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So here is the recognition with a list of the talented nominees! We will also be putting together certificates for the nominees and mailing them to the theatres as a more "official" sort of recognition. 

Thank you all for your outstanding work! 

Rob Hopper
National Youth Theatre

And the nominees are ...

Outstanding Production:
~ East ~
Children of Eden (Arab High School, AL)
~ West ~
Annie (Class Act Productions, The Woodlands, TX)
Little Shop of Horrors (Valley Youth Theatre, Phoenix, AZ)
~ California ~
Jekyll and Hyde (Children's Musical Theatre-San Jose)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical:
~ East ~
Stephen Friedrich as Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof (Children's Theatre of Charlotte, NC)
DJ Neal as Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors (Arab High School, AL)
Charles Osborne as Chad in All Shook Up (Northwest School of the Arts, Charlotte, NC)
Mark Pfender as Mark Cohen in Rent: Student Edition (Harry S Truman Drama Club, Levittown, PA)
Joseph Ruel as Joseph in Joseph...Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Riverside Children’s Theatre, Vero Beach, FL)
~ California ~
Robert Anderson as Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls (Orange County High School of the Arts, Santa Ana, CA)
Sheldon Bishop as Radames in Aida (Act 1 Theatre Arts, Murrieta, CA)
Austin Hinrichs as Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls (Triple Threat Productions, Temecula, CA)
Aaron Wolgemuth as Horton in Seussical the Musical (Riverside Youth Theatre, CA)
~ San Diego ~
Jacob Sampson as the Baker in Into the Woods (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)
Ben Silbert as Officer Lockstock in Urinetown (Coronado School of the Arts, CA)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical:
~ East ~
Tiffany Flory as Gabriella Montez in High School Musical (The Des Moines Playhouse, IA)
Arra Gentile as Tommy in Tommy (Broadway Training Center, Irvington, NY)
Allie Hoyt as Gertrude McFuzz in Seussical (Kids On Stage, Stevensville, MI)
Marissa Vlaming as Alice in Alice in Wonderland (Christian Youth Theatre-Chicago, Zion, IL)
~ West ~
Katie Wilson as Gertrude McFuzz in Seussical (Red Mountain High School, Mesa, AZ)
~ California ~
Emily Boop as Sarah in Guys and Dolls (Triple Threat Productions, Temecula, CA)
Rebecca Park as Amneris in Aida (Riverside Youth Theatre, CA)
Diana Welsh as Lola in Damn Yankees (Justin-Siena Theatre, Napa, CA)
~ San Diego ~
Arianna Afsar as Gabriella Montez in High School Musical (J*Company, La Jolla, CA)
Jill Butterfield as Sandy in Grease (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)
Caraline Goodman as Winnifred in Once Upon a Mattress (Broadway Theatre Arts Academy, Poway, CA)
Kayla Lauzier as Mrs. Johnstone in Blood Brothers (The Highland Players, La Mesa, CA)
Charlotte Ostrow as Eve in The Apple Tree (Broadway Kids of San Diego, La Jolla, CA)

Outstanding Lead Actress (13 and under):
~ East ~
Chase Crandell as Adam/Noah in Children of Eden (The Off Broadway Kids Musical Theatre Troupe, Alpharetta, GA)

Outstanding Lead Actress (13 and under):
~ East ~
Olivia Medley as Eve/Mama in Children of Eden (The Off Broadway Kids Musical Theatre Troupe, Alpharetta, GA)
~ West ~
Lexy Shepherd as Annie in Annie (Young Star Musical Theatre, Prescott, AZ)
Morgan Starr as Annie in Annie (Class Act Productions, The Woodlands, TX)
~ San Diego ~
Sara Remmes as Annie in Annie (Peter Pan Junior Theatre, San Diego, CA)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy or Drama:
~ East ~
Alex Brightwell as Leonardo in Blood Wedding (Children's Theatre of Charlotte, NC)
Ryan Kramer as Roger in Night of the Foolish Moon (Bellefonte Area High School, PA)
Lucas McMahon as Baloo in Jungalbook (Phillips Academy, Andover, MA)
~ California ~
Krisman Neville as Lenny Ganz in Rumors (Orange County High School of the Arts, Santa Ana, CA)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy or Drama:
~ East ~
Cortney Rogers as Bernadette in Night of the Foolish Moon (Bellefonte Area High School, PA)
Taylor Webster as Elizabeth Proctor in The Crucible (North Penn High School, Lansdale, PA)
~ California ~
Hannah Irvine as Anne Frank in The Diary of Anne Frank (CAT Community Theatre, Corona, CA)
~ San Diego ~
Jenna Selby as Anne Frank in The Diary of Anne Frank (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical:
~ East ~
LJ Carulli as Angel Dumott Schunard in Rent: Student Edition (Harry S Truman Drama Club, Levittown, PA)
Billy Rayner as Buddy/Irving in City of Angels (LaGuardia Arts, New York, NY)
~ West ~
Nathan Doonan as Pharaoh in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Valley Youth Theatre, Phoenix, AZ)
William Marquez as Orin Scivello, DDS in Little Shop of Horrors (Valley Youth Theatre, Phoenix, AZ)
Max Nussbaum as Mr. Mushnik in Little Shop of Horrors (Valley Youth Theatre, Phoenix, AZ)
~ California ~
Matt Dunn as Aslan in Narnia (CAT Community Theatre, Corona, CA)
Bryan Inman as The Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland (Temecula Performing Arts Company, CA)
~ San Diego ~
Spenser Flugum as Duke in Big River (The Metropolitan Educational Theatre Network, San Diego, CA)
Jacob Haren as Ryan Evans in High School Musical (Encore/Premiere Productions, Vista, CA)
David McClow as Thenardier in Les Miserables (Modern Opera Theatre Company, Oceanside, CA)
Ryan Murphy as Flip in The Apple Tree (Broadway Kids of San Diego, La Jolla, CA)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical:
~ East ~
Mary Neven Brockway as Irene Molloy in Hello, Dolly (Homeschool Performing Arts of Kalamazoo, MI)
Christie Burgess as Sharpay Evans in High School Musical (The Des Moines Playhouse, IA)
Lauren Danaj as Snoopy in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (CAPA, Livonia, MI)
Bridget Dennis as Miss Dorothy in Thoroughly Modern Millie (Troy Theatre Ensemble, MI)
Mary Grace Hammond as Sandra in All Shook Up (Northwest School of the Arts, Charlotte, NC)
Sara King as Sharpay Evans in High School Musical (New Albany High School, IN)
Josephine Spada as Bobbi/Gabby in City of Angela (LaGuardia Arts, New York, NY)
~ West ~
Rachel Buethe as Mrs. Meers in Thoroughly Modern Millie (International Thespian Festival, Lincoln, NE)
Mariana Bortoluzzi as Mayzie in Seussical (Red Mountain High School, Mesa, AZ)
Carly Gilliland in How to Eat Like a Child (Redmond High School, WA)
Sydney Hawes as Cinderella in Into the Woods (Greasepaint Youth Theatre, Scottsdale, AZ)
Lauren Lawson as Grace in Annie (Class Act Productions, The Woodlands, TX)
Jessica Richards as Miss Dorothy in Thoroughly Modern Millie (International Thespian Festival, Lincoln, NE)
Meredith Tyler as Miss Hannigan in Annie (Class Act Productions, The Woodlands, TX)
Clemmie von Radics as Mrs. D'Angelo/Mrs. Brown in Quilt (Oregon Conservatory of Performing Arts, Medford, OR)
~ California ~
Hannah Solow as Big Julie in Guys and Dolls (Orange County High School of the Arts, Santa Ana, CA)
Camille Weck in Little Shop of Horrors (Vista Murrieta High School, Murrieta, CA)
~ San Diego ~
Arielle Bourguignon as Madame Thenardier in Les Miserables (Modern Opera Theatre Company, Oceanside, CA)
Dana Brunstetter as Cosette in Les Miserables (Modern Opera Theatre Company, Oceanside, CA)
Nikki Elledge as Frederika Armfeldt in A Little Night Music (Cygnet Theatre, San Diego, CA)
Karina Gillette as Lady Larken in Once Upon a Mattress (Broadway Theatre Arts Academy, Poway, CA)
Bethany Slomka as Muzzy Van Hossmere in Thoroughly Modern Millie (San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts, CA)

Outstanding Supporting Actor (13 and under):
~ East ~
Eric Larson as Zero in Holes (Kalamazoo Civic Youth Theatre, MI)
Nicholas Stewart as Morgan McCorgan in The Gumball Gang (TADA! Youth Theater, New York, NY)

Outstanding Supporting Actress (13 and under):
~ East ~
Casey Wenger-Schulman as Lydia Lee in The Gumball Gang (TADA! Youth Theater, New York, NY)
Megan Nicholson MacRae as Dot in Princess Phooey (TADA! Youth Theater, New York, NY)
~ West ~
Haley DiVirgilio as Cinderella in Into the Woods (Northglenn Youth Theatre, CO)
~ California ~
Maddison Rickard as Sour Kangaroo in Seussical the Musical (Riverside Youth Theatre, CA)
Hannah Wolgemuth as Soloist in Let Heaven and Nature Swing (Riverside Youth Theatre, CA)
~ San Diego ~
Sarah De La Isla as Peppermint Patty in Snoopy (Christian Youth Theater, Chula Vista, CA)
Heather Banks as Lucy in Snoopy (Christian Youth Theater, Chula Vista, CA)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama:
~ East ~
Dustin Singh as Perkins Perkins in The Window School (University High School, Orlando, FL)
~ San Diego ~
Joshua Herren as Otto Frank in The Diary of Anne Frank (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama:
~ East ~
Kelsey Carlstedt as Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland (Lexington Children’s Theatre, KY)
Stephanie Deloac as Ouiser in Steel Magnolias (Brookwood Performing Arts, Snellville, GA)
Anna Mundo as Warden in Holes (Kalamazoo Civic Youth Theatre, MI)
Ellie Shepley as Vulture in Jungalbook (Phillips Academy, Andover, MA)
~ San Diego ~
Rissa Dickey as Mrs. Frank in The Diary of Anne Frank (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)

Outstanding Ensemble:
~ East ~
All Shook Up (Northwest School of the Arts, Charlotte, NC)
High School Musical (The Des Moines Playhouse, IA)
Thoroughly Modern Millie (Troy Theatre Ensemble, MI)
~ West ~
The Music Man (Young Star Musical Theatre, Prescott, AZ)
Seussical the Musical (Red Mountain High School, Mesa, AZ)
~ California ~
Aida (Riverside Youth Theatre, CA)
Guys and Dolls (Orange County High School of the Arts, Santa Ana, CA)
Seussical the Musical (Riverside Youth Theater, CA)
~ San Diego ~
The Diary of Anne Frank (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)
High School Musical (J*Company, La Jolla, CA)
Into the Woods (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)
Seussical the Musical (Christian Youth Theater, San Marcos, CA)

Outstanding Ensemble (13 and under):
~ San Diego ~
Annie (Peter Pan Junior Theatre, San Diego, CA)

Outstanding Costume Design:
~ East ~
The Three Muskateers (Children's Theatre of Charlotte, NC)
~ West ~
Terry McGonigle for Thoroughly Modern Millie (International Thespian Festival, Lincoln, NE)
~ San Diego ~
Lynne Choplin for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)

Outstanding Lighting Design:
~ East ~
Andrew Gmoser for The Phantom of the Opera (Nyack High School, Nyack, NY)
~ San Diego ~
Matthew Novotny for Aida (J*Company, La Jolla, CA)

Outstanding Set Design:
~ East ~
Scott Aronow for Dracula (LaGuardia Arts, New York, NY)
~ West ~
Tracey Johnston and Louisa Nelson for Into the Woods (Prescott High School, AZ)
~ San Diego ~
Tony Cucuzzella for The Diary of Anne Frank (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)
Gregory S. Stevens for The Boy Friend (Madison High School, San Diego, CA)

Outstanding Choreography:
~ East ~
Bette Weber Flock for High School Musical (New Albany High School, IN)
Valerie Mould for Thoroughly Modern Millie (Troy Theatre Ensemble, MI)
Erin Strong for Jungalbook (Phillips Academy, Andover, MA)

Outstanding Musical Direction:
~ San Diego ~
Shane Simmons for Edges/2 by 5 (Coronado School of the Arts, CA)

Outstanding Direction:
~ East ~
Joseph J. Egan for The Phantom of the Opera (Nyack High School, Nyack, NY)
Gregory Schneider for The Bald Soprano/Dogg's Hamlet (LaGuardia Arts, New York, NY)
~ California ~
Cyndi Monroe and Angela Sanicola for Narnia (CAT Community Theatre, Corona, CA)
~ San Diego ~
Jeremy Lapp for Oliver! (Christian Youth Theater, San Diego, CA)
Holly MacDonald for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)
Paul Reams for A Midsummer Night’s Dream (The Highland Players, La Mesa, CA)

Creativity:
~ West ~
How to Eat Like a Child (Redmond High School, WA) Done as dinner theatre with the ensemble pretending to be young dinner guests
~ San Diego ~
101 Dalmations (J*Company, La Jolla, CA) Slide show and tie-in with the Humane Society