There are four individual award categories and three award categories for productions. Additionally, our Spotlight Award is a wild card that can be given to any student or teacher connected with the school's program who made an exemplary contribution to their show.

Awards for productions are based on artistic merit and overall effort, not for budget or size of production.
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Award Categories:
    •    Best Musical Performance by an Actor
    •    Best Musical Performance by an Actress
    •    Best Production
    •    Best Direction
    •    Best Ensemble ​
    •    Best Supporting Actor
    •    Best Supporting Actress
    •    The Spotlight Award

​Our 2023 Winners

Best Actress: Nori Kai Little, Albuquerque Academy, Velma, Chicago: Teen Edition
Best Actor: Breton Sego, Rio Rancho High School, Dmitry, Anastasia (Award sponsored by Eastern New Mexico University)
Best Supporting Actress: Angelina K. Silva, Centennial High School, Rapunzel, Into the Woods
Best Supporting Actor: Finnegan McKelvey, Public Academy for Performing Arts, Pepper, Mamma Mia!
Spotlight Award: Kehlyn Houston, Celeste Shepherd, and Lena Smith, Centennial High School, Into the Woods
Best Production: Something Rotten!, Santa Fe Preparatory School
Best Direction: Desiree Lang, Albuquerque Academy, Chicago: Teen Edition
Best Ensemble: Centennial High School, Into the Woods

​Our 2023 Nominees

Header photo by Max Woltman Photography