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2003 - 2004 San Diego Playbill
Third Annual Youth "Billie" Awards!

Cast of CYT's "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"San Diego Playbill is excited to announce the winners of our Third Annual San Diego Playbill Youth "Billie" Awards to honor outstanding work in local youth theatre. For the first year, 17 youth productions were reviewed from 8 different youth theatre companies. This year, 42 youth productions from 21 youth theatres, making the selection process ever more difficult and painful, as there are so many amazing performances that deserve awards. Thank you all for your incredible work and all the unforgettable entertainment over the past year!

In addition to the youth who performed in the youth theatre companies, any minor (under age 18) who performed at any theatre was also considered for the awards, as well as the adults who participated in the youth theatre productions backstage (directors, set designers, costume designers, etc.).

The winners will be formally presented with their awards at a ceremony honoring their accomplishments on Monday, June 21 at the Garfield Theatre in the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center located in La Jolla. Home of J*Company for the past several years, they are generously donating the use of their state-of-the-art, 495-seat theatre space, as well as their professional assistance, for this year's festivities as they did last year. 

If you are interested in attending the awards ceremony, please click here for more details and RSVP information.

Adult Awards

Rob Hopper
San Diego Playbill

And the winners are ...

Outstanding Production:
42nd Street directed by Mark Scott (Rancho Buena Vista High School)
Alice in Wonderland directed by Jon Lorenz (Christian Youth Theater – East County)
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat directed by Jeremy Lapp (Christian Youth Theater – Tri City)
Grease directed by Becky Cherlin (J*Company)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical:
Matthew Bohrer as Will in First Class (Boys & Girls Club of San Dieguito)
Jesse Bradley as Ren in Footloose – The Musical (San Diego Junior Theatre)
Eric Hellmers as Daddy Warbucks in Annie (Moonlight Stage Productions)
Ryan Johnson as Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Carlsbad High School)
Brandon Pohl as Huckleberry Finn in Big River (California Youth Conservatory)
Jacob Silva as Julian Marsh in 42nd Street (Rancho Buena Vista High School)
Matt Tucker as Jean Valjean in Les Misérables (Rising Stars Studio)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical:
Whitney Fortmueller as Peggy Sawyer in 42nd Street (Rancho Buena Vista High School)
Cailene Kilcoyne as Princess Winnifred in Once Upon a Mattress (J*Company)
Sarah Vincelett as Susie Trevor in Lady Be Good (Youth Summerstock Theatre)
Erika Jermasek as Queenie in The Wild Party (Torrey Pines Players)

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy or Drama:
Andrew Levy as Eugene in Brighton Beach Memoirs (Moonlight Stage Productions)

Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy or Drama:
Julia Giolzetti as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet (San Diego Junior Theatre)
Carolyn McMahon as Pamela Dalrymple in Full Circle (Nonsense Productions)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical:
Seth Biberstein as King Sextimus in Once Upon a Mattress (La Jolla High School)
Steven Bradford as Marryin’ Sam in Li’l Abner (Encore Youth Theatre)
Alex Fleming as Hines in The Pajama Game (San Diego Junior Theatre)
Benjamin Hart as the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz (MiraCosta College)
Joey Price as Willard Hewitt in Footloose – The Musical (San Diego Junior Theatre)
Brian Polk as Max Detweiler in The Sound of Music (San Diego Junior Theatre)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Musical:
Renetta Lehman as Miss Hannigan in Annie (Moonlight Stage Productions)
Alisha Zalkin as Kate in The Wild Party (Torrey Pines Players)
Kelley Downing as the Fairy Godmother in Cinderella (Christian Youth Theater -Tri City)
Amanda Maples as Gilmer in Godspell (Granite Hills Acting Workshop)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama:
Tyler Leslie as Krenz / Werner in Full Circle (Nonsense Productions)
Collin McConnell as Modrow / Herman in Full Circle (Nonsense Productions)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama:
Megan Maher as Madame Arcati in Blithe Spirit (La Jolla High School)

Outstanding Ensemble:
42nd Street directed by Matt Scott (Rancho Buena Vista High School)
Annie directed by Renee Kollar (Moonlight Stage Productions)
First Class directed by Steve Irlen (Boys & Girls Club of San Dieguito)
Footloose – The Musical directed by Desha Crownover (San Diego Junior Theatre)
Grease directed by Becky Cherlin (J*Company)
Into the Woods directed by Michael Anthony (San Diego Junior Theatre – Advanced Music Class)
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat directed by Jeremy Lapp (Christian Youth Theater – Tri City)
My Fair Lady directed by Mark Arapostathis (Peter Pan Junior Theatre)

Outstanding Costume Design:
Clark Mires for Pinocchio (San Diego Junior Theatre)

Outstanding Lighting Design:
Chris Batchelor for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Christian Youth Theater – Tri City)

Outstanding Set Design:
Chris Rynne for James and the Giant Peach (San Diego Junior Theatre)

Outstanding Choreography:
Amy Kiley for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Christian Youth Theater – Tri City)
Renee Kollar for 42nd Street (Rancho Buena Vista High School)

Outstanding Direction:
Francine Chemnick for Romeo and Juliet (San Diego Junior Theatre)
Kevin Klauber for Full Circle (Nonsense Productions)
Jeremy Lapp for Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Christian Youth Theater – Tri City)

Outstanding New Play:
Brandon Alter for Forty Miles from Tel Aviv (Playwrights Project)
Steve Irlen for First Class (Boys & Girls Club of San Dieguito)
Jon Lorenz for Alice in Wonderland (Christian Youth Theater – East County)

155 Total Shows (42 youth productions)

56 Different Theatres (21 youth theatres)

50 Awards Given

30 Shows received awards (42nd Street and Joseph – 5, Full Circle – 4, Annie, First Class, and Footloose – 3).

18 Theatres received awards (San Diego Junior Theatre – 10, CYT – 8, Rancho Buena Vista High – 5).

Shows Reviewed:

  1. 1940s Radio Hour (San Diego School of Creative & Performing Arts)
  2. 42nd Street (Rancho Buena Vista High School)
  3. Alice in Wonderland (CYT – East County)
  4. Alice, the Musical, in Wonderland (J*Company)
  5. Annie (Moonlight Stage Productions)
  6. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (San Diego Junior Theatre)
  7. Big River (California Youth Conservatory)
  8. Blithe Spirit (La Jolla High School)
  9. A Chorus Line (Pixler Productions)
  10. Cinderella (CYT – Tri City)
  11. Dear Edwina (Carlsbad Community Theatre)
  12. First Class: A Critical Lesson, A Musical Ride (Boys & Girls Clubs of San Dieguito)
  13. Footloose – The Musical (San Diego Junior Theatre)
  14. Full Circle (Nonsense Productions)
  15. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Carlsbad High School)
  16. Gershwin for You (Youth Summerstock Theatre)
  17. Godspell (Christian Youth Theater – North County Coastal)
  18. Godspell (Granite Hills Acting Workshop)
  19. Grease! (J*Company)
  20. Into the Woods (San Diego Junior Theatre – Advanced Music Class)
  21. James and the Giant Peach (San Diego Junior Theatre)
  22. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Christian Youth Theater – Tri City)
  23. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Encore Youth Theatre)
  24. Lady Be Good (Youth Summerstock Theatre)
  25. Les Miserables (Rising Stars Studio)
  26. Li’l Abner (Encore Youth Theatre)
  27. Madeline’s Rescue (San Diego Junior Theatre)
  28. Marvin’s Room (San Diego School of Creative & Performing Arts)
  29. A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Granite Hills Acting Workshop)
  30. The Music Man (San Diego School of Creative & Performing Arts)
  31. My Fair Lady (Peter Pan Junior Theatre)
  32. Oklahoma! (Coast Kids)
  33. Once Upon a Mattress (J*Company)
  34. Once Upon a Mattress (La Jolla High School)
  35. The Pajama Game (San Diego Junior Theatre – Confetti)
  36. Pinocchio (San Diego Junior Theatre)
  37. Romeo and Juliet (San Diego Junior Theatre)
  38. Rumors (Granite Hills Acting Workshop)
  39. The Secret Garden (San Dieguito Academy)
  40. The Sound of Music (San Diego Junior Theatre)
  41. The Wild Party (Torrey Pines Players)
  42. The Wizard of Oz (Christian Youth Theater – North County Coastal)