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2019 - 2020 National Youth Arts
& University Arts Showcase
Junior Division National Finalists Showcase
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Congratulations to our National Finalists! The judges will be ranking the
finalists in each age group, and after we get the results we will begin posting
the Top Ten and counting them down from there on social media before updating
the website with further results. If you haven't already, you can still email a headshot
and brief program bio for the website (and a resume if you'd like
us to include it in a portfolio that we'll put together for the agents we're in
contact with). There's a possibility
that eventually, after it's considered safe to resume large group settings, we'll
be able to have some of the honorees perform in a live showcase.
Due to the response to this first video showcase, we will be holding another one for 2020-21:
Emily Anton 3rd Place National Finalist, 2nd Place Arizona Regional Honoree Certificate
Junior Division - Arizona One Perfect Moment from Bring It On Bio: Emily Anton is currently 13 years old and in the 8th grade. She will attend High School in the fall at Norte Dame Prep in Scottsdale Arizona. She has been involved in theater in the Valley since she was 6 years old. She would love to continue to excel in her passion for the performing arts and she also has dreams of becoming a director too.
Travis Burnett National Finalist, 1st Place Orange County Regional Honoree Certificate
Junior Division - Orange County
Musical Theatre West - Where is Love? from Oliver!
Callie Chae Pyken
* National Champion * Certificate
Junior Division - Los Angeles
Academy for Children's Theatre - On My Own from Les Miserables Bio: CALLIE CHAE PYKEN is a 12 year old actor and classically trained singer from Los Angeles. She has studied and performed with the Juilliard Summer Conservatory, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, the Colburn School, Broadway Artists Alliance, Broadway Workshop, Broadway Dreams, A Class Act NY and A Noise Within. This summer she will be attending the
Paper Mill Playhouse Conservatory and hopes to be back on stage soon!
INSTAGRAM: @chae.pyken
https://youtu.be/BG1OX2YWW_0
Sade Frame #7 National Finalist, 2nd Place San Diego Regional Honoree Certificate
Junior Division - San Diego Whatever Happened to My Part from Spamalot
Katie Grgecic National Finalist, 2nd Place Eastern Regional Honoree Certificate
Junior Division - New York Let Me be Me from A Little Princess / Becky - Writers: Marc Folan and Carl Miller, Director: Laura Luc, Production Company: KOTA Productions
Quiet from Matilda 5th Place National Finalist, San Diego Regional Champion Certificate
Hailey Laidig National Finalist, 3rd Place Arizona Regional Honoree Certificate
Junior Division - Arizona Top Secret Personal Beeswax from Limelight's Junie B. Jones Bio: Hailey Laidig is currently 13 years old and heading into 8th grade. She’s been involved in many shows throughout the Valley of the Sun. Performing is her passion; has been since the 1st grade. This isolation’s been hard on her, but she looks forward to performing once again with her existing and future friends. She is extremely grateful to be nominated alongside such talented performers.
Morgan Marlow National Finalist, 3rd Place San Diego Regional Honoree Certificate
Junior Division - San Diego Bio: Morgan loves to perform and share her love of singing any way she can find. She has appeared on stage numerous times with STAR Repertory Theatre beginning when she was 7 and cast as Piglet in "Winnie the Pooh" to her most recent role this past year, starring as Matilda in "Matilda the Musical". Morgan is 10 years old and in her spare time loves reading, writing her own short stories, bike riding, and playing lots of video games!
Quiet from Matilda
Brooklyn Martin National Finalist, 4th Place Arizona Regional Honoree Certificate
Junior Division - Arizona Born to Entertain from Ruthless! The Musical!
Zoie Moller
* National Champion * Certificate
Junior Division - Arizona My Dreams from Anastasia
What It Means to be a Friend from Spotlight's 13Certificate
John Paul Santoyo as Jack Kelly #9 National Finalist, 3rd Place Los Angeles Regional Honoree Certificate
Jordan Copeland as Katherine Plummer #8 National Finalist, 2nd Place Los Angeles Regional Honoree Certificate
Junior Division - Los Angeles
Royal Oak Middle School - Newsies
Dillan Vanzego as Motormouth & Sara Brown as Little Inez #10 National Finalists, Eastern Regional Champions Certificate
Junior Division - Virginia I Know Where I've Been from Hairspray
