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MTA Received 41 National Youth Arts (NYA) Award Nominationsand 9 NYA Awards this year. That puts us at a total of 77 award nominations for our 2011-12 season. Congratulations to all of MTA's National Youth Arts Nominees and Award Winners!
Outstanding Production – Junior Division
Willy Wonka Junior
Outstanding Lead Actress – Junior Division
Lily Castle as Annie in Annie
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical
Maxximillian Carlisle-King as Archie in 13
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical
Kaylie Stone as Gertrude in Seussical
Outstanding Supporting Actress – Junior Division
Ali Giordano as Genie in Aladdin Jr.
Madeline Wessel as Iago in Aladdin Jr.
Outstanding Ensemble (Junior Division)
Willy Wonka Junior
Outstanding Guest Ensemble
Annie
Outstanding Direction
Laura O’Meara for Willy Wonka Junior
Outstanding Production For Youth
Annie
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical
Samantha Pear as Cat in the Hat in Seussical Jr.
Kailyn Toussaint as Patrice in 13
Outstanding Lead Actor – Junior Division
Jake Newberry as Charlie in Willy Wonka Jr.
Outstanding Lead Actress – Junior Division
Madeline Wessel as Annie in Annie
Outstanding Guest Actor
Matt Newhard as Rooster in Annie
Adam Vargas as Daddy Warbucks in Annie
Outstanding Guest Actress
Terri Scullin as Miss Hannigan in Annie
Lindsay Urbank as Grace in Annie
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical
Maggie Eley as Mayzie in Seussical Jr.
Outstanding Supporting Actress – Junior Division
Lily Castle as Mrs. Gloop in Willy Wonka Jr.
Ali Giordano as Bertie Update in Willy Wonka Jr.
Madyson Kohl as Violet Beauregarde in Willy Wonka Jr.
Alexis Rosenbaum as Veruca Salt in Willy Wonka Jr.
Ava Tyson as Elvira Newswhistle in Willy Wonka Jr.
Madeline Wessel as Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka Jr.
Ali Whitwell as Lucy in 13
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical
Victoria Marston as Sour Kangaroo in Seussical Jr.
Outstanding Featured Actress – Junior Division
Cloe Commandeur as Magic Carpet in Aladdin Jr.
Cara Eley as Candy Man in Willy Wonka Jr.
Outstanding Featured Actor – Junior Division
TJ Rossi as Puppet Wacky in Annie
TJ Rossi as Razoul in Aladdin Jr.
Outstanding Ensemble
13
Seussical Jr.
Outstanding Ensemble (Junior Division)
Aladdin Jr.
Outstanding Choreography
Sherry Henderson for 13
Sherry Henderson for Annie
Sherry Henderson for Seussical
Outstanding Musical Direction
Jackie Hammond for Seussical
Outstanding Direction
Sherry Henderson and Sallyann Martinez for Annie
Sherry Henderson for Seussical
Shawna Weitekamp for Aladdin Jr.
The National Youth Arts Award Ceremony will be held on Sunday, August 26th at Sandra Day O'Connor High School, at 7:30 P.M. Visit the NYA website for more information.
We are thrilled to announce that MTA received 36 ariZoni nominations for our 2011-12 season. Congratulations to everyone!!
Supporting Actress in a Youth Musical
Ali Whitwell as Lucy - 13
Lily Castle as Mrs. Gloop – Willy Wonka Jr.
Supporting Actor in a Youth Musical
Maxximillian Carlisle-King as Archie - 13
Dylan Kurtz as Grandpa Joe – Willy Wonka Jr.
Lead Actress in a Youth Musical
Madeline Wessel as Annie – Annie
Musical Direction in a Youth Musical
Jackie Hammond and Mark 4Man – 13
Jackie Hammond – Seussical Jr.
Ginette Rossi – Willy Wonka Jr.
Jackie Hammond and Kevin Kozacek – Annie
Choreography in a Youth Musical
Sherry Henderson – 13
Sherry Henderson – Seussical Jr.
Shawna Weitekamp – Willy Wonka Jr.
Sherry Henderson – Annie
Scenic Design in a Youth Musical
Jeff Hammond, Mike Toussaint, and Matt Wessel – Seussical Jr.
Sallyann Martinez – Annie
Costume Design in a Youth Musical
Dana Ellsworth and Erin Malloy – Seussical Jr.
Michelle Woods – Willy Wonka Jr.
Michelle Woods – Annie
Guest Actor in a Youth Musical
Adam Vargas as Daddy Warbucks – Annie
Terri Scullin as Miss Hannigan – Annie
Matt Newhard as Rooster – Annie
Lindsay Urbank as Grace – Annie
Hair and Make-up Design in a Youth Musical
Sherry Henderson and Diane Wessel – Seussical Jr.
Ginette Rossi and Diane Wessel – Willy Wonka Jr.
Lighting Design in a Youth Musical
Wes Sullivan – Willy Wonka Jr.
Sound Design in a Youth Musical
Caleb Sellers – Seussical Jr.
Samantha Pear and Jacob Sellers – Willy Wonka Jr.
Aidan Rogers – Annie
Properties Design (Props) in a Youth Musical
Connie Giordano and Pamela Kohl – Willy Wonka Jr.
Karen and Kaylie Stone – Annie
Director of a Youth Musical
Laura O’Meara – Willy Wonka Jr.
Sherry Henderson – Seussical Jr.
Sherry Henderson and Sallyann Martinez – Annie
Best Overall Production (Youth Musical)
13
Willy Wonka Jr.
Annie
The ariZoni Award Ceremony will be held on Monday, September 17th at Tempe Center for the Arts at 5:30 P.M. Visit the ariZoni website for more information.
MTA received 2 AriZoni Awards and a total of 16 Nominations for our 2010-11 season! Congratulations to our winners and all of our nominees!!
   
Awards:
Guest Actor - Youth Musical: Peter Pan - K.C. Lindley
Guest Actor - Youth Musical: Peter Pan - Matt Newhard
Additional Nominations:
Overall Production - Youth Musical: Peter Pan
Overall Production - Youth Musical: Disney's The Jungle Book Kids
Director - Youth Musical: Peter Pan - Laura O'Meara, Sherry Henderson
Director - Youth Musical: Honk! Jr. - Laura O'Meara
Music Director - Youth Theatre: Peter Pan - Jackie Hammond, Kevin Kozacek
Music Director - Youth Theatre: Honk! Jr. - Jackie Hammond
Music Director - Youth Theatre: Once on This Island Jr. - Jackie Hammond
Choreographer - Youth Theatre: Peter Pan - Sherry Henderson
Choreographer - Youth Theatre: Honk! Jr. - Sherry Henderson
Scenic Design - Youth Theatre: Honk! Jr. - Matt Wessel, Jeff Hammond, Mike Toussaint
Sound Design - Youth Theatre: Peter Pan - Keith Huff
Sound Design - Youth Theatre: Once on This Island Jr. - Caleb Sellers
Properties Design - Youth Theatre: Honk! Jr. - Jennifer Bowman, Teresa Long
Guest Actor - Youth Musical: Peter Pan - Allison Houston
Guest Actor - Youth Musical: Peter Pan - K.C. Lindley
Guest Actor - Youth Musical: Peter Pan - Matt Newhard
MTA was featured in the Arizona Republic on August 28, 2011 and was also selected as Photo of the Week on AZCentral.com. Below are pictures, that were published in the newspaper and on AZCentral.com, from MTA's performance at the Herberger Theater during the National Youth Arts Awards Ceremony.
MTA is happy to announce the below NY Awards and Nominations. Congratulations to all of our winners and nominees!!
Awards:
Outstanding Production - Junior Division: Honk!
Lead Actress in a Musical: Megan Mahoney as Peter Pan
Lead Actress – Junior Division: Maggie Eley as Ugly in Honk!
Supporting Actress – Junior Division: Maddie Lopez as The Cat in Honk!
Outstanding Ensemble - Junior Division: Honk!
Additional Nominations:
Lead Actress – Junior Division: Taylor Ellsworth as Ti Moune in Once on this Island
Supporting Actor – Junior Division: Corbin Blair as Bullfrog in Honk!
Supporting Actress – Junior Division: Madeline Wessel as Bullfrog in Honk!
MTA WON Nickelodeon's Parentsconnect Parents' Picks Award for
Best Theatre Group for Kids in Arizona! Click
here to see our page on the Parentsconnect website.
MTA made the cover story for the September 2010 issue of Freedom Way. Click here to read the article.
MTA is proud to announce that we have WON 3 National Youth Theatre Awards and were nominated for 7 more!
WINNERS:
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical (13 and under)
Madeline Wessel as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz
Outstanding Supporting Actress (13 and under)
Hannah Long as Lion in The Wizard of Oz
Outstanding Ensemble (13 and under)
The Wizard of Oz
NOMINEES:
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical (13 and under)
Kailyn Toussaint as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical (13 and under)
Maggie Eley as Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz
Maddie Lopez as Lion in The Wizard of Oz
Peyton Wayne as Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz
Jaci Wells as Wicked Witch in The Wizard of Oz
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (13 and under)
Taylor Ellsworth as Clarissa in Little Women
Madeline Wessel as Young Amy in Little Women
About the National Youth Theatre Awards
The First Annual National Youth Theatre Awards were presented on June 12, 2006 to honor outstanding work in youth theatre throughout the country. That year, 40 youth productions from 4 different states were considered for the awards.
This is the National Youth Theatre's Fifth Annual Awards and more than 200 productions were considered for the awards, including shows from more than 100 different theatres in more than 50 cities spanning 15 states. The award winners were selected from nominations by a panel of eighteen judges and reviewers.
Click here to read the NYT newsletter.
MTA is thrilled to announce that we won 3 ariZoni awards and received 14 ariZoni nominations for our 2009/2010 season!
Here are some photos from the evening's festivities:
In Musical Theatre of Anthem’s (MTA) first year of eligibility for the ariZoni Awards, we won 3 ariZoni awards and received an astounding 14 nominations!
The 3 ariZoni awards went to:
Little Women
Guest Actor - Youth Musical
Geoff Belliston
Into the Woods
Actor in a Supporting Role - Musical
Evan Tyler Wilson
Actor in a Supporting Role - Musical
Sterling Liska
MTA was also nominated for our youth AND adult productions. Nominations were received for four MTA shows.
Little Women nominations include:
Overall Production – Youth Musical
Director - Youth Musical
Shawna Quain
Musical Direction - Youth Musical
Shawna Quain
Choreography - Youth Musical
Shawna Quain
Actress in a Major Role - Youth Musical
Victoria Fairclough
Guest Actor - Youth Musical
Geoff Belliston
Guest Actor - Youth Musical
Sterling Liska
Guest Actor -Youth Musical
Brandy Haas
Guest Actor - Youth Musical
Jenny Allen
Guest Actor - Youth Musical
Beth Wheatcraft
Into the Woods nominations include:
Actor in a Supporting Role - Musical
Evan Tyler Wilson
Actor in a Supporting Role - Musical
Sterling Liska
Beauty and the Beast Jr. nominations include:
Actress in a Supporting Role – Youth Musical
Kailyn Toussaint
The Wizard of Oz nominations include:
Musical Direction - Youth Musical
Jackie Hammond
About the ariZoni Awards
The ariZoni Theatre Awards is a not-for-profit organization that promotes the visibility and growth of theatre in Phoenix and Maricopa County. They are currently celebrating their 20th year of their annual awards ceremony that recognizes excellence in categories such as Overall Production, Director, Musical Direction, Choreography, Scenic Design, Actor and Actress in a Major Role, Actor and Actress in a Supporting Role, and much more.
- Raising Arizona Kids
"I’ve never met a young actor who performs primarily to win theater awards. They’re more into the fun, the friendship, the focus on song and dance. But I know quite a few who are thrilled when their work is recognized with a nomination or award.
The AriZoni Theatre Awards of Excellence ceremony for the 2009-2010 season will be held Mon, Sept. 20–and recognize achievements within several categories: contracted musicals, contracted plays, non-contracted plays and musicals, youth and original works."
"Five of the nine guest actor/musical nominees worked with Musical Theatre of Anthem."
Click here to read the full story.
- Raising Arizona Kids
"I was thrilled to get word from Musical Theatre of Anthem that they’ve been selected as one of five finalists in this year’s “Parents’ Pick” competition in the “theatre group for kids” category."
"Nominations are accepted online from folks registered with Nickelodeon’s “Parents Connection” program, and finalists are then put up for a vote–again with registered users at www.parentsconnect.com."
Click here to read the full story.
- National Youth Theatre
"It’s the longest-running show in Broadway history. Not a big, splashy musical like the kind that have mostly dominated for the last few decades. Harvey Schmidt’s The Fantasticks is a charming, intimate musical fable about a boy and a girl, next-door neighbors whose puppy love of youth gets replaced with a taste of the real world, a tale of loss of innocence as our young, callow days of gentle September give way to our older, sadder, but wiser days of winter when we can Try To Remember when life was slow and oh, so mellow. "
Click here to read the full review.
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