Wednesday, July 27, 2016

NYA Awards - Scottsdale

Congrats to all the winners and nominees for this year's NYA awards. Thus far, only the Scottsdale ceremony has been announced. The ceremony will take place on August 9th at Greasepaint Youtheatre. Make sure to RSVP at nationalyouththeatre.com.

Also, please note that you can see the upcoming winners in our AYAA Cabarets: Sam Primack, Johnna Watson and Andrey Lull!

You can also vote for many of these kids for these roles and others at the AYAA Awards. 

Outstanding Production:
Heathers: The Musical (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
The Producers (Greasepaint Youtheatre)

Outstanding Choral Production:
Broadway Under the Stars (Horizon High School)

Artist of the Year:
* Sam Primack (William Barfee in Chaparral’s The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, Twig in Bring It On, Jack in VYT’s Into the Woods, Earthworm in VYT’s James and the Giant Peach, Flotsam in VYT’s The Little Mermaid, Moritz in Spring Awakening)
* Jack Rose (Scrooge in Brophy’s A Christmas Carol, Max Bialystock in Greasepaint’s The Producers, Pharaoh in VYT’s Joseph/Technicolor Dreamcoat, Gomez in Brophy’s The Addams Family, Kurt’s Dad in Greasepaint’s Heathers)
* Nathan Sheppard (JD in Greasepaint’s Heathers, Joseph in Joseph/Technicolor Dreamcoat, Prince Eric in VYT’s The Little Mermaid, Daniel in O’Connor’s Once On This Island, Dickon in Theater Works’ The Secret Garden)
* Tatumn Zale (Veronica in Greasepaint’s Heathers, Ursula in VYT’s The Little Mermaid, Hold Me-Touch Me in Greasepaint’s The Producers)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical:
Vaughn Jones as Frederic in The Pirates of Penzance (Horizon High School)
Jaime Plá as Officer Lockstock in Urinetown (Desert Mountain High School)
Hale Stewart as Leo Bloom in The Producers (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Hale Stewart as Edward Bloom in Big Fish (Notre Dame Preparatory)
Jeremy Yampolsky as Bobby Strong in Urinetown (Desert Mountain High School)
Jeremy Yampolsky as Shrek in Shrek the Musical Jr. (Desert Stages Theatre)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical:
Aubrey Cole as Hope Cladwell in Urinetown (Desert Mountain High School)
Alyssa Gonzalez as Veronica in Heathers: The Musical (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Sara Higginbotham as Elle in Legally Blonde (Marcos de Niza Performing Arts)
Erin Tarkington as Fiona in Shrek the Musical Jr. (Desert Stages Theatre)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play:
Ben Davis as Grandpa Martin Vanderhof in You Can’t Take It With You (Notre Dame Preparatory)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Play:
Bailey Smith as Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing (Greasepaint Youtheatre)

Outstanding Lead Actor (Junior Division):
Jack Yampolsky as Oliver in Oliver! (Greasepaint Youtheatre)

Outstanding Lead Actress (Junior Division):
Chloe Pierson as Princess Fiona in Shrek the Musical Jr. (Desert Stages Theatre)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical:
Connor Baker as Fagin in Oliver! (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Jared Lara as Donkey in Shrek the Musical Jr. (Desert Stages Theatre)
Matt Merritt as Vice Principal Douglas Panch in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Chaparral Performing Arts)
Clark Shaeffer as Callahan in Legally Blonde (Marcos de Niza Performing Arts)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical:
Cami Benton as Heather Chandler in Heathers: The Musical (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Cami Benton as Ulla in The Producers (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Reagan Burows as Penelope Pennywise in Urinetown (Desert Mountain High School)
Reagan Burows as Miss Hannigan in Annie (Desert Stages Theatre)
Barrette Janney as Heather McNamara in Heathers: The Musical (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Gabi Johnson as The Witch in Big Fish (Notre Dame Preparatory)
Natasha Milligan as Grace Farrell in Annie (Desert Stages Theatre)
Allison Steward as Widow Corney in Oliver! (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Johnna Watson as Heather Chandler in Heathers: The Musical (Greasepaint Youtheatre)

Outstanding Supporting Actor (Junior Division):
Jack Yampolsky as Lord Farquaad in Shrek the Musical Jr. (Desert Stages Theatre)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Play:
Thomas Steward as Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing (Greasepaint Youtheatre)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Play:
Jade Price as Nurse in Romeo and Juliet (Chaparral Theater Company)

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical:
Andrey Lull as Carmen in The Producers (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Andrey Lull as Ram’s Dad in Heathers: The Musical (Greasepaint Youtheatre)

Outstanding Ensemble:
Big Fish (Notre Dame Preparatory)
Heathers: The Musical (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Shrek the Musical Jr. (Desert Stages Theatre)
Urinetown (Desert Mountain High School)

Outstanding Costume Design:
Karen O’Neil for Shrek the Musical Jr. (Desert Stages Theatre)

Outstanding Set Design:
Pete Bish for Much Ado About Nothing (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Jeff Dobbs for More Than Meets the Eye (Marcos de Niza Performing Arts)

Outstanding Choreography:
Cate Carlino, Erin Tarkington, Jordan Yampolsky for Back to the 80s (Desert Stages Theatre)

Outstanding Youth Orchestra:
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Chaparral Performing Arts)

Outstanding Musical Direction:
Curtis Moeller for Heathers: The Musical (Greasepaint Youtheatre)

Outstanding Direction:
Lisa Barton and Angela Kriese for Shrek the Musical Jr. (Desert Stages Theatre)
Maureen Dias for Heathers: The Musical (Greasepaint Youtheatre)
Colin Ross for The Producers (Greasepaint Youtheatre)

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