Announcing the Finalists Senior Division Amp Awards

FINALISTS IN EACH CATEGORY 2020 TENTH ANNUAL SENIOR DIVISION AMP AWARDS

ANNOUNCING THE FINALISTS FOR THE 2020 TENTH ANNUAL SENIOR DIVISION AMP AWARDS

Part PROM, Part Oscar's, Part Homecoming!

The 2020 Tenth Annual AMP Awards Ceremony takes place January 5, 2020, starting with a congratulatory Reception welcoming all of our Finalists at the Dillards Court at the Willow Bend Center of the Arts at 4:30PM, then a red carpet walk to the Rodenbaugh Theatre at the Willow Bend Center of the Arts for the Awards Ceremony commencing at 6:00PM, with After-Party hosted by a live DJ to follow.

Go to https://northtexasperformingarts.org/senior-amp-awards/ for more details.

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FINALISTS IN EACH CATEGORY 2020 TENTH ANNUAL SENIOR DIVISION AMP AWARDS

SENIOR ACTOR DIVISION

The Finalists in each category as selected by the Academy of Directors on the 2020 AMP Awards Selection Committee. All determinations of selection of Finalists and Outstanding participants are at the sole determination of the 2020 AMP Awards Selection Committee. See the last page of this document for full Selection Rules.

For each Category, an Outstanding Finalist will be recognized in each Division for Plano, Fairview, Frisco and Dallas productions and where noted, an overall Outstanding NTPA Award Recipient will be recognized. The Finalists outlined below are purposely listed in random order.

In addition to the above, the Distinguished Leadership Award will be presented to the outstanding Leader for each Regional Theatre and NTPA Overall. All Senior Division AMP Award Finalists are considered Nominees in this category.

ACTOR IN A MUSICAL: Blake Willert for his role as Daniel in Once on this Island Ben MacLaren for his role in Mamma Mia Ethan Forbes for his role as Edward in Big Fish Joseph Kasper for his role as Princeton in Avenue Q Tristan Rolater for his role as Javier in Les Miserables Aaron Starkweather for his role as Jack in Newsies Nicholas Garner for his role as Angel in RENT Joseph Smoot for his role as Mr. Wormwood in Matilda Zachary Widner for his role as Mark in RENT Max Rose for his role as Jeremy in Be More Chill Richard Casey for his role as Shrek in Shrek the Musical Wyatt Johnson for his role as Troy Bolton in High School Musical Kevin Hyland for his role as Wonka in Wonka * In addition to regional awards, an Overall NTPA Outstanding Actor will be awarded in this category.

ACTOR IN A PLAY Alex Duva for his role as Oliver Rivers in Puffs Ben Jameson for his role as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet Orion Rolater for his role as Otto Frank in The Diary of Anne Frank Brycen Bohl for his role as Nick Bottom in A Midsummer Night’s Dream Isac Urbik for his role as Wayne in Puffs RIley Hangen for his role as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet * In addition to regional awards, an Overall NTPA Outstanding Actor will be awarded in this category.

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MUSICAL Andrew Rodriguez- for his role as Davey in Newsies Austin Marquadt for his role as Joseph Pulitzer in Newsies Ethan Yang for his role as Underling in The Drowsy Chaperone Luke Wild for his role as Sam in Mamma Mia! Bryce Fuller for his role as Sky in Mamma Mia Charlie Crawford for his role as Robert Martin in Drowsy Chaperone Jakob Schlegel for his role as Davey in Newsies Will Murdock for his role as Michael in Be More Chill Kai Armstrong for his role as Mal in The Addams Family Ethan Coward for his role as Agatha Trunchbull in Matilda Jai Proppe for his role as Lord Farquaad in Shrek the Musical Diamonte’ Grove for his role as Tonton in Once on this Island Sawyer Bell for his role as Marius in Les Miserables Gavin Campbell for his role as Agatha Trunchbull in Matilda * In addition to regional awards, an Overall NTPA Outstanding Actor will be awarded in this category.

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FINALISTS IN EACH CATEGORY 2020 TENTH ANNUAL SENIOR DIVISION AMP AWARDS

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A PLAY Cameron Brown for his role as Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream Payton Gaw-Young for his role as Puck in A Midsummer Night’s Dream Austin Keefer as Tom in The Great Gatsby Jayden Matthews for his role as Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet * In addition to regional awards, an Overall NTPA Outstanding Actor will be awarded in this category.

ACTOR IN A COMEDIC ROLE IN A MUSICAL Heath Rawls for his role as Robbie Hart in The Wedding Singer Matthew Gabrillo for his role as Aldolpho in The Drowsy Chaperone Sinan Beskok for his role as Thenardier in Les Miserables Ethan Bernardini for his role as Willard in Footloose James Fawcett as Brian in Avenue Q Dalton Craft as Trekkie Monster in Avenue Q Trent Rothell for his role as Bill in Mamma Mia Joe Nativi for his role as Jake in Be More Chill Hayden Price for his role as Mal in The Addams Family David Dittman for his role as Olive’s Dad in Spelling Bee Parker Blagg for his role as Garvin/ Cowboy Bob in Footloose

ACTOR IN A DRAMATIC ROLE IN A MUSICAL Noah Steenbergen for his as Man in Chair in The Drowsy Chaperone Matt Leitzel for his role as Beast in Beauty and the Beast Jr. Sebastian Miquilarena for his role as Reverend Shaw Moore in Footloose Nathan Snitzer for his role as Chuck Cranston in Footloose Carter Bragoon for his role as Squip in Be More Chill Asa Fris for his role as Fredrik in A Little Night Music Zack Colvin for his role as Segei in Matilda Alec Welhouse for his role as Jack Kelly in Newsies Joseph Herpeche for his role as Mayor in Newsies Jassiah Berrera for his role as Michael in Be More Chill Christos Kaiafas for his role as Sam in Mamma Mia

SINGER Joshua Kurtz for his role as Harry in Mamma Mia Lawson Stiegelmeyer for his role as Kristof in Frozen Jr. Landan Berlof, Roger in RENT Griffin Wetzel, Henrik in A Little Night Music Christian Diaz for his role as Jean Valjean in Les Miserables

NEWCOMER Dylan Chesney for his role as Prince Eric in Little Mermaid Larry Davis for his role as Daniel in Once on this Island (Plano) Carlos Gutierrez as Baker in Into the Woods JR (Dallas) Brodiee Falcone for his role as Big Kid/Parent in Matilda

ENSEMBLE MEMBER Seth Autry in A Little Night Music Zack Pope as Ms. Butz in Avenue Q Riley Samuel in The Wedding Singer Ethan Walker in Les Miserables Ethan Jones in A Little Night Music Jack Romero in Les Miserables Sammy Casey in Les Miserables Keleman Szabo in Newsies Owen Dixon in Newsies

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FINALISTS IN EACH CATEGORY 2020 TENTH ANNUAL SENIOR DIVISION AMP AWARDS

SENIOR ACTRESS DIVISION

ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL Amelia Landry for her role as Donna in Mamma Mia Skylar Navratil for her role as Miss Honey in Matilda Jordan Tidwell for her role as Ti Moune in Once on this Island Ella Huestis for her role as Katherine in Newsies Elly Porter for her role as Fiona in Shrek the Musical Bryn Correa for her role as Katherine in Newsies Sanai Lowe for her role as Race in Newsies Ana Jessen for her role as Nancy in Oliver! Mary Katherine Flage for her role as Miss Honey in Matilda Addie Thrower for her role as Eponine in Les Mis Mckenna Nhem for her role as Sofie in Mamma Mia Madelyn Magson for her role as Sandra in Big Fish Lexie Mitchell for her role as Dolly Levi in Hello, Dolly! McKinley Ream for her role as Ariel in The Little Mermaid JR * In addition to regional awards, an Overall NTPA Outstanding Actress will be awarded in this category.

ACTRESS IN A PLAY Kendall Griffin for her role as Proctor in Crucible Hayley Stone for her role as Julieet in Romeo and Juliet MK Dugan for her role as Tybalt in Romeo and Juliet Lindsey Williams for Sergei in Black Snow Megan Conway for her role as Susie Bones in Puffs Hannah Haddad for her role as Cedric in Puffs Danielle Walls for her role as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet * In addition to regional awards, an Overall NTPA Outstanding Actress will be awarded in this category.

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL Lynley Glickler for her role as Ali in Mamma Mia Jaecie Stilovich for her role as Medda Larkin in Newsies Lauren Secrest for her role as Janet in the Drowsy Chaperone Eva Grace for her role as Maureen in RENT Brenna Peterson for her role as Mrs. Potts in Beauty and the Beast Jr. Ivy Rossow for her role as Widow Corney in Oliver! Kylie Moore for her role as Agatha Trunchbull in Matilida Kayla Burgess for her role as Glinda in The Wizard of Oz Nicole West for her role as Anne in A Little Night Music Ashley Woo for her role in Mamma Mia! Ana Garcia for her role as Tanya in Mamma, Mia! Amelia McAnear for her role as Winifred Banks in Mary Poppins Ashlyn Koford for her role as Eponine in Les Miserables Alexa Butler for her role as Madame Thenardier in Les Miserables * In addition to regional awards, an Overall NTPA Outstanding Actress will be awarded in this category.

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FINALISTS IN EACH CATEGORY 2020 TENTH ANNUAL SENIOR DIVISION AMP AWARDS

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A PLAY Noelle Saul-Mayes for her role as the Lady Capulet in Romeo & Juliet Emma Cate Hardin for her role as Chuck in She Kills Monsters Libby Davis for her role as Sergei in Black Snow Katelyn Hinterscher her role as Prince in Romeo and Juliet Marisa Roman for her role in Shakespeare Abridged Charlize Fedele for her role as Bombardov in Black Snow Iliana Rose for her role as Ernie Mac in Puffs Abigail Rogers for her role as Mrs. Frank in The Diary of Anne Frank Megan Kerstine for her role as Narrator in The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon Audrey Dalton for her role as Megan in Puffs * In addition to regional awards, an Overall NTPA Outstanding Actress will be awarded in this category.

ACTRESS IN A COMEDIC ROLE IN A MUSICAL Easley Smith for her role as in Hello Dolly Madeline Carter for her role as The Chaperone in The Drowsy Chaperone Megan McAdams for her role as Madame Thenardier in Les Miserables Tess Nameth Beck for her role as Mrs. Wormwood in Matilda Karina Cunningham for her role as Ms. Reyes in Be More Chill Michelle Garcia for her role as Rosie in Mamma, Mia! Kailyn Hare for her role as Kate Monster in Avenue Q Jessi Delfino for her role as Petra in A Little Night Music Abby Fair for her role as Kira in Xanadu JR Emily Wines for her role as Pepper in Mamma Mia! Avery Bowman for her role as Alice in The Addams Family Kendall Hartness for her role as Kassim in Aladdin JR

ACTRESS IN A COMEDIC ROLE IN A PLAY Caroline Davis for her role as Petra Quince in A Midsummer Night’s Dream Alayna Meilinger for her role as Nurse in Romeo & Juliet Braelyn Heathcock for her role as Orcus/Ronnie in She Kills Monsters Lorien Lovell for her role as Ernie Mac in Puffs Ivy Walker for her role as Agnes in She Kills Monsters Katherine Doescher for her roles as Sampson/Friar John in Romeo and Juliet

ACTRESS IN A DRAMATIC ROLE IN A MUSICAL Claire Brandon for her role as Katherine in Les Miserables Natalie Dickerson for her role as Belle in Beauty and the Beast Jr. Genevieve Cooper for her role at Matilda in Matilda Hannah Hoffman for her role as Elsa in Frozen, Jr. Sylvia Hansen for her role as Desiree in A Little Night Music Elena Rosales for her role as Irene Molloy in Hello, Dolly! Elyssa Davis for her role as Donna in Mamma Mia Claire McLaren for her role as Charlotte in A Little Night Music Keely Anders for her role as Mimi in RENT Ria Marsh for her role as Ti Moune in Once On This Island Cece Keating for her role as Christine in Be More Chill Baily Hill for her role as Sandy in Grease

ACTRESS IN A DRAMATIC ROLE IN A PLAY Mya Hardee for her role as Lady Montague in Romeo and Juliet Emily Terhorst for her role as Peaseblossom in Midsummer South Hopkins for her role as Billy Bones in Treasure Island Sophia Garcia for Piggy in Lord of the Flies Trinity Ownby for her role as Narrator in Puffs

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FINALISTS IN EACH CATEGORY 2020 TENTH ANNUAL SENIOR DIVISION AMP AWARDS SINGER Ashlyn Buchanan for her role as Sharpay in High School Musical Jr. Mia Goldammer for her role as Gabriella in High School Musical Jr. Loralai Milton for her role as Dolly Levi in Hello, Dolly! Ava Stewart for her role as Alice in The Addams Family Myah Durham for her role as Asaka in Once on this Island Emily Pope for her role as Dorothy in The Wizard of OZ Mollie-Claire Matthews for her role as Katherine in Newsies Hanna Brookshire for her role as Miss Honey in Matilda Savannah Masters for her Ensemble roles in Les Miserables Kyleigh Freeman for her role as Mrs. Wormword in Matilda Emily Rippy for her role as Liebeslieder for A Little Night Music Bella Correa for her role as Fantine in Les Miserables

DANCER Paige Wenger for her role as Mrs. Tottendale in The Drowsy Chaperone Avril Baccam in The Little Mermaid JR Olivia Elroz for her role as Atina in The Little Mermaid JR Mandy Lipsey for her role as Ariel in Footloose Hannah Scott for the role as Minnie Fay in Hello, Dolly! Paola Rodriguez for her role as Lisa in Mamma Mia Abbey Copeland for Mush in Newsies Natalie Connely for her role in Dance Corps in Newsies Sierra Flad for her role as Brook in Be More Chill Kayla Halton for her role as Fisherman in Big Fish Briee Daniels for her role as Josephine in Big Fish

CHARACTERIZATION IN A MUSICAL Leah Kegerreis for her role as Elmer in Newsies Layla Rorem for her role as Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins JR Emma Hoque as Sebastian in The Little Mermaid JR Sydney Stevens for her role as Ms. Andrews in Mary Poppins Jr. Cece Keating for the role of Christine in Be More Chill Sri Ramesh for her role as Hannah in Newsies Cassidy Payne for her role as Hannah in Newsies Zoey Wall for the role as Rosie in The Wedding SInger Nicole Volger for her role as Nicky in Avenue Q Anna Thompson for her role as Madame Armfeldt in A Little Night Music Karsen Clarabut for her role as Kitty in The Drowsy Chaperone Grace Griffiths for her role as Cogsworth in Beauty and the Beast Jr.

NEWCOMER Klaire Kercheval for her role as Button in Newsies Sophia Priest for her role as Baker’s Wife in Into the Woods JR Kendra Brown for her role as ensemble in RENT Rachel Dalley for her role as Hannah in Puffs Avery Murphy for her role as Ermengarde in Hello, Dolly! Lilly Gheesling for her role as Bearded Lady in Big Fish Jackie Brown for her role as Donna in Mamma Mia O’Brien Hall for her role as Specs in Newsies Daisy Close for Be More Chill Ashleigh Breeding for her role as Mush in Newsies Rhea McCafferty for her role as Mama Bear in Shrek the Musical Isha Lal for her role as ensemble in RENT

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ENSEMBLE MEMBER Megan McMurray for her role as Malla in A Little Night Music Sophie Skaggs for her various roles in The Wedding Singer Nova Barton in Les Miserables Lily Colonnese in Mamma Mia! Kate Borson for her role as Jack’s Mother in Into the Woods JR Danielle Miracle for Newsies Emily Starkweather for Newsies Adeline Cole for Mamma Mia Cate Garcia for her role as Rod in Avenue Q Ella Miller for her role as Mrs. Rose in Hello, Dolly! Mary Grace Abney in Newsies McKenna Wenger in Les Miserables Sophia McGuire in Les Miserables

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FINALISTS IN EACH CATEGORY 2020 TENTH ANNUAL SENIOR DIVISION AMP AWARDS

The Finalists and Outstanding Performer Selection Process

A convention of the AMP Committee of Directors is called after the final votes are taken and no less than one week before the AMP Awards Ceremony. The convention will consist of a minimum of three Directors which may include the Managing Director of each theatre and those as agreed to by the Academy of Directors. In attendance in the role of oversight and observation and without involvement in discussion or influence shall be a non-voting observer appointed by the Chief Executive Officer. In attendance in the role of record-keeping and observation and without involvement in discussion or influence, shall be the Chairman of the AMP Committee duly elected by the Board of Directors or his/her appointee.

Directors are advised to vote based on the quality of the performer’s body of work, their performance in a particular role or production, their attitude and work ethic, and their behavior both on-stage and off. Beginning at the highest-level categories as dictated by the Academy, the Director’s vote is tabulated and where there is a plurality, the Finalist or Runner Up is chosen without discussion.

The determination of the Academy of Directors is Final. NTPA reserves the sole right to add, change, delete categories, Finalists, selection criteria, decisions and is the exclusive producer of the AMP Awards Ceremony.

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