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2023 - 2024 National Youth Arts Awards!
~ Michigan Ceremony ~
 National
Youth Arts
is excited to begin announcing the winners and nominees of our 2023 - 2024 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 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, 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!
Michigan Ceremony
NYA Awards |
Nominees
And the Winners are ...
Outstanding Production:
Mamma Mia! (The Franke Center Youth Theater & Marshall High School)
NYA
Certificate
Mary Poppins (Grand Rapids Christian High School) NYA
Certificate
Mean Girls (Pioneer Theatre Guild) NYA
Certificate
Ragtime (Interlochen Arts) NYA
Certificate
Outstanding Production (College Division):
Guys & Dolls (University of Michigan) NYA
Certificate
Outstanding Dance Production:
The Nutcracker (The Marshall Community Ballet Company) NYA
Certificate
Artist of the Year:
* Chava Klayman (Baker’s Wife in Into the Woods, Laurey Williams in Oklahoma!, PTG FutureStars solo of Radiohead’s “Creep” @ Pioneer Theatre Guild)
NYA
Certificate
* Natalie Traynor (Donna Sheridan in Mamma Mia! and Medda Larkin in Newsies @ The Franke Center Youth Theater & Marshall High School,
and Hair/Makeup Designer for Something Rotten @ Marshall Civic Players)
NYA
Certificate
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical:
Marisa Andoni-Savas as Morticia Addams in The Addams Family (Pioneer Theatre Guild)
NYA
Certificate
Paul Butterfield as Nigel Bottom in Something Rotten
(Marshall Civic Players) NYA
Certificate
Lizzie Caldon as Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins (Grand Rapids Christian High School)
NYA
Certificate
Lucy Dineen as Wednesday in The Addams Family
(Pioneer Theatre Guild) NYA
Certificate
Elliana Ebner as Katherine Plumber in Newsies (The Franke Center Youth Theater & Marshall High School)
NYA
Certificate
Connor Egloff as Tateh in Ragtime (Interlochen Arts)
NYA
Certificate
Twila Fraser-Hewlett as Mother in Ragtime (Interlochen Arts)
NYA
Certificate
Ryan Murphy as Ren McCormack in Footloose (The Franke Center Youth Theater)
NYA
Certificate
Ethan Palms as Curly in Oklahoma! (Pioneer Theatre Guild)
NYA
Certificate
Margaret Rodgers as Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance (Marshall Civic Players)
NYA
Certificate
Myles Sturns-Thomas as Coalhouse Walker in Ragtime (Interlochen Arts)
NYA
Certificate
Katherine VanWienen as Ariel in The Little Mermaid (Lakeview High School)
NYA
Certificate
Lily Wright as Cady Heron in Mean Girls (Pioneer Theatre Guild)
NYA
Certificate
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play:
Gavin DeFillippo as Tito Merelli in Lend Me a Tenor (Grosse Pointe North High School)
NYA
Certificate
Ryan Lutes as Max in Lend Me a Tenor (Grosse Pointe North High School)
NYA
Certificate
Percy Greenfield as Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing (Grand Rapids Christian High School)
NYA
Certificate
Outstanding Lead Performance (Junior Division):
Julia Spaulding as Little Alison in Fun Home (Great Escape Stage Company)
NYA
Certificate
Outstanding Performance in a Dance Production:
Ellory Albrecht as Sugar Plum Fairy and Clara’s Mother in The Nutcracker (The Marshall Community Ballet Company)
NYA
Certificate
Maeley Hydrick as Auntie Drosselmeyer in The Nutcracker (The Marshall Community Ballet Company)
NYA
Certificate
Hallie Machalka as Clara in The Nutcracker (The Marshall Community Ballet Company)
NYA
Certificate
Outstanding Lead Performance (College Division):
Christopher Eastland as Wadsworth in Clue (Michigan State University)
NYA
Certificate
Alex Humphreys as Sarah Brown in Guys & Dolls (University of Michigan)
NYA
Certificate
Catie Leonard as Adelaide in Guys & Dolls (University of Michigan)
NYA
Certificate
Chad Marge as Nathan Detroit in Guys & Dolls (University of Michigan)
NYA
Certificate
Stephanie Prestage as Cecily Cardew in The Importance of Being Earnest (University of Michigan)
NYA
Certificate
Caleb Quezon as Hon. Gwendolen Farifax in The Importance of Being Earnest (University of Michigan)
NYA
Certificate
Diego Rodriguez as Sky Masterson in Guys & Dolls (University of Michigan)
NYA
Certificate
Madison Wiley as Pickles in The Great American Trailer Park Musical (Cornwell’s Professional Dinner Theatre)
NYA
Certificate
Outstanding Supporting Performance (College Division):
Audrey Andrews as Georgette in Bonnets (University of Michigan)
NYA
Certificate
Kaylin Gines as Prudence in Bonnets (University of Michigan)
NYA
Certificate
Sophia Karaz as Fortitude in Bonnets (University of Michigan)
NYA
Certificate
Tessa Kresch as Miss Scarlet in Clue (Michigan State University)
NYA
Certificate
Grace Lutenske as Wolcott in Bonnets (University of Michigan)
NYA
Certificate
Alyssa Maria Melani as Claire in Bonnets (University of Michigan)
NYA
Certificate
Tessie Morales as Webster in Bonnets (University of Michigan)
NYA
Certificate
Olivia Sinnott as Valerie in Bonnets (University of Michigan)
NYA
Certificate
Anna Yarnal as Mrs. Peacock in Clue (Michigan State University)
NYA
Certificate
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Musical:
Abby Bolas as Niki Harris in Curtains (Troy Theatre Ensemble)
NYA
Certificate
Lizzie Caldon as Mrs. Peacock in Clue (Grand Rapids Christian High School)
NYA
Certificate
Chase Crownover as Uncle Fester in The Addams Family (Pioneer Theatre Guild)
NYA
Certificate
Alexis Evans as Ado Annie Carnes in Oklahoma! (Pioneer Theatre Guild)
NYA
Certificate
Levi Feynewever as Mr. Green in Clue (Grand Rapids Christian High School)
NYA
Certificate
Ciara Funk as Rusty in Footloose (The Franke Center Youth Theater)
NYA
Certificate
Jasmine Iacullo as Sarah in Ragtime (Interlochen Arts)
NYA
Certificate
Anurag Komaragiri as Aaron Fox in Curtains (Troy Theatre Ensemble)
NYA
Certificate
Gunnar Ousley as Willard Hewitt in Footloose (The Franke Center Youth Theater)
NYA
Certificate
Lucas Phelps as George Banks in Mary Poppins (Grand Rapids Christian High School)
NYA
Certificate
Jake Sachs as Gaston in Beauty and the Beast (Grosse Pointe North High School)
NYA
Certificate
Gabby Thompson as Gretchen Wieners for Mean Girls (Pioneer Theatre Guild)
NYA
Certificate
Quin Welch as Father in Ragtime (Interlochen Arts)
NYA
Certificate
Lily Wright as Alice Beineke in The Addams Family (Pioneer Theatre Guild)
NYA
Certificate
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Play:
Benjamin Perry as Captain Arthur Keller in The Miracle Worker (Lakeview High School)
NYA
Certificate
Naomi Player as Amy March in Little Women (Troy Theatre Ensemble)
NYA
Certificate
Katherine VanWienen as Kate Keller in The Miracle Worker (Lakeview High School)
NYA
Certificate
Outstanding Supporting Performance (Junior Division):
Monroe Melton as Soldier Doll in The Nutcracker (The Marshall Community Ballet Company)
NYA
Certificate
Outstanding Featured Performance (College Division):
Cole Newburg as Joey Biltmore in Guys & Dolls (University of Michigan)
NYA
Certificate
Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical:
Detola Badmus as Booker T. Washington in Ragtime (Interlochen Arts)
NYA
Certificate
Alexandra Dreszer as Evelyn Nesbit in Ragtime (Interlochen Arts)
NYA
Certificate
Outstanding Featured Performance (Junior Division):
Nery Figueredo as Charon in The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical (The Franke Center Youth Theater)
NYA
Certificate
Outstanding Choral Performance:
Lucy Dineen & Teddy Tolbert for “Fall in Line” at
PTG FutureStars 2023 (Pioneer Theatre Guild) NYA
Certificate
Outstanding Solo Dance Performance:
Madeline Kue for “King” in Spring Recital (360 Dance Company)
NYA
Certificate
Hallie Machalka for “Don’t Stop Me Now” in Spring Recital (360 Dance Company)
NYA
Certificate
Outstanding New Song:
Ada Leann for GET OVER U NYA
Certificate
Outstanding Ensemble:
The Addams Family (Pioneer Theatre Guild)
NYA
Certificate
Beauty and the Beast (Grosse Pointe North High School)
NYA
Certificate
Clue (Grand Rapids Christian High School)
NYA
Certificate
Curtains (Troy Theatre Ensemble)
NYA
Certificate
Footloose (The Franke Center Youth Theater)
NYA
Certificate
The Little Mermaid (Lakeview High School)
NYA
Certificate
Oklahoma! (Pioneer Theatre Guild)
NYA
Certificate
Outstanding Ensemble (Junior Division):
The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical (The Franke Center Youth Theater)
NYA
Certificate
Outstanding College Ensemble:
Bonnets (University of Michigan)
NYA
Certificate
Clue (Michigan State University)
NYA
Certificate
Outstanding Costume Design:
Mallory Edgell for Bonnets (University of Michigan)
NYA
Certificate
Caitlin Eldred for Ragtime (Interlochen Arts)
NYA
Certificate
Michael A. Gravame for Beauty and the Beast (Grosse Pointe North High School)
NYA
Certificate
Outstanding Lighting Design:
Elliana Ebner & Jack Teikele for Mamma Mia! (The Franke Center Youth Theater & Marshall High School)
NYA
Certificate
Outstanding Set Design:
Chris Cook for Mary Poppins (Grand Rapids Christian High School)
NYA
Certificate
Outstanding Choreography:
Angela Gerten, Ella Hilton, Helene Hilton, Tricia Hilton, Beau Hutchings, Colleen McElroy, Brianna Novak for
The Nutcracker (The Marshall Community Ballet Company)
NYA
Certificate
Tricia Hilton for Newsies (The Franke Center Youth Theater & Marshall High School)
NYA
Certificate
Mara Newbery Greer for Guys & Dolls (University of Michigan)
NYA
Certificate
Beau Hutchings & Kathryn Grable for Footloose (The Franke Center Youth Theater)
NYA
Certificate
Outstanding Sound Design/Original Music:
Patrick Schrock for Oklahoma! (Pioneer Theatre Guild)
NYA
Certificate
Outstanding Hair/Makeup Design:
Arie Hubbard for Back to the 80’s (Olivet High School)
NYA
Certificate
Outstanding Musical Direction:
Dr. Laura Gilbertson for Footloose (The Franke Center Youth Theater)
NYA
Certificate
Duncan McConaughey for Oklahoma! (Pioneer Theatre Guild)
NYA
Certificate
Daniel P. Ryan for Ragtime (Interlochen Arts)
NYA
Certificate
Outstanding Direction:
Jennifer Conley Darling for Footloose (The Franke Center Youth Theater)
NYA
Certificate
Tricia Hilton & Brianna Novak for The Nutcracker (The Marshall Community Ballet Company)
NYA
Certificate
Priscilla Lindsay for Bonnets (University of Michigan)
NYA
Certificate
Justin Lee Miller & Joyce Chittick for Ragtime (Interlochen Arts)
NYA
Certificate
Oluchi Nwaokorie for Mean Girls (Pioneer Theatre Guild)
NYA
Certificate
* ...And the additional
Nominees are ... *
Outstanding Production:
The Addams Family (Pioneer Theatre Guild) NYA
Certificate
Beauty and the Beast (Grosse Pointe North High School) NYA
Certificate
Clue (Grand Rapids Christian High School) NYA
Certificate
Curtains (Troy Theatre Ensemble) NYA
Certificate
Footloose (The Franke Center Youth Theater) NYA
Certificate
The Little Mermaid (Lakeview High School) NYA
Certificate
Oklahoma! (Pioneer Theatre Guild) NYA
Certificate
Outstanding Production (College Division):
Bonnets (University of Michigan) NYA
Certificate
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical:
Samuel Aviles as Gomez Addams in The Addams Family (Pioneer Theatre Guild)
NYA
Certificate
Isabeli Buendia as Witch in Into the Woods (Pioneer Theatre Guild)
NYA
Certificate
Connor Casey as Baker in Into the Woods (Pioneer Theatre Guild)
NYA
Certificate
Avani Davis as Belle in Beauty and the Beast (Grosse Pointe North High School)
NYA
Certificate
Lucy Dineen as Cinderella in Into the
Woods ( Pioneer Theatre Guild) NYA
Certificate
Levi Fynewever as Bert in Mary Poppins (Grand Rapids Christian High School)
NYA
Certificate
Lucy Gensch as Ariel Moore in Footloose (The Franke Center Youth Theater)
NYA
Certificate
Lucy Gensch as Sophie Sheridan in Mamma Mia! (The Franke Center Youth Theater & Marshall High School)
NYA
Certificate
Ryan Lutes as Beast in Beauty and the Beast (Grosse Pointe North High School)
NYA
Certificate
Ryan Murphy as Jack Kelly in Newsies (The Franke Center Youth Theater & Marshall High School)
NYA
Certificate
George Pyatt as Grover in The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical (The Franke Center Youth Theater)
NYA
Certificate
Patrick Mahoney as Lieutenant Frank Cioffi in Curtains (Troy Theatre Ensemble)
NYA
Certificate
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play:
Sema Frantz as Annie Sullivan in The Miracle Worker (Lakeview High
School) NYA
Certificate
Grace Haugk as Jo March in Little Women (Troy Theatre Ensemble) NYA
Certificate
Maya Looney as Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker (Lakeview High
School) NYA
Certificate
Lucas Phelps as Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing (Grand Rapids
Christian High School) NYA
Certificate
Outstanding Lead Performance (Junior Division):
Dean Haroff as Percy Jackson in The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical (The Franke Center Youth Theater)
NYA
Certificate
Reegan Lehman as Annabeth in The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical (The Franke Center Youth Theater)
NYA
Certificate
Outstanding Performance in a Dance Production:
Mary Claire Davis as Snow Princess in The Nutcracker (The Marshall Community Ballet Company)
NYA
Certificate
Jackson Graeber as Uncle Drosselmeyer, Arabian Soloist and King in The Nutcracker
(The Marshall Community Ballet Company) NYA
Certificate
Amelia Kotas as Snow Queen in The Nutcracker (The Marshall Community Ballet Company)
NYA
Certificate
Brooke Woodworth as Flower Soloist in The Nutcracker (The Marshall Community Ballet Company)
NYA
Certificate
Zadie Zuehlke as Dew Drop soloist in The Nutcracker (The Marshall Community Ballet Company)
NYA
Certificate
Outstanding Lead Performance (College Division):
Jillian Bentley as Olivia in Twelfth Night (Albion College) NYA
Certificate
Michael Fabisch as Jack Worthing in The Importance of Being Earnest (University of Michigan)
NYA
Certificate
Orion Hower as Viola in Twelfth Night (Albion College) NYA
Certificate
Caleb McArthur as Algernon Moncrieff in The Importance of Being Earnest (University of Michigan)
NYA
Certificate
Outstanding Supporting Performance (College Division):
Ben Corsi as Mr. Green in Clue (Michigan State University) NYA
Certificate
Davey Burton Midkiff as Nicely-Nicely Johnson in Guys & Dolls (University of Michigan)
NYA
Certificate
Angel Ordonez as Miss Prism in The Importance of Being Earnest (University of Michigan)
NYA
Certificate
Tyler Radze as Colonel Mustard in Clue (Michigan State University)
NYA
Certificate
Tomias Robinson as Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest (University of Michigan)
NYA
Certificate
Seray Sezgen as Mrs. White in Clue (Michigan State University) NYA
Certificate
Ethan Van Slyke as Benny Southstreet in Guys & Dolls (University of Michigan)
NYA
Certificate
Brady Zalac as Malvolio in Twelfth Night (Albion College) NYA
Certificate
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Musical:
Mia Abbasi as Karen Smith in Mean Girls (Pioneer Theatre Guild) NYA
Certificate
Bella Albarran as Ruth in The Pirates of Penzance (Marshall Civic Players)
NYA
Certificate
Ella Anderson as Jane Banks in Mary Poppins (Grand Rapids Christian High School)
NYA
Certificate
Marisa Andoni-Savas as Regina George in Mean Girls (Pioneer Theatre Guild)
NYA
Certificate
Brady Anthony as Mr. Brunner aka Chiron in The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical (The Franke Center Youth Theater)
NYA
Certificate
Shannon Barba as Sky in Mamma Mia! (The Franke Center Youth Theater & Marshall High School)
NYA
Certificate
Jaden Burman as Damian in Mean Girls (Pioneer Theatre Guild) NYA
Certificate
Chase Crownover as Aaron Samuels in Mean Girls (Pioneer Theatre Guild)
NYA
Certificate
Chase Crownover as Will Parker in Oklahoma! (Pioneer Theatre Guild)
NYA
Certificate
Gavin DeFillippo as Cogsworth in Beauty and the Beast (Grosse Pointe North High School)
NYA
Certificate
Olivia Essebaggers as Bambi Bernet in Curtains (Troy Theatre Ensemble)
NYA
Certificate
Eleanor Farrell as Janis Sarkisian in Mean Girls (Pioneer Theatre Guild)
NYA
Certificate
Lilamae Frank as Scuttle in The Little Mermaid (Lakeview High School)
NYA
Certificate
Kiara Gilmore as Carmen Bernstein in Curtains (Troy Theatre Ensemble)
NYA
Certificate
Ben Graham as Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast (Grosse Pointe North High School)
NYA
Certificate
Chance Hamilton as Major-General Stanley in The Pirates of Penzance (Marshall Civic Players)
NYA
Certificate
Tessa Hanrath as Little Red Riding Hood in Into the Woods (Pioneer Theatre Guild)
NYA
Certificate
Elyse Heetebrij as Miss Scarlet in Clue (Grand Rapids Christian High School)
NYA
Certificate
Stephen Klepper as Sam Carmichael in Mamma Mia! (The Franke Center Youth Theater & Marshall High School)
NYA
Certificate
Ben Miller as Younger Brother in Ragtime (Interlochen Arts) NYA
Certificate
Emmanuel Morgan as Jack in Into the Woods (Pioneer Theatre Guild)
NYA
Certificate
Lucas Phelps as Colonel Mustard in Clue (Grand Rapids Christian High School)
NYA
Certificate
Chloe Phillips as Ursula in The Little Mermaid (Lakeview High School)
NYA
Certificate
Natalie Poortenga as Winifred Banks in Mary Poppins (Grand Rapids Christian High School)
NYA
Certificate
Zain Rahim as Ali Hakim in Oklahoma! (Pioneer Theatre Guild) NYA
Certificate
Luis Rodriguez as Sebastian in The Little Mermaid (Lakeview High School)
NYA
Certificate
Nova Schnitzler as Tanya in Mamma Mia! (The Franke Center Youth Theater & Marshall High School)
NYA
Certificate
Gabriel Semrau as Jud Fry in Oklahoma! (Pioneer Theatre Guild) NYA
Certificate
Sophia Shapic as Georgia Hendricks in Curtains (Troy Theatre Ensemble)
NYA
Certificate
Bryce Snow as Michael Feldman in Back to the 80’s (Olivet High School)
NYA
Certificate
Alaina Stafford as Rosie in Mamma Mia! (The Franke Center Youth Theater & Marshall High School)
NYA
Certificate
Joseph Steele as Mr. D, AKA Dionysus in The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical
(The Franke Center Youth Theater) NYA
Certificate
Isabella Strader as Ms. Sheena Brannigan in Back to the 80’s (Olivet High School)
NYA
Certificate
Gabby Thompson as Pugsley Addams in The Addams Family (Pioneer Theatre Guild)
NYA
Certificate
Mollie Weaver as Clarisse in The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical (The Franke Center Youth Theater)
NYA
Certificate
Naima Wright as Mrs. Potts in Beauty and the Beast (Grosse Pointe North High School)
NYA
Certificate
Anna Ydenberg as Michael Banks in Mary Poppins (Grand Rapids Christian High School)
NYA
Certificate
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Play:
Ben Bierma as Don John in Much Ado About Nothing (Grand Rapids Christian High School)
NYA
Certificate
Marisa Licavoli as Maria Merelli in Lend Me a Tenor (Grosse Pointe North High School)
NYA
Certificate
Susannah TenHuisen as Leonata in Much Ado About Nothing (Grand Rapids Christian High School)
NYA
Certificate
Gage VanDyke as King of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland (Harper Creek High School)
NYA
Certificate
Zeke VanSchepen as Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing (Grand Rapids Christian High School)
NYA
Certificate
Silas Wooten as Henry Saunders in Lend Me a Tenor (Grosse Pointe North High School)
NYA
Certificate
Outstanding Supporting Performance (Junior Division):
Alaina Dysinger as Les in Newsies (The Franke Center Youth Theater & Marshall High School)
NYA
Certificate
Jack Marsh as Beach Sergeant in The Pirates of Penzance (Marshall Civic Players)
NYA
Certificate
Lennon Peluso as Little Boy in Ragtime (Interlochen Arts)
NYA
Certificate
Sabrina Sztykiel as Little Girl in Ragtime (Interlochen Arts)
NYA
Certificate
Anna Thompson as Icicle Duet in The Nutcracker (The Marshall Community Ballet Company)
NYA
Certificate
Outstanding Featured Performance (College Division):
Nick Aiello as Big Jule in Guys & Dolls (University of Michigan)
NYA
Certificate
Lleyton Allen as Arvide Abernathy in Guys & Dolls (University of Michigan)
NYA
Certificate
Joie Culligan as Yvette in Clue (Michigan State University)
NYA
Certificate
Kristabel Kenta-Bibi as General Matilda Cartwright in Guys & Dolls (University of Michigan)
NYA
Certificate
Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical:
Aeja Barrows as Sarah’s Friend in Ragtime (Interlochen Arts)
NYA
Certificate
Nico Bennett as Harry Houdini in Ragtime (Interlochen Arts)
NYA
Certificate
Vincent Byrne as Lurch in The Addams Family (Pioneer Theatre Guild)
NYA
Certificate
Grace Cooperstein as Emma Goldman in Ragtime (Interlochen Arts)
NYA
Certificate
Noah Crase as Henry Ford in Ragtime (Interlochen Arts)
NYA
Certificate
Anissa Faison as Ensemble, Featured Dancer in Curtains (Troy Theatre Ensemble)
NYA
Certificate
Ciara Funk as Spot Conlon in Newsies (The Franke Center Youth Theater
& Marshall High School) NYA
Certificate
Maddie Gaines as Dream Laurey in Oklahoma! (Pioneer Theatre Guild)
NYA
Certificate
Kate Groves as Grandma in The Addams Family (Pioneer Theatre Guild)
NYA
Certificate
Audrey Hill as Ms. Norbury in Mean Girls (Pioneer Theatre Guild)
NYA
Certificate
Shane Klepper as Chuck Cranston in Footloose (The Franke Center Youth Theater)
NYA
Certificate
Eliza MacQuaig as Wendy Jo in Footloose (The Franke Center Youth Theater)
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Remee Morse as Race in Newsies (The Franke Center Youth Theater & Marshall High School)
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Benjamin Perry as King Triton in The Little Mermaid (Lakeview High School)
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Kaya Oswald as Urleen in Footloose (The Franke Center Youth Theater)
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Zain Rahim as The Wolf in Into the Woods (Pioneer Theatre Guild)
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Outstanding Featured Performance (Junior Division):
Evelyn Fowler as Aunt Em, AKA Medusa in The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical (The Franke Center Youth Theater)
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Betty Giesen as Hades in The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical (The Franke Center Youth Theater)
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Elena Reed as The Oracle in The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical (The Franke Center Youth Theater)
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Outstanding Choral Performance:
Connor Casey and Ethan Palms for John Legend/Sam Smith’s “Lay Me Down”
at PTG FutureStars 2023 (Pioneer Theatre Guild) NYA
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Eden Kline and Jaylee Oeschger for Rihanna’s “Lift Me Up”
at PTG FutureStars 2023 (Pioneer Theatre Guild)
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Outstanding Solo Dance Performance:
Mary Claire Davis for “Love Like This” in Spring Recital (360 Dance Company)
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Leah DeLoof for “Sign of the Times” in Spring Recital (360 Dance Company)
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Outstanding Ensemble:
Into the Woods (Pioneer Theatre Guild)
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Lend Me a Tenor (Grosse Pointe North High School)
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Mamma Mia! (The Franke Center Youth Theater & Marshall High School)
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Mary Poppins (Grand Rapids Christian High School)
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Mean Girls (Pioneer Theatre Guild)
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Newsies (The Franke Center Youth Theater & Marshall High School)
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The Pirates of Penzance (Marshall Civic Players)
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Ragtime (Interlochen Arts) NYA
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Outstanding College Ensemble:
Guys & Dolls (University of Michigan)
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Twelfth Night (Albion College) NYA
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Outstanding Costume Design:
Tayler Barnard for Back to the 80’s (Olivet High School)
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Jennifer Butterfield and Sheila Stafford for Mamma Mia! (The Franke Center Youth Theater & Marshall High School)
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Michael A. Gravame for Lend Me a Tenor (Grosse Pointe North High School)
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Hayden Keene for The Addams Family (Pioneer Theatre Guild)
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Vince Kelley for Curtains (Troy Theatre Ensemble)
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Vince Kelley for Little Women (Troy Theatre Ensemble)
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Taylor Pfenning for Guys & Dolls (University of Michigan) NYA
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Claire Prins for Mary Poppins (Grand Rapids Christian High School)
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Melanie Russcher for The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical (The Franke Center Youth Theater)
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Outstanding Lighting Design:
Matthew P. Benjamin for Ragtime (Interlochen Arts)
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Ian Hyatt for Mean Girls (Pioneer Theatre Guild)
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Chloe Seare for The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical (The Franke Center Youth Theater)
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Outstanding Set Design:
Tim Brown for Guys & Dolls (University of Michigan)
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Elinore Dake for Ragtime (Interlochen Arts)
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Kiah Kayser for Twelfth Night (Albion College)
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Mysti Plummer for The Addams Family (Pioneer Theatre Guild)
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Jake Turner for Little Women (Troy Theatre Ensemble)
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Much Ado About Nothing (Grand Rapids Christian High School)
Outstanding Choreography:
Abigail Aziz for Mean Girls (Pioneer Theatre Guild)
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Alexis Ballard & Bri Berning for The Little Mermaid (Lakeview High School)
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Joyce Chittick for Ragtime (Interlochen Arts)
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Beau Hutchings for Mamma Mia! (The Franke Center Youth Theater & Marshall High School)
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Logan Krushinski for The Addams Family (Pioneer Theatre Guild)
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Luke Mannikus and Caleb McArthur for Oklahoma! (Pioneer Theatre Guild)
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Torrey Thomas for Mary Poppins (Grand Rapids Christian High School)
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Molly Zaleski for Curtains (Troy Theatre Ensemble)
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Outstanding Sound Design:
Robert Cracknell for Ragtime (Interlochen Arts)
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Outstanding Hair/Makeup Design:
Bri Berning, Valoree Boyer, Anne Perry, Carrie Phillips, Erica Rose, Kayanna Smith for
The Little Mermaid (Lakeview High School)
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Grace Schafer & Nolan Patin for Clue (Grand Rapids Christian High School)
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Amanda Miller for Guys & Dolls (University of Michigan)
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Outstanding Musical Direction:
Jason DeBord for Guys & Dolls (University of Michigan)
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Marguerite Grantier Grupke for The Pirates of Penzance (Marshall Civic Players)
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R. Mackenzie Lewis for Mean Girls (Pioneer Theatre Guild)
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Wright McCargar for Mary Poppins (Grand Rapids Christian High School)
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Ethan Swanson for The Addams Family (Pioneer Theatre Guild)
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Craig Swatt for Clue (Grand Rapids Christian High School)
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Outstanding Direction:
Lleyton Allen and Gabriel Sanchez for The Addams Family (Pioneer Theatre Guild)
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Nile Andah & Oluchi Nwaokorie in Into the Woods (Pioneer Theatre Guild)
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Vincent J. Cardinal for The Importance of Being Earnest (University of Michigan)
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Jennifer Conley Darling for Mamma Mia! (The Franke Center Youth Theater & Marshall High School)
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Jennifer Conley Darling & Allison Ebner for The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical (The Franke Center Youth Theater)
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Ken Gordon for The Miracle Worker (Lakeview High School)
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Michael A. Gravame for Lend Me a Tenor (Grosse Pointe North High School)
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Richard R. Henry for Guys & Dolls (University of Michigan)
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Luke Mannikus for Oklahoma! (Pioneer Theatre Guild)
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Ian MacInnes for Twelfth Night (Albion College)
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Kate Mellitz for Clue (Grand Rapids Christian High School)
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Kate Mellitz for Mary Poppins (Grand Rapids Christian High School)
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Sarah Noah for The Pirates of Penzance (Marshall Civic Players)
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Marc Vickers for Curtains (Troy Theatre Ensemble)
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