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2022 - 2023 National Youth Arts Awards!
~ Arizona Ceremony ~ 
National Youth Arts is excited to finally begin announcing the winners and nominees of our 2022 - 2023 National Youth Arts Awards to honor outstanding work by youth in the arts. We apologize for the delay and are grateful for your patience. The 2023-24 awards will be posted soon as well, followed by the the awards for this past season. This year's award winners were selected from nominations by a panel of more than 40 judges and reviewers. In addition to the youth who performed in schools and youth arts companies, the awards are also considered for anyone age 18 and under who performed at a show reviewed by a judge, performers up to 22 years old and any students in college productions up to age 26 for our College Division categories, and all adults who participated in the youth productions backstage (directors, set designers, costume designers, etc.) and guest adult Performances in productions designed for youth. Thank you all for your incredible work and all the unforgettable entertainment!

We hope to schedule some live ceremonies again as we also begin announcing the 2023-24 awards in the coming days, meanwhile printable certificates can be downloaded from the awards page links below. We are also accepting submissions for the 2023-24 NYA Video Showcase through November with results announced in January 2025. 

NYA Alumni: During the 2023-24 season, former NYA award winners have been involved in more than 20 Broadway shows (including 1776, & Juliet, Almost Famous, Back to the Future, Bad Cinderella, Beetlejuice, The Book of Mormon, Cabaret, Come From Away, The Cursed Child, Dear Evan Hansen, The Heart of Rock and Roll, Here Lies Love, How to Dance in Ohio, Into the Woods, Jagged Little Pill, Kimberly Akimbo, The Notebook, The Outsiders, Parade, Six, Some Like It Hot, Waitress, Wicked), more than a dozen Off-Broadway shows (including Audrey, Between the Lines, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Civility of Albert Cashier, Fiddler on the Roof, Here There Be Dragons, Here We Are, Jersey Boys, The Jerusalem Syndrome, Kimberly Akimbo, Kinky Boots, The Office: A Musical Parody, Rescue Rue, Rewind, SAW, Scouts, Stranger Sings, and Three Sisters), more than two dozen National Tours (including 1776, & Juliet, Aladdin, American Girl Live, Anastasia, Annie, Back to the Future, Beautiful, Beetlejuice, Cats, The Cher Show, CoComelon Live, Company, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Dear Evan Hansen, Fiddler on the Roof, Frozen, Funny Girl, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, jagged little pill, Jesus Christ Superstar, Jurassic World Live, The Lion King, Motones & Jerseys, Oklahoma!, The Prom, Rudolph, Shrek, Waitress, Wicked, and The Wiz), several World Premieres including The Ballad of Johnny and June, Bhangin' It, Boop, Dark of the Moon, The Karate Kid, Love All, The Notebook, and The Outsiders, principal performers on more than 40 current or scheduled TV shows (including 9-1-1, 4400, Beef, Bunk'd, The Casagrandes, Chicago Fire, Dear Edward, Doogie Kamealoha, DuckTales, Dynasty, Emily in Paris, Firebuds, General Hospital, The Good Lawyer, Good Trouble, Gossip Girl, Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, High School Musical: The Musical, Industry, The L Word, The Lake, The Last Thing He Told Me, Law & Order: SVU, Madagascar: A Little Wild, The Mega-Brands That Built America, Nancy Drew, Only Murders in the Building, The Owl House, Pretty Freakin Scary, Pretty Little Liars, Puppy Place, The Righteous Gemstones, Shrinking, Stranger Things, Summertime, Temptations Island, Transformers: Earthspark, True Lies, Walker: Independence, Warped!, Wednesday, Welcome to Flatch, and Wu-Tang, as well as musical guest appearances on Jimmy Kimmel, The Late Late Show, and The Tonight Show), as well as principals in more than two dozen Films (including 99 Days, Asteroid City, Cocaine Bear, Darby of the Dead, Dark Harvest, The Dating Game, Do Revenge, Dungeons and Dragons, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, Honor Society, Joy Ride, The Little Mermaid, Mean Girls, MK Ultra, No Hard Feelings, Oppenheimer, A Pinch of Portugal, Prom Dates, Ray Donovan, Revenge for My Mother, A Rose for Her Grave, Shazam: Fury of the Gods, Spinning Gold, Strange World, True Justice Family Ties, Upgraded, and Wedding Season).

Award-winning alumni include five Tony Nominees, Julia Lester [2017] (Broadway: Little Red in Into the Woods, TV: Ashlyn in Disney+'s High School Musical: The Musical, Film: Prom Dates), Micaela Diamond [2015] (Broadway: Lucille Frank in Parade, Teenage Cher in Cher, TV: Peggy in Netflix's tick, tick...BOOM!), Ashley Park [2009 Winner] (Gretchen in Mean Girls, Mindy Chen in Emily in Paris), Emily Skeggs [2008] (Medium Alison in Fun Home) & Madeleine Foster Bersin [2010] as producer of What the Constitution Means to Me, as well as Casey Likes [2014,'16,'18,'19,'20] (Broadway: William Miller in Almost Famous, Marty McFly in Back to the Future, Film: Gene Simmons in Spinning Gold, Richie Shepard in Dark Harvest), Asher Angel [2013, '14, '15] (Film: Billy Batson in Shazam!, 99 Days, TV: Jonah Beck in Andi Mack), Myha'la Herrold [2012,'14,'15] (TV: Harper in Industry, Logan in Plan B, National Tour: The Book of Mormon), Lia McHugh [2018] (Film: Sprite in Marvel's Eternals), Gracie Abrams [2016,'17] (Music: Opening act for Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour), Grace Kinstler [2014] (3rd Place on American Idol Season 19), 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), Dylan Mulvaney [2012] (Days of Girlhood web series, National Tour: The Book of Mormon), Francesca Reale [2012] (TV: Heather in Stranger Things, Film: Dating and New York, Do Revenge, Strange World, Musica, Parachute, Creepers), Jordan Hull [2019] (TV: Angelica Porter-Kennard in The "L" Word, Film: Alex Sugerman in Hustle), Audrey Corsa [2012] (TV: Samantha Powell in All Rise, Rebecca in Poker Face, Zoe in Dear Edward), Emily Alyn Lind [2011,'13,'14] (TV: Audrey Hope in Gossip Girl, Film: Sankebite Andi in Doctor Sleep, Melanie in The Babysitter, Melody in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire), Kennedy McMann [2013, '14] (TV: Nancy Drew in The CW's Nancy Drew, Joni DeGroot in The Good Doctor), Brennyn Lark [2011] (Broadway: Eponine in Les Mis, Catherine Parr in Six, TV: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), and Grammy winner Ariana Grande [2009]

2023-24 NYA National Video Showcase accepting submissions through November!

Arizona Ceremony
NYA Awards | Nominees

And the Winners are ...

Outstanding Production:
The Addams Family (Horizon High School)  NYA Certificate
Anastasia (Chandler High School)  NYA Certificate
The Drowsy Chaperone
(Desert Stages Theatre)  NYA Certificate
Into the Woods (Chaparral High School)  NYA Certificate
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Limelight Performing Arts)  NYA Certificate
Once (Spotlight Youth Theatre)  NYA Certificate
SpongeBob SquarePants (Valley Youth Theatre)  NYA Certificate
Sweeney Todd (Greasepaint Youtheatre)  NYA Certificate
Zombie Prom (Casteel High School)  NYA Certificate

Outstanding Production (Junior Division):
Junie B. Jones (Valley Youth Theatre)  NYA Certificate

Artist of the Year:
* Hailey Laidig (Baker’s Wife in Greasepaint’s Into the Woods, Ellie Blake in Limelight’s Freaky Friday, Martha Dunnstock in DST’s Heathers, Pearl Crabs in VYT’s SpongeBob Squarepants)
  NYA Certificate
* Lily Nelson (The Drowsy Chaperone in DST’s The Drowsy Chaperone, Jo March in DST’s Little Women, Sister Mary Roberts in Hale Theatre’s Sister Act)
  NYA Certificate
* Bennett Smith (Dmitry in Chandler High’s Anastasia, Joseph in Limelight’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Anthony Hope in Greasepaint’s Sweeney Todd)
  NYA Certificate
* Katie Stone (Anya/Princess Anastasia in Anastasia and Angela in Trap @ Chandler High School, Johanna in Sweeney Todd @ Greasepaint Youtheatre)
  NYA Certificate
* Noah Sucato (Sweeney Todd in Greasepaint’s Sweeney Todd, Gaston in Greasepaint’s Beauty and the Beast, JD in DST’s Heathers)
  NYA Certificate

Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical:
Tessa Brethowr as Morticia Addams in The Addams Family (Arizona School for the Arts)
  NYA Certificate
DJ Coon as Veronica Sawyer in Heathers the Musical: Teen Edition (Desert Stages Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Brigham Davis as Beast in Beauty and the Beast (Ben Franklin High School)
  NYA Certificate
Owen Donsker as Benny Perkins in Hands on a Hardbody (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Ethan Doyle as SpongeBob SquarePants in SpongeBob SquarePants (Valley Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Isaac Greenland as JD in Heathers the Musical: Teen Edition (Starlight Community Theater)
  NYA Certificate
Charlie Hall as Man in Chair in The Drowsy Chaperone (Desert Stages Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Sydney Hassler as the Witch in Into the Woods (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
  NYA Certificate
Sydney Hassler as Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family (Arizona School for the Arts)
  NYA Certificate
Katelyn Karcher as The Witch in Into the Woods (Chaparral High School)
  NYA Certificate
Lainey Kenly as Cinderella in Into the Woods (Chaparral High School)
  NYA Certificate
Kate Kimball as Belle in Beauty and the Beast (Ben Franklin High School)
  NYA Certificate
Braiden Lee as Guy in Once (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Alaina Lish as Jane in Tarzan (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
William Lovell as Horton in Seussical (Valley Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Tre Moore as Joseph in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Limelight Performing Arts)
  NYA Certificate
Alyse Negroni as Elle Woods in Legally Blonde (Hamilton High School)
  NYA Certificate
Nora Palermo as Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
  NYA Certificate
Taylor Peel as Katherine Blake in Freaky Friday (Almost Famous Theatre Company)
  NYA Certificate
William Randles as The Baker in Into the Woods (Chaparral High School)
  NYA Certificate
Jaden Roesch as Cat in the Hat in Seussical (Valley Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Matt Snyder as Morticia in The Addams Family (Horizon High School)
  NYA Certificate
Marco Velasquez as Prince Harris in The Frog Prince (East Valley Children’s Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Zoey Waller as Girl in Once (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Jackson Wood as Jean Valjean in Les Misérables (Places Productions)
  NYA Certificate

Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play:
Patrick Mullen as Macbeth in Macbeth (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Kaitlyn Woodward as Chris Bean (Inspector) in The Play that Goes Wrong (Limelight Performing Arts)
  NYA Certificate

Outstanding Lead Performance (Junior Division):
Kate Donick as Bibsy Sulivan in Loving Lives (Starlight Community Theater)
  NYA Certificate
Luca Grasso as JoJo in Seussical (Valley Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Azra Anna Kearns as Matilda in Matilda (TheaterWorks)
  NYA Certificate
Brooklyn Martin as Moana in Moana Jr. (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Chloe Jean Minaker as Junie B. Jones in Junie B. Jones (Valley Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Cameron (Cami) Richards as Matilda in Matilda (Almost Famous Theatre Company) 
  NYA Certificate

Outstanding Lead Performance (College Division):
Savannah Foy as Sandy Cheeks in SpongeBob SquarePants (Musical Theatre of Anthem)
  NYA Certificate
Wardeh Hanna as Lady Macbeth in Macbeth (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Kayla King as Chris Bean (Inspector) in The Play that Goes Wrong (Limelight Performing Arts)
  NYA Certificate
Elias Matthews as Christopher in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (Fountain Hills Theater)
  NYA Certificate
Carter Neef as Wayne Hopkins in Puffs (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Josh Pike as Curly McClain in Oklahoma! (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate

Outstanding Supporting Performance (College Division):
Lyda Armistead as Janis Curtis in Hands on a Hardbody (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Jazlynn Damasco as Emma Borden in Lizzie (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Connor Olden as J Finch in Puffs (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Noelle Parent as Delilah Strict in Zombie Prom (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate

Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Musical:
Alexis Archer as Alice Beineke in The Addams Family (Horizon High School)
  NYA Certificate
Gianna Arrighi as Martha in The Secret Garden (Desert Foothills Theater)
  NYA Certificate
Bishop Bell as Fester Addams in The Addams Family (Arizona School for the Arts)
  NYA Certificate
Kate Broadbent as Delilah Strict in Zombie Prom (Casteel High School)
  NYA Certificate
Amaya Cooks as Countess Lily in Anastasia (Chandler High School)
  NYA Certificate
Raymond Cusick as Squidward Tentacles in SpongeBob SquarePants (Valley Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Colette Davis as Mayzie La Bird in Seussical (Valley Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Denver Dickenson, Jr. as Eddie Flagrante in Zombie Prom (Casteel High School)
  NYA Certificate
Olivia Feldman as Little Red in Into the Woods (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
  NYA Certificate
Mohika Gauani as Fantine in Les Misérables (Places Productions)
  NYA Certificate
Baylee Horvath as Martha Dunnstock in Heathers the Musical: Teen Edition (Starlight Community Theater)
  NYA Certificate
Maddie Jones as Kitty in The Drowsy Chaperone (Desert Stages Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Sofia Lindsey as Dowager Empress Maria in Anastasia (Chandler High School)
  NYA Certificate
Lucian Lombard as Orin in Little Shop of Horrors (Williams Field High School)
  NYA Certificate
Olivia Martinez as Various Roles in Runaways (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Mia McFarland as Mrs. Potts in Beauty and the Beast (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
  NYA Certificate
Isabella Menzel as Bridget Sullivan/Maggie in Lizzie (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Zoie Moller as Ado Annie in Oklahoma! (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Nixon Morton as Billy Flynn in Chicago (Canyon View High School)
  NYA Certificate
Alina Pierzga as Paulette Buonfonte in Legally Blonde (Hamilton High School)
  NYA Certificate
Genesis Sandoval as Mama Morton in Chicago (Canyon View High School)
  NYA Certificate
Sydney Vance as Alice Beineke in The Addams Family (Arizona School for the Arts)
  NYA Certificate
Sydney Vance as Beggar Woman/Lucy in Sweeney Todd (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
  NYA Certificate
Andrew Wildermuth as Eddie in Zombie Prom (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Lauren Youngstedt as Norma Valverde in Hands on a Hardbody (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate

Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Play:
Owen Aspinall as Oliver Rivers in Puffs (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Zoe Bauerle as Megan Jones in Puffs (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Jack McBride as Cedric & Zach in Puffs (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate

Outstanding Supporting Performance (Junior Division):
Ava Chiappetta as Denise (Perkins the Maid) in The Play that Goes Wrong (Limelight Performing Arts)
  NYA Certificate
Penny Ellis as Mary Lou in Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus (East Valley Children’s Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Avaani Lallian as Mae in Junie B. Jones (Valley Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Lucas Moran as Tobias Ragg in Sweeney Todd (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
  NYA Certificate
Lia Palmer as Cat in Honk! (Fuse Performing Arts)
  NYA Certificate
William Richardson as Lord Farquaad in Shrek Jr. (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate

Outstanding Featured Performance (College Division):
Noelle Parent as Various Roles in Puffs (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate

Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical:
Olivia Feldman as Pirelli in Sweeney Todd (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
  NYA Certificate
Jordan Gingell as Dan in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Limelight Performing Arts)
  NYA Certificate
Daymon Reidhead as Levi in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Limelight Performing Arts)
  NYA Certificate
Sophia Sanchez Rodriguez as Brooke in Legally Blonde (Hamilton High School)
  NYA Certificate

Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play:
Ian Gray as Lawyer in The Women of the Provincetown Players (Arizona School for the Arts)
  NYA Certificate

Outstanding Featured Performance (Junior Division):
Reagan Little as Pinocchio in Shrek Jr. (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Brody Robinson as Greylag in Honk! (Fuse Performing Arts)
  NYA Certificate

Outstanding Ensemble:
The Addams Family (Arizona School for the Arts)  NYA Certificate
Beauty and the Beast (Ben Franklin High School)  NYA Certificate
Heathers the Musical: Teen Edition (Desert Stages Theatre)  NYA Certificate
Into the Woods (Chaparral High School)  NYA Certificate
Into the Woods (Greasepaint Youtheatre)  NYA Certificate
Legally Blonde (Hamilton High School)  NYA Certificate
Lizzie (Spotlight Youth Theatre)  NYA Certificate
The Play that Goes Wrong (Limelight Performing Arts)  NYA Certificate
Puffs (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Oklahoma! (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Seussical (Valley Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
SpongeBob SquarePants (Musical Theatre of Anthem)
  NYA Certificate

Outstanding Ensemble (Junior Division):
Honk! (Fuse Performing Arts)
  NYA Certificate

Outstanding Costume Design:
Karol Cooper for Seussical (Valley Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Karol Cooper for SpongeBob SquarePants (Valley Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Emma England, Pat Kemp & Luann Roundy for The Lion King Jr. (Limelight Performing Arts)
  NYA Certificate
Aurelie Flores for Beauty and the Beast (Ben Franklin High School)
  NYA Certificate
Elizabeth Peterson for The Lion King Jr. (TheaterWorks)  NYA Certificate
Nicole Tatro for The Frog Prince (East Valley Children’s Theatre)
  NYA Certificate

Outstanding Lighting Design:
Jeff A. Davis for Seussical (Valley Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Dale Nakagawa for Sweeney Todd (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
  NYA Certificate

Outstanding Set Design:
Tanja Bauerle for The Drowsy Chaperone (Desert Stages Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Leah Silverman for Into the Woods (Chaparral High School)
  NYA Certificate

Outstanding Choreography:
Elyssa Blonder for The Drowsy Chaperone (Desert Stages Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Lyndsie Clymer for SpongeBob SquarePants (Musical Theatre of Anthem)
  NYA Certificate
Katie Czajkowski for Once (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Denver Dickenson for Zombie Prom (Casteel High School)
  NYA Certificate
Melanie Ellis and Kayleen Palmer for Beauty and the Beast (Ben Franklin High School)
  NYA Certificate
Emma England and Marie South for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Limelight Performing Arts)
  NYA Certificate
Nathalie Velasquez for Seussical (Valley Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Hillary Zbyszinski & Walter Hall for The Addams Family (Horizon High School)
  NYA Certificate

Outstanding Sound Design/Original Music:
Jacqueline Dunford for Willy Wonka Jr. (Phoenix Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Josh Hontz for Once (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate

Outstanding Hair/Makeup Design:
Emma England, Pat Kemp & Luann Roundy for The Lion King Jr. (Limelight Performing Arts)
  NYA Certificate
Cori L. Johnson for The Frog Prince (East Valley Children’s Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
DeAndrea Vaughn for The Lion King Jr. (TheaterWorks)
  NYA Certificate

Outstanding Musical Direction:
Mark Fearey for Seussical (Valley Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Elise W. Kurbat for Oklahoma! (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Mary Ellen Loose for Sweeney Todd (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
  NYA Certificate
John Luke Osorio for Freaky Friday (Almost Famous Theatre Company)
  NYA Certificate

Outstanding Film Direction (College Division):
Noah Lanouette for IRIS
  NYA Certificate

Outstanding Direction:
Brenda Batres for The Addams Family (Horizon High School)
  NYA Certificate
Bobb Cooper for Seussical (Valley Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Becca Courtney for Into the Woods (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
  NYA Certificate
Lucy Garner & Elise Stoffer for Puffs (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Kenny Grossman for Oklahoma! (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Kenny Grossman for Once (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Stephen Hohendorf for The Drowsy Chaperone (Desert Stages Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Stephanie Likes for Anastasia (Chandler High School)
  NYA Certificate
Tristin Miller & Morgan Goldberg for Freaky Friday (Almost Famous Theatre Company)
  NYA Certificate
Trevon Powell for Sweeney Todd (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
  NYA Certificate

Outstanding New Works:
Marcus Yi for The Frog Prince (East Valley Children’s Theatre)
  NYA Certificate


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

Outstanding Production:
The Addams Family (Arizona School for the Arts)  NYA Certificate
Beauty and the Beast (Ben Franklin High School)  NYA Certificate
Freaky Friday (Almost Famous Theatre Company)  NYA Certificate
Hands on a Hardbody (Spotlight Youth Theatre)  NYA Certificate
The Lion King Jr. (TheaterWorks)  NYA Certificate
Little Women (Musical Theatre of Anthem)  NYA Certificate
Lizzie (Spotlight Youth Theatre)  NYA Certificate
Macbeth (Spotlight Youth Theatre)  NYA Certificate
Oklahoma! (Spotlight Youth Theatre)  NYA Certificate
The Play that Goes Wrong (Limelight Performing Arts)  NYA Certificate
Puffs (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Seussical (Valley Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
SpongeBob SquarePants (Musical Theatre of Anthem)
  NYA Certificate

Outstanding Production (Junior Division):
Aladdin Jr. (Limelight Performing Arts)
  NYA Certificate
Honk! (Fuse Performing Arts)
  NYA Certificate

Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical:
Macy Bonnett as Belle in Beauty and the Beast (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
  NYA Certificate
Ava Cain as Velma Kelly in Chicago (Canyon View High School)
  NYA Certificate
DJ Coon as Cinderella in Into the Woods (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
  NYA Certificate
DJ Coon as Campbell in Bring It On (Limelight Performing Arts)
  NYA Certificate
Charlize Cornejo as Laurey Williams in Oklahoma! (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Bella Cucchetti as Lizzie in Lizzie (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Paige Erdmann as Katherine Blake in Freaky Friday (Limelight Performing Arts)
  NYA Certificate
Olivia Fearey as Gertrude McFuzz in Seussical (Valley Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Janaysha Garcia as Spookley in Spookley the Square Pumpkin (Valley Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Noelle Hammond as Jo March in Little Women (Musical Theatre of Anthem)
  NYA Certificate
Wylie Hawkes as Queen Mabo in The Frog Prince (East Valley Children’s Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Carson Hayes as Beast in Beauty and the Beast (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
  NYA Certificate
Mia Hurley as Donkey in Shrek Jr. (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Dante Johnson as Archibald Craven in The Secret Garden (Places Productions)
  NYA Certificate
Gavin Kennedy as Jonny in Zombie Prom (Casteel High School)
  NYA Certificate
Alaina Lish as Janet Van De Graaff in The Drowsy Chaperone (Desert Stages Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Emma Lorenzana as Matilda in Matilda (Sandra Day O’Connor High School)
  NYA Certificate
William Lovell as Patrick Star in SpongeBob SquarePants (Valley Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Declan Massey as Gomez Addams in The Addams Family (Arizona School for the Arts)
  NYA Certificate
Makenzie Massey as Roxie Hart in Chicago (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Morgan Massey as Veronica Sawyer in Heathers the Musical: Teen Edition (Starlight Community Theater)
  NYA Certificate
Hewitt Peterson as Emmett Forrest in Legally Blonde (Hamilton High School)
  NYA Certificate
Bella Quinn as Baker's Wife in Into the Woods (Chaparral High School)  NYA Certificate
Genesis Sandoval as Donna in Mamma Mia! (Canyon View High School)
  NYA Certificate
Declan Skaggs as Baker in Into the Woods (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
  NYA Certificate
Autumn Stanley as Sandy Cheeks in SpongeBob SquarePants (Valley Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Zoey Waldron as Roxie Hart in Chicago (Canyon View High School)
  NYA Certificate
Zoey Waller as Heather Stovall in Hands on a Hardbody (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Meredith Woodward as Katherine Blake in Freaky Friday (Limelight Performing Arts)
  NYA Certificate

Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play:
Meredith Arends as May Hooper in Loving Lives (Starlight Community Theater)
  NYA Certificate
Vincent Farley as Robert (Thomas) in The Play that Goes Wrong (Limelight Performing Arts)
  NYA Certificate
Lauren Martineau as Narrator in Puffs (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Maya McElhaney as Abigail Shipley in Loving Lives (Starlight Community Theater)
  NYA Certificate
Markus Rosendahl as Walter Steed in Loving Lives (Starlight Community Theater)
  NYA Certificate
Matt Snyder as Lenny Ganz in Rumors (Horizon High School)
  NYA Certificate

Outstanding Lead Performance (Junior Division):
Liam Garrett as Simba in The Lion King Jr. (TheaterWorks)
  NYA Certificate
Dolly Huffaker as Ida in Honk! (Fuse Performing Arts)
  NYA Certificate
Ridge Maxson as Ugly in Honk! (Fuse Performing Arts)
  NYA Certificate
Violet McLennan as Narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Limelight Performing Arts)
  NYA Certificate
Maddie Sue Miller as Ariel in The Little Mermaid (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Anna Scales as Matilda in Matilda (Desert Stages Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Anna Scales as Mary Lennox in The Secret Garden (Desert Foothills Theater)
  NYA Certificate

Outstanding Supporting Performance (College Division):
Lyda Armistead as Banquo in Macbeth (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Brian Fleisch as Mr. Feldzieg in The Drowsy Chaperone (Desert Stages Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
J.R. Momeyer as Eugene Crabs in SpongeBob SquarePants (Musical Theatre of Anthem) 
  NYA Certificate
Alec Pursell as Jud Fry in Oklahoma! (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Blake Sullivan as Agatha Trunchbull in Matilda (Almost Famous Theatre Company)
  NYA Certificate

Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Musical:
Ellie Anderson as Mayzie La Bird in Seussical Jr. (Desert Stages Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Katerina Anderson as Alice Russell in Lizzie (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Westley Caryl as Damian in Mean Girls (Limelight Performing Arts)
  NYA Certificate
Gabriel Celis as Gleb Vaganov in Anastasia (Chandler High School)
  NYA Certificate
Kylan Chait as Dr. Craven in The Secret Garden (Desert Foothills Theater)
  NYA Certificate
Luke Chester as Pugsley Addams in The Addams Family (Arizona School for the Arts)
  NYA Certificate
Izzy Cons as The Voice of the Plant in Little Shop of Horrors (Williams Field High School)
  NYA Certificate
Ellie Crandall as Miss Honey in Matilda (Almost Famous Theatre Company)
  NYA Certificate
Petra Milan Danek as Jack Scarecrow in Spookley the Square Pumpkin (Valley Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Sofia Douvikas as Heather Duke in Heathers the Musical: Teen Edition (Desert Stages Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Tristan Foushee as Crutchie in Newsies (Fountain Hills Youth Theater)
  NYA Certificate
Ian Gray as Agatha Trunchbull in Matilda (Desert Stages Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Casen Halpin as Paul in A Chorus Line (Musical Theatre of Anthem)
  NYA Certificate
Ryley Hansen as Warner in Legally Blonde (Hamilton High School)
  NYA Certificate
Lincoln Hoekstra as Jack in Into the Woods (Chaparral High School)
  NYA Certificate
Vanessa Hughes as Diana in A Chorus Line (Musical Theatre of Anthem)
  NYA Certificate
Ty Humphrey as Professor Callahan in Legally Blonde (Hamilton High School)
  NYA Certificate
Mia Hurley as Kelli Mangrum in Hands on a Hardbody (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Andrei Igdanes as Various Roles in Runaways (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Libby Ikesaki as Sheila in A Chorus Line (Musical Theatre of Anthem)
  NYA Certificate
Jennifer Kao as Vivian in Legally Blonde (Hamilton High School)
  NYA Certificate
Evan Kaushesh as Jack in Into the Woods (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
  NYA Certificate
AJ King as Amos Hart in Chicago (Canyon View High School)
  NYA Certificate
Grace Kuhn as Rafiki in The Lion King Jr. (East Valley Children’s Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Noelle Krugman as Lily in The Secret Garden (Desert Foothills Theater)
  NYA Certificate
Eeshan Kumar as Billy in Once (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Addi Lauder as Various Roles in Runaways (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Braiden Lee as Frank Nugent in Hands on a Hardbody (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Braiden Lee as Will Parker in Oklahoma! (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Alaina Lish as Miss Honey in Matilda (Desert Stages Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Jacob Maddock as Mr. Wormwood in Matilda (Almost Famous Theatre Company)
  NYA Certificate
Sophia Mengel as Various Roles in Runaways (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Zoie Moller as Miss Honey in Matilda (Sandra Day O’Connor High School)
  NYA Certificate
Owen Morris as Various Roles in Runaways (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Patrick Mullen as Fester Addams in The Addams Family (Horizon High School)
  NYA Certificate
Ryan Parker as Heather McNamara in Heathers the Musical: Teen Edition (Desert Stages Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Kendra Preston as Agatha Trunchbull in Matilda (Sandra Day O’Connor High School)
  NYA Certificate
Spencer Rich as Vlad Popov in Anastasia (Chandler High School)
  NYA Certificate
Colleen Sasser as Val in A Chorus Line (Musical Theatre of Anthem)
  NYA Certificate
Jay Schwab as Various Roles in Runaways (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Shane Sedivy as Various Roles in Runaways (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Declan Skaggs as Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
  NYA Certificate
Anyiah Smith as Ronnie McCowan in Hands on a Hardbody (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Nathan Sullivan as Judge Turpin in Sweeney Todd (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
  NYA Certificate
Savannah Swiatkowski as Heather Chandler in Heathers the Musical: Teen Edition (Desert Stages Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Marco Velasquez as Danny in Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus (East Valley Children’s Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Austin Watts as Kerchak in Tarzan (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Josh Williams as Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast (Ben Franklin High School)
  NYA Certificate
Jackson Wood as Dr. Neville Craven in The Secret Garden (Places Productions)
  NYA Certificate
Jeremy Wood as Dickon in The Secret Garden (Desert Foothills Theater)
  NYA Certificate
Jeremy Wood as Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland (Starlight Community Theater)
  NYA Certificate

Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Play:
Ghost Bravo as Jack Hopper in Loving Lives (Starlight Community Theater)
  NYA Certificate
Maddy Gillispie as Miss Gwynne in Merry Murders of Montemarie (Hamilton High School)
  NYA Certificate
Justin Kovesdy as Sidney in Merry Murders of Montemarie (Hamilton High School)
  NYA Certificate
Zoie Moller as Lady MacDuff in Macbeth (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Avery Ryberg as Rosie Pearl in Loving Lives (Starlight Community Theater)
  NYA Certificate
Abbi Spector as Harry Potter & Uncle Dave in Puffs (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Meredith Woodward as Denise (Perkins the Maid) in The Play that Goes Wrong (Limelight Performing Arts)
  NYA Certificate

Outstanding Supporting Performance (Junior Division):
Reagan Arsenault as Rafiki in The Lion King Jr. (TheaterWorks)
  NYA Certificate
Ellie Evans as Little Tom in Spookley the Square Pumpkin (Valley Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Shayla Forero as Annie (Stage Manager) in The Play that Goes Wrong (Limelight Performing Arts)
  NYA Certificate
McKinley Hyatt as Dot in Honk! (Fuse Performing Arts)
  NYA Certificate
Allison Kolstad as Bullfrog in Honk! (Fuse Performing Arts)
  NYA Certificate
Marco Morales as Yukon Cornelius in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Addison Nelson as Candyman in Willy Wonka Jr. (Phoenix Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
JR Riddle as Maui in Moana Jr. (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Olive VanSlyke as Sam the Snowman in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Canon Williams as Drake in Honk! (Fuse Performing Arts)
  NYA Certificate

Outstanding Featured Performance (College Division):
Jadyn Momeyer as Aunt March in Little Women (Musical Theatre of Anthem)
  NYA Certificate
Noelle Parent as Aunt March in Little Women (Desert Stages Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Bonnie Wanstreet as Various in Puffs (Actor’s Youth Theatre) 
  NYA Certificate

Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical:
Westley Armbrust as Postman in Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus (East Valley Children’s Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Benicio Bermudez as Douglas in Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus (East Valley Children’s Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Gabrielle Brouhard as Grandma Addams in The Addams Family (Horizon High School)
  NYA Certificate
Owen Donsker as Kurt Kelly in Heathers the Musical: Teen Edition (Desert Stages Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Eli Franklin as Beadle in Sweeney Todd (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
  NYA Certificate
Noelle Hammond as Pearl Crabs in SpongeBob SquarePants (Musical Theatre of Anthem)
  NYA Certificate
Chase Harris as Patchy the Pirate & Ensemble in SpongeBob SquarePants (Valley Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Eeshan Kumar as Ram Sweeney in Heathers the Musical: Teen Edition (Desert Stages Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Addysen Ortiz as Kristine in A Chorus Line (Musical Theatre of Anthem)
  NYA Certificate
Rosa Piña as Sour Kangaroo in Seussical (Valley Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Tyler Rae as Mysterious Man in Into the Woods (Chaparral High School)
  NYA Certificate
Ryan Schweitzer as Lurch in The Addams Family (Horizon High School)
  NYA Certificate
Nathan Sullivan as Narrator in Into the Woods (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
  NYA Certificate
Savannah Swiatkowski as Trix the Aviatrix in The Drowsy Chaperone (Desert Stages Theatre)
  NYA Certificate

Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play:
Arianna Barton as Silly One in The Women of the Provincetown Players (Arizona School for the Arts)
  NYA Certificate
Lizzie Davidson as Columbine in The Women of the Provincetown Players (Arizona School for the Arts)
  NYA Certificate
Graycn Gaffney as Scorned One in The Women of the Provincetown Players (Arizona School for the Arts)
  NYA Certificate
DJ Hammond as Various Roles in Puffs (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Phoenix Hays as Motherly One in The Women of the Provincetown Players (Arizona School for the Arts)
  NYA Certificate
Star Mahoney as Aunt Elvira in The Women of the Provincetown Players (Arizona School for the Arts)
  NYA Certificate
Alex Marin as Various Roles in Puffs (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Amaya Read as First Witch in Macbeth (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate

Outstanding Featured Performance (Junior Division):
Ezz el-Deen Ahsan as Flick in A Christmas Story (Desert Stages Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Jacquelyn Fuchs as Young Kangaroo in Seussical (Valley Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Brooklyn Martin as Lavender in Matilda (TheaterWorks)
  NYA Certificate
Maddie Sue Miller as Acrobat in Matilda (Desert Stages Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Sienna Stoll as Gingy in Shrek Jr. (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Miles VanSlyke as Young Rudolph in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Valerie Winch as Dragon in Shrek Jr. (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate

Outstanding Ensemble:
Anastasia (Chandler High School)
  NYA Certificate
Beauty and the Beast
(Greasepaint Youtheatre)
  NYA Certificate
Chicago (Canyon View High School)
  NYA Certificate
The Frog Prince (East Valley Children’s Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Limelight Performing Arts)  NYA Certificate
Loving Lives
(Starlight Community Theater)  NYA Certificate
Matilda (Desert Stages Theatre)  NYA Certificate
Property Rites (Hamilton High School)  NYA Certificate
Runaways (Spotlight Youth Theatre)  NYA Certificate
School of Rock (Starlight Community Theater)  NYA Certificate
The Secret Garden (Desert Foothills Theater)  NYA Certificate
Spookley the Square Pumpkin (Valley Youth Theatre)  NYA Certificate
Trap (Chandler High School)  NYA Certificate
Zombie Prom (Casteel High School)  NYA Certificate

Outstanding Ensemble (Junior Division):
Aladdin Jr. (Limelight Performing Arts)  NYA Certificate
Junie B. Jones (Valley Youth Theatre)  NYA Certificate

Outstanding Costume Design:
ANJ, Inc. for Macbeth (Spotlight Youth Theatre)  NYA Certificate
Lily Banks, Anna Spelleri for The Addams Family (Arizona School for the Arts)  NYA Certificate
Mickey Courtney for Into the Woods (Greasepaint Youtheatre)  NYA Certificate
Patti Dugger for The Lion King Jr. (East Valley Children’s Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Emma England for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Limelight Performing Arts)
  NYA Certificate
Thea Greaves, Andi Laney, Christy Dahl & Jacqueline Dunford for Willy Wonka Jr. (Phoenix Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Bridget Haley for Into the Woods (Chaparral High School)
  NYA Certificate
Karin Ikesaki for SpongeBob SquarePants (Musical Theatre of Anthem)
  NYA Certificate
Makayla Jewell for Heathers the Musical: Teen Edition (Desert Stages Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Alyssa Kidd, Faith Clark, Cat Graf for Property Rites (Hamilton High School)
  NYA Certificate
Angela Lavelle for Mary Poppins Jr. (Banzerini House)
  NYA Certificate
Diana Likes for Anastasia (Chandler High School)
  NYA Certificate
Beckett Mackay & Monica Snyder for The Addams Family (Horizon High School)
  NYA Certificate
Heather Riddle for The Drowsy Chaperone (Desert Stages Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Heather Riddle & Chanel Bragg for Lizzie (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Samantha Utpadel for Runaways (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Laura Wanstreet for Tarzan (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Audrey Wawro & Camden Wawro for Oklahoma! (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Trixie Wilmott for Little Women (Musical Theatre of Anthem)
  NYA Certificate

Outstanding Lighting Design:
Josh Hontz for Oklahoma! (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Thai Phillips & Isaak Pike for Little Shop of Horrors (Williams Field High School)
  NYA Certificate

Outstanding Set Design:
Rob Adams for Once (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Tanja Bauerle for Tarzan (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Peter Bish & Chase Budden for Into the Woods (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
  NYA Certificate
Emma England for Aladdin Jr. (Limelight Performing Arts)
  NYA Certificate
Noah Sucato, Rick Sandifer, Ally Baumin for Matilda (Desert Stages Theatre)
  NYA Certificate

Outstanding Choreography:
Katie Czajkowski for Lizzie (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Marley DeGroodt for Heathers the Musical: Teen Edition (Desert Stages Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Emma England for Aladdin Jr. (Limelight Performing Arts)
  NYA Certificate
Lauren Kobza for The Lion King Jr. (East Valley Children’s Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Tristin Miller & Melia Coury for Freaky Friday (Almost Famous Theatre Company)
  NYA Certificate
Tristin Miller & Melia Coury for Matilda (Almost Famous Theatre Company)
  NYA Certificate
Falin Ossipinsky for Oklahoma! (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Calli Overstreet for Honk! (Fuse Performing Arts)
  NYA Certificate

Outstanding Sound Design/Original Music:
Brian Honsberger for Seussical (Valley Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Josh Hontz for Oklahoma! (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Aldy Montufar for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Limelight Performing Arts)
  NYA Certificate
Joshua Rife for The Lion King Jr. (TheaterWorks)
  NYA Certificate
Ash Williams for The Addams Family (Horizon High School)
  NYA Certificate

Outstanding Hair/Makeup Design:
Karol Cooper for Seussical (Valley Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Karol Cooper for A Winnie-the-Pooh Christmas Tail (Valley Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Angel DeMichael for Lizzie (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Jacqueline Dunford for Willy Wonka Jr. (Phoenix Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Emma England for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Limelight Performing Arts)
  NYA Certificate
Maggie Gable, Sophie Griffith & Cyrus Kiadii for The Addams Family (Arizona School for the Arts)
  NYA Certificate
Ellie Lagergren for The Lion King Jr. (East Valley Children’s Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Beckett Mackay & Monica Snyder for The Addams Family (Horizon High School)
  NYA Certificate
Natalia Martin & Alli Irwin for Into the Woods (Chaparral High School)
  NYA Certificate
Amy Nelson for Tarzan (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Heather Riddle for The Drowsy Chaperone (Desert Stages Theatre)
  NYA Certificate

Outstanding Youth Orchestra:
Beauty and the Beast (Ben Franklin High School)
  NYA Certificate

Outstanding Musical Direction:
Vance Acker & Mutsumi Mori for Legally Blonde (Hamilton High School)
  NYA Certificate
Melissa Davis & Jackie Hammond for Winnie the Pooh KIDS (Musical Theatre of Anthem)
  NYA Certificate
Emma England for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Limelight Performing Arts)
  NYA Certificate
Andy Foree for Into the Woods (Chaparral High School)
  NYA Certificate
Elise W. Kurbat for Lizzie (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Elise W. Kurbat for Once (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Stephanie Likes for Anastasia (Chandler High School)
  NYA Certificate
Mary Ellen Loose for Into the Woods (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
  NYA Certificate
Tyler Thompson for The Drowsy Chaperone (Desert Stages Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Shawna Weitekamp for SpongeBob SquarePants (Musical Theatre of Anthem)
  NYA Certificate
Jeannette Winzeler for The Addams Family (Horizon High School)
  NYA Certificate
Cris Wo for Little Women (Musical Theatre of Anthem)
  NYA Certificate

Outstanding Direction:
Haylee Abney Otero for Beauty and the Beast (Ben Franklin High School)
  NYA Certificate
Lisa Barton Figueroa for Heathers the Musical: Teen Edition (Desert Stages Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Chanel Bragg for Lizzie (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Rob Chambers for The Addams Family (Arizona School for the Arts)
  NYA Certificate
Bobb Cooper for SpongeBob SquarePants (Valley Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Melissa Davis & Lyndsie Clymer for SpongeBob SquarePants (Musical Theatre of Anthem)
  NYA Certificate
Jacqueline Dunford & Steve Giles for Willy Wonka Jr. (Phoenix Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Emma England for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Limelight Performing Arts)
  NYA Certificate
Andy Foree for Into the Woods (Chaparral High School)
  NYA Certificate
Christian Graca for The Play that Goes Wrong (Limelight Performing Arts)
  NYA Certificate
Kenny Grossman for Runaways (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Chris Hamby for The Lion King Jr. (TheaterWorks)
  NYA Certificate
Jackie Hammond for Little Women (Musical Theatre of Anthem)
  NYA Certificate
Jessica Kishbaugh for Winnie the Pooh KIDS (Musical Theatre of Anthem)
  NYA Certificate
Renee Koher for Hands on a Hardbody (Spotlight Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate
Tristin Miller for Matilda (Almost Famous Theatre Company)
  NYA Certificate
Alyssa Pitner for Zombie Prom (Casteel High School)
  NYA Certificate
Meribeth Reeves for Junie B. Jones (TheaterWorks)
  NYA Certificate
Sandy Stones & Calli Overstreet for Honk! (Fuse Performing Arts)
  NYA Certificate
Nicole Thompson for Loving Lives (Starlight Community Theater)
  NYA Certificate
Christina Vail for Legally Blonde (Hamilton High School)
  NYA Certificate
Kendra VanWees for Chicago (Canyon View High School)
  NYA Certificate
Jason White for Chicago (Actor’s Youth Theatre)
  NYA Certificate