2022-2023 National Youth Arts Awards
The National Youth Arts Awards recognized Spotlight’s 2022-2023/ season with 44 total nominations. Performers and artists won 23 NYA Awards for their work in Spotlight productions.
Outstanding Production
- Won: Once
- Nominated: Hands on a Hardbody
- Nominated: Lizzie
- Nominated: Macbeth
- Nominated: Oklahoma!
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical
- Won: Owen Donsker as Benny Perkins in Hands on a Hardbody
- Won: Braiden Lee as Guy in Once
- Won: Zoey Waller as Girl in Once
- Nominated: Charlize Cornejo as Laurey Williams in Oklahoma!
- Nominated: Bella Cucchetti as Lizzie in Lizzie
- Nominated: Mia Hurley as Donkey in Shrek Jr.
- Nominated: Zoey Waller as Heather Stovall in Hands on a Hardbody
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play
- Won: Patrick Mullen as Macbeth in Macbeth
Outstanding Lead Performance (Junior Division)
- Won: Brooklyn Martin as Moana in Moana Jr.
Outstanding Lead Performance (College Division)
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Musical
- Won: Olivia Martinez as Various Roles in Runaways
- Won: Isabella Menzel as Bridget Sullivan/Maggie in Lizzie
- Won: Zoie Moller as Ado Annie in Oklahoma!
- Won: Lauren Youngstedt as Norma Valverde in Hands on a Hardbody
- Nominated: Katerina Anderson as Alice Russell in Lizzie
- Nominated: Mia Hurley as Kelli Mangrum in Hands on a Hardbody
- Nominated: Andrei Igdanes as Various Roles in Runaways
- Nominated: Eeshan Kumar as Billy in Once
- Nominated: Addi Lauder as Various Roles in Runaways
- Nominated: Braiden Lee as Frank Nugent in Hands on a Hardbody
- Nominated: Braiden Lee as Will Parker in Oklahoma!
- Nominated: Sophia Mengel as Various Roles in Runaways
- Nominated: Owen Morris as Various Roles in Runaways
- Nominated: Jay Schwab as Various Roles in Runaways
- Nominated: Shane Sedivy as Various Roles in Runaways
- Nominated: Anyiah Smith as Ronnie McCowan in Hands on a Hardbody
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Play
- Nominated: Zoie Moller as Lady MacDuff in Macbeth
Outstanding Supporting Performance (Junior Division)
Outstanding Supporting Performance (College Division)
- Won: Lyda Armistead as Janis Curtis in Hands on a Hardbody
- Won: Jazlynn Damasco as Emma Borden in Lizzie
- Nominated: Lyda Armistead as Banquo in Macbeth
- Nominated: Alec Pursell as Jud Fry in Oklahoma!
Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play
- Nominated: Amaya Read as First Witch in Macbeth
Outstanding Featured Performance (Junior Division)
- Won: Reagan Little as Pinocchio in Shrek Jr.
- Nominated: Sienna Stoll as Gingy in Shrek Jr.
- Nominated: Valerie Winch as Dragon in Shrek Jr.
Outstanding Ensemble
Outstanding Costume Design
- Nominated: ANJ, Inc. for Macbeth
- Nominated: Heather Riddle & Chanel Bragg for Lizzie
- Nominated: Samantha Utpadel for Runaways
- Nominated: Audrey Wawro & Camden Wawro for Oklahoma!
Outstanding Lighting Design
- Nominated: Josh Hontz for Oklahoma!
Outstanding Set Design
- Nominated: Rob Adams for Once
Outstanding Choreography
- Won: Katie Czajkowski for Once
- Nominated: Katie Czajkowski for Lizzie
- Nominated: Falin Ossipinsky for Oklahoma!
Outstanding Sound Design
Outstanding Hair/Makeup Design
- Nominated: Angel DeMichael for Lizzie
Outstanding Musical Direction
- Won: Elise W. Kurbat for Oklahoma!
- Nominated: Elise W. Kurbat for Lizzie
- Nominated: Elise W. Kurbat for Once
Outstanding Direction
- Won: Kenny Grossman for Oklahoma!
- Won: Kenny Grossman for Once
- Nominated: Chanel Bragg for Lizzie
- Nominated: Kenny Grossman for Runaways
- Nominated: Renee Koher for Hands on a Hardbody