2022 NOMINEES

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Outstanding Production-Musical - Youth Theatre

Disney's The Little Mermaid - Indio High School

Head Over Heels - Rancho Mirage High School

Into The Woods - Palm Desert High School Summer Program

Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella - Palm Desert High School

Outstanding Production - Comedy/Drama - Youth Theatre

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Palm Desert High School

Letters to Sala - Palm Springs High School

TRAP - Indio High School

Outstanding Director - Youth Theatre

Michael Cundari - Into the Woods - Palm Desert High School Summer Program

Craig Gahnz-Kuhar - Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella - Palm Desert High School

Kelly Newhouse - Head Over Heels - Rancho Mirage High School

Stephanie Jauregui/Britt Pannell - Disney's The Little Mermaid - Indio High School

Outstanding Musical Director - Youth Theatre

Paul Cracchiolo/Michael Cundari - Into the Woods - Palm Desert High School Summer Program

Craig Gahnz-Kuhar - Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella - Palm Desert High School

Jeffery Lesser - Head Over Heels - Rancho Mirage High School

Susannah Vera - Disney's The Little Mermaid - Indio High School

Outstanding Choreographer - Youth Theatre

Wendy Bystrzyki - Head Over Heels - Rancho Mirage High School

Justin Greer - Into the Woods - Palm Desert High School Summer Program

Cristina McKeever - Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella - Palm Desert High School

Stephanie Jauregui/Britt Pannell  - Disney's The Little Mermaid - Indio High School

Outstanding Lead Actor - Comedy/Drama - Youth Theatre

AJ Fernandez – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Palm Desert High School

Angel Garcia – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Palm Desert High School

Miguel Ibarra – TRAP - Indio High School

Jazzy Murillo – TRAP - Indio High School

Outstanding Lead Actor – Musical - Youth Theatre

AJ Fernandez - Into the Woods - Palm Desert High School Summer Program

Angel Garcia - Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella - Palm Desert High School

Miguel Ibarra - Disney's The Little Mermaid - Indio High School

Lucas Macluena - Disney's The Little Mermaid - Indio High School

Outstanding Lead Actress - Comedy/Drama - Youth Theatre

Stephanie Armendariz – TRAP - Indio High School

Scarlett Goodlander - Letters to Sala - Palm Springs High School

Diana Mateescu - Curios Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Palm Desert High School

Alexa Newman - Curios Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Palm Desert High School

Bonnie Saenz – TRAP - Indio High School

Hellena Soto - Letters to Sala - Palm Springs High School

Outstanding Lead Actress – Musical - Youth Theatre

Maria Aguilar Huete - Head Over Heels - Rancho Mirage High School

Mimi Espinoza - Disney's The Little Mermaid - Indio High School

Madison Miller - Head Over Heels - Rancho Mirage High School

Kaiya Treash - Into the Woods - Palm Desert High School Summer Program

Lauren Trippeer - Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella - Palm Desert High School

Zarahi Zaragoza - Disney's The Little Mermaid - Indio High School

Outstanding Supporting Actor - Comedy/Drama - Youth Theatre

Emiliano Barajas - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Palm Desert High School

Randy Hernandez - Letters to Sala - Palm Springs High School

Kaeden Lindsey – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Palm Desert High School

Duncan McVeigh - Letters to Sala - Palm Springs High School

Aeneas Ramos – TRAP - Indio High School

Outstanding Supporting Actor – Musical - Youth Theatre

Xavier Brown - Head Over Heels - Rancho Mirage High School

Mark Farrin - Into the Woods - Palm Desert High School Summer Program

AJ Fernandez - Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella - Palm Desert High School

Jazzy Murillo - Disney's The Little Mermaid - Indio High School

Justin Pelovello - Head Over Heels - Rancho Mirage High School

Nicolai Silva - Disney's The Little Mermaid - Indio High School

Outstanding Supporting Actress - Comedy/Drama - Youth Theatre

Kaylee Fischer – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - Palm Desert High School

Christina Garcia - TRAP - Indio High School

Azul Morales – TRAP - Indio High School

Kimberly Munoz - Letters to Sala - Palm Springs High School

Eliana Perez - TRAP - Indio High School

Karoline Saenz - Letters to Sala - Palm Springs High School

Genesis Trejo - Letters to Sala - Palm Springs High School

Outstanding Supporting Actress – Musical - Youth Theatre

Grace Carey - Head Over Heels - Rancho Mirage High School

Linda Ceniceros - Into the Woods - Palm Desert High School Summer Program

Jordyn Fleischman - Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella - Palm Desert High School

Alexa Newman - Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella - Palm Desert High School

Sydney Weeks - Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella - Palm Desert High School

Outstanding Production-Comedy

All This Intimacy - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Hilda's Yard - Sun City Shadow Hills

I Ought to be in Pictures - Desert Theatreworks

The Miss Firecracker Contest - Desert Rose Playhouse

Salty - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Outstanding Director of a Comedy

Linda Bostjanick - Hilda's Yard - Sun City Shadow Hills

Keith Cornell - All This Intimacy - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Jerome Elliott Moskowitz– Salty - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Rebecca McWilliams - Murder at the Howard Johnson's - Desert Theatreworks

Daniela Ryan - I Ought to be in Pictures - Desert Theatreworks

Outstanding Director of a Comedy – Professional

David Catanzarite - Shakespeare Shorts/A Midsummer Night's Dream - Green Room Theatre

Deborah Harmon - Every Brilliant Thing - Dezart Performs

Robbie Wayne – The Miss Firecracker Contest - Desert Rose Playhouse

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy

Eddie Stephens - I Ought to be in Pictures - Desert Theatreworks

John Corr – Salty - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Anthony Nannini – Salty - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Matthew Yenesel - Murder at the Howard Johnson's - Desert Theatreworks

Vincent Battle - Shakespeare Shorts/A Midsummer Night's Dream - Green Room Theatre

Sean Timothy Brown - All This Intimacy - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy - Professional

Joel Bryant - Every Brilliant Thing - Dezart Performs

Arnie Kleban - Old Jews Telling Jokes - Desert Theatreworks

Robbie Wayne – The Miss Firecracker Contest - Desert Rose Playhouse

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy

Judith Bennoch - Hilda's Yard - Sun City Shadow Hills

Judith Bennoch - Old Hams - Sun City Shadow Hills

Eliza Convis - All This Intimacy - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Phylicia Mason - The Miss Firecracker Contest - Desert Rose Playhouse

Phylicia Mason – Salty - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Daniela Ryan - Murder at the Howard Johnson's - Desert Theatreworks

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy

Miguel Arballo - Salty - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Gene Gambale - Hilda's Yard - Sun City Shadow Hills

Herb Schultz - Murder at the Howard Johnson's - Desert Theatreworks

Raul Valenzuela - All This Intimacy - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Earl Warner - Hilda's Yard - Sun City Shadow Hills

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy

Heather Bates – Salty- Desert Ensemble Theatre

Melanie Blue - Salty - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Laurie de Gonzalez - Old Hams - Sun City Shadow Hills

Taylor Graham - Shakespeare Shorts/A Midsummer Night's Dream - Green Room Theatre

Jo Beth Henry - Old Hams - Sun City Shadow Hills

Phylicia Mason - All This Intimacy - Desert Ensemble Theatr

Outstanding Production of a Drama

Crimes of the Heart - Desert Rose Playhouse

Cyrano de Bergerac - Palm Canyon Theatre

Drag - Desert Rose Playhouse

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner - Desert Theatreworks

Sex - Desert Rose Playhouse

Outstanding Production of a Drama - Professional

Electricity - Desert Rose Playhouse

The Guys - Palm Canyon Theatre

THE MOUNTAINTOP - Dezart Performs

The Michael Cruickshank Award for Outstanding Director of a Drama

Abe Daniels - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner - Desert Theatreworks

Kathryn Ferguson - Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express - Theatre 29

Richard Marlow - This Side of Crazy - Palm Canyon Theatre

The Michael Cruickshank Award for Outstanding Director of a Drama – Professional

Judith Chapman - The Guys - Palm Canyon Theatre

Judith Chapman - The Beebo Brinker Chronicles - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Steve Rosenbaum – Electricity - Desert Rose Playhouse

Michael Shaw - THE MOUNTAINTOP - Dezart Performs

Robbie Wayne – Sex - Desert Rose Playhouse

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama

Brent Anderson - The Beebo Brinker Chronicles - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Ian Ferris - Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express - Theatre 29

Jonathan Hatsios – Middletown - College of the Desert

Rowan Jordan - Middletown - College of the Desert

Jason Reale – Drag - Desert Rose Playhouse

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama – Professional

Mel England – Electricity - Desert Rose Playhouse

Cortez Johnson - THE MOUNTAINTOP - Dezart Performs

Terry Ray - Sex - Desert Rose Playhouse

Terry Ray- -Electricity - Desert Rose Playhouse

Robbie Wayne - Sex - Desert Rose Playhouse

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama

Katrina Dixon - Cyrano de Bergerac - Palm Canyon Theatre

Laura Martinez - Crimes of the Heart - Desert Rose Playhouse

Daniela Ryan - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner - Desert Theatreworks

Virginia Sulick - Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express - Theatre 29

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama – Professional

Judith Chapman - The Guys - Palm Canyon Theatre

Shante Deloach - THE MOUNTAINTOP - Dezart Performs

Deborah Harmon - This Side of Crazy - Palm Canyon Theatre

Elizabeth Schmelling - The Beebo Brinker Chronicles - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Alexana Thomas - The Beebo Brinker Chronicles - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Emily Unnasch - Crimes of the Heart - Desert Rose Playhouse

Yo Younger - This Side of Crazy - Palm Canyon Theatre

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama

Miguel Arballo - The Beebo Brinker Chronicles - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Hal O'Connell - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner - Desert Theatreworks

Johnny Pelto – Sex - Desert Rose Playhouse

Johnny Pelto - Drag - Desert Rose Playhouse

Eddie Stephens - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner - Desert Theatreworks

Nick Wass – Drag - Desert Rose Playhouse

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama

Anna Alkire - Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express - Theatre 29

Melanie Blue - This Side of Crazy - Palm Canyon Theatre

Phylicia Mason - The Beebo Brinker Chronicles - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Sandra Mitchell - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner - Desert Theatreworks

Alexa Ottoson – Sex - Desert Rose Playhouse

Denise Strand - This Side of Crazy - Palm Canyon Theatre

Outstanding Production of a Musical

Cabaret - College of the Desert

Monty Python’s SPAMALOT - Palm Canyon Theatre

The Rocky Horror Show - Desert Rose Playhouse

SHREK the Musical - Palm Canyon Theatre

The Sound of Music - Palm Canyon Theatre

Outstanding Production Musical - Professional

Annie Get Your Gun - Desert Theatricals

A Funny Thing Happened on The Way To The Forum - Desert Theatricals 

Girlfriend - Dezart Performs

Hedwig and the Angry Inch - Desert Rose Playhouse

Mamma Mia! - Desert Theatricals

Palm Springs The Musical: Born To Sparkle - Desert Rose Playhouse

Outstanding Director of a Musical

Mike Hadley – Cabaret - College of the Desert

Phylicia Mason/Rebecca Rodriguez – The Rocky Horror Show - Desert Rose Playhouse

Michael Pacas - Always, Patsy Cline - Desert Theatreworks

Daniela Ryan - The Producers - Desert Theatreworks

Derik Shopinski - Into the Woods - Palm Canyon Theatre

Raul Valenzuela - Winter Wonderettes - Desert Theatreworks

Outstanding Director of a Musical - Professional

Se Layne - SHREK the Musical - Palm Canyon Theatre

Se Layne - The Sound of Music - Palm Canyon Theatre

Ray Limon - Mamma Mia! - Desert Theatricals

Ray Limon - Annie Get Your Gun - Desert Theatricals

Robbie Wayne -The Great American Trailer Park Musical - Desert Rose Playhouse

Outstanding Musical Director of a Musical

Ron Bottorff – Rapunzel - Theatre 29

Scott Clinkscales – A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder - Theatre 29

Liyan McNeltier/Scott Clinkscales - A Christmas Carol, The Musical - Theatre 29

Outstanding Musical Director of a Musical – Professional

Joshua Carr - Annie Get Your Gun - Desert Theatricals

Jaci Davis – The Rocky Horror Show - Desert Rose Playhouse

Constance Gordy - Hedwig and the Angry Inch - Desert Rose Playhouse

Scott T. Smith - Cabaret - College of the Desert

Steven Smith/Scott T. Smith - The Sound of Music - Palm Canyon Theatre

The Michele Gaines Award for Outstanding Choreographer of a Musical

Lisa Goldberg - A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder - Theatre 29

Scott Clinkscales/Lisa Goldberg - A Christmas Carol, The Musical - Theatre 29

Heidi Hapner - The Pajama Game - Sun City Palm Desert

Phylicia Mason/Rebecca Rodriguez - The Rocky Horror Show - Desert Rose Playhouse

Raul Valenzuela - Winter Wonderettes - Desert Theatreworks

The Michele Gaines Award for Outstanding Choreographer of a Musical – Professional

Jose de la Cuesta – Cabaret - College of the Desert

Se Layne - The Sound of Music - Palm Canyon Theatre

Ray Limon - Mamma Mia! - Desert Theatricals

Ray Limon - Annie Get Your Gun - Desert Theatricals

Se Layne/Anthony Nannini – Monty Python’s SPAMALOT - Palm Canyon Theatre

Robbie Wayne – The Great American Trailer Park Musical - Desert Rose Playhouse

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical/Opera/Pageant

Graham Cooley - A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder - Theatre 29

John Corr – The Rocky Horror Show - Desert Rose Playhouse

Lou Galvan - SHREK the Musical - Palm Canyon Theatre

Charles Harvey - A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder - Theatre 29

Anthony Nannini – The Great American Trailer Park Musical - Desert Rose Playhouse

Eric Stein-Steele - SHREK the Musical- Palm Canyon Theatre

Raul Valenzuela - The Producers – Desert Theatreworks

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical - Professional

Paul Grant - Monty Python's SPAMALOT - Palm Canyon Theatre

Tod Macofsky - Annie Get Your Gun - Desert Theatricals

Michael Pacas - The Producers - Desert Theatreworks

Erik Romney - Cabaret - College of the Desert

Nicholas Sloan - Hedwig and the Angry Inch - Desert Rose Playhouse

Robbie Wayne – The Great American Trailer Park Musical - Desert Rose Playhouse

Robbie Wayne – The Rocky Horror Show - Desert Rose Playhouse

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical

Jaci Davis - Monty Python's SPAMALOT - Palm Canyon Theatre

Phylicia Mason – The Rocky Horror Show - Desert Rose Playhouse

Karen Schmitt - The Pajama Game - Sun City Palm Desert

Christine Tringali-Nunes - Mid-Century Moderns - Desert Rose Playhouse

Kelly McDaniel – Always, Patsy Cline – Desert Theatreworks

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical - Professional

Francesca Amari - Into the Woods - Palm Canyon Theatre

Se Layne - The Sound of Music - Palm Canyon Theatre

Caroline McKinzie - SHREK the Musical - Palm Canyon Theatre

Elizabeth Schmelling - Mamma Mia! - Desert Theatricals

Elizabeth Schmelling - Cabaret - College of the Desert

Emily Unnasch - Annie Get Your Gun - Desert Theatricals

Emily Unnasch – The Great American Trailer Park Musical - Desert Rose Playhouse

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical

John Corr – Cabaret - College of the Desert

Alden Dickey - The Producers - Desert Theatreworks

Cliff Plummer – Cabaret - College of the Desert

Sheldon Safir - The Sound of Music - Palm Canyon Theatre

Thomas Warrick - Cabaret - College of the Desert

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical – Professional

Keith Alexander - SHREK the Musical - Palm Canyon Theatre

Paul Grant - You're A Good Man Charlie Brown - Palm Canyon Theatre

Paul MacKey - Palm Springs the Musical: Born To Sparkle - Desert Rose Playhouse

Ben Reece – The Rocky Horror Show - Desert Rose Playhouse

Dan Westfall - Palm Springs the Musical: Born To Sparkle - Desert Rose Playhouse

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical

Dana Adkins - Mid-Century Moderns - Desert Rose Playhouse

Alisha Bates – The Rocky Horror Show - Desert Rose Playhouse

Denise Carey- Palm Springs Musical: Born To Sparkle – Desert Rose Playhouse

Jaci Davis - The Sound of Music - Palm Canyon Theatre

Olga Morales – Cabaret - College of the Desert

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical - Professional

Mona Caywood – Cabaret - College of the Desert

Se Layne - Into the Woods - Palm Canyon Theatre

Mia Mercado - Mamma Mia! - Desert Theatricals

Elizabeth Schmelling – The Rocky Horror Show - Desert Rose Playhouse

Emily Unnasch – The Producers – Desert Theatreworks

Pamla Vale Abramson - The Pajama Game - Sun City Palm Desert

The Bill Groves Award for Outstanding Juvenile

Xavier Brown - A Christmas Carol - Desert Theatricals

Bennett Creighton - Two Gentlemen of Verona in One Hour - Green Room Theatre Company

Tiana Muehr - Two Gentlemen of Verona in One Hour - Green Room Theatre Company

Adonai Patu - Mis-Cast 2022 - Theatre 29

Tess Phillips - I Ought to be in Pictures - Desert Theatreworks

Outstanding Production Cabaret/Revue

Almost Love - Theatre 29

Happy Days Are Here Again - Sun City Palm Desert

Holiday Sparkle - Palm Canyon Theatre

Mis-Cast 2022 - Theatre 29

There's Nothing Like a Dame - Palm Canyon Theatre

Outstanding Director of a Cabaret/Revue

Lisa Goldberg - Mis-Cast 2022 - Theatre 29

Liyan McNeltier - Almost Love - Theatre 29

Karen Schmitt - Happy Days Are Here Again - Sun City Palm Desert

Derik Shopinski - Holiday Sparkle - Palm Canyon Theatre

Derik Shopinski - There's Nothing Like a Dame - Palm Canyon Theatre

Outstanding Lead Male Performer in a Cabaret/Revue

Scott Clinkscales - Almost Love - Theatre 29

Charles Harvey - Mis-Cast 2022 - Theatre 29

Jericho McNeltier - Almost Love - Theatre 29

Christian Quevedo - Holiday Sparkle - Palm Canyon Theatre

Noah Wahlberg - Mis-Cast 2022 - Theatre 29

Outstanding Lead Male Performer in a Cabaret/Revue - Professional

Charles Herrera - Reunited and It Feels So Good - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Paul MacKey - Happy Days Are Here Again - Sun City Palm Desert

Ben Reece - Holiday Sparkle - Palm Canyon Theatre

Outstanding Lead Female Performer in a Cabaret/Revue

Jaci Davis - Holiday Sparkle - Palm Canyon Theatre

Eliana Hicks - Mis-Cast 2022 - Theatre 29

Imelda Patu - Mis-Cast 2022 - Theatre 29

Karen Schmitt - Happy Days Are Here Again - Sun City Palm Desert

Jasmine Shaffer - Almost Love - Theatre 29

Outstanding Lead Female Performer in a Cabaret/Revue - Professional

Keisha D - There's Nothing Like a Dame - Palm Canyon Theatre

Darci Daniels - Reunited and It Feels So Good - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Lark Kenney - Happy Days Are Here Again - Sun City Palm Desert

Haley Kooyman - Almost Love - Theatre 29

Se Layne - There's Nothing Like a Dame - Palm Canyon Theatre

Outstanding Supporting Male Performer in a Cabaret/Revue

Graham Cooley - Almost Love - Theatre 29

Ian Ferris - Almost Love - Theatre 29

Ian Ferris - Mis-Cast 2022 - Theatre 29

Chris Fleischman - Mis-Cast 2022 - Theatre 29

John Pollnow - Almost Love - Theatre 29

Outstanding Supporting Female Performer in a Cabaret/Revue

Jaci Davis - There's Nothing Like a Dame - Palm Canyon Theatre

Katie Fleischman - Mis-Cast 2022 - Theatre 29

Audra Puccio Nagby - Almost Love - Theatre 29

Britney Vachon-LaGuardia - Mis-Cast 2022 - Theatre 29

Outstanding Supporting Female Performer in a Cabaret/Revue – Professional

Francesca Amari - There's Nothing Like a Dame - Palm Canyon Theatre

Bonnie Gilgallon - Reunited and It Feels So Good - Desert Ensemble Theatre

Renee Solom - Happy Days Are Here Again - Sun City Palm Desert

Jamie Leigh Walker - There's Nothing Like a Dame - Palm Canyon Theatre