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National Finalists - Top 10 Countdown! Showcase
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Congratulations to our National Finalists! The judges have ranked the
finalists in each age group. It wasn't easy. Below is the countdown of all the Top
10 Finalists!
Inaijsa Betts
College Division - Orange County
UC Irvine - Never Enough from The Greatest Showman
Daisy Tye
High School - Senior - Orange County
APA - Rose's Turn from Gypsy
Ayanna Thomas
High School Junior - Los Angeles
Hamilton Academy - Hairspray - I Know Where I've Been
Melanie Jimenez
High School Sophomore - San Diego
San Diego Junior Theatre - How Far I'll Go from Moana Bio: Melanie has been performing on-stage since she was seven years old. With professional training in dance, singing, acting, and instruments such as piano, guitar, and bass guitar, she is capable of playing many different roles within a production. To date, Melanie has performed in various different live stage productions such as
Moana Jr., Newsies Jr., Peter and the Starcatcher, and Pippin with the Francis Parker Drama Club, as well as the San Diego Junior Theatre.
Melanie has been part of various youth bands, which perform at community events and fundraisers all over Southern California. She is currently in SolidJAM Band, which was established in December of 2018. Melanie is also very involved with her community. She is a proud Filipino-American and works to spread awareness about her culture by performing at annual Filipino community events, partaking in organizations that promote Filipino pride and power, and staying true to her roots. She has been a member of the San Diego United Lions Club (under its youth organizations: Leos and Cubs) since 2013, and works to raise money for the club's chosen charities by using her talent.
Chloe Cruz
High School Freshman - San Diego
SCPA - Sunday in the Park with George
Sade Frame
High School Freshman - San Diego Astonishing from Little Women
Callie Chae Pyken
Junior Division - Los Angeles
Academy for Children's Theatre - On My Own from Les Miserables Bio: CALLIE CHAE PYKEN is a 12 year old actor and classically trained singer from Los Angeles. She has studied and performed with the Juilliard Summer Conservatory, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, the Colburn School, Broadway Artists Alliance, Broadway Workshop, Broadway Dreams, A Class Act NY and A Noise Within. This summer she will be attending the Papermill Playhouse Conservatory and hopes to be back on stage soon!
INSTAGRAM: @chae.pyken
https://youtu.be/BG1OX2YWW_0
Zoie Moller
Junior Division - Arizona My Dreams from Anastasia