Last spring, when the pandemic hit, we held our first online general showcase for all areas and all ages (college and
younger), and we were so excited to receive hundreds of showcases to post from around the
country! So much talent, and so inspiring to see you all making art during the
times when we need it the most. Due to the response, we are pleased to keep it
going with this year's showcase.
The submissions deadline just passed, although we are continuing to accept
showcases as we get all the showcases posted and prepare the scorecards for the
judges -- probably through May 15. There's a possibility
that eventually, after it's considered safe to resume large group settings, we'll
be able to have some of the honorees perform in a live showcase. The highest-ranked adjudicated NYA
& University Arts showcases
will also be eligible for both regional and national honors. Individual members
can also have their showcases considered for our soloist awards. Later in May we
will begin the adjudication process that will continue into June, revealing our
showcase honors followed by each age
group's top national honors and countdown to the National Champions!
Tawny Audi
College Division - Arizona The Life I Never Led from Sister Act
Ellie Barrett
College Division - Arizona Sweet Little Sister from ASU's Lizzie
Aubrey Cole
College Division - Arizona Gretchen am Spinnrade by Franz Schubert
Jazzy Cores
College Division - New York Always Starting Over from If/Then Bio: Jazzy Cores is a sophomore BFA Musical Theatre major at Coastal Carolina University. She is a 2 time recipient of the National Youth Theatre Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical and was the 3rd Place Eastern Regional Honoree for the 2019-2020 Showcase. She has been performing since age 9. Favorite Roles include: Katherine (Newsies; New York Amateur Pilot Production), Elle Woods (Legally Blonde), Jasmine (Aladdin), Olive (25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee), and Peggy Sawyer (42nd Street). She can't wait to be performing live again.
Karishma Darokar
College Division - India Khooni Samosa Female Monologue from Lacey's Last Chance
Mya Feiga
College Division - San Diego A Change Is Gonna Come by Sam Cooke
Emma Filley
College Division - San Diego Journey to the Past from Anastasia
Jordan Marie Finley
College Division - San Diego Omar Sharif from The Band's Visit
Kelly Follette
College Division - New York Defying Gravity from Wicked
The Life of the Party from The Wild Party
Salima Gangani
College Division - San Diego Someone Else's Story from Chess
Noah Hamadé
College Division - Virginia Haled's Song About Love from The Band's Visit
Sarah Katherine Lawless & Christina Jones
College Division - Boston Conservatory at Berklee Hot Knife by Fiona Apple
hey (i'm dating the man you love) - Original Song by Sarah Katherine Lawless
Micah J. Lawrence
College Division - Arizona Make Them Hear You from Ragtime
Drew MacCallum
College Division - Arizona A Summer in Ohio from The Last Five Years Bio: Drew is ecstatic to see the NYA family thriving in this past year. Prior credits include She Kills Monsters (Lilith), Newsies (Katherine Plumber) and Jekyll and Hyde (Lucy). She plans to move to Chicago at the end of this year to expand her horizons and her one love, theatre.
Cassidy McCleary
College Division - Orange County The Girl in 14G by Jeanine Tesori and Dick Scanlan
Bethany Novotny
College Division - Arizona I Want To Go To Hollywood from Grand Hotel
Emma Nowicki
College Division - Arizona History of Wrong Guys from Kinky Boots
Sarah Pansing
College Division - Arizona It's a Privilege to Pee from Urinetown
Anna Sera
College Division - Arizona Don't Rain on My Parade from Funny Girl
David Spitzfaden
College Division - San Diego Kisses in the Morning (Original Song)
Jenna Viana
College Division - San Diego Worth the Wait from Crazy in Love
Mary Rose Vadeboncoeur
College Division - San Diego How Do I Open His Eyes from Vanara
High School
Seniors
Nick Aiello
High School Senior - San Diego Wondering from The Bridges of Madison County
Ashley Bragg
High School Senior - Arizona Lion Tamer from The Magic Show
Vance Cook
High School Senior - Arizona Steal With Style from The Robber Bridegroom / Monologue from No Country For Old Men
Natalie Dahl
High School Senior - San Diego Blow, Gabriel, Blow from Anything Goes
Audrey Deubig
High School Senior - San Diego Should I Be Sweet? from Take a Chance
Lauren Duncanson
High School Senior - Los Angeles Bound to You by Christina Aguilera
Jillian Flynn
High School Senior - Los Angeles Quiet by Jonathan Reid Gealt
Kiara Geolina
High School Senior - San Diego God Help the Outcasts from The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Gabrielle Gore
High School Senior - Arkansas My Mustang (Original Song)
Lexie Hastings
High School Senior - San Diego Hester's Monologue from A Woman of No Importance Bio: Lexie Hastings (17 years old) is a senior at Westview High School and has acted, sang, and danced ever since she fell in love with theatre in 4th grade. She’s starred in multiple award winning productions and roles both at her high school and in the San Diego community, and has been nominated for and won several National Youth Arts Awards. She is trained in tap, musical theatre, and ballet at San Diego Musical Theatre’s Academy. Some of her recent roles at Westview High School, under the direction of Robert Townsend, include her NYA winning performance of Lois Lane/Bianca in “Kiss Me, Kate” (2020) and serving as dance captain and understudy for Morticia in “The Addams Family” (2019). She has also taken on many roles at Kids Theatre Network under the direction of Lynne Broyles, including Elle Woods (Legally Blonde), Fiona (Shrek the Musical), and Snow White (upcoming production of “Disenchanted”).
Instagram: @lexie.hastings
Sydney Olson
High School Senior - San Diego Where Am I Now? from Lysistrata Jones
JJ Perez
High School Senior - Los Angeles Confrontation from Jekyll & Hyde
Nika Skylar
High School Senior - San Diego Let's Misbehave by Cole Porter
Angelee Valdez
High School Senior - Los Angeles I Knew I Loved You by Savage Garden
Jessica Wastchak
High School Senior - Arizona How To Return Home from Tales From the Bad Years by Kait Kerrigan & Brian Lowdermilk
High School Juniors
Tamara Alsaied
High School Junior - San Diego Sudoku (Original Song)
Evan Cain
High School Junior - San Diego I Rarely Schedule Nothing from Now. Here. This.
Marina D'Auria
High School Junior - San Diego Only Us from Dear Evan Hansen (with Ethan Ackland)
Lilith Freund
High School Junior - San Diego Watch Me Soar by Scott Alan
Erin Garner
High School Junior - Arizona When He Sees Me from Waitress
Lexi Archer
High School Sophomore - Arizona Wondering from High School Musical: The Musical: The Series Lizzie Bonifasi
High School Sophomore - Arizona Mr. Snow from Carousel Olivia Burer
High School Sophomore - San Diego A Little Bit Less Than from It Shoulda Been You
Kiera Crouch
High School Sophomore - Arizona Forever from Shrek
Chloe Cruz
High School Sophomore - San Diego Bride’s Lament from The Drowsy Chaperone music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison
Bio: Chloe Cruz is a sophomore who attends San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts (SDSCPA). She was last seen as Alice Beineke in The Addams Family The Musical at SDSCPA where she won outstanding student in musical theatre and performance 2020. She was named National Youth Arts Showcase National Champion 2020 Freshman Division for her performance of Sunday in the Park with George. She is a Merit Award recipient for The Music Center’s Spotlight 2021 for Non-Classical Voice. Chloe is one of California Center for the Arts Rising Stars of 2021. When she is not training vocally, she studies French, Greek, piano, acting and dance. She is also a freelance artist currently working on illustrating a book. Overall, she loves to learn and grow and dedicates her life to the arts.
Ella Gibson
High School Sophomore - Orange County Everlasting from Tuck Everlasting Maureen Henshaw
High School Sophomore - New York Pulled from The Addams Family Ryelie Kaye
High School Sophomore - Arizona Almost Real from The Bridges of Madison County Laney Norberg
High School Sophomore - San Diego La Vie En Rose by Edith Piaf
Carson Polichar
High School Sophomore - San Diego What Remains (I Could Use a Drink) by Drew Gasparini
Mia Rasinski
High School Sophomore - Orange County Maybe This Time from Cabaret
John-Paul Santoyo
High School Sophomore - Covina
Rapunzel's Prince in Agony from Into the Woods (Wesley Bonilla as Cinderella's Prince)
Erin Deines Schumacher
High School Sophomore - Arizona When It All Falls Down from Chaplin
Kyle Stafford
High School Sophomore - Orange County Perfect from Edges: A Song Cycle
Sydney Vance
High School Sophomore - Arizona A Lovely Night from Cinderella
Elijah Wagner
High School Sophomore - San Diego
Grasshopper in Floating Along from James and the Giant Peach
High School Freshmen
Emily Anton
High School Freshman - Arizona I'm a Star by Scott Alan
Crossing a Bridge from Anastasia
Megan Bankes
High School Freshman - San Diego On My Own from Les Miserables
Robert Corry
High School Freshman - New York Not Today from The Addams Family
Kayla Dias
High School Freshman - San Diego Before It's Over from Dogfight
KayElah Gardner
High School Freshman - San Diego Never Give All the Heart from Smash
Carter Giannetti
High School Freshman - Arizona Oh, What a Beautiful Morning from Oklahoma!
Noelle Krugman
High School Freshman - Arizona The Prayer
Lily Nelson
High School Freshman - Arizona World Burn from Mean Girls
Rosalie Corry Peña
High School Freshman - New York Home from Phantom
Mia Rivera
High School Freshman - San Diego Disneyland from Smile
Lost in the Brass from Band Geeks
Ava Saba
High School Freshman - Arizona Burn from Hamilton Mattie Washburn
High School Freshman - South Carolina Don't Wanna be Here from Ordinary Days https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YXcYr7J0VxG-naLHtWZm2k5zKVu4c7CO/view
Ella Youngstrom
High School Freshman - Nora from Brighton Beach Memoirs - Monologue
Junior Division
Katerina Anderson
Junior Division 7th Grade - Arizona Almost There from The Princess and the Frog
Isabella Burer
Junior Division 7th Grade - San Diego I Wish by Scott Alan
Callie Chae Pyken
Junior Division 7th Grade - Los Angeles All That Matters from Finding Neverland
When You Believe from The Prince of Egypt
Luke Chester
Junior Division 7th Grade - Arizona Alone from A Year with Frog and Toad
Milly Cocanig
Junior Division 5th Grade - San Diego It's Just Not My Thing from Sarah Vs. Sarah
Madison Fulmer
Junior Division 7th Grade - Arizona Parents Lie from Freaky Friday
Kelly Garner
Junior Division 8th Grade - Arizona Come to Your Senses from Tick, Tick...Boom!
Jamie Greaves
Junior Division 6th Grade - Arizona Heart of Stone from Six: The Musical
Cadence Grosch
Junior Division 8th Grade - San Diego Rather Be Me from Mean Girls
Lennon Hammond
Junior Division 8th Grade - Arizona Grow for Me from Little Shop of Horrors
Noelle Hammond
Junior Division 8th Grade - Arizona Dead Mom from Beetlejuice
Annika Heieck
Junior Division 7th Grade - San Diego Right Hand Man from Something Rotten
Bio: Annika Heieck is a 7th grader from Carlsbad, California. She has performed in theatres throughout North San Diego County since she caught the theatre bug at age 8 including Moonlight Youth Theatre, Ovation Theatre, and the Oceanside Theatre Company. Some of her favorite roles have been Dorothy Gale (Wizard of Oz, Jr.), Cinderella (Cinderella), and Flotsam (Little Mermaid, Jr.) When not performing on stage, Annika plays lacrosse, volleyball, and competes in pageants. She is currently Miss Pre-Teen California United States and volunteers her time running her own pen pal program for the elderly, Seniorpals.org. Serving and entertaining others is Annika's greatest joy and honor.
Baylee Horvath
Junior Division 7th Grade - Arizona Live Out Loud from The Little Princess
Good Morning from Singin' in the Rain
Kenzie Kennard
Junior Division 7th Grade - San Diego Who Better Than Me (Reprise) from Tarzan
Noelle Krugman
Junior Division 8th Grade - Arizona How Far I'll Go from Moana
McKenzie Lopezlira
Junior Division 4th Grade or Younger - Arizona Bio: McKenzie Lopezlira, 9, is in the fourth grade and resides in Phoenix, Arizona. She discovered her love for theatre at the age of six in her first show, Shrek Jr. She has performed in numerous shows in Arizona. Her favorite roles include Young Anna in Disney's Frozen Jr, for which she earned an ariZoni Theatre Award of Excellence and a National Youth Arts Award (NYA) nomination, Molly in Annie, for which she was also nominated for an NYA. McKenzie hopes to pursue a career in musical theatre and perform on Broadway. When not on stage, McKenzie enjoys reading graphic novels, playing with friends on Roblox and Animal Crossing with her sister.
My New Philosophy from You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Edelweiss from The Sound of Music
Mark Mahaffey
Junior Division 8th Grade - San Diego No Other Way from Tarzan
Brooklyn Martin
Junior Division 5th Grade - Arizona Waiting for Life from Once On This Island
Somewhere That's Green from Little Shop of Horrors
Charlotte Pernicone
Junior Division 8th Grade - Los Angeles I Can Go the Distance from Hercules
Izzy Pike
Junior Division 4th Grade or Younger - South Carolina I Just Can't Wait to be King from The Lion King
Hazel Roy
Junior Division 8th Grade - San Diego You'll be in My Heart from Tarzan
Anna Scales
Junior Division 4th Grade or Younger - Arizona Some Things Never Change from Frozen 2
Elliot Noah Thompson
Junior Division 6th Grade - Arizona In Summer from Frozen
Bio: Elliot Noah Thompson is 11 years old in the 6th grade at Scottsdale Christian Academy (Phoenix, AZ). He loves bears and supporting DIPG research in memory of his best friend Hollis Doherty (#hopethroughhollis). Elliot has been seen in a variety of shows all across the Valley of the Sun, most recently in David Chorley's short play "Big Bad Woolf" (Mesa Encore Theatre's virtual Zoom Festival). Some of his favorite previous roles include: Michael Banks in "Mary Poppins" (MET), Oliver Twist in "Lionel Bart's Oliver!" (Desert Stages Theatre), and Eric in "Matilda: The Musical" (Valley Youth Theatre). Check him out on
IG: @adventureswithelliot
Kayla Treviño
Junior Division 7th Grade - Arizona We're All Made of Stars from Finding Neverland
Bella Valdivieso
Junior Division 8th Grade - Arizona Stupid with Love from Mean Girls
Evan Vance
Junior Division 7th Grade - Arizona The Kite from You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Sloane Viora
Junior Division 4th Grade or Younger - San Diego The Rainbow Connection from The Muppet Movie
