2026 Awards

Individual Nominees & Winners

    • Winner: Hannah Durnin – P.L.A.Y Society 

    • Julianna Alarcon – Theatre In The Country

    • Adriana Buvyer – Arts Club Theatre Company

    • Elle Hanson – Theatre Under the Stars

    • Charleigh Land – Shine Bright Studios

    • Winner: Gabriel Law – xoxo film & TV theatre co.

    • Nora Pontin– New Westminster Secondary School - Musical Theatre Program

    • Tanis Cortens – Sooke Youth Theatre Company

    • Nora Grace Harriet Cowan – Arts Club Theatre Company

    • Paige Roussel

    • Azaleah Korn

    • Clara Anne Aislinn Cowan

    • Rebecca Vander Zalm

    • Abigail McCorquodale

    • Winner: Rachel Valentina Angco

    • Taylor McKee

    • Simone Nathalia

    • Winner: Vanessa Lazare

    • Winner: Morgan Da Silva-Rolph, Stage Manager, 13! The Musical – xoxo film & TV theatre co.

    • Nora Pontin, Costume Design/Assistant Stage Manager, Mamma Mia! – New Westminster Secondary School - Musical Theatre Program

    • Christopher Li, Head of Props, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child:High School EditionSaints – St. George’s School

    • Grant Yiu, Set Design/Assistant Stage Manager, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child:High School Edition – St. George’s School

    • Sofia Ferreira, Stage Manager, She Kills Monsters – Mulgrave School

    • Winner: Kaylan Yue, Sound Design, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: High School Edition – St. George’s School

    • Landon Dueck – xoxo film & TV theatre co.

    • Lauren Trotzuk – P.L.A.Y. Society

    • Ashlyn O’Shea – Shine Bright Studios

    • Winner: Geoff Bemrose – Lakefield College School

    • Sage Easton-Levy – Sooke Youth Theatre Company

    • Julia Kelleway – Delta Youth Theatre

Individual Nominees & Winners

Outstanding Lead Performance

    • 2nd Place Winner: Peyton Sayers (Matilda), Matilda Jr. – Pulse Productions

    • Samantha Alarcon (Sarah Brown), Guys and Dolls – Lindbjerg Academy of Performing Arts

    • 3rd Place Winner: Adriana Buvyer (Alice), Alice in Wonderland – Vancouver Performing Stars

    • 1st Place Winner: Elle Hanson (Alice), Alice in Wonderland – Vancouver Performing Stars

    • Francesca Chong (Rudy Grunch), The Grunch – Vancouver Performing Stars

    • 2nd Place Winner: Azaleah Korn (Annie), Annie the Musical – Gateway Theatre

    • 1st Place Winner: Henry Sudds (Charlie Bucket), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Theatre Under the Stars

    • 3rd Place Winner: Ryder MacInnes (James), James and the Giant Peach – CTORA Theatre

    • 2nd Place Winner: Clara Cowan (Alice), Alice in Wonderland – Vancouver Performing Stars

    • 1st Place Winner: Angelina Perizzolo (Chris Hargensen), Carrie: The Musical – Whistler Secondary School Theatre

    • 3rd Place Winner: Kalayna Kozak (Princess Fiona), Shrek Jr. – Irwin Park Elementary School

    • Samantha Alarcon (Hansel), Hansel & Gretel The Panto– Fraser Valley Musical Theatre

    • Genevieve Roszmann (Anne Shirley), Anne of Green Gables: The Musical – Theatre Al Dente

    • Violet Parsons (Reno Sweeney), Anything Goes: Youth Edition – Sooke Youth Theatre Company

    • 2nd Place Winner: Henry Sudds (SpongeBob SquarePants), The SpongeBob Musical: Youth Edition – Delta Youth Theatre

    • 1st Place Winner: Callum Templeton (SpongeBob Squarepants), SpongeBob Youth Edition – Delta Youth Theatre

    • 3rd Place Winner: Connor May (Ugly), Honk Jr. – CTORA Academy

    • 1st Place Winner: Tiffany Montefrio (Anita), West Side Story – SJB Players

    • Megan O’Shea (Warbucks), Annie – P.L.A.Y. Society

    • 3rd Place Winner: Lily O’Shea (Annie), Annie – P.L.A.Y. Society

    • Alice Low-Beer (Ursula), The Little Mermaid – Lights Up Musical Theatre Schools

    • 2nd Place Winner: Maddy Callin (Éponine), Les Misérables – Triple Threat Performers

    • Josh Severyn (Mayor Shinn), The Music Man Jr. – Delta Youth Theatre

    • 3rd Place Winner: Izzy Baril (Eurydice), Hadestown: Teen Edition – Lord Byng Theatre Company

    • Lola Steinberg (Persephone), Hadestown – Lord Byng Theatre Company

    • 1st Place Winner: Rebecca Vander Zalm (Donna Sheridan), Mamma Mia – New Westminster Secondary School - Musical Theatre Program

    • Elyse Meville (Sophie Sheridan), Mamma Mia! – New Westminster Secondary School - Musical Theatre Program

    • 2nd Place Winner: Chiara Go (Maria), West Side Story – Treehouse Theatre, Pinetree Secondary School

    • Mei Lin (Tilly), She Kills Monsters (Young Adventurers Edition) – Mulgrave School

    • Jin Chen (Agnes), She Kills Monsters (Young Adventurers Edition) – Mulgrave School

    • Aedan Warburton (Harry Potter), Harry Potter and the Cursed Child –  St. George’s School

    • 1st Place Winner: Justin Luo (Tony), West Side Story – Treehouse Theatre, Pinetree Secondary School

    • 2nd Place Winner: Avan Stewart (Orpheus), Hadestown: Teen Edition – Lord Byng Theatre Company

    • 3rd Place Winner: Ryan Kelly (Nick Bottom), Something Rotten – Terry Fox Secondary Theatre

    • Nathan Dai (Orpheus), Hadestown – Crofton House School

    • 2nd Place Winner: Ainslee Dalzell (Jo March), Christmas With the Marches – Hidden Stages

    • 1st Place Winner: Charlotte Beckett (Patrice), 13! The Musical – xoxo film & TV theatre co.

    • 3rd Place Winner: Alexis Hope (Deloris Van Cartier), Sister Act – Theatre In The Country

    • Jodie Aguinaldo (Ariel), Little Mermaid – Royal Canadian Theatre Company

    • Brooke Conley (Mary Bailey), It’s a Wonderful Life – The Musical – Theatre In The Country

Individual Nominees & Winners

Outstanding Supporting Performance or Ensemble Member

    • 3rd Place Winner: Hannah Durnin (Ensemble), Little Mermaid (Panto) – Royal Canadian Theatre Company

    • Camdyn Sayers (Ensemble), Matilda Jr. – Pulse Productions

    • 1st Place Winner: Skylar Li (Oompa Loompa Ensemble / Mrs Green / Charlie Understudy), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Theatre Under the Stars

    • 2nd Place Winner: Victoria Jiawei Wang (Jay Bird), Honk Jr. – CTORA Academy

    • Keira Slabbert (Bud), Mothers and Sons – Pivot Theatre

    • 2nd Place Winner: Julianna Alarcon (Miss Hannigan), Annie – Lindbjerg Academy of Performing Arts

    • Victoria Jiawei Wang (Kate), Annie Kids – VISM Education Group

    • 3rd Place Winner: Nora Grace Harriet Cowan (Tweedle Dum), Alice in Wonderland – Vancouver Performing Stars

    • 1st Place Winner: Leanne Uy (Nicely Nicely Johnson), Guys and Dolls Jr. – Lindbjerg Academy of Performing Arts

    • Arya Yazgan (Young Sophia), Sophia’s Forest – City Opera Vancouver

    • 3rd Place Winner: Elle Hanson (Violet Beauregarde), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Theatre Under the Stars

    • 1st Place Winner: Adriana Buvyer (Young Anna), Disney’s Frozen – Arts Club Theatre Company

    • Leanne Uy (Young Elsa), Frozen – Arts Club Theatre Company

    • 2nd Place Winner: Nora Grace Harriet Cowan (Young Elsa), Disney’s Frozen – Arts Club Theatre Company

    • Paige Roussel (Susan Waverley), White Christmas – VOS Musical Theatre

    • 2nd Place Winner: Elleshia Garland (Ida), Honk – CTORA Academy

    • 1st Place Winner: Angelina Perizzolo (Chris Hargensen), Carrie The Musical – Whistler Secondary School Theatre

    • Kensington Hilts (Chef Louis), The Little Mermaid – Lights Up Musical Theatre Schools

    • 3rd Place Winner: Isabella Zang (The Witch), Into the Woods Jr – CTORA Academy

    • 1st Place Winner: Callum Templeton (Mike Teavee), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Theatre Under the Stars

    • 2nd Place Winner: Jacob Wolak (Lawrence), School of Rock – King David High School

    • 3rd Place Winner: Charles Wang (Drake), Honk Jr. – CTORA Academy

    • Carlos Gao (Brother Jeremiah), Something Rotten – KayMeek Youth Conservatory

    • Kaylan Roberts (Kendra), 13! The Musical – xoxo film & TV theatre co.

    • 2nd Place Winners: Lola Steinberg (Persephone), Hadestown: Teen Edition – Lord Byng Theatre Company

    • Sarah Querée (Ginny Weasley), Harry Potter and the Cursed Child –  St. George’s School

    • Rosie Haas (Tanya), Mamma Mia! – New Westminster Secondary School - Musical Theatre Program

    • 1st Place Winner: Olivia Muir (Rosie Mulligan), Mamma Mia! – New Westminster Secondary School - Musical Theatre Program

    • Sigal Strauber (Baker’s Wife), Into the Woods Jr – CTORA Academy

    • 3rd Place Winners: Maya Pires (Nancy Nostradamus), Something Rotten Jr. – Kay Meek Senior Conservatory

    • Miri Grad (Snail), A Year with Frog and Toad – White Rock Players Club

    • Bella Suk (Fate 2), Hadestown: Teen Edition – Crofton House School

    • Bonnie Li (Evil Tina / Farrah), She Kills Monsters (Young Adventurers Edition) – Mulgrave School

    • Vanessa Liu (Lillith/Lilly), She Kills Monsters (Young Adventurers Edition) – Mulgrave School

    • Shae Kovaltsenko (Anita), West Side Story – Treehouse Theatre at Pinetree Secondary

    • Amalya Levy (Erma Latour), Anything Goes: Youth Edition – Sooke Youth Theatre Company

    • Didi Zhuang (Orcus), She Kills Monsters (Young Adventurers Edition) – Mulgrave School

    • Alex Hachey (Chuck), She Kills Monsters (Young Adventurers Edition) – Mulgrave School

    • River Marley (Crutchie), Newsies – Belmont Secondary Musical Theatre

    • 3rd Place Winner: Ryan Kelly (Chip Tolentino), Spelling Bee – Terry Fox Theatre

    • 2nd Place Winner: Nathan Dai (Scorpius Malfoy), Harry Potter and the Cursed Child –  St. George’s School

    • 1st Place Winner: Josh Severyn (Mr. Krabs), SpongeBob the Musical (Youth Edition) – Delta Youth Theatre

    • Khalil Levy (Moonface Martin), Anything Goes: Youth Edition – Sooke Youth Theatre Company

    • Eve Clark (Sir Evelyn Oakleigh), Anything Goes: Youth Edition – Sooke Youth Theatre Company

    • 2nd Place Winner: Angella Cody (Brooke Wyndham), Legally Blonde – Theatre Under The Stars

    • 3rd Place Winner: Rose Fulker (Hermes), Hadestown: Teen Edition – Lord Byng Theatre Company

    • 1st Place Winner: Matthew Valinho (Benjamin Coffin III), Rent – Metro Theatre

Individual Nominees & Winners

Outstanding Musical Theatre Dance or Vocal Performance

    • 3rd Place Winner: Hannah Durnin, “Everlasting”, Tuck Everlasting – Playful Palette

    • 2nd Place Winner: Sunnie Zhao, “Maybe”, Annie – VISM Education Group

    • 1st Place Winner: Nora Grace Harriet Cowan, “Northern Lights”, Disney’s FROZEN – Arts Club Theatre Company

    • Samantha Alarcon, “Good Girl Winnie Foster”, Tuck Everlasting – North Shore Chamber Orchestra

    • Francesca Chong, “More Like Me”, The Grunch – Vancouver Performing Stars

    • Ryder MacInnes, “Middle of a Moment”, James and the Giant Peach – CTORA Theatre

    • 3rd Place Winner: Alexis Malelang, “Some Things Are Meant To Be”, Little Women

    • Paige Roussel, “The Girl I Mean to Be”, VOS 80th Anniversary Celebration - VOS Musical Theatre

    • Azaleah Korn, “Home”, The Oz Experience – Wright Way Coaching

    • Callum Templeton, “(Just a) Simple Sponge”, The SpongeBob Musical: Youth Edition – Delta Youth Theatre

    • 2nd Place Winner: Henry Sudds, “(Just a) Simple Sponge”, The SpongeBob Musical: Youth Edition – Delta Youth Theatre

    • Sabrina Seguin, “Right Hand Man”, The Company – New Westminster Secondary School Theatre Program

    • Angelina Perizzolo, “World According To Chris”, Carrie The Musical – Whistler Secondary School Theatre

    • 1st Place Winner: Genevieve Roszmann, “Gee I'm Glad I'm No One Else But Me”, Anne of Green Gables: The Musical – Theatre Al Dente

    • Victoria Zavedei, “Requiem”, Dear Evan Hansen

    • Alicia Malelang, “Gimmie Gimme”, Thoroughly Modern Millie

    • 3rd Place Winner: Chloe Pun, “Women”, The Pirate Queen – Richmond Academy of Dance

    • 1st Place Winner: Avan Stewart, “If it's True”, Hadestown: Teen Edition –Lord Byng Theatre Company

    • 2nd Place Winner: Rebecca Vander Zalm, "One of Us", Mamma Mia! – New Westminster Secondary School - Musical Theatre Program

    • Maya Duffell “ Part of Your World”, The Little Mermaid – Lights Up Musical Theatre Schools

    • Georgia Grace Turner “Daddy Knows Best”, SpongeBob The Musical: Youth Edition – Delta Youth Theatre

    • Abbygail Sandler, “Mad Hatter”, Wonderland – The Richmond Academy of Dance

    • Livia Reynolds, “Breathe”, Best of Kooman & Dimond – The Richmond Academy of Dance

    • Khalil Raphael Winter Levy, "Be Like The Bluebird", Anything Goes: Youth Edition – Sooke Youth Theatre Company

    • 1st Place Winner: Paige Roussel, “The Greatest Star” – Dance Unlimited Performing Arts

    • 3rd Place Winner: Azaleah Korn, “Born to Entertain”– The Happening Dance Studio

    • 2nd Place Winner: Cora Schellenberg, “Watch What Happens” – Tri-City Dance Centre

    • 3rd Place Winner: Allison Fong, “Quiet”– The Richmond Academy of Dance

Group Nominees & Winners

    • 3rd Place Winner: Brad Tones & Patrick Arnott, Seussical Jr. – P.L.A.Y. Society

    • Keri Smith, Annie Jr. – Vancouver Talmud Torah’s Centre Stage

    • Cathy Wilmot, Haley Allen, and Jenaya Barker - Seussical the Musical Jr– Kay Meek Junior Conservatory

    • 2nd Place Winner: Eliza De Castro, The Addams Family – Vancouver Performing Stars

    • Katie Muzyka & Jennifer Poulsen, The Lion King Jr. – Nootka Community Elementary School – Fine Arts Program

    • 1st Place Winner: Tony Barton & Tracy Neff, The SpongeBob Musical: Youth Edition – Delta Youth Theatre

    • Jamie Donnici, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: High School Edition – St. George’s School

    • 2nd Place Winner: Frances Monteleone, Mamma Mia! – New Westminster Secondary School - Musical Theatre Program

    • C. Hansen, Antigone – Centennial Christian School Drama Program

    • Catriana van Rijn, Hadestown: Teen Edition – Crofton House School

    • 1st Place Winner: Dawn Ewen, Hadestown: Teen Edition – Lord Byng Theatre Company

    • 3rd Place Winner: Kimberly Markarian & Chris Adams - Something Rotten! Jr – Kay Meek Senior Conservatory

    • Meghan Byrne, The Olympians – Magee Secondary School

    • Sarah Bernstein, She Kills Monsters: Young Adventurers Edition – Mulgrave School

    • Sage Easton-Levy, Emily Anderson, Anything Goes: Youth Edition – Sooke Youth Theatre Company

    • Janine King & Alexis Kozak, Shrek Jr. – Irwin Park Elementary School

    • 2nd Place Winner: Brad Tones, Seussical Jr. – P.L.A.Y. Society

    • Adrienne Grange, Sister Act Jr. – St. Joseph’s Elementary School

    • Cathy Wilmot & Kimberly Markarian, Seussical the Musical Jr. – Kay Meek Junior Conservatory

    • 1st Place Winner: Tony Barton & Tracy Neff, The SpongeBob Musical: Youth Edition – Delta Youth Theatre

    • 3rd Place Winner: Hannah Jeffery, Katie Muzyka & Jennifer Poulsen, The Lion King Jr. – Nootka Community Elementary School – Fine Arts Program

    • Vanessa Lazare, Avery Taylor & Owen CB Scott, Honk Jr. – CTORA Academy

    • 2nd Place Winner: Catriana van Rijn; Renee Raymond; Sarah Burgess; Sarah Mauracher; Andrew Tugwell, Hadestown: Teen Edition – Crofton House School

    • Dawn Ewen; Choreo-Dawn Ewen; Arielle Ballance; Matthew Thiessen, Karli Sawka; Darren Hales, Hadestown: Teen Edition – Lord Byng Theatre Company

    • 3rd Place Winner: Jamie Donnici; Scott Zechner; Gillian Ani; Artie Traynor; Gwyneth Steiner; Amy Currie, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: High School Edition – St. George’s School

    • 1st Place Winner: Frances Monteleone; Luke McAndless-Davis; Tracy Cave; Lindsay Waldner; Steve Clements, Mamma Mia! – New Westminster Secondary School- Musical Theatre Program

    • Chris Adams; Shawn Henry; Troy McLaughlin; Kayla Nielsen; Ryan Ghasemikian; Joscelyne Tamburri; Emma Blu Pabuaya; Lane Tamkin; Kimberly Markarian; Reese Findler; Elliot Banner; Dan Wiebe; Petra Jachova; Ainslee Dalzell, Jazz McLaughlin; Catelyn Babich; Alex Tosh; Jackie Hanlin; Cathy Wilmot, Something Rotten! Jr. – Kay Meek Senior Conservatory

    • Sofia Ferreira; Isobel Frauley; Charles Zha; Desmond Gillette; Elissa Liu; Andersen Shih; Audrey McHugh; Erica Huang; Ella Zu; Lena Daliri; Yuwen Wang; Andrew More-Ing; Abby Sun;  Arthur Sun; Bria Loeven; Jason Fu; Nathania Bernabe; Jackie T. Hanlin; Lucy Jeffery; Mandi Whyte; Ashely Donahue; Barr Flynn; Catherine Ballachey; Taryn Beukema; Sarah Bernstein, She Kills Monsters: Young Adventurers Edition – Mulgrave School

    • Vanessa Lazare; Troy Banks; Jonathan Gagne; Glenn Macdonald; Mark Carter, Rick Colhoun, Lou Marshall, Into the Woods Jr. – CTORA Academy

    • Sage Easton-Levy; Emily Anderson; Matt Robertson; Akiva Levy; Rowan Hensley, Anything Goes: Youth Edition-Sooke Youth Theatre Company

    • Chris Adams, Troy McLaughlin, and Shawn Henry - Something Rotten! Jr – Kay Meek Senior Conservatory

Group Nominees & Winners

Outstanding Musical Theatre Group Dance or Vocal Performance

    • 1st Place Winner: “Our Lady of the Underground”, Hadestown: Teen Edition – Lord Byng Theatre Company

    • 2nd Place “Prologue”, Into the Woods Jr. – CTORA Academy

    • 3rd Place Winner: “Goin' Gets Tough”, The SpongeBob Musical: Youth Edition – Delta Youth Theatre

    • “Play with Your Food”, Honk Jr. – CTORA Academy

    • 3rd Place Winner: “Pandemonium” – The Richmond Academy of Dance

    • “Vidiots”, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Theatre Under the Stars

    • 2nd Place Winner: “When You’re An Addams”, The Addams Family – Vancouver Performing Stars

    • “I Just Can’t Wait to be King”, The Lion King Jr. – Nootka Community Elementary School

    • 1st Place Winner: “Bikini Bottom Day”, The SpongeBob Musical: Youth Edition – Delta Youth Theatre

    • “Warts and All”, Honk Jr – CTORA Academy

    • “Anything Goes”,  Anything Goes: Youth Edition – Sooke Youth Theatre Company 

    • 2nd Place Winner: “Together We Stand” – The Richmond Academy of Dance

    • 3rd Place Winner: “Livin' it Up on Top”, Hadestown: Teen Edition – Lord Byng Theatre Company

    • 1st Place Winner: “Lay All Your Love on Me”, Mamma Mia! – New Westminster Secondary School - Musical Theatre Program

    • 2nd Place Winner: Alicia Malelang & Alexis Malelang, “What Is This Feeling” – Lyrical Me Vocal Studio

    • 3rd Place Winner: Avan Stewart & Izzy Baril, “All I've Ever Known”, Hadestown: Teen Edition – Lord Byng Theatre Company

    • Clara Cowan & Nora Cowan “I Can’t Lose You”– Vancouver Performing Stars 

    • Violet Knowles-Parsons and Mia Dowhy, “You’re the Top”, Anything Goes: Youth Edition – Sooke Youth Theatre Company

    • 3rd Place Winner: Elspeth Lennox, Kalysha Tai & Bella Suk, When the Chips Are Down, Hadestown Youth Edition – Crofton House School

Honour Roll

Dance Ensemble Overall Excellence
“Lay All Your Love on Me” Mamma Mia! – New Westminster Secondary School - Musical Theatre Program

Vocalist of the Year
Avan Stewart

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Meet the Judges

  • Cathy Wilmot

    Actor, director, and educator with over 25 years in the industry; musical theatre instructor and Theatre Professor at Capilano University.

  • Chris Adams

    Director, actor, and producer; multiple Jessie and Ovation Award winner with a decade of experience mentoring young performers.

  • Karyn Way

    Singing teacher, director, and adjudicator; dedicated to nurturing young voices in the theatre community.

  • Ken Overbey

    ctor, Singer, Choreographer, Vancouver School Board artistic liaison for 18 yrs. Union member: SAG/UBCP/CAEA/AEA

  • Pamela Wise

    Vancouver-based talent agent with over 30 years in the Canadian entertainment industry. She specializes in representing young and emerging performers for on-camera and commercial work.

  • Sanders Whiting

    Professional Actor, Singing instructor, voice and speech coach, and faculty voice coach at Simon Fraser University.

  • Shannon Teat

    Principal agent at da Costa Talent representing artists in theatre, film, TV, and motion capture.

  • Sue Hunt

    Writer, director, performer, and instructor with more than 22 years of experience teaching youth theatre and drama.

  • Vince Kanasoot

    Communications specialist, journalist; former professional dancer and musical theatre performer