WELCOME TO THE DESERT THEATRE LEAGUE, SERVING THE DESERT EMPIRE SINCE 1987
WELCOME TO THE DESERT THEATRE LEAGUE, SERVING THE DESERT EMPIRE SINCE 1987
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Best Production - Comedy/Drama - Youth Theatre
Beware the House on Haunted Hill - Shadow Hills High School
Puffs - Desert Hot Springs High School
She Kills Monsters - La Quinta High School
Works in Progress - Rancho Mirage High School
You Can’t Take It with You - Palm Desert High School
Best Production - Musical - Youth Theatre
In the Heights - Shadow Hills High School
In the Heights - Desert Hot Springs High School
Into the Woods - Desert Theatricals
Seussical the Musical Jr. - Theatre 29
Shrek The Musical - La Quinta High School
Best Director - Comedy/Drama - Youth Theatre
Jonathan Epstein-Brenner - She Kills Monsters - La Quinta High School
Joe Hogan - Puffs - Desert Hot Springs High School
Thomas McMahon - Beware the House on Haunted Hill - Shadow Hills High School
Kelly Newhouse - Works in Progress - Rancho Mirage High School
Susannah Vera - You Can’t Take It with You - Palm Desert High School
Best Director - Musical - Youth Theatre
Allyson Boylan - Bring It On - Palm Springs High School
Gary Daigneault - Seussical the Musical Jr. - Theatre 29
Jonathan Epstein-Brenner - Shrek The Musical - La Quinta High School
Joe Hogan - In the Heights - Desert Hot Springs High School
Ray Limon - Into the Woods - Desert Theatricals
Thomas McMahon - In the Heights - Shadow Hills High School
Best Musical Director - Youth Theatre
Kurt Kelley - In the Heights - Desert Hot Springs High School
Grace Huscher/Willard Lacro - In the Heights - Shadow Hills High School
Jeffrey Lesser - The SpongeBob Musical - Rancho Mirage High School
Matt Ingelson/Dr. Jason Powell - Bring It On - Palm Springs High School
Ray Limon - Into the Woods - Desert Theatricals
RJ Parsons-McCrackin – Footloose - Palm Desert High School
Best Choreographer - Youth Theatre
Wendy Bystrzycki - The SpongeBob Musical - Rancho Mirage High School
Chelsea Gilbert - Bring It On - Palm Springs High School
Ray Limon - Into the Woods - Desert Theatricals
Cristina McKeever-Chaney - Footloose - Palm Desert High School
Ava Roberts - Seussical the Musical Jr. - Theatre 29
Tobi Sorensen - In the Heights - Desert Hot Springs High School
Best Lead Actor - Comedy/Drama - Youth Theatre
Makai Armstrong - You Can't Take It with You - Palm Desert High School
Dominick Jauregui - Works in Progress - Rancho Mirage High School
Mel Quintero – Puffs - Desert Hot Springs High School
JJ Gamez – Metamorphoses - Indio High School
Rylan Robinson - She Kills Monsters - La Quinta High School
Best Lead Actor - Musical - Youth Theatre
Makai Armstrong Ross - Footloose - Palm Desert High School
Xavier Brown - Into the Woods - Desert Theatricals
Sam Rekuc - Into the Woods - Desert Theatricals
Kevin Serrato-Kuang - Shrek The Musical - La Quinta High School
Pedro Trujillo - In the Heights - Shadow Hills High School
Best Lead Actress - Comedy/Drama - Youth Theatre
Alora Druyon - Metamorphoses - Indio High School
Arianna Godwin - Puffs - Desert Hot Springs High School
Maya Grace - Midsummer Jersey - Cathedral City High School
Audrey IsBell - She Kills Monsters - La Quinta High School
Madisen Karr - You Can’t Take It with You - Palm Desert High School
Jessica Totten - The Wolves - Palm Springs High School
Rose Whaley - Works in Progress - Rancho Mirage High School
Best Lead Actress - Musical - Youth Theatre
Evelyn Bautista - Shrek The Musical - La Quinta High School
Elizabeth Eldar - Bring It On - Palm Springs High School
Audrey IsBell - Shrek The Musical - La Quinta High School
Jamailah J. Jamora - The SpongeBob Musical - Rancho Mirage High School
Heaven Ortiz-Castro - Beetlejuice - Indio High School
Katie Piron - Into the Woods - Desert Theatricals
Best Supporting Actor - Comedy/Drama - Youth Theatre
Cameron Keener - She Kills Monsters - La Quinta High School
Reed Noguera - She Kills Monsters - La Quinta High School
Ryan Shaner - She Kills Monsters - La Quinta High School
Tobi Sorensen - Puffs - Desert Hot Springs High School
Josiah Voorhies - Puffs - Desert Hot Springs High School
Percy Young - Beware the House on Haunted Hill - Shadow Hills High School
Best Supporting Actor - Musical - Youth Theatre
Emmanuel Burgos - In the Heights - Desert Hot Springs High School
David Lopez Jr. - In the Heights - Shadow Hills High School
Nevan Wegner - Into the Woods - Desert Theatricals
Eli Young - Seussical the Musical Jr. - Theatre 29
Percy Young - In the Heights - Shadow Hills High School
Peter Zappia - Into the Woods - Desert Theatricals
Best Supporting Actress - Comedy/Drama - Youth Theatre
Zemi Aceves - Works in Progress - Rancho Mirage High School
Melina Cuello-Mata - Works in Progress - Rancho Mirage High School
Delila Garcia - Midsummer Jersey - Cathedral City High School
Batrina Mack - Puffs - Desert Hot Springs High School
Yara Perez-Munoz - She Kills Monsters - La Quinta High School
Camilla Zacarias - Midsummer Jersey - Cathedral City High School
Ava Zepeda - Metamorphoses - Indio High School
Best Supporting Actress - Musical - Youth Theatre
Mackenzie Alberts - Shrek The Musical La Quinta High School
Gracie Johannsson - Seussical the Musical Jr. - Theatre 29
Ariabelle Laxamana - Into the Woods - Desert Theatricals
River Pearce-Berry - Into the Woods - Desert Theatricals
Verina Ramirez - In the Heights - Shadow Hills High School
Best Production - Comedy
12th Night - Joshua Tree Shakespeare Festival
Beyond Therapy - Desert Ensemble Theatre
Exit Laughing - Sun City Shadow Hills
Farce of Nature - Sun City Palm Desert
Loot - Desert Ensemble Theatre
Perfect Arrangement - The Bent
Best Production - Comedy - Professional
Fat Ham - Dezart Performs
God of Carnage - Desert Ensemble Theatre
Hillary and Clinton - Dezart Performs
I'll Eat You Last - The Bent
Best Director - Comedy
Susan Adler - Farce of Nature - Sun City Palm Desert
Michael Goldman - Exit Laughing - Sun City Shadow Hills
Michael Pacas - Loot - Desert Ensemble Theatre
Jason Reale - Perfect Arrangement - The Bent
Charlie E. Walker - 12th Night - Joshua Tree Shakespeare Festival
Best Director - Comedy - Professional
Jerome Elliott Moskowitz - Beyond Therapy - Desert Ensemble Theatre
Deborah Harmon - God of Carnage - Desert Ensemble Theatre
Steve Rosenbaum - I'll Eat You Last - The Bent
Michael Shaw - Fat Ham - Dezart Performs
Craig Wells - Hillary and Clinton - Dezart Performs
Best Lead Actor - Comedy
John Corr - God of Carnage - Desert Ensemble Theatre
Charles Harvey - Loot - Desert Ensemble Theatre
Charles Harvey - Clue - Theatre 29
Larry Martin - A Very Sordid Wedding - Palm Canyon Theatre
Kurt Schauppner - 12th Night - Joshua Tree Shakespeare Festival
Best Lead Actor - Comedy - Professional
David Youse - God of Carnage - Desert Ensemble Theatre
Devere Rogers - Fat Ham - Dezart Performs
Brent Schindele - Hillary and Clinton - Dezart Performs
Eric Seppala - Perfect Arrangement - The Bent
Best Lead Actress - Comedy
Judith Bennoch - Casserole - Sun City Shadow Hills
Paula Butler - Farce of Nature - Sun City Palm Desert
Tessa Gregory-Walker - Loot - Desert Ensemble Theatre
J. Clare Merritt - Beyond Therapy - Desert Ensemble Theatre
Karen Schmitt - Farce of Nature - Sun City Palm Desert
Best Lead Actress - Comedy - Professional
Bobbie Breckenridge - 12th Night - Joshua Tree Shakespeare Festival
Andi Matheny - Hillary and Clinton - Dezart Performs
Candace Nicholas-Lippman - Fat Ham - Dezart Performs
Lizzie Schmelling - God of Carnage - Desert Ensemble Theatre
Laura Stearns - Perfect Arrangement - The Bent
Best Supporting Actor - Comedy
Makasi Boykin - Clue - Theatre 29
Kai Brothers - Farce of Nature - Sun City Palm Desert
Anthony Nannini - Beyond Therapy - Desert Ensemble Theatre
Sheldon Safir - Loot - Desert Ensemble Theatre
Raul Valenzuela - Beyond Therapy - Desert Ensemble Theatre
Best Supporting Actor - Comedy - Professional
DeJuan Christopher - Fat Ham - Dezart Performs
Michael Houston - Fat Ham - Dezart Performs
Enrike Llamas - Fat Ham - Dezart Performs
Terry Ray - Perfect Arrangement - The Bent
Napoleon Tavale - Hillary and Clinton - Dezart Performs
Craig Wroe - Hillary and Clinton - Dezart Performs
Best Supporting Actress - Comedy
Cooki Bilsborough - 12th Night - Joshua Tree Shakespeare Festival
Melanie Blue - Beyond Therapy - Desert Ensemble Theatre
Molly Katelbach - 12th Night - Joshua Tree Shakespeare Festival
Marie Logan - Exit Laughing - Sun City Shadow Hills
Shirley Price-McGrew - Exit Laughing - Sun City Shadow Hills
Best Supporting Actress - Comedy - Professional
Maci Alexis - Fat Ham - Dezart Performs
Deborah Harmon - Perfect Arrangement - The Bent
Barbara Kerr - Perfect Arrangement - The Bent
Tamiyka White - Fat Ham - Dezart Performs
Best Production - Drama
12 Angry Jurors - College of the Desert
The Cake - The Bent
F**king Men - The Bent
Late Company - Inspiration’s Edge
The Inheritance Part One - The Bent
Waiting for Godot - Joshua Tree Theatre Under The Stars
The Michael Cruickshank Award for Best Director - Drama
Abe Daniels - Waiting for Godot - Joshua Tree Theatre Under The Stars
Kathryn Ferguson - And Then There Were None - Theatre 29
Liyan McNeltier - Late Company - Inspiration’s Edge
Luke Rainey - One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest - Palm Canyon Theatre
Kudra Wagner - The Cake - The Bent
The Michael Cruickshank Award for Best Director - Professional
Judith Chapman - SHUNNED - Palm Canyon Theatre
Martin James - 12 Angry Jurors - College of the Desert
Steve Rosenbaum - The Inheritance Part One - The Bent
Steve Rosenbaum - F**king Men - The Bent
Michael Shaw - Grand Concourse - Dezart Performs
David Youse - Tru - Desert Ensemble Theatre
Best Lead Actor - Drama
Benjamin Bautista - 12 Angry Jurors - College of the Desert
Chris Fleischman - Waiting for Godot - Joshua Tree Theatre Under The Stars
Alex Price - The Inheritance Part One - The Bent
Joshua Rach - SHUNNED - Palm Canyon Theatre
Thomas Dodge Wheatley - The Inheritance Part One - The Bent
Best Lead Actor - Drama - Professional
Corbett Brattin - SUNDEW - Palm Canyon Theatre
Ron Coronado - One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest - Palm Canyon Theatre
Deacon Ledges - A Streetcar Named Desire - Theatre 29
Michael Pacas - SHUNNED - Palm Canyon Theatre
Chuck Yates - Tru - Desert Ensemble Theatre
Best Lead Actress - Drama
Jessica Lenz - SHUNNED - Palm Canyon Theatre
Rebecca McWilliams - Late Company - Inspiration's Edge
Sonia Reavis - The Cake - The Bent
Victoria Shupe - A Streetcar Named Desire - Theatre 29
Denise Strand - SUNDEW - Palm Canyon Theatre
Best Lead Actress - Drama - Professional
Bobbie Breckenridge - A Streetcar Named Desire - Theatre 29
Janice Lynd - SHUNNED - Palm Canyon Theatre
Eliza Newman - Grand Concourse - Dezart Performs
Best Supporting Actor - Drama
Gabriel Figueredo - Late Company - Inspiration's Edge
Samuel Moffatt - The Inheritance Part One - The Bent
Brian Newkirk - The Inheritance Part One - The Bent
Alex Price - F**king Men - The Bent
Joseph Rego - And Then There Were None - Theatre 29
Best Supporting Actress - Drama
Laura Harwood - And Then There Were None - Theatre 29
Sonia Reavis - SHUNNED - Palm Canyon Theatre
Cindy Sanchez-Gomez - 12 Angry Jurors - College of the Desert
Betty Wanless - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - Theatre 29
Sarah Elizabeth Woolsey - The Cake - The Bent
Best Supporting Performer - Drama - Professional
Chris Carranza - Grand Concourse - Dezart Performs
E. M. Davis - Grand Concourse - Dezart Performs
Tia Laulusa - Grand Concourse - Dezart Performs
Terry Ray - The Inheritance Part One - The Bent
Terry Ray - F**king Men - The Bent
Best Production - Musical
Hairspray - Desert Theatricals
La Cage Aux Folles - Palm Canyon Theatre
My Fair Lady - Palm Canyon Theatre
Oliver! - Desert Theatricals
Sound of Music - Theatre 29
Best Director - Musical
Charles Harvey - Jesus Christ Superstar - Theatre 29
Lisa Hodgson/Bianca Stoker - Sound of Music - Theatre 29
Lisa Lincoln - The Fantasticks - Sun City Palm Desert
Derik Shopinski - My Fair Lady - Palm Canyon Theatre
Derik Shopinski - Victor/Victoria - Palm Canyon Theatre
Best Director - Musical - Professional
Dennis Courtney - Falsettos - Dezart Performs
Se Layne - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying - Palm Canyon Theatre
Se Layne - La Cage Aux Folles - Palm Canyon Theatre
Ray Limon - Hairspray - Desert Theatricals
Ray Limon - Oliver! - Desert Theatricals
Best Musical Director - Musical
Kathryn Ferguson - Jesus Christ Superstar - Theatre 29
Tim Reed - Mary Poppins - Palm Canyon Theatre
Bianca Stoker - Sound of Music - Theatre 29
Best Musical Director - Musical - Professional
Wayne Abravanel - The Fantasticks - Sun City Palm Desert
Stephen Hulsey - Falsettos - Dezart Performs
Robert Rutt - Hairspray - Desert Theatricals
Steven Smith - La Cage Aux Folles - Palm Canyon Theatre
Steven Smith - My Fair Lady - Palm Canyon Theatre
The Michele Gaines Award for Best Choreographer of a Musical
Judith Cameron - The Fantasticks - Sun City Palm Desert
Lisa Hodgson - Jesus Christ Superstar - Theatre 29
Lisa Hodgson - Sound of Music - Theatre 29
Derik Shopinski - My Fair Lady - Palm Canyon Theatre
Eric Stein-Steele - Forever Plaid - Palm Canyon Theatre
The Michele Gaines Award for Best Choreographer of a Musical - Professional
Dennis Courtney - Falsettos - Dezart Performs
Ray Limon - Hairspray - Desert Theatricals
Ray Limon - Oliver! - Desert Theatricals
Nathan Wilson - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying - Palm Canyon Theatre
Nathan Wilson - La Cage Aux Folles - Palm Canyon Theatre
Best Lead Actor - Musical
Scott Clinkscales - Jesus Christ Superstar - Theatre 29
Joe Hooper - Hairspray - Desert Theatricals
Luke Rainey - La Cage Aux Folles - Palm Canyon Theatre
Shel Safir - My Fair Lady - Palm Canyon Theatre
Jacob Samples - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying - Palm Canyon Theatre
Best Lead Actor - Musical - Professional
Mark Almy - My Fair Lady - Palm Canyon Theatre
Doug Carfrae - Oliver! - Desert Theatricals
Tim Ewing - Falsettos - Dezart Performs
Jerry Siggins - The Fantasticks - Sun City Palm Desert
Patrick Joseph Wallace - Falsettos - Dezart Performs
Best Lead Actress in a Musical
Catt Christine - Jesus Christ Superstar - Theatre 29
Michelle Estrada - Oliver! - Desert Theatricals
Abigail Matossian - Hairspray - Desert Theatricals
Analisa Pilecki - Sound of Music - Theatre 29
Georgia Smith - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying - Palm Canyon Theatre
Best Lead Actress - Musical - Professional
Se Layne - Mary Poppins - Palm Canyon Theatre
Se Layne - My Fair Lady - Palm Canyon Theatre
Stephanie Lynne Mason - Falsettos - Dezart Performs
Vonetta Mixson - Hairspray - Desert Theatricals
Best Supporting Actor - Musical
Michael Hamlin - Hairspray - Desert Theatricals
Glenn Liggett - My Fair Lady - Palm Canyon Theatre
Raul Valenzuela - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying - Palm Canyon Theatre
Raul Valenzuela - La Cage Aux Folles - Palm Canyon Theatre
Noah Wahlberg - My Fair Lady - Palm Canyon Theatre
Nathan Wilson - Forever Plaid - Palm Canyon Theatre
Best Supporting Actor - Musical - Professional
Garrett Caelan Weir - Hairspray - Desert Theatricals
Skylar Gaines - Falsettos - Dezart Performs
Deacon Ledges - Jesus Christ Superstar - Theatre 29
Tod Macofsky - Hairspray - Desert Theatricals
Don Savage - Oliver! - Desert Theatricals
Best Supporting Actress - Musical
Nancy Abramson - Sound of Music - Theatre 29
Catt Christine - Sound of Music - Theatre 29
Maisie Meneer - Hairspray - Desert Theatricals
Maisie Meneer - Oliver! - Desert Theatricals
Mia Mercado - Hairspray - Desert Theatricals
Joanne Moser - Oliver! - Desert Theatricals
Best Supporting Actress - Musical - Professional
Maggie Barry - Falsettos - Dezart Performs
Eylssa Guardino - My Fair Lady - Palm Canyon Theatre
Se Layne - Victor/Victoria - Palm Canyon Theatre
Lizzie Schmelling - Hairspray - Desert Theatricals
Laura Stearns - Falsettos - Dezart Performs
The Bill Groves Award for Best Juvenile
Xavier Brown - Oliver! - Desert Theatricals
Hosanna Hailemichael - Hairspray - Desert Theatricals
Sam Rekuc - Oliver! - Desert Theatricals
William Spitz - Falsettos - Dezart Performs
Charlotte Upp - Right Before I Go - Creative Heart Productions
Best Production - Staged Reading
The Children's Hour - The Bent
The Mountaintop - Thought Theatre
The Scarlet Tattoo - The Bent
Best Production - Staged Reading - Professional
Dispersion of Light - Desert Ensemble Theatre
Fear - Desert Ensemble Theatre
A Quarrel of Sparrows - Desert Ensemble Theatre
Right Before I Go - Creative Heart Productions
Seven - PS Young Playwrights Festival
The Kellogg Murders - PS Young Playwrights Festival
Best Director - Staged Reading - Professional
Jerome Elliott Moskowitz - Dispersion of Light - Desert Ensemble Theatre
Keith Hoffman - Fear - Desert Ensemble Theatre
Miri Hunter - The Mountaintop - Thought Theatre
Patricia West-Del Ruth - Right Before I Go - Creative Heart Productions
Patricia West-Del Ruth - The Children's Hour - The Bent
Chuck Yates - A Quarrel of Sparrows - Desert Ensemble Theatre
Best Lead Actor - Staged Reading
Nathan Cox - The Children's Hour - The Bent
Kevin Hayles - The Mountaintop - Thought Theatre
Jason Reale - A Quarrel of Sparrows - Desert Ensemble Theatre
Jason Reale - Right Before I Go - Creative Heart Productions
Raul Valenzuela - The Kellogg Murders - PS Young Playwrights Festival
Best Lead Actor - Staged Reading - Professional
Charles Herrera - Dispersion of Light - Desert Ensemble Theatre
Howard Shangraw - A Quarrel of Sparrows - Desert Ensemble Theatre
Chuck Yates - Fear - Desert Ensemble Theatre
David Youse - Fear - Desert Ensemble Theatre
Stan Zimmerman - Right Before I Go - Creative Heart Productions
Best Lead Actress - Staged Reading
Veronica Alcantar - The Mountaintop - Thought Theatre
Rebecca McWilliams - The Scarlet Tattoo - The Bent
Clare Merritt - The Children's Hour - The Bent
Kudra Wagner - The Children's Hour - The Bent
Best Lead Actress - Staged Reading - Professional
Barbara Kerr - A Quarrel of Sparrows - Desert Ensemble Theatre
Angela Landis - Dispersion of Light - Desert Ensemble Theatre
Lizzie Schmelling - Right Before I Go - Creative Heart Productions
Best Supporting Actor - Staged Reading
John Corr - Seven - PS Young Playwrights Festival
James Flaherty - Dispersion of Light - Desert Ensemble Theatre
Randy Florence - Right Before I Go - Creative Heart Productions
Carlos Garcia - Fear - Desert Ensemble Theatre
Jeffrey Norman - A Quarrel of Sparrows - Desert Ensemble Theatre
Best Supporting Actor - Staged Reading - Professional
Noah Bentley - The Kellogg Murders - PS Young Playwrights Festival
Daniel DiMaggio - The Kellogg Murders - PS Young Playwrights Festival
Keith Hoffman - A Quarrel of Sparrows - Desert Ensemble Theatre
Keith Hoffman - Seven - PS Young Playwrights Festival
Cullen McCarthy - The Kellogg Murders - PS Young Playwrights Festival
Best Supporting Actress - Staged Reading
Melanie Blue - Dispersion of Light - Desert Ensemble Theatre
Jaci Davis - The Children's Hour - The Bent
Katrina Dixon - The Children's Hour - The Bent
Best Supporting Female Actress - Staged Reading - Professional
Judith Chapman - The Children's Hour - The Bent
Shannon Mary Dixon - A Quarrel of Sparrows - Desert Ensemble Theatre
Laua Marano - Seven - PS Young Playwrights Festival
Lizzie Schmelling - Dispersion of Light - Desert Ensemble Theatre
Lizzie Schmelling - Seven - PS Young Playwrights Festival
The Bill Groves Award for Best Original Writing
Kayla McCarty - Seven - PS Young Playwrights Festival
Michael Reno - Broadway Show Stoppers - Friends of Musical Theatre
Rich Rubin - Dispersion of Light - Desert Ensemble Theatre
Peyton Taylor - The Kellogg Murders - PS Young Playwrights Festival
Matt Williams - Fear - Desert Ensemble Theatre
Best Production - Cabaret/Revue
1963 - Desert Theatricals
Broadway Backwards - Palm Canyon Theatre
Guilty Pleasures - Sun City Palm Desert
Making Spirits Bright - Desert Theatricals
Musical Mischief - Theatre 29
Sounds of the Season - Palm Canyon Theatre
Best Production - Cabaret/Revue - Professional
Broadway Show Stoppers - Friends of Musical Theatre
Skippy N' Bitsy's All-Star Christmas TV Extravaganza - The Bent
The Mod Squad - Desert Theatricals
Best Director - Cabaret/Revue
Scott Clinkscales - Musical Mischief - Theatre 29
Tod Macofsky - 1963 - Desert Theatricals
Karen Schmitt - Guilty Pleasures - Sun City Palm Desert
Derik Shopinski - Broadway Backwards - Palm Canyon Theatre
Derik Shopinski - Sounds of the Season - Palm Canyon Theatre
Best Director - Cabaret/Revue - Professional
Francesca Amari - The Mod Squad - Desert Theatricals
Terry Ray - Skippy N' Bitsy's All-Star Christmas TV Extravaganza - The Bent
Michael Reno - Broadway Show Stoppers - Friends of Musical Theatre
Best Musical Director - Cabaret/Revue - Professional
Wayne Abravanel - The Mod Squad - Desert Theatricals
Gary Gand - 1963 - Desert Theatricals
Chuck Peery - Broadway Backwards - Palm Canyon Theatre
Best Lead Male Performer Cabaret/Revue
Scott Clinkscales - Broadway Backwards - Palm Canyon Theatre
Scott Clinkscales - Musical Mischief - Theatre 29
Scott Clinkscales - Sounds of the Season - Palm Canyon Theatre
Shane Lavender - Broadway Show Stoppers - Friends of Musical Theatre
Christian Quevedo - Sounds of the Season - Palm Canyon Theatre
Best Lead Male Performer - Cabaret/Revue - Professional
Wayne Abravanel - The Mod Squad - Desert Theatricals
Jeffrey Adair - Broadway Show Stoppers - Friends of Musical Theatre
Andy Dimino - Making Spirits Bright - Desert Theatricals
Paul MacKey - Guilty Pleasures - Sun City Palm Desert
Nicholas Sloan - Broadway Backwards - Palm Canyon Theatre
Best Lead Female Performer - Cabaret/Revue
Jane Guy - Skippy N' Bitsy's All-Star Christmas TV Extravaganza - The Bent
Analisa Pilecki - Musical Mischief - Theatre 29
Jasmine Shaffer - Musical Mischief - Theatre 29
Sheri Shepard - Guilty Pleasures - Sun City Palm Desert
Georgia Smith - Sounds of the Season - Palm Canyon Theatre
Best Lead Female Performer - Cabaret/Revue - Professional
Francesca Amari - The Mod Squad - Desert Theatricals
Gwendolyn Coleman - Broadway Show Stoppers - Friends of Musical Theatre
Susan Griffiths - Making Spirits Bright - Desert Theatricals
Se Layne - Sounds of the Season - Palm Canyon Theatre
Jamie Leigh Walker - Broadway Backwards - Palm Canyon Theatre
Best Supporting Male Performer - Cabaret/Revue
Travis Creston Detwiler - Skippy N' Bitsy's All-Star Christmas TV Extravaganza - The Bent
Christian Quevedo - Broadway Backwards - Palm Canyon Theatre
Rick Rowen - Guilty Pleasures - Sun City Palm Desert
Sheldon Safir - Broadway Backwards - Palm Canyon Theatre
Brad Seiple - Broadway Show Stoppers - Friends of Musical Theatre
Best Supporting Male Performer - Cabaret/Revue - Professional
Brian Applegarth - Broadway Show Stoppers - Friends of Musical Theatre
Jonathan Brett - Sounds of the Season - Palm Canyon Theatre
Michael Pacas - Sounds of the Season - Palm Canyon Theatre
Steve Rosenbaum - Skippy N' Bitsy's All-Star Christmas TV Extravaganza - The Bent
Eric Seppala - Skippy N' Bitsy's All-Star Christmas TV Extravaganza - The Bent
Best Supporting Female Performer - Cabaret/Revue
Jenne Carey - Sounds of the Season - Palm Canyon Theatre
Tiffany Crocker - Musical Mischief - Theatre 29
Mary Montiforte - Broadway Show Stoppers - Friends of Musical Theatre
Karen Schmitt - Guilty Pleasures - Sun City Palm Desert
Georgia Smith - Broadway Backwards - Palm Canyon Theatre
Best Supporting Female Performer - Cabaret/Revue - Professional
Francesca Amari - Sounds of the Season - Palm Canyon Theatre
Patti Gribow - Broadway Show Stoppers - Friends of Musical Theatre
Se Layne - Broadway Backwards - Palm Canyon Theatre
BEST LEAD ACTRESS-ONE ACTS
Judith Cameron – Itch - Sun City Palm Desert
Becky Cranford - Family Names - Sun City Palm Desert
Ramona Larson - Cornbread and Beans - Sun City Palm Desert
Carole Raskin - Family Names - Sun City Palm Desert
Alden West - A Surprise Visit from Mom - Sun City Palm Desert
Alicia Wilson - Black Butterfly, Jaguar Girl, Pinata Woman, etc. - Green Room Theatre Co.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS-ONE ACTS
Chantalle Acevedo - Black Butterfly, Jaguar Girl, Pinata Woman, etc. - Green Room Theatre Co.
Laurie Dichtel - Cornbread and Beans - Sun City Palm Desert
Daisy Posadas - Black Butterfly, Jaguar Girl, Pinata Woman, etc. - Green Room Theatre Co.
Best Set Design
Becky Cranford/Richard Cordobes - Farce of Nature - Sun City Palm Desert
Daniel Gray - Shrek The Musical - La Quinta High School
DHSHS Tech Department - Puffs - Desert Hot Springs High School
Jason Reale - The Cake - The Bent
Jason Reale - The Inheritance Part One - The Bent
Best Set Design - Professional
Jimmy Cuomo - Grand Concourse - Dezart Performs
Desert Theatricals - Oliver! - Desert Theatricals
J.W. Layne - My Fair Lady - Palm Canyon Theatre
J.W. Layne - Victor/Victoria - Palm Canyon Theatre
The Music & Theatre Company - Hairspray - Desert Theatricals
Thomas L. Valach - Tru - Desert Ensemble Theatre
Best Sound Design
Nick Campbell - La Cage Aux Folles - Palm Canyon Theatre
Nick Campbell - My Fair Lady - Palm Canyon Theatre
Parker Jaeger - In The Heights - Shadow Hills High School
Efren Mendez - Shrek The Musical - La Quinta High School
Nadia Stegen - The SpongeBob Musical - Rancho Mirage High School
Best Sound Design - Professional
Clark Dugger/Kelly McGuire - Falsettos - Dezart Performs
Andrew M. Edwards - Tru - Desert Ensemble Theatre
Ilana Elroi - Hairspray - Desert Theatricals
Ilana Elroi - Oliver! - Desert Theatricals
Groundhob Audio/Dave Hobday - Into the Woods - Desert Theatricals
Best Lighting Design
DHSHS Tech Department - Puffs - Desert Hot Springs High School
August Ellsworth/Ravanne Tinsay - In The Heights - Shadow Hills High School
Kaitlin Fox - Shrek The Musical - La Quinta High School
Oakley McPhee - Metamorphoses - Indio High School
Nadia Stegen - Works in Progress - Rancho Mirage High School
Best Lighting Design - Professional
J.W. Layne - My Fair Lady - Palm Canyon Theatre
Austin Womack - Jesus Christ Superstar - College of the Desert
Gavan Wyrick - Hairspray - Desert Theatricals
Gavan Wyrick - Into the Woods - Desert Theatricals
Gavan Wyrick - Oliver! - Desert Theatricals
Best Costume Design
Emma Bibo - Grand Concourse - Dezart Performs
Tera Noel Bottorff - Sound of Music - Theatre 29
Cindy Daigneault - Seussical the Musical Jr. - Theatre 29
Britt Pannell/Brittany Sanchez - Metamorphoses - Indio High School
Joelle Drury/Trenalee Pieper - 12th Night - Joshua Tree Shakespeare Festival
Denee Dentice - The Cake - The Bent
Kathryn Ferguson - Clue - Theatre 29
Best Costume Design - Professional
Michael Reno - Broadway Show Stoppers - Friends of Musical Theatre
Derik Shopinski - La Cage Aux Folles - Palm Canyon Theatre
Derik Shopinski - My Fair Lady - Palm Canyon Theatre
Theatre Company/Leslie Upp - Hairspray - Desert Theatricals
Leslie Upp - Oliver! - Desert Theatricals
The Ron Hamm Award for Best Hair and Makeup Design
Tessa Gregory-Walker - Grand Concourse - Dezart Performs
Liam Keeran/Ava Roberts - Seussical the Musical Jr. - Theatre 29
Brittany Sanchez - Beetlejuice - Indio High School
Brittany Sanchez - Metamorphoses - Indio High School
Cindy Sanchez-Gomez - 12 Angry Jurors - College of the Desert
The Ron Hamm Award for Best Hair and Makeup Design - Professional
Se Layne - A Very Sordid Wedding - Palm Canyon Theatre
Se Layne - La Cage Aux Folles - Palm Canyon Theatre
Se Layne/Derik Shopinski - My Fair Lady - Palm Canyon Theatre
Timothy McIntosh/Kathryn Scott - Hairspray - Desert Theatricals
Kathryn Scott - Into the Woods - Desert Theatricals
Kathryn Scott - Oliver! - Desert Theatricals
Best Props
Jackson Enzler/Joyanne Tracy - My Fair Lady - Palm Canyon Theatre
Desert Hot Springs High School Tech Crew - In The Heights - Desert Hot Springs High School
Leslie Upp/Desert Theatricals - Oliver! - Desert Theatricals
Leslie Upp - Hairspray - Desert Theatricals
Leslie Upp - Into the Woods - Desert Theatricals
Best Props - Professional
Jeffrey Adair/Gwendolyn Coleman/Michael Reno - Broadway Show Stoppers - Friends of Musical Theatre
Tessa Gregory-Walker - God of Carnage - Desert Ensemble Theatre
Tessa Gregory-Walker - The Cake - The Bent
Tessa Gregory-Walker/Chuck Yates - Tru - Desert Ensemble Theatre
Laura Stearns - Fat Ham - Dezart Performs
Greg Thorneycroft - Falsettos - Dezart Performs
Best Special Effects
DHSHS Tech Department - Puffs - Desert Hot Springs High School
Nick Edwards - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying - Palm Canyon Theatre
Nick Edwards - Victor/Victoria - Palm Canyon Theatre
Oakley McPhee - Metamorphoses - Indio High School
Nadia Stegens - The SpongeBob Musical - Rancho Mirage High School
Best Special Effects - Professional
Alan Carvalho - Right Before I Go - Creative Heart Productions
Russell Currington/Jason Graham/Stage Monkey - Into the Woods - Desert Theatricals
Clark Dugger/Laura Stearns - Fat Ham - Dezart Performs
Nick Wass - Bring It On - Palm Springs High School
Nick Wass - The Inheritance Part One - The Bent