National Youth Arts Awards for the 2019-2020 Season
Posted August 27, 2020
The results are in for the National Youth Arts’ 15th Annual Arts Awards for the 2019-2020 season! APA is proud to announce that the Academy has earned 22 awards and 17 additional nominations! Congratulations to our students and staff for this wonderful recognition. We thank you for your unyielding dedication and perseverance during the 2019-2020 school year, and are so pleased your hard work has been recognized!
AWARDS:
Outstanding Production: Gypsy
Artist of the Year: Patrick McCormick (Beast in Beauty and the Beast, Sweeney Todd in Sweeney Todd, Herbie in Gypsy)
Artist of the Year: Daisy Tye (Mama Rose in Gypsy, Mrs. Potts in Beauty and the Beast, Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd)
Lead Performance in a Musical: Brennan Eckberg as Sweeney Todd in Sweeney Todd
Lead Performance in a Musical: Mackenzie Jones as Louise in Gypsy
Lead Performance in a Musical: Jaedynn Latter as Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd
Lead Performance in a Play: Sean Kato as Christopher Boone in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Lead Performance in a Play: Heather Prince as DeeDee Malone in Don’t Tell Mother
Lead Performance in a Play: Alisha Sweeting as Cinnamon Schmidt in Don’t Tell Mother
Supporting Performance in a Musical: Olivia Aniceto as Johanna in Sweeney Todd
Supporting Performance in a Musical: Will Logan as Cogsworth in Beauty and the Beast
Supporting Performance in a Musical: Jack Borenstein as Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast
Supporting Performance in a Musical: Brennan Eckberg as Gaston in Beauty and the Beast
Supporting Performance in a Play: Chloe Buettner as Magda Berelzheimer in Don’t Tell Mother
Supporting Performance in a Play: Chloe Contador as Rikki Tickey in Don’t Tell Mother
Supporting Performance in a Play: Lauryn Headley as Judy Boone in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Featured Performance in a Play: Sydney Rincon as Mrs. Shears in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Ensemble: Don’t Tell Mother
Youth Orchestra: Gypsy
Musical Direction: Tim Nelson for Sweeney Todd
Direction: Tim Nelson for Gypsy
Direction: Robert Rotenberry for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
NOMINATIONS:
Outstanding Production: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Lead Performance in a Musical: Olivia Aniceto as Belle in Beauty and the Beast
Lead Performance in a Play: Chloe Contador as Alice in Alice in Wonderland
Lead Performance in a Play: Z’aree Longanbill as Serena in Two’s More Fun
Lead Performance in a Play: Alisha Sweeting as Siobhan in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Supporting Performance in a Musical: Payton Moore as Beggar Woman in Sweeney Todd
Supporting Performance in a Musical: Kole Williamson as Judge Turpin in Sweeney Todd
Supporting Performance in a Play: Chloe Contador as Kyla in Two’s More Fun
Supporting Performance in a Play: Lauryn Headley as Sarah Schmidt in Don’t Tell Mother
Supporting Performance in a Play: Ethan Wiersma as Ed Boone in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Featured Performance in a Musical: Kaia Fister as Babette in Beauty and the Beast
Featured Performance in a Musical: Jaedynn Latter as Wardrobe in Beauty and the Beast
Featured Performance in a Play: Isabella Aparicio as Mrs. Alexander in The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Ensemble: Gypsy
Lighting Design: Caden Higgins for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Set Design: Kaitlyn Campbell for Gypsy
Choreography: Diane Makas for Sweeney Todd
To see the full list of winners and nominations for this ceremony, visit nationalyouththeatre.com/news.