Denver Center for the Performing Arts Broadway announces the 2015 nominees for The Bobby G Awards – the Colorado regional awards program for The National High School Musical Theatre Awards. The awards ceremony, on May 28 at 7pm at The Buell Theatre, includes performances from the shows nominated for outstanding overall production, a medley featuring the nominees for Outstanding Performance by an Actor/Actress in a Leading Role and honors outstanding achievements by students and educators in the areas of performance, design, direction, choreography, orchestration, technical production and overall production excellence. Tickets for The Bobby G Awards ceremony are $10 and are now on sale at BobbyGAwards.org.

Thirty public and private high schools in Colorado participated. These schools include: Bear Creek High School, Castle View High School, Chaparral High School, Cherokee Trail High School, Cherry Creek High School, CIVA Charter High School, Colorado Academy, Denver School of the Arts, Discovery Canyon Campus High School, Durango High School, Erie High School, Fairview High School, Front Range Christian School, Gateway High School, Glenwood Springs High School, Grandview High School, Green Mountain High School, Lakewood High School, Legacy High School, Montezuma-Cortez High School, Mountain View High School, Mullen High School, Palmer Ridge High School, Pomona High School, Resurrection Christian School, Rock Canyon High School, St. Mary's Academy High School, Valor Christian High School, Westminster High School and Wheat Ridge High School.

The 2015 Bobby G Award recipients of the Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role and Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role progress to represent Colorado in The National High School Musical Theatre Awards.

Adjudicators made up of professional working theatre artists attended the 30 participating high schools’ musical theatre productions. Using the standards set by The Bobby G Awards training and criteria, as well as their own professional experience, these adjudicators complete extensive evaluation forms offering detailed feedback on all of the various elements involved with staging a musical production. Participating schools receive a copy of the forms complete with each adjudicator’s comments, praise, and constructive criticism designed to motivate growth and recognize success. These evaluations serve as a foundation for the nominations.

The Bobby G Awards 2015 Nominees
Outstanding  Achievement in Hair and Make-up Design
The Addams Family, Cherokee Trail High School, Mackenzie Campbell & Esther Eckberg
Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella, Cherry Creek High School, Miranda Cochran
Hello, Dolly!, Lakewood High School, Timothy Campbell & Erin Cole
Aida, Mountain View High School, Dakota Parker, Karla Quinones, Raquel Reynolds & Hannah Tester
Beauty and the Beast, Valor Christian High School, Elissa Haney, Rachel Jeffries, Haley Nicas & Trisha Rouleau
 
Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design
Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella, Cherry Creek High School, Jim Miller & Weldon Steinke
Les Misérables, Durango High School, Diane Hoffman, Madison Norcross & Isabel Whitehead
Shrek The Musical, Front Range Christian School, Mariah Hart & Jenn Horrom
Aida, Mountain View High School, Jen Bleem, Jerri Hartshorn, Brynn Ledermann, Jen Likes & Cindy Sipes
Oklahoma!, Wheat Ridge High School, Teri Nydegger, Amy Sares, Denise Wood & Sarah Wood
 
Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Design
Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella, Cherry Creek High School, Yasmin Farsad
Les Misérables, Durango High School, Blake Martin, Nico Schiavone & Walker White
Anything Goes, Fairview High School, Lanny Boyer & Caleb Werkmeister
Aida, Mountain View High School, Jenny Horstmeyer
Rent, Westminster High School, John Kirk & Travis Roth
 
Outstanding Achievement in Scenic Design
Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella, Cherry Creek High School, Jack Hagen, Yukki Hashimoto, Max Post & Joe Woodard
Les Misérables, Durango High School, Elise Christiansen, Sam Coleman, Mia Irwin & Walker White
Hello, Dolly!, Lakewood High School, Brandon Davis, Sarah DeLaet, Jace Smykil & Anna Tiberi
Aida, Mountain View High School, Phil Foreman, Tyler King, Even Meyers & Rebecca Reynolds
Rent, Westminster High School, Brandon PT Davis,  Peter Lutz & Trenton Wright
 
Outstanding Achievement in Choreography
Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella, Cherry Creek High School, Ronni Gallup
Anything Goes, Fairview High School, Karen Cassel
Thoroughly Modern Millie, Grandview High School, Piper Arpen
Aida, Mountain View High School, Tammy Johnson, Owen Whitman & Lauren Valdez
Rent, Westminster High School, Rachel Ilk, Starr Palmer & Lea Schoengarth
 
Outstanding Achievement in Musical Direction
Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella, Cherry Creek High School, Adam Cave & Sara Wynes
Hairspray, Denver School of the Arts, Brian Stinar
Les Misérables, Durango High School, Tom Kyser, Katherine Reed & Ivy Walker
Aida, Mountain View High School    Logan DeBord, Phil Foreman, Alana Reed & Peter Toews
Guys and Dolls, Rock Canyon High School, Marsha Anema & Julia Dale
 
Outstanding Performance by a Chorus
Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella, Cherry Creek High School
Les Misérables, Durango High School
Anything Goes, Fairview High School
Aida, Mountain View High School
Rent, Westminster High School
 
Outstanding Performance by an Orchestra
Puck's Potion, Chaparral High School
Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella, Cherry Creek High School
Hairspray, Denver School of the Arts
Les Misérables, Durango High School
Anything Goes, Fairview High School
 
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
The Addams Family, Cherokee Trail High School, Josette Axne, Alice Beineke
The Addams Family, Cherokee Trail High School, Tessa Robinson, Wednesday Addams
Hairspray, Denver School of the Arts, Sarah Doerner, Velma Von Tussle
Aida, Legacy High School, Carly Lyman, Nehebka
Aida, Mountain View High School    Lauren Valdez, Nehebka

Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
Puck's Potion, Chaparral High School, Jack Griffen, Nick
The Addams Family, Cherokee Trail High School, Caden Montgomery, Lucas Beineke
Beauty and the Beast, Valor Christian High School, Mason Askamit, Gaston
Rent, Westminster High School, Jairo Guerrero, Angel Dumont
Oklahoma!, Wheat Ridge High School, Drew Seidel, Ali Hakem
 
Rising Star
Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella, Cherry Creek High School, Luccio Dellepiane, Herald
Bye, Bye Birdie, Discovery Canyon Campus, Lili Yocum, Mae Peterson
Beauty and the Beast, Green Mountain High School, Emelia Kamadulski, Chip
Beauty and the Beast, Valor Christian High School, Elleon Dobias, Madame de la Grande Bouche
Beauty and the Beast, Valor Christian High School, Xander Doege, Chip
 
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
Les Misérables, Durango High School, Emma Buchanan, Eponine
Anything Goes, Fairview High School, Alei Russo, Reno Sweeney
Aida, Mountain View High School, Taylor Lang, Aida
Aida, Mountain View High School, Raegan DeBord, Amneris
Rent, Westminster High School, Lea Schoengarth, Mimi Marquez
 
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Puck's Potion, Chaparral High School, Ty Eatherton, Puck
Les Misérables, Durango High School, Evatt Salinger, Jean Valjean
Anything Goes, Fairview High School, Charlie Kolbrener, Moonface Martin
Guys and Dolls, Rock Canyon High School, Sam Hulsizer, Nathan Detroit
Beauty and the Beast, Valor Christian High School, Dylan Ruder, Beast
 
Outstanding Achievement in Direction
Les Misérables, Durango High School, Landon Newton & Kristin Winchester
Anything Goes, Fairview High School, Michael Bizzaro & Janice Vlachos
Aida, Mountain View High School, Phil Foreman & Karla Quinones
Guys and Dolls, Rock Canyon High School, Cindy Baker
Rent, Westminster High School, Andre` Rodriguez
 
Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical
The Addams Family, Cherokee Trail High School
Les Misérables, Durango High School
Anything Goes, Fairview High School
Aida, Mountain View High School
Rent, Westminster High School
                                                            
Special Achievement Award-Winners
Outstanding Special Achievement in Sound Design, The Addams Family, Cherokee Trail High School, Abigail Kieffer
Outstanding Special Achievement in Stage Management, Aida, Mountain View High School, Shailyn Clay
Outstanding Special Achievement in Leadership, Rent, Westminster High School, Gabriella Bailey