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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:
~ California ~
Cats (Fallbrook Players, CA)
Little Women (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical:
~ California ~
Zack Alper as Fagin in Oliver! (Peter Pan Junior Theatre, San Diego, CA)
Sean Cabuchola as Ugly in Honk! (Christian Youth Theater, El Cajon, CA)
Coby Getzug as Bobby Strong in Urinetown (Los Angeles County High School of the Arts, CA)
JT Landon as Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls (Poway High School, CA)
Sam Lerner as Mark Cohen in Rent (Children’s Musical Theater – San Jose, CA)
Sammy Lopez as Cat in Seussical (Metropolitan Educational Theatre Network, Poway, CA)
Jacob Rollins as Sky Masterson in Guys and Dolls (Poway High School, CA)
David Siciliano as Professor Higgins in My Fair Lady (Santa Fe Christian School, Oceanside, CA)
Sam Tygiel as Officer Lockstock in Urinetown: The Musical (The Urban School of San Francisco, CA)
Ryan Willison as Mark in Rent (Corona Del Mar Theatre, Newport Beach, CA)
Justin Woodington as Chad in All Shook Up (Cathedral Catholic High School, San Diego, CA)
~ East ~
Rory Scott as Officer Lockstock in Urinetown: The Musical (Pioneer Theatre Guild, Ann Arbor, MI)
Tyler Thorson as Mark in Rent (Bradford Theatre Arts, Kenosha, WI)
Angel Valentin as Albert Peterson in Bye Bye Birdie (Kidz Theater, New York, NY)
Sean Zortman as Harold Hill in The Music Man (Central York High School, York, PA)
~ West ~
Caleb Rock as Long John Silver in Treasure Island (Valley Youth Theatre, Phoenix, AZ)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical:
~ California ~
Mallory Aquilla as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz (Carlsbad Community Theatre, CA)
Taylor Bostwick as Hope Cladwell in Urinetown: The Musical (The Urban School of San Francisco, CA)
Brittany Breeding as Sharpay Evans in High School Musical 2 (Riverside Youth Theatre, CA)
Meagan Flint as Cinderella in Cinderella (Christian Youth Theater, El Cajon, CA)
Janessa Gillette as Peter Pan in Peter Pan (Encore Youth Theatre/Premiere Productions, Vista, CA)
Haley Heidemann as Belle in Beauty and the Beast (Broadway Theatre Arts Academy, Escondido, CA)
Brittany Hopkins as Nellie Forbush in South Pacific (Patrick Henry Musical Theatre, San Diego, CA)
Taralyn Markey as Natalie/Ed in All Shook Up (Cathedral Catholic High School, San Diego, CA)
Catie Marron as Millie in Thoroughly Modern Millie (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)
Megan Martin as Sharpay Evans in High School Musical 2 (Young Actors’ Theatre, La Jolla, CA)
Arianna Neikrug as Philia in A Funny Thing Happened… (Hamilton Academy, Los Angeles, CA)
Rachel Peterson as Eliza Dolittle in My Fair Lady (Santa Fe Christian School, Oceanside, CA)
Kelsey Prince as Luann in Luann: Scenes in a Teen’s Life (Fallbrook Players, CA)
Celeste Rose as Hope Cladwell in Urinetown (Los Angeles County High School of the Arts, CA)
Anne Squier as Cassie in A Chorus Line (Francis W. Parker School, San Diego, CA)
Emma Stratton as Nellie Forbush in South Pacific (Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, CA)
Marion Wellington as Mimi Marquez in Rent (Children’s Musical Theater – San Jose, CA)
~ East ~
Mara Abramson as Hope Cladwell in Urinetown: The Musical (Pioneer Theatre Guild, Ann Arbor, MI)
Krystina Andreoli as Mimi in Rent (Bradford Theatre Arts, Kenosha, WI)
Rosie Barker as Gertrude in Seussical (Kidz Theater, New York, NY)
Alessandra DiMona as The Witch in Into the Woods (Broadway Training Center, Irvington, NY)
~ West ~
Kelsey Francis as Roxie in Chicago (Pleasant Valley High School, IA)
Haley Johnson as Gertrude McFuzz in Seussical (Desert Stages Theatre, AZ)
Carly Jonovich as Belle in Beauty and the Beast (Prescott High School, AZ)
Megan Israelsen as Mother in Ragtime (Northglenn High School, CO)
Erica Smith as Milly in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Gilbert Fine Arts Association, Gilbert, AZ)
Ashley Waggoner as Blue Fairy in Geppetto and Son (Valley Youth Theatre, Phoenix, AZ)

Outstanding Lead Actor (13 and under):
~ California ~
Joseph Stein as Charlie Bucket in Willy Wonka, Jr. (Temecula Performing Arts Company, CA)
~ East ~
Matthew DiMona as Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (Broadway Training Center, NY)

Outstanding Lead Actress (13 and under):
~ California ~
Heather Banks as Leslie Burke in Bridge to Terabithia (Christian Youth Theater, Chula Vista, CA)
Hallie Bodenstab as Edwina in Dear Edwina (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)
Aimee Klabunde as Nancy in Oliver! (Peter Pan Junior Theatre, San Diego, CA)
Brooke Laver as Sharpay Evans in High School Musical 2 (Young Actor’s Theatre, San Diego, CA)
Sydney Skidmore as Gertrude McFuzz in Seussical (Fallbrook Players, CA)
Jami Pinter as Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka, Junior (Canyon Vista Elementary School, Aliso Viejo, CA)
~ East ~
Brooke Feinglass as Seagirl in Seagirl (Children’s Theatre of Charlotte, NC)
Shelby Phillips as Maleficent in Sleeping Beauty (The Theatre Institute, Miami, FL)

Outstanding Guest Actor:
~ East ~
Jon Parker Douglas in Peter Pan, The Drama Club, Alice in Concert (Children’s Theatre of Charlotte, NC)
Stephen Seay in The True Story of the Three Little Pigs (Children’s Theatre of Charlotte, NC)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play:
~ California ~
Nate Howard as Sonny in Sonny Derees Life Flashes Before His Eyes (Highland Players, La Mesa, CA)
~ East ~
Andrew Clark as Joseph K. in The Trial (Children’s Theatre of Charlotte, NC)
~ West ~
Kelsey Clay as Hal in Proof (Ryan High School, TX)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play:
~ California ~
Ivy Beech as Wendla in Spring’s Awakening (Hamilton Academy, Los Angeles, CA)
Gabriela Espinal as Fatima in Paradise (Broadway Kids of San Diego, CA)
Hope Phipps as Olive Madison in The Odd Couple (Highland Players, La Mesa, CA)
Kaitlyn Wrieden as Florence Ungar in The Odd Couple (Highland Players, La Mesa, CA)
~ East ~
Chloé Aktas as Abby in The Secret Life of Girls (Children’s Theatre of Charlotte, NC)
Charlotte Sweetland as Gretchen in Crossing the Bar (Edina High School, MN)
Sarah Vogt as Jennie Mae Layman in The Diviners (Floyd Central High School, Floyds Knobs, IN)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical:
~ California ~
Robert Francis as Marius in Les Misérables (Justin-Siena Theatre, Napa, CA)
Austin Hinrichs as Laurie in Little Women: The Musical (Act One Theatre Arts, Temecula, CA)
Austin Kruger as Mushnik in Little Shop of Horrors (Temecula Performing Arts Company, CA)
Cameron Kush as Marius in Les Misérables (Los Angeles County High School of the Arts, CA)
Bryant Montalvo as Angel Schunard in Rent (Children’s Musical Theater – San Jose, CA)
Josh Pinkowski as Dennis in All Shook Up (Cathedral Catholic High School, San Diego, CA)
Austin Potts as Bud Frump in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Highland Players, La Mesa, CA)
James Ramsey as Angel in Rent (Corona Del Mar Theatre, Newport Beach, CA)
Jacob Sampson as Rum Tum Tugger in Cats (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)
Travis Wright as Dennis in All Shook Up (Coronado School of the Arts, CA)
Greg Zobel as Javert in Les Misérables (Justin-Siena Theatre, Napa, CA)
~ East ~
Cody Ellsworth as Angel in Rent (Bradford Theatre Arts, Kenosha, WI)
James Greenberg as Nick Diablo in Disco Inferno (Nyack High School, NY)
Eric M. Nelsen as Brett in 13 (Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, New York, NY)
~ West ~
Ethan Posey as LeFou in Beauty and the Beast (Prescott High School, AZ)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical:
~ California ~
Maddie Baldwin as Maggie in A Chorus Line (Francis W. Parker School, San Diego, CA)
Fiona Barbour as Madame Thenardier in Les Misérables (Justin-Siena Theatre, Napa, CA)
Alice Cash as Wicked Witch in The Wizard of Oz (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)
Allison Dufford as Madame Thenardier in Les Misérables (Los Angeles County High School of the Arts, CA)
Kati Dulaney as Miss Sandra in All Shook Up (Cathedral Catholic High School, San Diego, CA)
Shanti Fyle as Crystal in Little Shop of Horrors (Temecula Performing Arts Company, CA)
Chelsea Holifield as Eponine in Les Misérables (Justin-Siena Theatre, Napa, CA)
Devon Hollingsworth as Miss Dorothy Brown in Thoroughly Modern Millie (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)
Devinne Kapalla as Hedy LaRue in How to Succeed in Business… (Highland Players, La Mesa, CA)
Megan Martin as Miss Sandra in All Shook Up (Coronado School of the Arts, CA)
Alexzandra Owner as Fantine in Les Misérables (Justin-Siena Theatre, Napa, CA)
Antonina Pitruzzello as Chiffon in Little Shop of Horrors (Temecula Performing Arts Company, CA)
Alexandria Ray as Beth in Little Women: The Musical (Act One Theater Arts, Temecula, CA)
Alissa Rae Salvati as Grizabella in Cats (Riverside Youth Theatre, CA)
Erica Schultz as Maureen Johnson in Rent (Corona Del Mar Theatre, Newport Beach, CA)
Melissa Shulman as Domina in A Funny Thing Happened… (Hamilton Academy, Los Angeles, CA)
Katey Sullivan as Delta in Luann: Scenes in a Teen’s Life (Fallbrook Players, CA) 
Erin Wuthrich as Bloody Mary in South Pacific (Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, CA)
~ East ~
Kathryn Brunner as Kim MacAfee in Bye Bye Birdie (Kidz Theater, New York, NY)
Taylor Cambria as Bambi Bernet in Curtains (Archbishop Stepinac High School, White Plains, NY)
Erin McMahon as Milky White in Into the Woods (Broadway Training Center, Irvington, NY)
Bethany Jeffery as Sour Kangaroo in Seussical (Interlochen Arts Academy, MI)
Mary Naoum as Rosa Bud in The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Troy Theatre Ensemble, MI)
Amanda Roberge as Wendy Darling in Peter Pan (Children’s Theatre of Charlotte, NC)
Emily Schlotman as Georgia Hendricks in Curtains (Archbishop Stepinac High School, White Plains, NY)
Emily Stout as Mayzie La Bird in Seussical (Interlochen Arts Academy, MI)
~ West ~
Graci Armendariz as Yonah in Children of Eden (Greasepaint Youtheatre, Scottsdale, AZ)
Carrie Braver as Portia in Cinderella (Valley Youth Theatre, Phoenix, AZ)
Sierra Corbett as Mayzie in Seussical (Desert Stages Theatre, AZ)
Megan Mahoney as Miss Hannigan in Annie (Desert Stages Theatre, Scottsdale, AZ)
Caroline Marolf as Mrs. Potts in Beauty and the Beast and Fantine in Les Misérables (Prescott High School, CA)
Abby Moskalik as Jan in Grease (Xavier/Brophy, AZ)
Lizzie Wild as Jenny Lind in Barnum (Stratford High School, Houston, TX)
Natalie Wisener as Velma in Hairspray (International Thespian Festival, NE)

Outstanding Supporting Actor (13 and under):
~ California ~
Michael McCarter-Crellin as Mr. Bumble in Oliver! (Peter Pan Junior Theatre, San Diego, CA)
Nathaniel Pick as Pepicek in Fireflies (J*Company, La Jolla, CA)
~ East ~
Nolan Dunagan as Younger Miguel in ¡Bocón! (Children’s Theatre of Charlotte, NC)
Sam Faulkner as Michael Darling in Peter Pan (Children’s Theatre of Charlotte, NC)

Outstanding Supporting Actress (13 and under):
~ California ~
Bella Briscoe as Jojo in Seussical (Metropolitan Educational Theatre Network, Poway, CA)
Halle Hoffman as Aninku in Fireflies (J*Company, La Jolla, CA)
Rebecca Jones as May-Belle in Bridge to Terabithia (Christian Youth Theater, Chula Vista, CA)
Clara Kelly as Mother Abbess in The Sound of Music (The Church at Rancho Bernardo, CA)
Erica Malachowski as Cinderella in Into the Woods (J*Company, La Jolla, CA)
Kayla Solsback as Kathy in Really Rosie (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)
~ East ~
Rachel Filsoof as Mayzie in Seussical (Kidz Theater, New York, NY)
Gabriella Gross as Mackenzie in Everything About a Family (Almost) (TADA! Youth Theater, New York, NY)
Jenna Lowry as Veruca Salt in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (Broadway Training Center, Irvington, NY)
Megan Nicholson MacRae as Kitty Kodgers in Golly Gee Whiz (TADA! Youth Theater, New York, NY)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play:
~ California ~
Jordan Bunshaft as Fredricke Bhaer in Little Women (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)
Connor Murphy as Truffaldino in The King Stag (Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, CA)
Elijah Sims as Mick in Sonny Derees Life Flashes Before His Eyes (Highland Players, La Mesa, CA)
~ East ~
Kyle Alderdice as Older Miguel in ¡Bocón! (Children’s Theatre of Charlotte, NC)
Matt Payne as Basil Bennett in The Diviners (Floyd Central High School, Floyds Knobs, IN)
~ West ~
Shawn Hathcock as Nick Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Valley Youth Theatre, Phoenix, AZ) 
Paul Thomson as Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Valley Youth Theatre, Phoenix, AZ)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play:
~ California ~
Nicki Elledge as Amy in Little Women (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)
Claudia Ethridge as Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing (Grossmont High School, La Mesa, CA)
~ West ~
Natalie Burgess as Friskas in The Golden Butterfly (East Valley Children’s Theatre, Mesa, AZ)

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical:
~ California ~
Brandon Berg as Joe Zutty in Working (Tri-School Theatre, Anaheim, CA)
Fisher Kaake as the Masochist in Little Shop of Horrors (Temecula Performing Arts Company, CA)
Tyler Mercer as Roberto Nunez in Working (Tri-School Theatre, Anaheim, CA)
Tyler Taffola as Joe Harper in Tom Sawyer (Christian Youth Theater, San Diego, CA)
~ East ~
Crawford Horton as Greylag in Honk! (Off Broadway Children’s Theatre, Alpharetta, GA)
~ West ~
Dallas Mogensen in Children of Eden (Greasepaint Youtheatre, Scottsdale, AZ)

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical:
~ California ~
Bonnie Alexander as Wino/Ensemble in Little Shop of Horrors (Grossmont High School, La Mesa, CA)
Laura Marcin as Delores Dante in Working (Tri-School Theatre, Anaheim, CA)
Terra Musgrove as Ronette in Little Shop of Horrors (Grossmont High School, La Mesa, CA)
Joy Newbegin as Miss Flannery in Thoroughly Modern Millie (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)
Brianca Renfro as Sour Kangaroo in Seussical (Metropolitan Educational Theatre Network, Poway, CA)
~ West ~
Lizzie Baggleman as Berthe in Pippin (Greasepaint Youtheatre, Scottsdale, AZ)
Beka Burnham as Violet in Snoopy (Greasepaint Youtheatre, Scottsdale, AZ)
Kelsey O’Meara as Mute in The Fantasticks (Musical Theatre of Anthem, Anthem, AZ)
Channing Pickett as Mute in The Fantasticks (Musical Theatre of Anthem, Anthem, AZ)

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play:
~ California ~
Zachary Bunshaft as Joe Harper in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play:
~ California ~
Sara Faure as Penny, Sandy, Tracy in …..and stuff….. (Madison Theatre Arts, San Diego, CA)

Outstanding Featured Actress (13 and under):
~ East ~
Martina Bowman as Carla in Everything About a Family (Almost) (TADA! Youth Theater, New York, NY)
Taylor Priday as Bullfrog in Honk! (Off Broadway Children’s Theatre, Alpharetta, GA)
KyLee Savage as Steffi in Everything About a Family (Almost) (TADA! Youth Theater, New York, NY)

Outstanding Ensemble:
~ California ~
The Bad Seed (Madison Theatre Arts Guild, San Diego, CA)
Cats (Riverside Youth Theatre, CA)
A Chorus Line (Francis W. Parker School, San Diego, CA)
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Hamilton Academy, Los Angeles, CA)
Honk! (Christian Youth Theater, El Cajon, CA)
Into the Woods (J*Company, La Jolla, CA)
Luann: Scenes in a Teen’s Life (Fallbrook Players, CA)
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Poway High School, CA)
Paradise (Broadway Kids of San Diego, CA)
Peter Pan (Christian Youth Theater, San Diego, CA)
Peter Pan (Encore Youth Theatre/Premiere Productions, Vista, CA)
Urinetown: The Musical (The Urban School of San Francisco, CA)
Snoopy (Young Actors’ Theatre, Spring Valley, CA)
Working (Tri-School Theatre, Anaheim, CA)
~ East ~
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Children’s Theatre of Charlotte, NC)
The Music Man (Central York High School, York, PA)
Orpheus Descending (LaGuardia Arts, New York, NY)
Pippin (Broadway Training Center, Irvington, NY)
The Trial (Children’s Theatre of Charlotte, NC)
~ West ~
And Then They Came For Me (Roosevelt High School, Seattle, WA)
Annie (Desert Stages Theatre, Scottsdale, AZ)
Kiss Me, Kate (HSPVA, Houston, TX)
Les Misérables (Prescott High School, AZ)

Outstanding Ensemble (13 and under):
~ East ~
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (Broadway Training Center, Irvington, NY)

Outstanding Guest Ensemble:
~ East ~
Alice in Concert (Children’s Theatre of Charlotte, NC)
The Commedia Aladdin (Children’s Theatre of Charlotte, NC)

Outstanding Costume Design:
~ California ~
Beverly Baird for Willy Wonka (CAT Corona, CA)
Lynn Choplin for Thoroughly Modern Millie (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)
Celeste Innocentio for Stone Soup Feeds the World (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)
Shulamit Nelson for Fireflies (J*Company, La Jolla, CA)

Outstanding Hair and Make-up Design:
~ California ~
Aaron Broderick for Peter Pan (CAT Corona, CA)

Outstanding Lighting Design:
~ California ~
Ashley Jenks for Willy Wonka, Jr. (Temecula Performing Arts Company, CA)
Mark McCullough for Little Shop of Horrors (Temecula Performing Arts Company, CA)
Andrew Miller for High School Musical 2 (J*Company, La Jolla, CA)
~ East ~
Andrew Gmoser for Disco Inferno (Nyack High School, NY)
Eric Winkenwerder for Alice in Concert (Children’s Theatre of Charlotte, NC)

Outstanding Set Design:
~ California ~
Tony Cucuzzella for Cats (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)
Jay Heiserman for Thoroughly Modern Millie (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)
JP Luckenbach for Spring’s Awakening and A Funny Thing Happened… (Hamilton Academy, Los Angeles, CA)
Chris Tornow for Peter Pan (CAT Corona, CA)
~ East ~
Kasia Mrozewska-Fenz for Urinetown: The Musical (Pioneer Theatre Guild, Ann Arbor, MI)
David Ward, Corey Mitchell, David Quackenbush, Travis Borror for Aida (Northwest School of the Arts, NC)
~ West ~
Jon Shelledy for Seussical (John Cooper School, The Woodlands, TX)

Outstanding Choreography:
~ California ~
Marcus S. Daniel for Cats (Riverside Youth Theatre, CA)
Jake Tidwell for The Wiz (El Camino High School, Oceanside, CA)
~ East ~
Judy Harrison for Seussical (Interlochen Arts Academy, MI)
Eddie Mabry for Aida (Northwest School of the Arts, Charlotte, NC)

Outstanding Music Direction:
~ California ~
Leigh Sutherlin for Luann: Scenes from a Teen’s Life (Fallbrook Players, CA)

Outstanding Direction:
~ California ~
Alison Bretches for Seussical (Metropolitan Educational Theatre Network, Poway, CA)
Desha Crownover for Little Women (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)
Randall Hickman for Peter Pan (Encore/Premire, Vista, CA)
Jeremy Lapp for Peter Pan (Christian Youth Theater, San Diego, CA)
Matthew Teague Miller for Les Misérables (Justin-Siena Theatre, Napa, CA)
Jillian Stones for Little Shop of Horrors (Temecula Performing Arts Company, CA)
Marlene Zuccaro for Spring’s Awakening (Hamilton Academy of Music, Los Angeles, CA)
~ East ~
Jen Band for Into the Woods (Children’s Theatre of Charlotte, NC)
Jason Brantman and Fiona Santos for Pippin (Broadway Training Center, Irvington, NY)
Nicia Carla for The Secret Life of Girls (Children’s Theatre of Charlotte, NC)
Jenna Derrick Cartee for Seagirl (Children’s Theatre of Charlotte, NC)
Joanna Gerdy and Nicia Carla for A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Children’s Theatre of Charlotte, NC)
Steven Ivey for The Velveteen Rabbit (Children’s Theatre of Charlotte, NC)
Mark Sutton for The Trial (Children’s Theatre of Charlotte, NC)