BEST MUSICAL FINALISTS Bonneville High - Phantom of the Opera DaVinci Academy - Bright Star Davis High - Newsies Fremont High - Seussical Northridge High - Newsies Ogden High - The Drowsy Chaperone Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts - Big Fish Sky View High - Tuck Everlasting Uintah High - Starlight Express Woods Cross High - Newsies
BEST ACTOR FINALISTS Jacob Coates (Phantom) - Bonneville High - The Phantom of the Opera Gabriel Armstrong (Sylvia St. Croix) - DaVinci Academy - Ruthless Dekklan MacKay (Jack Kelly) - Davis High - Newsies Sam Teuscher (The Beast) - Green Canyon High - Beauty and the Beast James Barton (Tevye) - Highland High - Fiddler on the Roof Weston Wright (Billy Crocker) - Pleasant Grove High - Anything Goes Ethan Kelso (Will Bloom) - Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts - Big Fish Liam Herbert (Jesse Tuck) - Sky View High - Tuck Everlasting Ammon Smith (Rusty) - Uintah High - Starlight Express Garrett Stephenson (Jack Kelly) - Woods Cross High - Newsies
BEST ACTRESS FINALISTS Jessica Moss (Christine Daaé) - Bonneville High - The Phantom of the Opera Jessica Lewis (Alice Murphy) - DaVinci Academy - Bright Star Anna Peacock (Katherine Plumber) - Davis High - Newsies Abigail Edwards (Belle) - Green Canyon High - Beauty and the Beast Merinda Gilette (Hodel) - Highland High - Fiddler on the Roof Joleah Long (Chairy Barnum) - Liahona Preperatory Academy - Barnum Lauren Rassmussen (Lina Lamont) - Logan High - Singin’ in the Rain Savannah Florence (The Drowsy Chaperone) - Ogden High - The Drowsy Chaperone Casey Keefe (Jo March) - Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts - Little Women Heather Tally (Sandra Bloom) - Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts - Big Fish Hanna Schneck (Witch) - Timpview High - Into the Woods
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR FINALISTS Hyrum Frank (Crutchie) - Davis High - Newsies Koby Crittenden (Cat in the Hat) - Fremont High - Seussical David Hartvigsen (Perchik) - Highland High - Fiddler on the Roof Jaren Cox (Cosmo Brown) - Logan High - Singin’ in the Rain Ben Andrus (Aldolpho) - Ogden High - The Drowsy Chaperone Clay Webb (Edward Bloom) - Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts - Big Fish Joey Pierson (Sergeant of Police) - Skyridge High - The Pirates of Penzance Caleb Hunt (Greaseball) - Uintah High - Starlight Express Tate Shelton (Davey Jacobs) - Weber High - Newsies Josh Call (Crutchie) - Woods Cross High - Newsies
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS FINALISTS Kate Potter (Tina Denmark) - DaVinci Academy - Ruthless Tyler Archibald (JoJo) - Fremont High - Seussical Sarah Brinck (Golde) - Highland High - Fiddler on the Roof Elena Shill (Winnie Tate) - Mountain Crest High - Annie Get Your Gun Maria Moesinger (Janet van de Graaff) - Ogden High - The Drowsy Chaperone Tori Kenton (Rosie) - Park City High - Mamma Mia Louisa Porter (Hope Harcourt) - Pleasant Grove High - Anything Goes Jordan Petersen (Beth March) - Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts - Little Women Kenna Carrasco (Marie) - Skyridge High - Cinderella Alice Ellsworth (Ruth) - Skyridge High - The Pirates of Penzance
Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre is proud to sponsor the 9th Annual Utah High School Musical Theatre Awards in 2019, a musical theatre scholarship program that rewards excellence at the high school level. During the 2018-2019 school year, representatives from UFOMT will travel across the state to adjudicate high school productions. Nominated schools and artists will perform and winners will be announced at the awards ceremony Saturday, May 18, 2019. The winner of Best Actress and Best Actor will be sent to New York City to participate in the
National High School Musical Theatre Awards.
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The Jimmy® Awards/The National High School Musical Theatre Awards™ (NHSMTA) impacts more than 50,000 students who participate in high school musical theatre competitions sponsored by presenters of Touring Broadway productions throughout the United States. A Best Actress and Best Actor winner from each of these competitions is sent to New York for a week-long theatre intensive of coaching and rehearsals with industry professionals in preparation for a one-night-only showcase on Broadway, where a panel of judges crowns the nation’s top performers. Named for Broadway impresario James M. Nederlander, the program has been the catalyst for more than $1,000,000 in educational scholarships. In 2012, the program inspired preeminent broadcaster WGBH Boston to produce a 3-part documentary series called “Broadway or Bust,” which follows students on a journey from their hometown competitions to their debut on Broadway. The series remains popular viewing at
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BEST MUSICAL FINALISTS DaVinci Academy - 25th Annual…Spelling Bee Highland High - 9 to 5 Hillcrest High - Les Misérables Northridge High - Anything Goes Park City High - The Addams Family Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts - A Chorus Line Sky View High - Cinderella Skyline High - Pippin Uintah High - The Hunchback of Notre Dame Woods Cross High - Joseph…Dreamcoat
BEST ACTOR FINALISTS Gabriel Armstrong - DaVinci Academy - William Morris Barfee, 25th Annual…
Spelling Bee Bennett Chew - Hillcrest High - Jean Valjean, Les Misérables Thomas Moore - Juan Diego - Jesus, Godspell Benjamin Decker - Mountain Crest High - Archibald Craven, The Secret Garden Spencer Brown - North Sanpete High - Seymore, Little Shop of Horrors Andrew Pitchford - Northridge High - Lord Evelyn Oakley, Anything Goes Max Head - Northridge High - Tarzan, Tarzan Noah Bradford - Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts - Mike Costa, A Chorus Line John Morley - Sky View High - Prince Topher, Cinderella Connor Talbot - Uintah High - Quasimodo, The Hunchback of Notre Dame
BEST ACTRESS FINALISTS Addie Wray - Alta High - Dorothy, The Wizard of Oz Kate Potter - DaVinci Academy - Olive Ostrovsky, 25th Annual…Spelling Bee Jessica Lewis - DaVinci Academy - Lucy, Jekyll & Hyde Aria Critchley - East High - Jane, Tarzan Nalani Matthias - Logan High - Fairy Godmother, Cinderella Brynne Lamb - North Sanpete High - Audrey, Little Shop of Horrors Kalena Nielsen - Northridge High - Reno Sweeny, Anything Goes Emma Wadsworth - Ogden High - Dolly Levi, Hello, Dolly! Jenna Urry - Skyline High - Leading Player, Pippin Sydney Cooper - Skyridge High - Fantine, Les Misérables
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR FINALISTS Cooper Lavallee - DaVinci Academy - Leaf Coneybear, 25th Annual…Spelling Bee Luke Morley - Hillcrest High - Enjolras, Les Misérables Zachary Hanks - Liahona Preparatory Academy - Jean-Michel, Cinderella Salem Kimball - North Sanpete High - Mr. Mushnik, Little Shop of Horrors Levi Hopkins - Ridgeline High - Richard Mason, Jane Eyre Jacob Behnken - Saint Joseph Catholic High - George Banks, Mary Poppins Liam Herbert - Sky View High - Jean-Michel, Cinderella JT Kaufman - Skyline High - Charles, Pippin Caleb Hunt - Uintah High - Frollo, The Hunchback of Notre Dame Dre Hay - Woods Cross High - Naphtali, Joseph…Dreamcoat
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS FINALISTS McKenna Armstrong - Alta High - Zeke/Lion, The Wizard of Oz Ella Spurlock - DaVinci Academy - Marcy Park, 25th Annual…Spelling Bee Brianna R. Irvine - Highland High - Doralee Rhodes, 9 to 5 Elizabeth Needham - Logan High - Cinderella, Cinderella Kalena Nielsen - Northridge High - Kala, Tarzan Tori Kenton - Park City High - Pugsley Addams, The Addams Family Matraca Bartel - Saint Joseph Catholic High - Winifred Banks, Mary Poppins Erica Schoebinger - Skyridge High - Éponine, Les Misérables Lilly Spainhower - Uintah High - Mrs. Paroo, The Music Man Makall Silvester - Viewmont High - Papa Ge, Once on this Island
BEST MUSICAL FINALISTS Alta High – The Music Man DaVinci Academy – Fly by Night Highland High – Seussical Layton High – The Little Mermaid Logan High – Crazy for You Northridge High – Fiddler on the Roof Ogden High – The Sound of Music Park City High – Little Women Uintah High – Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Woods Cross High – Beauty & the Beast
BEST ACTOR FINALISTS Preston Rowland – Cottonwood High – Edward Bloom, Big Fish Gabriel Armstrong – DaVinci Academy – Narrator, Fly by Night Liam Hunsaker – Layton High – Jekyll/Hyde, Jekyll & Hyde McKay Horton – Layton High – Eric, The Little Mermaid Alex Lambert – Logan High – Bobby Child, Crazy for You Jason Neighbor – Parowan High – Bobby Child, Crazy for You Levi Hopkins – Ridgeline High – Gomez Addams, The Addams Family Brant Johnson – Uintah High – Caractacus Potts, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Boston Curnow – Viewmont High – Frank Abagnale, Jr., Catch Me if You Can Preston Smith – Woods Cross High – Prince/Beast, Beauty & the Beast
BEST ACTRESS FINALISTS Jessica Lewis – DaVinci Academy – Miriam, Fly by Night Sariah Pratt – Layton High – Ariel, The Little Mermaid Nalani Matthias – Logan High – Polly Baker, Crazy for You Morgan Jepson – Northridge High – Amneris, Aida Emma Wadsworth – Ogden High – Maria Rainer, Sound of Music Alexa Wilcox – Park City High – Jo March, Little Women Matraca Bartel – Saint Joseph Catholic High – Judy Bernly, 9 to 5 Jenna Urry – Skyline High – Eliza Doolittle, My Fair Lady Taylore Cahoon – Viewmont High – Brenda Strong, Catch Me if You Can Abigail Watts – Woods Cross High – Belle, Beauty & the Beast
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR FINALISTS Kaden Garcia – Fremont High – George Poppet, Redhead Thomas Moore – Juan Diego Catholic High – Roger, Grease Liam Hunsaker – Layton High – Sebastian, The Little Mermaid Holden Smith – Layton High – Sir Danvers Carew, Jekyll & Hyde Dallin Clark – Logan High – Bela Zangler, Crazy for You Bailey King – Northridge High – Perchik, Fiddler on the Roof Jack Bell – Northridge High – Mereb, Aida Caden Tudor – Salt Lake SPA – Nicely-Nicely Johnson, Guys & Dolls Seth Pike – Skyline High – Freddy Eynsford-Hill, My Fair Lady Jackson Adams – Woods Cross High – Gaston, Beauty & the Beast
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS FINALISTS Karin Allred – Cottonwood High – Jenny Hill, Big Fish Angela Wright – East High – Mother Superior, Sister Act Brie Bauer – Juan Diego Catholic High – Marty, Grease Aubrianna Servoss – Layton High – Ursula, The Little Mermaid Mackenzie Turner – Layton High – Lucy Harris, Jekyll & Hyde Rylee Jensen – Northridge High – Aida, Aida Savannah Coburn – Ogden High – Liesl von Trapp, Sound of Music Eileen Riley – Park City High – Marmee, Little Women Elizebeth Swink – Ridgeline High – Alice Beineke, The Addams Family Emma Duffin – Woods Cross High – Mrs. Potts, Beauty & the Beast
BEST MUSICAL FINALISTS
Bountiful High – White Christmas
DaVinci Academy – Chicago
Highland High – Pippin
Logan High – Meet Me in St. Louis
Northridge High – Urinetown
Salt Lake SPA – Catch Me if You Can
Skyline High – Fiddler on the Roof
Uintah High – The Little Mermaid
Viewmont High – Brigadoon
Woods Cross High – The Wiz
BEST ACTOR FINALISTS
Trent Devashrayee – Bountiful High – Bob Wallace, White Christmas Angel Martinez – Clearfield High – Gomez, Addams Family Gabriel Marcotte – DaVinci Academy – Billy Flynn, Chicago Alex Lambert – Logan High – John Truitt, Meet Me in St. Louis Bailey King – Northridge High – Bobby Strong, Urinetown Aidan Croft – Salt Lake SPA – Carl Hanratty, Catch Me if You Can Alex Miller – Skyline High – Tevye, Fiddler on the Roof Brant Johnson – Uintah High – Eric, The Little Mermaid Ryan Kasparian – Viewmont High – Tommy, Brigadoon Drew Dunshee – Woods Cross High – Scarecrow, The Wiz
BEST ACTRESS FINALISTS
Ame Plummer – Canyon View High – Fiona, Shrek Taylee Bingham – Clearfield High – Wednesday, Addams Family Ella Spurlock – DaVinci Academy – Roxie Hart, Chicago Reanna Russell – East High – Tracy Turnblad, Hairspray Klara Ricks – Logan High – Esther Smith, Meet Me in St. Louis Hannah Romney – Salt Lake SPA – Brenda Strong, Catch Me if You Can Jenna Urry – Skyline High – Hodel, Fiddler on the Roof Emily Kitzmiller – Uintah High – Ariel, The Little Mermaid Kailey Ganevsky – Viewmont High – Fiona, Brigadoon Abigail Watts – Woods Cross High – Evillene, The Wiz
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR FINALISTS
Aaron Harris – Canyon View High – Pinocchio, Shrek Angel Martinez – Clearfield High – Mereb, Aida Maxwell Q. Frampton – Clearfield High – Mal, Addams Family Oscar Andersen – East High – Wilbur Turnblad, Hairspray Dylan Kime – Highland High – Leading Player, Pippin Wesley Norton – Northridge High – Caldwell B. Cladwell, Urinetown Isaac Carrillo – Salt Lake SPA – Frank Abagnale Jr., Catch Me if You Can Ben Engel – Skyline High – Officer Lockstock, Urinetown Stockton Palmer – Uintah High – Sebastian, The Little Mermaid Max Ames – Union High – Dennis, All Shook Up
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS FINALISTS Sarah Goodwin – Bountiful High – Martha Watson, White Christmas Mary Flanagan – Clearfield High - Alice, Addams Family Jessica Lewis – DaVinci Academy - Velma Kelly, Chicago Mya Sanchez – East High - Motormouth Maybelle, Hairspray Micki Martinez – Salt Lake SPA – Paula, Catch Me if You Can Olivia Lemmon – Skyline High – Little Sally, Urinetown Hannah Benedicto – Uintah High – Ursula, The Little Mermaid Alex Gingell – Union High – Saundra, All Shook Up Anna Sanders – Viewmont High – Meg, Brigadoon Brookelynn Alapa – Woods Cross High – Dorothy, The Wiz
BEST MUSICAL
Fremont High – The Drowsy Chaperone
Layton High – Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Lehi High – Urinetown
Logan High – Curtains
Lone Peak High – Guys & Dolls
Northridge High – The Wedding Singer
Pine View High – Les Misérables
Salt Lake SPA – The Pirates of Penzance
Timpview High – The Pirates of Penzance
Woods Cross High – Mary Poppins
BEST ACTOR
Alta High – Noah Martinez – J. Pierrpont Finch, How to Succeed...
East High – Jacob Taylor – Tony, West Side Story
Layton High – Adam Moon – Caractacus, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Northridge High – Jordan Kirkham – Robbie, The Wedding Singer
Ogden High – Peyton Davis – Scarecrow, The Wizard of Oz
Pine View High – Nathan Bennion – Jean Valjean, Les Misérables
St. Joseph Catholic High – Jonathan Robbins – Cosmo, Singin' in the Rain
Salt Lake SPA – Joseph Price – Pirate King, The Pirates of Penzance
Uintah High – Collin Peterson – Bert, Mary Poppins
Woods Cross High – Ben Butters – Bert, Mary Poppins
BEST ACTRESS
Bountiful High – Sarah Wilson – Reno, Anything Goes
Clearfield High – Allison Allred – Olive, 25th Annual...Spelling Bee
Layton High – Amorah Pratt – Truly, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Lehi High – Gabrielle Limpert – Hope, Urinetown
Lone Peak High – Ali Fisher – Adelaide, Guys & Dolls
Mountain Crest High – Tierssa Johnson – Lizzie, 110 in the Shade
Northrdige High – Mackenzie Smith – Julia, The Wedding Singer
Salt Lake SPA – Alaina Robb – Ruth, The Pirates of Penzance
Skyline High – Mary Nikols – Dolly, Hello, Dolly!
Timpview High – Carolyn Baird – Mabel, The Pirates of Penzance
Woods Cross High – Abby Watts – Mary, Mary Poppins
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Canyon View High – Matthew Matheson – Willard, Footloose
DaVinci Academy – Silas Hassrick – Fester, The Addams Family
Fremont High – Braxten Lucas – George, The Drowsy Chaperone
Lehi High – Matthew Lenhart – Lockstock, Urinetown
Lone Peak High – Jaxson Dayton – Sky, Guys & Dolls
Northridge High – Jacob Porter – Sammy, The Wedding Singer
Pine View High – Jake Parkinson – Enjolras, Les Misérables
Salt Lake SPA – Christian Earl – Sergeant, The Pirates of Penzance
Skyline High – Ben Engel – Barnaby, Hello, Dolly!
Timpview High – Taylor Thompson – Sergeant, The Pirates of Penzance
Woods Cross High – Harrison Young – Mr. Banks, Mary Poppins
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Bountiful High – Lauren Sandorf – Erma, Anything Goes
Canyon View High – Kylee Groft – Vi, Footloose
Clearfield High – Taylee Bingham – Marcy, 25th Annual...Spelling Bee
DaVinci Academy – Ella Spurlock – Wednesday, The Addams Family
Fremont High – Bailey DeVries – Kitty, The Drowsy Chaperone
Lehi High – Ashley Coombs – Pennywise, Urinetown
Logan High – Sami Aguilar – Bambi, Curtains
Northridge High – Bethany Briesmaster – Holly, The Wedding Singer
Skyline High – Allison Klippel – Irene, Hello, Dolly!
Uintah High – Hannah Benedicto – Mrs. Banks, Mary Poppins
Broadway.com published an article on Sept. 9th highlighting "jaw-dropping performances" from high school musical productions as a Back-to-School special. According to the article, their tops picks were chosen "after hours of intense Googling, YouTube spirals and snack breaks."
And who was chosen for their "Please Come to Broadway Now" Award? Utahn, and Woods Cross High School alumni, Aitana Alapa! Miss Alapa was the Best Actress winner of the 2014 Utah High School Musical Theatre Awards and represented our program at the Jimmy Awards in NYC last summer.
The video Broadway.com posted features Alapa singing the duet "Elaborate Lives" with 2014 UHSMTA Best Actor nominee Harrison Young as Radames in Woods Cross' production of Aida. Woods Cross High School also took home the Best Musical Award in 2014. Check out the video below!
Matthew Richards from Northridge High School was selected as the Best Male Actor winner at the 2014 Utah High School Musical Theatre Awards for his portrayal of Percy Blakeney in The Scarlet Pimpernel. Richards was chosen as one of the three male finalists at The Jimmy™ Awards in New York City. Here is a video of him performing "She Cries" from Songs for a New World for the finals.
This exciting new series chronicles the lives of America's top high school musical performers and their once-in-a-lifetime experiences at the 2012 National High School Musical Theatre Awards, including Utah's Peter Lambert and Malia Morley!
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(Click on the images below to see pictures from the 2018 Utah High School Musical Theatre Awards. Photos by Intrigue Photography – Ester Biggs & Scott Biggs.)
