Congratulations to all of Nominees for the Inaugural Season of The Ohio Youth Arts Awards!! *Location: *The Awards Ceremony will be Sunday, December 8th at the Barlow Community Center, 41 S. Oviatt Street, Hudson, OH. *Ceremony Times:* The ceremony for musicals and plays that were comprised primarily of children in 8th grade and under will start at noon, and the ceremony for musicals and plays that were comprised primarily of high school students will start at 3. *Ticket Purchase:* Tickets to the event may be purchased here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-ohio-youth-arts-awards-tickets-78465792297 Tickets are extremely limited. Individual nominated performers may attend for free by emailing ohioyouthartsawards@gmail.com with your first and last name, your character name, and the theatre that you were nominated through. Please check the details of thetickets to make sure that you are purchasing for the correct show. You can also purchase a shoutout for your performer, an Ohio Youth Arts Awards T Shirt, and flowers for your performer at the link above! *Special Guest:* 2019 Dazzle Award Winner Margo Tipping wil speak and perform at both Ceremonies!!! *Questions?* Want to volunteer as an adjudicator, or help sponsor the Ohio Youth Arts Awards? Want your theatre to be a part of the fun for next year? Feel free to reach out to Barb Stitzer, ohioyouthartsawards@gmail.com Our participating theatres for our inaugural year were The 82nd Street Theatre, The Beck Center, Broadview Heights Spotlights, Curtain 440, Garfield Heights High School, Heights Youth Theatre, Ohio Youth Ensemble, Thompson Square Community Theatre, and Wandering Aesthetics. Come Join Us next year!!! And the Nominees are: *Older Kids (High School)* *Best Tree You Can Be* *Outstanding Ensemble * Victoria Skok as a bird girl in Seussical at HYT Molly Adomaites, Audrey Carson, Anna Maurer, Audrey Morrison, Laurien Palmer, Kaylee Perez as the Bird Girls in Seussical at the Beck *Exceptional Lighting* Stephen Benjamin / Chris Satola The Addams Family at Garfield Heights High School * Best Vocals *Jordan and Roxanne Popovsky Little Shop of Horrors * Best Featured Actor in a play* Corbyn Bentley as Lysander A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Curtain 440 Jack Kane as Egeus/Snug A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Curtain 440 *Best Featured Actress in a play* Kaia Bulkoski as Titania A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Curtain 440 * Best Featured Actor in a Musical* Da’Von McDonald as Lurch The Addams Family at Garfield Heights High School Dominic Kucera as Von Hussler Mary Poppins at the 82nd street Theatre Cole Tarantowski as Uncle Ernie The Who’s Tommy *Best Featured Actress in a Musical* Jordan Gadoury as Alice Beineke The Addams Family at Garfield Heights High School **** Zoe Douglas as The Gypsy The Who’s Tommy *Best Supporting Actress in a play* Stella Connelly as Helena A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Curtain 440 Janna Klein as Hermia A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Curtain 440 Maddie Furguson as Flute A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Curtain 440 *Best Supporting Actor in a Musical* Declan Newton as Uncle Fester The Addams Family at Garfield Heights High School Ian McLaughlin as Michael Banks in Mary Poppins JR. Connor Stephens as Robertson AY Mary Poppins JR. Malachi Monroe as Seymour Little Shop of Horrors James Newton as Captain Walker The Who’s Tommy Jovanny Ortiz as Mal Beineke The Addams Family at Garfield Heights High School *Best Supporting Actress in a Musical* Elena Smith as Grandma The Addams Family at Garfield Heights High School Audrey Destro as Gertrude McFuzz in Seussical at the Beck Emily Folger as Mrs. Brill Mary Poppins JR. at the 82nd Street Theatre Brenna Sincaglia as Ronette Little Shop of Horrors Grace Wilmott as Sour Kangaroo Seussical at Heights Youth Theatre Delia Brennan as Mrs. Walker The Who’s Tommy Emilee Rodrigues as Mayzie Labird *in Seussical *at the Beck *Best Supporting Player in a Musical* Oliver Boyette as Pugsley 8 The Addams Family at Garfield Heights High School *Best Younger Actor in a Musical* *Christian Lee as *Mr. Mayor in Seussical at the Beck *Best Younger Featured Actress in a Musical* Demi Eidson as Young Kangaroo in Seussical at the Beck Corlyn Stauffer as Jane Banks in Mary Poppins *Best Play* A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Curtain 440 *Best Actress in a play* Milena Fernsler as Puck A Midsummer Night’s Dream Milena Fernsler as at Curtain 440 Bethany Truax as Oberon A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Curtain 440 Kat Magalsio as Nick Bottom A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Curtain 440 *Best Musical* Addams Family at Garfield Heights High school Mary Poppins JR. at the 82nd Street Theatre Best Musical Little Shop of Horrors at Heights Youth Theatre The Who’s Tommy Broadview Heights Spotlights Seussical at the Beck Seussical at Heights Youth Theatre *Best Actor in a Musical* Benjamin Sakai as the Cat in the Hat *in Seussical* at the Beck Justin Folger as Bert in Mary Poppins JR. at the 82nd Street Theatre Jack Berney as George Banks in Mary Poppins JR. at the 82nd Street Theatre Brian Tuohey as the Cat in the Hat in Seussical at Heights Youth Theatre James Newton as Gomez Addams in The Addams Family at Garfield High school Amir Smith as Horton in Seussical at Heights Youth Theatre Dylan Grosh-Hoy as the Narrator The Who’s Tommy Noah Hunter as Horton *in Seussical* at the Beck *Best Actress in a Musical* Natalie Joritz as Morticia Addams in the Addams Family at Garfield Heights High School Clara Edleman as Jojo *in Seussical *at the Beck Emma Nowosielski as Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins JR. at the 82nd Street Theatre Katie Gray as Winifred Banks Mary Poppins JR. at the 82nd Street Theatre Ella Murray as Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors at Heights Youth Theatre -- All my best, Barb Stitzer Editor in Chief of Northeast Ohio Weddings Magazine Owner of Barb Stitzer Photography and Actors Conservatory Ohio Stalk Me! 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