Hills High School) NYA Certificate Danny Sheikh as Various Roles in The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Mission Viejo High School) NYA Certificate  Alisha Sweeting as Siobhan in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Academy for the Performing Arts) NYA Certificate Alexa Tickenoff as Abigail Williams in The Crucible (Costa Mesa High School) NYA Certificate Zoë Waters as Emily in Our Town (Laguna Beach High School) NYA Certificate Montana Wood as Danya in GEEK! (Tesoro Theatre Arts) NYA Certificate Outstanding Lead Performance (Junior Division): Colson Barkley as Bert in Mary Poppins (Musical Theatre Orange County) NYA Certificate Marcus Brooks as Bert in Mary Poppins (Arts & Learning Conservatory) NYA Certificate Catherine Dickens as Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins (Musical Theatre Orange County) NYA Certificate Ayla Keller as Baker’s Wife in Into the Woods Jr. (Thurston Middle School) NYA Certificate Kayla Keppler as Gertrude McFuzz in Seussical Jr. (Trinity Lutheran Christian School) NYA Certificate Brooke Lattin as Cinderella in Into the Woods Jr. (Thurston Middle School) NYA Certificate Liam Majerus as Jack/Leerie in Mary Poppins Returns (Canyon Vista Elementary School) NYA Certificate Noah Neufeld as Baker in Into the Woods Jr. (Thurston Middle School) NYA Certificate Outstanding Lead Performance (College Division): Laurel Bollard as Belle in Beauty and the Beast (Cal State Fullerton) NYA Certificate Scott Keister as The Teacher in Acting: The First Six Lessons (Golden West College Drama) NYA Certificate Jalon Matthews as Bobby in Company (UCI) NYA Certificate Jack O’Leary as Beast in Beauty and the Beast (Cal State Fullerton) NYA Certificate Maggie Underwood as Protégé in Acting: The First Six Lessons (Golden West College Drama) NYA Certificate Outstanding Supporting Performance (College Division):  Gavin Huffaker as Cinderella's Prince/Wolf in Into the Woods (Broadway on Tour) NYA Certificate Dillon Klena as Gaston in Beauty and the Beast (Cal State Fullerton) NYA Certificate Maggie Underwood as Angel in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (Golden West College Drama) NYA Certificate Kristin White as Shy in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (Golden West College Drama) NYA Certificate Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Musical: Kate Bacon as Jimmy Ray Dobbs in Bright Star (Sunset Theatre Company) NYA Certificate Mitch Bell as Lord Farquaad in Shrek the Musical (San Clemente High School) NYA Certificate Jonah Camacho as Fester in The Addams Family (Rancho Cucamonga High School) NYA Certificate Canon Clevenger as George Banks in Mary Poppins (Arts & Learning Conservatory) NYA Certificate Kyle Colby as Crutchie in Newsies (Yorba Linda Spotlight Theater Company) NYA Certificate Skye Fielder as Crutchie in Newsies (San Juan Hills High School) NYA Certificate Sarah Fountain as Alice Beineke in The Addams Family (Rancho Cucamonga High School) NYA Certificate Lakshmi Garcia as Little Red Riding Hood in Into the Woods (South Hills Players) NYA Certificate  Rishi Golani as Crutchie in Newsies (Yorba Linda Spotlight Theater Company) NYA Certificate Brent Jasso as Aldolpho in The Drowsy Chaperone (Redondo Union High School) NYA Certificate Trent Lawson as Sam in Mamma Mia! (Archbishop Mitty) NYA Certificate Alexandria Magana as Alexandria in Godspell (Los Alamitos High School) NYA Certificate Genevieve McKenzie as Tanya in Mamma Mia! (Archbishop Mitty) NYA Certificate Cindy Meyer as Roz Keith in 9 to 5 (Redondo Union High School) NYA Certificate Payton Moore as Beggar Woman in Sweeney Todd (Academy for the Performing Arts) NYA Certificate Tori Peterson as John/Judas in Godspell (Los Alamitos High School) NYA Certificate Joe Saraceni as Tobias Ragg in Sweeney Todd (Broadway on Tour) NYA Certificate Stetson Torok as Robert in The Drowsy Chaperone (Redondo Union High School) NYA Certificate Kole Williamson as Judge Turpin in Sweeney Todd (Academy for the Performing Arts) NYA Certificate Maddy Young as Medda Larkin in Newsies (Yorba Linda Spotlight Theater Company) NYA Certificate Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Play: Sydney Barry as Sally Perks in Puffs (Chadwick School) NYA Certificate  Chloe Contador as Kyla in Two’s More Fun (Academy for the Performing Arts) NYA Certificate Mickey Guidimann as Mrs. Peacock in Clue On Stage (Los Alamitos High School) NYA Certificate Maddie Halliburton as Vera in She Kills Monsters (San Juan Hills High School) NYA Certificate Quinn Hasenkamp as Judy in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Archbishop Mitty) NYA Certificate  Lauryn Headley as Sarah Schmidt in Don’t Tell Mother (Academy for the Performing Arts) NYA Certificate Brielle Jenkins as Juror #4 in 12 Angry Jurors (San Clemente High School) NYA Certificate Holiday Jones as Lillith in She Kills Monsters (San Juan Hills High School) NYA Certificate Eileene Kim as Gertrude in The Matchmaker (Tri-School Theatre) NYA Certificate Michael Krager as Ambrose Kemper in The Matchmaker (Tri-School Theatre) NYA Certificate Garrett Lee as J Finch Fletchley in Puffs (Chadwick School) NYA Certificate Milo Mee as Ed in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Archbishop Mitty) NYA Certificate Fiona Meehan as Gwen in GEEK! (Tesoro Theatre Arts) NYA Certificate Emma Rhoades as Juror #7 in 12 Angry Jurors (San Clemente High School) NYA Certificate Leah Schiffer as Miss Scarlet in Clue On Stage (Los Alamitos High School) NYA Certificate Micah Schneider as Cedric/Voldy in Puffs (Chadwick School) NYA Certificate Chloe Schweer as Juror #10 in 12 Angry Jurors (San Clemente High School) NYA Certificate Steven Song as Harry in Puffs (Chadwick School) NYA Certificate Kobe Takeda as Ed in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Los Alamitos High School) NYA Certificate Hannah Thiel as Yvette in Clue On Stage (Los Alamitos High School) NYA Certificate  Ethan Wiersma as Ed Boone in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Academy for the Performing Arts) NYA Certificate Austin Zielenbach as Nurse in Medea (San Juan Hills High School) NYA Certificate Outstanding Supporting Performance (Junior Division): Wyatt Goodbrand as Michael Banks in Mary Poppins (Musical Theatre Orange County) NYA Certificate Kylie Harrison as Jojo in Seussical Jr. (Trinity Lutheran Christian School) NYA Certificate Reese Hewitt as Les in Newsies (Yorba Linda Spotlight Theater Company) NYA Certificate Ellie Lynch as Jane Banks in Mary Poppins (Musical Theatre Orange County) NYA Certificate Nathan Sitea as Jack in Into the Woods Jr. (Thurston Middle School) NYA Certificate Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical (College Division):  Sophia Barajas as Young Todd in Sweeney Todd (Broadway on Tour) NYA Certificate Steven Ruvalcaba as Lefou in Beauty and the Beast (Cal State Fullerton) NYA Certificate Marcus Veyette as Band Leader in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (Golden West College Drama) NYA Certificate Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical:  Kiki Akpakwu as Mrs. Phelps in Matilda the Musical (Chadwick School) NYA Certificate Brooke Eiesland as Kitty in The Drowsy Chaperone (Redondo Union High School) NYA Certificate Sara-Elise Faunce as Gingy in Shrek the Musical (San Clemente High School) NYA Certificate  Kaia Fister as Babette in Beauty and the Beast (Academy for the Performing Arts) NYA Certificate Savannah Hercules as Granny in Into the Woods (South Hills Players) NYA Certificate Emilie Lafontaine as Young Lucy in Sweeney Todd (Broadway on Tour) NYA Certificate Jaedynn Latter as Wardrobe in Beauty and the Beast (Academy for the Performing Arts) NYA Certificate Ryan Ortega as The Wolf in Into the Woods (South Hills Players) NYA Certificate Ace Pascual as Gangster #1 in The Drowsy Chaperone (Redondo Union High School) NYA Certificate Emma Rhoades as Dragon in Shrek the Musical (San Clemente High School) NYA Certificate Hunter Wedaa as Mr. Feldzieg in The Drowsy Chaperone (Redondo Union High School) NYA Certificate Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play:  Isabella Aparicio as Mrs. Alexander in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Academy for the Performing Arts) NYA Certificate Cian Eckman as Tituba in The Crucible (Costa Mesa High School) NYA Certificate Emma Engle as Marcy in GEEK! (Tesoro Theatre Arts) NYA Certificate Ashley Harris as Tituba in The Crucible (Redondo Union High School) NYA Certificate Daylene Higgins as Molly in GEEK! (Tesoro Theatre Arts) NYA Certificate Harper O'Loughlin as Apothecary in Romeo and Juliet (San Juan Hills High School) NYA Certificate Kellie Petrosian as Devil Cat #1 in GEEK! (Tesoro Theatre Arts) NYA Certificate Sarah Selznick as Devil Cat #2 in GEEK! (Tesoro Theatre Arts) NYA Certificate Connor Tell as Various Roles in Puffs (Chadwick School) NYA Certificate Chantell Thompson as Various Roles in Puffs (Chadwick School) NYA Certificate Outstanding Featured Performance (Junior Division): Malia LaBella as Daddy Cane in Bright Star (Sunset Theatre Company) NYA Certificate Kailani Melvin as Lucy in Bright Star (Sunset Theatre Company) NYA Certificate Harper Nicholas as Ellen in Mary Poppins Returns (Canyon Vista Elementary School) NYA Certificate Outstanding Ensemble: The Addams Family (Rancho Cucamonga High School) NYA Certificate Clue On Stage (Los Alamitos High School) NYA Certificate The Crucible (Redondo Union High School) NYA Certificate The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Archbishop Mitty) NYA Certificate GEEK! (Tesoro Theatre Arts) NYA Certificate Gypsy (Academy for the Performing Arts) NYA Certificate  Matilda the Musical (Chadwick School) NYA Certificate Sweeney Todd (Broadway on Tour) NYA Certificate Urinetown (Sunset Theatre Company) NYA Certificate Outstanding Costume Design: Kathi Benjamin for Into the Woods (Broadway on Tour) NYA Certificate Sophia Burick for Shrek the Musical (San Clemente High School) NYA Certificate Megan Ervoes for Mary Poppins Returns (Canyon Vista Elementary School) NYA Certificate Katie McKinley for Mamma Mia! (Archbishop Mitty) NYA Certificate  Kara McLeod for Matilda the Musical (Chadwick School) NYA Certificate Kara McLeod for Puffs (Chadwick School) NYA Certificate  Diane Rankin for Mary Poppins (Arts & Learning Conservatory) NYA Certificate Hannah Thiel for Clue On Stage (Los Alamitos High School) NYA Certificate Outstanding Lighting Design: David Block & Nolan Shirk for The Girl in the White Pinafore (Fullerton Union High School) NYA Certificate  Darrell Clark for Puffs (Chadwick School) NYA Certificate Pamila Gray for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Archbishop Mitty) NYA Certificate Max Guerrero, Max Vadas for GEEK! (Tesoro Theatre Arts) NYA Certificate  Caden Higgins for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Academy for the Performing Arts) NYA Certificate Kayla Louie for The Crucible (Redondo Union High School) NYA Certificate Outstanding Prop Design: Avery Ackerman, Emily Mitchell, Kayla Holliday, Cheyenne Stegall for The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Mission Viejo High School) NYA Certificate Outstanding Set Design: Anthony Cabello & Mark Rojo for The Girl in the White Pinafore (Fullerton Union High School) NYA Certificate Kaitlyn Campbell for Gypsy (Academy for the Performing Arts) NYA Certificate Marti Cohen, Sri Ghosh for Medea (San Juan Hills High School) NYA Certificate Blake Van den Eikhof for The Crucible (Redondo Union High School) NYA Certificate Nigel Williams for Puffs (Chadwick School) NYA Certificate Into the Woods (South Hills Players) Outstanding Choreography: Sophia Barajas for Sweeney Todd (Broadway on Tour) NYA Certificate Amanda Folena for Mamma Mia! (Archbishop Mitty) NYA Certificate Casey Garritano for Newsies (San Juan Hills High School) NYA Certificate April James, Heather Hoppus-Werner, Cara Jennings, Erik Hall, Hannah Nelson, Lizzy Richardson, Grant Rosen for Broadway 2019 Your Song (Los Alamitos High School) Diane Makas for Sweeney Todd (Academy for the Performing Arts) NYA Certificate Lindsey Stakoe Neumann for Urinetown (Sunset Theatre Company) NYA Certificate Jenny Moon Shaw and Lauren Ross for Mary Poppins (Arts & Learning Conservatory) NYA Certificate Melissa Staab for The Drowsy Chaperone (Redondo Union High School) NYA Certificate Kindra Windish for Matilda the Musical (Chadwick School) NYA Certificate Outstanding Fight Choreography: Richard Soto for GEEK! (Tesoro Theatre Arts) NYA Certificate Outstanding Sound Design/Original Music: Avi Block, Emily McCardell & Lily McWatters for The Girl in the White Pinafore (Fullerton Union High School) NYA Certificate Aaron Duncan-Schwartz for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Los Alamitos High School) NYA Certificate Aishah Flores, Cira Hernandez for Medea (San Juan Hills High School) NYA Certificate Adam Sack for Beauty and the Beast (Cal State Fullerton) NYA Certificate Julia Thau for The Crucible (Redondo Union High School) NYA Certificate Outstanding Youth Orchestra: Newsies (San Juan Hills High School) NYA Certificate Outstanding Musical Direction: Kevin Babuder for Matilda the Musical (Chadwick School) NYA Certificate Michelle Bourque for The Drowsy Chaperone (Redondo Union High School) NYA Certificate Christopher W. Smith for Newsies (Yorba Linda Spotlight Theater Company) NYA Certificate Outstanding Direction: Tom Amen for Playing With Fire (Golden West College Drama) NYA Certificate Kathy Cannarozzi Harris for The Unloved (Mission Viejo High School) NYA Certificate Cheryl Des Palmes for GEEK! (Tesoro Theatre Arts) NYA Certificate Cambria Graff for Newsies (San Juan Hills High School) NYA Certificate Charna Lopez for Newsies (Yorba Linda Spotlight Theater Company) NYA Certificate Kirsti McCleary for Shrek the Musical (San Clemente High School) NYA Certificate David Moellenkamp and Moana Dherlin for Broadway 2019 Your Song (Los Alamitos High School) NYA Certificate Jeanne Nellesen for The Wizard of Oz (Junior Thespian Productions) NYA Certificate Steve Neumann for Urinetown (Sunset Theatre Company) NYA Certificate Thomas Pike for Medea (San Juan Hills High School) NYA Certificate Jenny Moon Shaw for Mary Poppins (Arts & Learning Conservatory) NYA Certificate  Nigel Williams for Matilda the Musical (Chadwick School) NYA Certificate
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