Breaking News: 2022-23 Bobby G Nominees Announced

Nominations have been announced for the ninth annual Bobby G Awards by the Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA). The event will be hosted by 2019 Bobby G Lead Actress Abby Linderman and held at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House on May 18, 2023.

The Bobby G Awards are a state-wide high school musical theatre program that recognizes Colorado students and educators in the areas of performance, design, direction, choreography, stage management, musical direction, orchestration, technical production, and overall production excellence. The awards ceremony serves as an opportunity for the DCPA to honor Colorado musical theatre programs and for students to celebrate and support each other.

The winners of the Bobby G Outstanding Lead Performer awards will represent Colorado in a week-long series of intensive workshops with industry professionals in preparation for the highly anticipated Jimmy Awards on Broadway. The national ceremony will take place on June 26 at the Minskoff Theatre, hosted by stage and screen star Corbin Bleu. At the 2022 Jimmy Awards, Colorado’s Lead Actor representative, Thomas Beeker, was selected as a Top Eight Finalist out of 92 participants and received a $3,000 scholarship.

For this year’s Bobby G Awards, adjudicators evaluated 50 participating productions in 20 different counties in Colorado. Over 4,000 students were adjudicated, 750 of which participated in workshops held by DCPA Teaching Artists. Out of those 50 participating schools, 31 received nominations.

Participating Schools: 

Arapahoe High School Disney’s The Little Mermaid

Arvada West High School Bright Star 

Brighton High School Chicago: Teen Edition

Broomfield High School SpongeBob the Musical

Castle View High School Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Centaurus High School City of Angels

Central High School Newsies

Chaparral High School Disney’s The Little Mermaid

Cherry Creek High School Man of La Mancha

Denver School of the Arts Disney’s The Little Mermaid

Durango High School Anastasia

Eagle Ridge Academy Matilda: The Musical

Eaglecrest High School Legally Blonde The Musical

Elizabeth High School Once Upon a Mattress

Erie High School How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Fort Collins High School SpongeBob The Musical

Fossil Ridge High School Bright Star

Frederick High School High Fidelity: High School Edition

George Washington High School 9 to 5 The Musical 

Glenwood Springs High School Shrek The Musical

Heritage High School Xanadu

Hinkley High School RENT

Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy South Pacific

Lakewood High School Something Rotten

Legend High School MAMMA MIA!

Liberty High School The Addams Family

Littleton High School The Wedding Singer

Lutheran High School Cinderella: Broadway Edition

Montezuma-Cortez High School Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Mountain View High School The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee 

Mullen High School Mean Girls: High School Edition

Niwot High School Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

North High School Legally Blonde: The Musical

Overland High School Urinetown

Palisade High School Once Upon a Mattress

Palmer Ridge High School Disney’s The Little Mermaid 

Ponderosa High School Big Fish

Poudre High School Matilda: The Musical

The Arts Academy at Pueblo County High School The Addams Family 

Ralston Valley High School The Drowsy Chaperone

Regis Jesuit High School Tarzan The Musical

Riverdale Ridge High School SpongeBob The Musical

SkyView Academy High School Little Shop of Horrors

Smoky Hill High School The Addams Family

ThunderRidge High School The Addams Family

Valor Christian High School All the Way

Vista PEAK Preparatory Little Shop of Horrors

Windsor High School Chicago: Teen Edition

Topping the list with an astounding ten nominations is Lakewood High School and their production of Something Rotten with nominations in the lighting design, orchestra, musical direction, choreography, chorus, and direction categories. Two nominees were selected for Outstanding Lead Performer, one nominee for Outstanding Supporting Performer, and finally a nomination for Outstanding Overall Production.

ThunderRidge High School and their production of The Addams Family follows behind with seven nominations, then Fossil Ridge High School and their production of Bright Star with six nominations.

All three aforementioned schools are nominated for Outstanding Overall Production. Joining them in the category are Central High School, Newsies and Overland High School, Urinetown. Overland High School won Outstanding Overall Production in 2022 for their production of Sister Act.

A new category has been added this year to recognize Outstanding Achievement in Stage Management. In addition, The Bobby G Awards has chosen to adjust the acting categories to be gender neutral, now recognized as Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role and Outstanding Performance in a Lead Role. Both categories will have two winners.

There are four new participating schools this year: Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy, Centaurus High School, Prairie View High School which was nominated in Lighting Design, and Hinkley High School which received a Special Achievement in Student Leadership for Genesis (Gen) Ruano. Lastly, welcome back to Mullen High School, who had not participated in over 5 years.

Nominations 2023 Bobby G Awards 

Outstanding Achievement in Hair & Make-Up Design 

Lauren Gentry & Ansley Irrgang

The Addams Family

Liberty High School


Ray Johnson, Saleem Matra & Holley Winbourn

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Mountain View High School


Willow Stephenson

The Addams Family

The Arts Academy at Pueblo County High School


Liz Barrios, Starnia Bleus, Juli Davis & Paloma Paz

Tarzan The Musical

Regis Jesuit High School


Sarah Duncan

The Addams Family

ThunderRidge High School

Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design 

Jane Archuleta, Jason Clinesmith & Frankie Ruiz

Chicago: Teen Edition

Brighton High School


Molly Arndt & Taylor Dykstra

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Castle View High School 


Cole Emarine & Anna Katherine Mier

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Erie High School


Lyn Michels, Alexa Schwartz & Stephanie Vitulli

Little Shop of Horrors

Skyview Academy High School


Sarah Duncan & Katie Sokald

The Addams Family

ThunderRidge High School

Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Design 

Lucas Bean & Jemma Wayne

Bright Star

Fossil Ridge High School


Athena Pierson & Theo Tran

Something Rotten

Lakewood High School


Tyler Jackson & Avi Jeremiah

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Montezuma-Cortez High School


Ella Neislet, Kajsa Oresjo & Iralynn Thompson

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Mountain View High School


Nathan Aragon, Eden Kartchner & Julie Weber

Legally Blonde: The Musical

Prairie View High School

Outstanding Achievement in Scenic Design  

Cruz Colvig, Ayana Glass & Benjamin Hinkley

Anastasia The Musical

Durango High School


Ari Moll, Mackenzie Ross, Jorryn Strah & Scott Wright

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Erie High School


Natalie Kowalski & Aimee Winsor

The Addams Family

Liberty High School


Jonathan Sandner, Lily Sandner & Nicholaus Sandner

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Montezuma-Cortez High School


Lyric Bishop, Kaiya Brown, Paige Ioerger & Jason Watkins

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

Niwot High School

Outstanding Performance by an Orchestra 

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Castle View High School


SpongeBob The Musical

Fort Collins High School


Bright Star

Fossil Ridge High School


Something Rotten

Lakewood High School


The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Mountain View High School

Outstanding Performance by a Chorus 

Newsies

Central High School


Something Rotten

Lakewood High School


Urinetown

Overland High School


The Addams Family

ThunderRidge High School


Chicago: Teen Edition

Windsor High School

Outstanding Achievement in Musical Direction 

Jay McGuffin, Heath Walter & Rochelle Walter

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Castle View High School


Bri McCormick & Nate Wambolt

Bright Star

Fossil Ridge High School


Chad Clark & Bryce Melaragno

Something Rotten

Lakewood High School  


Becca Klock & Josh Muller

The Addams Family

The Arts Academy at Pueblo County High School


Jerrod Griebel, Meghan Muñoz & Amy Murphy

Chicago: Teen Edition

Windsor High School 

Outstanding Achievement in Choreography 

Angie Dryer

Something Rotten

Lakewood High School 


Mallory Barnhart & Becca Greer

Cinderella: Broadway Edition

Lutheran High School 


Tobi Johnson-Compton & Natalie Burl Maxwell

Urinetown

Overland High School


Remy Fenske & Ella Brousseau

The Addams Family

ThunderRidge High School  


Candace Martinez, Susan Wildman, Mia Walters & Joy Perry-Grice

Chicago: Teen Edition

Windsor High School 

Outstanding Achievement in Stage Management

Amelia Mindlin-Leitner

Man of La Mancha

Cherry Creek High School


Espen Erling

Xanadu

Heritage High School


Belle Shand

Big Fish

Ponderosa High School 


Chris Zigan

SpongeBob The Musical

Riverdale Ridge High School


Brooklyn Spengler

Little Shop of Horrors

Vista PEAK Preparatory

Robert & Judi Newman Rising Star 

Foster Walter

Narrator; Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Castle View High School


Camryn Leistico

Crutchie; Newsies

Central High School


Jonathan Sandner

Benjamin; Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Montezuma-Cortez High School


Elliet Johnson

Pugsley Addams; The Addams Family

The Arts Academy at Pueblo County High School


Lexy Haugen

Pugsley Addams; The Addams Family

ThunderRidge High School

Outstanding Achievement in Direction   

Amanda Meltzer

Newsies

Central High School


Tami LoSasso & Sophia Navarro

Something Rotten

Lakewood High School 


Andy Ray 

Urinetown

Overland High School 


TJ Thomas

The Drowsy Chaperone

Ralston Valley High School


Kylene Hurley & Mackenzie Lewis

The Addams Family

ThunderRidge High School

Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical 

Newsies

Central High School 


Bright Star

Fossil Ridge High School 


Something Rotten

Lakewood High School 


Urinetown

Overland High School 


The Addams Family

ThunderRidge High School 

Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role 

Ryan Lie

Padre; Man of La Mancha

Cherry Creek High School


Tass Rabillard

Hedy LaRue; How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Erie High School  


Michael LoSasso

Nostradamus; Something Rotten

Lakewood High School 


Alia Thorn

Roz Keith; 9 to 5 The Musical

George Washington High School


Ryan Kleim

Sebastian; Cinderella: Broadway Edition

Lutheran High School


Suzie Matlock

Lavender; Matilda: The Musical

Poudre High School


Simeon Erlandson

Frank; Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Montezuma-Cortez High School


Maya Thomas

Mrs. Tottendale; The Drowsy Chaperone

Ralston Valley High School


Jackson Coleman

Amos Calloway; Big Fish

Ponderosa High School


Jada Smith-Lopez

Ronette; Little Shop of Horrors

Vista PEAK Preparatory

Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role 

Blythe Lockwood

Alice Murphy; Bright Star

Arvada West High School 


Evan McKercher

J. Pierrepont Finch; How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Erie High School 


Camille Nugent

Alice Murphy; Bright Star

Fossil Ridge High School 


Cooper Hand

Billy Cane; Bright Star

Fossil Ridge High School 


Rebekah Jacobs

Ella; Cinderella: Broadway Edition

Lutheran High School


Connor O’Brian

Shakespeare; Something Rotten

Lakewood High School


Juliette Molina

Belle; Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

Niwot High School


Ethan Hoover

Nick Bottom; Something Rotten

Lakewood High School


Georgia Lawrence

Ariel; Disney’s The Little Mermaid

Palmer Ridge High School


Mark Gomez

Gomez Addams; The Addams Family

The Arts Academy at Pueblo County High School

Special Achievement Award Recipients 

Outstanding Special Achievement in Parental Support 

Mark Leistico

Newsies

Central High School 


Outstanding Special Achievement in Student Leadership

Genesis (Gen) Ruano

RENT

Hinkley High School 


Outstanding Special Achievement in Community Leadership

Nicholaus Sandner

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Montezuma-Cortez High School