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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:
~ San Diego ~
Bat Boy: The Musical (Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, CA)
Beauty and the Beast (The Church of Rancho Bernardo, San Diego, CA)
Fame (Fallbrook Players, CA)
Hello, Dolly! (Coronado School of the Arts, CA)
High School Musical (Starlight Musical Theatre, San Diego, CA)
Les Miserables (Broadway Theatre Arts Academy, Escondido, CA)
Oliver! (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)
You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)
~ Eastern ~
Into the Woods (Kidz Theater, NY)
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Edward R. Murrow High School, NY)
~ Western ~
Oliver! (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Valley Youth Theatre)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical:
~ San Diego ~
Kyle Crews as Horton in Seussical (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)
Alex Dunbar as Charlie Brown in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)
Javier Garcia as Jean Valjean in Les Miserables (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)
Zachary Herzog as Captain Shang in Mulan, Jr. (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)
Donovan Hurst as Troy Bolton in High School Musical (Starlight Musical Theatre, San Diego, CA)
Matt Maretz as Roger Davis in Rent: School Edition (ACT-San Diego, CA)
Joshua Pinkowski as Mark Cohen in Rent (California Youth Conservatory Theatre, San Diego, CA)
Wayne Higgs as Chad in All Shook Up (El Camino High School, CA)
~ Southern California ~
Tucker Boyes as Daddy Warbucks in Annie Warbucks (CAT Corona, CA)
Matt Dunn as Tom Sawyer in Tom Sawyer (CAT Corona, CA)
Isaac Monroe as Huck Finn in Tom Sawyer (CAT Corona, CA)
~ Northwest ~
Ethan Fang as Lawrence Jamison in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Archbishop Mitty High School)
Tim Davis as Don Lockwood in Singin’ in the Rain (Valley Christian Schools)
~ Eastern ~
Mitch Conrad as Jimmy in Thoroughly Modern Millie (Kids On Stage, MI)
John Feldmann as Lawrence in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Central York High School, PA)
Phillip Lewis as Coalhouse in Ragtime (Kidz Theater, NY)
Peej Mele as Troy Bolton in High School Musical 2 (Random Farms Kids Theater, Tarrytown, NY)
Eric Miller as Tony in West Side Story (Troy Theatre Ensemble, MI)
Julian Sarria as Tateh in Ragtime (Kidz Theater, New York, NY)
~ Western ~
Michael Ochoa as Radames in Aida (Northglenn Youth Theatre)
Ranjeet Paul as Archibald in The Secret Garden (John Cooper School)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical:
~ San Diego ~
Arianna Afsar as Gabriella in High School Musical (Starlight Musical Theatre, San Diego, CA)
Winter Bassett as Cat in the Hat in Seussical (North County School of the Arts, Escondido, CA)
Caroline Kelley as The Cat in the Hat in Seussical (Center Stage Productions, Escondido, CA)
Alexis Rogers as The Cat in Seussical (American Rose Theatre, San Diego, CA)
Lindsay Romney as Millie in Thoroughly Modern Millie (Fallbrook Players, CA)
~ Southern California ~
Beth Adams as Gabriella in High School Musical (Temecula Performing Arts Company, CA)
Sami Biardi as Kathy Selden in Singin’ in the Rain (Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts, CA)
Brittany Breeding as Narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Riverside Youth Theatre, CA)
Amanda Steinfeld as Niki Harris in Curtains (Tri-School Theatre, Anaheim, CA)
~ Northwest ~
Michelle Martinelli as Christine Colgate in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Archbishop Mitty High School)
Annemarie Mendonsa as Marian in The Music Man (Justin-Siena High School)
~ Eastern ~
Marlaina Baxter as Jo in Little Women (Troy Theatre Ensemble, MI)
Sarah Bogden as Peggy Sawyer in 42nd Street (Ramsey High School, NJ)
Lauren Dennis as The Witch in Into the Woods (Kidz Theater, New York, NY)
Brianna Gentilella as Sharpay Evans in High School Musical 2 (Random Farms Kids Theater, Tarrytown, NY)
Alesia Knott as Christine in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Central York High School, PA)
Casey Wenger-Schulman as The Baker’s Wife in Into the Woods (Kidz Theater, New York, NY)
Azela Zarate as Mimi in Rent (New Milford High School, NJ)
~ Western ~
Corrinne Clement as Millie in Thoroughly Modern Millie (Actor’s Youth Theatre, Mesa, AZ)
Melanie Heredia as Peter Pan in Peter Pan (Desert Stages Theatre, AZ)
Danielle Jackson as Aida in Aida (Northglenn Youth Theatre)
Devon Lewno as Sandy in Grease (Desert Stages Theatre, Scottsdale, AZ)
Emily Stevens as Captain Hook in Peter Pan (Desert Stages Theatre, AZ)

Outstanding Lead Actor (13 and under):
~ San Diego ~
Reed Lievers as Evan in 13 (California Youth Conservatory Theatre, San Diego, CA)
Christian Winter as Horton in Seussical (Broadway Theatre Arts Academy, Escondido, CA)
~ Northwest ~
Ashton Roxander as Oliver in Oliver…with a Twist! (Oregon Conservatory of Performing Arts)
~ Eastern ~
Adam Scharf as Bugsy Malone in Bugsy Malone (Broadway Training Center, NY)
~ Western ~
Isaac Youree as Mowgli in The Jungle Book (AC Lamplight Youth Theatre)

Outstanding Lead Actress (13 and under):
~ San Diego ~
Jamie Boyd as Peter in Peter Pan (Peter Pan Junior Theatre, CA)
Hannah Lo as Fa Mulan in Mulan, Jr. (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)
Ivanna Quiceno as Gertrude in Seussical (Christian Youth Theater, Chula Vista, CA)
Megan Spector as Annie in Annie (Pickwick Players, San Diego, CA)
Jada Temple as Patrice in 13 (California Youth Conservatory Theatre, San Diego, CA)
Danielle Van Orden as Annie in Annie (California Youth Conservatory Theatre, San Diego, CA)
~ Eastern ~
Monika Cormack as Peggy Sawyer in 42nd Street (Riverside Theatre Works, MA)
Kasia Kalinowski as Nancy in Oliver! (Riverdale Rising Stars, NY)
Esperanza Rosenbaum as The Witch in Into the Woods, Jr. (Riverdale Rising Stars, NY)
~ Western ~
EmElise Knapp as Baloo in The Jungle Book (AC Lamplight Youth Theatre)
Kailyn Toussaint as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz (Musical Theatre of Anthem)

Outstanding Guest Actor:
~ San Diego ~
Justin Duchi as Gaston in Beauty and the Beast (The Church of Rancho Bernardo, San Diego, CA)
Luke Marinkovich as Roger Davis in Rent (California Youth Conservatory Theatre, San Diego, CA)
Brandon Hitson as Mrs. Gloop in Willy Wonka (Young Actors’ Theatre, Spring Valley, CA)

Outstanding Guest Actress:
~ San Diego ~
Leigh Scarritt in High School Musical (Starlight Musical Theatre, San Diego, CA)
Anneke Street as Grace Farrell in Annie (California Youth Conservatory Theatre, San Diego, CA)
~ Southern California ~
Sarah Horn as Rona Lissa Peretti in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Riverside Youth Theatre, CA)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play:
~ San Diego ~
Connor Bush as Leon in Fools (Westview Theatre, San Diego, CA)
Rory Team as John Proctor in The Crucible (Carlsbad High School, CA)
~ Southern California ~
Ben Carlson as John Merrick in The Elephant Man (Corona Del Mar High School, Newport Beach, CA)
Sean Eads as Dan White in The Execution of Justice (Hamilton High School, Los Angeles, CA)
Rich Posert as Fredrick Treves in The Elephant Man (Corona Del Mar High School, Newport Beach, CA)
~ Northwest ~
Trevor Harter as John Bender in The Breakfast Club (Oregon City Children’s Theatre)
Alex Ruiz as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet (Archbishop Riordan Drama)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play:
~ San Diego ~
Erika Dukovich as Lenya Zubritsky in Fools (Westview Theatre, San Diego, CA)
Maddy Harvey as Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)
~ Eastern ~
Day Marcucci as Katherine in Taming of the Shrew (Arlington Children’s Theatre, MA)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical:
~ San Diego ~
Gale Abille as Tyrone Jackson in Fame (Fallbrook Players, CA)
Jakob Berger as Professor Bhaer in Little Women (Rancho Buena Vista High School, Vista, CA)
Matt Berry as Dennis in All Shook Up (El Camino High School, Oceanside, CA)
William Corkery as Genie in Aladdin (Kroc Kids, San Diego, CA)
Zack Crocker as Marius in Les Miserables (Broadway Theatre Arts Academy, Escondido, CA)
Derrick Gaffney as Tom Collins in Rent: School Edition (ACT-San Diego, CA)
Zachary Herzog as Lun Tha, Guard, and Budah in The King and I (J*Company, La Jolla, CA)
Adam Howard as Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast (The Church of Rancho Bernardo, San Diego, CA)
Austin Klich as Schroeder in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)
Ryan Luster as M. Sunshine in Chicago (San Diego Junior Theatre-AMT, CA)
Christopher Ruetten as Ching Ho in Thoroughly Modern Millie (Fallbrook Players, CA)
David Siciliano as Marius in Les Miserables (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)
Michael Silberblatt in Zombie Prom (Coronado School of the Arts, CA)
Zedrick Villegas-Evans as Laurie in Little Women (Rancho Buena Vista High School, Vista, CA)
Bill Wuehrmann as Roger in Grease (Westview Theatre, San Diego, CA)
Taylor Wuthrich as Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (Christian Youth Theater, Oceanside, CA)
~ Southern California ~
Robbie DeFoe as Injun Joe in Tom Sawyer (CAT Corona, CA)
Garrett Goodell as Potiphar/Pharaoh in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Riverside Youth Theatre, CA)
Quinn Nagle as Cosmo Brown in Singin’ in the Rain (Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts, CA)
Bryan Richardson as Judge Thatcher in Tom Sawyer (CAT Corona, CA)
~ Northwest ~
Nicky Slavich as Cosmo Brown in Singin’ in the Rain (Valley Christian Schools)
Tim Vergano as Doody in Grease (Oregon City Children’s Theatre)
~ Eastern ~
Stewart Anderson as Le Fou in Beauty and the Beast (Cobb Children’s Theater, GA)
Kevin Bianchi as Cinderella’s Prince in Into the Woods (Kidz Theater, NY)
Chris Cangiano as Julian Marsh in 42nd Street (Ramsey High School, NJ)
Bobby Esnard in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Riverdale Rising Stars, NY)
Luke Fontana as Herbert Parchester in Me and My Girl (Edward R. Murrow High School, NY)
Marc Stein as Pharaoh in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Edward R. Murrow High School, NY)
~ Western ~
Nathan Beard as Jafar in Aladdin (Desert Stages Theatre)
Andrew Gatti as Clem Clam in The Little Mermaid (East Valley Children’s Theatre, Mesa, AZ)
Ethan Kirschbaum as Simon Zealotes in Jesus Christ Superstar (Prescott High School, AZ)
Sam MacDonald as Smee in Peter Pan (Desert Stages Theatre, AZ)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical:
~ San Diego ~
Rachael Anduze as Fantine in Les Miserables (Broadway Theatre Arts Academy, Escondido, CA)
Madeline Barker as Fantine in Les Miserables (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)
Millie Beetham as Vi Moore in Footloose (Carlsbad High School, CA)
Summer Blinco as Fantine in Les Miserables (Broadway Theatre Arts Academy, Escondido, CA)
Shelby Caughron as Miss Sandra in All Shook Up (El Camino High School, CA)
Nicki Elledge as Eponine in Les Miserables (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)
Madison Johnson as Mabel Washington in Fame (Fallbrook Players, CA)
Ashley Joplin as Bun Foo in Thoroughly Modern Millie (Valhalla Theatre Arts, CA)
Julia Karis as Minnie Fay in Hello, Dolly! (Coronado School of the Arts, CA)
Sarah Knapp as Maureen Johnson in Rent: School Edition (ACT-San Diego, CA)
Carson A. McCalley as Ancestor Laozi in Mulan (Young Actors Theatre, San Diego, CA)
Torrey Mercer as Serena Katz in Fame (ACT-San Diego, CA)
Kimberly Moore as Lorraine in All Shook Up (El Camino High School, CA)
Kailey O’Donnell as Cosette in Les Miserables (Broadway Theatre Arts Academy, Escondido, CA)
Alexis Park as Ancestor Laozi in Mulan, Jr. (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)
Shea Sailors as Eponine in Les Miserables (Broadway Theatre Arts Academy, Escondido, CA)
Jackie Sieck as Queen Aggravain in Once Upon a Mattress (Madison Theatre Arts Guild, San Diego, CA)
Emma Stratton as Maureen Johnson in Rent: School Edition (ACT-San Diego, CA)
Taylor Tollack as Caterpillar in Alice in Wonderland (Carlsbad Community Theatre, CA)
Helena Marie Woods as Dorothy Brown in Thoroughly Modern Millie (Fallbrook Players, CA)
Marianne Zumberge as Lucy in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)
~ Southern California ~
Raquel Everett as Snoopy in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Vista Murrieta High School, CA)
Annica Cozort as Sally in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Vista Murrieta High School, CA)
Hannah Irvine as Becky Thatcher in Tom Sawyer (CAT Corona, CA)
Heather Shields as Evillene in The Wiz (Corona del Mar High School, Newport Beach, CA)
Benina Stern as Queen Aggravain in Once Upon a Mattress (Children’s Civic Light Opera, Los Angeles, CA)
~ Northwest ~
Lindsey Lopez as Rizzo in Grease (Oregon City Children’s Theatre)
Tori McBride as Cinderella in Into the Woods (Benicia High’s Panther Productions)
Delaney Schmeling as The Sugar Plumb Fairy in Nutcracked (Dance Direction)
Sarah Tewksbury as Nancy in Oliver…with a Twist! (Oregon Conservatory of Performing Arts)
Talia Claire Trozzo as Diana in A Chorus Line (Napa Valley Opera House)
~ Eastern ~
Maria Arellano as Anita in West Side Story (Troy Theatre Ensemble, MI)
Rosalia Badalamenti as Lady Jaqueline in Me and My Girl (Edward R. Murrow High School, NY)
Emily Brewster as Dorothy Brock in 42nd Street (Ramsey High School, NJ)
Alex Getlin as Madeline in B.O.T.C.H. (TADA! Youth Theater, NY)
Alexandra Kaye as Maria in Me and My Girl (Edward R. Murrow High School, NY)
Jamie Lerner as Val in A Chorus Line (Lighthouse Youth Arts Center, NY)
Lis Oppenheim as Estrada in Pippin (Cobb Children’s Theater, GA)
Katie Parent as Marmee March in Little Women (Troy Theatre Ensemble, MI)
Julia Pleasants as Sally in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Concord Youth Theatre, MA)
Elise Swift as Marcy Park in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Broadway Training Center, NY)
Wynnie Van Dusen as Logainne Schwartzandgrubenierre in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Broadway Training Center)
~ Western ~
Olivia Bedard as Mary Magdalene in Jesus Christ Superstar (Prescott High School, AZ)
Emily Jacobson as Martha in The Secret Garden (John Cooper School, TX)
Reshea Kelley Steisel as Mrs. Meers in Thoroughly Modern Millie (Actor’s Youth Theatre, AZ)

Outstanding Supporting Actor (13 and under):
~ San Diego ~
Sam Alper as Smee in Peter Pan (Peter Pan Junior Theatre, San Diego, CA)
Trevor Anderson as JoJo in Seussical (Center Stage Productions, Escondido, CA)
Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (The Theatre School @ North Coast Rep, CA)
Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (The Theatre School @ North Coast Rep, CA)
Teddy Bohler as Augustus Gloop in Willy Wonka (Young Actors’ Theatre, Spring Valley, CA)
Dylan Hoffinger as Angel in Rent: School Edition (ACT-San Diego, CA)
Brandon Hurst as Mike Teavee in Willy Wonka (Young Actors’ Theatre, Spring Valley, CA)
Barrett Lo as Emperor in Mulan, Jr. (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)
Scott Roberts as Jojo in Seussical (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)
Thor Sigurdsson as Georgie in Over the Tavern (North Coast Repertory Theatre, Solana Beach, CA)
Paul Steitz as Randy Parker in A Christmas Story (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)
~ Southern California ~
Cameron Barnett as Sidney Sawyer in Tom Sawyer (CAT Corona, CA)
~ Western ~
Cade Frankson as Smee in Peter Pan (Desert Stages Theatre, AZ)

Outstanding Supporting Actress (13 and under):
~ San Diego ~
Pamela Andujo as Beth in The Camel Lot (Rock Academy, San Diego, CA)
Mia Apalategui as Jojo in Seussical (Christian Youth Theater, Chula Vista, CA)
Ashley Bassett as Violet Beauregarde in Willy Wonka (Christian Youth Theater, Oceanside, CA)
Hallie Bodenstab as Stepmother in Cinderella (J*Company, La Jolla, CA)
Miranda Colvin as Small Alice in Alice in Wonderland (Carlsbad Community Theatre, CA)
Ilana Engle as Portia in Cinderella (J*Company, La Jolla, CA)
Samantha Littleford as Lily St. Regis in Annie (California Youth Conservatory Theatre, San Diego, CA)
Ava Parisi as Beth March in Little Women (Center Stage Productions, Escondido, CA)
Natasha Rivas as Mayzie in Seussical (Broadway Theatre Arts Academy, Escondido, CA)
Cladee Mae Schmaltz as Veruca Salt in Willy Wonka (Christian Youth Theater, Oceanside, CA)
Karissa Shoquist as Beth March in Little Women (Center Stage Productions, Escondido, CA)
Celia Tedde as Joy in Cinderella (J*Company, La Jolla, CA)
Kenzie Wallace as Violet Beauregarde in Willy Wonka (Young Actors’ Theatre, Spring Valley, CA)
~ Southern California ~
Erin Metz as Olive Ostrovsky in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Riverside Youth Theatre, CA)
Rachel Pollard as Lily St. Regis in Annie, Jr. (Canyon Vista Elementary School, Aliso Viejo, CA)
~ Eastern ~
Jenna Solomon as Cinderella in Into the Woods, Jr. (Riverdale Rising Stars, NY)
Stephanie Brown as Fat Sam in Bugsy Malone (Broadway Training Center, NY)
Eva Ury as Captain Smolsky in Bugsy Malone (Broadway Training Center, NY)
Anna Fondiller as Liesl in The Sound of Music (Broadway Training Center, NY)
Megan Nicholson McRae in Wide-Awake Jake (TADA! Youth Theater, NY)
Barbara Woodall as Dorothy Brock in 42nd Street (Riverside Theatre Works, MA)
~ Western ~
Maggie Eley as Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz (Musical Theatre of Anthem)
Baylee Konnecke as Gretta Good in Still Life With Iris (AC Lamplight Youth Theatre)
Maddie Lopez as Lion in The Wizard of Oz (Musical Theatre of Anthem)
Peyton Wayne as Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz (Musical Theatre of Anthem)
Jaci Wells as Wicked Witch in The Wizard of Oz (Musical Theatre of Anthem)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play:
~ San Diego ~
Andrew Erath in The Laramie Project (Grossmont High School, La Mesa, CA)
Andrew Erath as Truffaldino in The Love of Three Oranges (Grossmont High School, La Mesa, CA)
Sam Halgren in The Laramie Project (Grossmont High School, La Mesa, CA)
Sam Halgren as Pantalone in The Love of Three Oranges (Grossmont High School, La Mesa, CA)
Daniel Liuag as Reverend Hale in The Crucible (Carlsbad High School, CA)
Eugene Shtilkind as Gregor Yousekevitch in Fools (Westview Theatre, San Diego, CA)
Greg Zoumaras in The Laramie Project (Grossmont High School, La Mesa, CA)
~ Southern California ~
Joseph Lorea as Sister Boom Boom in The Execution of Justice (Hamilton High School, Los Angeles, CA)
~ Western ~
Daniel Bos as Troll in Billy Goats Gruff (East Valley Children’s Theatre, Mesa, AZ)
Zach Calderone in The World of the Brothers Grimm (Creative Stages Youth Theatre)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play:
~ San Diego ~
Nikki Bartlett in The Laramie Project (Grossmont High School, La Mesa, CA)
Abbey Howe as Annie in Over the Tavern (North Coast Repertory Theatre, Solana Beach, CA)
Cassie Kunze as Fata Morgana in The Love of Three Oranges (Grossmont High School, La Mesa, CA)
Elise Napier as Miss Prism in The Importance of Being Earnest (Coronado School of the Arts, CA)
Marianne Zumberge as Mrs. Parker in A Christmas Story (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)
~ Southern California ~
Ivy Beech as Mary Ann White in The Execution of Justice (Hamilton High School, Los Angeles, CA)
Calli Conti as Mrs. Kendall in The Elephant Man (Corona del Mar High School, Newport Beach, CA)
Lindsay Mintz as Mrs. Allen in Dark of the Moon (Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts, CA)
~ Northwest ~
Alexandra Carreon as Belinda in Noises Off (Archbishop Mitty High School)
~ Western ~
Danielle Flowers as Miss Skillon in See How They Run (Mesa High School)
Megan Hanks as Gnome in The World of the Brothers Grimm (Creative Stages Youth Theatre)
Jenna Spets as Stacia in The Humbugs (Creative Stages Youth Theatre)
Troy Cartwright as Grotto Good in Still Life With Iris (AC Lamplight Youth Theatre)

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical:
~ San Diego ~
Michael Covington as Shan-Yu in Mulan, Jr. (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)
Alex Darmon as Monsieur D’Arque in Beauty and the Beast (The Church of Rancho Bernardo, San Diego, CA)
Paul Gillcrist as The Bill in Schoolhouse Rock Live! (Christian Youth Theater, San Diego, CA)
Zachary Herzog as Rolf in The Sound of Music (J*Company, La Jolla, CA)
Jason Nagata as Johnny Casino in Grease (Westview Theatre, San Diego, CA)
Antonio Romero as Pan in Bat Boy: The Musical (Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, CA)
Cameron Romney as Goody King in Fame (Fallbrook Players, CA)
Kyle Williamson as Mr. Laurence in Little Women (Center Stage Productions, Escondido, CA)
~ Southern California ~
Joey Hennings as Johnny Harmon in Curtains (Tri-School Theatre, Anaheim, CA)
Patrick Hudson as R. F. Simpson in Singin’ in the Rain (Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts, CA)
Brandon Olsen as Jean Pierre in Dear Edwina (Temecula Performing Arts Company, CA)
Evan Schwarz as Mistoffelees in Cats (LACHSA, Los Angeles, CA)
~ Eastern ~
Jarrid Jones as Wolf in Into the Woods (Kidz Theater, NY)

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical:
~ San Diego ~
Maddie Shea Baldwin as Sour Kangaroo in Seussical (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)
Jessica Chewiwie as Aunt March in Little Women (Rancho Buena Vista High School, Vista, CA)
Sarah De La Isla as Suffragette in Schoolhouse Rock Live! (Christian Youth Theater, San Diego, CA)
Jessica Merghart as Potiphar’s Wife in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Kroc Kids, San Diego, CA)
Sydney Van Putten as Babette in Beauty and the Beast (The Church of Rancho Bernardo, San Diego, CA)
~ Southern California ~
Sophia Dawidoff as Tornado in The Wiz (Corona del Mar High School, Newport Beach, CA)
Kristyn Lyon as Mary Sue Betty Bob in Dear Edwina (Temecula Performing Arts Company, CA)
Arianna Neikrug as Fraulein Kost in Cabaret (Hamilton Academy, Los Angeles, CA)
Nicole Shelton as Mrs. Kelly in Annie Warbucks (CAT Corona, CA)
Katie Takorian as Bullfrog in Honk! (Orange County School of the Arts, Santa Ana, CA)
~ Northwest ~
Beth Dodge as Patty in Grease (Oregon City Children’s Theatre)
Caitlin Winkenbach as Cha Cha in Grease (Oregon City Children’s Theatre)
~ Eastern ~
Tamara Daly as Sarah’s Friend in Ragtime (Kidz Theater, NY)
Kalina Jasper as Jack’s Mother in Into the Woods (Kidz Theater, NY)
Flannery Wasson as Miss Lynch in Grease (Young Actors Guild, AR)
~ Western ~
Karissa Anderson as Georgina in The Little Mermaid (East Valley Children’s Theatre, Mesa, AZ)

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play:
~ Western ~
Zander Trisoliere in The World of the Brothers Grimm (Creative Stages Youth Theatre)

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play:
~ San Diego ~
Victoria Stephens as Bumpkin 3/Guard/Donkey in The Love of Three Oranges (Grossmont High School, La Mesa, CA)
~ Western ~
Kelsey Hontz as Witch in The World of the Brothers Grimm (Creative Stages Youth Theatre)
Tawni Otterman in The World of the Brothers Grimm (Creative Stages Youth Theatre)
Morgan Migliorisi as Old Hag in The World of the Brothers Grimm (Creative Stages Youth Theatre)

Outstanding Featured Actor (13 and under):
~ San Diego ~
Antonio Hays as Sultan in Aladdin (Kroc Kids, San Diego, CA)
~ Southern California ~
Anirudh Divecha as President Roosevelt in Annie, Jr. (Canyon Vista Elementary School, Aliso Viejo, CA)
~ Western ~
Jonah Carlson as Old King Cole in The Goats Gruff (East Valley Children’s Theatre, Mesa, AZ)
Noah Gallego as Borgy in The Little Mermaid (East Valley Children’s Theatre, Mesa, AZ)

Outstanding Featured Actress (13 and under):
~ San Diego ~
Alexandra Brady as Young Cosette in Les Miserables (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)
Ashleigh Craig as Molly in Annie (California Youth Conservatory Theatre, San Diego, CA)
Kaleolani Laymon as Woodstock in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)
~ Southern California ~
Sophia Aujero as Lola in Dear Edwina (Temecula Performing Arts Company, CA)
Natalie Laderer as Tessie in Annie, Jr. (Canyon Vista Elementary School, Aliso Viejo, CA)
Ellie Marsh as Molly in Annie, Jr. (Canyon Vista Elementary School, Aliso Viejo, CA)
~ Eastern ~
Brittany Brown as Bangles in Bugsy Malone (Broadway Training Center, NY)
Kenley O’Hagan as Cha-Cha in Grease (Young Actors Guild, AR)
~ Western ~
Taylor Ellsworth as Clarissa in Little Women (Musical Theatre of Anthem)
Madeline Wessel as Young Amy in Little Women (Musical Theatre of Anthem)
Emily Spets in The World of the Brothers Grimm (Creative Stages Youth Theatre)

Outstanding Ensemble:
~ San Diego ~
Annie (California Youth Conservatory Theatre, San Diego, CA)
The Crucible (Carlsbad High School, CA)
Fame (ACT-San Diego, CA)
Little Women (Center Stage Productions, Escondido, CA)
Little Women (Rancho Buena Vista High School, Vista, CA)
The Love of Three Oranges (Grossmont High School, La Mesa, CA)
A Midsummer Night’s Dream (The Theatre School @ North Coast Rep, CA)
Rent (California Youth Conservatory Theatre, San Diego, CA)
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)
Seussical (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)
The Sound of Music (J*Company, La Jolla, CA)
~ Southern California ~
Guys and Dolls (Hamilton Academy, Los Angeles, CA)
Once Upon a Mattress (Children’s Civic Light Opera, Los Angeles, CA)
~ Northwest ~
Noises Off (Archbishop Mitty High School)
Oliver…with a Twist! (Oregon Conservatory of Performing Arts)
Singin’ in the Rain (Valley Christian Schools)
~ Eastern ~
42nd Street (Ramsey High School, NJ)
Beauty and the Beast (Cobb Children’s Theater, GA)
A Chorus Line (Lighthouse Youth Arts Center, NY)
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Central York High School, PA)
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Edward R. Murrow High School, NY)
Improv Soup Troupe (Un-Common Theatre Company, Boston, MA)
Little Women (Troy Theatre Ensemble, MI)
Rent (New Milford High School, NJ)
~ Western ~
Grease (Desert Stages Theatre, Scottsdale, AZ)
The World of the Brothers Grimm (Creative Stages Youth Theatre)

Outstanding Ensemble (13 and under):
~ San Diego ~
The Camel Lot (The Rock Academy, San Diego, CA)
Cinderella (J*Company, La Jolla, CA)
Peter Pan (Peter Pan Junior Theatre, San Diego, CA)
Seussical (Broadway Theatre Arts Academy, Escondido, CA)
~ Eastern ~
Bugsy Malone (Broadway Training Center, NY)

Outstanding Costume Design:
~ San Diego ~
Jane Craig-Jones for Footloose (Carlsbad High School, CA)
Renetta Lehman Lloyd for Alice in Wonderland (Carlsbad Community Theatre, CA)
Margaret Lindsley for Thoroughly Modern Millie (Classical Academy, Escondido, CA)
Jennifer Mah for Beatrice the Butterfly (The Theatre School @ North Coast Rep, Solana Beach, CA)
Kathie Urban for Beauty and the Beast (Metropolitan Educational Theatre Network, Poway, CA)
~ Southern California ~
Kim Overton for Cabaret (Hamilton Academy, Los Angeles, CA)
Sarah Schuessler for Once Upon a Mattress (Children’s Civic Light Opera, Los Angeles, CA)
Nicole Russick, Crystal Halbeck, Rachel Laing, and Kiley Masters for Singin’ in the Rain (Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts, CA)
Margret Hogeland for Beauty and the Beast (CAT Corona, CA)
~ Western ~
Barbara Jakucki for The Goats Gruff (East Valley Children’s Theatre, Mesa, AZ)

Outstanding Makeup:
~ San Diego ~
Francia Cohen for Mulan (Young Actors Theatre, San Diego, CA)

Outstanding Set Design:
~ San Diego ~
Heidi Atchison for Mulan, Jr. (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)
Tony Cucuzzella for Les Miserables (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)
Chad Dellinger for Footloose (Carlsbad High School, CA)
Fools (Westview Theatre, San Diego, CA)
David Kievit for The Sound of Music (J*Company, La Jolla, CA)
Jimmy Masterson for Alice in Wonderland (Carlsbad Community Theatre, CA)
David Weiner for The King and I (J*Company, La Jolla, CA)
~ Southern California ~
Bob Crowley for Mary Poppins (Ahmanson, Los Angeles – National Tour)
John Paul Luckenbach for Guys and Dolls (Hamilton Academy, Los Angeles, CA)
Margret Hogeland for Beauty and the Beast (CAT Corona, CA)
~ Northwest ~
Timothy Mendolia for The Crucible (Valley Christian Schools)
~ Eastern ~
Paul Eisenberg for Me and My Girl (Edward R. Murrow High School, NY)
Cory Johnson for Anything Goes (Interlochen – High School Musical Theatre Co., MI)
~ Western ~
glenn g. grassi for Captain Bree (Northglenn Youth Theatre, CO)
Darwin Gilmore for The Secret Garden (John Cooper School, TX)

Outstanding Sound Design:
~ San Diego ~
Beccy Yim for The Importance of Being Earnest (Coronado School of the Arts, CA)
~ Eastern ~
Sara Clemens for Into the Woods (Kidz Theater, NY)

Outstanding Choreography:
~ San Diego ~
Juliann Friel for The Camel Lot (The Rock Academy, San Diego, CA)
Kimberly Moore and Demi Boyd for All Shook Up (El Camino High School, Oceanside, CA)
Jennifer Winspear for You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)
~ Southern California ~
Matthew Bourne and Stephen Mear for Mary Poppins (Ahmanson, Los Angeles – National Tour)
Joe Schenck for Cats (LACHSA, Los Angeles, CA)
~ Eastern ~
Joanna Greer for Wide-Awake Jake (TADA! Youth Theater, NY)
~ Western ~
Katie Casey for 13 (Valley Youth Theatre, AZ)
Tina Taylor-Schmidt and Marcus Ellsworth for Thoroughly Modern Millie (Actor’s Youth Theatre, AZ)

Youth Orchestra: 
Batboy: The Musical (Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, CA)
~ Southern California ~
The Wiz (Corona del Mar High School, Newport Beach, CA)

Outstanding Music Direction:
John Hamilton for Cabaret (Hamilton Academy, Los Angeles, CA)
Graham Jackson for Merrily We Roll Along (LACHSA, Los Angeles, CA)
~ Western ~
Alan J. Plado for Oliver! (Greasepaint Youtheatre)

Outstanding Direction:
~ San Diego ~
Desha Crownover for You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)
Desha Crownover for Les Miserables (San Diego Junior Theatre, CA)
Brad Davis for Annie (Christian Youth Theater, CA)
Monica Hall for The Crucible (Carlsbad High School, CA)
Eric Hellmers for Alice in Wonderland (Carlsbad Community Theatre, CA)
Jayne Howard for Beauty and the Beast (The Church of Rancho Bernardo, San Diego, CA)
Joey Landwehr for The King and I (J*Company, La Jolla, CA)
Carlos Mendoza for High School Musical (Starlight Musical Theatre, San Diego, CA)
Sean Tamburrino for Les Miserables (Broadway Theatre Arts Academy, Escondido, CA)
Barbara Wolf for Hello, Dolly! (Coronado School of the Arts, CA)
~ Western ~
Shmaine Posey for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Young Star Musical Theatre, AZ)

Outstanding New Play/Musical:
~ Western ~
Jim Gradillas for funny at birth (Creative Stages Youth Theatre, AZ)
C. Lynn Johnson for The Goats Gruff (East Valley Children’s Theatre, AZ)

Outstanding Creativity:
~ Western ~
The Laramie Project (Greasepaint Youtheatre, AZ)